Royal Rumble 2006

In the ultimate underdog story, Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble Match as the second entrant, advancing to the WrestleMania main event for a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship. Also, John Cena defeated Edge to begin his second reign as WWE Champion.

World Heavyweight Champion Kurt Angle def. Mark Henry

Before the Royal Rumble, Mark Henry said that neither strength nor speed nor technical ability could beat him. However, at the end of the Royal Rumble, it was a little bit of chicanery that helped Kurt Angle defeat Henry to retain the World Heavyweight Championship. Early in the match, the two men seemed at a stalemate as Angle tried to figure

John Cena def. Edge (new WWE Champion)

Coming into the Royal Rumble, Edge proclaimed that he would not be a transitional champion. Unfortunately for the Rated R Superstar, his 15 minutes of fame lasted exactly three weeks, and John Cena was the one who walked out of the Royal Rumble as WWE Champion. Early in the bout, Cena had the champion off guard, and he was forced to retreat to

The Boogeyman def. JBL

Coming into the Royal Rumble, the Boogeyman clearly held a psychological advantage of JBL. And when the smoke cleared, he held something infinitely more impressive: a victory. Before the match started, Boogeyman stalked his opponent, and JBL once again threw Jillian to the proverbial wolf. Boogeyman proceeded to scare her onto the mat, and

The 2006 Royal Rumble Match

Only twice in history has the man who drew No. 1 gone on to win the Royal Rumble; never, however, had the man who started with him at No. 2 gone on to be victorious. In the 19th edition of the Rumble, that benchmark fell by the wayside, as No. 2 entrant Rey Mysterio went the distance to claim the main event of WrestleMania 22. As the match

Mickie James def. Ashley with Trish Stratus as special guest referee

Heading into the Royal Rumble, some questioned whether Trish Stratus would be able to fairly officiate the match between Ashley and Mickie James. Prior to the match, Mickie told Trish that she loved her, catching Trish off guard and furthering the dilemma. In the end, Trish was impartial, and Mickie James was the one who walked out

Open Invitational Match for the Cruiserweight Championship

At the Royal Rumble, Kid Kash was slated to face five former Cruiserweight Champions in an Open Invitational Match. While he may have had a battle plan for Funaki, Nunzio, Jamie Noble and Paul London, the announcement of RAW's Gregory Helms as the final participant caught everyone off guard; while the five SmackDown Superstars attempted to take