Royal Rumble (2016)

Royal Rumble (2016)
Information
PromotionWWE
DateJanuary 24, 2016
Attendance15,170
VenueAmway Center
CityOrlando, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology
NXT TakeOver: London Royal Rumble (2016) Fastlane (2016)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2015) Royal Rumble (2016) Royal Rumble (2017)

Royal Rumble (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on January 24, 2016, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 29th Royal Rumble event held by WWE. In the main event match, Triple H won his second Royal Rumbe match and his ninth WWE World Heavyweight Championship (his 14th world championship overall). The match also featured the WWE debut of AJ Styles, who previously was a top star in WWE's rival promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.

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 Royal Rumble match was originally announced with the usual stipulation, which would have seen the winner receive WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 32.[1] However, as a reaction to champion Roman Reigns attacking Triple H at the end of TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs and disrespecting WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon and his family over the following weeks, McMahon decided on the January 5 episode of Raw that Reigns had to defend his title in the Royal Rumble match.[2] Two weeks later, Reigns was forced to enter the match as the number one entrant.[3]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[4]
1P Jack Swagger and Mark Henry defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), Damien Sandow and Darren Young, and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von Dudley) Fatal four-way tag team match to qualify for the Royal Rumble match[5] 8:00
2 Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Kevin Owens Last Man Standing match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[6] 20:22
3 The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (c) (with Xavier Woods) defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso) Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[7] 10:52
4 Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio (c) Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[8] 11:31
5 Charlotte (c) (with Ric Flair) defeated Becky Lynch Singles match for the WWE Divas Championship[9] 11:40
6 Triple H won by last eliminating Dean Ambrose 30-man Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[10] 1:01:42
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

  – NXT
  – Winner
Draw Entrant Order Eliminated by Times[10] Eliminations
1 Roman Reigns (c) 28 Triple H 59:48 5
2 Rusev 1 Roman Reigns 01:30 0
3 AJ Styles 11 Kevin Owens 28:58 2
4 Tyler Breeze 2 Roman Reigns and AJ Styles 01:18 0
5 Curtis Axel 3 AJ Styles 01:30 0
6 Chris Jericho 26 Dean Ambrose 51:20 1
7 Kane 9 Braun Strowman 19:07 1
8 Goldust 4 Titus O'Neil 06:18 0
9 Ryback 8 Big Show 12:37 0
10 Kofi Kingston 6 Chris Jericho 08:26 0
11 Titus O'Neil 7 Big Show 09:06 1
12 R-Truth 5 Kane 00:59 0
13 Luke Harper 19 Brock Lesnar 24:16 4
14 Stardust 14 Luke Harper 14:12 0
15 Big Show 10 Braun Strowman 04:58 2
16 Neville 13 Luke Harper 10:17 0
17 Braun Strowman 20 Brock Lesnar 18:01 5
18 Kevin Owens 12 Sami Zayn 04:58 1
19 Dean Ambrose 29 Triple H 29:57 1
20 Sami Zayn 16 Braun Strowman 04:55 1
21 Erick Rowan 17 Brock Lesnar 04:35 2
22 Mark Henry 15 The Wyatt Family (Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan, and Luke Harper)[a] 00:47 0
23 Brock Lesnar 21 09:31 4
24 Jack Swagger 18 Brock Lesnar 00:15 0
25 The Miz 22 Roman Reigns 08:55 0
26 Alberto Del Rio 23 07:02 0
27 Bray Wyatt 25 Sheamus and Triple H 11:25 0
28 Dolph Ziggler 24 Triple H 07:10 0
29 Sheamus 27 Roman Reigns 08:46 1
30 Triple H - Winner 09:03 4
  1. ↑ Strowman, Harper, and Rowan returned to the ring to eliminate Brock Lesnar, after they were eliminated by him.

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Adam (December 29, 2015). "WWE Raw Results – 12/28/15 (John Cena vs. Alberto Del Rio)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on January 1, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ↑ Tedesco, Mike (January 5, 2016). "WWE Raw Results – 1/4/16 (Reigns vs. Sheamus)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Tedesco, Mike (January 19, 2016). "WWE Raw Results – 1/18/16 (Final hype for Royal Rumble)". WrestleView. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ Caldwell, James (January 24, 2016). "1/24 WWE Royal Rumble PPV Results – Caldwell's Complete Live PPV Report". Pro Wrestling Torch. Archived from the original on January 28, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ WWE.com Staff (January 15, 2016). "Jack Swagger & Mark Henry won the Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Match". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ Taylor, Scott (January 4, 2016). "Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose def. Kevin Owens (Last Man Standing Match)". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ Powers, Kevin (January 15, 2016). "WWE Tag Team Champions The New Day def. The Usos". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  8. ↑ Burdick, Michael (January 15, 2016). "Kalisto def. United States Champion Alberto Del Rio". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  9. ↑ Melok, Bobby (January 15, 2016). "Divas Champion Charlotte def. Becky Lynch". WWE. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Murphy, Ryan (December 21, 2015). "Triple H won the 2016 Royal Rumble Match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship". WWE. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.

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