The 2010 Royal Rumble was the 23rd annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). In the penultimate match, Brock Lesnar retained Raw's Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match. [9] Three days later on SmackDown!, Benoit defeated the Full Blooded Italians in a handicap mini Royal Rumble to retain his spot in the Royal Rumble. The main event was the 2004 Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. [53] This led to a tag team match at King of the Ring, where Diesel and Bigelow defeated Tatanka and Sid.[54]. 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Harper and Rowan retained the titles after performing The Reckoning on Jimmy Uso. [84] In late 2013, Khali began teaming with Santino Marella and resumed being managed by Hornswoggle after they defeated Heath Slater and Jinder Mahal on 27 September episode of SmackDown, but at Battleground on 6 October they were defeated by Cesaro and Jack Swagger. Big Show entered at #24 and began dominating the participants in the match. Eventually, The Undertaker's entrance theme music began playing in the arena and the lights went out. [11][12] Initially he refused The Rock's demands for a rematch, despite Rock offering stipulation after stipulation to appease Mankind until eventually he quit begging, at which point Mankind revealed that he would face The Rock at the Rumble as long as it was an "I Quit" match. At this point the first woman to enter a Royal Rumble, Chyna came to the ring. General Manager Paul Heyman about the Tribute to the Troops event in Iraq. he was introduced as The Great Khali and Daivari explained that he finally had a client who would destroy The Undertaker (after Muhammad Hassan and Mark Henry had previously failed). The final participant entering at #20 was the Junkyard Dog. Booker then eliminated Steiner from the match. "[59] Although WWE.com had originally listed Strowman as the Greatest Royal Rumble Champion after the event, he never appeared with the championship at any other event and the title was never mentioned again. [4][5], The card consisted of five matches. For the 2012 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII. The ring gradually began to fill up again with Goldust and Godfather until Kane entered, instantly putting all four wrestlers over the top rope and then eliminating himself when some asylum workers came to try and commit him. [26][27], On March 26, Cesaro and Sheamus were scheduled to defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against The Hardy Boyz (Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy). 's Chris Benoit, the first entrant, won the match by last eliminating Big Show, also from SmackDown!. For the 1999 event, the winner received a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania XV. When The Undertaker attempted to attack Schyster from the top rope, the druids shook the ropes and caused him to fall. When the lights came back, Kane was distracted and Booker eliminated Kane from behind. The thirteen SmackDown! Bij Online.nl krijg je meer voor minder! In a country where cricket is the most The challengers won the title after executing a double dropkick on Martin in the third and deciding fall. [50] Diesel trained Taylor,[51] who beat Bigelow at WrestleMania XI. [8] On the January 8 episode of SmackDown!, Holly defeated Big Show in a street fight. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Charlie Haas entered at #26 and was double-teamed by Jericho and Christian. The 2016 event was unique because the champion defended the title in the match. Hart hit Santana in the corner. Austin revealed that the Royal Rumble winner would face "the champion" at WrestleMania XX, but that there was no specification as to which champion thus, creating a loophole that Chris Benoit, who was then property of SmackDown!, exploited to announce that he would join the Raw brand and instead chase the World Heavyweight Championship due in part to bad feelings between himself and SmackDown! Chyna turned against Kane and reunited with Triple H at WrestleMania XV, but they would both help Shane McMahon defeat X-Pac later in the event, making Triple H a member of The Corporation. Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb on Mahal to retain the title. Hart tied Diesel's legs to the ring post with a piece of tape and kicked him repeatedly. The Saudi General Sports Authority issued an apology for "indecent material" that aired at the event. Kerry Gene Adkisson (February 3, 1960 February 18, 1993), better known by his ring name Kerry Von Erich, was an American professional wrestler.He was part of the Von Erich family of professional wrestlers. After the match, Tajiri tried to assault Nidia, but Mysterio rescued her. Austin took advantage by convincing McMahon to a match. Jarrett applied the figure four leglock to apply pressure to Ramon's injured knee. [8] The following week, Tajiri and Noble were scheduled to have a number one contender's match for the Cruiserweight Championship, but Noble was not present on the show. Matt Morgan entered at #9 and he performed a Sitout Powerbomb on Benoit and a Big Boot on Hardy. [33] At WrestleMania, Benoit defeated Michaels and Triple H in a Triple Threat match to win the World Heavyweight Championship. Ren Dupre entered at #15 and started battling Hardy before dropkicking him over the top rope to eliminate him. when he was actually unconscious. Booker attacked Steiner and then performed a Scissors Kick on Orton. "[16], On Raw Is War the following night, Mr. McMahon awarded The Rock the $100,000 bounty for helping him eliminate Austin in the Royal Rumble, and also announced that he was officially forfeiting his title shot at WrestleMania, the first time ever a Royal Rumble winner had done so, so as to not make The Rock defend his WWF Championship against McMahon. Test's music began playing at #21 but Test did not appear, as he was found knocked out at backstage by some doctors and the Raw Sheriff Stone Cold Steve Austin. The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV), produced every January by WWE since 1988in April 2011, the promotion ceased going by its full name of World Wrestling Entertainment, with "WWE" becoming an orphaned initialism. Brunzell pounded on Volkoff but was thrown out by Volkoff. King Kong Bundy and Mabel, the two biggest competitors in the match, fought until Mabel eliminated Bundy. Jim Duggan entered at #13 and received a nice reaction by the Canadian fans. