The previous record was 1:01:30, set by Chris Benoit at the 2004 Royal Rumble. [27] At No Way Out, Angle successfully defended the World Heavyweight Championship against The Undertaker,[28] but lost the title to Mysterio at WrestleMania. Flair had to prove himself all over again. Edge remained in control and set Cena on the top rope but was subsequently pushed down. However, Asuka was still undefeated since coming up to the main roster from NXT. However, Stone Cold vs. Mr. McMahon was the feud that overshadowed the entire match. 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The Royal Rumble winner gets a title shot at WrestleMania. For 2006, the winner could choose to challenge for either Raw's WWE Championship or SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 22. Rey Mysterio is back on WWE's The Bump as we discuss his iconic Royal Rumble victory. In 2014, the match was down to Roman Reigns and Batista, and the fans were behind Reigns since they did not want Batista to win. However, for mainstream WWE fans, he was a new guy who claimed to be a world champion and hadn't proven anything yet. A little over two months later, at Wrestlemania 22, Mysterio defeated … brand was between Kurt Angle and Mark Henry over the World Heavyweight Championship. The 2004 Royal Rumble was the 17th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Shawn is a former member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle before relocating to Texas and has work published in the Daily Oklahoman, Oklahoma Gazette, Vox Magazine and Loud Magazine and on websites like The Huffington Post, CBS, Time Warner Cable, Yahoo, The Movie Network, Chud, Renegade Cinema, 411mania and Sporting News. Rey Mysterio Wins The Royal Rumble!!! In the 1992 Royal Rumble match, he did that. 4 entrant Psicosis on his own. They pushed him hard and threw everything to him, but the fans never cared. However, during the match, Lana couldn't get to the ring due to an injury. The man who won that Royal Rumble that year was Batista. 6 entrant was Big Show and No. If playback doesn't begin shortly, try restarting your device. Benoit then went to WrestleMania and beat Triple H and Shawn Michaels to win the world title in one of WrestleMania's biggest moments. She was not involved in the women's Royal Rumble match. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania 22) for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. MLW Owner, Court Bauer, has spoken out about how Vince McMahon wanted to turn Rey Mysterio into the next Eddie Guerrero in 2006. 16:57. live event in a steel cage match. Sometimes, it makes a new star but other times, the winner doesn't matter. 5:04. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. 7 entrant was Jonathan Coachman. "History: The Royal Rumble retrospect – highlights, attendance, buyrate, perspective", "Rey Mysterio wins the Royal Rumble match", "Kurt Angle def. In 2019, the women were involved in their second Royal Rumble match. At WrestleMania 22, in honor of Eddie Guerrero, Rey pinned Randy Orton to win the World Championship. 1 entrant while Rey Mysterio drew No. Angle went for the pin but Henry kicked out. In WCW and WWE, Rey was putting on some of the most exciting matches on the card, but he was always the ultimate underdog. Heading into Sunday's Royal Rumble, Mysterio has been alongside his son, Dominick, who started in the company in 2020. Angle untied one of the turnbuckle pads on the middle rope. Now, there are two Royal Rumble matches each year, one for the men and one for the women. Before Cena's entrance, fireworks started throughout the arena. Legends Rumble. WWE’s The Bump, Jan. 20, 2021 - YouTube. However, Rey was always seen as the best cruiserweight on the planet. The British Bulldog also looked like a star. John Cena to become new WWE Champion", "Kurt Angle's first World Heavyweight Championship reign", "Gregory Helms def. He defended the title against Henry at a SmackDown! In at 27WWE 2K19https://store.playstation.com/#!/en-us/tid=CUSA12215_00 Gregory Helms e… [12] Immediately after the match, however, Vince McMahon came out and stated that Edge was cashing in his Money in the Bank contract that he won at WrestleMania 21. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". [5], The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1988. In 2006, Rey Mysterio had been around for a long time and was a respected veteran. Undertaker made his return to WWE television, in his first appearance since Armageddon, entering on a horse-drawn chariot. Six professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. 