{{short description|Professional wrestling match type}} {{Infobox sports league | title = Royal Rumble match | image = WWE Royal Rumble match in 2009.jpg | caption = WWE Royal Rumble match in 2009 | founded = October 1987 | organizer = WWE | founder = Pat Patterson<br>Vince McMahon | competitors = 30{{cref|A}}<br/>20 (1988)<br/>40 (2011)<br/>50 (GRR) | tournament_format = Staggered entry battle royal | champion = Roman Reigns (men's)<br>Liv Morgan (women's) | most_champs = Stone Cold Steve Austin (three) | champ_season = 2026 | footnotes = {{cnote|A|The Royal Rumble match traditionally features 30 competitors, though some exceptions have been made in select matches.}} }} The '''Royal Rumble match''' is a professional wrestling match based on the classic battle royal match 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.<ref name=wwematch>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/royalrumble|title=Specialty Matches: Royal Rumble|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 3, 2007|archivedate=February 3, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203074519/http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/royalrumble}}</ref><ref name=stats>{{cite web|last=Waldman|title=Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble |url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019171213/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/2005/02/01/917194.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 19, 2015 |first=Jon |publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=December 9, 2007|date=February 2, 2005}}</ref> The match is typically the main event of WWE's January pay-per-view and livestreaming event known as the Royal Rumble. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.<ref name=wwematch/><ref name=Mysterio>{{cite web|url= http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150630134336/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|url-status= dead|archive-date= June 30, 2015|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|author1=Dale Plummer |author2=Nick Tylwalk|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=2007-12-09|date=2006-01-30}}</ref> The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and was first staged at a house show in October 1987.<ref name="RRhistory">{{cite web |last1=Burkholder |first1=Denny |title=The Lost Royal Rumble and how a signature WWE event survived despite early failure |url=https://www.cbssports.com/general/news/the-lost-royal-rumble-and-how-a-signature-wwe-event-survived-despite-early-failure/ |website=CBSSports |access-date=December 7, 2021 |date=January 26, 2017}}</ref> The winner of the match is usualy awarded with a World title match, most commonly at WWE's largest event WrestleMania.
The term "Royal Rumble" is trademarked by WWE.<ref name="Justia">{{cite web|url=https://trademarks.justia.com/870/29/royal-87029816.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250121151238/https://trademarks.justia.com/870/29/royal-87029816.html|archive-date=January 21, 2025|title=ROYAL RUMBLE - Trademark Details|work=Justia|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref> However, multiple other professional wrestling promotions have introduced their own derivations of the Royal Rumble match, for example World War 3 in World Championship Wrestling, the Gauntlet for the Gold in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, and the Casino Battle Royale in All Elite Wrestling.
==Concept== The Royal Rumble differs from the classical battle royal as the contestants do not enter the ring at the same time, but instead are assigned entry numbers, usually via a lottery, although desirable spots are occasionally assigned by other means, the most common being winning a match.<ref name=wwematch/> 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 (60 seconds for the 1995 event), according to their entry number.<ref name=wwematch/> This format is credited to Pat Patterson.<ref name=pat>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/patpatterson/bio/|title=Hall of Fame: Pat Patterson|access-date=2007-12-03|publisher=WWE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071124132009/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/halloffame/patpatterson/bio/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=2007-11-24}}</ref> To date, only six wrestlers who have been one of the starting two entrants have won the Royal Rumble: Shawn Michaels in 1995, Vince McMahon in 1999, Chris Benoit in 2004, Rey Mysterio in 2006, Edge in 2021, and Rhea Ripley in 2023. (Michaels, Benoit, Edge, and Ripley were entrant number 1 while McMahon and Mysterio were number 2), while only five wrestlers who have been the final entrant won the Royal Rumble: The Undertaker in 2007, John Cena in 2008, Triple H in 2016, Brock Lesnar in 2022, and Cody Rhodes in 2023. The most common number to win is 30, and 16 eventual winners entered at number 25 or later.
thumb|left|2010 Royal Rumble match
The Royal Rumble match traditionally involves 30 wrestlers and usually lasts an hour (the 2011 edition had a 40-man field). The 2025 men's installment of the match was the longest, lasting one hour and 20 minutes while the first televised Rumble match in 1988 involved only 20 men<ref name=RR88>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988: Main Event|publisher=WWE| access-date=2007-12-03}}</ref> and lasted 33 minutes of the two-hour broadcast.<ref name=facts>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/facts/|title=Royal Rumble: Facts & Figures|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 30, 2007}}</ref> The 1998 match nominally had the traditional 30-man field, but only 28 individual wrestlers competed as Mick Foley entered the Royal Rumble match three different times as three different gimmicks—first as Cactus Jack, then Mankind and finally Dude Love.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/listthis/greatrawmoments/rawmoments5|title=Foley's Hat-trick|last=McAvennie|first=Mike| date=January 20, 2007|publisher=WWE |access-date=November 21, 2008}}</ref> The 2018 Royal Rumble PPV was the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match,<ref name="Raw12182017">{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=12/18 Powell's WWE Raw Live TV Review: Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman return, Cedric Alexander vs. Drew Gulak for a WWE Cruiserweight Title shot, the build to the Royal Rumble|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2017/12/18/12-18-powells-wwe-raw-live-tv-review-brock-lesnar-paul-heyman-return-cedric-alexander-vs-drew-gulak-wwe-cruiserweight-title-shot-build-royal-rumble/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|access-date=December 18, 2017}}</ref> contested under the same rules as the men's match, including having 30 participants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cagesideseats.com/wwe/2018/1/1/16839550/kurt-angle-announces-official-rules-for-womens-royal-rumble-match|title=Kurt Angle announces official rules for women's Royal Rumble match|work=Cageside Seats|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2018/article/mens-womens-royal-rumble-rules-revealed|title=Men's and Women's Royal Rumble Match rules revealed|date=January 1, 2018|author=WWE.com Staff|work=WWE.com|access-date=January 2, 2018}}</ref>
