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Triple H, the first Royal Rumble match entrant. The fourth match was the 2006 Royal Rumble match. Triple H drew as the No. 1 entrant while Rey Mysterio drew No. 2. Mysterio and Triple H fought off each other in the beginning of the match. Later on, the two teamed up to eliminate No. 3 entrant Simon Dean.
The predominant feud on the SmackDown! brand was between Kurt Angle, Rey Mysterio, and Randy Orton over the World Heavyweight Championship. Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble match, last eliminating Orton, to earn a world championship match at WrestleMania. [8]
At the Royal Rumble on January 27, 2019, Mysterio entered the Royal Rumble match at No. 25, but was eliminated by Orton. [282] In February, Mysterio began challenging for the United States Championship. [283] [284] He failed to win the title from Samoa Joe at Fastlane on March 10 and WrestleMania 35 on April 7, where he was squashed by Joe in ...
The Royal Rumble match is a professional wrestling match based on the classic Battle ... Chris Benoit in 2004, Rey Mysterio in 2006, Edge in 2021, and Rhea Ripley in ...
Royal Rumble: Miami, Florida: Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari) in a Singles match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship: Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble match and chose to challenge for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22 (c) – denotes defending champion(s)
The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, [1] the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. [2]
The other main match on the card was Randy Orton versus Rey Mysterio for Mysterio's world championship match at WrestleMania 22. Their match stemmed from the Royal Rumble. At the Royal Rumble, Mysterio won the 2006 Royal Rumble match and a world championship match at WrestleMania 22 by last eliminating Orton. [11]
Triple H failed to win the Royal Rumble match on January 29, 2006, at the Royal Rumble, but another championship opportunity arose for him in the Road to WrestleMania Tournament, which he won, granting him a match for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 22 on April 2, where he lost to champion John Cena via submission. [92]