IWE Royal Rumble (2006)
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| Royal Rumble (2006) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring James, Grant, Julia and Brittany Mayer | ||
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
| Brand(s) | Raw Smackdown | |
| Date | January 29, 2006 | |
| Attendance | 15,000 | |
| Venue | American Airlines Arena | |
| City | Miami, Florida | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| New Year's Revolution (2006) | Royal Rumble (2006) | No Way Out (2006) |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (2005) | Royal Rumble (2006) | Royal Rumble (2007) |
Royal Rumble (2006) was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on January 29, 2006 in the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: Wrestlemania 22) for his choice at either the IWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship.
Six professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The main match on the SmackDown! brand was Matt Borske versus Steven Larson for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Borske won after pinning Henry with a roll-up. The primary match on the Raw brand was Edge versus Dustin Simpson for the IWE Championship, which Simpson won after forcing Edge to submit to the STFU. The predominant match on the undercard was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. Scott Wright, the second entrant, won the match by last eliminating Kevin McAlmond, the thirtieth entrant.
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Background
Royal Rumble qualification matches
- Chavo McAlmond defeated Rob Rogge - Raw, January 9
- Junior Remeriz defeated Val Venis - Raw, January 9
- Kane defeated Dominic - Raw, January 9
- Travis Capps defeated Scotty 2 Hotty - Velocity, January 15 (aired January 21)
- Phillip Legg defeated Antonio Thomas - Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)
- Kiscera defeated Collin McCullough, Gregory Beasly and Tyson Kanta in a battle royal - Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)
- Jonathan Coachman defeated Jerry Lawler - Raw, January 23
- The Mexicools (Psicosis and Super Crazy) defeated The Dicks (Chad and James) and The Full Blooded Italians (Nunzio and Vito) in a Triple Threat match - Friday Night SmackDown!, January 24 (aired January 27)
