IWE Royal Rumble

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Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble logo used since 2017
Information
Created by Pat Patterson
Promotion(s) IWE
Brand(s) Raw & SmackDown (2003–2011, 2017–present)
XCW (2007–2010)
205 Live (2019)
First event 1988
Signature match types Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling live event, produced annually since 1988 by IWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The event is held in late January. After the initial event was broadcast as a television special on the USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on pay-per-view (PPV) since the 1989 event. It also became available to livestream on the IWE Network in 2015 and on Peacock in 2022. It is one of IWE's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five".

The Royal Rumble match is generally contested as the main event match of the annual event. There are some exceptions, such as the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, and 2013 events. In most of these cases, the main event was a world championship match. While originally only for men, a women's version of the Royal Rumble match was held as the main event at the 2018 event, which was also the first event to have two Rumble matches on one card. It is now standard for the event to include both a men's and women's Rumble match on the card.

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History

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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(s) 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 Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the IWF Championship Stone Cold Steve Austin 5
11 Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the IWF Championship 24
12 Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 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 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF Championship match at WrestleMania 2000 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 Royal Rumble (2019) January 27, 2019 Phoenix, Arizona Chase Field Becky Lynch 28
Seth Rollins 10
33 Royal Rumble (2020) January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park Charlotte Flair 17
Drew McIntyre 16
34 Royal Rumble (2021) January 31, 2021 St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field TBA TBD TBD
TBD TBD

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