Royal Rumble
IWE Royal Rumble Event
The Royal Rumble is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event, produced every January by professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). The event was created in 1988 with the inaugural event held on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario. The event however was not a pay-per-view but was originally shown as a television special on USA Network. The following year's event was the first Royal Rumble pay-per-view event. The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jimmy D. The event's main feature is a Battle Royal-type match, entitled the Royal Rumble. The pay-per-view is a part of IWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. The Royal Rumble has been classified as being one of IWE's most popular pay-per-view events.  Professional wrestling is a non-competitive professional sport, where matches are prearranged by the promotion's writing staff, and is also considered an athletic performing art, containing strong elements of catch wrestling, mock combat, and theatre. Each PPV event features several professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds and storylines. Wrestlers are portrayed as either villains or heroes in the scripted events that build tension and culminate into a wrestling match or series of matches.
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IWE Royal Rumble Pay Per Views
| # | Event | Date | City | Venue | Winner | Entry # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IWE Royal Rumble (1988) | January 24, 1988 | Hamilton, Ontario | |||
| 2 | IWE Royal Rumble (1989) | January 15, 1989 | Houston, Texas | |||
| 3 | IWE Royal Rumble (1990) | January 21,1990 | Orlando, Florida | |||
| 4 | IWE Royal Rumble (1991) | January 19, 1991 | Miami, Florida | |||
| 5 | IWE Royal Rumble (1992) | January 19, 1992 | Albany, New York | |||
| 6 | IWE Royal Rumble (1993) | January 24, 1993 | Sacramento, California | |||
| 7 | IWE Royal Rumble (1994) | January 22, 1994 | Providence, Rhode Island | |||
| 8 | IWE Royal Rumble (1995) | January 22, 1995 | Tampa, Florida | |||
| 9 | IWE Royal Rumble (1996) | January 21, 1996 | Fresno, California | |||
| 10 | IWE Royal Rumble (1997) | January 19, 1997 | San Antonio, Texas | |||
| 11 | IWE Royal Rumble (1998) | January 18, 1998 | San Jose, California | |||
| 12 | IWE Royal Rumble (1999) | January 24, 1999 | Anaheim, California | Arrowhead Pond | Mr. Bayer | 2 |
| 13 | IWE Royal Rumble (2000) | January 23, 2000 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Sam Simkins | 24 |
| 14 | IWE Royal Rumble (2001) | January 21, 2001 | New Orleans, Louisiana | New Orleans Arena | Steve Johnson | 27 |
| 15 | IWE Royal Rumble (2002) | January 20, 2002 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Triple K | 22 |
| 16 | IWE Royal Rumble (2003) | January 19, 2003 | Boston Massachusetts | Fleet Center | Lee Carter | 29 |
| 17 | IWE Royal Rumble (2004) | January 25, 2004 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | Kevin Hunter | 1 |
| 18 | IWE Royal Rumble (2005) | January 30, 2005 | Fresno, California | Save Mart Center | Jesse Dern | 28 |
| 19 | IWE Royal Rumble (2006) | January, 29, 2006 | Miami, Florida | American Airlines Arena | Scott Wright | 2 |
| 20 | IWE Royal Rumble (2007) | January 28, 2007 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Conseco Fieldhouse | Martin McAlmond | 30 |
| 21 | IWE Royal Rumble (2008) | January 27, 2008 | New York, New York | Madison Square Garden | Dustin Simpson | 30 |
| 22 | IWE Royal Rumble (2009) | January 25, 2009 | Detroit, Michigan | Joe Louis Arena | Kevin McAlmond | 8 |
| 23 | IWE Royal Rumble (2010) | January 31, 2010 | Atlanta, Georgia | Philips Arena | Chris Gomez | 29 |
| 24 | IWE Royal Rumble (2011) | January 30, 2011 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |