Match Types

Royal Rumble

A 30-person over-the-top-rope elimination match. Two wrestlers start, a new one enters every 90 seconds. You're eliminated when you go over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. The winner gets a world title match at WrestleMania. The Rumble is the most perfectly designed match type in wrestling: it has built-in drama, surprise entrants, callback spots, and an iron-man narrative for whoever lasts the longest. The January PLE featuring this match has been running since 1988.

"He drew number one and lasted over an hour. Eliminated seven people. Won the Rumble and pointed at the WrestleMania sign. Tradition demands it."