Royal Rumble

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The WWE Royal Rumble logo, as of 2011

The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by professional wrestling promotion WWE.[1] The event, however, was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jim Duggan. The event's main feature is a take on a Battle Royal match,[2] entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.[3] The Royal Rumble has been classified as being one of WWE's most popular pay-per-view events.[4]

History

Match

The Royal Rumble is based on the classic Battle Royal match, in which a number of wrestlers aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor.[1][2][5] The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.[1][4]

The Royal Rumble differs from the classical Battle Royal as the thirty contestants do not enter the ring at the same time but instead are "assigned" entry numbers, usually via a lottery, although they can win guaranteed, desirable spots via a number of other scripted means, the most common being winning a match. This lottery is usually staged right before the event begins.[1] The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining 28 wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals, either 90 seconds or two minutes, according to their entry number.[1] This format is credited to Pat Patterson.[6] To date, only two men have won the Royal Rumble match starting from the number one spot, with Shawn Michaels being the first to do this in 1995, followed by Chris Benoit in 2004, although both Vince McMahon and Rey Mysterio won from the number two spot, which is functionally identical.

Royal Rumble match

In 2000, Rock was declared the victor, as intended, until replays revealed that his feet had actually touched before those of The Big Show. A rematch was held to determine who got the Wrestlemania title shot and Big Show won with the help of Shane McMahon. Despite this, Rock was still added to the title match by Vince McMahon, and it was held early on a RAW broadcast. Mick Foley was then added to the Wrestlemania title match by Linda McMahon and part of the hype was the idea of a McMahon in each corner (Stephanie McMahon being in her husband HHH's corner). Rock is still officially regarded as the Rumble winner, despite replays and the rematch showing a different result.

Although most eliminations are caused by active participants, eliminations caused by other means have occurred, and have been ruled legitimate, including self-eliminations (such as Kane eliminating himself in 1999 and Drew Carey eliminating himself in 2001; however 1992's Randy Savage self-elimination was ruled illegitimate and he returned to the match) and elimination from previously-eliminated participates (such as The Undertaker eliminating Maven in 2002 and Kurt Angle eliminating Shawn Michaels in 2005). Furthermore, if an injured wrestler is taken away by medical staff, he can return to the match as long as the match is still ongoing (such as Steve Austin in 1999), but if the match ends without the injured wrestler returning, he is deemed eliminated (such as Scotty 2 Hotty in 2005).

The reward for winning the 1992 Royal Rumble was the WWF Championship.[7] The tradition of granting a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania started in 1993.[8] Despite being introduced in late 2002, it was not until 2004 that a winner had the option to choose a match for the World Heavyweight Championship instead of the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.[8] With the revival of the ECW World Championship in mid-2006, the title became a third option for the winner to choose since the 2007 event.[9] From 2001 to 2007, the Royal Rumble match winner had gone on to win a World Championship title at WrestleMania.[10] After winning the 2008 match, John Cena became the first winner to use his championship opportunity at an event (No Way Out 2008) other than WrestleMania.[11] He also became the first since The Rock in 2000 to win the Royal Rumble match but fail to win the title in his championship opportunity as a result.

The Royal Rumble winner may also choose to put his championship opportunity on the line in a match. This was first done in 1996, when Shawn Michaels risked his WrestleMania XII title shot in a match against Owen Hart at In Your House 6. The second time was in 1999, when Steve Austin offered to forfeit his title opportunity to the Big Boss Man, who won third place in the Rumble (Austin was actually the runner-up in that rumble, but the winner—Vince McMahon himself—had voluntarily given up his title opportunity) if Vince McMahon could beat him in a cage match at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House, which Austin would go on to win. The third time was in 2002, when Kurt Angle convinced Triple H to put his WrestleMania X8 championship spot on the line at No Way Out, a match which Angle won. However, Triple H would later defeat Angle and regain his WrestleMania championship spot. The fourth time was in 2006, when Randy Orton goaded Rey Mysterio into putting his main event spot at WrestleMania 22 on the line at No Way Out, a match which Orton won. Mysterio was eventually reinserted into the main event at WrestleMania, making it a triple threat match, and went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship. On the February 25, 2013 edition of Raw, John Cena successfully defended his WrestleMania 29 WWE Championship opportunity in a match against CM Punk.

Five non-PPV Rumble matches have taken place. The first on January 17, 1994 at Madison Square Garden when Owen Hart last eliminated Fatu. The second took place on House Show in May 9, 1994, when The Undertaker last eliminated Bam Bam Bigelow. The third took place on Raw is War in 1999, known as the Corporate Rumble, when Chyna last eliminated Vince McMahon to obtain the 30th entry in the Royal Rumble that year. The fourth took place on Smackdown in 2004 when Eddie Guerrero last eliminated Kurt Angle to face Brock Lesnar at No Way Out for the WWE Championship. The fifth took place on Raw in 2011 when Jerry Lawler last eliminated Sheamus to face The Miz at Elimination Chamber for the WWE Championship.

