Royal Rumble 2004 was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 25 2004 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The official theme song was "Nothing Left to Lose" by Puddle of Mudd.

Royal Rumble 1988 was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 24 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.

Unlike the subsequent Royal Rumble events, this event was not shown on pay-per-view and was instead a television special shown on the USA Network.

Royal Rumble 2002 was the fifteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 20 2002 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The official theme song was "Cocky" by Kid Rock. The tagline was "30 Men, One Match, One W1nner".

The main event was the 30-man Royal Rumble match, which Triple H won after last eliminating Kurt Angle. The main matches on the undercard were Chris Jericho versus The Rock for the Undisputed WWF Championship and Ric Flair versus Vince McMahon in a Street Fight.

Royal Rumble 2001 was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21 2001 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Royal Rumble 2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 23 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

Royal Rumble 1998 was the eleventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 18 1998 at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California.

Royal Rumble 1996 was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21 1996 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California.

Royal Rumble 1995 was the eighth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 22 1995 in the USF Sun Dome located in Tampa, Florida.

Royal Rumble 1994 was the seventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 22 1994 at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island. The main event was the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal in which wrestlers enter the ring at regular intervals. Lex Luger and Bret Hart were named co-winners after they simultaneously eliminated each other.

The undercard featured a Casket match for the WWF Championship, in which Yokozuna successfully defended the title against The Undertaker. In addition, The Quebecers beat Bret and Owen Hart to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship and Razor Ramon successfully defended his Intercontinental Championship.

Royal Rumble 1993 was the sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 24 1993 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Royal Rumble 1992 was the fifth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 19 1992 at the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York. The Tagline for the event was "Every Man For Himself".

Royal Rumble 1991 was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 19 1991 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida.

Royal Rumble 1990 was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 21 1990 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida.

Royal Rumble 1989 was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and the first one to be held on pay-per-view. It took place on January 15 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas.

hn Layfield: [after Hardcore Holly entered the Rumble] Hardcore Holly from downtown L.A! - Lower Alabama!

30 men. One ring. Two start, and a new one is introduced every 2 minutes. Only way out: over the top rope. The second annual Royal Rumble features 30 top WWF stars. Also: WWF Women's Title: Rockin' Robin vs. Judy Martin, 2 out of 3 Falls: The Hart Foundation & Jim Duggan vs. The Rougeau Brothers & Dino Bravo Written by Anonymous

30 men enter, one man leaves: It's the 8th annual Royal Rumble battle royal. WWF Title: Diesel vs. Bret Hart, WWF Intercontinental Title: Razor Ramon vs. Jeff Jarrett, WWF Tag Team Titles: The 1-2-3 Kid & Bob Holly vs. Bam Bam Bigelwo & Tatanka, The Undertaker vs. Irwin R. Schyster Written by Anonymous

Twelve wrestlers made their first appearance in the Royal Rumble match: Vince McMahon, Droz, Edge, Gillberg, Dan Severn, Tiger Ali Singh, Blue Meanie, Gangrel, Al Snow, Test, Val Venis, and Chyna.

The theme building up to this Royal Rumble was that Steve Austin would have 'no chance in hell' of winning the match, due to Vince McMahon putting a multi-thousand dollar bounty on his head. The theme song for this PPV became the entrance music that Vince McMahon uses to this day.

The ninth annual Royal Rumble over the top rope battle royal, with the winner getting a WWF Title Shot at WrestleMania XII. WWF Title: Bret Hart vs. The Undertaker, WWF Intercontinental Title: Razor Ramon vs. Goldust, WWF Tag Team Titles: The Smoking Gunns vs. The Bodydonnas, Duke Droese vs. Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Ahmed Johnson vs. Jeff Jarrett Written by Anonymous

The tenth annual Royal Rumble battle royale, with the winner to recieve a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania XIII, WWF Title: Sycho Sid vs. Shawn Michaels, WWF Intercontinental Title: Hunter Hearst Helmsley vs. Goldust, Vader vs. The Undertaker, Ahmed Johnson vs. Faarooq, Mascarita Sagranda Jr. & La Parkita vs. Mini Mankind & Mini Vader, Venum & Perro Aguiyo Jr. vs. Maniaco & Mosquo de Verded, Octagon, Blue Demon Jr. & Tinieblas Jr. vs. Histeria, Heavy Metal & Avismo Negro Written by Anonymous

A WWF Title Shot at Wrestlemania X goes to the winner of the seventh annual Royal Rumble. WWF Title (casket match) : The Undertaker vs. Yokozuna, WWF Intercontinental Title: Razor Ramon vs. Irwin R. Schyster, WWF Tag Team Titles: The Quebeccers vs. Bret & Owen Hart, Tatanka vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Written by Anonymous

Six wrestlers made their first appearance in the Royal Rumble match: "Rowdy" Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Haku, Jimmy Snuka, Earthquake, and "Ravishing" Rick Rude.