According to the rules, participants are eliminated from the match if moved over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. Hence, a wrestler who exits the ring without going over the top rope is not eliminated from the contest. For example, during the 1999 match, both McMahon and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin left the ring only to return later in the match.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-30}}</ref> Furthermore, a wrestler who only touches the floor with one foot is not eliminated from the match, a rule which greatly affected the 1995 match, allowing Michaels to re-enter the ring and win the match. 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref> In the 1994 match, the last two participants (Bret Hart and Lex Luger) were declared co-winners when officials were unable to determine whose feet touched the floor first.<ref name=RR94>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 5, 2007}}</ref> Although this was the intended outcome, a similar situation occurred by a legitimate accident in 2005, when Batista and John Cena eliminated each other and hit the ground at exactly the same time. This time, the match was restarted.<ref name=RR05>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2005: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref> Though various referees are charged with observing the match, some eliminations have gone unnoticed to allow the eliminated participants to sneak back into the ring to continue. Austin was able to re-enter the ring in this way and win the 1997 match.<ref name=RR97>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=December 3, 2007|quote=Stone Cold was actually eliminated during the match, but the referees failed to detect it, so he sneaked back in.}}</ref>
Although eliminations are usually caused by active participants, eliminations caused by other means have been ruled legitimate, including self-eliminations (such as André the Giant after seeing a snake in 1989, Mil Máscaras diving out of the ring from the turnbuckle in 1997, Kane in 1999, and Pat McAfee in 2024, although Randy Savage's jump over the top rope in 1992 was not ruled as self-elimination), elimination by previously eliminated participants (such as The Undertaker eliminating Maven in 2002, Kurt Angle eliminating Michaels in 2005 or Sonya Deville eliminating Naomi in 2022) or non-participants (such as Shane McMahon eliminating Shawn Michaels in 2006 and The Miz eliminating John Cena in 2011). Furthermore, an injured wrestler can return to the ring as long as the match is still ongoing (such as Austin in 1999, Roman Reigns in 2016, and Randy Orton in 2021), but not if the match has already ended (such as Spike Dudley in 2004, Scotty 2 Hotty in 2005, and Rey Mysterio in 2023) and can also be replaced by another wrestler (such as Mick Foley replacing Test in 2004, Erick Rowan replacing Curtis Axel in 2015, Sami Zayn replacing Tye Dillinger in 2018, Nia Jax replacing R-Truth in 2019, Becky Lynch replacing Lana in 2019 and IShowSpeed replacing Akira Tozawa in 2025).
==Prize== Since 1993, the winner of the Royal Rumble match is traditionally awarded a title match for WWE's top championship at WrestleMania—WWE currently promotes two main roster brands with a top championship for each and the winner can choose which championship to challenge for, regardless of the brand they belong to. For the men, that is the World Heavyweight Championship on Raw and the Undisputed WWE Championship on SmackDown.<ref name=about>{{cite web|last=Cohen|first=Eric|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/thewrestlers/a/rumblewinnerfat.htm|title=The Fate of the Royal Rumble Winner|publisher=About.com|access-date=2007-12-09|date=2007-04-25}}</ref> Similarly, the winner of the women's Royal Rumble match (first contested in 2018) is awarded a match at WrestleMania for their choice of one of WWE's top women's championships: Raw's Women's World Championship or SmackDown's WWE Women's Championship.<ref name="Raw12182017"/><ref name="NXTPortland">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=John|title=2/16 NXT Takeover: Portland results – Moore's live review of Adam Cole vs. Tommaso Ciampa for the NXT Championship, Rhea Ripley vs. Bianca Belair for the NXT Women's Championship, Bobby Fish and Kyle O'Reilly vs. Matt Riddle and Pete Dunne for the NXT Tag Titles, Finn Balor vs. Johnny Gargano|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2020/02/16/2-16-nxt-takeover-portland-results-moores-live-review-of-adam-cole-vs-tommaso-ciampa-for-the-nxt-championship-rhea-ripley-vs-bianca-belair-for-the-nxt-womens-championship-bobby-fish-and-kyl/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=February 16, 2020|access-date=February 16, 2020}}</ref>
With the first brand extension introduced in mid-2002, the 30 male entrants from 2003 to 2006 consisted of 15 wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands, respectively. At first, the winner of the match received a shot for their brand's top championship, either the original World Heavyweight Championship or the WWE Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629012220/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2015 |title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|first=John|last=Powell|publisher=SLAM! Wrestling|access-date=2007-12-23|date=2004-01-26}}</ref> Starting in 2004, the Royal Rumble winner had the option of challenging for either brand's top championship. For instance, Chris Benoit switched from SmackDown to Raw after winning the 2004 event to challenge for Raw's top championship at the time.<ref name=about/> 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.<ref name=ecwtitle>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/archive/02052007/|title=Tickets punched for WrestleMania|first=Brett |last=Hoffman|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05|date=2007-02-05}}</ref> During ECW's participation, the entries for each brand were not evenly divided.<ref name=RR07>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/matches/35535102/results/|title=A Phenom-enal Rumble|author=Louie Dee|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05|date=2007-01-28}}</ref> The ECW Championship was deactivated in 2010, leaving the two remaining titles until they were unified in December 2013 as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This singular option lasted until the brand extensions' return in 2016, which introduced the WWE Universal Championship, as the WWE World Heavyweight Championship reverted to being called the WWE Championship. Like the first brand extension, the winner of the 2017 event earned a match for their brand's top championship, the Universal Championship or WWE Championship, but beginning with the 2018 event, the winner has a choice. NXT—WWE's developmental brand—was elevated to main roster status from September 2019 until September 2021, during that time NXT's top championships (the NXT Championship for men and the NXT Women's Championship for women) were also eligible choices. This ended when NXT reverted back to developmental status in September 2021. In April 2022, the WWE Championship and Universal Championship were unified as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, although their respective title lineages remained separate; however, the two titles together as the Undisputed title was the only choice for the men's Rumble winner in 2023. In April 2023, a new World Heavyweight Championship was introduced and the Universal Championship was then retired in April 2024 with the WWE Championship subsequently referred to as the Undisputed WWE Championship. Since the return of the brand extension, the number of participants from each brand has not been evenly divided, as matches have also featured NXT wrestlers, as well has surprise entrants such as WWE Hall of Famers and/or debuting wrestlers, and later, wrestlers from WWE's partner promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as well as sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA), which WWE acquired in April 2025.