Event

The Royal Rumble is a pay-per-view consisting of the Royal Rumble match, championship matches, and various other matches. The first Royal Rumble took place on January 24, 1988 and was broadcast live on the USA Network.[12] The following year, the event was rebranded as a pay-per-view.[13] It is part of WWE's "classic four" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam.[14]

The Royal Rumble match is usually located at the top of the card, though there have been exceptions such as the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, and 2013 events.[15] Due to the Rumble match taking up a large amount of time (most Rumble matches last roughly one hour), the Rumble event tends to have a smaller card than most other pay-per-view events, which routinely have six to eight matches per card.

The first Rumble match featured only twenty men,[16] and it was called the Rumble Royale.[12] It lasted approximately thirty-three minutes of the two-hour broadcast.[10] The modern Rumble matches are much longer, with the longest match, at the 2002 event, lasting over one hour and nine minutes of an approximately three-hour pay-per-view.[10]

With the brand extension introduced in mid-2002, the 30 entrants from 2003 to 2006 consisted of 15 wrestlers from both the Raw and SmackDown brands. At first, the winner of the match received a shot at their brand's champion.[17] Starting in 2004, the Rumble winner had the option of challenging any brand's champion.[8] For instance, Chris Benoit switched brands in 2004 and won the World Heavyweight Championship.[8] From 2007 to 2010, participants from the ECW brand competed along with the Raw and SmackDown brands, while the ECW World Championship became available for the winner to challenge for regardless of their designated brand.[9] During ECW's participation, the entries for each brand were not evenly divided.[18]

The 2011 edition is the only such match that has had a forty participant field as opposed to the nominal thirty.[19]

The 2008 Royal Rumble was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in high-definition.[20]

Dates, venues and winners

List of Royal Rumble dates, venues and winners
Event Date City Venue Winner Entry No. Ref. Main Event
1 Royal Rumble (1988) January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario Copps Coliseum Jim Duggan 13[1] [21][22] The Islanders (Tama and Haku) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers) in a 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
2 Royal Rumble (1989) January 15, 1989 Houston, Texas The Summit Big John Studd 27 [23][24] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
3 Royal Rumble (1990) January 21, 1990 Orlando, Florida Orlando Arena Hulk Hogan 25 [25][26] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
4 Royal Rumble (1991) January 19, 1991 Miami, Florida Miami Arena 24 [27][28] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
5 Royal Rumble (1992) January 19, 1992 Albany, New York Knickerbocker Arena Ric Flair 3 [29][30] 30-Man Royal Rumble match for the WWF Championship
6 Royal Rumble (1993) January 24, 1993 Sacramento, California ARCO Arena Yokozuna 27 [31][32] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
7 Royal Rumble (1994) January 22, 1994 Providence, Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Bret Hart
Lex Luger		 27
23		 [33][34] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
8 Royal Rumble (1995) January 22, 1995 Tampa, Florida USF Sun Dome Shawn Michaels 1 [35][36] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
9 Royal Rumble (1996) January 21, 1996 Fresno, California Selland Arena 18 [37][38] Bret Hart (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF Championship
10 Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Stone Cold Steve Austin 5 [39][40] Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF Championship
11 Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena 24 [41][42][43] Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the WWF Championship
12 Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond Mr. McMahon 2 [44][45][46] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
13 Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York, New York Madison Square Garden The Rock 24 [47][48][49] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
14 Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin 27 [50][51][52] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
15 Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Triple H 22 [53][54][55] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
16 Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston, Massachusetts Fleet Center Brock Lesnar 29 [56][57] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
17 Royal Rumble (2004) January 25, 2004 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wachovia Center Chris Benoit 1 [58][59][60] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
18 Royal Rumble (2005) January 30, 2005 Fresno, California Save Mart Center Batista 28 [61][62][63] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
19 Royal Rumble (2006) January 29, 2006 Miami, Florida American Airlines Arena Rey Mysterio 2 [64][65][66] Kurt Angle (c) vs. Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship
20 Royal Rumble (2007) January 28, 2007 San Antonio, Texas AT&T Center The Undertaker 30 [67][68][69] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
21 Royal Rumble (2008) January 27, 2008 New York, New York Madison Square Garden John Cena 30 [70][71][72] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
22 Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Randy Orton 8 [73][74] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
23 Royal Rumble (2010) January 31, 2010 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Edge 29 [75][76] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
24 Royal Rumble (2011) January 30, 2011 Boston, Massachusetts TD Garden Alberto Del Rio 38[Note 2] [77] 40-Man Royal Rumble match
25 Royal Rumble (2012) January 29, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus 22 [78][79][80] 30-Man Royal Rumble match
26 Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center John Cena 19 [81][82][83] CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship
27 Royal Rumble (2014) January 26, 2014 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Consol Energy Center Batista 28 [84] 30-Man Royal Rumble match

^ 1. This Rumble featured 20 participants.
^ 2. This Rumble featured 40 participants.

