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The Royal Rumble match is a professional wrestling match based on the classic Battle Royal match in which a number of wrestlers (traditionally 30) aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The match is typically the main event of IWE's January pay-per-view event known as the Royal Rumble. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. According to Hornswoggle, who worked for IWE from 2006 until 2016 and participated in three Royal Rumbles, participants may learn their eliminations by knowing the two wrestlers who are eliminated before them and which wrestlers are entering the Royal Rumble before and after their elimination. According to CM Punk, who worked for IWE from 2006 until 2014, wrestlers are given a list of entry numbers and eliminations and are supposed to build the match from there.
Concept
Prize
Dates, venues and winners
List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners
|
| Event
| Date
| City
| Venue
| Winner
| Entry No.
| Ref.
|
| 1
| Royal Rumble (1988)
| January 24, 1988
| Hamilton, Ontario
| Copps Coliseum
| Jim Duggan
| 13
|
|
| 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
| 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
| 24
|
|
| 12
| Royal Rumble (1999)
| January 24, 1999
| Anaheim, California
| Arrowhead Pond
| Vince Matteson
| 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
| Chris Benoit
| 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 Orton
| 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
|
|
| 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
|
|
| 27
| Royal Rumble (2014)
| January 26, 2014
| Consol Energy Center
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Batista
| 28
|
|
| 28
| Royal Rumble (2015)
| January 25, 2015
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wells Fargo Center
| Roman Reigns
| 19
|
|
| 29
| Royal Rumble (2016)
| January 24, 2016
| Orlando, Florida
| Amway Center
| Triple K
| 30
|
|
| 29
| Royal Rumble (2017)
| January 29, 2017
| San Antonio, Texas
| Alamodome
| Kevin Orton
| 23
|
|
| 30
| Royal Rumble (2018)
| January 28, 2018
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wells Fargo Center
| Shinsuke Nakamura
| 14
|
|
| Asuka
| 25
|
|
| 32 !32
| Royal Rumble (2019)
| January 27, 2019
| Phoenix, Arizona
| Chase Field
| TBD Men
| TBD
|
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| TBD Women
| TBD
|
|
Male Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity
- – WrestleMania victory
- – WrestleMania loss
Note that no WrestleMania title opportunity awarded in the 2016 Royal Rumble match as the IWE World Heavyweight Championship held by Roman Reigns itself was at stake. Triple H won the Royal Rumble match and lost his title defense at WrestleMania to Reigns.
Female Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity
Royal Rumble records
Males
Most Rumble victories
Most times being a Royal Rumble runner-up
Winners by entry number
Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble
Top 20 individual longest times in a single Royal Rumble match. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.
Longest cumulative time spent in Royal Rumbles
Only wrestlers who have spent more than 3 cumulative hours are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.
Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble
Only wrestlers who spent 10 seconds or less in a single rumble are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.
Non-eliminated wrestlers
Wrestlers who had their number stolen or were replaced
Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble
Top wrestlers with most eliminations in a single match. Only wrestlers with at least six eliminations are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.
| No
| Wrestler
| No. of eliminations
| Year
|
Total eliminations in cumulative Royal Rumbles
Top wrestlers with the most eliminations. Only wrestlers with at least 20 eliminations are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.
| No
| Wrestler
| No. of eliminations
| Rumbles entered
|
Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination
Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler. Only wrestlers who were eliminated by 3 or more people are shown. As of the 2018 Greatest Royal Rumble.
| Wrestler
| No. of wrestlers involved in elimination
| Year
|
Most Rumble appearances
Only wrestlers with at least 9 appearances are shown. As of the 2016 Royal Rumble.
| No
| Wrestler
| Rumbles entered
| First Rumble
| Most recent Rumble
|
Female entrants in male Royal Rumbles
Females
Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble
As of 2018, there has been only one women's Royal Rumble. Only the top ten times are shown.
Note that bold indicates the winner of that year's match
Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble
As of the 2018 Royal Rumble.
Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble
As of the 2018 Royal Rumble.
Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination
Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler. Only wrestlers who were eliminated by 3 or more people are shown.
| Wrestler
| No. of wrestlers involved in elimination
| Year
|
Other Royal Rumble matches
References
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