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown! Foley and Orton continued to fight each other after their eliminations. [1], The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers. Near the end of the match, Balor attempted to retrieve the title, only for Rollins to springboard onto the ladder and retrieve the title belt, thus retaining the championship. The 2020 Royal Rumble was the 33rd annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event took place on January 26, 2020, at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas.. [30] Following Kane's elimination, Spike Dudley entered at #13. Another secondary rivalry heading into the event from the SmackDown! [44], Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a militant group offshoot of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, issued a warning to bin Salman and criticized the WWE event stating that "Disbelieving wrestlers exposed their privates and on most of them was the sign of the cross, in front of a mixed gathering of young Muslim men and women. The same night, Laurinaitis put Cena in a one-on-one match against Kane at the Royal Rumble, in addition to booking Cena in a match against Swagger. The '99 Rumble match is definitely acquired taste, and if you werent a fan of the period, you will probably think it sucks. Austin had won the Royal Rumble the previous two years and McMahon attempted to prevent him from repeating by putting him in a "Buried Alive" match at Rock Bottom: IYH against The Undertaker with one Royal Rumble place on the line. The event took place on April 27, 2018, at the King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Eddie performed the Three Amigos and a Frog Splash on Chavo to win the match. He was successful, but with help from spotter Jesse "The Body" Ventura. Tori soon realized how selfish Sable was, though and the two had a match for the Women's Championship at WrestleMania XV where Sable retained her title thanks to interference from Nicole Bass.[20]. [39] Women were in attendance for the event, though only if accompanied by a male guardian. It took place on January 20, 2002, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.It was the final Royal Rumble event produced under the WWF name, as in May, the WWF was renamed to World Wrestling Bryan retained by escaping the cage after he fell from Big Show's grasp (Bryan was climbing out of the cage, and Show was trying to pull him back in over the top) and fell to the arena floor. [108], On 26 July 2012 it was reported that Rana underwent a brain surgery due to a tumor on his pituitary gland. Bret Hart and Diesel brawled until Bret rolled Diesel up for a pinfall. [44], ^Spike Dudley was attacked by kane and never made it to the ring. [16] This led to a match between Lesnar and Holly for the WWE Championship at Royal Rumble. He said they had gotten the match concept mixed up. [27], On the WrestleMania 34 Kickoff pre-show, Cedric Alexander defeated Mustafa Ali in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship tournament final to win the vacant title. The predominant match on the SmackDown! [40] Four days later on SmackDown!, Khali interfered in a Falls Count Anywhere Money in the Bank qualifying match between Kane and King Booker by costing Kane the match,[41] leading to a feud culminating in a match at WrestleMania 23, which Khali won in his first appearance at WrestleMania after slamming Kane with the Khali Bomb and choking him with a hook and chain at the end of the match. Punk would execute a second GTS and both the referee and enforcer Laurinaitis counted to three and Punk retained his championship. Formal theory. Bigelow used his strength against his opponents, but the 123 Kid performed a hurricanrana on him as well. [15], In the weeks leading up to the event, WWE held tryouts in Saudi Arabia. Jericho eventually eliminated Christian. 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Both men got knocked down, however, and a druid snuck into the ring and rolled Schyster on top of The Undertaker for a pinfall attempt. At WrestleMania XXIV on 30 March, Khali participated in a 24-man battle royal to determine a challenger for ECW Champion Chavo Guerrero that evening, but the match was won by Kane. In a country where cricket is the most popular sport, he created sensation by winning WWE championship in 2007, became one of the most famous athletes and a legend in India. The match continued, though, despite chants from fans in attendance about the pin fall, but only for a short while as X-Pac jumped and drove a running Gangrel's head into the floor for the X-Factor and pinning him. All three announcers who called the event (Jerry "The King" Lawler, Booker T, and Michael Cole) also entered the match at various points as official entries. Diesel regained the advantage by using his size and strength to throw Hart and perform power moves to wear him down. Saturday Night Live's executive producer Dick Ebersol, who worked with McMahon on the Saturday Night's Main Event shows, was in charge of producing the special. [68][69] Khali made his official return on 14 December episode of Raw, teaming with Christian and Kane to defeat Ezekiel Jackson, Vladimir Kozlov and William Regal. [37], The day after Royal Rumble, the 123 Kid and Bob Holly faced The Smoking Gunns. Austin eliminated Shamrock with little trouble but put more effort into Boss Man, choking him with a turnbuckle tie. [25] This continued on the December 4 episode of SmackDown!, when Eddie helped Chavo in defeating Benjamin in a one-on-one