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List of Royal Rumble 2012 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 2012 on January 29, 2012 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Royal Rumble 2012 on January 29, 2012 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis featured Sheamus winning the Royal Rumble entering at #22 and last eliminating Chris Jericho. CM Punk retained the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler in a controversial finish where Johnny Laurinaitis distracted the referee. Cody Rhodes scored the most eliminations with 5.

#	Name	Loser	Winner	Match type
1	Beth Phoenix def. Eve Torres — Divas Championship Glamazon Retained Divas Title Beth Phoenix retained the WWE Divas Championship against Eve Torres.	Eve Torres	Beth Phoenix (retained)	WWE Divas Championship
2	CM Punk def. Dolph Ziggler — WWE Championship Best in the World Retained — Laurinaitis Controversy CM Punk retained the WWE Championship against Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero and Johnny Laurinaitis at ringside) in a match with a controversial Johnny Laurinaitis interference.	Dolph Ziggler	CM Punk (retained)	WWE Championship
3	Daniel Bryan def. Big Show & Mark Henry — World Heavyweight Championship YES! Man Retained World Title in Triple Threat Daniel Bryan retained the World Heavyweight Championship against Big Show and Mark Henry in a Triple Threat match.	—	Daniel Bryan (retained)	World Heavyweight Championship Triple Threat
4	Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #22 — Last Eliminated Chris Jericho Celtic Warrior Won — Cody Rhodes Most Eliminations Sheamus won the Royal Rumble entering at #22 and last eliminating Chris Jericho. Cody Rhodes scored the most eliminations with 5. Santino Marella again had a memorable Rumble run before being eliminated by Sheamus.	—	Sheamus	30-Man Royal Rumble Match

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 23, 2026.

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