Royal Rumble (2015)

Royal Rumble (2015)
Information
PromotionWWE
DateJanuary 25, 2015
Attendance17,164
VenueWells Fargo Center
CityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2014) Royal Rumble (2015) NXT TakeOver: Rival
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2014) Royal Rumble (2015) Royal Rumble (2016)

Royal Rumble (2015) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on January 25, 2015, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the 28th Royal Rumble event held by WWE and the first to also stream live on the WWE Network.

Background

As is the case every year since the event's beginning, the event's main event was the 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal, also known as the Royal Rumble match. The match started with two wrestlers and a new one was added every 90 seconds. To eliminate an opposing wrestler he must be thrown over the top rope and have both his two feet hit the floor, this continued until there was only one man left, who was named the winner. The winner received a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[1][2]
1P Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (with Adam Rose and Natalya) defeated The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) Tag team match[3] 11:02
2 The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor) defeated New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) Tag team match[4] 5:25
3 The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) (c) defeated Damien Mizdow and The Miz Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[5] 9:20
4 The Bella Twins (Brie and Nikki Bella) defeated Paige and Natalya Tag team match[6] 8:05
5 Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Seth Rollins (with Jamie Noble and Joey Mercury) and John Cena Triple Threat match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[7] 22:42
6 Roman Reigns won by last eliminating Rusev 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31[8] 59:31
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

  – Winner
Draw Entrant Order Eliminated by Time[8] Eliminations
1 The Miz 1 Bubba Ray Dudley 04:01 0
2 R-Truth 2 04:13 0
3 Bubba Ray Dudley 3 Bray Wyatt 05:22 2
4 Luke Harper 4 03:42 0
5 Bray Wyatt 25 Big Show and Kane 47:29 7
6 Erick Rowan1 5 Bray Wyatt 00:50 0
7 The Boogeyman 6 00:47 0
8 Sin Cara 7 00:37 0
9 Zack Ryder 8 00:34 0
10 Daniel Bryan 12 10:36 1
11 Fandango 11 Rusev 07:50 0
12 Tyson Kidd 9 Daniel Bryan 02:29 0
13 Stardust 16 Roman Reigns 12:49 0
14 Diamond Dallas Page 10 Rusev 02:28 0
15 Rusev 29 Roman Reigns 35:40 6
16 Goldust 15 06:35 0
17 Kofi Kingston 14 Rusev 03:04 1
18 Adam Rose 13 Rusev and Kofi Kingston 01:01 0
19 Roman Reigns - Winner 27:29 6
20 Big E 19 Rusev 15:04 0
21 Damien Mizdow 17 00:18 0
22 Jack Swagger 21 Big Show 13:06 0
23 Ryback 20 Big Show and Kane 11:15 0
24 Kane 27 Roman Reigns 17:13 4
25 Dean Ambrose 26 Big Show and Kane 10:40 1
26 Titus O'Neil 18 Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns 00:04 0
27 Bad News Barrett 22 Dolph Ziggler 06:10 0
28 Cesaro 23 05:16 0
29 Big Show 28 Roman Reigns 08:39 5
30 Dolph Ziggler 24 Big Show and Kane 02:29 2
  • 1 – Curtis Axel was the #6 entrant, but was attacked by Erick Rowan before entering the ring and was then replaced by Rowan.

References

  1. ↑ Caldwell, James (January 25, 2015). "Caldwell's Royal Rumble PPV Report 1/25 (Pre-Show): Rock at the Rumble teaser, Cesaro & Kidd vs. New Day". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ Caldwell, James (January 25, 2015). "Royal Rumble PPV Report 1/25: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Cena vs. Rollins for WWE Title, Royal Rumble, post-PPV Network show". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Laboon, Jeff (January 16, 2015). "Cesaro & Tyson Kidd def. Kofi Kingston & Big E". WWE. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Clapp, John (January 19, 2015). "The Ascension def. The New Age Outlaws". WWE. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ Benigno, Anthony (December 15, 2014). "WWE Tag Team Champions The Usos def. The Miz & Damien Mizdow". WWE. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ Burdick, Michael (December 15, 2014). "The Bella Twins def. Paige & Natalya". WWE. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Wortman, James (December 14, 2014). "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar def. John Cena and Seth Rollins". WWE. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 WWE.com Staff (December 14, 2014). "Roman Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Archived from the original on January 30, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.

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