match. [99], Rana has been described as "extremely religious". It was the first in a series of WWE events held in Saudi Arabia in support of Saudi Vision 2030, the country's social and economic reform program. The 1995 Royal Rumble was the eighth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). In May 2009, The Great Khali feuded with Dolph Ziggler, winning by disqualification after Ziggler attacked him with a steel chair. [21] Singh suffered another big tag defeat during March, being pinned by Manabu Nakanishi after a German suplex pin, though his most critical loss came in August at Tokyo Nippon Budokan, when after a falling out he was pinned by Silva in a singles match. On 9 September episode of SmackDown, Khali and Mahal went against WWE Tag Team Champions Air Boom (Evan Bourne and Kofi Kingston) in a losing effort after Khali pushed Mahal, allowing Kingston to hit his finishing move onto Mahal and after the match he walked away from Mahal, thus ending their alliance. Goldberg won the match and earned the #30 spot in the Royal Rumble. [31] On the February 9 episode of Raw, Benoit and Triple H were to have their contract signing for the WrestleMania match, but Michaels interfered and hit Sweet Chin Music on Benoit then signed the contract himself. [49], Bam Bam Bigelow challenged Lawrence Taylor to a match, which Taylor accepted after initially refusing. Santana fired back but Hart hit him an inverted atomic drop, followed by a middle rope axe handle elbow drop. [73] On 26 April, Khali was drafted back to SmackDown as part of the 2011 supplemental draft. In December 2011, at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs, after Big Show defeated Henry in a Chairs match to win the World Heavyweight Championship for the first time, Bryan immediately cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to defeat Big Show, after a post-match attack on the latter by Henry. [3] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. [11] On the January 19 episode of Raw, Evolution member Randy Orton defeated The Hurricane in a match. Santana and Roberts tried to hit a Double DDT on Hart, but Neidhart attacked both men, saving his partner. Orton recovered and backdropped Rico over the top rope, eliminating him. Tied into this was that Ted DiBiase had previously purchased Andr's contract from Bobby Heenan and promised Andr, should he defeat Hogan for the WWF Championship and then "deliver it" to him, that he would reward Andr with a large sum of money. When Dan Severn entered the ring he immediately gunned for the also freshman Steve Blackman, the two fighting in the corner until Tiger Ali Singh came in and attacked Blackman. [9] After pinning the champions, The Jumping Bomb Angels signed a contract for the Royal Rumble challenging The Glamour Girls for the titles.[10]. A-Train entered at #16 and began attacking Rikishi. On 29 January 2012, Khali returned to WWE at the Royal Rumble as the number 15 entrant in the Royal Rumble match, eliminating Ezekiel Jackson and Jinder Mahal before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes and Dolph Ziggler. When the match returned to the ring, Schyster was in control. [33] It was released in the United Kingdom in VHS format on May 8, 1995. The penultimate match of the card was the WWE Championship match between reigning champion CM Punk and Dolph Ziggler with Raw interim GM John Laurinaitis serving as outside enforcer. [11] On the January 15 episode of SmackDown!, several qualifying matches were held for the Royal Rumble, including a battle royal between the Full Blooded Italians, which Nunzio won. Christian entered at #22 and started battling Benoit and Angle. As notcias de ltima hora disponveis em acesso livre em video on demande. Big Show eventually tried to perform a Chokeslam on Angle but Angle rolled it into an Ankle Lock. General Manager Paul Heyman. In the end, Big Cass eliminated Bryan and attempted a big boot on Braun Strowman, who countered and eliminated Cass to win the match. As Reigns touched the floor first, the referee awarded the win to Lesnar retaining the Universal Championship. Traditionally, the winner of the match earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. The 2021 Royal Rumble was the 34th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions.The event took place on January 31, 2021, from the WWE ThunderDome, hosted at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.It was the first Royal Rumble This caused Tajiri to get eliminated from the match. According to The Sportster, "the likelihood is that nothing that took place in the main event will have any effect on anything once WWE arrives back in the United States and resume normal service. [30] After whipping Vachon with the strap, Sable was knocked to the ground allowing Vachon to tap two turnbuckles but Sable stopped her, using the strap again to whip her. 's wrestlers competing for a shot at Brock Lesnar's WWE Championship at No Way Out in February. They faced each other several times, but Jarrett was unable to win the belt. Because the championship cannot change hands on a countout, Jarrett challenged Ramon to continue the match. ltfen artk, euronews fransz, diye mesaj atmayn rica ediyorum. [22] On the January 1 episode of SmackDown!, Holly intentionally got disqualified in a match against Big Show by brutally assaulting him. Cena tossed Nunzio into the ring and began attacking him until Big Show started attacking Cena. Khali participated in the SmackDown Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out on 17 February, which was won by The Undertaker. The event featured five matches on its card. [4], The WWF then had a television special scheduled to air on the USA Network on January 24, 1988, emanating from the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. [9][10] For 2012, the winner could choose to challenge for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XXVIII. Incidentally, this event is also noted as Mick Foley's last night as an active wrestler