WWE's top championship has been booked as on the line during the Royal Rumble match on two occasions. In 1992, the vacant WWF World Heavyweight Championship was contested in the Royal Rumble match, which was won by Ric Flair,<ref name=RR92>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992: Main Event|publisher=WWE|access-date=2007-12-05}}</ref> 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. This has thus far been the only 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; Reigns would earn a rematch against Triple H at WrestleMania 32 and won back the title. In 2008, ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant number 26 before being eliminated by eventual winner John Cena. This was the first time in which a reigning world champion competed in the match in which the winner could challenge them. In 2020, although he did not defend his title in the match, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant number 1, feeling as if no one on any brand deserved to challenge him at either the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. 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. In 2022, although she did not defend her title in the match, SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair entered the Royal Rumble match as entrant number 17, feeling as if no one on any brand deserved to challenge her at either the Royal Rumble or WrestleMania. This was the first time in which a reigning women's champion competed in the match in which the champion could choose their opponent; Flair's participation was used as a way to set up her WrestleMania challenger, which ended up being Ronda Rousey, who eliminated Flair, won the Rumble match and then challenged Flair for her title at WrestleMania 38.
The Royal Rumble winner may also choose to put his championship opportunity on the line in a match. This was first done in 1996, when Shawn Michaels risked his WrestleMania XII WWF Championship opportunity in a match against Owen Hart at In Your House 6. The second time was in 2002, when Triple H lost his WrestleMania X8 Undisputed WWF Championship opportunity at No Way Out to Kurt Angle, but regained his spot in a rematch against Angle on the following episode of ''Raw.'' 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. The fourth time was on the February 25, 2013 edition of ''Raw,'' where John Cena successfully defended his WrestleMania 29 WWE Championship opportunity in a match against CM Punk. The fifth time was in 2015 at Fastlane, where Reigns defended his WrestleMania 31 WWE World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Daniel Bryan. In a reverse case in 2008, John Cena decided that instead of waiting until WrestleMania XXIV, he would use his world championship opportunity and challenge WWE Champion Orton at the preceding No Way Out event, though won the match but not the title when Orton intentionally got himself disqualified; however, after Triple H became Orton's WrestleMania opponent, Cena earned another opportunity and was inserted into that championship match, making it a triple threat match. In another case in 2017, Randy Orton relinquished his WrestleMania 33 WWE Championship opportunity after his stablemate Bray Wyatt won the title, but later turned on Wyatt and reverted his decision; he then defeated AJ Styles, who had become the new title challenger, to re-earn his title shot at WrestleMania.
During the 50 men-Greatest Royal Rumble in April 2018, the winner Braun Strowman received a trophy and the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/wwe/news/look-wwe-awards-awesome-special-championship-title-for-greatest-royal-rumble/|title=LOOK: WWE awards awesome special championship title for Greatest Royal Rumble|access-date=1 May 2018}}</ref>
==Dates, venues, and winners== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners ! rowspan="2" | Event ! rowspan="2" | Date ! rowspan="2" | City ! rowspan="2" | Venue ! colspan="4" | Winner ! class="unsortable" rowspan="2" | Ref. |- ! Men ! No. ! Women ! No. |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1988) | January 24, 1988 | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | Copps Coliseum | {{Sortname|Jim|Duggan}} | {{sort|13|13}} | colspan="2" rowspan="31" {{n/a}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1988 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1989) | January 15, 1989 | Houston, Texas | The Summit | {{sortname|Big John|Studd}} | {{sort|27|27}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988115/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1989 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1990) | January 21, 1990 | Orlando, Florida | Orlando Arena | {{sortname|Hulk|Hogan}} | {{sort|25|25}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881151/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1990 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1991) | January 19, 1991 | Miami, Florida | Miami Arena | {{sortname|Hulk|Hogan}} | {{sort|24|24}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988116/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1991 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1992) | January 19, 1992 | Albany, New York | Knickerbocker Arena | {{sortname|Ric|Flair}} | {{sort|03|3}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881152/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1992 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1993) | January 24, 1993 | Sacramento, California | ARCO Arena | Yokozuna | {{sort|27|27}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1993 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1994) | rowspan="2" | January 22, 1994 | rowspan="2" | Providence, Rhode Island | rowspan="2" | Providence Civic Center | {{sortname|Lex|Luger}} | {{sort|23|23}} | rowspan="2" | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811421/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1994 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | {{sortname|Bret|Hart}} | {{sort|27|27}} |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1995) | January 22, 1995 | Tampa, Florida | USF Sun Dome | {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} | {{sort|01|1}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988117/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1995 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1996) | January 21, 1996 | Fresno, California | Selland Arena | {{sortname|Shawn|Michaels}} | {{sort|18|18}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1996 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1997) | January 19, 1997 | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | {{sort|05|5}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114111/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1997 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1998) | January 18, 1998 | San Jose, California | San Jose Arena | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | {{sort|24|24}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811511/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1998 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Austin wins predictable Rumble">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 19, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019171212/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan19_rumble.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2015|title=Austin wins predictable Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (1999) | January 24, 1999 | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | {{sortname|Mr.|McMahon|Vince McMahon}} | {{sort|02|2}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/results/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent1999">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881143/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 1999 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again">{{cite web|first=Chris|last=Gramlich|date=January 25, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019171211/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingArchive/jan25_rumble.