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[[File:1972 22-Man Invitational Battle Royal.jpg|thumb|right|270px|1972 22-Man Invitational Battle Royal]]
In [[professional wrestling]], a '''battle royal''' (sometimes '''battle royale'''; plural '''battles royal''' or '''battle royals'''<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=1671 |title =battles royal |encyclopedia=[[Merriam-Webster]] |url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/battles%20royal}}</ref>) is a multi-competitor [[Professional wrestling match types|match type]] in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the winner. Typical battles royal begin with a number of participants in the [[Wrestling ring|ring]], who are then eliminated by going over the top rope and having both feet touch the venue floor.<ref name="WWEOff">{{cite web |url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/battleroyal |title=Battle Royal |access-date=2008-04-16 |publisher=WWE |work=Specialty Matches | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080329161439/http://www.wwe.com/inside/specialtymatches/battleroyal| archive-date= 29 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
==Variations==
===Battlebowl===
{{main|Battlebowl}}
In a two-ring variation on a battle royal, the wrestlers start in one ring and try to throw wrestlers into the second ring, after which they can be eliminated by being thrown out of that ring. The last remaining wrestler in the first ring can rest until only one wrestler is left in the second ring, after which they fight in both rings until one is eliminated and a winner is declared, in similar fashion to a [[double elimination tournament]]. The two-ring version was held in World Championship Wrestling's 1991 [[Starrcade (1991)|Starrcade]] event. Subsequent Battlebowl matches occurred under normal battle royal rules.
===Battle Zone===
This format uses any number of wrestlers in a standard one-ring, over-the-top-rope elimination, but includes tables covered with barbed wire, thumbtacks, and light bulbs around the ring's perimeter, onto which losing wrestlers may be thrown.
===Bunkhouse Stampede===
The [[National Wrestling Alliance]]'s (NWA) Bunkhouse Stampede involved wrestlers wearing what was described as "bunkhouse gear"&mdash;cowboy boots, [[jeans]], T-shirts&mdash;instead of their normal wrestling tights, and not only allowed but encouraged the bringing of [[foreign object (professional wrestling)|weapons]]. In 1988 the NWA named a pay-per-view after the [[Bunkhouse Stampede]], headlined by a Bunkhouse Stampede match in a [[Professional wrestling match types#Cages|cage]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.411mania.com/wrestling/video_reviews/67710 |title=NWA Bunkhouse Stampede   |access-date=2008-04-16 |publisher=411mania |first=Arnold |last=Furious }}</ref>
===Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale===
[[File:AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The original AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring used in 2019 and 2020: the cowinners of the Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale compete for the ring]]
The Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale is utilized by [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) and is held once a year as part of their weekly television program, ''[[AEW Dynamite|Dynamite]]''—the inaugural match took place in November 2019, and then from 2020 to 2022, it was held in December to coincide with the annual [[AEW Winter Is Coming|Winter Is Coming]] [[television special]], but moved up to October in 2023. The original rules featured 12 wrestlers competing in a standard battle royal, but ended when there were two wrestlers remaining, with the co-winners then facing each other in a [[Singles match (professional wrestling)|singles match]] on the following week's episode for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring. The winner of the [[championship ring]] held it until the following year's battle royal. Since 2022, there is now only one winner of the 12-man battle royal, who then goes on to face the reigning ring holder from the prior year.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Bryan |title=TWO MATCHES, DYNAMITE DOZEN BATTLE ROYAL SET FOR AEW DYNAMITE |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/two-matches-dynamite-dozen-battle-royal-set-aew-dynamite-297306 |website=Wrestling Observer Figure Four Online |access-date=June 1, 2021 |date=November 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Thomas |first1=Jeremy |title=MJF Retains Dynamite Diamond Ring In AEW Dynamite Main Event (Clips) |url=https://411mania.com/wrestling/mjf-retains-dynamite-diamond-ring-aew-dynamite-main-event/ |website=411mania |access-date=June 1, 2021 |date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