as he would compete in the Royal Rumble match. The tournament brackets were: A new entrant came out approximately every minute. Additionally, a week later on the January 16 episode of Raw, in a segment with Mick Foley, Laurinaitis revealed that he was using this opportunity to cost Punk his title for disrespecting him. [94] His students such as Dilsher Shanky and Kavita Devi got signed with WWE. Big Show backdropped Jericho over the top rope but Jericho landed on the apron and entered the ring. 1993: Theodore Marvin DiBiase Sr. (born January 18, At the Royal Rumble in 1989, DiBiase purchased the #30 entrance spot from Akeem to become the final entrant in the match. Ebersol was unsatisfied with the event's planned card, and McMahon suggested Patterson to tell Ebersol about his Royal Rumble concept, which Ebersol thought was the "greatest thing for television". Ramon used his strength to dominate the opening of the match. [93] In February 2016, he won the CWE World Heavyweight Championship. The final four consisted of Sheamus, 2009 Rumble winner Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, and Big Show. Kofi Kingston was a highlight of the Rumble match, who was nearly eliminated by The Miz, when he stood on his hands at ringside and hand-walked to the ring steps to avoid elimination. Butch Reed entered at #3 while Santana hit a flying forearm smash on Hart. Kane was angered at it and he thought that it was Dudley, who played Undertaker's gong. An enraged Kane performed a Chokeslam on Dudley on the ramp and Dudley was knocked out which meant that he was unable to participate in the Royal Rumble. On 27 May episode of SmackDown, after being defeated by Kane, Mahal came out and shoved Ranjin Singh and then Khali used his Vise Grip on Singh, thus forming an alliance with Mahal and acting as Mahal's bodyguard, assaulting Mahal's opponents after his matches. The tournament was held between December 1994 and January 22, 1995. Rikishi started attacking Hardy and performed a Stink Face on Morgan. The match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. Angle performed an Olympic Slam, which he calls "Angle Slam" on Big Show and then performed an Angle Slam on Benoit. Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes entered at #4, lasting nearly 42 minutes, and scored the most eliminations with six. Volkoff prevented from Brunzell eliminating Davis. Booker T and Jerry Lawler were both eliminated prior to eliminating Cole. [13], The main rivalry heading into the event from the Raw brand was between Triple H and Shawn Michaels over the World Heavyweight Championship. Once the details of Benoit's actions became apparent, WWE made the decision to remove nearly all mentions of Benoit from their website and from future broadcasts. Using his rematch clause, Big Show faced off against Bryan on SmackDown, only for the champion to agitate Henry at ringside, who pushed Bryan, thus retaining his title. Because the referee could not control the match, it was declared a draw and Diesel retained his championship. World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event, murdered his wife and son before committing suicide, "World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. 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Duggan tossed Volkoff out of the ring while on the other side of the ring, the One Man Gang eliminated Hillbilly Jim and later The Ultimate Warrior. On 13 November, his contract expired and he left WWE. The main rivalry heading into the event from the SmackDown! The 1995 Royal Rumble was the eighth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). On 11 June episode of Raw, as part of the 2007 WWE draft, Khali was drafted to the SmackDown! As Ryder was stretchered and taken away in an ambulance, Eve Torres (Ryder's storyline girlfriend) blamed Cena for Ryder's injuries, leading to Cena knocking the microphone out of interviewer Josh Mathews' hand in frustration, and donning a very aggressive look in response to this entire situation. Austin went to the announce table and attacked McMahon, throwing him into the crowd and then back to ringside, hitting him with a chair. [35] The event, packaged together with Royal Rumble 1996, was also released on DVD in the United Kingdom as part of the WWE Tagged Classics line on April 17, 2006. Thus became the first professional wrestler from India who WWE championship belt. In the first few years of his career, he starred in a variety of films such as Valley Girl (1983), Peggy Sue Got The 2011 event broke tradition and had 40 participants, but 2012 returned to 30. When he came down, Shamrock caught his ankle and took him to the ground, using his ankle lock to make Gunn submit. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. [13][non-primary source needed] He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame as a member of the 2021 class. The original prize was a WWF World Heavyweight Championship match against Hulk Hogan at the next St. Louis event scheduled for November 17, 1987; however, the ring announcer spoiled the Rumble result by announcing beforehand that One Man Gang would be Hogan's challenger at that following event. The opening match began slowly, with Boss Man taunting Road Dogg and being met with a crotch chop. Mankind faced The Rock again at Rock Bottom: IYH and won the match, but Mr. McMahon stepped in and announced that while Rock lost the match by falling unconscious to the mandible claw, he did not technically submit and thus the WWF Championship would not change hands. Rhyno performed a Spinebuster on Benoit and attempted to perform a Gore on Benoit but Benoit avoided the move and Rhyno instead crashed a rope hung Tajiri. Jericho was restored to his original participation in the Greatest Royal Rumble match. [32] Reviewing the event for Online Onslaught, columnist Adam Gutschmidt evaluated the event as acceptable but not exceptional. It was the first Royal Rumble held since the end of the first brand extension in August 2011. Nunzio jumped on Goldberg's back while Goldberg eliminated Haas from the match. [40] Bret's feud with Owen was not featured again, but the two did not reunite until they formed The Hart Foundation in 1997 with brothers-in law Davey Boy Smith and Jim Neidhart. Despite McIntyre starting the match well, Clay would quickly defeat him after a running splash. Roma reluctantly tagged himself in but became an immediate victim to a Tama splash onto his injured knee. Bigelow regained the advantage by kicking the Kid in the back of the head and controlled the match until the Kid threw him out of the ring. [98] In March 2011, Khali had a brief cameo in episode 18 of NBC's Outsourced, and appeared on the Disney Channel TV program Pair of Kings as Atog, a rock-smashing giant, in the episode "Fight School". [5] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. 