Royal Rumble 2016 was a pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event, produced by WWE. It took place on January 24, 2016 in Orlando, Florida.
Kick-off Show[]
- Jack Swagger and Mark Henry defeated The Ascension (Konnor and Viktor), Damien Sandow and Darren Young, and The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in a fatal four-way tag team match to qualify for the Royal Rumble match.
Results[]
- Dean Ambrose defeated Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing match to retain the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
- The New Day (Big E and Kofi Kingston) (with Xavier Woods) defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy) to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.
- Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio to win the WWE United States Championship.
- Charlotte (with Ric Flair) defeated Becky Lynch to retain the WWE Divas Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Triple H won the 2016 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Dean Ambrose to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Reigns | 28 | Triple H | 59:48 | 5 |
| 2 | Rusev | 1 | Roman Reigns | 01:30 | 0 |
| 3 | AJ Styles | 11 | Kevin Owens | 28:58 | 2 |
| 4 | Tyler Breeze | 2 | Roman Reigns and AJ Styles | 01:18 | 0 |
| 5 | Curtis Axel | 3 | AJ Styles | 01:30 | 0 |
| 6 | Chris Jericho | 26 | Dean Ambrose | 50:47 | 1 |
| 7 | Kane | 9 | Braun Strowman | 19:07 | 1 |
| 8 | Goldust | 4 | Titus O'Neil | 06:18 | 0 |
| 9 | Ryback | 8 | Big Show | 12:37 | 0 |
| 10 | Kofi Kingston | 6 | Chris Jericho | 08:26 | 0 |
| 11 | Titus O'Neil | 7 | Big Show | 09:06 | 1 |
| 12 | R-Truth | 5 | Kane | 00:59 | 0 |
| 13 | Luke Harper | 19 | Brock Lesnar | 24:16 | 3 |
| 14 | Stardust | 14 | Luke Harper | 14:12 | 0 |
| 15 | Big Show | 10 | Braun Strowman | 04:58 | 2 |
| 16 | Neville | 13 | Luke Harper | 10:17 | 0 |
| 17 | Braun Strowman | 20 | Brock Lesnar | 18:01 | 5 |
| 18 | Kevin Owens | 12 | Sami Zayn | 04:58 | 1 |
| 19 | Dean Ambrose | 29 | Triple H | 29:57 | 1 |
| 20 | Sami Zayn | 16 | Braun Strowman | 04:55 | 1 |
| 21 | Erick Rowan | 17 | Brock Lesnar | 04:35 | 2 |
| 22 | Mark Henry | 15 | Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan and Luke Harper | 00:47 | 0 |
| 23 | Brock Lesnar | 21 | 09:31 | 4 | |
| 24 | Jack Swagger | 18 | Brock Lesnar | 00:15 | 0 |
| 25 | The Miz | 22 | Roman Reigns | 08:55 | 0 |
| 26 | Alberto Del Rio | 23 | 07:02 | 0 | |
| 27 | Bray Wyatt | 25 | Sheamus and Triple H | 11:25 | 0 |
| 28 | Dolph Ziggler | 24 | Triple H | 07:10 | 0 |
| 29 | Sheamus | 27 | Roman Reigns | 08:46 | 1 |
| 30 | Triple H | - | Winner | 09:03 | 4 |