Four such matches have taken place so far. The first was on the November 20, 2019, episode of ''Dynamite,'' where [[Adam Page]] and [[Maxwell Jacob Friedman|MJF]] were the cowinners of the inaugural battle royal. MJF then defeated Page on the following week's episode of ''Dynamite'' to win the inaugural AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-dynamite-results-november-20-2019|title=AEW DYNAMITE Results November 20, 2019|work=[[All Elite Wrestling]]|author=AEW Staff|date=November 20, 2019|access-date=November 25, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Dynamite Dozen">{{cite web|url=https://www.allelitewrestling.com/post/aew-dynamite-results-november-27-2019|title=AEW DYNAMITE Results November 27, 2019|work=[[All Elite Wrestling]]|author=AEW Staff|date=November 27, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> Wrestling veteran [[Diamond Dallas Page]] presented the ring to MJF.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gagnon |first1=Joshua |title=DDP Presented MJF With The AEW Diamond Ring On Dynamite |url=https://www.wrestlinginc.com/news/2019/11/ddp-presented-mjf-with-the-aew-diamond-ring-on-dynamite-662803/ |website=Wrestling Inc. |access-date=June 1, 2021 |date=November 27, 2019}}</ref> Then-AEW Executive Vice President and wrestler [[Cody Rhodes]] stated that the original ring was valued at US$42,000.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=CodyRhodes|number=1197974993293975552|title=It's actually sitting across from me right now ha It's priced at genuinely 42k, so yea...it means a lot! 💎 (Your average super bowl ring comes in at around 35-40k for reference)|author=[[Cody Rhodes]]|date=November 22, 2019|access-date=June 1, 2021}}</ref>
The second match occurred at the inaugural [[Winter Is Coming (2020)|Winter Is Coming]] event, which aired as a special episode of ''Dynamite'' on December 2, 2020. MJF and [[Orange Cassidy]] were the co-winners. They faced each other on the following week's episode of ''Dynamite,'' where MJF defeated Cassidy to win the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring for the second time.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lambert |first1=Jeremy |title=Dynamite Diamond Ring 2020 Winner Crowned On AEW Dynamite |url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/dynamite-diamond-ring-2020-winner-crowned-aew-dynamite |website=Fightful |access-date=June 1, 2021 |date=December 9, 2020}}</ref>
The third match occurred on the December 8, 2021, episode of ''Dynamite'', with MJF and Dante Martin cowinning the battle royal. The two faced each other at the second annual [[Winter Is Coming (2021)|Winter Is Coming]] special episode of ''Dynamite'' the following week. For this third year, the ring's design was updated with a new net worth of $150,000. MJF defeated Martin by submission to win the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring for the third time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pe54I0l3KyQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Pe54I0l3KyQ |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=MJF vs. Dante Martin for the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring|work=AEW on YouTube|date=December 16, 2020|access-date=December 16, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
The fourth match took place on the December 7, 2022, episode of ''Dynamite'', but with a slight change over the previous three iterations. Due to MJF being the only winner of the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring, he was given a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] with there instead only being one winner for the 2022 Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale who would go on to face MJF for the ring at the third annual [[Winter Is Coming (2022)|Winter Is Coming]] special episode of ''Dynamite'' the following week. [[Ricky Starks]] won the battle royal. Prior to the battle royal, Starks had also won a tournament to become the number one contender for the [[AEW World Championship]], also held by MJF. It was in turn decided that at Winter Is Coming, MJF would defend both the AEW World Championship and the AEW Dynamite Diamond Ring against Starks in a [[Winner Takes All match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/dozen|title=Ricky Starks Wins Dynamite Dozen Battle Royal On 12/7 AEW Dynamite|date=December 7, 2022|last=Russell|first=Skylar|work=Fightful|access-date=December 13, 2022}}</ref> MJF defeated Starks to retain the championship and ring.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mjf-retains-aew-world-title-1214-aew-dynamite-gets-confronted-bryan-danielson|title=MJF Retains AEW World Title On 12/14 AEW Dynamite, Gets Confronted By Bryan Danielson|date=December 14, 2022|last=Tessier|first=Colin|work=Fightful|access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
