<b>Event:</b> WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View Results <b>Date:</b> Monday, January 29th, 2006 <b>Location:</b> The American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida <b>Results by PowerWrestling.com</b>

<B>WWE Royal Rumble Opener:</B>

The Royal Rumble started up with a video package featuring the WWE Championship Match between <B><A href="/v2/wi/stc/pgs/wrestlers_john_cena.s "><B>John Cena</B></A></B> and Edge, the World Heavyweight Championship Match between Mark Henry and Kurt Angle, and the thirty man over the top rope Royal Rumble Match. The fireworks then went off in the arena for the start of the show as Michael Cole and Tazz welcomed us to the show before we go over to Joey Styles and Jerry Lawler covering things for the RAW side!

<B>Cruiserweight Championship Match Open Invitational Six Way Texas Tornado Match Referee: Chris Kay Funaki vs. Jamie Noble vs. Nunzio vs. Paul London vs. Gregory Helms vs. Kid Kash (c)</B>

Tony Chimel informs us that this match is open to all current and former Cruiserweight Champions. With that, Kid Kash made his way to the ring as the reigning Cruiserweight Champion, following by Funaki, Jamie Noble, Nunzio and Paul London, and then Gregory Helms made his way to the ring as the sixth competitor from RAW!

<B>The start:</B>

We are underway with all six going at it and London got a near fall on Nunzio and then Funaki rolled up Noble for two. Kash worked over Helms and then the Smackdown guys began to team up on him and we have a hate crime going on in the ring. All six pair off and Kash gets a two on Funaki. Nunzio hit a nice neckbreaker on Kash for two as London worked over Helms in the corner.

<B>Mid-match notes:</B>

London hit a dropsault on Helms into a cover on Noble for two. London hit a slam on Helms and then a senton. London was tossed over the top to the outside and then Nunzio hit the Sicilian Slice on Helms and covered but Noble broke the fall. Nunzio catapulted Noble to the corner and then Funaki hit a big bulldog and covered but Nunzio broke the fall. Funaki hit right hands on Noble and then sent him through the second rope to the others on the outside.

Funaki went to the top rope but Kash knocked him off and everyone is on the outside. London comes back in and hits a spin kick to Kash sending him out, and then London went up to the top rope and hit a shooting star press onto everyone on the outside! Kash is back up and hits a dropkick on Helms and then nails the Dead Level on London and covers but Nunzio and Funaki broke it.