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Is the Royal Rumble Match winner cursed?& Q, B1 ?0 f) A' b9 _; G) l
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+ y' h7 M5 T# E C% n0 \7 RJanuary 2007 - The Undertaker eliminates Shawn Michaels to win the Royal Rumble Match.
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& [, T& X8 I; a1 d$ A: T; ~# CThe Phenom's win marks the first time a Superstar has won the Royal Rumble Match as a No. 30 entrant - a long-believed "cursed" entry number despite being the last slot.' B2 {; x6 ^* h& @ z. Z; _+ f" u
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/ D- `9 k9 U7 Q0 E+ CWrestleMania 23 - The Undertaker sets his sights on Batista's World Heavyweight Title.
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: J8 V0 C" A5 W5 ^! R V( z i+ K; ?At WrestleMania 23, The Phenom captures the World Heavyweight Championship.
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- |& g5 R6 V- Z7 w$ p9 vJanuary 2008 - John Cena makes a surprise return from an injury that forced him to relinquish his WWE Championship.
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Cena enters at No. 30 and confronts Triple H, with a World Title opportunity at WrestleMania XXIV as the prize.
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0 z9 V0 \1 V6 C8 B9 {. [ M# EThe Cenation leader eliminates The Game and punches his ticket to WrestleMania XXIV.
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WrestleMania XXIV - On The Grandest Stage of Them All, John Cena battles WWE Champion Randy Orton and Triple H.
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Triple H catches Cena off-guard and lands a Pedigree, but The Viper strikes from behind with a punt to the head.
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' \9 A6 F- ]% y; G/ b; }Cena's anguished look conveys his disappointment over not regaining the WWE Title.' Z0 L) O- X* X2 I/ z
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With his sights set on The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, The Viper tosses Triple H over the top rope to win the Royal Rumble Match.
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9 Q- a7 B- E! k7 ^6 kAt The 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania, The Viper is embroiled in an intense personal rivalry with WWE Champion Triple H.
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The Viper is poised for victory when he locates The Game's equalizer...9 r* y# {5 x* I$ j' ?
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...But the move backfires. The WWE Champion captures the victory, and stands tall over WWE's Apex Predator.% ^) q( L9 I. W7 K5 {6 s
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Orton's hopes of winning the WWE Championship at WrestleMania after winning the Royal Rumble Match come to an end.
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P8 b% H% P; d) V* y, T; H4 PEdge makes a surprising return during the Royal Rumble Match in 2010 and eliminates John Cena for the win.
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The Rated-R Superstar's triumphant return punches his ticket to WrestleMania XXVI.
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Edge challenges World Heavyweight Champion and former tag partner Chris Jericho at The Show of Shows.
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. Q$ ~0 v4 m5 IThe contest is physical and proves why both Superstars are future WWE Hall of Famers. After two unsuccessful championship bids by Royal Rumble winners, is the third time the charm?6 _7 `; W; t& h. f7 G% [9 K! y
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It isn't. Chris Jericho manages to stop The Rated-R Superstar's momentum and holds on to the World Heavyweight Title.
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January 2011 - Alberto Del Rio eliminates Santino Marella to win the Royal Rumble Match.
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Adding insult to injury, Edge smashes the windows of Del Rio's luxury vehicle.
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w* B' D+ j9 R; ^! |0 `& zDel Rio becomes the fourth consecutive Royal Rumble winner unable to capture a World Title at WrestleMania.
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. ]% @( @5 o3 D; G, e! g. NIn the 2012 Royal Rumble Match, Sheamus resists an elimination at the hands of Jack Swagger.
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The Great White is heading to Miami to challenge either the WWE or World Heavyweight Champion.
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