The fifth match was moved up to the October 18, 2023, episode of ''Dynamite''. Like the previous year, there was only one winner of the battle royal, who would then face reigning ring holder MJF for the Dynamite Diamond Ring on the following week's ''Dynamite''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/aew-dynamite-lineup|title=2023 Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale Set For 10/18 AEW Dynamite|date=October 10, 2023|last=Russell|first=Skylar|work=Fightful|access-date=October 11, 2023}}</ref> [[Juice Robinson]] won the battle royal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/juice-robinson-wins-dynamite-dozen-battle-royale-will-face-mjf-1025-aew-dynamite|title=Juice Robinson Wins Dynamite Dozen Battle Royale, Will Face MJF On 10/25 AEW Dynamite|date=October 18, 2023|last1=Tessier|first1=Colin|last2=Russell|first2=Skylar|work=Fightful|access-date=October 18, 2023}}</ref> MJF subsequently defeated Robinson to retain the Dynamite Diamond Ring for the fifth consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fightful.com/wrestling/mjf-juice-robinson|title=MJF Retains Dynamite Dozen Ring; Set To Defend AEW World Title Against Kenny Omega On 10/28 Collision|date=October 25, 2023|last=Russell|first=Skylar|work=Fightful|access-date=October 26, 2023}}</ref>
===Fulfill Your Fantasy battle royal===
[[File:Diva Battle Royal at WrestleMania 25 2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A 25-[[Women in WWE|Diva]] battle royal held at [[WrestleMania XXV]]. Male wrestler Santino Marella won the match dressed as his fictional twin sister, Santina.]]
A WWE women's battle royal with the addition of fetish outfits, such as [[french maid]], [[lingerie]], nurse and schoolgirl. Often the type of outfit is chosen by an audience poll.
===Hardcore battle royal===
A battle royal with hardcore rules (no disqualifications and no count-outs) involving several competitors in the ring at the same time. The match could last for either 15 or 20 minutes. Participants are not eliminated by being thrown out of the ring and both feet touching the floor. Pinning or forcing to submit the current Hardcore champion made that participant the interim champion. Whoever [[professional wrestling match types#Championship Scramble|held the title at end of the time limit]] was declared the winner and official champion.
===Last Blood battle royal===
A Last Blood battle royal is essentially a multi-competitor [[Professional wrestling match types#First Blood match|First Blood match]]. The winner is the last wrestler in the match not bleeding.<ref>Foley, Mick. Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks (p.192-194)</ref>
===Reverse battle royal===
Generally used in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, a reverse battle royal begins with wrestlers surrounding the ring instead of inside it. At the start of the match they battle for half of them to get into the ring, at which point a standard last person standing wins the battle royal.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tnaimpact/061026.html |title=October 26, 2006 |access-date=2008-04-16 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |work=TNA iMPACT! results | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080421094701/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tnaimpact/061026.html| archive-date= 21 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
===TNA Knockout Makeover Battle Royal===
The match begins as a multi-woman over-the-top elimination battle royal. Participants are eliminated as they are thrown over the top rope and both feet land on the floor. When two competitors remain, they face each other in a ladder match, where the winner receives a [[TNA Knockout Championship]] match and the loser [[lucha libre#Luchas de Apuestas|has her head shaved]].
===Women's battle royal===
A [[women in WWE|women's]] battle royal may allow women to be eliminated by being thrown through or under the ropes as well as over the top rope, although WWE's first official women's Royal Rumble match in 2018 used the same rules as the men's version.
===World War 3===
{{Main|WCW World War 3}}
Created by [[World Championship Wrestling]] in 1995, the World War 3 battle royal had three rings and 60 competitors. 20 wrestlers started in each ring, where they wrestled under regular battle royal rules. When 30 competitors remained (except in 1997, where the number was 20), all competitors entered the center ring and continued under regular rules until only one was left standing.