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 19, 2015|title=McMahon wins Rumble, Rock champ again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2000) | January 23, 2000 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | {{sortname|The|Rock|Dwayne Johnson}} | {{sort|24|24}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent2000">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811411/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2000 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 24, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519025348/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan24_royalrumble.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2015|title=Rocky wins the Rumble, A bloody Triple H defeats Cactus Jack|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2001) | January 21, 2001 | New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans Arena | "Stone Cold" Steve Austin | {{sort|27|27}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2001 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Surprises dominate Rumble 2001">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 22, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919115231/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan22_rumble-can.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2015|title=Surprises dominate Rumble 2001|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2002) | January 20, 2002 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Triple H | {{sort|22|22}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811413/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2002 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 21, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919171904/http://slam.canoe.com/SlamWrestlingPPV/jan21_rumble-can.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 19, 2015|title=Rumble 2002 stumbles, Triple H wins WrestleMania spot|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2003) | January 19, 2003 | Boston, Massachusetts | FleetCenter | {{sortname|Brock|Lesnar}} | {{sort|29|29}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Results |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881141/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2003 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2004) | January 25, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | {{sortname|Chris|Benoit}} | {{sort|01|1}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Results| publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2009-07-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2004 Main Event Synopsis |publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604030744/http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988118/mainevent/ |archive-date=June 4, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Tortoriello wins the 'Rumble'">{{cite web|first=John|last=Powell|date=January 26, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629012220/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2004/01/26/325195.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2015|title=Benoit wins the 'Rumble'|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2005) | January 30, 2005 | Fresno, California | Save Mart Center | Batista | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811/mainevent/|title=Royal Rumble 2005 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=July 8, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Batista claims the Rumble">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 31, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018034532/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2005/01/31/915606.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2015|title=Batista claims the Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2006) | January 29, 2006 | Miami, Florida | American Airlines Arena | {{sortname|Rey|Mysterio}} | {{sort|02|2}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2006/|title=Royal Rumble 2006 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2006/matches/31409413/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2006 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again">{{cite web|first=Dale|last= Plummer|date=January 30, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630134336/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2006/01/30/1418142.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 30, 2015|title=Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2007) | January 28, 2007 | San Antonio, Texas | AT&T Center | {{sortname|The|Undertaker}} | {{sort|30|30}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/|title=Royal Rumble 2007 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2010-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2007/matches/35535102/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2007 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Old guard dominates Rumble">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 28, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715005925/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2007/01/28/3473071.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 15, 2015|title=Old guard dominates Rumble|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2008) | January 27, 2008 | New York City, New York | Madison Square Garden | {{sortname|John|Cena}} | {{sort|30|30}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2008/|title=Royal Rumble 2008 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=2010-02-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2008/matches/5267610321112/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2008 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Cena wins Rumble in surprise return">{{cite web|first=Dale|last=Plummer|date=January 28, 1998|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/01/28/4797664.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519192643/http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2008/01/28/4797664.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 19, 2015|title=Cena wins Rumble in surprise return|publisher=SLAM! Sports|access-date=July 10, 2009}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2009) | January 25, 2009 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | {{sortname|Randy|Orton}} | {{sort|08|8}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/|title=Royal Rumble 2009 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/2009/matches/9050360/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2009 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2010) | January 31, 2010 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Edge | {{sort|29|29}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/|title=Royal Rumble 2010 Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref><ref name="MainEvent2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/matches/9887158/results/|title=Royal Rumble 2010 Main Event Synopsis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|access-date=February 1, 2010}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2011) | January 30, 2011 | Boston, Massachusetts | TD Garden | {{sortname|Alberto|Del Rio}} | {{sort|38|38}} | <ref name="2011event">{{cite web|last=Gerweck|first=Steve|title=Upcoming dates for WWE PPV events in 2011|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/viewnews.php?id=1280258946|publisher=WrestleView|date=July 27, 2010|access-date=July 28, 2010}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2012) | January 29, 2012 | St. Louis, Missouri | Scottrade Center | Sheamus | {{sort|22|22}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=WWE presents Royal Rumble, 01-29-2012|url=http://wwelivetour.com/events/wwe-presents-royal-rumble|publisher=WWE|date=2011-12-11|access-date=December 11, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|title=Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2012/royal-rumble-match|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 29, 2013|date=January 