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'''Royal Rumble''' is a ] event, produced annually since 1988 by ], the world's largest ]. It is named after, and centered on, the ], a modified ] in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. After the inaugural ] aired as a ] on the ], the Royal Rumble has been broadcast via ] since the ] and ] since the ]. From 1988 until 2024, it was held in late January, but will be held in early February in 2025 and then return to January in 2026. It is one of WWE's five biggest events of the year, along with ], ], ], and ], referred to as the "Big Five".


The Royal Rumble match is generally held as the main event of the annual event. There are some exceptions, such as the 1988, ], ], ], ], ], and ] events. In 1988, the main event was a ], while for all the others, it was a men's ] match. While originally only for men, a women's version of the Royal Rumble match was held as the main event at the ], which was also the first event to have two Rumble matches on one card. It subsequently became standard to have both a men's and women's Royal Rumble match at the annual event. The ] will be the first to take place outside of North America as it will be held in ].
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== History ==
The '''Royal Rumble''' is a ] ] (PPV) event, produced every January by ] ] (WWE).<ref name=wwematch>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/royalrumble|title=Specialty Matches: Royal Rumble|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-03}}</ref> The event was created in 1988 with the inaugural event held on January 24, 1988 at the ] in ]. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on ]. The following year's event; ] was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by ]. The event's main feature is a ]-type match,<ref name=stats>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html| title=Statistical survival - breaking down the Royal Rumble|first=Jon|last=Waldman|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2007-12-09| date=2005-02-02}}</ref> entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is part of WWE's "Big Four", along with ], ], and ].<ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p.160)</ref> The Royal Rumble has been classified as being one of WWE's most popular pay-per-view events.<ref name=mysterio>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|author=Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2007-12-09|date=2006-01-30}}</ref>
=== Event ===
The ] was created by wrestler and ]r ] and the event was established by the ] (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a ] in October 1987,<ref name="RRhistory">{{cite web |last1=Burkholder |first1=Denny |title=The Lost Royal Rumble and how a signature WWE event survived despite early failure |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/the-lost-royal-rumble-and-how-a-signature-wwe-event-survived-despite-early-failure/ |website=] |access-date=December 7, 2021 |date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> the ] event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast ] as a ] on the ].<ref name=RF161>Ric Flair. ''Ric Flair: To Be the Man'' (p.161)</ref> The following year, the event started to be broadcast on ] (PPV),<ref name=pwh>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#89|title=Royal Rumble results|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com|access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> and thus became one of the "Big Four" annual PPVs, along with ], ], and ], the promotion's then-four biggest shows of the year.<ref name=Main166>Brian Shields. ''Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s'' (p.166)</ref><ref>Ian Hamilton. ''Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition'' (p. 160)</ref> From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including ], but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002 (although it returned to PPV in ]).<ref>{{cite book |author1=Sullivan, Kevin |author1-link=Kevin Sullivan (wrestler) |title=The WWE Championship: A Look Back at the Rich History of the WWE Championship |date=November 23, 2010 |publisher=] |isbn=9781439193211 |page=124 |quote=At the time, SummerSlam was one of WWE's "Big Five" Pay-Per-Views (Royal Rumble, WrestleMania, King of the Ring, and Survivor Series were the others), ...}}</ref> In August 2021, ] became recognized as one of the "Big Five".<ref name="MITB-Big5">{{cite web |author=News 3 Staff |title=Las Vegas to host WWE's Money in the Bank in 2022 |url=https://news3lv.com/news/local/las-vegas-to-host-wwes-money-in-the-bank-in-2022 |website=] |access-date=May 31, 2022 |date=August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/moneyinthebank/article/money-in-the-bank-headed-to-the-o2-in-london-july-01-2023|title=Money in the Bank headed to The O2 in London on Saturday, July 1|date=January 5, 2023|author=WWE.com Staff|work=]|access-date=January 5, 2023|quote=The O2 is one of the world's premier venues and the perfect home for Money In The Bank. We are excited to bring one of our 'Big 5' events to the UK and look forward to welcoming the WWE Universe to London on July 1.}}</ref>


