RUMBLE TIMELINE
0.00 TRIPLE H enters as #1
0.00 REY MYSTERIO enters as #2
1.53 SIMON DEAN enters as #3
2.39 SIMON DEAN eliminated (by TRIPLE H)
3.40 PSICOSIS enters as #4
4.55 PSICOSIS eliminated (by REY MYSTERIO)
5.25 RIC FLAIR enters as #5
6.45 RIC FLAIR eliminated (by TRIPLE H)
7.31 BIG SHOW enters as #6
9.14 THE COACH enters as #7
9.46 THE COACH eliminated (by BIG SHOW)
11.12 LASHLEY enters as #8
13.01 KANE enters as #9
14.47 SYLVAIN enters as #10
15.05 SYLVAIN eliminated (by KANE)
15.28 LASHLEY eliminated (by KANE & BIG SHOW)
16.34 BIG SHOW & KANE eliminated (by TRIPLE H)
17.08 CARLITO enters as #11
18.55 CHRIS BENOIT enters as #12
21.31 BOOKER T enters as #13
21.48 BOOKER T eliminated (by CHRIS BENOIT)
23.20 JOEY MERCURY enters as #14
25.18 TATANKA enters as #15
26.56 JOHNNY NITRO enters as #16
28.32 TREVOR MURDOCH enters as #17
30.11 EUGENE enters as #18
31.38 ANIMAL enters as #19
33.20 ROB VAN DAM enters as #20
34.28 ANIMAL eliminated (by ROB VAN DAM)
35.03 ORLANDO JORDAN enters as #21
36.34 CHAVO GUERRERO enters as #22
37.34 CHAVO GUERRERO eliminated (by TRIPLE H)
38.11 MATT HARDY enters as #23
39.27 TATANKA eliminated (by JOEY MERCURY & JOHNNY NITRO)
40.01 SUPER CRAZY enters as #24
41.26 SHAWN MICHAELS enters as #25
42.13 TREVOR MURDOCH eliminated (by SHAWN MICHAELS)
43.13 CHRIS MASTERS enters as #26
44.46 VISCERA enters as #27
45.54 MATT HARDY eliminated (by VISCERA)
46.25 SHELTON BENJAMIN enters as #28
46.35 EUGENE eliminated (by CHRIS BENOIT)
47.43 SUPER CRAZY eliminated (by REY MYSTERIO)
47.44 GOLDUST enters as #29
49.11 RANDY ORTON enters as #30
49.29 CHRIS BENOIT eliminated (by RANDY ORTON)
50.08 VISCERA eliminated (by CHRIS MASTERS & CARLITO)
50.14 CHRIS MASTERS eliminated (by CARLITO)
50.53 GOLDUST eliminated (by ROB VAN DAM)
51.11 ORLANDO JORDAN eliminated (by RANDY ORTON)
52.35 JOEY MERCURY eliminated (by SHAWN MICHAELS)
52.39 JOHNNY NITRO eliminated (by SHAWN MICHAELS)
53.17 SHELTON BENJAMIN eliminated (by SHAWN MICHAELS)
54.22 SHAWN MICHAELS eliminated (by SHANE MCMAHON; non competitor)
55.38 CARLITO eliminated (by ROB VAN DAM)
59.12 ROB VAN DAM eliminated (by TRIPLE H)
60.15 TRIPLE H eliminated (by REY MYSTERIO)
62.15 RANDY ORTON eliminated (by REY MYSTERIO)
62.15 REY MYSTERIO wins the 2006 Royal Rumble.
Order & time of entry:
1. Triple H 0.00
2. Rey Mysterio 0.00
3. Simon Dean 1.53
4. Psicosis 3.40
5. Ric Flair 5.25
6. Big Show 7.31
7. The Coach 9.14
8. Lashley 11.12
9. Kane 13.01
10. Sylvain 14.47
11. Carlito 17.08
12. Chris Benoit 18.55
13. Booker T 21.31
14. Joey Mercury 23.20
15. Tatanka 25.18
16. Johnny Nitro 26.56
17. Trevor Murdoch 28.32
18. Eugene 30.11
19. Animal 31.38
20. Rob Van Dam 33.20
21. Orlando Jordan 35.03
22. Chavo Guerrero 36.34
