Is The Rock in Royal Rumble 2013?

For the 2013 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29. In the main event, The Rock defeated CM Punk to win the WWE Championship, which was his first championship since 2002 that also ended Punk’s reign at 434 days.

Who is winner Royal Rumble 2013?

John CenaRoyal Rumble / WinnerJohn Felix Anthony Cena is an American professional wrestler, actor, and former rapper currently signed to WWE. Widely regarded as one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, he is tied with Ric Flair for the most world championship reigns in professional wrestling history. Wikipedia

Did John Cena ever wrestle The Rock?

At Survivor Series in November, Cena teamed with the Rock (who wrestled his first WWE match in almost eight years, last competing at WrestleMania XX in 2004). Billed as “the most charismatic tag team”, they defeated the Miz and R-Truth. After the match, Rock performed a Rock Bottom to Cena.

Who won the WWE Royal Rumble in 2013?

It was the first WWE pay-per-view of 2013, and featured John Cena winning the traditional Royal Rumble match. In the main event, The Rock defeated CM Punk for the WWE Championship, recapturing the title for the first time since 2002, and ending Punk’s long reign at 434 days.

What is the Royal Rumble in WWE?

The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by WWE since 1988. It is one of the promotion’s original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the “Big Four”.

Who did the rock fight at the 2012 Royal Rumble?

On July 23, 2012, during Raw 1000, The Rock announced that he would challenge for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble. Later that night, reigning champion CM Punk, Daniel Bryan, and John Cena each stated that they’d face The Rock as defending champion; later that night, Punk turned heel, attacking and laying out The Rock.

What year was the first Royal Rumble PPV?

Royal Rumble (2013) was the twenty-sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on January 27, 2013 at the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the first WWE pay-per-view of 2013, and featured John Cena winning the traditional Royal Rumble match.