Royal Rumble (2016)

Royal Rumble (2016) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on January 24, 2016, at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. It was the 29th Royal Rumble event held by WWE. In the main event match, Triple H won his second Royal Rumbe match and his ninth WWE World Heavyweight Championship (his 14th world championship overall). The match also featured the WWE debut of AJ Styles, who previously was a top star in WWE's rival promotion Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. 

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 Royal Rumble match was originally announced with the usual stipulation, which would have seen the winner receive WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 32. However, as a reaction to champion Roman Reigns attacking Triple H at the end of TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs and disrespecting WWE Chairman Mr. McMahon and his family over the following weeks, McMahon decided on the January 5 episode of Raw that Reigns had to defend his title in the Royal Rumble match. Two weeks later, Reigns was forced to enter the match as the number one entrant.

 Results 

 Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations 

  – NXT

  – Winner

DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byTimesEliminations1Roman Reigns (c)28Triple H59:4852Rusev1Roman Reigns003AJ Styles11Kevin Owens28:5824Tyler Breeze2Roman Reigns and AJ Styles05Curtis Axel3AJ Styles006Chris Jericho26Dean Ambrose51:2017Kane9Braun Strowman19:0718Goldust4Titus O'Neil009Ryback8Big Show12:37010Kofi Kingston6Chris Jericho0011Titus O'Neil7Big Show0112R-Truth5Kane0013Luke Harper19Brock Lesnar24:16414Stardust14Luke Harper14:12015Big Show10Braun Strowman0216Neville13Luke Harper10:17017Braun Strowman20Brock Lesnar18:01518Kevin Owens12Sami Zayn0119Dean Ambrose29Triple H29:57120Sami Zayn16Braun Strowman0121Erick Rowan17Brock Lesnar0222Mark Henry15The Wyatt Family (Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan, and Luke Harper)0023Brock Lesnar210424Jack Swagger18Brock Lesnar0025The Miz22Roman Reigns0026Alberto Del Rio230027Bray Wyatt25Sheamus and Triple H11:25028Dolph Ziggler24Triple H0029Sheamus27Roman Reigns0130Triple HWinner04

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