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Powers|first=Kevin|title=WWE Champion CM Punk def. Dolph Ziggler (Special Guest Referee John Laurinaitis)|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2012/cm-punk-dolph-ziggler|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 29, 2013|date=January 29, 2012}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2013) | January 27, 2013 | Phoenix, Arizona | US Airways Center | {{sortname|John|Cena}} | {{sort|19|19}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Rumble 2013 results|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/royal-rumble-2013-results-26086345|publisher=WWE|access-date=2013-09-29|date=2013-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Giannini|first1=Alex|last2=Linder|first2=Zach|title=John Cena won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2013/royal-rumble-match-26080784/page-5|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 29, 2013|date=January 27, 2013}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2014) | January 26, 2014 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Consol Energy Center | Batista | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref>{{cite web|last1=Murphy|first1=Ryan|last2=Linder|first2=Zach|title=Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2014/royal-rumble-match-26171285|publisher=WWE|access-date=27 January 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Rumble 2014 results|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/royal-rumble-2014-results-26177563|access-date=10 November 2014}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2015) | January 25, 2015 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center | {{sortname|Roman|Reigns}} | {{sort|19|19}} | <ref>Royal Rumble (2015)#Results</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2016) | January 24, 2016 | Orlando, Florida | Amway Center | Triple H | {{sort|30|30}} | <ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Elton|title=When Is WWE Royal Rumble 2016? Date, Location & Start Time|url=http://heavy.com/sports/2016/01/when-is-wwe-royal-rumble-2016-date-location-start-time/|work=Heavy.com|date=16 January 2016|access-date=7 July 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Murphy|first=Ryan|title=Triple H won the 2016 Royal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2016/royal-rumble-match-wwe-world-heavyweight-championship-28402653|publisher=WWE|access-date=25 January 2016}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2017) | January 29, 2017 | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | {{Sortname|Randy|Orton}} | {{sort|23|23}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Royal Rumble returns to Alamodome for the first time in 20 years|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/article/royal-rumble-returns-to-alamodome-first-time-20-years|publisher=WWE|access-date=September 30, 2016}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2018) | January 28, 2018 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center | {{Sortname|Shinsuke|Nakamura}} | {{sort|14|14}} | Asuka | {{sort|25|25}} | <ref>{{cite web|title=Philadelphia to host 30th anniversary of WWE Royal Rumble in 2018|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/article/philadelphia-to-host-royal-rumble-2018|publisher=WWE|access-date=January 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 Men's Royal Rumble Match|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2018/30-man-royal-rumble-match-results|work=WWE|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Benigno|first1=Anthony|title=Asuka won the first-ever Women's Royal Rumble Match; Ronda Rousey debuted|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2018/30-woman-royal-rumble-match-results|work=WWE|access-date=January 28, 2018}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Greatest Royal Rumble | April 27, 2018 | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | King Abdullah International Stadium | {{Sortname|Braun|Strowman}} | {{sort|41|41}} | colspan="2" {{n/a}} | <ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.wwe.com/worldwide/article/saudi-arabia-to-host-greatest-royal-rumble-april-2018?sf183666032=1|title=Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble this April|work=WWE|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref><ref name=SkyPPV>{{cite web|url=http://www.skysports.com/wwe/news/14203/11299796/wwe-greatest-royal-rumble-to-be-shown-live-on-sky-sports-box-office|title=WWE Greatest Royal Rumble to be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office|work=Sky Sports|date=March 22, 2018|access-date=March 22, 2018}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2019) | January 27, 2019 | Phoenix, Arizona | Chase Field | {{Sortname|Seth|Rollins}} | {{sort|10|10}} | {{Sortname|Becky|Lynch}} | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref name="2019 Rumble">{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/events/2018/01/24/wwe-royal-rumble-2019-nxt-takeover-phoenix-chase-field/1059435001/|title=WWE fans, Royal Rumble 2019 is coming to Chase Field in Phoenix|work=AZ Central|access-date=January 24, 2018}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2020) | January 26, 2020 | Houston, Texas | Minute Maid Park | {{Sortname|Drew|McIntyre}} | {{sort|16|16}} | {{Sortname|Charlotte|Flair}} | {{sort|17|17}} | <ref name="2020 Rumble">{{cite web|last1=Barron|first1=David|title=WWE's Royal Rumble coming to Minute Maid Park in 2020|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/article/WWE-Royal-Rumble-in-Houston-Minute-Maid-Park-2020-13620766.php|work=Houston Chron|access-date=February 16, 2019|date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2021) | January 31, 2021 | St. Petersburg, Florida | WWE ThunderDome at Tropicana Field | Edge | {{sort|1|1}} | Bianca Belair | {{sort|3|3}} | <ref name="RR2021">{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Jason|title=WWE Royal Rumble results: Powell's live review of the Royal Rumble matches, Drew McIntyre vs. Goldberg for the WWE Championship, Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Universal Championship, Sasha Banks vs. Carmella for the Smackdown Women's Championship|url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2021/01/31/wwe-royal-rumble-results-powells-live-review-of-the-royal-rumble-matches-drew-mcintyre-vs-goldberg-for-the-wwe-championship-roman-reigns-vs-kevin-owens-in-a-last-man-standing-match-for-the-wwe/|work=Pro Wrestling Dot Net|date=January 31, 2021|access-date=January 31, 2021}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2022) | January 29, 2022 | St. Louis, Missouri | The Dome at America's Center | {{Sortname|Brock|Lesnar}} | {{sort|30|30}} | {{Sortname|Ronda|Rousey}} | {{sort|28|28}} | <ref name="2022Rumble">{{cite web|title=WWE Announces Date And Location For Royal Rumble 2022|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-announces-date-and-location-royal-rumble-2022|work=Fightful|first=Jeremy|last=Lambert|date=September 27, 2021|accessdate=September 27, 2021}}</ref> |- | scope="row" | Royal Rumble (2023) | January 28, 2023 | San Antonio, Texas | Alamodome | {{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} | {{sort|30|30}} | {{Sortname|Rhea|Ripley}} | {{sort|1|1}} | {{cn|date=August 2024}} |- |Royal Rumble (2024) |January 27, 2024 |St. Petersburg, Florida |Tropicana Field |{{sortname|Cody|Rhodes}} |{{sort|15|15}} |Bayley |{{sort|3|3}} |<ref name="2024confirmed">{{cite news|last=Russell|first=Skylar|title=WWE Royal Rumble 2024 To Take Place At Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-royal-rumble-2024-take-place-tropicana-field-st-petersburg-florida|work=Fightful|date=September 13, 2023|access-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918034628/https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/wwe-royal-rumble-2024-take-place-tropicana-field-st-petersburg-florida|archive-date=September 18, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> |- |Royal Rumble (2025) |February 1, 2025 |Indianapolis, Indiana |Lucas Oil Stadium |Jey Uso |20 |Charlotte Flair |27 |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-06-24 |title=WWE announces Royal Rumble 2025 in Indianapolis, future Wrestlemania |url=https://www.wrtv.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/wwe-announces-royal-rumble-2025-in-indianapolis-future-wrestlemania |access-date=2024-08-14 |website=WRTV Indianapolis |language=en}}</ref> |- |Royal Rumble (2026) |January 31, 2026 |Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |Riyadh Season Stadium |{{sortname|Roman|Reigns}} |26 |Liv Morgan |14 |<ref>{{cite web | title=Complete Royal Rumble 2026 results | website=WWE | date=31 January 2026 | url=https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/royal-rumble-2026/results | access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref> |}