In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the ] over the "WWF" initialism.<ref name=GetFOut>{{cite web| title=World Wrestling Federation Entertainment Drops The "F" To Emphasize the "E" for Entertainment| publisher=WWE| url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| access-date=August 28, 2008| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090119180317/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_05_06.jsp| archive-date=January 19, 2009| df=mdy-all}}</ref> In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an ].<ref>{{cite press release |last1=Sacco |first1=Justine |last2=Weitz |first2=Michael |date=April 7, 2011 |title=The New WWE |url=https://corporate.wwe.com/news/company-news/2011/04-07-2011 |location=] |publisher=] |access-date=November 25, 2021 }}</ref> Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the ], in which the roster was divided between the ] and ] brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform on their respective weekly television shows<ref name="BrandExtensionPressRelease">{{cite press release|url=http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |title=WWE Entertainment To Make RAW and SMACKDOWN Distinct Television Brands |publisher=] |date=March 27, 2002 |access-date=April 5, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100417115226/http://corporate.wwe.com/news/2002/2002_03_27.jsp |archive-date=April 17, 2010 }}</ref>—] became a third brand in 2006.<ref name=SciFi>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/scifi|title=WWE brings ECW to Sci Fi Channel|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=June 2, 2006}}</ref> The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,<ref>{{cite web|last=Nemer|first=Paul|title=Raw Results – 8/29/11|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/wwe-wrestling-results/wwe-raw-results/26309-raw-results-8-29-11/|work=Wrestleview|date=August 30, 2011|access-date=November 5, 2016}}</ref> but it was reintroduced in July 2016 (other brands, including ], ], and ], would also be active during this second brand split).<ref>{{cite web|title=WWE's destiny to be determined during SmackDown's Live premiere|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/article/live-draft-smackdown-premiere?sf29076738|publisher=WWE|date=June 20, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2016}}</ref> The Royal Rumble, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. The ] was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in ].<ref name=rrhd>{{cite web|last=Clayton|first=Cory|title=How do I get WWE HD on my HDTV|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wwehdfaqs|publisher=WWE|access-date=January 20, 2008}}</ref> In 2015, the Royal Rumble began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the ], which launched in February 2014,<ref>{{cite news |last=Hooton |first=Christopher |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/wwe-mma-wrestling/wwe-network-everything-you-need-to-know-9150052.html |title=WWE Network: Price, schedule and everything else you need to know |work=The Independent |date=February 24, 2014 |access-date=July 14, 2014}}</ref> and in 2022, the event became available on ] as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-network-to-launch-on-peacock-march-18|title=WWE Network to launch on Peacock March 18|date=March 8, 2021|author=WWE.com Staff|work=]|accessdate=March 9, 2021}}</ref>


As a result of the ] that began affecting the industry in March 2020, WWE had to hold its events ]. The ] was in turn held in WWE's ] called the ], which at the time was hosted at ] in ].<ref>{{Cite web|title=WWE ThunderDome will head to Tampa Bay's Tropicana Field beginning Friday, Dec. 11|url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/article/wwe-thunderdome-will-head-to-tampa-bays-tropicana-field-beginning-friday-dec-11|work=WWE|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=Jeremy|title=WWE ThunderDome Moving To Tropicana Field On December 11|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-thunderdome-moving-tropicana-field-december-11|work=Fightful|date=November 19, 2020|access-date=November 19, 2020}}</ref> WWE resumed live touring in July 2021 and the ] was held at ] in ], ].<ref name="2022event">{{cite web|title=WWE Announces Date And Location For Royal Rumble 2022|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-date-and-location-royal-rumble-2022|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=September 27, 2021|accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref>
==History==
===Match===
The idea behind the Royal Rumble match is credited to ].<ref name=pat>{{cite web|url= http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/patpatterson/bio/|title=Hall of Fame: Pat Patterson|accessdate=2007-12-03|publisher= WWE}}</ref> Before the match begins, the contestants draw spots in the Rumble.<ref name=wwematch/> The match consists of thirty men, beginning with the two men who chose entry numbers one and two in the ring.<ref name=wwematch/> At regular timed intervals, usually ninety seconds, one of the remaining 28 wrestlers enters the ring.<ref name=wwematch/> Participants must eliminate all other opponents, and the winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.<ref name=wwematch/><ref name=mysterio/>


