#Finally…
13,000 fans attended the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona to see 2013 kicked off with one of the biggest matches the WWE had seen in years – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson taking on CM Punk for the WWE Championship.
Two themes were used for the event –
“Champion” by Clement Marfo and the...
Antonio Cesaro (c) defeated The Miz in a singles match for the WWE United States Championship
Alberto Del Rio (c) (with Ricardo Rodriguez) defeated Big Show in a Last Man Standing match for the World Heavyweight Championship
Team Hell No (Kane and Daniel Bryan) (c) defeated Team Rhodes Scholars (Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow) in a tag team match for the WWE Tag Team Championship
John Cena won by last eliminating Ryback in the 30-man Royal Rumble match for the winner's choice of a WWE or World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 29
The Rock defeated CM Punk (c) (with Paul Heyman) in a singles match for the WWE Championship
WWE released Royal Rumble 2013 on Sun Jan 27 2013.