Battle royal (professional wrestling)
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In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal) is a multi-competitor match in which wrestlers are eliminated from the match upon being thrown over the top rope and out of the ring, with both feet touching the floor of the venue.
Traditional battle royals usually begin with 10, 15, 20 or more wrestlers in the ring and are continued until one competitor remains. The method of elimination is typically by removing opponents from the ring by throwing them over the top rope (and causing both feet to firmly hit the floor); sometimes, elimination by pinfall or knockout are allowed.
Variations
Team battle royals consist of two or more teams of wrestlers (there is usually an equal number of wrestlers on each team). These matches end when there are wrestlers for only one team, who have not been eliminated.In American women's battles royal, due to the perceived difficulty of throwing opponents over the top rope, eliminations may be permitted by an egress between ropes (with some promotions also consider an egress under the bottom rope as an elimination).
Gauntlet for the Gold
The Gauntlet for the Gold is a variation on the battle royal held by Total Nonstop Action Wrestling. Two "randomly selected" wrestlers begin in the ring, with additional wrestlers entering the ring after a set time period (it is therefore desirable to have a high entrance number). Wrestlers are eliminated upon being thrown over the top rope and to the ground below. When only two wrestlers are left, the match becomes a standard singles match.
Hardcore battle royal
A match with hardcore rules (no disqualification, no countouts) between several competitors. Unlike typical battle royals, entrants are not eliminated by touching the arena floor - indeed, fighting may continue anywhere in the arena.An hardcore battle royal was held at WrestleMania 2000 for the WWF Hardcore Championship. The match lasted for 15 minutes, with the title changing hands whenever the champion was pinned (with the pinned wrestler permitted to continue). The wrestler who held the title at the end of the 15 minutes was declared the winner of the match.
Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble is a 30-person battle royal held annually in the month of January by World Wrestling Entertainment. It is held under standard battle royal rules, with the exception that two wrestlers begin in the ring and more wrestlers enter the ring after a set time period, rather than all the wrestlers beginning in the ring.
Three-ring, 60-man battle royal
In a three-ring, 60-man battle royal, a wrestler can be eliminated via pinfall, submission or by exiting the ring onto the floor in any way (not just simply from over the top rope). In addition, this match takes place with a total of sixty wrestlers divided among three different rings. When the field is reduced to 20 wrestlers, they are all moved into one ring and the match continues under the same rules until only one man is left. All wrestlers begin the match at the same time (as opposed to entering at intervals).World Championship Wrestling held this match annually at their November World War 3 pay-per-view event from 1995 to 1998. Randy Savage won the first three-ring, 60-man battle royal, and was thus awarded the vacant WCW World Heavyweight Championship. In later years, the match was used to determine the number one contender to the title.
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