25 into the match and started attacking his enemies. Also stopping by to chat are Booker T, WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions Dolph Ziggler & Robert Roode and Chad Gable! Rey Mysterio with his son Dominik Mysterio. Kurt Angle and Randy Orton in a Triple Threat Match (new World Heavyweight Champion)", "Rey Mysterio's first World Heavyweight Championship reign", "Royal Rumble 2006: Royal Rumble Entrances & Eliminations", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2006)&oldid=1001988186, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 22 January 2021, at 08:04. In the match, JBL tried to do everything to measure out Boogeyman. Helms attempted a shining wizard on Noble, but he avoided the move. Before the match started, Mickie told Trish backstage that she loved her. They liked him, but when he went over in the Royal Rumble, and Daniel Bryan didn't, they turned on him fast. Triple H, Mysterio and Orton were the final three participants. Angle rolled up Henry to retain the World Heavyweight Championship but as Angle celebrated, there was all darkness and The Undertaker's music played. Not only that, but Rey was the second man to enter the ring and lasted 62 minutes, a record. In 1995, Shawn Michaels did what fans came to expect from him through the years. In 2015, Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble, and he was booed out of the building. Benoit went on to win the title from Booker at No Way Out. PLUS we reveal the bracket for the first-ever WWE NXT Women’s Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic! Facing insurmountable odds, Mysterio went the distance to win the 30-man event. [13] Edge then came out with Lita and, two spears later, he pinned Cena to become WWE Champion. Asuka eliminated Nikki Bella to win. While Ashley pounded Mickie into the corner, Trish pulled Mickie. [4] The predominant match on the Raw brand was Edge versus John Cena for the WWE Championship, which Cena won after forcing Edge to submit to the STFU. While the match started, Ashley worked over Mickie's arm. RVD taking down all superstars in the ring (except Mysterio). In WCW and WWE, Rey was putting on some of the most exciting matches on the card, but he was always the ultimate underdog. Carlito worked on RVD but RVD countered and threw him out of the ring with the final four participants remaining. Daniel Bryan was who the fans wanted, and they received Reigns. The first three qualifying matches were held on the January 9, 2006 edition of Raw. [20][23], In the third match The Boogeyman faced John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with his valet Jillian Hall). After WWE bought WCW, Mysterio entered the company in the summer of 2002 and within a year, he had won the cruiserweight and tag team titles (with Edge). The winner of the actual Rumble match gets a world title match at WrestleMania, and when booked right, that match remains one of the best of the year. Henry was disqualified in the match and Batista retained the title but his triceps were injured. WrestleTalk. Both years, he was the man who was supposed to be the big star of the company. Was Rey Mysterio's Royal Rumble Match win in 2006 the greatest underdog victory in WWE history? Mysterio won a Beat the Clock Challenge on the January 4, 2008 edition of SmackDown! He was going to win the Royal Rumble, and he was going to WrestleMania, where he would beat Randy Orton as the retuning hero and win another world title. Edge to win the WWE Championship", "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble", "WWE Champion def. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, with storylines produced on their weekly television shows, Raw and SmackDown.[9][10]. [14][15] Then the next night, Edge held a live sex celebration which got smashed up by Cena and Cena delivered an FU on Lita and sent a message to Edge.[16]. Shawn Michaels entered No. Then, in 2006, it was Rey Mysterio who won the Royal Rumble. defeating Edge with 90 seconds to go, and securing an opportunity for the World Heavyweight Championship at … While Shawn Michaels went on to lose to Diesel in the WrestleMania world title match, his Royal Rumble in 1995 was a star-making moment. Triple H, Rob Van Dam and Big Show faced each other in the final round of the tournament which was a triple threat match. The main feud heading into the Royal Rumble on the SmackDown! Becky then went in and won the match by eliminating Charlotte. Winning the Royal Rumble is on Daniel Bryan's bucket list The next year, WWE gave the win to Roman Reigns. This was the year that the Rumble was for the vacant WWE Championship. It was all for nothing as Reigns could not capitalize, with Seth Rollins cashing in his MITB briefcase and stealing the title. Coach was quickly eliminated with a swat of Big Show's hand. Finally, Cena had enough and followed him, but Edge used Lita as a decoy. While WrestleMania and SummerSlam are the two biggest PPVs of the year, the Royal Rumble might be the most entertaining. Prior to the annual Royal Rumble match, several qualifying matches for the match took place on WWE's flagship television programs. Edge recovered as Cena and Lita argued, but when Edge charged, Cena sidestepped and Edge ran into Lita. [3][20] Mysterio broke the record for lasting the longest in a Royal Rumble match, 1:02:12. Facing insurmountable odds, Mysterio went the distance to win the 30-man event. Traditionally, the winner of the match earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. 