The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by WWE. The initial event, however, was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match, which involved 20 wrestlers as opposed to the typical 30, was won by Jim Duggan. The event's main feature is a take on a Battle Royal match, entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WWE WrestleMania, WWE SummerSlam, and WWE Survivor Series. The Royal Rumble has been classified as being one of WWE's most popular pay-per-view events.
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The Royal Rumble is based on the classic Battle Royal match, in which a number of wrestlers aim at eliminating their competitors by tossing them over the top rope, with both feet touching the floor. The match starts with two wrestlers in the ring with another wrestler entering every 90 seconds to 2 minutes. The winner of the event is the last wrestler remaining after all others have been eliminated.
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- WWE Royal Rumble 1989
- WWE Royal Rumble 1990
- WWE Royal Rumble 1991
- WWE Royal Rumble 1992
- WWE Royal Rumble 1993
- WWE Royal Rumble 1994
- WWE Royal Rumble 1995
- WWE Royal Rumble 1996
- WWE Royal Rumble 1997
- WWE Royal Rumble 1998
- WWE Royal Rumble 1999
- WWE Royal Rumble 2000
- WWE Royal Rumble 2001
- WWE Royal Rumble 2002
- WWE Royal Rumble 2003
- WWE Royal Rumble 2004
- WWE Royal Rumble 2005
- WWE Royal Rumble 2006
- WWE Royal Rumble 2007
- WWE Royal Rumble 2008
- WWE Royal Rumble 2009
- WWE Royal Rumble 2010
- WWE Royal Rumble 2011
- WWE Royal Rumble 2012
- WWE Royal Rumble 2013
- WWE Royal Rumble 2014
- WWE Royal Rumble 2015
- WWE Royal Rumble 2016
- WWE Royal Rumble 2017
- WWE Royal Rumble 2018
- WWE The Greatest Royal Rumble 2018
- WWE Royal Rumble 2019
- WWE Royal Rumble 2020
- WWE Royal Rumble 2021
- WWE Royal Rumble 2022
- WWE Royal Rumble 2023
- WWE Royal Rumble 2024