==Rumble rules battle royals==
In this version - unlike traditional battles royal, where all wrestlers begin the match in the ring - only the first two competitors begin the match. The rest enter at timed intervals, according to numbers they draw, until the entire field has entered.
Former wrestler and longtime WWE official [[Pat Patterson]] is credited with inventing this variation.
===Royal Rumble===
{{main|Royal Rumble match}}
{{see also|Royal Rumble}}
[[File:Royal Rumble match.jpg|thumb|right|[[Royal Rumble 2010|2010 Royal Rumble match]]]]
[[WWE]]'s Royal Rumble is the original battle royal to use this format. It begins with two wrestlers in the ring, with the remaining participants introduced one by one at a set time period, usually 90 seconds or two minutes. Elimination occurs in the normal way with the last person standing as the winner, after all participants (traditionally 30) have entered the ring.  There is both a men's and women's Royal Rumble match, with the winners getting a world championship match (in their respective divisions) at that year's [[WrestleMania]], which is WWE's biggest annual show. Deviations from the traditional 30 wrestler field include [[Royal Rumble (1988)|the original 20-man Royal Rumble in 1988]], [[Royal Rumble (2011)|the 40-man 2011 Royal Rumble]] and the 50-man [[Greatest Royal Rumble]] in 2018.
===Honor Rumble===
[[Ring of Honor]] (ROH) also periodically features the "Rumble" style of battle royal on their shows, billing it as the [[Honor Rumble]].
===New Japan Rumble===
[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]'s annual "Rumble" battle royal takes place on the pre-show of the first night of the two-night [[January 4 Tokyo Dome Show|Wrestle Kingdom]] show on January 4. Participants enter at one-minute intervals and are eliminated via pinfall, submission, or by being thrown over the top rope.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.njpw.co.jp/card_result/76875 | title = 戦国炎舞 -Kizna- Presents Wrestle Kingdom 11 in 東京ドーム | access-date=2017-12-19 | work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]] | language=ja}}</ref> Typically leaning towards light comedy, the match includes past stars as surprise entrants.<ref>{{cite magazine | last = Meltzer | first = Dave | author-link = Dave Meltzer | date = January 9, 2017 | title = January 9, 2017 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Ronda Rousey loses potential final fight, NJPW Wrestlekingdom 11 review | magazine = [[Wrestling Observer Newsletter]] | location = [[Campbell, California]] | issn = 1083-9593 | page=8}}</ref> It is also known as the "New Japan Ranbo", the Japanese word ''ranbo'' meaning "to run riot".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/88004|title=Wrestle Kingdom 15 night 1: Full Card & Preview 【WK15】|work=[[New Japan Pro-Wrestling]]|date=December 23, 2020|access-date=December 23, 2020}}</ref>
===Stardom Rumbles===
Similar to NJPW Rambo match, its sister promotion [[World Wonder Ring Stardom]] also uses the same concept, as well as traditional Royal Rumble matches. On March 3, 2021, [[Unagi Sayaka]] won the inaugural "All-Star Rumble" at [[Stardom All Star Dream Cinderella]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.postwrestling.com/2021/03/03/tam-nakano-wins-wonder-of-stardom-championship-from-giulia/|title=Tam Nakano wins Wonder of Stardom Championship from Giulia|work=postwrestling.com|first=John|last=Pollock|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2021}}</ref> The first "Stardom Rambo" match took part on November 20, 2022, during [[Historic X-Over]], which was won by [[Mirai Maiumi|Mirai]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2022.11.20 Historic X-Over {{!}} New Japan Pro-Wrestling|url=https://www.njpw1972.com/tornament/127057?showResult=1|access-date=2022-11-20|website=NJPW}}</ref>
===Call Your Shot Gauntlet===
{{main|Gauntlet for the Gold}}
The Call Your Shot Gauntlet (originally called Gauntlet for the Gold) is the "Rumble" style battle royal used by [[TNA Wrestling]]. In this version two wrestlers begin in the ring, with additional wrestlers entering on a set time period. Wrestlers are eliminated by being thrown over the top rope and to the floor until two wrestlers are left, at which point a standard singles match begins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tna/020619a.html |title=June 19, 2002 |access-date=2008-04-16 |publisher=Online World of Wrestling |work=NWA: Total Nonstop Action PPV results | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080420162044/http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/tna/020619a.html| archive-date= 20 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>  The prize for winning this match (which in recent years has become intergender and held at Impact's biggest annual show [[Bound for Glory (wrestling pay-per-view)|Bound For Glory]]) is getting a championship match at the time, the place, and for the title of the winner's choosing.