11 was originally drawn by Headbanger Mosh, who was attacked and replaced by Mabel on his way to the ring. Again it seemed as if the winner was established until DX's Chyna made her way to the ring and won the match. [1], From October 2010 until the final in January 2011, Khali appeared on the television reality show Bigg Boss, on which he finished as first runner-up. However, after eliminating Hardy, Dupre was eliminated himself by Rikishi when Rikishi performed a Savate Kick on Dupre, causing him to fall over the top rope. The undercard is mediocre. After the two rolled out of the ring, Lesnar broke the hold by performing a Hangman on Holly. The WWE Championship match received the highest rating with an 8.5 out of 10.[17]. Cena started attacking Big Show and tried to eliminate him while Nunzio tried to eliminate Benoit. [11], Also at Survivor Series 1994, Shawn Michaels and Diesel had an argument after Michaels accidentally kicked Diesel in the face. As a result, Paul Heyman ordered Noble's manager Nidia to replace Noble in the match. Dolph Ziggler (John Laurinaitis as Special Guest Referee)", "Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2012)&oldid=1124678736, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 23:43. The 2019 NXT TakeOver: WarGames was the 27th NXT TakeOver and the third annual NXT WarGames professional wrestling livestreaming event produced by WWE.It was held exclusively for wrestlers from the promotion's NXT brand division.The event aired exclusively on the WWE Network and took place on November 23, 2019, at the Allstate Arena in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Both men went down after Shamrock Irish-whipped him and tried to flapjack Gunn, only to have his face driven into the mat with a FameAsser. Mantenha-se ao corrente das ltimas notcias da poltica europeia, da economia e do desporto na euronews Cena then reentered the ring and tried to retaliate, but Kane chokeslammed him.[15]. [37], Jeff Hardy then defended the United States Championship against Jinder Mahal. The first part of the match was a hold-for-hold encounter. In the main event, Raw's Braun Strowman won the Greatest Royal Rumble match to win the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Trophy and Championship. After the match, Nakamura showed his respect to Styles but then attacked him with a low blow and a Kinshasa, turning heel. It took place on January 22, 1995, in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa, Florida. [19] On the January 5 episode of Raw, the self-proclaimed Sheriff of Raw Stone Cold Steve Austin announced that Triple H would defend the title against Michaels in a Last Man Standing match at Royal Rumble.[9]. The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view (PPV), produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1988. [1] They were the tallest tag team in professional wrestling history at an average height of 7 foot 2.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}12 inches and a combined weight of 805 pounds, teaming up for the first time at the Tokyo Dome in October when labelled as Club 7 by Chono defeated Hiroshi Tanahashi, Kenzo Suzuki, Wataru Inoue and Yutaka Yoshie in a handicap Match when Silva pinned Tanahashi and Inoue at the same time. Titus O'Neil entered at No. [27], At WrestleMania 34, AJ Styles successfully defended the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. Chris Benoit and Randy Orton were the first two entrants. Title, Punk's Raw status confirmed, Barrett runs the gauntlet, next week's Main Event announced (w/Box Score)", "Caldwell's WWE Royal Rumble PPV Results 1/27: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Punk vs. Rock, 30-man Rumble", "Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match", "WWE Wrestlemania 30 live coverage & results: The Streak is over, Daniel Bryan's reign begins", "The Great Khali makes a shocking return during the Punjabi Prison Match", "WWE Champion Jinder Mahal def. [25] On April 17, after repeated attacks on Styles by Nakamura, a rematch between the two was scheduled for the Greatest Royal Rumble. She instantly targeted Mark Henry, delivering forearms before throwing him over the top rope, but before she had time to celebrate Austin immediately clotheslined her over the top rope, for which Triple H attacked him, and in addition, this latter took both Val and Jarrett out. The base design was similar to the current design of the WWE Championship introduced in 2014, with some differences. With Mankind lying unconscious in the ring, Rock handcuffed his hands behind his back and hit his head into the turnbuckle. During the match, Nakamura resorted to various illegal tactics, such as a low blow, increasingly frustrating Styles. The following match was between John Cena and Kane. Tajiri battled Henry and applied a Tarantula on Henry. On 3 October, daredevil Johnny Knoxville aired an interview with Khali and his translator on his website, jackassworld.com, but when Knoxville asked about Khali's "taliwacker" he became upset and threatened to tip the interview table onto Knoxville. Before embarking on his professional wrestling career, he