History Of Royal Rumble
Dates, venues, and winners
| Event | Date | City | Venue | Winner | Entry No. | Ref. | Main Event | ||
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| 1 | Royal Rumble (1988) | January 24, 1988 | Hamilton, Ontario | Copps Coliseum | Jim Duggan | 13 | [21][22] | 20-man Royal Rumble match The Islanders (Haku and Tama) vs. The Young Stallions (Paul Roma and Jim Powers) in a two out of three falls match |
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| 2 | Royal Rumble (1989) | January 15, 1989 | Houston, Texas | The Summit | Big John Studd | 27 | [23][24] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 3 | Royal Rumble (1990) | January 21, 1990 | Orlando, Florida | Orlando Arena | Hulk Hogan | 25 | [25][26] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 4 | Royal Rumble (1991) | January 19, 1991 | Miami, Florida | Miami Arena | 24 | [27][28] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | ||
| 5 | Royal Rumble (1992) | January 19, 1992 | Albany, New York | Knickerbocker Arena | Ric Flair | 3 | [29][30] | 30-man Royal Rumble match for the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship | |
| 6 | Royal Rumble (1993) | January 24, 1993 | Sacramento, California | ARCO Arena | Yokozuna | 27 | [31][32] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 7 | Royal Rumble (1994) | January 23, 1994 | Providence, Rhode Island | Providence Civic Center | Bret Hart Lex Luger |
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[33][34] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 8 | Royal Rumble (1995) | January 22, 1995 | Tampa, Florida | USF Sun Dome | Shawn Michaels | 1 | [35][36] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 9 | Royal Rumble (1996) | January 21, 1996 | Fresno, California | Selland Arena | 18 | [37][38] | 30-man Royal Rumble match Bret Hart (c) vs. The Undertaker for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
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| 10 | Royal Rumble (1997) | January 19, 1997 | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 5 | [39][40] | 30-man Royal Rumble match Sycho Sid (c) vs. Shawn Michaels for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
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| 11 | Royal Rumble (1998) | January 18, 1998 | San Jose, California | San Jose Arena | 24 | [41][42][43] | 30-man Royal Rumble match Shawn Michaels (c) vs. The Undertaker in a Casket match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship |
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| 12 | Royal Rumble (1999) | January 24, 1999 | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond | Mr. McMahon | 2 | [44][45][46] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 13 | Royal Rumble (2000) | January 23, 2000 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | The Rock | 24 | [47][48][49] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 14 | Royal Rumble (2001) | January 21, 2001 | New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans Arena | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 27 | [50][51][52] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 15 | Royal Rumble (2002) | January 20, 2002 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Triple H | 22 | [53][54][55] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 16 | Royal Rumble (2003) | January 19, 2003 | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter | Brock Lesnar | 29 | [56][57] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 17 | Royal Rumble (2004) | January 25, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | Chris Benoit | 1 | [58][59][60] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 18 | Royal Rumble (2005) | January 30, 2005 | Fresno, California | Save Mart Center | Batista | 28 | [61][62][63] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 19 | Royal Rumble (2006) | January 29, 2006 | Miami, Florida | American Airlines Arena | Rey Mysterio | 2 | [64][65][66] | 30-man Royal Rumble match Kurt Angle (c) vs. Mark Henry for the World Heavyweight Championship |
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| 20 | Royal Rumble (2007) | January 28, 2007 | San Antonio, Texas | AT&T Center | The Undertaker | 30 | [67][68][69] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 21 | Royal Rumble (2008) | January 27, 2008 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | John Cena | 30 | [70][71][72] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 22 | Royal Rumble (2009) | January 25, 2009 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Randy Orton | 8 | [73][74] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 23 | Royal Rumble (2010) | January 31, 2010 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Edge | 29 | [75][76] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 24 | Royal Rumble (2011) | January 30, 2011 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden | Alberto Del Rio | 38 [Note 2] | [77] | 40-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 25 | Royal Rumble (2012) | January 29, 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center | Sheamus | 22 | [78][79][80] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 26 | Royal Rumble (2013) | January 27, 2013 | Phoenix, Arizona | US Airways Center | John Cena | 19 | [81][82][83] | 30-man Royal Rumble match CM Punk (c) vs. The Rock for the WWE Championship |
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| 27 | Royal Rumble (2014) | January 26, 2014 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Consol Energy Center | Batista | 28 | [84][85] | 30-man Royal Rumble match | |
| 28 | Royal Rumble (2015) | January 25, 2015 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center | Roman Reigns | 19 | [86] | 30-man Royal Rumble match) | |
| 29 | Royal Rumble (2016) | January 24, 2016 | Orlando, Florida | Amway Center | Triple H | 30 | [87][88] | 30-man Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship; reigning champion Roman Reigns defended the title in the match | |
| 30 | Royal Rumble (2017) | January 29, 2017 | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | TBD | TBD | [89] | TBD |
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