=== Men's Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;" |- !scope=col|Championship !scope=col|Victories !scope=col|Attempts !scope=col|Success rate |- !scope="row"|WWE Championship{{efn|The WWE Championship has had various names due to company name changes and title unifications. Since the 1993 Royal Rumble, these include the WWF World Heavyweight Championship, the WWF Championship, the Undisputed WWF Championship, the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship (in tandem with the WWE Universal Championship), and the Undisputed WWE Championship.}} |11 |20 |{{Winning percentage|11|9}} |- !scope="row"|World Heavyweight Championship<br>{{small|(2002–2013 version)}} |5 |7 |{{Winning percentage|5|2}} |- !scope="row"|WWE Universal Championship{{efn|From April 2022 to April 2024, the WWE Championship and Universal Championship were held and defended together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, thus both titles together were a singular choice as the Undisputed title.}} |2 |5 |{{Winning percentage|2|3}} |- !scope="row"|World Heavyweight Championship<br>{{small|(current version)}} |2 |2 |{{Winning percentage|0|2}} |- !scope="row"|'''Total''' !18{{efn|At WrestleMania XL in 2024, the WWE Championship and WWE Universal Championship were originally won together as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. This is counted as one instead of two separate victories/attempts due to the Universal Championship being officially retired after WrestleMania XL and the WWE Championship going forward as the Undisputed WWE Championship.}}!!34!!{{Winning percentage|18|16}} |} :{{color box|#c3fdb8|border=silver}} – WrestleMania victory :{{color box|#fbb|border=silver}} – WrestleMania loss :{{color box|#fff|border=silver}} – Did not receive title match {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ ! !Winner !Event !Year !Championship match |-style="background:#c3fdb8;" |{{sort|01|1}} |scope="row"|Yokozuna |WrestleMania IX |1993 |Yokozuna defeated Bret Hart to win the WWF Championship, but lost it shortly afterwards to Hulk Hogan in a impromptu match. |-style="background:#fbb" |rowspan="" 2 '|{{sort|02|2}} |rowspan="" 2 '|Lex Luger |rowspan="" 2 '|WrestleMania X |rowspan="" 2 '|1994 |Luger lost to WWF Champion Yokozuna by disqualification. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|02|2}} |Bret Hart |WrestleMania X |1994 |Hart defeated Yokozuna to win the WWF Championship. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|03|3}} |Shawn Michaels |WrestleMania XI |1995 |Michaels lost to WWF Champion Diesel. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|04|4}} |Shawn Michaels |WrestleMania XII |1996 |Michaels successfully defended his title shot against Owen Hart at In Your House 6. Michaels went on to defeat Bret Hart in a 60-minute Iron Man match to win the WWF Championship. |- |{{sort|05|5}} |"Stone Cold" Steve Austin |WrestleMania 13 |1997 |Austin was declared the winner after eliminating Bret Hart. Hart had actually thrown Austin out of the ring moments earlier, but the officials at ringside were distracted and did not see it. WWF President Gorilla Monsoon refused to give Austin the WrestleMania title shot due to his actions; Austin and Hart, along with The Undertaker and Vader, would face off in an elimination match at In Your House 13: Final Four. The winner was originally to face the WWF Champion at WrestleMania, but Shawn Michaels relinquished the title just before the event; the match would instead be contested for the vacant WWF Championship, which was won by Hart. Hart would lose the championship to Sycho Sid the night after winning it; Sid would, in turn, lose the title to The Undertaker at WrestleMania. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|06|6}} |"Stone Cold" Steve Austin |WrestleMania XIV |1998 |Austin defeated Shawn Michaels to win the WWF Championship. |- |{{sort|07|7}} |Mr. McMahon |WrestleMania XV |1999 |The following night on ''Raw Is War'', Mr. McMahon relinquished his opportunity to challenge for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania and promised to name a replacement challenger at his discretion. However, WWF Commissioner Shawn Michaels informed him that the rules stated that the runner-up in the Royal Rumble, in this case "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, would receive the title match in his stead. Austin defended his championship opportunity against McMahon at February's St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House pay-per-view, then defeated The Rock in a no disqualification match at WrestleMania. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|08|8}} |The Rock |WrestleMania 2000 |2000 |The Rock was initially declared the winner after last eliminating The Big Show. However, Big Show produced a video replay that showed Rock's feet touch the floor before his; after trading victories in matches for the WrestleMania title match against WWF Champion Triple H, it was decided initially that the three men would face off in a triple threat match for the title; this would lead to a fatal four way match at WrestleMania after Mick Foley was added to the match. Triple H won after last eliminating Rock. |-style="background:#c3fbb8" |{{sort|09|9}} |"Stone Cold" Steve Austin |WrestleMania X-Seven |2001 |Austin defeated The Rock in a No Disqualification match to win the WWF Championship. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|10|10}} |Triple H |WrestleMania X8 |2002 |Triple H lost his WrestleMania X8 title shot to Kurt Angle at No Way Out. The following night on ''Raw'', Triple H was given a rematch by WWF co-owner Ric Flair and defeated Angle to win his title shot back. Triple H went on to defeat Chris Jericho to win the Undisputed WWF Championship at WrestleMania X8. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|11|11}} |Brock Lesnar |WrestleMania XIX |2003 |As a member of the SmackDown! brand, Lesnar earned a match for his own brand's WWE Championship and defeated Kurt Angle to win the title; had Angle gotten counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title per the stipulation. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|12|12}} |Chris Benoit |WrestleMania XX |2004 |Benoit won the Rumble as a SmackDown! wrestler, but switched to the Raw brand to challenge Triple H for the World Heavyweight Championship. Shawn Michaels, who was feuding with Triple H, later added himself to the match to make it a triple threat match. At WrestleMania XX, Benoit defeated Triple H and Michaels to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|13|13}} |Batista |WrestleMania 21 |2005 |Batista from Raw chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship and defeated Triple H to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|14|14}} |Rey Mysterio |WrestleMania 22 |2006 |Mysterio from SmackDown! chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship, but lost his title shot to Randy Orton at No Way Out. On the following episode of ''SmackDown!'', General Manager Theodore Long re-added Mysterio to the World Heavyweight Championship match, making it a triple threat match. At WrestleMania 22, Mysterio defeated champion Kurt Angle and Orton to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|15|15}} |The Undertaker |WrestleMania 23 |2007 |The Undertaker from SmackDown! chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship and defeated Batista to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|16|16}} |John Cena |No Way Out |2008 |Instead of waiting until WrestleMania XXIV, Cena from Raw used his championship shot at No Way Out to challenge for his own brand's WWE Championship. Cena defeated champion Randy Orton by disqualification, thus Orton retained as titles do not change hands by disqualification unless stipulated. Cena would nevertheless challenge for the title at WrestleMania XXIV in a triple threat match also featuring Triple H, with Orton again retaining. