2006 Royal Rumble
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Men’s Royal Rumble 2006
Winner
Rey Mysterio
entered at number 2
- Match time
- 1:02:15
- Entrants
- 30
- Most eliminations
- 6 Triple H, Rey Mysterio
- Longest time in match
- 1:02:15 Rey Mysterio
- 1 Triple H
- 2 Rey Mysterio
- 3 Simon Dean
- 4 Psicosis
- 5 Ric Flair
- 6 Big Show
- 7 Jonathan Coachman
- 8 Bobby Lashley
- 9 Kane
- 10 Sylvan
- 11 Carlito
- 12 Chris Benoit
- 13 Booker T
- 14 Joey Mercury
- 15 Tatanka
- 16 Johnny Nitro
- 17 Trevor Murdoch
- 18 Eugene
- 19 Road Warrior Animal
- 20 Rob Van Dam
- 21 Orlando Jordan
- 22 Chavo Guerrero
- 23 Matt Hardy
- 24 Super Crazy
- 25 Shawn Michaels
- 26 Chris Masters
- 27 Viscera
- 28 Shelton Benjamin
- 29 Goldust
- 30 Randy Orton
The last five draws are 26 to 30 in this match, and are marked in the chart above. They enter against a field that is already thinning, which is the long-standing argument that a late number is an advantage.
Bar positions are derived, not recorded. No source publishes entry and elimination timestamps; they are solved from entry order, the published times in match and the recorded elimination order. The ring-population curve below reads the same solved times. The times in the table below are as published.
What it led to
Threads that start in this match and pay off later. Editorial rather than computed — each one cites where it comes from.
Mysterio wins the shot, loses the shot, and gets it back
Mysterio won the Rumble and a World Heavyweight Championship match, then had to defend the spot against Randy Orton at No Way Out and lost it. He was added back afterwards, turning the WrestleMania match into a triple threat.
WrestleMania 22 63 days later
Rey Mysterio won the World Heavyweight Championship from Kurt Angle
Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton
Source: Wikipedia, retrieved 7 August 2026
Entry and elimination times are derived, not recorded: no source publishes them. They are solved from entry order, published times in match and the recorded elimination order, around a nominal 105-second interval. Times in match are as published.
Sources: wikipedia (primary), darrenswinloss