WWE pay-per-view and livestreaming event series
Professional wrestling pay-per-view event series
The Royal Rumble is a
professional wrestling event, produced annually in late January since 1988 by
WWE , 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. 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 . 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 match 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.
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,
[1] the
first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast
live as a
television special on the
USA Network .
[2] The following year, the event started to be broadcast on
pay-per-view (PPV),
[3] and thus became one of the "Big Four" annual PPVs, along with
WrestleMania ,
Survivor Series , and
SummerSlam , the promotion's four biggest shows of the year.
[4]
[5] 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.
[6] In August 2021,
Money in the Bank became recognized as one of the "Big Five".
[7]
[8]
In May 2002, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) following a lawsuit with the
World Wildlife Fund over the "WWF" initialism.
[9] In April 2011, the promotion ceased using its full name with the "WWE" abbreviation becoming an
orphaned initialism .
[10] 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
[11] —
ECW became a third brand in 2006.
[12] The first brand extension was dissolved in August 2011,
[13] 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).
[14] 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 .
[15] In 2015, the Royal Rumble began to air on WWE's online streaming service, the
WWE Network , which launched in February 2014,
[16] and in 2022, the event became available on
Peacock as the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March 2021.
[17]
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 .
[18]
[19] WWE resumed live touring in July 2021 and the
2022 event was held at
The Dome at America's Center in
St. Louis ,
Missouri .
[20]
Due to the Rumble matches 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 though with the Royal Rumble expanding to a five-hour show as well as a two-hour kickoff pre-show starting in 2018, the card then mainly featured anywhere from nine to twelve matches with two or three of those matches taking place on the kickoff show. In 2022, however, WWE phased out the pre-shows with the Rumble returning to around six matches on the card and a runtime of around three to four hours. The men's 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 ,
2013 ,
2018 , and
2023 events.
[21] 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.
[22]
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.
[23]
[24] 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.
[23]
[25] 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.
[26]
Events and winners
#
Event
Date
City
Venue
Final match
Rumble winner(s)
Entry No.
Ref.
1
Royal Rumble (1988)
January 24, 1988
Hamilton, Ontario ,
Canada
Copps Coliseum
The Islanders (
Haku and
Tama ) vs. The Young Stallions (
Paul Roma and
Jim Powers ) in a
two out of three falls match
Jim Duggan
13
[27]
[28]
2
Royal Rumble (1989)
January 15, 1989
Houston, Texas
The Summit
30-man
Royal Rumble match
Big John Studd
27
[29]
[30]
3
Royal Rumble (1990)
January 21, 1990
Orlando, Florida
Orlando Arena
Hulk Hogan
25
[31]
[32]
4
Royal Rumble (1991)
January 19, 1991
Miami, Florida
Miami Arena
24
[33]
[34]
5
Royal Rumble (1992)
January 19, 1992
Albany, New York
Knickerbocker Arena
30-man
Royal Rumble match for the vacant
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
Ric Flair
3
[35]
[36]
6
Royal Rumble (1993)
January 24, 1993
Sacramento, California
ARCO Arena
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at
WrestleMania IX
Yokozuna
27
[37]
[38]
7
Royal Rumble (1994)
January 22, 1994
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence Civic Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at
WrestleMania X
Lex Luger
23
[39]
[40]
Bret Hart
27
8
Royal Rumble (1995)
January 22, 1995
Tampa, Florida
USF Sun Dome
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWF World Heavyweight Championship match at
WrestleMania XI
Shawn Michaels
1
[41]
[42]
9
Royal Rumble (1996)
January 21, 1996
Fresno, California
Selland Arena
Bret Hart (c) vs.
The Undertaker for the
WWF World Heavyweight Championship
18
[43]
[44]
10
Royal Rumble (1997)
January 19, 1997
San Antonio, Texas
Alamodome
Sycho Sid (c) vs.
