Royal Rumble (2006)
WWE's 2006 Royal Rumble pay-per-view
The 2006 Royal Rumblewas the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV event held by WWE at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, on January 29, 2006. It was sponsored by Sony Entertainment and The Con.
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
| Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown! | |||
| Date | January 29, 2006 | |||
| Attendance | 16,000[1] | |||
| Venue | American Airlines Arena | |||
| City | Miami, Florida | |||
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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| Royal Rumble chronology | ||||
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Qualification matches change
- Chavo Guerrero defeated Rob Conway – Raw, January 9[2]
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Val Venis – Raw, January 9[2]
- Kane defeated Snitsky – Raw, January 9[2]
- Sylvan defeated Scotty 2 Hotty – WWE Velocity, January 15 (aired January 21)[2]
- Trevor Murdoch defeated Antonio – WWE Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)[2]
- Viscera defeated Lance Cade, Gregory Helms and Tyson Tomko in a Battle Royal match – WWE Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)[2]
- Jonathan Coachman defeated Jerry Lawler – Raw, January 23[2]
- The Mexicools (Psicosis and Super Crazy) defeated The Dicks (Chad and James) and The Full Blooded Italians (Nunzio and Vito) in a Triple Threat tag team match – SmackDown!, January 24 (aired January 27)[2]
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Michael Cole (SmackDown! / Royal Rumble match) |
| Jerry "The King" Lawler (Raw / Royal Rumble match) | |
| Joey Styles (Raw) | |
| Tazz (SmackDown!) | |
| Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
| Hugo Savinovich (Spanish) | |
| Interviewer | Todd Grisham |
| Josh Mathews | |
| Ring announcer | Tony Chimel (SmackDown!) |
| Lilian Garcia (Raw) | |
| Referee | Mike Chioda (Raw) |
| Mickie Henson (Raw) | |
| Chris Kay (SmackDown!) | |
| Jim Korderas (SmackDown!) | |
| Nick Patrick (SmackDown!) | |
| Charles Robinson (SmackDown!) | |
| General manager | Theodore Long (SmackDown!) |
| Vince McMahon (Raw; interim) | |
| Bingo machine tumbler | Candice Michelle |
| Victoria | |
| Torrie Wilson |
Results change
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Finlay defeated Brian Kendrick[4] | Singles match | 02:07 |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | Mickie James defeated Ashley[4] | Singles match with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee | 07:44 |
| 3 | The Boogeyman defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Jillian Hall) | Singles match | 01:54 |
| 4 | Rey Mysterio won by last eliminating Randy Orton[4] | 2006 Royal Rumble match | 1:02:12 |
| 5 | John Cena defeated Edge (c) (with Lita)[4] | Singles match for the WWE Championship | 14:02 |
| 6 | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari)[4] | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 09:29 |
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match
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Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations change
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██ and "SD!" indicates a SmackDown! superstar. A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| 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 | SD! | 2 | Mysterio | 01:15 | 0 |
| 5 | Ric Flair | Raw | 3 | Triple H | 01:20 | 0 |
| 6 | The Big Show | Raw | 7 | Triple H | 09:02 | 2 |
| 7 | Jonathan Coachman | Raw | 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 | SD! | 9 | Benoit | 00:18 | 0 |
| 14 | Joey Mercury | SD! | 22 | Nitro | 29:14 | 1 |
| 15 | Tatanka | SD! | 12 | Mercury & Nitro | 14:09 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnny Nitro | SD! | 23 | Michaels | 25:45 | 2 |
| 17 | Trevor Murdoch | Raw | 13 | Michaels | 13:41 | 0 |
| 18 | Eugene | Raw | 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 | SD! | 16 | Mysterio | 07:40 | 0 |
| 25 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 25 | Shane McMahon[1] | 12:55 | 3 |
| 26 | Chris Masters | Raw | 19 | Carlito | 07:01 | 1 |
| 27 | Viscera | Raw | 18 | Carlito & Masters | 05:20 | 1 |
| 28 | Shelton Benjamin | Raw | 24 | Michaels | 06:51 | 0 |
| 29 | Goldust | Raw | 20 | Van Dam | 03:09 | 0 |
| 30 | Randy Orton | SD! | 29 | Mysterio | 13:04 | 2 |
References change
- ↑ "History: The Royal Rumble retrospect – highlights, attendance, buyrate, perspective". Pro Wrestling Torch. January 29, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2014.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2006". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 14, 2010.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Royal Rumble 2006: Royal Rumble Entrances & Eliminations". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 22, 2012.