The 11th annual Royal Rumble Battle Royal, with the winner recieving a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania XIV, WWF Title (casket match) : Shawn Michaels vs. The Undertaker, WWF Intercontinental Title: Rocky Miavia vs. Ken Shamrock, WWF Tag Team Titles: The New Age Outlaws vs. The Leigon of Doom, Vader vs. Goldust, Max Mini, Nova & Mosaic vs. Battalian, El Torito & Tarantula Written by Anonymous

The 15th annual WWF Royal Rumble, with the winner to recieve a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania X8, Undisputed WWF Title: Chris Jericho vs. The Rock, WWF Intercontinental Title: Edge vs. William Regal, WWF Tag Team Titles: Tazz & Spike Dudley vs. The Dudley Boyz, WWF Women's Title: Trish Stratus vs. Jazz, Street Fight: Ric Flair vs. Vince McMahon Written by Anonymous

The WWF Royal Rumble battle Royal, with the winner recieving a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania 2000, WWF Title (Street Fight) : Triple H vs. Cactus Jack, WWF Intercontinental Title: Chris Jericho vs. Chyna vs. Hardcore Holly, WWF Tag Team Titles: The New Age Outlaws vs. The Acolytes, Tables Match: The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz, Ms. Royal Rumble Bikini Contest: Mae Young vs. The Kat vs. BB vs. Ivory vs. Luna vs. Jacqueline vs. Terri Written by Anonymous

Final PPV appearances of Test, Scott Steiner and Ernest "The Cat" Miller, as Miller was released a few weeks later, and then Steiner and Test were both released a few months later separately due to injuries.

Ten wrestlers made their first appearance in the Royal Rumble match: Chris Benoit, Randy Orton, Rhyno, Matt Morgan, Spike Dudley, René Dupree, Ernest Miller, Rico, Nunzio, and Goldberg.

During the Royal Rumble, the famous gong from The Undertaker's theme song played at #13. Kane, thinking Undertaker was killed off at Survivor Series 2003 gets worried and ends up being eliminated by Booker T. Angry over his elimination, the real 13th participant Spike Dudley gets beaten up by Kane so that Spike couldn't make it to the ring.

The sixth annual Royal Rumble battle royal, with the winner being awarded a WWF Title shot at WrestleMania IX, WWF Title: Bret Hart vs. Razor Ramon, WWF Intercontinental Title: Shawn Michaels vs. Marty Jannety, The Steiner Brothers vs. The Beverly Brothers, The Big Boss Man vs. Bam Bam Bigelow Written by Anonymous

30 men compete in the annual staggered battle royal, known as the Royal Rumble, for a WWF Title shot at WrestleMania X-Seven. Plus Kurt Angle vs. Triple H for the WWF Title, Chris Benoit vs. Chris Jericho in a ladder match for the WWF Intercontinental Title, Edge & Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz for the WWF Tag Team Titles, and Ivory vs. Chyna for the WWF Women's title. Written by S-Kubrick5

The first ever Royal Rumble battle royal, a staggered battle royal with a new participant every 2 minutes. Also: WWF Women's Tag Team Championship (2 out of 3 falls) : The Jumping Bomb Angels vs. The Glamour Girls, 2 our of 3 Falls Match: The Islanders vs. The Young Stallians, Ricky Steamboat vs. Rick Rude, & the contract signing for the Hulk Hogan/Andre the Giant rematch Written by Anonymous

The 5th Annual Royal Rumble battle royal, with the vacant WWF Title going to the winner, WWF Intercontinental Championship: The Mountie vs. Roddy Piper, WWF Tag Team Championship: The Leigon of Doom vs The Natural Disasters, The Beverly Brothers vs. The Bushwackers, The Orient Express vs. The New Foundation Written by Anonymous

The Fourth Annual Royal Rumble battle royal, with the winner to recieve a shot at the WWF Title at Wrestlemania VII. Also, WWF Title: The Ultimate Warrior vs. Sgt. Slaughter, The Rockers vs. The Orient Express, The Big Boss Man vs. The Barbarian, The Mountie vs. Koko B. Ware, Ted DiBiase & Virgil vs. Dusty & Dustin Rhodes Written by Anonymous

The 16th annual Royal Rumble match, with the winner to recieve a WWE or World Title shot at WrestleMania XIX, WWE Title: Kurt Angle vs. Chris Benoit, World Title: Triple H vs. Scott Steiner, World Tag Team Titles: Lance Storm & William Regal vs. The Dudley Boyz, Royal Rumble Qualifying Match: Brock Lesnar vs. The Big Show, Torrie Wilson vs. Dawn Marie Written by Anonymous