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List of Royal Rumble 2016 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 2016 on January 24, 2016 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida.

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Royal Rumble 2016 on January 24, 2016 at the Amway Center in Orlando is the only Rumble where the reigning WWE Champion (Roman Reigns) defended the title as a participant entering at #1. Triple H (entering at #30) eliminated Reigns to win both the Rumble match and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship simultaneously.

#	Name	Losers	Winners	Match type
1	New Day def. Usos — WWE Tag Team Championship New Day Retained Tag Titles The New Day (Kofi Kingston and Big E, with Xavier Woods) retained the WWE Tag Team Championship against The Usos.	The Usos	The New Day (retained)	WWE Tag Team Championship
2	Dean Ambrose def. Kevin Owens — IC Championship Lunatic Fringe Won IC Title Dean Ambrose defeated Kevin Owens to win the WWE Intercontinental Championship.	—	—	WWE Intercontinental Championship
3	Triple H won the 30-Man Royal Rumble AND WWE World Heavyweight Championship — Entry #30 — Eliminated Reigns (#1) Last The Game Won Title IN the Rumble — Only Champion Defending Title in Rumble Match Triple H entered at #30 and eliminated Roman Reigns (who had entered at #1 as the defending champion) to win both the Royal Rumble match and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship — the only time in Rumble history a reigning world champion defended the title as a Rumble participant. Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar, and Roman Reigns each scored 4 eliminations.	—	—	30-Man Royal Rumble Match — WWE World Heavyweight Champio...

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

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