was an Assistant Sub-Inspector[dubious discuss] of Punjab Police. Mysterio took advantage and performed a 619 and Droppin' Da Dime on Noble to retain the title. Neidhart and Race tried to eliminate Roberts while Santana nearly tossed Hart. After a minor absence, Women's Champion Sable returned to Raw with an open invitation on December 28, but before the match a fan came into the ring, later identified as Tori to give her a rose. After the match, Los Guerreros finally ended when Chavo attacked Eddie and caused him to bleed. Bradshaw attempted to perform a Clothesline from Hell on Benoit but Benoit countered it into a Crippler Crossface. [12] On the January 22 episode of SmackDown!, Holly attacked Lesnar during a handicap match pitting Lesnar, Big Show, Matt Morgan and Rhyno against John Cena and Chris Benoit. [20] Singh suffered his first loss in a tag team match at Wrestling World 2002 in January 2002 after Hiroyoshi Tenzan pinned him with a cradle. The Revival for a shot at the vacant Raw Tag Titles", "4/17 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: The WWE Superstar Shakeup Night Two", "4/10 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan, Paige named new general manager, New Day vs. As per the match stipulations, Ziggler's tag team partner Jack Swagger and manager Vickie Guerrero were both banned from ringside. Triple H for 30 minutes, Lita & Trish & Stacy, Mick Foley and Steve Austin", "Smackdown: Hardcore Holly keeps his job", "Smackdown! [25] Khali made his in-ring debut on 21 April episode of SmackDown!, defeating Funaki. [24] At WrestleMania 34, The Miz lost the Intercontinental Championship to Rollins in a triple threat match that also included Blor, thus making Rollins the defending champion. The final four participants remaining in the ring were Michaels, Smith, Luger, and Crush. It took place on January 22, 1995, in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa, Florida.The event featured five matches on its card. [13] The event would mark the first time a female wrestler took part in the match. For the 1995 event, the winner received a match for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XI. Austin explained that even more than a WWF Championship match, he wanted another chance to fight McMahon without any legal ramifications so much that he would risk his WrestleMania title shot for the chance. Eventually Road Dogg became trapped in the corner and Boss Man punched him. On the first Raw is War of 1999, January 4, after interference from The Corporation, D-Generation X and Steve Austin, Mankind won his first WWF Championship. WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax and Smash) drew Nos. The main event was the 1989 Royal Rumble match.The first Royal Rumble occurred in 1988, but it consisted of 20 men.The 1989 Royal Rumble was the second Royal Rumble but the first to have 30 men and the first to air on pay-per-view. The Gunns requested that they get a title shot after the tournament when Bart had recovered. [43] The Undertaker defeated Kama in dark matches at In Your House 1 and In Your House 2. The #1 and #2 entrants would begin the match while the other participants would join the match every two minutes thereafter. [57] At SummerSlam on 17 August, Khali lost to Triple H after receiving a Pedigree. After the match, Flair tossed a table into the ring and Batista set it up but Bubba Ray entered the ring and chased Flair and Batista. As Singh inadvertently caused his death, Ong's family brought a lawsuit against APW. [24] At WrestleMania 34, however, Cesaro and Sheamus lost the titles to Braun Strowman and 10-year-old Nicholas. [37], WWE had been criticized for holding the event without female wrestlers, who were unable to perform at the event due to the limited rights women have in Saudi Arabia. The featured match on the undercard was a Tables match for the World Tag Team Championship between Evolution (Ric Flair and Batista) and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley), which Evolution won to retain the titles. [6], The Jumping Bomb Angels (Noriyo Tateno & Itsuki Yamazaki) feuded with The Glamour Girls (Leilani Kai & Judy Martin) over the WWF Women's Tag Team Championship. To ensure that there would be no corporate interference, the match would take place inside a steel cage at St. Valentine's Day Massacre: In Your House. When Cena dismissed any intentions of doing so, Kane not only continued his attacks on Cena, but began to direct his attention to his close friend Zack Ryder, assaulting him as well, to the point of injuring him (kayfabe), ultimately leading to Ryder losing his United States Championship to Jack Swagger on the January 16, 2012 episode of Raw, under orders from John Laurinaitis. Austin won, with a little help from Kane and was guaranteed a place in the match, but McMahon continued in his attempts to prevent Austin from winning the match by "randomly" drawing Austin's spot at #1 and entering himself in the match at #30. The latter team won after Phoenix tagged herself in and performed a glam slam on Kelly Kelly, scoring the pinfall. The next match was an Eight-Diva tag team match with Alicia Fox, Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly and Tamina Snuka taking on The Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie Bella) and The Divas of Doom (Divas Champion Beth Phoenix and Natalya). Prior to joining WWE, he wrestled on the European independent circuit.After becoming part of WWE's main roster in 2009, he went on to become a four-time world champion, having held the WWE The winner would be the last wrestler remaining after all others had been eliminated. McMahon ran around the ring away from Austin, running through it to allow Shamrock to secure him before fleeing again to the commentary team. [32], At WrestleMania 34, Jinder Mahal won the United States Championship. He tossed Reed out of the ring and eliminated him in the first elimination in the Royal Rumble history. [87] On 31 October edition of SmackDown, Khali