Royal Rumble (2012)

Royal Rumble (2012)
Promotional poster featuring Santino Marella.
Tagline(s)	One Match. One Winner.
Theme song(s)	"Dark Horses" by Switchfoot
Information
Promotion	WWE
Date	January 29, 2012
Attendance	18,121
Venue	Scottrade Center
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Pay-per-view chronology
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2011) Royal Rumble (2012) Elimination Chamber (2012)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (2011) Royal Rumble (2012) Royal Rumble (2013)

Royal Rumble (2012) was the twenty-fifth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE. It took place on January 29, 2012 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri. It has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania (in this instance: WrestleMania XXVIII) for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship.

Six professional wrestling matches were featured at the event. The main event was the annual 30-competitor Royal Rumble. Sheamus, the twenty-second entrant, won the match by last eliminating Chris Jericho, the twenty-ninth entrant. Two title matches were featured: a WWE Championship match with CM Punk defending against Dolph Ziggler, which Punk won to retain the title; and a Triple Threat Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship between the reigning champion Daniel Bryan, Big Show and Mark Henry, which Bryan won to retain the championship. Incidentally, this event is also noted as Mick Foley's last night as an active wrestler, as he would compete in the Royal Rumble match.