ON THIS DAY IN WRESTLING HISTORY - 1/29/2006

NEWS: Rey Mysterio wins the Royal Rumble, in honor of his recently departed friend Eddie Guerrero. Mysterio draws the number three entry and lasts over an hour at the event, a record that still stands. Mysterio lasts eliminates Randy Orton, who he would go on to face (along with World Champion Kurt Angle) in a Triple Threat Match at WrestleMania XXII. Mysterio would catapult his Royal Rumble victory to a World Championship win at the annual Super Bowl of Wrestling.