Royal Rumble (2006)

Royal Rumble (2006)
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown!
DateJanuary 29, 2006
Attendance16,000[1]
VenueAmerican Airlines Arena
CityMiami, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology
New Year's Revolution (2006) Royal Rumble (2006) No Way Out (2006)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2005) Royal Rumble (2006) Royal Rumble (2007)

Royal Rumble (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 29, 2006 at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida. It was the 19th Royal Rumble event held by WWE and was sponsored by Sony Entertainment and The Con.

Qualification matches

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[3]
1D Finlay defeated Brian Kendrick[4] Singles match 02:07
2 Gregory Helms defeated Kid Kash (c), Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London[4] 6-Way Cruiserweight match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship 07:40
3 Mickie James defeated Ashley[4] Singles match with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee 07:44
4 The Boogeyman defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Jillian Hall) Singles match 01:54
5 Rey Mysterio won by last eliminating Randy Orton[4] 2006 Royal Rumble match 1:02:12
6 John Cena defeated Edge (c) (with Lita)[4] Singles match for the WWE Championship 14:02
7 Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari)[4] Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship 09:29
(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match

D – This match was a dark match

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

Draw[5] Entrant[5] Brand Order[5] Eliminated by[5] Time[5] Eliminations
1 Triple H Raw 28 Mysterio 60:09 5
2 Rey Mysterio SD! 62:12 6
3 Simon Dean SD! 1 Mysterio and Triple H 00:45 0
4 Psicosis 2 Mysterio 01:15 0
5 Ric Flair Raw 3 Triple H 01:20 0
6 Big Show 7 09:02 2
7 Jonathan Coachman 4 Big Show 00:30 0
8 Bobby Lashley SD! 6 Big Show & Kane 04:17 1
9 Kane Raw 8 Triple H 03:33 1
10 Sylvan SD! 5 Lashley 00:18 0
11 Carlito Raw 26 Van Dam 38:29 2
12 Chris Benoit SD! 17 Orton 30:31 2
13 Booker T 9 Benoit 00:18 0
14 Joey Mercury 22 Nitro 29:14 1
15 Tatanka 12 Mercury & Nitro 14:09 0
16 Johnny Nitro 23 Michaels 25:45 2
17 Trevor Murdoch Raw 13 Michaels 13:41 0
18 Eugene 15 Benoit 16:25 0
19 Road Warrior Animal SD! 10 Van Dam 02:49 0
20 Rob Van Dam Raw 27 Mysterio 23:52 3
21 Orlando Jordan SD! 21 Orton 16:09 0
22 Chavo Guerrero Raw 11 Triple H 00:59 0
23 Matt Hardy SD! 14 Viscera 07:42 0
24 Super Crazy 16 Mysterio 07:40 0
25 Shawn Michaels Raw 25 Shane McMahon[1] 12:55 3
26 Chris Masters 19 Carlito 07:01 1
27 Viscera 18 Carlito & Masters 05:20 1
28 Shelton Benjamin 24 Michaels 06:51 0
29 Goldust 20 Van Dam 03:09 0
30 Randy Orton SD! 29 Mysterio 13:04 2

References

  1. "History: The Royal Rumble retrospect – highlights, attendance, buyrate, perspective". Pro Wrestling Torch. January 29, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Cawthon, Graham. "2006 WWE ring results". The History of WWE. Retrieved September 8, 2009.
  3. "Royal Rumble 2006". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "Royal Rumble 2006 results". Online World of Wrestling. January 29, 2006. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Royal Rumble 2006: Royal Rumble Entrances & Eliminations". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 22, 2012.