=== Square Go! ===
Square Go! is [[Insane Championship Wrestling]]'s (ICW) own hybrid of WWE's Royal Rumble and [[Money in the Bank ladder match|Money in the Bank]] matches, and is named for the Glaswegian term for a street fight. It features 30 competitors that compete in an over-the-top-rope battle royal, with the winner earning the Square Go! Briefcase. It has mostly the same rules as WWE's Royal Rumble, where two competitors draw the numbers 1 and 2 and the remaining participants enter the match one-by-one every 2 minutes. There are also five random numbers that allow those entrants to carry a weapon of their choice into the ring. As with battle royals, participants are eliminated when thrown over the top rope with both feet landing on the floor. The winner receives a briefcase that entitles them to a match for the [[ICW World Heavyweight Championship (Scotland)|ICW World Heavyweight Championship]] at any time and place of their choosing for up to one year, after which it becomes invalid (like WWE's Money in the Bank briefcase).
===Battle Riot===
{{Main|MLW Battle Riot}}
[[Major League Wrestling]]'s "Rumble" style battle royal. Participants enter at one minute intervals and are eliminated via pinfall, submission or by being thrown over the top rope.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pwinsider.com/article/119036/mlw-battle-riot-special-spoilers-for-tonight.html?p=1|title=MLW BATTLE RIOT SPECIAL SPOILERS FOR TONIGHT - PWInsider.com|website=pwinsider.com}}</ref>
=== Aztec Warfare ===
Aztec Warfare is the [[Lucha Underground]] version of the "Rumble Rules" battle royal. Upwards to 20 participants enter every 90 seconds and elimination occurs by either [[Pin (professional wrestling)|pinfall]] or [[Submission (professional wrestling)|submission]] and has to take place inside the ring. There are no count-outs and no disqualifications.   As of April 2019, four Aztec Warfare matches have occurred—one in each season of [[Lucha Underground]].
===Casino Battle Royale===
{{main|Casino Battle Royale}}
The '''Casino Battle Royale''' is utilized by [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW). It is a modified [[Royal Rumble match|rumble rules]] battle royal that features 21 entrants. It begins with a group of five wrestlers, and every three minutes, another group of five wrestlers enters, while the 21st and final entrant enters alone. The wrestlers are grouped based on the suit they drew from a [[deck of cards]]—spades, diamonds, clubs, or hearts—and the order of when each group enters is based on a random draw of the cards. The 21st and final entrant is the wrestler who drew the [[joker (playing card)|joker]]. The winner receives a world championship match of their respective gender's division—either the [[AEW World Championship]] or the [[AEW Women's World Championship]]. The first Casino Battle Royale, which was a men's match, was held at [[Double or Nothing (2019)|Double or Nothing]] in May 2019.<ref name="CasinoBattleRoyale">{{cite web |last1=Currier |first1=Joseph |title=Casino Battle Royale set for AEW Double or Nothing |url=https://www.f4wonline.com/other-wrestling/casino-battle-royale-set-aew-double-or-nothing-283141 |website=[[Figure Four Online]] |access-date=7 May 2019 |language=en |date=6 May 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5_bODS2130| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/H5_bODS2130| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=The Road to AEW All Out - Episode 04|author=All Elite Wrestling|author-link=All Elite Wrestling|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=August 7, 2019|access-date=August 7, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
