The 2013 Royal Rumble was the 26th 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. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2013 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either the WWE Championship or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 29. It was the last Royal Rumble to feature the World Heavyweight Championship, which was unified with the WWE Championship in December; subsequently, this was the last Royal Rumble to include two eligible championships for the Royal Rumble winner until the 2017 event.
Promotional poster featuring The Rock
The event was held at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.
CM Punk lost the WWE Championship to The Rock, ending his reign at 434 days.
John Cena won the 2013 Royal Rumble match.
WrestleMania 29 was the 29th annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by WWE. It took place on April 7, 2013 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Nine professional wrestling matches were contested at the event, with one match contested on the Pre-Show.
Promotional poster featuring The Rock and John Cena
Prior to WrestleMania, The Rock introduced a new design for the WWE Championship
CM Punk faced The Undertaker at his last WrestleMania
The Shield at WrestleMania