The History of the Royal Rumble (1988–2025)

John Pollock goes through the entire History of the WWE Royal Rumble from pre-1988 through 2025, from a house show concept into its annual January spectacle. Pollock chats about the origins of the match, the pivotal role it played in 1988 against Jim Crockett Promotions, its debut as an annual pay-per-view in 1989, its growth as a draw on the WWE’s calendar, the highs & lows along the way, and the chronology through last year’s show in Indianapolis. 00:00:00 Start 00:03:06 1987 00:05:50 1988 00:12:27 1989 00:15:32 1990 00:19:20 1991 00:24:50 1992 00:33:30 1993 00:40:23 1994 00:48:01 1995 00:53:03 1996 00:58:28 1997 01:04:55 1998 01:13:14 1999 01:25:29 2000 01:32:21 2001 01:36:11 2002 01:40:29 2003 01:46:29 2004 01:51:56 2005 01:59:19 2006 02:04:31 2007 02:07:18 2008 02:11:42 2009 02:13:50 2010 02:17:08 2011 02:19:53 2012 02:26:25 2013 02:30:38 2014 02:41:57 2015 02:47:55 2016 02:52:05 2017 02:55:55 2018 03:00:39 Greatest Royal Rumble 03:06:02 2019 03:10:30 2020 03:17:35 2021 03:21:53 2022 03:30:38 2023 03:36:04 2024 03:42:15 2025 Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/postwrestling.com X: http://www.twitter.com/POSTwrestling Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/POSTwrestling Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/POSTwrestling YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/POSTwrestling Subscribe: https://postwrestling.com/subscribe Patreon: http://postwrestlingcafe.com Forum: https://forum.postwrestling.com Discord: https://postwrestling.com/discord