It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royalin which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time.

It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". Royal Rumble : Quick Hits The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1988. Four titles were on the line at 2004's Royal Rumble event, but none changed hands. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. Traditionally, the winner of the ma… Among the featured bouts included Triple H holding on to the World Heavyweight Championship after a brutal Last Man Standing Match with Shawn Michaels ended in a draw.