IWE Royal Rumble

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Royal Rumble
The logo for Royal Rumble, since 2011.
Information
Created by Pat Patterson
Promotion(s) IWE
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown
XCW
First event Royal Rumble (1988)
Signature match types Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by IWE, a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut. The event was created in 1988, with its inaugural event taking place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jim Duggan. The event's main feature is a Battle Royal-type match, entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of IWE's "Big Four, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.

Professional wrestling is a non-competitive professional sport, where matches are prearranged by the promotion's writing staff, and is also considered an athletic performing art, containing strong elements of catch wrestling, mock combat, and theatre. Each PPV event features several professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.

Contents

History

Match

Event

Dates, Venues and Winners

# Event Date City Venue Winner Entry No. Main Event
1 Royal Rumble (1988) January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum Jim Duggan 13[Note 1][1]
2 Royal Rumble (1989) January 15, 1989 Houston, Texas The Summit Big John Studd 27
3 Royal Rumble (1990) January 21,1990 Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Hulk Hogan 25
4 Royal Rumble (1991) January 19, 1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena Hulk Hogan 23
5 Royal Rumble (1992) January 19, 1992 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena Ric Flair 3
6 Royal Rumble (1993) January 24, 1993 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena Yokozuna 27
7 Royal Rumble (1994) January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Bret Heart
Lex Luger 		27
23
8 Royal Rumble (1995) January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome Shawn Michaels 1
9 Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena Shawn Michaels 18
10 Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas AlamoDome Steve Austin 5
11 Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena Steve Johnson 24
12 Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond Vince McMahon 2
13 Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York, New York Madison Square Garden The Rock 24
14 Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Steve Austin 27
15 Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Triple K 22
16 Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston Massachusetts Fleet Center Rob Lesnar 29
17 Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Kevin Hunter 1
18 Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center Batista 28
19 Royal Rumble (2006) January, 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Rey Mysterio 2
20 Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center The Undertaker 30
21 Royal Rumble (2008) January 27, 2008 New York, New York Madison Square Garden Dustin Simpson 30
22 Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Kevin McAlmond 8
23 Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Edge 29
24 Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio 38[Note 2][2]
25 Royal Rumble (2012) January 22, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus 22
26 Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center Dustin Simpson 19 CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock for the IWE Championship
27 Royal Rumble (2014) January 26, 2014 Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Batista 28 30-Man Royal Rumble match

^ 1. This Rumble featured 20 participants.
^ 2. This Rumble featured 40 participants.

Royal Rumble winner's WrestleMania title shots

Winner WrestleMania Year Title shot

Royal Rumble records

Most Rumble Victories

Wrestler Royal Rumble Wins Year
Steve Johnson 3 1997, 1998, 2001
Hulk Hogan 2 1990, 1991
Ryan Barnhart 2 1995, 1996

Most Final Four Appearances

Wrestler Final Four Appearances Year
Ryan Barnhart 5 1994, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2010
Steve Johnson 5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
Kane 5 1997Diesel, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2008
Kevin McAlmond 5 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012
Batista 4 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010
Triple K 4 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009
Big Show 3 2000, 2004, 2012
Davey Boy Aldrich 3 1991, 1995, 1996
Edge 3 2005, 2007, 2010
Hulk Hogan 3 1990, 1991, 1992
Dustin Simpson 3 2005, 2008, 2010
The Rock 3 1998, 2000, 2001
The Undertaker31997, 2003, 2007

Diesel - Wrestled as New Diesel in the 1997 Royal Rumble

Most Times Becoming Runner-up

Wrestler Runner-up Times Year
Big Show 2 2000, 2004
Triple K 2 2008, 2009
Dustin Simpson 2 2005, 2010

Longest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble
Top ten longest time in the single match. As of the 2012 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler Time Year
Scott Wright 1:02:12 2006
Kevin Hunter 1:01:30 2004
Bob Backlund 1:01:10 1993
Triple K 1:00:09 2006
Ric Flair 59:36 1992
Steve Johnson 56:38 1999
Gary Wright 56:38 1999
Kane 54:49 2001
Erik Lubke 52:17 1991
The Rock 51:32 1998

Shortest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble
Only wrestlers that spent less than 15 seconds in a single rumble are shown.

Wrestler Time Year
Justin Black 0:00:01 2009
The Warlord 0:00:02 1989
Mo 0:00:03 1995
Owen Heart 0:00:03 1995
Bushwhacker Luke 0:00:04 1991
Jerry Lawler 0:00:04 1997
Gillberg 0:00:07 1999
The Miz 0:00:07 2007
Mikhail Vontavious Porter 0:00:07 2010
Tazz 0:00:10 2001
Epico 0:00:11 2012
Bushwhacker Luke 0:00:12 1995
Ryan Barnhart 0:00:12 1990
Tom Brandi 0:00:12 1998
The Sandman 0:00:13 2007
Billy Morgan 0:00:14 1994
"Goodfather" Luke Maleski 0:00:14 2001
Brian Woods 0:00:15 2009
Finlay 0:00:15 2008
Golga 0:00:15 1999

