Royal Rumble (2006)
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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 Rumblechronology | ||||
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The 2006Royal Rumblewas the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV event held by WWE at theAmerican Airlines Arena,inMiami,on January 29, 2006. It was sponsored bySony EntertainmentandThe Con.
Qualification matches
[change|change source]- Chavo GuerrerodefeatedRob Conway–Raw,January 9[2]
- Shelton BenjamindefeatedVal Venis–Raw,January 9[2]
- KanedefeatedSnitsky–Raw,January 9[2]
- SylvandefeatedScotty 2 Hotty–WWE Velocity,January 15 (aired January 21)[2]
- Trevor MurdochdefeatedAntonio–WWE Heat,January 16 (aired January 20)[2]
- VisceradefeatedLance Cade,Gregory HelmsandTyson Tomkoin aBattle Royal match–WWE Heat,January 16 (aired January 20)[2]
- Jonathan CoachmandefeatedJerry Lawler–Raw,January 23[2]
- The Mexicools(PsicosisandSuper Crazy) defeated The Dicks (ChadandJames) and TheFull Blooded Italians(NunzioandVito) in aTriple Threattag 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|change source]| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | FinlaydefeatedBrian Kendrick[4] | Singles match | 02:07 |
| 1 | Gregory HelmsdefeatedKid Kash(c),Funaki,Jamie Noble,NunzioandPaul London[4] | 6-Way Cruiserweight match[broken anchor]for theWWE Cruiserweight Championship | 07:40 |
| 2 | Mickie JamesdefeatedAshley[4] | Singles match with WWE Women's ChampionTrish StratusasSpecial Guest Referee | 07:44 |
| 3 | The BoogeymandefeatedJohn "Bradshaw" Layfield(withJillian Hall) | Singles match | 01:54 |
| 4 | Rey Mysteriowon by last eliminatingRandy Orton[4] | 2006 Royal Rumble match | 1:02:12 |
| 5 | John CenadefeatedEdge(c) (withLita)[4] | Singles match for theWWE Championship | 14:02 |
| 6 | Kurt Angle(c) defeatedMark Henry(withDaivari)[4] | Singles match for theWorld Heavyweight Championship | 09:29 |
(c) – refers to the champion heading into the match
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Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
[change|change source]Red██and "Raw" indicates aRawsuperstar, blue██and "SD!" indicates aSmackDown!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|change source]- ↑"History: The Royal Rumble retrospect – highlights, attendance, buyrate, perspective".Pro Wrestling Torch.January 29, 2008.RetrievedOctober 24,2014.
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7Cawthon, Graham."2006 WWE ring results".The History of WWE.RetrievedSeptember 8,2009.
- ↑"Royal Rumble 2006".Pro Wrestling History.RetrievedJanuary 14,2010.
- ↑4.04.14.24.34.44.5"Royal Rumble 2006 results".Online World of Wrestling. January 29, 2006.RetrievedOctober 12,2007.
- ↑5.05.15.25.35.4"Royal Rumble 2006: Royal Rumble Entrances & Eliminations".Pro Wrestling History.RetrievedJanuary 22,2012.