Royal Rumble 2013 was the twenty-sixth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on January 27, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Kick-off Show[]
- Antonio Cesaro defeated The Miz to retain the WWE United States Championship.
Results[]
- Alberto Del Rio (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Big Show in a Last Man Standing match to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
- Team Hell No (Daniel Bryan and Kane) defeated Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.
- The Rock defeated CM Punk (with Paul Heyman) to win the WWE Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolph Ziggler | 27 | Sheamus | 49:47 | 2 |
| 2 | Chris Jericho | 25 | Dolph Ziggler | 47:53 | 2 |
| 3 | Cody Rhodes | 12 | John Cena | 27:39 | 4 |
| 4 | Kofi Kingston | 9 | Cody Rhodes | 22:18 | 2 |
| 5 | Santino Marella | 1 | 00:55 | 0 | |
| 6 | Drew McIntyre | 2 | Chris Jericho | 02:40 | 0 |
| 7 | Titus O'Neil | 3 | Sheamus | 07:30 | 0 |
| 8 | Goldust | 5 | Cody Rhodes | 09:41 | 0 |
| 9 | David Otunga | 4 | Sheamus | 04:24 | 0 |
| 10 | Heath Slater | 11 | John Cena | 15:49 | 1 |
| 11 | Sheamus | 28 | Ryback | 37:23 | 5 |
| 12 | Tensai | 7 | Kofi Kingston | 05:37 | 0 |
| 13 | Brodus Clay | 6 | Chris Jericho, Cody Rhodes, Darren Young, Heath Slater & Sheamus | 03:47 | 0 |
| 14 | Rey Mysterio | 13 | Wade Barrett | 15:43 | 0 |
| 15 | Darren Young | 8 | Kofi Kingston | 02:51 | 1 |
| 16 | Bo Dallas | 21 | Wade Barrett1 | 21:42 | 1 |
| 17 | The Godfather | 10 | Dolph Ziggler | 00:05 | 0 |
| 18 | Wade Barrett | 20 | Bo Dallas | 20:34 | 2 |
| 19 | John Cena | - | Winner | 26:39 | 4 |
| 20 | Damien Sandow | 22 | Ryback | 16:26 | 0 |
| 21 | Daniel Bryan | 16 | Antonio Cesaro & Kane2 | 07:55 | 2 |
| 22 | Antonio Cesaro | 18 | John Cena | 08:50 | 1 |
| 23 | The Great Khali | 14 | Daniel Bryan & Kane | 03:08 | 0 |
| 24 | Kane | 15 | Daniel Bryan | 01:46 | 2 |
| 25 | Zack Ryder | 17 | Randy Orton | 02:34 | 0 |
| 26 | Randy Orton | 26 | Ryback | 10:20 | 1 |
| 27 | Jinder Mahal | 19 | Sheamus | 02:10 | 0 |
| 28 | The Miz | 24 | Ryback | 05:08 | 0 |
| 29 | Sin Cara | 23 | 03:27 | 0 | |
| 30 | Ryback | 29 | John Cena | 09:06 | 5 |