WWE Royal Rumble 2006
WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Event: WWE Royal Rumble 2006
Date: January 29th, 2006
Location: Miami, Florida
Arena: American Airlines Arena
Attendance: 16,000
Sunday Night Heat Match: Fit Finlay defeated Brian Kenderick.
World Cruiserweight Title Match Cruiserweight Open Invitational SmackDown! Match: Gregory Helms (RAW) defeated Kid Kash, Sho Funaki, Nunzio, Jamie Noble, and Paul London in a "Cruiserweight Open SmackDown! Invitational" match when Helms pinned Funaki to win the title.
Mickie James pinned Ashley Massaro. Trish Stratus was the special referee.
The Boogeyman defeated John Bradshaw Leyfield.
Royal Rumble Match (RAW vs. SmackDown!): Rey Misterio (SmackDown!) won the Royal Rumble. Other wrestlers included were: Triple H (RAW), Simon Dean (SmackDown!), Psicosis (SmackDown!), Ric Flair (RAW), The Big Show (RAW), Sylvan Grenier (SmackDown!), Bobby Lashley (SmackDown!), Kane (RAW), Carlito Carribean Cool (RAW), Booker T. (SmackDown!), Joey Mercury (SmackDown!), Road Warrior Animal (SmackDown!), Orlando Jordan (SmackDown!), Chavo Guerrero Jr. (RAW), Matt Hardy (SmackDown!), Tatanka, Super Crazy (SmackDown!), Trevor Murdoch (RAW), Chris Masters (RAW), Shelton Benjamin (RAW), Eugene Dinsmore (RAW), Goldust, Chris Benoit (SmackDown!), Viscera (RAW), Randy Orton (SmackDown!), Johnny Nitro (SmackDown!), Shawn Michaels (RAW), and Rob Van Dam (RAW).
WWE Title Match: John Cena defeated Edge to win the title.
World Heavyweight Title Match: Kurt Angle defeated Mark Henry to retain the title.