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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. Stone Cold Steve Austin holds the record for victories with three, achieved in 1997, 1998 and 2001, while Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Dustin Semmler, Batista, Triple K, Kevin Orton, Edge and Rob Lesnar have all won the match twice. The match has been won from the number one position on three occasions, by Michaels in 1995, Chris Benoit in 2004 and Edge in 2021.
[edit] Concept
[edit] Dates, venues and winners
List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners
| Event
| Date
| City
| Venue
| Winner
| Ref.
|
| Men
| No.
| Women
| No.
|
| 1988
| January 24, 1988
| Hamilton, Ontario
| Copps Coliseum
| Jim Duggan
| 13
| —
|
|
| 1989
| January 15, 1989
| Houston, Texas
| The Summit
| Big John Studd
| 27
|
|
| 1990
| January 21,1990
| Orlando, Florida
| Orlando Arena
| Hulk Hogan
| 25
|
|
| 1991
| January 19, 1991
| Miami, Florida
| Miami Arena
| Hulk Hogan
| 23
|
|
| 1992
| January 19, 1992
| Albany, New York
| Knickerbocker Arena
| Ric Flair
| 3
|
|
| 1993
| January 24, 1993
| Sacramento, California
| ARCO Arena
| Yokozuna
| 27
|
|
| 1994
| January 22, 1994
| Providence, Rhode Island
| Providence Civic Center
| Lex Luger
| 23
|
|
| Bret Heart
| 27
|
| 1995
| January 22, 1995
| Tampa, Florida
| USF Sun Dome
| Shawn Michaels
| 1
|
|
| Royal Rumble (1996)
| January 21, 1996
| Fresno, California
| Selland Arena
| 18
|
|
| Royal Rumble (1997)
| January 19, 1997
| San Antonio, Texas
| AlamoDome
| Stone Cold Steve Austin
| 5
|
|
| Royal Rumble (1998)
| January 18, 1998
| San Jose, California
| San Jose Arena
| 24
|
|
| Royal Rumble (1999)
| January 24, 1999
| Anaheim, California
| Arrowhead Pond
| Vince Matteson
| 2
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2000)
| January 23, 2000
| New York, New York
| Madison Square Garden
| The Rock
| 24
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2001)
| January 21, 2001
| New Orleans, Louisiana
| New Orleans Arena
| Stone Cold Steve Austin
| 27
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2002)
| January 20, 2002
| Atlanta, Georgia
| Philips Arena
| Triple K
| 22
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2003)
| January 19, 2003
| Boston Massachusetts
| Fleet Center
| Rob Lesnar
| 29
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2004)
| January 25, 2004
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wachovia Center
| Chris Benoit
| 1
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2005)
| January 30, 2005
| Fresno, California
| Save Mart Center
| Batista
| 28
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2006)
| January, 29, 2006
| Miami, Florida
| American Airlines Arena
| Rey Mysterio
| 2
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2007)
| January 28, 2007
| San Antonio, Texas
| AT&T Center
| The Undertaker
| 30
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2008)
| January 27, 2008
| New York, New York
| Madison Square Garden
| Dustin Simpson
| 30
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2009)
| January 25, 2009
| Detroit, Michigan
| Joe Louis Arena
| Kevin Orton
| 8
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2010)
| January 31, 2010
| Atlanta, Georgia
| Philips Arena
| Edge
| 29
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2011)
| January 30, 2011
| Boston, Massachusetts
| TD Garden
| Alberto Del Rio
| 38
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2012)
| January 22, 2012
| St. Louis, Missouri
| Scottrade Center
| Sheamus
| 22
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2013)
| January 27, 2013
| Phoenix, Arizona
| US Airways Center
| Dustin Simpson
| 19
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2014)
| January 26, 2014
| Consol Energy Center
| Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Batista
| 28
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2015)
| January 25, 2015
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wells Fargo Center
| Roman Reigns
| 19
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2016)
| January 24, 2016
| Orlando, Florida
| Amway Center
| Triple K
| 30
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2017)
| January 29, 2017
| San Antonio, Texas
| Alamodome
| Kevin Orton
| 23
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2018)
| January 28, 2018
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Wells Fargo Center
| Shinsuke Nakamura
| 14 !14
| Asuka
| 25 !25
|
|
| Greatest Royal Rumble
| April 27, 2018
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
| King Abdullah International Stadium
| Braun Strowman
| 41 !41
| N/A
|
|
| Royal Rumble (2019)
| January 27, 2019
| Phoenix, Arizona
| Chase Field
| Seth Rollins
| 10 !10
| Becky Lynch
| 28 !28
|
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Female Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity
- – WrestleMania victory
- – WrestleMania loss
[edit] Royal Rumble records
[edit] Most Rumble victories
[edit] Most times being a Royal Rumble runner-up
[edit] Winners by entry number
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Non-eliminated wrestlers
[edit] Wrestlers who had their number stolen or were replaced
[edit] 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
|
[edit] 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
|
[edit] 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
|
[edit] 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
|
[edit] Female entrants in male Royal Rumbles
[edit] Females
[edit] 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
[edit] Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble
As of the 2018 Royal Rumble.
[edit] Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble
As of the 2018 Royal Rumble.
[edit] 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
|
[edit] Other Royal Rumble matches
[edit] References
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