From its inception in 1988 up through the ], the Royal Rumble was held annually in late January. On June 24, 2024, WWE announced a partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp which would see the ], as well as a future WrestleMania and a future SummerSlam, held at the ] in ]. The date for the 2025 Royal Rumble was announced for February 1, thus marking the first Royal Rumble held outside of January. This will also be the first Royal Rumble to be livestreamed on ] following the international WWE Network's merger under the platform in January 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/wwe-host-3-major-premium-live-events-indianapolis-starting-2025-royal-rumble|title=WWE to host 3 major premium live events in Indianapolis, starting with 2025 Royal Rumble|date=June 24, 2024|last=Gaydos|first=Ryan|work=]|access-date=June 24, 2024}}</ref>
] holds the current record for most Royal Rumble match wins; with three.<ref name=facts/>]]


In early 2018, WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the ] (formerly General Sports Authority) in support of ], ]'s social and economic reform program. The first event in this partnership was the one-off ], which featured a 50-man Royal Rumble match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/saudi-arabia-to-host-greatest-royal-rumble-april-2018|title=Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble|work=]|date=March 5, 2018|author=WWE.com Staff|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305211345/https://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/saudi-arabia-to-host-greatest-royal-rumble-april-2018|archive-date=March 5, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=National Transformation Program 2020|url=https://vision2030.gov.sa/sites/default/files/NTP_En.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828193836/https://vision2030.gov.sa/sites/default/files/NTP_En.pdf|archive-date=August 28, 2017}}</ref> In May 2024, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's ], ], announced that the country was in talks with WWE to bring either the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania to the country in 2026 or 2027.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wrestletalk.com/news/saudi-arabia-wwe-wrestlemania-royal-rumble/|title=Saudi Arabia Hosting WWE WrestleMania Or Royal Rumble Update|website=WrestleTalk|date=May 15, 2024}}</ref> Ahead of ] on January 6, 2025, WWE officially confirmed that the ] would be happening in ] as part of ] in January 2026, marking the first Royal Rumble to be held outside of North America, and the first of the "Big Five" held in Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia to host Royal Rumble in 2026 |url=https://www.wwe.com/article/saudi-arabia-to-host-royal-rumble-in-2026 |access-date=January 8, 2025|website=] |language=en}}</ref>
Similar to a ], a wrestler is eliminated when leaving the ring over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor.<ref name=wwematch/><ref name=stats/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/battleroyal|title=Specialty Matches: Battle Royal|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-03}}</ref> A referee, who is situated at ringside, must witness an elimination in order for it to be valid.<ref name=RR97>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997: Main Event|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-03|quote=Stone Cold was actually eliminated during the match, but the referees failed to detect it, so he sneaked back in.}}</ref> A wrestler who is eliminated without a referee noticing may sometimes sneak back into the match. For example, ] was eliminated during the ], but he re-entered without the referees' knowledge and eventually won the match.<ref name=RR97/> Moreover, a wrestler who exits the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the contest. During the ], both ] and Steve Austin left the ring, only to return later in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999: Main Event|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> In the ] match, the last two participants ] and ] were declared co-winners when it was decided that both of their feet touched the floor at exactly the same time.<ref name=RR94>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994: Main Event|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-05}}</ref> A similar situation occurred in the ] match, however the match was restarted after ] and ] eliminated each other at the same time. Batista eliminated Cena afterwards to win the match.<ref name=RR05>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995: Main Event|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-05}}</ref> It is also possible for a participant to be eliminated by acts of an external force (such as a previously eliminated participant) so long as the interference results in the legal elimination of the participant. For instance, in the ] match, ] was removed from the match by ], who was never admitted in the match and simply was interfering to eliminate Michaels.


