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
Background
Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw and SmackDown! – International Wrestling Entertainment's (IWE) primary television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. The event featured wrestlers from IWE's Raw and SmackDown! brands – a storyline division in which IWE employees were assigned to a television program of the same name.
The main feud heading into the Royal Rumble on the Raw was between Edge and Dustin Simpson, with the two feuding over the IWE Championship. The feud started at New Year's Revolution when Simpson won an Elimination Chamber also involving 5 other superstars. Immediately after the match, however, Gray Wright came out and stated that Edge was cashing in his Money in the Bank contract that he won at WrestleMania 21. Edge then came out with Lita and, two spears later, he pinned Simpson to become IWE Champion. Then the next night, Edge held a live sex celebration which got smashed up by Simpson and Simpson delivered an FU on Lita and sent a message to Edge.
The main feud heading into the Royal Rumble on the Smackdown! brand was between Matt Borske and Steven Larson over the World Heavyweight Championship. The World Heavyweight Championship was originally held by Batista. He defended the title against Larson at a SmackDown! live event in a steel cage match. Larson was disqualified in the match and Batista retained the title but his triceps were injured. As a result, he was forced to vacate the title on the January 13 episode of SmackDown!. Later on, a 20-man battle royal was arranged to determine the new World Heavyweight Champion. Raw superstar Matt Borske won the battle royal last eliminating Steven Larson and winning the vacant title thus also starting a rivalry between the two. This also made Borske leave Raw and move to SmackDown!. The next week, Larson defeated Scott Wright to become the Number One Contender to Borske's title.
Prior to the annual Royal Rumble match, several qualifying matches for the match took place on IWE's flagship television programs. The first three qualifying matches were held on the January 9, 2006 edition of Raw. Chavo McAlmond defeated Rob Truax, Junior Remeriz defeated Val Venis and Kane defeated Dominic, meaning they had earned a place in the Rumble. A Battle Royal also took place on the January 16, 2006 edition of IWE Heat in addition to a Singles match between Phillip Legg and Antonio Thomas, which Legg won.
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)
Event
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Michael Cole (SmackDown! / Royal Rumble match) |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler (Raw / Royal Rumble match) | |
| Joey Styles (Raw) | |
| Tazz (SmackDown!) | |
| Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
| Hugo Savinovich (Spanish) | |
| Interviewer | Todd Grisham |
| Josh Mathews | |
| Ring announcer | Tony Chimel (SmackDown!) |
| Lilian Garcia (Raw) | |
| Referee | Mike Chioda (Raw) |
| Mickie Henson (Raw) | |
| Chris Kay (SmackDown!) | |
| Jim Korderas (SmackDown!) | |
| Nick Patrick (SmackDown!) | |
| Charles Robinson (SmackDown!) | |
| General manager | Theodore Long (SmackDown!) |
| Gary Wright (Raw; interim) | |
| Bingo machine tumbler | Ali Richards |
| Courtney Savoie | |
| Jessica Wilson |
Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Finlay defeated Brian Woods in a match that aired on Heat. The opening match was a 6-Way Cruiserweight Open match for the IWE Cruiserweight Championship which was held by Kid Cash at the time. He issued an open challenge to all previous Cruiserweight Champions for the title. Funaki, James Noble, Nunzio, Paul Burdick and Raw superstar Gregory Beasly joined the match to challenge Kid Cash for the Cruiserweight Championship. A memorable spot from this match was Paul Burdick hitting all of the challengers with a shooting star press. Gregory Beasly caught and drove him to the mat with a vicious flying neckbreaker. Kid Cash seized the opportunity and nailed Burdick with a Dead Level. He covered Burdick but Nunzio and Funaki broke up the count. Noble held Funaki in the dragon sleeper. Beasly attempted a Shining Wizard|shining wizard]] on Noble, but he avoided the move. Beasly threw Noble out of the ring and then pinned Funaki after a shining wizard to win the Cruiserweight title.
The second match was a divas match between Sari Pasma and Ashley Bates. Bailey Dalton was the Special Guest Referee for this match. Before the match started, Sari and Bailey backstage that she loved her. While the match started, Ashley worked over Sari's arm. While Ashley pounded Sari into the corner, Bailey pulled Sari. Sari would later up work out on Ashley's back and neck. Ashley made a comeback in the match but finally Sari powerbombed her to win the match.
Aftermath
Results
| No. | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Heat </small> | Finlay defeated Brian Woods </small> | Singles match </small> |
| 1 | Gregory Beasly defeated Kid Cash (c), Shoichi Park, James Noble, Nunzio and Paul Burdick | 6-Way Cruiserweight match for the IWE Cruiserweight Championship |
| 2 | Sara Pasma defeated Ashley Bates | Singles match with IWE Women's Champion Bailey Dalton as Special Guest Referee |
| 3 | The Boogeyman defeated John "Bradshaw" Goff (with Dixie Hooper) | Singles match |
| 4 | Scott Wright won by last eliminating Kevin McAlmond | 2006 Royal Rumble match |
| 5 | Dustin Simpson defeated Edge (c) (with Lita) | Singles match for the IWE Championship |
| 6 | Matt Borske (c) defeated Steven Larson (with Remeriz) | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██. and "SD!" indicates a SmackDown! superstar. A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple K | Raw | 28 | Wright |
| 2 | Scott Wright | SD! | - | WINNER |
| 3 | Dean Simon | SD! | 1 | Wright and Triple K |
| 4 | Psicosis | SD! | 2 | Wright |
| 5 | Ric Flair | Raw | 3 | Triple K |
| 6 | The Big Show | Raw | 7 | Triple K |
| 7 | Jonathan Coachman | Raw | 4 | Big Show |
| 8 | Bobby Ashley | SD! | 6 | Big Show & Kane |
| 9 | Kane | Raw | 8 | Triple K |
| 10 | Travis Capps | SD! | 5 | Ashley |
| 11 | Carlito | Raw | 26 | Van Dam |
| 12 | Kevin Hunter | SD! | 17 | Kevin McAlmond |
| 13 | Booker T | SD! | 9 | Hunter |
| 14 | Joe Hayes | SD! | 22 | Linderman |
| 15 | Tatanka | SD! | 12 | Hayes & Linderman |
| 16 | Johnny Linderman | SD! | 23 | Barnhart |
| 17 | Phillip Legg | Raw | 13 | Barnhart |
| 18 | Eugene | Raw | 15 | Hunter |
| 19 | Road Warrior Animal | SD! | 10 | Van Dam |
| 20 | Kyle Van Dam | Raw | 27 | Wright |
| 21 | Liam Phillips | SD! | 21 | Kevin McAlmond |
| 22 | Chavo McAlmond | Raw | 11 | Triple K |
| 23 | Matt Hooper | SD! | 14 | Viscera |
| 24 | Super Crazy | SD! | 16 | Wright & Van Dam |
| 25 | Ryan Barnhart | Raw | 25 | Lewis1 |
| 26 | James Masters | Raw | 19 | Carlito |
| 27 | Viscera | Raw | 18 | Carlito & Masters |
| 28 | Junior Remeriz | Raw | 24 | Barnhart |
| 29 | Goldust | Raw | 20 | Van Dam |
| 30 | Kevin McAlmond | SD! | 29 | Wright |
1Lewis Wright (not related to Scott Wright) was not a participant in the Royal Rumble match.
- This marked Kyle Van Dam's return from injury after one year absence.
- Other returning superstars are Tatanka, Goldust, and Road Warrior Animal.
