“Stone Cold” Steve Austin never played by the rules, and that’s why the Royal Rumble was the perfect match for him. Even though Austin got thrown out of the 1997 Rumble, he won it anyway. That was the first of three Rumble wins for Austin, a record that still stands today. Austin was a heel… read more

Shawn Michaels gave us a glimpse of his future greatness when he won the Royal Rumble in 1995 and 1996. After starting as a tag team wrestler with The Rockers, Michaels broke out as a singles star after throwing partner Marty Jannetty through a window. Michaels called himself “The HeartBreak Kid” and won the Intercontinental… read more

Several wrestlers from outside NXT showed up for last night’s show. One doesn’t even work for WWE. Bayley interrupted Roxanne Perez’s show-closing rant. Perez slapped Bayley, who responded by pummeling her as the show went off the air. WWE tag team champions #DIY returned to their old stomping grounds. Johnny Gargano and Tomasso Ciampa both… read more

The 1993 Royal Rumble started a tradition that continues to this day: the winner gets a title shot at WrestleMania. Since WrestleMania IX was scheduled for Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, actors portraying Caesar and Cleopatra appeared before the Rumble match. They invited everyone to see the Rumble winner compete for the title at WrestleMania…. read more

The Royal Rumble is at its best when it has a lot of potential winners, and this is one of those years. CM Punk came out to start last night’s Monday Night Raw from San Jose, Calif. He said that Seth Rollins is in his rearview mirror, and he’s ready to win the Royal Rumble…. read more

“The worst kept secret” was out of the bag. Penta officially made his WWE debut on Monday Night Raw in the evening’s first match, defeating Chad Gable from American Made.

The World Wrestling Federation knew it had a hit on its hands when it debuted the Royal Rumble in 1988. One year later, the WWF expanded the Rumble to 30 men and presented it on pay-per-view rather than cable television. Randy Savage was the WWF champion at the time, and tensions were running high between… read more

Powerhouse Hobbs isn’t afraid of AEW World champion Jon Moxley, and he proved it last night on Collision. “I’ve been shot, stabbed, and left for dead,” Hobbs said. Hobbs marched to the ring during a huge brawl that took place after Ring Of Honor champion Chris Jericho beat Dax Harwood in the main event. “The… read more

The Royal Rumble is one of the biggest shows in WWE, but when it started in 1988, it was just a special TV program. Since the rival NWA was presenting its Bunkhouse Stampede pay-per-view, the WWF (at the time) countered with the first Rumble on the USA Network. Two months earlier, the WWF had pulled… read more

Now that Roman Reigns has the Tribal Chief title back, he wants to regain the WWE title as well. Reigns didn’t even appear on Smackdown to say this, as his “Wiseman” Paul Heyman did the talking for him. Heyman was talking to Cody Rhodes when Kevin Owens appeared in the crowd. Of course, that led… read more