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All Royal Rumble Winners Till 2023: Names, Location, Duration And More

10 months ago By Sports Desk

The Royal Rumble is one of the most popular and anticipated events in professional wrestling, created by the world’s leading promotion, WWE. First held in 1988, the event takes its name from the iconic Royal Rumble match – a battle royal featuring 30 wrestlers who enter the ring at timed intervals. Over more than 30 years, the Royal Rumble has cemented its status as one of WWE’s “Big Five” pay-per-view events, alongside other flagship events like WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series.

The original concept for the Royal Rumble match is credited to WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, while the event itself was spearheaded by the then-World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). The inaugural event was held on January 24, 1988, at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario and was broadcast live on the USA Network. While that first Royal Rumble only featured 20 wrestlers and lasted 33 minutes, it began a new WWE tradition that has thrilled fans year after year.

Today, the Royal Rumble takes place every January, marking the unofficial start of the “Road to WrestleMania” as the winner of the Rumble match gets a guaranteed title shot at that year’s Showcase of the Immortals. Over nearly four decades, the event has been hosted in various major arenas around the United States as well as Canada, drawing tens of thousands of impassioned members of the WWE Universe. Besides the signature battle royal, the Royal Rumble card also showcases other marquee matches, like title defenses.

With its chaotic and unpredictable nature featuring non-stop action, surprise entrants, dramatic eliminations and historic victories, the Royal Rumble pay-per-view has deservedly earned a place as one of the most entertaining shows WWE puts on. It never fails to deliver jaw-dropping moments that capture the imagination of wrestling fans everywhere.

Event WinnerEntry No.DateLocationResults
Time
Women’s Royal Rumble 2024January 27Tropicana Field, St. Peterburg, Florida
Men’s Royal Rumble Rumble 2024January 27Tropicana Field, St. Peterburg, Florida
Men’s Royal Rumble 2023Cody Rhodes 30January 28Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, USVia eliminating Gunther1:11:42
Women’s Royal Rumble 2023Rhea Ripley1January 28Alamodome, San Antonio, TX, USVia eliminating Liv Morgan1:01:03
Men’s Royal Rumble 2022Brock Lesnar30January 28The Dome at America’s Center St. Louis, MSVia eliminating Drew McIntyre51:10
Women’s Royan Rumble 2023Rounda Rousey28Januray 29January 29Via eliminating Charlotte Flair59:40
Women’s Royal Rumble 2021Bianca Belair3January 31Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FloridaVia eliminating Rhea Ripley58:50
Men’s Royal Rumble 2021Edge1January 31Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FloridaVia eliminating Randy Orton58:30
Women’s Royal Rumble 2020Charlotte Flair17January 26Minute Maid Park, Houston, TexasVia eliminating Shayna Baszler54:20
Men’s Royal Rumble 2020Drew McIntyre16Januray 26Minute Maid Park, Houston, TexasVia eliminating Roman Reigns1:00:50
Men’s Royal Rumble 2019Seth Rollins10January 27Chase Field, Phoenix, ArizonaVia eliminating Braun Strowman57:35
Women’s Royal Rumble 2019Becky Lynch28January 27Chase Field, Phoenix, ArizonaVia eliminating Charlotte Flair1:12:00
Men’s Royal Rumble 2018Shinsuke Nakamura14January 28Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVia eliminating Roman Reigns1:05:27
Women’s Royal Rumble 2018Asuka25January 28Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVia eliminating Nikki Bella58:57
Royal Rumble 2017Randy Orton23January 29Alamodome, San Antonio, TexasVia eliminating Roman Reigns1:02:06
Royal Rumble 2016Triple H30January 24Amway Center, Orlando, FloridaVia eliminating Dean Ambrose1:01:42
Royal Rumble 2015Roman Reigns19January 25Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVia eliminating Rusev59:31
Royal Rumble 2014Batista28January 26Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaVia eliminating Roman Reigns55:07
Royal Rumble 2013John Cena19January 27US Airways Center, Phoenix, ArizonaVia eliminating Ryback55:05
Royal Rumble 2012Sheamus22January 29Scottrade Center, St. Louis, MissouriVia eliminating Chris Jericho54:00
Royal Rumble 2011Amberto Rio38January 30TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsVia eliminating Santino Marella1:09:51
Royal Rumble 2010Edge29January 31Philips Arena, Atlanta, GeorgiaVia eliminating John Cena49:26
Royal Rumble 2009Randy Orton8January 25Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MichiganVia eliminating Triple H58:40
Royal Rumble 2008John Cena30January 27Madison Square Garden, New York City, New YorkVia eliminating Triple H51:26
Royal Rumble 2007The Undertaker20January 28AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasVia eliminating Shawn Michaels56:18
Royal Rumble 2006Rey Mysterio2January 29American Airlines Arena, Miami, FloridaVia eliminating Randy Orton1:02:12
Royal Rumble 2005batista28January 30Save Mart Center, Fresno, CaliforniaBatista51:07
Royal Rumble 2004Chris Benoit1January 25Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaVia eliminating Big Show1:01:30
Royal Rumble 2003Brock Lesnar29January 19FleetCenter, Boston, MassachusettsVia eliminating The Undertaker53:41
Royal Rumble 2002Triple H22January 20Philips Arena, Atlanta, GeorgiaVia eliminating Kurt Angle1:09:22
Royal Rumble 2001Stone Cold Steve Austin27January 21New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LouisianaVia eliminating Kane1:01:55
Royal Rumble 2000The Rock24January 23Madison Square Garden, New York City, New YorkVia eliminating Big Show51:54
Royal Rumble 1999Mr. McMahon2January 24Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CaliforniaVia eliminating Stone Cold Steve Austin56:38
Royal Rumble 1998Stone Cold Steve Austin24January 18San Jose Arena, San Jose, CaliforniaVia eliminating The Rock55:25
Royal Rumble 1997Stone Cold Steve Austin5January 19Alamodome, San Antonio, TexasVia eliminating Bret Hart50:29
Royal Rumble 1996Shawn Micheals 18January 21Selland Arena, Fresno, CaliforniaVia eliminating Diesel59:49
Royal Rumble 1995Shawn Micheals1January 22USF Sun Dome, Tampa, FloridaVia eliminating The British Bulldog38:41
Royal Rumble 1994Bret Hart and Lex Luger27January 23Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode IslandBret Hart & Lex Luger both won the Royal Rumble55:04
Royal Rumble 1993Yokozuna 27January 24ARCO Arena, Sacramento, CaliforniaVia eliminating Randy Savage1:06:35
Royal Rumble 1992Ric Flair3January 19Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New YorkVia eliminating Sid Justice1:02:02
Royal Rumble 1991Hulk Hogan 25January 19Miami Arena, FloridaVia eliminating Earthquake1:05:17
Royal Rumble 1990Hulk Hogan25January 21Orlando Arena, Orlando, FloridaVia eliminating Mr. Perfect59:46
Royal Rumble 1989Big John Studd27January 16The Summit, Houston, TexasVia eliminating Ted DiBiase1:04:53
Royal Rumble 1988Jim Duggan13January 24Copps Coliseum, Hamilton, OntarioVia eliminating One Man Gang33:00
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