A men's tag team variation of the match, called the '''Casino Tag Team Royale''', was first utilized at [[Revolution (2021)|Revolution]] in March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/casino-tag-team-royale-title-shot-announced-aew-revolution-334171|title=CASINO TAG TEAM ROYALE FOR TITLE SHOT ANNOUNCED FOR AEW REVOLUTION|date=February 26, 2021|last=Rose|first=Bryan|work=[[Figure Four Online]]|access-date=February 26, 2021}}</ref> Instead of being contested between 21 individual singles wrestlers, the match features 10-15 tag teams (for a total of 20-30 wrestlers). The rules in terms of entrants also differs. The order of entrants is based on a lottery. Two tag teams start the match, and every 90 seconds, a new team enters. Individual eliminations occur when a wrestler has gone over the top rope and both feet hit the floor; a team is eliminated when both members of the team have been ruled out of the match. The match ends when one wrestler or team is left. The winning tag team earns an [[AEW World Tag Team Championship]] match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.f4wonline.com/aew-news/aew-announces-casino-tag-team-royale-rules-revolution-334441|title=AEW ANNOUNCES CASINO TAG TEAM ROYALE RULES FOR REVOLUTION|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=May 27, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=AEW|author=[[All Elite Wrestling]]|number=1365796507228717060|date=February 27, 2021|access-date=February 27, 2021|title=Here are the rules for the Casino Tag Team Royale. 1 team will earn a future shot at the AEW World Tag Team Championship, but to do so, they'll have to outlast some of the top teams in AEW at Revolution. Watch AEW Revolution Sunday, March 7 Live on PPV 8pm on all major providers}}</ref>
A variation for three-man teams (referred to as trios by AEW) has also been established, called the '''Casino Trios Royale'''.  Debuting in December 2022 on ''[[AEW Rampage|Rampage]]'', this version features eight trios teams (24 total wrestlers).  Two teams start, and a new team enters every 90 seconds.  When all three members of a team are eliminated, then the team is ruled out of the match.  The winner (or winners if more than one team member is remaining) receives $300,000 to be split amongst the team.
===Royal Rampage===
Established in 2022 by [[All Elite Wrestling]] (AEW) on their ''[[AEW Rampage|Rampage]]'' program, Royal Rampage takes place on the same night as their ''[[AEW Dynamite|Dynamite]]: [[AEW Blood and Guts|Blood and Guts]]'' event because of the two ring setup used for the [[WarGames match|eponymous]] match.  A modified Rumble rules battle royal, Royal Rampage involves two rings and 20 competitors. It starts with two wrestlers in each ring, with a new wrestler entering every 60 seconds to their assigned ring, until all 20 wrestlers have entered (10 in each ring). The two final wrestlers from each ring then consolidate into a single ring, where the last wrestler remaining wins the match, with the prize being a future championship match.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGuire |first=Colin |date=1 July 2022 |title=7/1 AEW Rampage results: McGuire's review of the 20-man Royal Rampage for a shot at the Interim AEW World Championship, Nyla Rose vs. Toni Storm, AEW Tag Team Champions The Young Bucks vs. Yoshi-Hashi and Hirooki Goto in a non-title match |publisher=Pro Wrestling.net |url=https://prowrestling.net/site/2022/07/01/7-1-aew-rampage-results-mcguires-review-of-the-20-man-royal-rampage-for-a-shot-at-the-interim-aew-world-championship-nyla-rose-vs-toni-storm-aew-tag-team-champions-the-young-bucks-vs/ |accessdate=1 July 2022}}</ref>
==Team variations==
Team variations of battle royals consist of designated tag teams of wrestlers, usually two to a team. There are different types of such matches, and though most follow normal battle royal rules, teams may be eliminated when either one or both partners are eliminated from the ring. One notable version was the battle royal prior to [[WrestleMania XV]], where each wrestler fought as a singles competitor, with the final two in the ring named joint winners, earning the right to challenge for the promotion's tag team championship later that night.
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==Further reading==
*{{cite book | author = Mick Foley | title = Have A Nice Day: A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks | publisher = HarperCollins | year = 2000 | isbn = 0-06-103101-1}}
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