was defeated by Rusev in what would be his final match in WWE until 2017. The Rock then came to ringside taunting Austin with the WWF Championship, climbing up to the apron. The 1999 Royal Rumble was the 12th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF; WWE as of 2002). Four matches were contested at the event. Mankind stood up only to be met with three hard steel chair shots but still refused to quit, saying he'd have to be killed first. Shane McMahon came to stop the match but Rock demanded his opponent quit, though he would not ask him the question as he kicked a crawling Mankind back towards the ring. Beginning with the 1993 event, the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. [24][25][26] From 1993 to 2002, these four were referred to as the "Big Five" along with King of the Ring, but that event was discontinued after its 2002 event. Results were predetermined by WWF's writers, with storylines produced on their weekly television show, Raw. As a result, all the three members of Full Blooded Italians lost their spots in the Royal Rumble match; had Cena and Benoit would have lost, neither would have been able to participate in the match. As the match started, Benoit and Orton battled each other until Mark Henry entered at #3 and began attacking both Benoit and Orton. 1 and 2 in the match.The two tag team championship partners battled [17][18][19], This Royal Rumble set a record for the highest viewed wrestling program on cable TV at the time with an 8.2 rating. [14] After the match, Laurinaitis announced that Punk would defend his championship against Ziggler in a rematch at the Royal Rumble, with himself acting as the special guest referee. The corruptors did not stop at that, for every night musical concerts are being announced, as well as movies and circus shows."[45]. ago (120403): Standout matches of Lesnar vs. Benoit & Cena vs. Benoit, more wrestlers in TNA than WWE in 2010", "2/16 WWE Raw review: Keller's ongoing "virtual time" analysis of live show", "Chris Benoit vs. Shawn Michaels vs. [50] However, because Edge vacated the World Heavyweight Championship due to a legitimate injury, a 20-man battle royal was held for the title on 20 July edition of SmackDown!, which Khali won after eliminating both Kane and Batista in one move, winning his first World Heavyweight Championship. [37], In the following match, Cedric Alexander defended the Cruiserweight Championship against Kalisto. He suffers from acromegaly, which among other symptoms causes gigantism and chin protrusion. Though Hart did not win the match, he set the first Royal Rumble longevity record for being eliminated at 25:42. Rock then set the ladder up and climbed to the first tier of crowd, fighting in front of them with Mankind just about to throw him off. Bigelow attacked Tatanka after the match, which led to Sid, a new addition to the Corporation, to come to Tatanka's defense. [60] Instead of a large cut out of the WWE logo, the center plate was modeled with an Arabic pattern with the WWE logo in the center. The Great Khali and Daivari were moved to the ECW brand officially when they made their ECW debuts on 31 October episode of ECW on Sci Fi, when Daivari defeated "The Reject" Shannon Moore in a very quick match. Results were predetermined by WWF's writers, with storylines produced on their weekly television shows, Superstars, Wrestling Challenge, and Prime Time Wrestling. [89][90][91], Khali returned on 27 April 2018 at The Greatest Royal Rumble match, entering at number 45, and lasted for less than a minute, before being eliminated by Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley. He was then removed from the match and banned from competing on 205 Live until he met the weight requirement. bunlarn hepsi itilaf devletleri deil miydi zamannda? John Charles Layfield (born November 29, 1966), better known by the ring name John "Bradshaw" Layfield (abbreviated to JBL), is an American retired professional wrestler and football player.He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand as the manager of Baron Corbin.Layfield is currently a financial commentator and is featured regularly on Fox News The winner of the match traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. [86] Khali participated in the Intercontinental Championship battle royal at Battleground on 20 July, but the match was won by The Miz. After the match, Ted DiBiase called out Corporation member King Kong Bundy to help Schyster attack The Undertaker and steal the urn, which was said to be the source of The Undertaker's power. [42], The Undertaker faced King Kong Bundy at WrestleMania XI. Stephen Farrelly (born 28 January 1978) is an Irish professional wrestler and actor. Big Show and Mark Henry (Triple Threat Steel Cage Match)", "The Great White takes a big bite out of the 25th Royal Rumble", "Caldwell's WWE Royal Rumble report 1/29: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of live PPV - Rumble match, Punk-Ziggler, Cena-Kane, steel cage", "WWE News: 2012 Royal Rumble dark match result", "Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, Natalya & The Bella Twins def. Andr Ren Roussimoff (French: [de ne usimf]; 19 May 1946 28 January 1993), better known by his ring name Andr the Giant, was a French professional wrestler and actor. The match ended in a similar manner, as Tatanka knocked Bigelow off the top rope when Bigelow attempted to perform a moonsault. [39] On 19 February episode of Raw, Khali demanded better competition after easily defeating The Highlanders. [22][23] The 1989 event also began the tradition of having 30 wrestlers in the titular match (with the exception of the 2011 event, which had 40). 22 Bret Hart Chavo blamed Eddie for stealing the spotlight that Chavo needed. He also broke Bob Backlund's longevity record in 1993 by staying in the match for 1:01:30.