23. Matt Hardy 38.11
24. Super Crazy 40.01
25. Shawn Michaels 41.26
26. Chris Masters 43.13
27. Viscera 44.46
28. Shelton Benjamin 46.25
29. Goldust 47.44
30. Randy Orton 49.11
Order & time of exit
1. Simon Dean 2.39
2. Psicosis 4.55
3. Ric Flair 6.45
4. The Coach 9.46
5. Sylvain 15.05
6. Lashley 15.28
7. Big Show 16.34
8. Kane 16.34
9. Booker T 21.48
10. Animal 34.28
11. Chavo Guerrero 37.34
12. Tatanka 39.27
13. Trevor Murdoch 42.13
14. Matt Hardy 45.54
15. Eugene 46.35
16. Super Crazy 47.44
17. Chris Benoit 49.29
18. Viscera 50.08
19. Chris Masters 50.14
20. Goldust 50.53
21. Orlando Jordan 51.11
22. Joey Mercury 52.35
23. Johnny Nitro 52.39
24. Shelton Benjamin 53.17
25. Shawn Michaels 54.22
26. Carlito 55.38
27. Rob Van Dam 59.12
28. Triple H 60.15
29. Randy Orton 62.15
Length of time in Rumble
1. Rey Mysterio 62.15
2. Triple H 60.15
3. Carlito 38.30
4. Chris Benoit 30.36
5. Joey Mercury 29.15
6. Rob Van Dam 25.52
7. Johnny Nitro 25.43
8. Matt Hardy 17.43
9. Eugene 16.24
10. Orlando Jordan 16.08
11. Tatanka 14.09
12. Trevor Murdoch 13.41
13. Randy Orton 13.04
14. Shawn Michaels 12.56
15. Big Show 9.03
16. Super Crazy 7.43
17. Chris Masters 7.01
18. Shelton Benjamin 6.52
19. Viscera 5.28
20. Lashley 4.16
21. Kane 3.33
22. Goldust 3.09
23. Animal 2.50
24. Ric Flair 1.20
25. Psicosis 1.15
26. Chavo Guererro 1.00
27. Simon Dean 0.46
28. The Coach 0.32
29. Sylvain 0.18
30. Booker T 0.17
Number of eliminations
5½ Triple H
4½ Rey Mysterio
4 Shawn Michaels
3 Rob Van Dam
2 Randy Orton
Chris Benoit
1½ Carlito
Big Show
1 Lashley
Viscera
Shane McMahon
½ Joey Mercury
Johnny Nitro
Kane
Chris Masters
Double Eliminations
1 HHH (Kane & Big Show)
Double Team Eliminations
Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro (Tatanka)
Carlito & Chris Masters (Viscera)
Rey Mysterio & Triple H (Simon Dean)
(Kane & Big Show (Lashley)
Match Length: 62:15
Length of match after entry #30: 13.04
Length of time Winner was in match: 62:15
Longest time in match: 62:15 – Rey Mysterio
Shortest time in match: 0:17 – Booker T
Final Four: Rob Van Dam, Triple H, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio
Time from Final Four to end of match: 3.03
Least amount of time between eliminations:
0.04 Joey Mercury 52.35 & Johnny Nitro 52.39
Most amount of time between eliminations:
12.40 Booker T 21.48 & Animal 34.28
Eliminations by Raw competitors: 16
Eliminations by Smackdown competitors: 12
Eliminations by competitors with no brand: 1
Least amount of time in Rumble with an elimination: Kane (3.33)*
Most amount of time in Rumble with no eliminations: Matt Hardy (14.43)
* Technically, Shane McMahon was not entered in the rumble at all so could claim this award.
Tony Cottam