Shortest Time Spent by a Royal Rumble winner

Wrestler Total Year
Edge 07:19 2010
Dustin Simpson 08:28 2008
Alberto Del Rio 08:33 2011
Rob Lesnar 08:59 2003
Steve Johnson 09:43 2001
Batista 10:54 2005

Most Eliminations in a Single Royal Rumble
Top wrestlers with most eliminations in a single match. As of the 2012 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler # of Eliminations Year
Kane 11 2001
Hulk Hogan 10 1989
Steve Johnson 10 1997
Ryan Barnhart 8 1996
Steve Johnson 8 1999
Ryan Barnhart 7 1995
Dustin Simpson 7 2011
Hulk Hogan 7 1991
Diesel 7 1994
Steven Johnson 7 1998
Kishi 7 2000
The Undertaker 7 2002
The Great Khali 7 2007
Justin Eldridge 7 2011
Yokozuna71993

Most Consecutive Eliminations in a Single Rumble
Only wrestlers with at least 5 consecutive eliminations are shown.

Wrestler Total Year
Hulk Hogan 8 1989
Diesel 7 1994
Kishi 2000
The Great Khali 7 2007
Justin Eldridge 7 2007
Kane 6 2001
The Undertaker 6 2002
Steve Johnson 6 2002
Ryan Barnhart 6 2010
Dustin Simpson 6 2011
Mabel 5 1999
Kane 5 1999
Sid Justice 5 1992
The Big Show 5 2009

Diva Entrants

Diva Rumbles Entered
Amber 2 (1999, 2000)
Chandra Denney 1 (2010)
Kharma 1 (2012)


Total Eliminations in Cumulative Royal Rumbles
The ten wrestlers with the most eliminations. As of the 2012 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler # of Eliminations Rumbles Entered
Ryan Barnhart 41 12
Kanekane 39 15
Steve Johnson 36 6
The Undertaker 35 10
Hulk Hogan 27 4
Triple K 26 8
Big Show 25 8
Dustin Simpson 18 6
Kevin McAlmond 18 6
Edge 17 6

kane Totals include Kane's previous personas as Isaac Yankem and the new Diesel.

Only wrestlers with at least 6 appearances are shown. As of the 2012 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler Rumbles Entered First Rumble Most Recent Rumble
Kanekane 15 1996 2011
Ryan Barnhart 12 1989 2012
Kishikishi 10 1993 2004
The Undertaker 10 1991 2009
Big Show 9 2000 2012
Rikishibig daddy v 9 1994 2008
Triple Ktriple k 8 1996 2010
Junior Remeriz 8 2003 2010
Booker Tbooker t 8 2002 2012
Billy Morgan 7 1994 2004
Erik Lubke 7 1989 1995
Erik Peterson 7 1988 1997
Owen Heart 7 1993 1999
"Godfather" Luke Maleskigodfather 7 1993 2002
Hardcore MurnionMurnion 7 1994 2008
Goldust 7 1997 2009
Matt Hooper 7 2001 2010
Steven Larson 7 1998 2011
Khris Jericho 7 2000 2012
Liam Phillips 6 1988 1993
Brady Nash 6 1989 1994
American Bulldog 6 1991 2000
Steve Johnsonsteve johnson 6 1996 2002
Edge 6 1999 2010
Kyle Van Dam 6 2002 2009
Dustin Simpson 6 2003 2011
Joe Lindermanjoe linderman 6 2006 2011
Kevin McAlmond 6 2004 2012
The Great Khali 62007 2012
Mick FoleyFoley 6 2012

kane Totals include Kane's previous personas as Isaac Yankem and the new Diesel.

Kishi Totals include Kishi's previous personas as Fatu and the Sultan.

triple h Totals include Triple K's previous personas as Hunter Hearst Helmsley.

Kiscera Totals include Big Daddy K's previous personas as Mabel and Kiscera.

godfather Totals include The Godfather's previous personas as The Goodfather, Papa Shango, and Kama Mustafa.

murnion Totals include Hardcore Murnion's previous personas as Sparky Plugg and Bob "Spark Plugg" Holly.

booker tTotals include Booker T's previous persona as King Booker.

steve johnson Totals include Steve Johnson's previous persona as The Ringmaster.

joe linderman Totals include Joe Linderman's previous persona as Johnny Linderman.

Foley Totals include Mick Foley's previous personas as Mankind and Cactus Jack.

Most Wrestlers Required to Eliminate Someone
Only wrestlers that needed 4 or more people to eliminate them are shown.

Wrestler Total Year
Kiscera 8 2007
Mabel 7 1994
Kishi 6 2000
Kurrgan 6 1998
Muhammad Hassan 6 2005
Diesel 5 1994
Earthquake 5 1990
Joe Linderman 4 2011
Steven Larson 4 2011

The Number Chosen with the Most Rumble Victories:
27

Wrestler Year
Big John Studd 1989
Yokozuna 1993
Bret Heart 1994
Steve Johnson 2001

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See also

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