Shawn Michaels for the
WWF Championship
Stone Cold Steve Austin
5
[45]
[46]
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
WWF Championship
24
[47]
[48]
[49]
12
Royal Rumble (1999)
January 24, 1999
Anaheim, California
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWF Championship match at
WrestleMania XV
Mr. McMahon
2
[50]
[51]
[52]
13
Royal Rumble (2000)
January 23, 2000
New York City, New York
Madison Square Garden
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWF Championship match at
WrestleMania 2000
The Rock
24
[53]
[54]
[55]
14
Royal Rumble (2001)
January 21, 2001
New Orleans ,
Louisiana
New Orleans Arena
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWF Championship match at
WrestleMania X-Seven
Stone Cold Steve Austin
27
[56]
[57]
[58]
15
Royal Rumble (2002)
January 20, 2002
Atlanta, Georgia
Philips Arena
30-man
Royal Rumble match for an
Undisputed WWF Championship match at
WrestleMania X8
Triple H
22
[59]
[60]
[61]
16
Royal Rumble (2003)
January 19, 2003
Boston ,
Massachusetts
FleetCenter
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XIX
Brock Lesnar
29
[62]
[63]
17
Royal Rumble (2004)
January 25, 2004
Philadelphia ,
Pennsylvania
Wachovia Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XX
Chris Benoit
1
[64]
[65]
[66]
18
Royal Rumble (2005)
January 30, 2005
Fresno, California
Save Mart Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 21
Batista
28
[67]
[68]
[69]
19
Royal Rumble (2006)
January 29, 2006
Miami, Florida
American Airlines Arena
Kurt Angle (c) vs.
Mark Henry for the
World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio
2
[70]
[71]
[72]
20
Royal Rumble (2007)
January 28, 2007
San Antonio, Texas
AT&T Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 23
The Undertaker
30
[73]
[74]
[75]
21
Royal Rumble (2008)
January 27, 2008
New York City, New York
Madison Square Garden
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XXIV
John Cena
30
[76]
[77]
[78]
22
Royal Rumble (2009)
January 25, 2009
Detroit ,
Michigan
Joe Louis Arena
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XXV
Randy Orton
8
[79]
[80]
23
Royal Rumble (2010)
January 31, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
Philips Arena
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XXVI
Edge
29
[81]
[82]
24
Royal Rumble (2011)
January 30, 2011
Boston, Massachusetts
TD Garden
40-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XXVII
Alberto Del Rio
38
[83]
25
Royal Rumble (2012)
January 29, 2012
St. Louis, Missouri
Scottrade Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XXVIII
Sheamus
22
[84]
26
Royal Rumble (2013)
January 27, 2013
Phoenix, Arizona
US Airways Center
CM Punk (c) vs.
The Rock for the
WWE Championship
John Cena
19
[85]
[86]
27
Royal Rumble (2014)
January 26, 2014
Pittsburgh ,
Pennsylvania
Consol Energy Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at
WrestleMania XXX
Batista
28
[87]
[88]
28
Royal Rumble (2015)
January 25, 2015
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wells Fargo Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a
WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at
WrestleMania 31
Roman Reigns
19
[89]
29
Royal Rumble (2016)
January 24, 2016
Orlando, Florida
Amway Center
Roman Reigns (c) vs. 29 other wrestlers in a 30-man
Royal Rumble match for the
WWE World Heavyweight Championship
Triple H
30
[90]
[91]
30
Royal Rumble (2017)
January 29, 2017
San Antonio, Texas
Alamodome
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 33
Randy Orton
23
[92]
31
Royal Rumble (2018)
January 28, 2018
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wells Fargo Center
30-woman
Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at
WrestleMania 34
Shinsuke Nakamura
14
[93]
[94]
[22]
[95]
Asuka
25
32
Royal Rumble (2019)
January 27, 2019
Phoenix, Arizona
Chase Field
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 35
Becky Lynch
28
[96]
Seth Rollins
10
33
Royal Rumble (2020)
January 26, 2020
Houston, Texas
Minute Maid Park
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 36
Charlotte Flair
17
[97]
Drew McIntyre
16
34
Royal Rumble (2021)
January 31, 2021
St. Petersburg, Florida
WWE ThunderDome at
Tropicana Field
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 37
Bianca Belair
3
[98]
Edge
1
35
Royal Rumble (2022)
January 29, 2022
St. Louis, Missouri
The Dome at America's Center
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania 38
Ronda Rousey
28
[20]
Brock Lesnar
30
36
Royal Rumble (2023)
January 28, 2023
San Antonio, Texas
Alamodome
Roman Reigns (c) vs.
Kevin Owens for the
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Cody Rhodes
30
[99]
Rhea Ripley
1
37
Royal Rumble (2024)
January 27, 2024
St. Petersburg, Florida
Tropicana Field
30-man
Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at
WrestleMania XL
Bayley
3
[100]
[101]
Cody Rhodes
15
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
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.
[102]
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