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The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced every January since 1988 by professional wrestling promotion IWE. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal whose participants enter at timed intervals.
After the initial event was broadcast as a television special on USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on pay-per-view and is one of IWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.
History
Event
Match
- Main article: Royal Rumble match
The Royal Rumble is 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. According to Hornswoggle, who worked for IWE from 2006 until 2016 and participated in two 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.
Dates, venues, and winners
List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners
|
| Event
| Date
| City
| Venue
| Main event
| 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
|
| Stone Cold 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
| 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF Championship match at WrestleMania XV
| Mr. 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
| CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock for the IWE Championship
| Dustin Simpson
| 19
|
|
| 27
| Royal Rumble (2014)
| January 26, 2014
| Consol Energy Center
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| 30-Man Royal Rumble match
| Batista
| 28
|
|
| 28
| Royal Rumble (2015)
| January 25, 2015
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wells Fargo Center
| 30-man Royal Rumble match
| Roman Reigns
| 19
|
|
| 29
| Royal Rumble (2016)
| January 24, 2016
| Orlando, Florida
| Amway Center
| 30-man Royal Rumble match for the IWE World Heavyweight Championship; reigning champion Roman Reigns defended the title in the match
| Triple K
| 30
|
|
| 29
| Royal Rumble (2017)
| January 29, 2017
| San Antonio, Texas
| Alamodome
| 30-man Royal Rumble match
| Kevin Orton
| 23
|
|
| 30
| Royal Rumble (2018)
| January 28, 2018
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wells Fargo Center
| 30-woman Royal Rumble match
| Shinsuke Nakamura
| 14
|
|
| Asuka
| 25
|
|
| 32 !32
| Royal Rumble (2019)
| January 27, 2019
| Phoenix, Arizona
| Chase Field
| 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 35
| Becky Lynch
| 28
|
|
| Seth Rollins
| 10
|
|
Video box set
See also
References
Further reading
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