WWF Royal Rumble ( video game ) WWF Royal Rumble is a Super NES and Sega Genesis game based on the World Wrestling Federation , released in 1993 . It is the sequel to LJN ' s previous 16 - bit WWF game , " WWF Super WrestleMania " , and is considered by many as the second part of a trilogy ( followed by " WWF Raw " ) . It carries over the " tug - of - war " style grappling system from the previous game , this time adding an on - screen meter to show who has the advantage in a grapple and how close they are to executing a move . Players can play either One - on - One , Tag Team , Triple Tag Team , or the newly added Royal Rumble match . The game presents crisp and colorful graphics quite similar to its predecessor and boasts new features . Players may strike their opponent with steel chairs found outside the ring . After knocking the referee temporarily unconscious , one may use illegal tactics such as choking and eye raking . To better avoid losing via count out , wrestlers may also roll into the ring from the bottom side ; ring entry was previously only possible through the left and right sides . In addition adding more moves to the basic moveset ( including the body splash , knee drop , backbreaker , and atomic drop ) , " WWF Royal Rumble " includes signature finishing moves for each wrestler . A unique multi - platforming concept to the game is that each version contains several wrestlers exclusive to its twelve - man roster . The differences may be , in part , the result of the Genesis version coming out several months after the SNES version . Another port of the game with differing features was released on the Sega Mega - CD as " WWF Rage in the Cage " . Match types . In a One - on - One match , two wrestlers ( one player versus the computer or two players ) square off for a face - to - face bout . One Fall , Brawl , and Tournament variations are available . One Fall matches feature an in - ring referee and are contested under standard rules . Victory is achieved by a 3 - count pinfall or a count - out if a wrestler stays outside of the ring for a full 10 count . In a Brawl , however , the referee is absent . This allows unlimited time outside the ring and illegal moves such as eye raking and choking are allowed at all times . The Brawl match doesn ' t require a pinfall to win ; instead , the first player to be entirely drained of his stamina submits in defeat . In a Tournament , a player must battle through the entire roster in a series of One Fall matches to win the championship belt . A Tag Team match is made up of two teams of two wrestlers ( if two players are involved , they can choose to either control opposite teams or be on the same team against the computer ) . Whenever one wrestler gets tired , they can tag in their partner . A wrestler on the apron can grab an opponent if they get close to the ropes , allowing their partner to attack them . One Fall , Brawl , and Tournament configurations are available . The same rules for the singles One Fall and Brawl matches apply to tag team matches . In the tag team Tournament mode , either one player or two cooperative players will choose two wrestlers to form a team and then must defeat the remaining wrestlers in a series of One Fall tag team matches to win the tag team championship . A Triple Tag Team match is similar to a Tag Team match , except instead of two wrestlers to a team , there are three wrestlers on each team . Only one partner for each team appears on the apron at a time . The player can switch outside partners by pressing a button . One Fall and Brawl options are available ( with one player or two players head - to - head ) , with the same rules as singles and tag team matches . The Royal Rumble begins with two wrestlers , and more adversaries enter until six wrestlers are in the ring . Additional wrestlers enter as others are eliminated . There are no holds barred , and elimination occurs when a wrestler is thrown out of the ring . A wrestler must be worn down before they can be thrown out , unless they ' re caught running with a hip toss or knocked off of the top turnbuckle . The last wrestler remaining in the ring after all twelve have entered wins the match . At the end of a Royal Rumble , score rankings are shown giving a wrestler ' s total time in the ring along with a list of opponents they eliminated . Featured wrestlers . SNES version Sega Genesis version