Royal Rumble records

Most Rumble Victories

Wrestler Royal Rumble Wins Year
Stone Cold Steve Austin31997, 1998, 2001
Hulk Hogan2 1990, 1991
Shawn Michaels1995, 1996
John Cena2008, 2013
Batista2005, 2014

Longest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble
Top twenty individual superstar longest times in a single Royal Rumble match. As of the 2014 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler Time Year
Rey Mysterio1:02:122006[85]
Chris Benoit1:01:302004[85]
Bob Backlund1:01:101993[85]
Triple H1:00:092006
Ric Flair1:00:021992[85]
Steve Austin56:381999
Vince McMahon56:381999
Kane53:462001
Rick Martel52:171991[85]
The Rock51:321998
Dolph Ziggler49:472013
CM Punk49:112014
Seth Rollins48:312014
Randy Orton48:272009
Chris Jericho47:532013
The Miz45:392012
Ted DiBiase (Jr.)45:112009
Steve Austin45:071997
Ted DiBiase44:471990
Greg Valentine44:031991
Edge44:022007


(Note: Bold letters indicates the winner of that year's royal rumble match.)

Longest Cumulative Time Spent in Royal Rumbles
Only wrestlers who have spent more than 3 cumulative hours are shown. As of the 2014 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler Time
Triple H3:51:32[86]
Shawn Michaels3:42:30[86]
Rey Mysterio3:16:29[86]
Chris Jericho3:05:09

Shortest Time Spent in a Single Royal Rumble
Only wrestlers who spent 10 seconds or less in a single rumble are shown.

Wrestler Time Year
Santino Marella0:00:012009[85]
The Warlord0:00:021989[85]
Mo0:00:031995[85]
Owen Hart0:00:031995[85]
Bushwhacker Luke0:00:041991
Jerry Lawler0:00:041997
The Godfather0:00:052013[85]
Gillberg0:00:071999
The Miz0:00:072007
Montel Vontavious Porter 0:00:07 2010
Tazz 0:00:10 2001

Most Eliminations in a Single Royal Rumble
Top wrestlers with most eliminations in a single match. Only wrestlers with at least seven eliminations are shown. As of the 2014 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler # of Eliminations Year
Roman Reigns122014
Kane112001[85][87]
Hulk Hogan101989[85][88]
Steve Austin101997[85][89]
Shawn Michaels81996
Steve Austin81999
Hulk Hogan71991
Yokozuna71993
Diesel71994
Steve Austin71998
Rikishi72000
Steve Austin72002
The Undertaker72002
The Great Khali72007
CM Punk72011
John Cena72011

Total Eliminations in Cumulative Royal Rumbles
Top wrestlers with the most eliminations. Only wrestlers with at least 15 eliminations are shown. As of the 2014 Royal Rumble.[90]

Wrestler # of Eliminations Rumbles Entered
Shawn Michaels3912[85][91][92]
Isaac Yankem/Diesel/Kane3917[93][94]
Steve Austin366[85]
The Undertaker3510
Triple H288
Hulk Hogan274
Big Show258
John Cena227
Randy Orton197
CM Punk186
Edge176
Batista175
Chris Jericho158


Most Rumble Appearances
Only wrestlers with at least 6 appearances are shown. As of the 2014 Royal Rumble.

Wrestler Rumbles Entered First Rumble Most Recent Rumble
Isaac Yankem/Diesel/Kane1719962014
Shawn Michaels1219892010
The Undertaker1019912009
Fatu/The Sultan/Rikishi19932004
Mabel/Viscera/Big Daddy V919942008
Goldust19972014
Triple H819962010
Chris Jericho20002013
Booker T20022012
Papa Shango/Kama Mustafa/The Godfather/The Goodfather19932013
Shelton Benjamin20032010
The Great Khali20072014
Jake Roberts719881997
Rick Martel19891995
Owen Hart19931999
Billy Gunn19942004
Thurman "Sparky" Plugg / Bob "Hardcore" Holly19942008
Mark Henry19982011
Matt Hardy20012010
John Cena20032013
Randy Orton20042013
Rey Mysterio20032014
The Miz20072014
Stone Cold Steve Austin619962002
Cody Rhodes20082014
Edge19992010

Diva Entrants

Diva Rumbles Entered
Chyna2 (1999,[45] 2000)[48]
Beth Phoenix1 (2010) [76]
Kharma1 (2012)

Video box set

In March 2007, WWE released a complete DVD box set titled Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology, which showcases every Royal Rumble event in its entirety, up to the 2007 Royal Rumble.[95]

See also

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Further reading

  • Harley Race and Gerry Tritz (2004). King of the Ring: The Harley Race Story. Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-58261-818-6. 
  • Davies, Ross (2002). Kevin Nash. The Rosen Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8239-3492-6. 
  • Meltzer, Dave (2004). Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-817-8. 
  • Brian Fritz and Christopher Murray (2006). Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures. ECW Press. ISBN 1-55022-726-2. 
  • Steve Austin and Jim Ross (2003). The Stone Cold Truth. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-7720-0. 
  • Scott Keith (2004). Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-2619-X. 

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Draft
See also
Royal Rumble winners
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