Royal Rumble 2006 was the nineteenth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 29, 2006 in Miami, Florida and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown! brands.
Sunday Night Heat[]
- Finlay defeated Brian Kendrick.
Results[]
- Gregory Helms defeated Kid Kash, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio, and Paul London in a Cruiserweight Open to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
- Mickie James defeated Ashley with Trish Stratus as the special guest referee.
- The Boogeyman defeated John "Bradshaw" Layfield (with Jillian Hall).
- John Cena defeated Edge (with Lita) to win the WWE Championship.
- Kurt Angle defeated Mark Henry (with Daivari) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Rey Mysterio won the 2006 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Randy Orton.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Triple H | Raw | 28 | Rey Mysterio | 1:00:16 | 6 |
| 2 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown! | — | Winner | 1:02:12 | 6 |
| 3 | Simon Dean | SmackDown! | 1 | Rey Mysterio and Triple H | 00:45 | 0 |
| 4 | Psicosis | SmackDown! | 2 | Rey Mysterio | 01:15 | 0 |
| 5 | Ric Flair | Raw | 3 | Triple H | 01:20 | 0 |
| 6 | Big Show | Raw | 7 | 09:02 | 2 | |
| 7 | Jonathan Coachman | Raw | 4 | Big Show | 00:30 | 0 |
| 8 | Bobby Lashley | SmackDown! | 6 | Big Show and Kane | 04:17 | 1 |
| 9 | Kane | Raw | 8 | Triple H | 03:33 | 1 |
| 10 | Sylvan | SmackDown! | 5 | Bobby Lashley | 00:18 | 0 |
| 11 | Carlito | Raw | 26 | Rob Van Dam | 38:29 | 2 |
| 12 | Chris Benoit | SmackDown! | 17 | Randy Orton | 30:31 | 2 |
| 13 | Booker T | SmackDown! | 9 | Chris Benoit | 00:18 | 0 |
| 14 | Joey Mercury | SmackDown! | 22 | Shawn Michaels and Johnny Nitro | 29:14 | 1 |
| 15 | Tatanka | SmackDown! | 12 | Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro | 14:09 | 0 |
| 16 | Johnny Nitro | SmackDown! | 23 | Shawn Michaels | 25:45 | 2 |
| 17 | Trevor Murdoch | Raw | 13 | Shawn Michaels | 13:41 | 0 |
| 18 | Eugene | Raw | 15 | Chris Benoit | 16:25 | 0 |
| 19 | Road Warrior Animal | SmackDown! | 10 | Rob Van Dam | 02:49 | 0 |
| 20 | Rob Van Dam | Raw | 27 | Triple H and Rey Mysterio | 23:52 | 4 |
| 21 | Orlando Jordan | SmackDown! | 21 | Randy Orton | 16:09 | 0 |
| 22 | Chavo Guerrero | Raw | 11 | Triple H | 00:59 | 0 |
| 23 | Matt Hardy | SmackDown! | 14 | Viscera | 07:42 | 0 |
| 24 | Super Crazy | SmackDown! | 16 | Rey Mysterio and Rob Van Dam | 07:40 | 0 |
| 25 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 25 | Shane McMahon | 12:55 | 4 |
| 26 | Chris Masters | Raw | 19 | Carlito | 07:01 | 1 |
| 27 | Viscera | Raw | 18 | Carlito and Chris Masters | 05:20 | 1 |
| 28 | Shelton Benjamin | Raw | 24 | Shawn Michaels | 06:51 | 0 |
| 29 | Goldust | Raw | 20 | Rob Van Dam | 03:09 | 0 |
| 30 | Randy Orton | SmackDown! | 29 | Rey Mysterio | 13:04 | 2 |