Due to the Royal Rumble matches taking up a large amount of time (most Rumble matches last roughly one hour), the Royal Rumble event tends to have a smaller ] than most other pay-per-view events. The men's Royal Rumble match is usually the main event, though there have been exceptions, namely the 1988, ], ], ], ], ], ], and ] events.<ref name=guard>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724024349/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 24, 2012|title=Old guard dominates Rumble|author=Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=December 9, 2007|date=January 29, 2007}}</ref> In these cases, 1988's main event was a tag team match, while the others were men's world championship matches, except in 2018. The 2018 Royal Rumble was the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match, which was the main event for that year. It was subsequently the first in which two Rumble matches were contested on one card and it is now standard for the event to include both a men's and women's Rumble match.<ref name="WomenRumble">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/royal-rumble-womens-match?sf176733324=1|title=The first-ever 30-Woman Over-The-Top Royal Rumble Match|date=December 18, 2017|author=WWE.com Staff|work=].com|access-date=December 1, 2021}}</ref>
The reward for the ] was the ].<ref name=RR92>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992: Main Event|publisher=WWE| accessdate=2007-12-05}}</ref> The tradition of granting a ] match at ] started in 1993.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/thewrestlers/a/rumblewinnerfat.htm|title=The Fate of the Royal Rumble Winner|first=Eric|last=Cohen|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2007-12-09|date=2007-04-25}}</ref> Despite being introduced in late 2002, it was not until 2004 that a winner had the choice of fighting for the ] instead of the WWE Championship at WrestleMania.<ref name=about/> Due to the revival of the ] in mid-2006, the 2007 event added this championship as a choice to the winning stipulation. <ref name=ecwtitle>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02052007/|title=Tickets punched for WrestleMania|first=Brett |last=Hoffman|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-05|date=2007-02-05}}</ref> From 2001 to 2007 the Royal Rumble match winner has gone on to win a World Championship title at WrestleMania.<ref name=facts/> After winning the ], ] became the first superstar to use his championship opportunity at an event (]) other than WrestleMania.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/nowayout/matches/6235888/preview/|accessdate=2008-01-28|title=Randy Orton vs. John Cena (WWE Championship match): A battle for redemption with 'Mania implications|publisher=WWE|date=2008-01-28}}</ref> He also became the first man since 2000 to win the Royal Rumble match but fail to win the title in his championship opportunity as a result.


=== Match ===
{{main|Royal Rumble match}}
The Royal Rumble match is based on the classic ], 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 difference between a Royal Rumble and a standard battle royal is that in a standard battle royal, all participants start the match in the ring at the same time, where in a Royal Rumble match, two participants start and then the rest enter at timed intervals.<ref name=wwematch>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/royalrumble|title=Specialty Matches: Royal Rumble|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 3, 2007|archive-date=May 12, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512230454/http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/royalrumble|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=stats>{{cite web|last=Waldman|title=Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714085840/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|first=Jon|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=December 9, 2007|date=February 2, 2005}}</ref> The winner of the match is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. Since the ], the prize for winning is a world championship match at WrestleMania, with the exception of the ], where the prize was the ] (at the time known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship) as reigning champion ] defended the title in the match.<ref name=wwematch/><ref name=mysterio>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|archive-url= https://archive.today/20120629143618/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|url-status= usurped|archive-date= June 29, 2012|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|author=Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=December 9, 2007|date=January 30, 2006}}</ref> According to ], who worked for WWE 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.<ref>{{cite AV media |title=YouShoot Swoggle (Hornswoggle) |url=http://www.kayfabecommentariesuk.com/category-19/ysswog.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914174327/http://www.kayfabecommentariesuk.com/category-19/ysswog.html|archive-date=September 14, 2016|publisher=Kayfabe Commentaries |url-status=dead}}</ref>


== Events and winners ==
===Pay-per-view===
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The Royal Rumble is a ] 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 ].<ref name=RF161/> The following year, the event was rebranded as a pay-per-view.<ref name=pwh>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#89|title=Royal Rumble results|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com|accessdate=2007-12-05}}</ref> It is part of WWE's "classic four" pay-per-views, along with ], ], and ].<ref name=Main166>Brian Shields. ''Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s'' (p.166)</ref>
! rowspan="2" scope="col"|#

! rowspan="2" | Event
The Royal Rumble match is usually situated at the top of the ].<ref name=guard>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|title=Old guard dominates Rumble|author=Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2007-12-09|date=2007-01-29}}</ref> This, however, is not always the case, as the ] had the match in the middle of the pay-per-view.<ref name=guard/>
! rowspan="2" | Date

! rowspan="2" | City
The first Rumble match featured only twenty men,<ref name=RR88>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988: Main Event|publisher=WWE| accessdate=2007-12-03}}</ref> and it was called the Rumble Royale.<ref name=RF161>Ric Flair. ''Ric Flair: To Be the Man'' (p.161)</ref> It lasted approximately thirty-three minutes of the two-hour broadcast.<ref name=facts>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/facts/|title=Royal Rumble: Facts & Figures|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-30}}</ref> The modern Rumble matches are much longer, with the longest match, at the ], lasting over one hour and nine minutes of an approximately three-hour pay-per-view.<ref name=facts/>
! rowspan="2" | Venue

