27, but before he could enter the ring, he was assaulted and bloodied by Triple H who retaliated against Austin for costing him the match with Kurt Angle earlier. [1][2][6] A referee, who is seated at ringside, must see an elimination in order for it to be valid. Canadian Online Explorer 's professional wrestling sub website, Slam! [11] The tradition of granting a WWE Championship match at WrestleMania started in 1993. [5] Before the match begins, the contestants draw spots in the Rumble. [39][40] Kennedy sustained an injury at a house show, however, that would leave him sidelined for five to seven months,[41] and was booked to lose his title shot to Edge on the May 7 episode of Raw. 24, an irate Big Show dragged Rock under the bottom rope and chokeslammed him through the broadcast table. Umaga regained control when Cena attempted an FU onto the steps, and collapsed, hitting his head on the steps.

Kane came back in moments later and tried to eliminate both Rock and Austin, who were fighting near the ropes. As Austin left the arena, Angle crawled over on top of Triple H to cover him for the pin, while Hebner recovered and made the count. For example, Stone Cold Steve Austin was eliminated during the 1997 event, but he re-entered without the referees' seeing and eventually won the match. In the ultimate underdog story, Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble Match as the second entrant, advancing to the WrestleMania main event for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. [8] On the January 11 episode of SmackDown!, Jericho demanded a title match at the Royal Rumble. Rob Van Dam won an online poll against Test and Sabu to earn a title shot on the January 2 episode of ECW, which ended in no-contest. Scotty 2 Hotty entered the ring at No. 29 and won. Cena won the match and retained the title after Umaga was unable to get to his feet before the referee counted to ten. ( RESULTS | PHOTOS | BEHIND THE SCENES | AJ STYLES ON HIS DEBUT | REIGNS IS SHAKEN | THE MCMAHON FAMILY CELEBRATES), Charlotte (c) def. Chyna, however, fell to the canvas and (in storyline) injured her neck.

Cena signed the contract and proceeded to attack both Umaga and Estrada. The Royal Rumble is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event, aired every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). As Triple H went outside to revive the referee, Stone Cold Steve Austin attacked Triple H and performed the Stone Cold Stunner on him as retaliation for Triple H costing Austin the title several weeks earlier on Raw Is War. [9][10], Next, Chris Benoit defended his Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho in a ladder match, which was to serve as the blowoff to their longstanding on-and-off rivalry. [4][5], At the Royal Rumble was WWF Champion Kurt Angle defending his title against Triple H in a standard match. Jericho then climbed the ladder and retrieved the Intercontinental Championship belt. Austin would actually be the last wrestler to enter the ring as he had just recovered and was coming to the ring at the same time as Rikishi, the 30th entrant. The Royal Rumble is a pay-per-view consisting of the Royal Rumble match, championship matches, and various other matches. [15], A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes. [27], In the fourth match, Umaga faced John Cena for the WWE Championship in the Last Man Standing match. Jeff and Matt then battled each other, and it was during this time that Drew Carey arrived at No. 59:05. The 2001 Royal Rumble was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). Jeff finally tagged Matt, who beat down both Mercury and Nitro. The Royal Rumble is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event, aired every January … The Royal Rumble is an annual pay-per-view, produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. WWEVideoHD. Traditionally, the winner of the match earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. The Undertaker appeared on all three brands, and stared down the champions.

Winner: Batista (Entry #28) Royal Rumble 2006. The Hardys gained the advantage briefly, but lost it when Nitro countered an aerial attack by Jeff. The 2006 Royal Rumble also resulted in 548,000 pay-per-view buys, 57,000 more than the 2007 Royal Rumble. Kane then entered at No. The pay-per-view is part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. Originally, the winning team was to send one of their members into the Royal Rumble match, but Drew Carey wound up being entered instead.

The build-up to the match began on the January 8 episode of Raw Is War, when Angle defended the championship against Stone Cold Steve Austin, which ended in a no contest when Triple H interfered and ambushed Austin with a steel pipe. Austin avoided the chairshot and executed a Stunner on Kane.

Cena tried to fight back using the steel steps, but Umaga quickly recovered, and continued the beat down.

