The event was created in 1988 with the inaugural event held on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. [17] It is part of WWE's "classic five" pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, Survivor Series, SummerSlam, and King of the Ring. That didn’t exactly make Lesnar look like a badass, did it? Steiner tracks Triple H through the crowd and drags him back to the ring. Batista eliminated Cena afterwards to win the match.[10].

This page was last changed on 30 May 2019, at 00:17. I think that was it for Buchanan in the WWE. Storm yanks Regal out of the way of a D-Von charge, and the Un-Americans take over. Rikishi is #20. Torrie finishes with a swinging neckbreaker, but in the words of Michael “Phil Donahue” Cole, it won’t bring her father back. Steiner does some pushups, which the crowd loves. 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. Maven tries to dropkick Taker out again, but Taker doesn’t go over. Chris Jericho is #2, but Christian comes out in his place. [18], The Royal Rumble match is usually at the top of the card.

Hence, a wrestler who exits the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the contest. Benoit misses the diving headbutt, but reverses an Angle Slam to the Sharpshooter. Rosey is #16, still doing the 3-Minute Warning thing.

Angle would go on to beat Show for the title at the very next PPV, so Heyman then sided with, The crowd gives Benoit a standing ovation and chants his name. Jamal (the other half of 3MW) is #21.

The beginning of his music made me think JBL was coming out for a moment. Angle counters THAT to the anklelock. [1][4], Similar to a Battle Royal, a wrestler is eliminated when thrown over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. Jericho batters HBK a little more and eliminates him pretty easily. Test is #17. Dawn cheapshots her, so they start the match. Royal Rumble 2003 — January 19, 2003; Live from Boston, Mass. Steiner is about to finish with the Steiner Recliner, but Flair pulls Hunter to safety. During the 1999 Rumble match, both Vince McMahon and Steve Austin left the ring, only to return later in the match. [1] The match begins with the two wrestlers who have drawn entry numbers one and two, with the remaining wrestlers entering the ring at regular timed intervals, either 90 seconds or two minutes, according to their entry number.

brands. [19] From 2007 to 2010, participants from the ECW brand competed along with the Raw and SmackDown brands, with the ECW Championship added as an option, although no winner ever chose it. The pay-per-view is part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.

Test totally no-sells him and throws him to the apron. Hebner won’t DQ him, though. Jericho is left alone to recover. The first Royal Rumble took place on January 24, 1988 and was broadcast live on the USA Network. Van Dam finally goes out and gets him.

[1] Participants must eliminate all other opponents, and the winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated. Angle takes the match to new heights by countering that to an ANGLE SLAM! The third time was in 2006, when Randy Orton defeated Rey Mysterio at No Way Out for Mysterio's WrestleMania 22 World Heavyweight Championship opportunity, though Mysterio was reinserted into the title match, making it a triple threat match. These wrestlers have competed more than once in either the same Rumble match or multiple Rumble matches in the same night; while Foley entered the same match three times, Jax competed in both the Women's and Men's Royal Rumble matches. Usually when there are more than 6-7 guys it bogs down, but they each have their little thing going. Royal Rumble (2003) was the sixteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Brock reverses a chokeslam to a Petersen Roll for two. The Final Four are Undertaker, Batista, Brock Lesnar & Kane. Triple H Goes for the Pedigree, but Steiner counters to a slingshot to the corner. SNOTTLE ROCKET! That gets a nearfall. [1] This format is credited to Pat Patterson. Jericho and Hardy form an alliance against Van Dam.

Maven goes after Cena and Kane. Edge and Rey deliver double missile dropkicks that bust open Nowinski’s nose. This page was last edited on 30 September 2020, at 19:13. They trade blows in the corner. It only gets two. This was the first time since 1993 in which one of the reigning world champions competed in the match in which the winner could challenge them—Lesnar's participation was used as a way to set up his WrestleMania challenger, which ended up being Drew McIntyre, who eliminated Lesnar, won the Rumble match, and then challenged Lesnar for his title at WrestleMania 36. Solid Recommendation for the 2003 Royal Rumble. Shawn Michaels is #1.

Nowinski tries to eliminate Edge and Christian, but they hang on. F5 to Kane! Angle reverses and they exchange German suplexes. He charges at Edge and immediately gets sent over.

1/4*, Angle comes down with Team Angle. [8] In the 1994 match, the last two wrestlers, Bret Hart and Lex Luger were declared co-winners when it was decided that both of their feet touched the floor at the same time. Benoit tries to go right after him, but Team Angle holds him back. [12] Beginning in 2004, the winner had their choice of a World Heavyweight Championship or WWE Championship match at WrestleMania. This marked the first time that a reigning champion had to defend his title in the match, which was ultimately won by Triple H, who eliminated Reigns before lastly eliminating Dean Ambrose to win. Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler (four wrestlers minimum). [16] The following year, the event became a pay-per-view. Christian is #6.

The Royal Rumble is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view event, aired every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The Royal Rumble match traditionally involves 30 wrestlers and usually lasts an hour (the 2011 edition had a 40-man field). Van Dam flips over a Jericho charge and kicks both men down.