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|17|17}} |Randy Orton |WrestleMania 25 |2009 |Orton won the Rumble as a Raw wrestler, but chose to challenge for SmackDown's WWE Championship, but lost to Triple H; had Triple H gotten counted out or disqualified, he would have lost the title per the stipulation. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|18|18}} |Edge |WrestleMania XXVI |2010 |Edge from SmackDown chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship, but lost to Chris Jericho. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|19|19}} |Alberto Del Rio |WrestleMania XXVII |2011 |Del Rio from SmackDown chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship, but lost to Edge. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|20|20}} |Sheamus |WrestleMania XXVIII |2012 |Sheamus chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship and defeated Daniel Bryan to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|21|21}} |John Cena |WrestleMania 29 |2013 |Cena chose to challenge for the WWE Championship and successfully defended his title shot against CM Punk on the February 25 episode of ''Raw''. At WrestleMania 29, Cena defeated The Rock to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|22|22}} |Batista |WrestleMania XXX |2014 |After months of feuding, Triple H agreed to face Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania XXX, with the stipulation that whoever won would be inserted into the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match between champion Randy Orton and Rumble winner Batista to make it a triple threat match. Bryan defeated Triple H in the opening match and went on to defeat Orton and Batista to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|23|23}} |Roman Reigns |WrestleMania 31 |2015 |Reigns successfully defended his title shot against Daniel Bryan at Fastlane. At WrestleMania 31 during Reigns' match against champion Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract, converting the singles match between Reigns and Lesnar into a triple threat match. Rollins then defeated Lesnar and Reigns in the impromptu triple threat match by pinning Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|24|24}} |Randy Orton |WrestleMania 33 |2017 |As a member of the SmackDown brand, Orton earned a match for his own brand's WWE Championship. After his fellow Wyatt Family member Bray Wyatt won the championship at Elimination Chamber and retained it on the following ''SmackDown'', Orton relinquished his championship opportunity. On the next episode of ''SmackDown'', however, Orton reverted his decision and turned on Wyatt. The following week, Orton defeated AJ Styles, who had become the new number one contender for the title, to re-earn his title shot. At WrestleMania 33, Orton defeated Wyatt to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|25|25}} |Shinsuke Nakamura |WrestleMania 34 |2018 |Nakamura from SmackDown chose to challenge for his own brand's WWE Championship, but lost to AJ Styles. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|26|26}} |Seth Rollins |WrestleMania 35 |2019 |Rollins from Raw chose to challenge for his own brand's WWE Universal Championship and defeated Brock Lesnar to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|27|27}} |Drew McIntyre |WrestleMania 36 |2020 |McIntyre from Raw chose to challenge for his own brand's WWE Championship and defeated Brock Lesnar to win the title. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|28|28}} |Edge |WrestleMania 37 |2021 |Edge won as a free agent and chose to challenge for SmackDown's WWE Universal Championship. After a controversial finish in the main event of Fastlane, which saw champion Roman Reigns retain the title against Daniel Bryan in a match where Edge served as the special guest enforcer, a decision was made to add Bryan to the match at WrestleMania, making it a triple threat match. At WrestleMania 37, Reigns defeated Edge and Bryan to retain the Universal Championship. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|29|29}} |Brock Lesnar |WrestleMania 38 |2022 |Lesnar, who came into the Royal Rumble event as Raw's WWE Champion and lost the title to Bobby Lashley, came back in the main event as the surprise #30 entrant in the Rumble match, won the Rumble, and chose to challenge for SmackDown's WWE Universal Championship. Lesnar would go on to win back the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber in an Elimination Chamber match. It was then announced that the match between Lesnar and Universal Champion Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38 would be a Winner Takes All match for both the WWE and Universal Championships. At WrestleMania 38, Lesnar lost to Reigns, with Reigns retaining his Universal Championship and winning Lesnar's WWE Championship, unifying the titles and subsequently becoming recognized as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. |-style="background:#fbb" |{{sort|30|30}} |Cody Rhodes |WrestleMania 39 |2023 |Rhodes won the Rumble as a Raw wrestler, but due to Roman Reigns simultaneously holding Raw's WWE Championship and SmackDown's WWE Universal Championship as the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Rhodes earned a match against Reigns for the Undisputed title. At WrestleMania 39, Rhodes lost to Reigns. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|31|31}} |Cody Rhodes |WrestleMania XL |2024 |Rhodes won the Rumble as a Raw wrestler, but chose to challenge for SmackDown's Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and defeated Roman Reigns in a Bloodline Rules match to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|32|32}} |Jey Uso |WrestleMania 41 |2025 |Uso from Raw chose to challenge for his own brand's World Heavyweight Championship and defeated Gunther to win the title. |-style="background:#c3fdb8" |{{sort|33|33}} |Roman Reigns |WrestleMania 42 |2026 |Reigns won the Rumble as a SmackDown wrestler, but chose to challenge for Raw's World Heavyweight Championship and defeated CM Punk to win the title. |} {{notelist}}
=== Women's Royal Rumble winner's championship opportunity === {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- !scope=col|Championship !scope=col|Victories !scope=col|Attempts !scope=col|Success rate |- |Women's World Championship<br>{{small|(formerly SmackDown Women's Championship)}} |2 |4 |{{Winning percentage|2|2}} |- |WWE Women's Championship<br>{{small|(formerly Raw Women's Championship)}} |3 |4 |{{Winning percentage|3|1}} |- |NXT Women's Championship |1 |1 |{{Winning percentage|1|0}} |- |'''Total''' |6 |9 |{{Winning percentage|6|3}} |} :{{Color box|#c3fdb8|border=silver}} – WrestleMania victory :{{Color box|#fbb|border=silver}} – WrestleMania loss {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+ ! !Winner !Event !Year !Championship match |-style="background: #fbb" |{{sort|1|1}} |Asuka |WrestleMania 34 |2018 |Asuka won the Rumble as a Raw wrestler, but chose to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but lost to Charlotte Flair. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|2|2}} |Becky Lynch |WrestleMania 35 |2019 |Lynch won the Rumble as a SmackDown wrestler, but chose to challenge for the Raw Women's Championship. Lynch was removed from the match and suspended after continuously attacking the McMahon family and was replaced by Rumble runner-up, Charlotte Flair. At Fastlane, Lynch defeated Flair thanks to interference from champion Ronda Rousey, and as per the stipulation of that match, she was reinserted into the match at WrestleMania, making it a triple threat match. Flair then won the SmackDown Women's Championship on the March 26 episode of ''SmackDown'', leading Stephanie McMahon to announce that both titles would be on the line in a Winner Takes All match. At WrestleMania 35, Lynch defeated Rousey and Flair to win both titles. