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This Royal Rumble set a record for the highest viewed wrestling program on cable TV at the time with an 8.2 rating. [21] [22] Beginning with the 1989 Royal Rumble, the Royal Rumble became an annual January pay-per-view for the WWF, which, in 2002, was renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE, which became an orphaned initialism in April 2011).
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]
Pages in category "Royal Rumble match winners" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Won: Eliminated Logan Paul last at Royal Rumble 2024 to win a a world championship match at WrestleMania 39 and replace Brock Lesnar as the most recent Royal Rumble Winner. Women's Royal Rumble ...
How successful are men's Royal Rumble winners at WrestleMania? Since 1993, the winner in the men’s match has mostly been successful in capturing a title at the flagship event, going 17-12 in ...
A 4-man Royal Rumble took place on the January 8, 2004 episode of SmackDown, when Paul Heyman pit Chris Benoit against the three members of the F.B.I. Benoit won the match. A 15-man Royal Rumble was held during the January 29, 2004 episode of SmackDown to crown a contender for Brock Lesnar's WWE Championship at No Way Out.
January 24 - WWE Royal Rumble was aired on USA Network against the NWA Bunkhouse Stampede that aired live on Pay Per View.; March 27 - Clash of the Champions I was aired on free TV via TBS against the WWE pay-per view event WrestleMania IV.
On December 28, 1999 (aired December 30, 1999) on SmackDown!, a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall; as a result they were recognized as co-champions. WWE does not recognize this period as an official reign but as a vacancy. [6] [77] 61 Chris Jericho: January 23, 2000: Royal Rumble: New York, NY: 2 35: 34