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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.
[edit] History
- 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.
[edit] Events and winners
| #
| Event
| Date
| City
| Venue
| Main event
| Rumble 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
| 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania IX
| Yokozuna
| 27
|
|
| 7
| Royal Rumble (1994)
| January 22, 1994
| Providence, Rhode Island
| Providence Civic Center
| 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania X
| Lex Luger
| 23
|
|
| Bret Heart
| 27
|
| 8
| Royal Rumble (1995)
| January 22, 1995
| Tampa, Florida
| USF Sun Dome
| 30-man Royal Rumble match for a IWF World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XI
| 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 !32
| Royal Rumble (2019)
| January 27, 2019
| Phoenix, Arizona
| Chase Field
|
| Becky Lynch
| 28
|
|
| Seth Rollins
| 10
|
|
| 33 !33
| Royal Rumble (2020)
| January 26, 2020
| Houston, Texas
| Minute Maid Park
|
| Charlotte Flair
| 17
|
|
| Drew McIntyre
| 16
|
|
| 34 !34
| Royal Rumble (2021)
| January 31, 2021
| St. Petersburg, Florida
| Tropicana Field
| TBA
| TBD
| TBD
|
|
| TBD
| TBD
|
|
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