Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble
Royal Rumble logo used in 2015
Information
Created by	Pat Patterson
Promotion(s)	WWE
Brand(s)	Raw (2003–2011, 2017–present) SmackDown (2003–2011, 2017–present) ECW (2007–2010) 205 Live (2019)
First event	1988
Signature match types	Royal Rumble match

The Royal Rumble is a yearly professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event made by WWE, usually in January.^[1] The show's main event is a Battle Royal-type match,^[2] named the Royal Rumble match. The pay-per-view is part of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series.^[3] The Royal Rumble is also one of WWE's more popular pay-per-views.^[4] Since 1993, the winner of the Rumble match has received a title match at that year's WrestleMania.^[5]

1. ↑ "Specialty Matches: Royal Rumble". WWE. Archived from the original on 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
2. ↑ Jon Waldman (2005-02-02). "Statistical survival - breaking down the Royal Rumble". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2005-03-10. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
3. ↑ Ian Hamilton. Wrestling's Sinking Ship: What Happens to an Industry Without Competition (p.160)
4. ↑ Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk (2006-01-30). "Mysterio claims Rumble; Cena reigns again". SLAM! Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference about was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).