Royal Rumble (2013)

Royal Rumble (2013)
Tagline(s)Finally...
Information
PromotionWWE
DateJanuary 27, 2013
Attendance15,103[1]
VenueUS Airways Center
CityPhoenix, Arizona
Pay-per-view chronology
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2012) Royal Rumble (2013) Elimination Chamber (2013)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2012) Royal Rumble (2013) Royal Rumble (2014)

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.[2]

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[3]
1P Antonio Cesaro (c) defeated The Miz Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[4] 7:37
2 Alberto Del Rio (c) (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Big Show Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship[5] 16:57
3 Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) (c) defeated Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) by submission Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[6] 9:25
4 John Cena won by last eliminating Ryback 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 29[2] 55:05
5 The Rock defeated CM Punk (c) (with Paul Heyman)[Note 1] Singles match for the WWE Championship[7]
Had The Shield interfered, Punk would have been stripped of the title.		 23:20
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show
  1. ↑ Originally, CM Punk defeated The Rock, but the match was restarted after The Shield interfered.

Royal Rumble 2013 entrances and eliminations

  – NXT
  – Winner
Draw Entrant Order Eliminated by Time[2] Eliminations
1Dolph Ziggler27Sheamus49:472
2Chris Jericho25Dolph Ziggler47:532
3Cody Rhodes12John Cena27:394
4Kofi Kingston9Cody Rhodes21:182
5Santino Marella100:550
6Drew McIntyre2Chris Jericho02:400
7Titus O'Neil3Sheamus07:300
8Goldust5Cody Rhodes09:410
9David Otunga4Sheamus04:240
10Heath Slater11John Cena15:491
11Sheamus28Ryback37:235
12Tensai7Kofi Kingston05:370
13Brodus Clay6Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Darren Young, Heath Slater & Sheamus03:470
14Rey Mysterio13Wade Barrett10:330
15Darren Young8Kofi Kingston02:511
16Bo Dallas21Sin Cara & Wade Barrett121:421
17The Godfather10Dolph Ziggler00:050
18Wade Barrett20Bo Dallas20:342
19John Cena-Winner26:394
20Damien Sandow22Ryback16:260
21Daniel Bryan16Antonio Cesaro & Kane207:552
22Antonio Cesaro18John Cena08:501
23The Great Khali14Daniel Bryan & Kane03:080
24Kane15Daniel Bryan01:462
25Zack Ryder17Randy Orton02:340
26Randy Orton26Ryback10:201
27Jinder Mahal19Sheamus02:100
28The Miz24Ryback05:080
29Sin Cara2303:271
30Ryback29John 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

  1. ↑ "Attendance for 1/27 WWE Royal Rumble, sold out crowd". WrestleView. January 31, 2013. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Linder, Zack (December 31, 2012). "John Cena won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ Canton, John (January 21, 2022). "WWE Royal Rumble 2013 Review". TJR Wrestling. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ Powers, Kevin (January 22, 2013). "U.S. Champion Antonio Cesaro def. The Miz (Pre-Show)". WWE. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  5. ↑ Wortman, James (January 14, 2013). "World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio def. Big Show (Last Man Standing Match)". WWE. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ Benigno, Anthony (January 14, 2013). "WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No def. Team Rhodes Scholars". WWE. Retrieved January 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ "The Rock def. WWE Champion CM Punk". WWE. January 7, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.

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