! colspan="4" | Winner
With the ] introduced in mid-2002, the 30 entrants from 2003 to 2006 consisted of 15 wrestlers from both the ] and ] brands. At first, the winner of the match received a shot at his brand's champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html| title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|first=John|last=Powell|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|accessdate=2007-12-23|date=2004-01-26}}</ref> Starting in 2004, the Rumble winner had the option of challenging either brand's champion.<ref name=about/> For instance, ] switched brands in 2004 and won the World Heavyweight Championship.<ref name=about/> The 2007 Royal Rumble marked the first year participants from the ] brand competed along with the RAW and SmackDown! brands (the entries for each brand are no longer evenly divided, however).<ref name=RR07>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/matches/35535102/results/|title=A Phenom-enal Rumble|author=Louie Dee|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-12-05|date=2007-01-28}}</ref> The winner of the Royal Rumble now has the option to challenge for the ] as well.<ref name=ecwtitle/>
! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | Ref.

The ] was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in ].<ref name=rrhd>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/wwehdfaqs|title=How do I get WWE HD on my HDTV|last= Clayton|first=Cory|accessdate=2008-01-20|publisher=WWE}}</ref>

==Dates, venues, & winners==
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|- |-
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|1
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|January 24, 1988
| January 24, 1988
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| ], ]
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| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|13|13}} | {{Sortname|Jim|Duggan}}
| {{sort|13|13}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="31" {{n/a}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|2
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 15, 1989
| January 15, 1989
|]
| ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|27|27}} | {{sortname|Big John|Studd}}
| {{sort|27|27}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|3
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 21, 1990
| January 21, 1990
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|25|25}} | {{sortname|Hulk|Hogan}}
| {{sort|25|25}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|4
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 19, 1991
| January 19, 1991
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|Hulk Hogan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|24|24}} | {{sortname|Hulk|Hogan}}
| {{sort|24|24}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref>
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|5
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 19, 1992
| January 19, 1992
|]
| ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|03|3}} | {{sortname|Ric|Flair}}
| {{sort|03|3}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|6
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 24, 1993
| January 24, 1993
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
| ]
|{{sort|27|27}}
| {{sort|27|27}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|]
| rowspan="2" scope="row" | ]
|January 22, 1994
| rowspan="2" | January 22, 1994
|]
|] | rowspan="2" | ]
| rowspan="2" | ]
|]<br/>]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
| {{sortname|Lex|Luger}}
|{{sort|27|27}}<br/>{{sort|23|23}}
| {{sort|23|23}}
| rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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| {{sortname|Bret|Hart}}
|]
| {{sort|27|27}}
|January 22, 1995
|]
|]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|01|1}}
|- |-
|8
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 21, 1996
| January 22, 1995
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|Shawn Michaels<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|18|18}} | {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|9
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 19, 1997
| January 21, 1996
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
|{{sort|05|5}} | {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}}
| {{sort|18|18}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|10
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 18, 1998
| January 19, 1997
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|Steve Austin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Austin wins predictable Rumble">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=1998-01-19|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|title=Austin wins predictable Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| ]
|{{sort|24|24}}
| {{sort|05|5}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
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|11
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 24, 1999
| January 18, 1998
|]
| ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Gramlich|date=1998-01-25|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|title=McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| ]
|{{sort|02|2}}
| {{sort|24|24}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Austin wins predictable Rumble">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 19, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721225358/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=Austin wins predictable Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
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|12
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 23, 2000
| January 24, 1999
|]
| ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=1998-01-24|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|title=Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| {{sortname|Mr.|McMahon|Vince McMahon}}
|{{sort|24|24}}
| {{sort|02|2}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Gramlich|date=January 25, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721140557/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 21, 2012|title=McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|13
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 21, 2001
| January 23, 2000
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|Steve Austin<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Surprises dominate Rumble 2001">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=1998-01-22|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|title=Surprises dominate Rumble 2001|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| {{sortname|The|Rock|Dwayne Johnson}}
|{{sort|27|27}}
| {{sort|24|24}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 24, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629105451/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|14
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 20, 2002
| January 21, 2001
|]
| ], ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=1998-01-21|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|title=Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| ]
|{{sort|22|22}}
| {{sort|27|27}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Surprises dominate Rumble 2001">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 22, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713150252/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 13, 2012|title=Surprises dominate Rumble 2001|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|15
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 19, 2003
| January 20, 2002
|]
|] | ]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref>
| ]
|{{sort|29|29}}
| {{sort|22|22}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 21, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630174936/http://slam.canoe.ca/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 30, 2012|title=Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|16
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 25, 2004
| January 19, 2003
|]
| ], ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Benoit wins the 'Rumble'">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=1998-01-26|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
|{{sort|01|1}} | {{sortname|Brock|Lesnar}}
| {{sort|29|29}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Results |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|17
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 30, 2005
| January 25, 2004
|Fresno, California
| ], ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Batista claims the Rumble">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=1998-01-31|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|title=Batista claims the Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
|{{sort|28|28}} | {{sortname|Chris|Benoit}}
| {{sort|01|1}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Main Event Synopsis |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604030744/http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/ |archive-date=June 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Tortoriello wins the 'Rumble'">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 26, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718053734/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 18, 2012|title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|18
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 29, 2006
| January 30, 2005
|Miami, Florida
| ]
|]
| ]
|]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2006/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2006 Results|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2006/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2006 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=]|accessdate=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref name="Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=1998-01-30|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|accessdate=2009-07-10}}</ref>
| ]
|{{sort|02|2}}
| {{sort|28|28}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Batista claims the Rumble">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 31, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120717001443/http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 17, 2012|title=Batista claims the Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref>
|- |-
|19
|]
| scope="row" | ]
|January 28, 2007
| January 29, 2006
|San Antonio, Texas
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==Video box set== == Video box set ==
WWE released a complete ] box set entitled ''Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology'', which showcases every Royal Rumble event in its entirety, up to the 2007 Royal Rumble, on March 13, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shop/dvd/royalrumbledvd| title=Royal Rumble: The Complete Anthology Box Set|publisher=WWE|accessdate=2007-01-18}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.royalrumble.org/| title=Royal Rumble 2015|publisher=Royal Rumble|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref>