Angle delivers a scintillating belly-to-belly.

Jim Ross even complains about it in his own subtle way. Triple H reverses to a powerslam, but Steiner starts to reverse that. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_match&oldid=981178331, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Michaels successfully defended his title shot against, Due to Austin re-entering the Rumble match because the officials did not see when he was thrown out of the ring, WWF President, Video footage later showed Rock's feet hit the floor first before runner-up, Triple H lost his WrestleMania X8 title shot to, Instead of waiting until WrestleMania XXIV, Cena from, Reigns successfully defended his title shot against, 5-man Royal Rumble to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship later that night, Mini Royal Rumble; 6-man, all participants were, The very first Royal Rumble match took place at a house show in, A 20-man Royal Rumble match took place at a house show in, A 30-man Royal Rumble on January 17, 1994 at, An 18-man Royal Rumble match took place on May 9, 1994 in, There was a tag team Royal Rumble on the June 15, 1998 episode of, On January 11, 1999, a corporate Royal Rumble involving members of, A 5-man Royal Rumble took place on the September 16, 1999 episode of, A 4-man Royal Rumble took place on the January 8, 2004 episode of, A 15-man Royal Rumble was held during the January 29, 2004 episode of, A 7-man Royal Rumble took place on the January 22, 2007 episode of. The most common number to win is number 27. (19:47). Edge is #5. Well, this is the counterpoint to that. He double-clotheslines Jericho and Nowinski. Lesnar sneaks up behind Taker and throws him over. It was here that you got the feeling Benoit really could be a respected World Champion. **1/2, The Dudleyz are in serious danger of missing out on “their spot” this year. He backdrops Eddy Guerrero over. Jericho grabs the ropes. He goes after Van Dam. Benoit pulls Angle out of the ropes with his own anklelock submission. [12] For instance, Chris Benoit switched brands in 2004 and won the World Heavyweight Championship. Rey Mysterio is #4. Steiner press slams him and follows him out to the floor for a clothesline.

There goes Matt Hardy via an F5. Steiner goes for a Tombstone? [1] The match consists of thirty men, beginning with the two men who chose entry numbers one and two in the ring.

[7] A wrestler who leaves the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the match. Benoit goes after the Sharpshooter early, but Angle keeps making the ropes. He kicks the crap out of Jericho and Christian. Entertaining in the same way that Brock vs. Goldberg was entertaining. He and Haas doubleteam Cena. WWE has also booked several Royal Rumble matches outside of pay-per-view events: Male Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity, Female Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity, Most times being a Royal Rumble runner-up, Longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble, Longest cumulative time spent in Royal Rumbles, Shortest time spent in a single Royal Rumble, Wrestlers who had their number stolen or were replaced, Most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble, Total eliminations in cumulative Royal Rumbles, Highest number of wrestlers in a single elimination, Wrestlers who have competed multiple times in the same night, Female entrants in male Royal Rumble matches, Male entrants in female Royal Rumble matches. Copyright © 2020 411mania.com, LLC. The idea behind the Royal Rumble match is credited to Pat Patterson. Austin revealed that the Royal Rumble winner face "t… And I mean blows in the sense that they’re hitting each other…not in the homosexual sense. The WWE Championship has had various names due to company name changes and title unifications.

Why focus on the negative, though, there are two good matches here and that’s enough for a thumbs up from me. How interesting would this matchup be in 2005. Steiner catches Triple H going up and superplexes him. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. Regal pulls out the brass knuckles but runs right into a 3-D. D-Von snags the brass knuckles and knocks Storm out with the power of the punch at 7:23.

Bubba overpowers Storm early on and busts out a figure-four toehold?! Highest number of wrestlers working together to eliminate one wrestler. He tries to hook the Tarantula on Jericho, but Jericho tosses him over. That’s too much for Hebner, so he disqualifies Hunter at 18:15. All rights reserved.Click here for our privacy policy. Jericho throws Van Dam to the apron.

At first, the winner of the match received a shot at his brand's champion. Please help us serve you better, fill out our survey. Your hosts are Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Michael Cole and Tazz. You can’t beat me.

Sit there and marvel at Benoit…DO IT! ONE, TWO, THR–NOOOO!!! Heyman jumps on the apron and grabs Lesnar’s ankle. Kane lures Van Dam into a press slam under the guise of a doubleteam and then throws him out. Recap of the Scott Steiner vs. Although he has not won a Royal Rumble match, Kofi Kingston has become synonymous with finding various ways to keep at least one of his feet from touching the floor.

Batista eliminated Cena afterwards to win the match.[10]. In 1992, the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship was contested in the 1992 Royal Rumble match, which was won by Ric Flair,[24] while in 2016 Roman Reigns was scheduled to defend his WWE World Heavyweight Championship as a participant of that year's Royal Rumble match as entrant number one. Brock goes for an F5 but turns right into the chokeslam. Top 20 individual longest times in a single Royal Rumble match. Rob Van Dam is #12. Jeff goes for the Whisper in the Wind, so Van Dam pushes him out. He gets monkey flipped by Van Dam.