Royal Rumble (2013)

Royal Rumble (2013) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event made by WWE. It took place on January 27, 2013, at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the 26th Royal Rumble event held by WWE.

 Background 
As is the case every year since the event's beginning, the event's main event was the 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal, also known as the Royal Rumble match. The match started with two wrestlers and a new one was added every 90 seconds. To eliminate an opposing wrestler he must be thrown over the top rope and have both his two feet hit the floor, this continued until there was only one man left, who was named the winner. The winner received either a WWE Championship match or a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 29.

 Results 

 Royal Rumble 2013 entrances and eliminations 

 – NXT
 – Winner 

DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byTimeEliminations Dolph Ziggler27Sheamus49:472 Chris Jericho25Dolph Ziggler47:532 Cody Rhodes12John Cena27:394 Kofi Kingston9Cody Rhodes21:182 Santino Marella100:550 Drew McIntyre2Chris Jericho02:400 Titus O'Neil3Sheamus07:300 Goldust5Cody Rhodes09:410 David Otunga4Sheamus04:240 Heath Slater11John Cena15:491 Sheamus28Ryback37:235 Tensai7Kofi Kingston05:370 Brodus Clay6Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Darren Young, Heath Slater & Sheamus03:470 Rey Mysterio13Wade Barrett10:330 Darren Young8Kofi Kingston02:511 Bo Dallas21Sin Cara & Wade Barrett121:421 The Godfather10Dolph Ziggler 00:050 Wade Barrett20Bo Dallas20:342 John CenaWinner26:394 Damien Sandow22Ryback16:260 Daniel Bryan16Antonio Cesaro & Kane207:552 Antonio Cesaro18John Cena08:501 The Great Khali14Daniel Bryan & Kane03:080 Kane15Daniel Bryan01:462 Zack Ryder17Randy Orton02:340 Randy Orton26Ryback10:201 Jinder Mahal19Sheamus02:100 The Miz24Ryback05:080 Sin Cara2303:271 Ryback29John Cena09:065

 1 – Barrett was already eliminated, but after that, Sin Cara pushed Bo Dallas over the top rope. As a result, both Cara and Barrett were able to eliminate Dallas.
 2 – Cesaro threw Bryan over the top rope, who was then caught on the outside by Kane (who had already been eliminated). Kane then dropped Bryan to the floor, eliminating him.

 References 

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