==See also== == References ==
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.mondaynightwarriors.com/other-royalrumblestats.php|title=Royal Rumble Statistics|publisher=MondayNightWarriors.com|access-date=December 5, 2009|archive-date=March 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307063529/http://www.mondaynightwarriors.com/other-royalrumblestats.php|url-status=dead}}
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* {{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#89|title=Royal Rumble results|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com|access-date=December 5, 2007}}
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* {{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/ringresults/a/royalrumble_2.htm|title=Royal Rumble History|author=Eric Cohen|publisher=About.com|access-date=December 9, 2007|archive-date=December 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208114111/http://prowrestling.about.com/od/ringresults/a/royalrumble_2.htm|url-status=dead}}
* {{cite book|author=Ian Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|isbn= 1-4116-1210-8|publisher=Lulu.com|year=2006}}{{sps|date=February 2020}}
* {{cite book|author=Ric Flair|title=Ric Flair: To Be the Man|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2004|isbn=0-7434-5691-2}}
* {{cite book|author=Brian Shields|title=Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2006|isbn=1-4165-3257-9|url=https://archive.org/details/mainevent00bria}}


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==References==
{{Reflist}}
'''General'''
*{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestlinghistory.com/supercards/usa/wwf/rumble.html#89|title=Royal Rumble results|publisher=ProWrestlingHistory.com|accessdate=2007-12-05}}
*{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/ringresults/a/royalrumble_2.htm Royal|title=Royal Rumble History|author=Eric Cohen|publisher=About.com|accessdate=2007-12-09}}
*{{cite book|author=Ian Hamilton|title=Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition|isbn= 1411612108|publisher=Lulu.com|date=2006}}
*{{cite book|author=Ric Flair|title=Ric Flair: To Be the Man|publisher=Simon and Schuster|date=2004|isbn=0743456912}}
*{{cite book|author=Brian Shields|title=Main Event: WWE in the Raging 80s|publisher=Simon and Schuster|date=2006|isbn=1416532579}}


