Royal Rumble (2006)

Royal Rumble (2006) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 29, 2006 at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida. It was the 19th Royal Rumble event held by WWE and was sponsored by Sony Entertainment and The Con.

Qualification matches
Chavo Guerrero  defeated Rob Conway – Raw, January 9
Shelton Benjamin defeated Val Venis – Raw, January 9
Kane defeated Snitsky – Raw, January 9
Sylvan defeated Scotty 2 Hotty – WWE Velocity, January 15 (aired January 21)
Trevor Murdoch defeated Antonio – WWE Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)
Viscera defeated Lance Cade, Gregory Helms and Tyson Tomko in a Battle Royal match – WWE Heat, January 16 (aired January 20)
Jonathan Coachman defeated Jerry Lawler – Raw, January 23
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)

Results
No.ResultsStipulationsTimes1Finlay defeated Brian KendrickSingles match02:072Gregory Helms defeated Kid Kash (c), Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London6-Way Cruiserweight match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship07:403Mickie James defeated AshleySingles match with WWE Women's Champion Trish Stratus as Special Guest Referee07:444The Boogeyman defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Jillian Hall)Singles match01:545Rey Mysterio won by last eliminating Randy Orton2006 Royal Rumble match1:02:126John Cena defeated Edge (c) (with Lita)Singles match for the WWE Championship14:027Kurt Angle (c) defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari)Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship09:29(c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
D – This match was a dark match

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
DrawEntrantBrandOrderEliminated byTimeEliminationsTriple HRaw28Mysterio60:095Rey MysterioSD!62:126Simon DeanSD!Mysterio and Triple H00:450PsicosisMysterio01:150Ric FlairRawTriple H01:200Big Show09:022Jonathan CoachmanBig Show00:300Bobby LashleySD!Big Show & Kane04:171KaneRawTriple H03:33110SylvanSD!Lashley00:18011CarlitoRaw26Van Dam38:29212Chris BenoitSD!17Orton30:31213Booker TBenoit00:18014Joey Mercury22Nitro29:14115Tatanka12Mercury & Nitro14:09016Johnny Nitro23Michaels25:45217Trevor MurdochRaw13Michaels13:41018Eugene15Benoit16:25019SD!10Van Dam02:49020Rob Van DamRaw27Mysterio23:52321Orlando JordanSD!21Orton16:09022Chavo GuerreroRaw11Triple H00:59023Matt HardySD!14Viscera07:42024Super Crazy16Mysterio07:40025Shawn MichaelsRaw25Shane McMahon12:55326Chris Masters19Carlito07:01127Viscera18Carlito & Masters05:20128Shelton Benjamin24Michaels06:51029Goldust20Van Dam03:09030Randy OrtonSD!29Mysterio13:042

References

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