2006 was the nineteenth event in the Royal Rumble chronology and featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. Triple H simply sidestepped the charge and eliminated Flair from the match. The year of 2006 changed Mysterio's life forever. Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Finlay defeated Brian Kendrick in a match that aired on Heat. Rey Mysterio wins the Royal Rumble Match: 2006 Royal Rumble He came into the Royal Rumble and entered in at two. Mysterio paid tribute to Guerrero by winning the match saying that he had won the match for Guerrero. Daivari tried to stop him but Angle hit Daivari with the chair. In 2014, fans were chanting for Roman Reigns to win, and he lost. Undertaker", "Rey Mysterio def. Edge speared Cena into the steel ring steps and following a baseball slide which threw Cena into the crowd. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters to build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. It was also the year that Chris Benoit went into the Royal Rumble as the first entrant. Benoit then lasted over an hour in the ring and won the entire thing. Noble held Funaki in the dragon sleeper. Cena took advantage of the situation and quickly executed an FU on Edge and then put him into an STFU After the match, he tried to throw worms in JBL's mouth but JBL threw his valet Jillian into the ring and Boogeyman threw worms in her mouth.[20][24]. The Royal Rumble is supposed to be one of the biggest events of the year for WWE. Rey Mysterio wins the Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2006. Play Video. The fourth match was the 2006 Royal Rumble match. He intimidated Angle and then the ropes went down and the ring collapsed. Daivari distracted the referee and when Henry broke the hold again, he sent Angle crashing into the referee. Rey Mysterio draws No. This also made Angle leave Raw and move to SmackDown!. In 2016, Roman Reigns was the champion. Spend less. There were some talented wrestlers in the Rumble match, including Stone Cold, who was the first entrant. He eliminated monsters like Mark Henry, Rhyno, Bradshaw, Matt Morgan, and A-Train and then capped it off by eliminating Big Show to win. 5 but he made a mistake by charging Triple H near the ropes. 2 and eliminated many superstars. Orton tried to eliminate Mysterio, but Mysterio countered and was able to eliminate Orton to win the 2006 Royal Rumble match. Later on, a 20-man battle royal was arranged to determine the new World Heavyweight Champion. However, it all came crashing down when she lost in her title match and has never been the same. Most people expected one of the members of the Four Horsewomen to win. This was the year that Eddie Guerrero beat Brock Lesnar for the World Title. [3] The primary match on the SmackDown! Rey Mysterio, the second entrant, won the match by last eliminating Randy Orton, the thirtieth entrant. . It didn't happen. Henry controlled Angle using his power but Angle managed to apply the ankle lock. WWE STAR. Can Rey Mysterio Or Andrade WIN Royal Rumble 2019? Rey Mysterio is back on WWE's The Bump as we discuss his iconic Royal Rumble victory. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Here is a look at when the Royal Rumble match made a new star and the times it didn't matter in the end. He covered London but Nunzio and Funaki broke up the count. RVD tried to perform a five-star frog splash on Orton, but Triple H attacked RVD and then threw Mysterio into RVD which sent RVD crashing to the floor. Rey Mysterio to win Mysterio's World Championship match at WrestleMania 22", "World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle def. However, in his feud with The Authority, he was forced to defend his title in the Royal Rumble match. Yet, Flair entered at #3 and then won it, becoming the real World Champion, and proving he was a major star. This time, it was one of professional wrestling’s diminutive legends, Rey Mysterio winning the Royal Rumble. 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