Which Royal Rumble did HHH win?

Triple H at WWE Royal Rumble: Reliving His 1st Battle Royal Win. Triple H won the 2016 WWE Royal Rumble match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, so it only seemed appropriate to use this week's Throwback Thursday to look at his first victory at the event.

Has HHH ever won the Royal Rumble?

Among them, The Undertaker remains the only one to not win two Royal Rumble matches (Cena won again in 2013, Triple H had previously won in 2002 and Lesnar had won the Royal Rumble in 2003). The most common number to win is 27 and 30 and 16 eventual winners entered at number 25 or later.

What Royal Rumbles was Triple H in?

Triple H competed in a couple of WWE Championship matches at the Royal Rumble in 2000 and 2001, but he was back involved in a Royal Rumble match in 2002. The Game received a raucous ovation after he was on the shelf for eight months with a quadriceps injury.

Who was supposed to win the 1994 Royal Rumble?

Lex Luger, Bret Hart co-win Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 1994.

Who won 1993 Royal Rumble?

Yokozuna wins the Royal Rumble Match - Royal Rumble 1993 | WWE.

Who won Royal Rumble 1995?

Shawn Michaels wins the 1995 Royal Rumble Match as No. 1 entrant | WWE.

Who won 2014 Royal Rumble?

Batista wins the Royal Rumble Match: 2014 Royal Rumble (WWE Network Exclusive) The Animal enrages the WWE Universe when he shockingly wins the 2014 Royal Rumble Match.

Who won the 1st Royal Rumble?

Jim Duggan (1988)

The inaugural Royal Rumble match took place on Jan. 24, 1988 and featured just 20 competitors. The match only lasted 33 minutes and was somewhat surprisingly won by Hacksaw Jim Duggan.

Who has won the most Royal rumbles ever?

WWE Royal Rumble records

The record for most wins is "Stone Cold" Steve Austin with three (1997, 1998, 2001). Six other wrestlers have won the event twice: Hulk Hogan (1990, 1991), Shawn Michaels (1995, 1996), Triple H (2002, 2016), Batista (2005, 2014), John Cena (2008, 2013) and Randy Orton (2009, 2017).

Who won the 2002 Royal Rumble?

After an eight-month absence, Triple H returned early in 2002 to win his first Royal Rumble Match, and Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to retain the Undisputed Championship.

Who won every Royal Rumble?

Unique facts. As it stands, only four men who have been one of the starting wrestlers have won the Royal Rumble, namely Shawn Michaels in 1995, Vince McMahon in 1999, Chris Benoit in 2004, and Rey Mysterio in 2006.

Who won 1999 Royal Rumble?

Last eliminating "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Mr. McMahon shockingly won the Rumble Match. Earlier in the night, The Rock defeated Mankind to win the WWE Championship in one of the most brutal matches in Royal Rumble history.

Who won 2001 Royal Rumble?

The main event was the 2001 Royal Rumble match, which Stone Cold Steve Austin won by last eliminating Kane, which was his third Rumble win, and is so far the only wrestler to win the Royal Rumble match three times. The match also included comedian Drew Carey as a participant.

Who won the 97 Royal Rumble?

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin won the first of his record three Royal Rumble Match victories in his home state. And another hometown hero, Shawn Michaels, defeated Sycho Sid to win his second WWE Championship.

Who won the 2006 Royal Rumble?

Rey Mysterio wins the Royal Rumble Match: 2006 Royal Rumble

Rey Mysterio draws No. 2 in the Royal Rumble Match and remarkably lasts over 60 minutes to triumph over Randy Orton, showing why he's truly The Ultimate Underdog of WWE on January 29, 2006.

Who won the 2004 Royal Rumble?

Six professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The main event was the 2004 Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from both brands. SmackDown!'s Chris Benoit, the first entrant, won the match by last eliminating Big Show, also from SmackDown!.

Was Jeff Hardy in any royal rumbles?

Hardy, however, lost the title match at the Royal Rumble, but was named as one of six men to compete in the Raw Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out, where he survived to the final two before being eliminated by the eventual winner, Triple H.

Who won the 2005 Royal Rumble?

Batista wins Royal Rumble Match: Royal Rumble 2005 | WWE. A whirlwind double elimination involving John Cena and Batista presents a tough decision for Mr. McMahon at the conclusion of the Royal Rumble Match on January 30, 2005.

Who won the Royal Rumble in 2017?

The main event was the 2017 Royal Rumble match, which was won by SmackDown's Randy Orton, who last eliminated Raw's Roman Reigns. This made Orton the seventh multiple Rumble winner. Seven other matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show.

Who won Royal Rumble 2015?

Roman Reigns wins the Royal Rumble Match: 2015 Royal Rumble | WWE. Roman Reigns last eliminated Rusev to earn a main event spot against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania.

Who won 1992 Royal Rumble?

Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble just once in his career in 1992. He eliminated Sid Justice to win the prestigious match. He competed in the Royal Rumble Match the following year as the #1 entrant but was eliminated early on by Mr. Perfect.

Who won Royal Rumble 1990?

Hulk Hogan eliminated The Ultimate Warrior, Mr. Perfect, and others to win his first Royal Rumble Match.