== Further reading ==
'''Specific'''
* {{cite book|author=Harley Race and Gerry Tritz|title=King of the Ring: The Harley Race Story|publisher=Sports Publishing|year= 2004|isbn=1-58261-818-6}}
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* {{cite book|first=Ross|last=Davies|title=Kevin Nash|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|year=2002|isbn=0-8239-3492-6}}
* {{cite book|first=Dave|last=Meltzer|title=Tributes II: Remembering More of the World's Greatest Professional Wrestlers|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|year=2004|isbn=1-58261-817-8|url=https://archive.org/details/tributesii00dave}}
* {{cite book|author=Brian Fritz and Christopher Murray|title=Between the Ropes: Wrestling's Greatest Triumphs and Failures| publisher=ECW Press|year=2006|isbn=1-55022-726-2}}
* {{cite book|author=Steve Austin and Jim Ross|title=The Stone Cold Truth|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2003|isbn=0-7434-7720-0|url=https://archive.org/details/stonecoldtruth00aust}}
* {{cite book|author=Scott Keith|title=Wrestling's One Ring Circus: The Death of the World Wrestling Federation|publisher=Citadel Press|year=2004|isbn=0-8065-2619-X}}


== External links ==
==Further reading==
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* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208114111/http://prowrestling.about.com/od/ringresults/a/royalrumble_2.htm |date=December 8, 2008 }}
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* {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171031105041/http://royalrumble.net/ |date=October 31, 2017 }}

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WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event series This article is about the event series. For games based on this event, see WWF Royal Rumble (1993 video game) and WWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game). For the namesake match, see Royal Rumble match.

Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
Royal Rumble
[REDACTED] WWE Royal Rumble logo
Created byPat Patterson
PromotionWWE
BrandsRaw (2003–2011, 2017–present)
SmackDown (2003–2011, 2017–present)
ECW (2007–2010)
205 Live (2019)
First event1988
Signature matchRoyal Rumble match

Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced annually since 1988 by WWE, the world's largest professional wrestling promotion. It is named after, and centered on, 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. After the inaugural 1988 event aired as a television special on the USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been broadcast via pay-per-view since the 1989 event and livestreaming since the 2015 event. From 1988 until 2024, it was held in late January, but will be held in early February in 2025 and then return to January in 2026. It is one of WWE'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 held as the main event of the annual event. There are some exceptions, such as the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, and 2023 events. In 1988, the main event was a tag team match, while for all the others, it was a men's 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 subsequently became standard to have both a men's and women's Royal Rumble match at the annual event. The 2026 event will be the first to take place outside of North America as it will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

History

Event

The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. The following year, the event started to be broadcast on pay-per-view (PPV), and thus became one of the "Big Four" annual PPVs, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, and SummerSlam, the promotion's then-four biggest shows of the year. From 1993 to 2002, it was considered one of the "Big Five", including King of the Ring, but that PPV event was discontinued after 2002 (although it returned to PPV in 2024). In August 2021, Money in the Bank became recognized as one of the "Big Five".

In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the World Wildlife Fund over the "WWF" initialism. In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an orphaned initialism. Also in March 2002, the promotion introduced the brand extension, in which the roster was divided between the Raw and SmackDown brands where wrestlers were exclusively assigned to perform on their respective weekly television shows—ECW became a third brand in 2006. The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011, but it was reintroduced in July 2016 (other brands, including NXT, NXT UK, and 205 Live, would also be active during this second brand split). The Royal Rumble, along with the other original "Big Four" events, were the only PPVs to never be held exclusively for one brand during either brand split periods. The 2008 Royal Rumble was the first WWE pay-per-view to be available in high-definition. In 2015, the Royal Rumble began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the WWE Network, which launched in February 2014, and in 2022, the event became available on Peacock as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March 2021.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic that began affecting the industry in March 2020, WWE had to hold its events behind closed doors. The 2021 event was in turn held in WWE's bio-secure bubble called the WWE ThunderDome, which at the time was hosted at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. WWE resumed live touring in July 2021 and the 2022 event was held at The Dome at America's Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

From its inception in 1988 up through the 2024 event, the Royal Rumble was held annually in late January. On June 24, 2024, WWE announced a partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp which would see the 2025 Royal Rumble, as well as a future WrestleMania and a future SummerSlam, held at the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The date for the 2025 Royal Rumble was announced for February 1, thus marking the first Royal Rumble held outside of January. This will also be the first Royal Rumble to be livestreamed on Netflix following the international WWE Network's merger under the platform in January 2025.

