Royal Rumble (2006)
Royal Rumble (2006) was 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.
| Royal Rumble 2006 | ||||
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| Theme song(s) | "Royal Rumble" by WWE's Jim Johnston | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | {{{promotion}}} | |||
| Brand (s) | Raw, Smackdown | |||
| Sponsor | Con | |||
| Date | January 29, 2006 (Sunday) | |||
| Attendance | 16, 178[source?] | |||
| Venue | {{{venue}}} | |||
| City | Miami | |||
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||||
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Qualification matches
- Chavo Guerrero defeated Rob Conway – Raw, January 9[1]
- Shelton Benjamin defeated Val Venis – Raw, January 9[1]
- Kane defeated Snitsky – Raw, January 9[1]
- Sylvan defeated Scotty 2 Hotty – WWE Velocity, January 15 (aired January 21)[1]
- Trevor Murdoch defeated Antonio Thomas – WWE Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)[1]
- Viscera defeated Lance Cade, Gregory Helms and Tyson Tomko in a Battle Royal match – WWE Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)[1]
- Jonathan Coachman defeated Jerry Lawler – Raw, January 23[1]
- 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)[1]
| 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
| No. | Results | Stipulations | Times[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Finlay defeated Brian Kendrick[3] | Singles match | 02:07 |
| 1 | Gregory Helms defeated Kid Kash (c), Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London[3] | 6-Way Cruiserweight match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship | 07:40 |
| 2 | Mickie James defeated Ashley[3] | 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[3] | 2006 Royal Rumble match | 1:02:12 |
| 5 | John Cena defeated Edge (c) (with Lita)[3] | Singles match for the WWE Championship | 14:02 |
| 6 | Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari)[3] | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 09:29 |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██ and "SD!" indicates a SmackDown! superstar. A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Draw[4] | Entrant[4] | Brand | Order[4] | Eliminated by[4] | Time[4] | 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Cawthon, Graham. "2006 WWE ring results". The History of WWE. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2006". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Royal Rumble 2006 results". Online World of Wrestling. 2006-01-29. Retrieved 2007-10-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Royal Rumble 2006: Royal Rumble Entrances & Eliminations". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 22, 2012.