After a minute or so of fighting Austin, Kane went outside the ring, grabbed a steel chair and tried to use it to hit Austin. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. Wrestling, rated the entire event 7.5 out of 10 points, due to the event not lasting its entire three hours and many mishaps that occurred during the Royal Rumble match, which they also rated a 7.5. Cena managed to hit a low blow and delivered a bulldog onto the steel steps, a spin-out powerbomb onto the steel steps, and the Five Knuckle Shuffle all onto Umaga. Test used many illegal moves, and took control after driving Lashley's shoulder into the ringpost. The Honky Tonk Man (who had not appeared in the WWF since the 1998 Royal Rumble) came in at No. The first two entrants were Jeff Hardy and Bull Buchanan, a member of Right To Censor at the time. At the previous pay-per-view event, New Year's Revolution, Cena defeated Umaga to end his undefeated streak and retain the WWE Championship. [44] Due to the Royal Rumble's production, the maximum standard was lowered and the event drew 13,500 fans and received 491,000 pay-per-view buys.

After the initial event was broadcast as a television special on USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on pay-per-view and is one of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. Batista eliminated Cena afterwards to win the match.[10]. After Booker was eliminated by Kane, he returned to the ring, eliminated Kane, and continued to beat him down. Umaga dominated Cena, gaining the advantage by using powerful moves, and attacking Cena's bandaged ribs. brand divisions. [2][3], The card consisted of five matches. Randy Orton and Edge worked together to eliminate the Hardys. In the match, the title belt was suspended above the ring from the ceiling, and the only method to win was to climb a ladder to retrieve the belt.

[35] They continued to feud over the title with the addition of Orton and Edge, but Cena remained champion. [9], The pay-per-view event began with Edge and Christian defending their WWF World Tag Team Championship against The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley). The match also included comedian Drew Carey.

Royal Rumble 2006. Test interfered in the match, and attacked both men. [34], After The Undertaker made his choice on February 5, Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton all wanted to face Cena for his title at WrestleMania. [37][38] Kennedy won the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania, which gave him a world title shot at any time of his choosing for the year following.

The end of the match came when Jericho pushed over the ladder while Benoit was ascending it, causing Benoit to fall out to the outside of the ring. The 2006 Royal Rumble also resulted in 548,000 pay-per-view buys, 57,000 more than the 2007 Royal Rumble.

It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". For 2001, the winner earned a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania X-Seven. 59:27. The Sandman, entering fifteen, used his signature Singapore Cane in the match before King Booker quickly eliminated him. The Rock rolled back into the ring and battled with both The Undertaker and Kane. A week after that match was made, on the January 23 episode of ECW, Lashley defeated Test in another title match. Soon after the Royal Rumble, Umaga and Bobby Lashley joined the feud between Mr. McMahon and Donald Trump in the "Battle of the Billionaires" as their representatives respectively for the Hair vs. brands. Once everybody had entered the ring, Austin eliminated Haku, and Rikishi superkicked the Undertaker, eliminating him. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania 23) for his choice at either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship or the ECW World Championship. WWE made $15.8 million from pay-per-view revenues in their first quarter (which included the Royal Rumble, No Way Out, and WrestleMania) versus $17.1 million in 2006 for the same events, a $1.3 million difference. Ivory then covered her for a successful pinfall, retaining her championship. The final match was the Royal Rumble match. Benoit offered to give Jericho any type of match he wanted and Jericho chose a ladder match. [16] The following week, the official contract signing for their rematch at the Royal Rumble took place. The ring began to fill up in the next few minutes, and the tide turned when The Big Show made his return from months of inactivity, entering at No. Kevin Owens (Intercontinental Championship Last Man Standing Match)( RESULTS | PHOTOS), Mark Henry & Jack Swagger def. [17], 2001 World Wrestling Federation pay-per-view event, Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers, "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble", "WWF RAW is WAR Results (January 8, 2001)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2001)&oldid=977673097, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 10 September 2020, at 07:49. The following is the list of Royal Rumble Winners from 1988 to present: 1988: Hacksaw Jim Duggan – first ever winner of event 1989: Big John Studd (via eliminating Ted DiBiase) 1990: Hulk Hogan (via eliminating Mr.