In early 2018, WWE began a 10-year strategic multiplatform partnership with the Ministry of Sport (formerly General Sports Authority) in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program. The first event in this partnership was the one-off Greatest Royal Rumble, which featured a 50-man Royal Rumble match. In May 2024, the chairman of Saudi Arabia's General Entertainment Authority, Turki Alalshikh, announced that the country was in talks with WWE to bring either the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania to the country in 2026 or 2027. Ahead of Raw's premier on Netflix on January 6, 2025, WWE officially confirmed that the 39th Royal Rumble would be happening in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as part of Riyadh Season in January 2026, marking the first Royal Rumble to be held outside of North America, and the first of the "Big Five" held in Saudi Arabia.

Due to the Royal Rumble matches taking up a large amount of time (most Rumble matches last roughly one hour), the Royal Rumble event tends to have a smaller card than most other pay-per-view events. The men's Royal Rumble match is usually the main event, though there have been exceptions, namely the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2018, and 2023 events. In these cases, 1988's main event was a tag team match, while the others were men's world championship matches, except in 2018. The 2018 Royal Rumble was the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match, which was the main event for that year. It was subsequently the first in which two Rumble matches were contested on one card and it is now standard for the event to include both a men's and women's Rumble match.

Match

Main article: Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble match is based on the classic battle royal, 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 difference between a Royal Rumble and a standard battle royal is that in a standard battle royal, all participants start the match in the ring at the same time, where in a Royal Rumble match, two participants start and then the rest enter at timed intervals. The winner of the match is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. Since the 1993 event, the prize for winning is a world championship match at WrestleMania, with the exception of the 2016 event, where the prize was the WWE Championship (at the time known as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship) as reigning champion Roman Reigns defended the title in the match. According to Hornswoggle, who worked for WWE 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.

Events and winners

# Event Date City Venue Winner Ref.
Men No. Women No.
1 Royal Rumble (1988) January 24, 1988 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 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 24
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 Lex Luger 23
Bret Hart 27
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 Shawn Michaels 18
10 Royal Rumble (1997) January 19, 1997 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Stone Cold Steve Austin 5
11 Royal Rumble (1998) January 18, 1998 San Jose, California San Jose Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin 24
12 Royal Rumble (1999) January 24, 1999 Anaheim, California Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Mr. McMahon 2
13 Royal Rumble (2000) January 23, 2000 New York City, New York Madison Square Garden The Rock 24
14 Royal Rumble (2001) January 21, 2001 New Orleans, Louisiana New Orleans Arena Stone Cold Steve Austin 27
15 Royal Rumble (2002) January 20, 2002 Atlanta, Georgia Philips Arena Triple H 22
16 Royal Rumble (2003) January 19, 2003 Boston, Massachusetts FleetCenter Brock 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 City, New York Madison Square Garden John Cena 30
22 Royal Rumble (2009) January 25, 2009 Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena Randy 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 29, 2012 St. Louis, Missouri Scottrade Center Sheamus 22
26 Royal Rumble (2013) January 27, 2013 Phoenix, Arizona US Airways Center John Cena 19
27 Royal Rumble (2014) January 26, 2014 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Consol Energy Center 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 H 30
30 Royal Rumble (2017) January 29, 2017 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Randy Orton 23
31 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 Seth Rollins 10 Becky Lynch 28
33 Royal Rumble (2020) January 26, 2020 Houston, Texas Minute Maid Park Drew McIntyre 16 Charlotte Flair 17
34 Royal Rumble (2021) January 31, 2021 St. Petersburg, Florida WWE ThunderDome at Tropicana Field Edge 1 Bianca Belair 3
35 Royal Rumble (2022) January 29, 2022 St. Louis, Missouri The Dome at America's Center Brock Lesnar 30 Ronda Rousey 28
36 Royal Rumble (2023) January 28, 2023 San Antonio, Texas Alamodome Cody Rhodes 30 Rhea Ripley 1
37 Royal Rumble (2024) January 27, 2024 St. Petersburg, Florida Tropicana Field Cody Rhodes 15 Bayley 3
38 Royal Rumble (2025) February 1, 2025 Indianapolis, Indiana Lucas Oil Stadium
39 Royal Rumble (2026) January 2026 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia TBA

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.

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