[1][29][30]. GamesRadar+ is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. During the in-ring promo, after he signed the contract, at DiBiase's prompting to "give your stamp of approval", Andr grabbed Hogan, slammed his head into the table and then tipped the table on top of him before the heels left the ring. Cesaro and Sheamus demanded their titles back, but Raw General Manager Kurt Angle instead scheduled them to face the winner of the four-team Tag Team Eliminator tournament for the vacant titles at the Greatest Royal Rumble. The Undertaker's feud with Ted DiBiase's Million Dollar Corporation also escalated, as DiBiase's men stole the urn that was said to give The Undertaker his power. By the time White was conscious to make a pin count, Shamrock kicked out. Although the pair held the WWF Tag Team Championship together, Diesel said that he did not want to team with Michaels any longer. [37], Next, the vacant Raw Tag Team Championship was contested between the team of Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy and the former champions, Cesaro and Sheamus. He attacked Smith from behind and threw him out of the ring to become the first wrestler to win the Royal Rumble after entering first. Sheamus - the 22nd entrant - won the match by last eliminating Chris Jericho, the 29th entrant. [105], Rana's training schedule consists of two hours of weight training, morning and evening, every day, but his diet is unclear, as in some interviews it was claimed he maintains his size on a vegetarian diet[106] and in other interviews it was claimed he consumes vast quantities of chicken. He began pounding on Hart Foundation. At the conclusion of the Greatest Royal Rumble, Braun Strowman was awarded a trophy and the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship. Triple H attempted a Pedigree onto a steel chair on Michaels but Michaels countered and dropped Triple H onto the steel chair. [26] Hardy was then traded to SmackDown the following night. On 2 April episode of SmackDown it was announced that Khali would take time off to spend time with his family and regroup his thoughts back in India, but he made an appearance as Khaluber (Khali dressed as MacGruber) on 19 April Raw by teaming up with special guest host Will Forte (as MacGruber) in a handicap match against Vladimir Kozlov which they won by intentional countout. Vergelijk en kies voor snel internet, meer televisie en voordelig bellen. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions.The event took place on January 31, 2010, at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia.As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble He found the Royal Rumble match to be the best part of the show, although he claimed that the WWF's switch to having wrestlers enter every 60 seconds hurt the match. Hart hit a jumping piledriver on Santana while Harley Race entered at #6. The World Heavyweight Championship match and the John Cena vs. Kane match were rated a 5 out of 10 and the Divas' tag-team match a 3 out of 10. Rhyno tried to eliminate Hardy but Hardy stayed in the ring. About Us (opens in new tab) [35] The following week, Kalisto earned a Cruiserweight Championship match at the Greatest Royal Rumble by winning a gauntlet match. Austin followed McMahon through the crowd and eventually fought their way to the halls of the arena and was led into the public toilets where The Corporation were waiting to beat Austin down and leave him unconscious on the floor. Bigelow and Tatanka turned the match around again, using power moves to wear down their opponents. Lesnar performed an F5 on Holly to retain the title. [37], After that, The Bludgeon Brothers defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos. After the match, the crowd heckled Bigelow. It ended in a draw when both men were counted out,[17] meaning they had to settle it again the next night on Raw is War in a ladder match which Rock won with help from Paul Wight. [107] He has since clarified that he loves vegetarian food, but also consumes meat. [37], After that, The Undertaker fought Rusev (who was accompanied by Aiden English) in a Casket match. brands. Hurricane's tag team partner Rosey came out to check on him but was attacked by Batista. Following the match, Cena thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their hospitality, and expressed excitement over the event. [39] Only a few WWE video features include footage from the Royal Rumble match, but those that do use careful shot selection so that Benoit is not seen on screen. [30] Chris Jericho entered at #25 and started fighting Angle. He entered the ring and eliminated both Randy Orton and himself from the match. Beth Phoenix in 2010, Kharma in 2012 and Nia Jax in 2019), a women's version was introduced at the 2018 event, and the event now features a men's and women's match. [2], Since 1988, the Royal Rumble has been an annual January event held by the American professional wrestling promotion WWE, shown on pay-per-view (PPV) since 1989 and the WWE Network since 2015. Teveel betalen voor Internet, TV en Bellen? Beginning with this Royal Rumble, the winner could choose which championship to challenge for at WrestleMania, either Raw's World Heavyweight Championship or SmackDown! Kalisto", "United States Champion Jeff Hardy def. [20], On April 9, Brock Lesnar, who had renewed his WWE contract, was scheduled to defend the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match as a rematch from WrestleMania 34. [43] Benoit went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania XX (which like this Rumble, it is also available in its entirety on the WWE Network unedited), but like his near erasure from this Royal Rumble, WWE only lists his name in the official title history but have removed the match description (this is also the case for any other WWE-owned title that he has won), as well as the match description for when Randy Orton defeated him for the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam. Reigns crashes Lesnar to some cage walls and performed three Spears for a near-fall. Race attacked Roberts through the ropes. 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