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Royal Rumble (2014)

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Royal Rumble (2014)
Information
PromotionWWE
DateJanuary 26, 2014
Attendance15,715[1]
VenueConsol Energy Center
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pay-per-view chronology
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2013) Royal Rumble (2014) Elimination Chamber (2014)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2013) Royal Rumble (2014) Royal Rumble (2015)

Royal Rumble (2014) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) show made by WWE. It took place on January 26, 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the twenty-seventh Royal Rumble event held by WWE and the first to be held in Pittsburgh.

Five matches happened at the event. The most important match was the Royal Rumble match. Batista won it by last eliminating Roman Reigns. In the match, Reigns eliminated twelve men, which broke Kane's record for most eliminations in a Royal Rumble match. Alexander Rusev also made his WWE main roster debut in the match.

The match is also known for being CM Punk's last wrestling match before he walked out of WWE.[2] Punk later returned to wrestling at AEW's The First Dance in August 2021,[3] and finally made his return to WWE at Survivor Series: WarGames two years later in November.[4]

No. Results Stipulations Times
1P New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn and Road Dogg) defeated Cody Rhodes and Goldust (c) by pinfall Tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship[5] 6:58
2 Bray Wyatt (with Luke Harper and Erick Rowan) defeated Daniel Bryan by pinfall Singles match[6] 21:35
3 Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Big Show by pinfall Singles match[7] 2:02
4 Randy Orton (c) defeated John Cena by pinfall Singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship[8] 20:54
5 Batista won by last eliminating Roman Reigns 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXX[9] 55:08
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • P – This match took place on the pre-show

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

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 NXT
 Winner

No. Entrant Order Eliminated by Time Eliminations
1 CM Punk 27 Kane[1] 49:12 3
2 Seth Rollins 25 Roman Reigns 48:37 3
3 Damien Sandow 1 CM Punk 02:17 0
4 Cody Rhodes 11 Goldust 21:01 1
5 Kane 2 CM Punk 01:10 1
6 Alexander Rusev 3 CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Kofi Kingston, and Seth Rollins 07:06 0
7 Jack Swagger 6 Kevin Nash 12:24 0
8 Kofi Kingston 7 Roman Reigns 12:42 1
9 Jimmy Uso 5 Dean Ambrose 07:53 0
10 Goldust 12 Roman Reigns 12:00 1
11 Dean Ambrose 26 33:41 3
12 Dolph Ziggler 8 06:09 0
13 R-Truth 4 Dean Ambrose 00:28 0
14 Kevin Nash 9 Roman Reigns 02:36 1
15 Roman Reigns 29 Batista 33:51 12
16 The Great Khali 10 The Shield (Reigns, Rollins, Ambrose) 00:24 0
17 Sheamus 28 Roman Reigns 28:22 1
18 The Miz 16 Luke Harper 12:09 0
19 Fandango 13 El Torito 03:02 0
20 El Torito 14 Roman Reigns 01:49 1
21 Antonio Cesaro 24 16:57 0
22 Luke Harper 23 15:21 2
23 Jey Uso 17 Luke Harper 04:32 0
24 John Bradshaw Layfield 15 Roman Reigns 00:49 0
25 Erick Rowan 18 Batista 05:05 0
26 Ryback 19 04:01 0
27 Alberto Del Rio 20 03:00 0
28 Batista - Winner 14:34 4
29 Big E Langston 21 Sheamus 02:49 0
30 Rey Mysterio 22 Seth Rollins 02:10 0

^ Kane was already eliminated when he returned to eliminate CM Punk later in the match.

References

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  1. Godzuk, Jack. "Rumblings of Discontent". pittsburghsportsreport.com. Retrieved May 2, 2017.
  2. "WWE NEWS: C.M. Punk no longer on the roster; Punk speaks". Pro Wrestling Torch. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
  3. Barrasso, Justin (August 20, 2021). "Former WWE Superstar CM Punk Debuts With AEW". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. Lambert, Jeremy (November 25, 2023). "CM Punk Returns To WWE At WWE Survivor Series 2023". Fightful. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  5. "WWE Tag Team Champions Cody Rhodes & Goldust vs The New Age Outlaws". WWE. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
  6. Clapp, John. "Daniel Bryan vs. Bray Wyatt". Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  7. Clapp, John. "Big Show vs. Brock Lesnar". WWE. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. Melok, Bobby. "WWE World Heavyweight Champion Randy Orton vs. John Cena". WWE. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
  9. "Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 18 December 2013.