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|3|3}} |Charlotte Flair |WrestleMania 36 |2020 |Flair won the Rumble as a Raw wrestler, but chose to challenge for the NXT Women's Championship, and defeated Rhea Ripley to win the title. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|4|4}} |Bianca Belair |WrestleMania 37 |2021 |Belair from SmackDown chose to challenge for her own brand's SmackDown Women's Championship, and defeated Sasha Banks to win the title. |-style="background: #fbb" |{{sort|5|5}} |Ronda Rousey |WrestleMania 38 |2022 |Rousey won as a free agent and chose to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, but lost to Charlotte Flair. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|6|6}} |Rhea Ripley |WrestleMania 39 |2023 ||Ripley won the Rumble as a Raw wrestler, but chose to challenge for the SmackDown Women's Championship, and defeated Charlotte Flair to win the title. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |{{sort|7|7}} |Bayley |WrestleMania XL |2024 |Bayley from SmackDown chose to challenge for her own brand's WWE Women's Championship, and defeated Iyo Sky to win the title. |-style="background: #fbb" |{{sort|8|8}} |Charlotte Flair |WrestleMania 41 |2025 |Flair from SmackDown chose to challenge for her own brand's WWE Women's Championship, but lost to Tiffany Stratton. |-style="background: #c3fdb8" |9 |Liv Morgan |WrestleMania 42 |2026 |Morgan from Raw chose to challenge for her own brand's Women's World Championship, and defeated Stephanie Vaquer to win the title. |}
== Other Royal Rumble matches ==
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+List of Royal Rumble dates, venues, and winners !Event !Date !City !Venue !Winner !class="unsortable"|Ref. !Note |- |House show |October 4, 1987 |St. Louis, Missouri |St. Louis Arena |One Man Gang |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/87.htm |title=Match data |website=www.thehistoryofwwe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/general/news/the-lost-royal-rumble-and-how-a-signature-wwe-event-survived-despite-early-failure |title=The Lost Royal Rumble and how a signature WWE event survived despite early failure|publisher=cbssports.com|first=Denny|last=Burkholder |date=January 26, 2017 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> |12-man Royal Rumble |- |House show |March 14, 1988 |East Rutherford, New Jersey |Brendan Byrne Arena |Jake Roberts |<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/88.htm |title=1988 |website=thehistoryofwwe.com}}</ref> |22-man Royal Rumble |- |House show |March 16, 1988 |Hartford, Connecticut |Hartford Civic Center |Rick Rude |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/88.htm |title=Match data |website=www.thehistoryofwwe.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://wwfoldschool.com/the-forgotten-royal-rumbles/2 |title=The Forgotten Royal Rumbles |publisher=wwfoldschool.com|first=Tony|last=Cameron|date=January 24, 2016 |access-date=January 23, 2018}}</ref> |22-man Royal Rumble |- |House show |January 17, 1994 |New York City, New York |Madison Square Garden |Owen Hart |<ref name=WWF9099Book>{{cite book|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|title=the History of Professional Wrestling Vol 2: WWF 1990–1999|publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform|year=2013|asin=B00RWUNSRS}}</ref> |30-man Royal Rumble |- |House show |May 9, 1994 |Osaka, Japan |Castle Hall |The Undertaker |<ref name=WWF9099Book/> |18-man Royal Rumble |- |''Raw'' |June 15, 1998 |San Antonio, Texas |Freeman Coliseum |Kane and Mankind |<ref name=WWF9099Book/> |10-tag team Royal Rumble |- |''Raw'' |January 11, 1999 |Houston, Texas |Compaq Center |Chyna |<ref name=WWF9099Book/> |10-person Corporation vs. DX corporate Royal Rumble for the number 30 spot in the 1999 Royal Rumble |- |''SmackDown'' |January 29, 2004 |Washington, D.C. |MCI Center |Eddie Guerrero |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/smackdown04.htm|title=WWE Smackdown 2004|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |15-man ''SmackDown!'' Royal Rumble to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at No Way Out |- |''Raw'' |January 14, 2008 |Mobile, Alabama |Mobile Civic Center |Hornswoggle |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw08.htm|title=WWE Raw 2008|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=June 9, 2015}}</ref> |Mini Royal Rumble; 6-man, all participants were midget wrestlers, with the exception of The Great Khali. |- |''SmackDown'' |2011 |Cincinnati, Ohio |U.S. Bank Arena |Kofi Kingston |<ref>{{Citation|last=WWE|title=SmackDown: Alberto Del Rio Royal Rumble Match Exhibition|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tTsMWkhnxg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211214/6tTsMWkhnxg |archive-date=December 14, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=January 28, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |5-man Royal Rumble |- |''Raw'' |2011 |Providence, Rhode Island |Dunkin' Donuts Center |Jerry Lawler |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehistoryofwwe.com/raw11.htm|title=WWE Raw 2011|publisher=The History of WWE|first=Graham|last=Cawthon|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref> |7-man ''Raw'' Rumble to determine the number one contender for the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber |- |House show |October 27, 2017 |Sanford, Florida |Sanford Civic Center |Shayna Baszler |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/results/nxt-sanford-fl-live-results-halloween-costume-rumble-245326|title=NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Halloween Costume Rumble|first=JJ|last=Williams|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online|date=October 28, 2017|access-date=February 3, 2023}}</ref> |15-woman costumed Halloween Rumble |- |Royal Rumble |January 28, 2018 |Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |Wells Fargo Center |Ric Flair<ref group="kfc">AJ Styles won the ''SmackDown'' dark match; the end of the match was subsequently re-recorded for the advert prior to the Royal Rumble event.</ref> |<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prowrestling.com/aj-styles-hits-stunner/|title=AJ Styles Hits A Stunner In Special Royal Rumble Match After Last Night's WWE TV Tapings |publisher=prowrestling.com|access-date=January 29, 2018|date=January 17, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/videos/who-will-be-crowned-the-next-wwe-kfc-colonel-in-a-special-colonel-rumble|title=Who will be crowned the next WWE KFC Colonel in a special "Colonel Rumble"?|publisher=WWE.com|access-date=January 29, 2018}}</ref> |KFC Colonel Rumble (9-man) |- |House show |October 27, 2018 |Orlando, Florida |Orlando Live Events |Stacey Ervin Jr. |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/news/wwe/results/nxt-orlando-fl-live-results-halloween-costume-rumble-268846|title=NXT Orlando, FL, live results: Halloween Costume Rumble|first=JJ|last=Williams|date=October 28, 2018|access-date=February 3, 2023|work=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online}}</ref> |20-man costumed Halloween Rumble |- | rowspan="2" |House show | rowspan="2" |October 31, 2019 | rowspan="2" |Orlando, Florida | rowspan="2" |Orlando Live Events |Shayna Baszler | rowspan="2" |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/wwe-nxt-live-results-10-31-19-mens-womens-halloween-costume-battle-royals-more/|title=WWE NXT Live Results 10.31.19: Men’s & Women’s Halloween Costume Battle Royals, More|first=Jeremy|last=Thomas|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2023|work=411mania}}</ref> |16-woman costumed Halloween Rumble |- |Bronson Reed |13-man costumed Halloween Rumble |} {{reflist|group=kfc}}
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