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The 2012 Royal Rumble was the 25th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on January 29, 2012, at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania.
The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, [1] the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. [2]
It was the first of WWE's original four pay-per-views, which includes Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, referred to as the "Big Four". [7] WrestleMania XXVIII was the first WrestleMania to occur following the end of the first brand extension in August 2011. [8]
Duggan returned to wrestling in WWE with an appearance at the 2012 Royal Rumble and entered the Royal Rumble match as the #19 entrant and was eliminated by Cody Rhodes. [83] On the February 3, 2012 episode of SmackDown, Duggan teamed with Santino Marella in a losing effort against the WWE Tag Team Champions Primo and Epico. [84]
The Miz and R-Truth crossed paths in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, with The Miz entering at #1 and R-Truth entering at #3, but R-Truth was eliminated by The Miz, who would go to last 45:39 before being eliminated by Big Show. [11]
The 2026 Royal Rumble, also promoted as Royal Rumble: Riyadh, is an upcoming professional wrestling event produced by the American promotion WWE.It will be the 39th annual Royal Rumble and will take place in January 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of Riyadh Season, marking the first traditional Royal Rumble to take place outside of North America.
On January 29, Cole was a surprise entrant in the 2012 Royal Rumble match, but was quickly eliminated by Lawler, Booker T, and the returning Kharma. [28] Cole was put in a match with John Cena on the June 4, 2012, episode of Raw SuperShow, but lost and was forced to make an apology for all of his wrongdoings. [29]
WWE® Reports 2012 Third Quarter Results STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- WWE (NYS: WWE) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2012. Revenues totaled $104.2 ...