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Royal Rumble (2016)
WWE Royal Rumble 2016 2nd Promotional Poster.jpeg
Information
Promotion WWE
Date January 24, 2016
Venue Amway Center
City Orlando, Florida
Pay-per-view chronology
Taboo Tuesday (2016) Royal Rumble (2016) Fastlane (2016)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2015) Royal Rumble (2016) Royal Rumble (2017)

Matches[]

No. Results Stipulations Times
1P Becky Lynch (c) defeated Paige Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship 13:21
2 Ana Sanchez (c) defeated Natalya, Taryn Terrell, Naomi, Alexa Bliss and Melissa 6-Way elimination match for the WWE Divas Championship 27:32
3 James Harrison (c) defeated Brock Lesnar Singles match for the WWE United States Championship 17:32
4 The Four Horsewomen (Charlotte and Bayley) (c) defeated Team B.A.D. (Naomi and Tamina) Steel cage tag team for the WWE Divas Tag Team Championship 10:21
5 The Empire of Pain (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) (c) defeated The Wyatt Family (Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) Tornado tag team elimination match for the WWE Tag Team Championship; with Bray Wyatt and Braun Strowman banned from ringside. 15:22
6 Dean Ambrose (c) defeated Kevin Owens Last man standing match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 20:21
7 Sasha Banks won by last eliminating Charlotte 20-Diva Royal Rumble match for a WWE Divas Championship match at WrestleMania 32 38:41
8 Dean Ambrose won by last eliminated Triple H 30-man Royal Rumble match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship 1:01:42
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match
P – indicates the match took place on the pre-show

6-Way Elimination Match[]

Eliminated Wrestler Eliminated by Method of elimination Time
1 Naomi Natalya Submitted to a Sharpshooter 9:32
2 Natalya Ana Sanchez Pinned after a spear 13:09
3 Alexa Bliss Melissa Submitted to a Fujiwara armbar 17:32
4 Melissa Taryn Terrell Pinned after a Taryn Cutter 22:06
5 Taryn Terrell Ana Sanchez Pinned after an RKO 27:32
Winner Ana Sanchez N/A

Divas Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations[]

Draw Entrant Order Eliminated by Time Eliminations
1 Charlotte 19 Sasha Banks 38:41 3
2 Cherry Bomb 6 Charlotte 8:44 2
3 Summer Rae 1 Cherry Bomb 0:07 0
4 Taya Valkyrie 2 Cherry Bomb 1:03 0
5 Sasha Banks Winner 30:27 4
6 Taryn Terrell 5 Charlotte 0:58 0
7 Alexa Bliss 3 Sasha Banks 2:32 0
8 Paige 14 Becky Lynch 21:44 6
9 Alicia Fox 3 Paige 1:01 0
10 Bayley 18 Charlotte 14:32 3
11 Becky Lynch 17 Sasha Banks 12:58 1
12 Melissa 7 Paige 5:21 0
13 Brie Bella 8 Paige 2:01 0
14 Emma 13 Sasha Banks 9:10 0
15 Eva Marie 12 Paige 0:03 0
16 Naomi 10 Paige 5:32 0
17 Carmella 11 Bayley 6:11 0
18 Nia Jax 15 Bayley 5:22 0
19 Scarlett Bordeaux 9 Paige 1:32 0
20 Stephanie McMahon 16 Bayley 0:11 0

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations[]

Draw Entrant Order Eliminated by Time Eliminations
1 Roman Reigns (c) 28 Triple H 59:50 4
2 Rusev 1 Reigns 1:30 0
3 A.J. Styles 11 Owens 27:53 2
4 Tyler Breeze 2 Styles 1:00 0
5 Curtis Axel 3 Styles 1:11 0
6 Chris Jericho 26 Ambrose 50:50 1
7 Kane 9 Strowman 18:44 1
8 Goldust 4 O'Neil 5:55 0
9 Ryback 8 Big Show 12:21 0
10 Kofi Kingston 6 Jericho 8:15 0
11 Titus O'Neil 7 Big Show 8:55 1
12 R-Truth 5 Kane 0:37 0
13 Luke Harper 19 Nakamura 23:40 4
14 Stardust 14 Harper 13:57 0
15 Big Show 10 Strowman 4:31 1
16 Neville 13 Harper 10:04 0
17 Braun Strowman 20 Nakamura 16:44 5
18 Kevin Owens 12 Zayn 4:28 1
19 Dean Ambrose - Winner 29:36 2
20 Sami Zayn 16 Strowman 4:33 1
21 Erick Rowan 17 Nakamura 4:14 2
22 Mark Henry 15 Strowman, Harper & Rowan 0:30 0
23 Shinsuke Nakamura 21 Strowman, Harper & Rowan* 8:13 4
24 Jack Swagger 18 Nakamura 0:15 0
25 The Miz 22 Reigns 8:23 0
26 Alberto Del Rio 23 Reigns 6:46 0
27 Bray Wyatt 25 Triple H & Sheamus 10:46 0
28 Dolph Ziggler 24 Triple H 7:00 0
29 Sheamus 27 Reigns 8:45 1
30 Triple H 29 Ambrose 8:05 3

(*) - Strowman, Harper, and Rowan returned after being eliminated to eliminate Nakamura.

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