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List of Royal Rumble 2014 Match Results

A complete match-by-month results list for Royal Rumble 2014 on January 26, 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Royal Rumble 2014 on January 26, 2014 at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh is one of the most controversial Royal Rumbles in history — Batista won the Royal Rumble to thunderous crowd disapproval, and Daniel Bryan was not in the match at all. Roman Reigns set the all-time record of 12 eliminations in a single Rumble. Randy Orton retained the Unified WWE Championship against John Cena.

#	Name	Losers	Winners	Match type
1	The Shield def. Rhodes Scholars — Tag Team Match Shield Won The Shield (Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose) defeated Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Goldust).	Cody Rhodes & Goldust	The Shield (Rollins, Reigns, Ambrose)	Tag Team Match
2	Randy Orton def. John Cena — WWE World Heavyweight Championship Apex Predator Retained Unified WWE Title Randy Orton retained the Unified WWE World Heavyweight Championship against John Cena.	—	—	WWE World Heavyweight Championship
3	Batista won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #28 — Last Eliminated Roman Reigns — Record Crowd Disapproval Most Controversial Rumble Ending — Daniel Bryan Absent — Reigns' Record 12 Eliminations Batista won the Royal Rumble entering at #28 and last eliminating Roman Reigns — to the most hostile crowd reaction in Rumble history as Daniel Bryan was not in the match. Roman Reigns set the all-time single-match eliminations record of 12 (tying Kane's 2001 record at the time, but later confirmed as 12 breaking Kane's 11).	—	—	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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