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	[[File:IWE Divas Battle Royal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[IWE]] wrestlers competing in a battle royal in 2009.]]		[[File:IWE Divas Battle Royal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[IWE]] wrestlers competing in a battle royal in 2009.]]
-	In [[professional wrestling]], the battle royal is a match involving anywhere between four and 60 wrestlers that takes place entirely inside the ring — a wrestler is eliminated when a wrestler scores a pinfall or knocks out his or her opponent(s) (but rarely submissions). Some promotions allow over the top rope eliminations or enforce them exclusively, notably normal battles royal in the [[IWE]] and also in their annual [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]]. Battles royal are often used to determine the top contender for a championship or filling vacant championships.	+	In [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]], the battle royal is a match involving anywhere between four and 60 wrestlers that takes place entirely inside the ring — a wrestler is eliminated when a wrestler scores a pinfall or knocks out his or her opponent(s) (but rarely submissions). Some promotions allow over the top rope eliminations or enforce them exclusively, notably normal battles royal in the [[IWE]] and also in their annual [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]]. Battles royal are often used to determine the top contender for a championship or filling vacant championships.

	[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW\|World Championship Wrestling]] was known for having the largest battle royal in wrestling, held annually at their [[WCW World War 3]] pay-per-view events. The three-ring, sixty-wrestler events consisted of all sixty wrestlers parading out to the ring (usually sans formal introductions to save time) and beginning to fight at the bell. Once the number of wrestlers in each ring had dwindled down to a number suitable for a single ring, the wrestlers would all move to the designated "Ring #1" out of the three and would fight to a winner. The winners of the four World War 3 battles royal were [[Brady Savage]], [[Marc Beltran\|The Giant]], [[Scott Cummins (wrestler)\|Scott Hall]], and [[Kevin Nash]].		[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW\|World Championship Wrestling]] was known for having the largest battle royal in wrestling, held annually at their [[WCW World War 3]] pay-per-view events. The three-ring, sixty-wrestler events consisted of all sixty wrestlers parading out to the ring (usually sans formal introductions to save time) and beginning to fight at the bell. Once the number of wrestlers in each ring had dwindled down to a number suitable for a single ring, the wrestlers would all move to the designated "Ring #1" out of the three and would fight to a winner. The winners of the four World War 3 battles royal were [[Brady Savage]], [[Marc Beltran\|The Giant]], [[Scott Cummins (wrestler)\|Scott Hall]], and [[Kevin Nash]].

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-	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[Battle royal (professional wrestling)]]	+	'''Battle royal''' (plural '''battles royal''', also '''royale''') traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times, the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people who are not organized into factions. Within [[Combat Sports\|combat sports]] and [[Sports Entertainment\|sports entertainment]], the term has a specific meaning, depending on the sports being discussed.
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		+	Outside of sports, the term "battle royale" has taken on a new meaning in the 21st century, redefined by the 2000 Japanese film ''[[Battle Royale (Film)\|Battle Royale]]''. This new meaning of "battle royale" refers to a fictional narrative genre and/or mode of entertainment inspired by the film, where a select group of people are instructed to kill each off until there is a triumphant survivor.
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		+	==Historical uses==
		+	"Battle royal" implied a fight that was fit for royalty, and thus described large combative events. It originally was used to describe [[Cockfight\|cockfight]]s, but expanded around the 18th Century to include human fights, including fisticuffs combat between a large number of people, and sea-going battles between equally matched armadas. Within the 19th century, the term began to be used to describe forced combat between [[Slavery in the United States\|slaves]] in the United States, giving it a more negative meaning.
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		+	==Professional wrestling==
		+	:''Main article: [[Battle Royal (professional wrestling)\|Battle royal (professional wrestling)]]''
		+	[[File:IWE Divas Battle Royal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[IWE]] wrestlers competing in a battle royal in 2009.]]
		+	In [[professional wrestling]], the battle royal is a match involving anywhere between four and 60 wrestlers that takes place entirely inside the ring — a wrestler is eliminated when a wrestler scores a pinfall or knocks out his or her opponent(s) (but rarely submissions). Some promotions allow over the top rope eliminations or enforce them exclusively, notably normal battles royal in the [[IWE]] and also in their annual [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]]. Battles royal are often used to determine the top contender for a championship or filling vacant championships.
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		+	[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW\|World Championship Wrestling]] was known for having the largest battle royal in wrestling, held annually at their [[WCW World War 3]] pay-per-view events. The three-ring, sixty-wrestler events consisted of all sixty wrestlers parading out to the ring (usually sans formal introductions to save time) and beginning to fight at the bell. Once the number of wrestlers in each ring had dwindled down to a number suitable for a single ring, the wrestlers would all move to the designated "Ring #1" out of the three and would fight to a winner. The winners of the four World War 3 battles royal were [[Brady Savage]], [[Marc Beltran\|The Giant]], [[Scott Cummins (wrestler)\|Scott Hall]], and [[Kevin Nash]].
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		+	[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW)\|World Championship Wrestling]] also held an event called Battlebowl in which 20 men started in one ring and would have to throw others into a second ring. From that ring you would be thrown to the floor for elimination. The last man in ring one would rest until one man was left in ring two. Those two men would then battle until one man was left and would be declared the winner. In 1991 [[Kevin Borden (wrestler)\|Sting]] won the match after it coming down to him and [[<!--Larry--> Brent Huntley\|Lex Luger]]. Every year thereafter Battle Bowl took place with only one ring and a normal battle royal.
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		+	Numerous variations of the battle royal also exist, including:
		+	* [[IWE\|International Wrestling Entertainment's]] [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]]: an over-the-top rope elimination match which starts with two competitors and adds a new competitor every two minutes, usually up to a total of thirty entrants, with the final remaining competitor being the winner
		+	* [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s [[Gauntlet for the Gold]]: an over-the-top rope elimination match in which the final two competitors face off in a one-fall singles match
		+	* Tag Team Battle Royal: a standard battle royal in which teams of two, three, or four combatants compete for group victory. Variations have been used in both WCW and TNA.
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		+	==Battle royale genre==
		+	:''Further information: [[Battle Royale (Film)#Popular culture\|Battle Royale (film) § Popular culture]], and [[Battle Royale Game\|Battle royale game]]''
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		+	In the 21st century, the 2000 [[Japanese Film\|Japanese film]] ''[[Battle Royale (film)\|Battle Royale]]'', itself based on the [[Battle Royale (Novel)\|1999 novel of the same name]], redefined the term "battle royale" in [[Popular Culture\|popular culture]]. The term "battle royale" has been used to refer to a fictional narrative genre and/or mode of entertainment inspired by the film, where a select group of people are instructed to kill each off until there is a triumphant survivor. The "battle royale" phenomenon has become especially popular in the 2010s. There are a number of popular [[Battle Royale Game\|battle royale video games]], films, [[Manga\|manga]], [[Anime\|anime]], and [[Visual Novel\|visual novel]]s.
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		+	Along with the ''[[Battle Royale (Novel)\|Battle Royale]]'' franchise itself, other examples of battle royale films include ''[[The Hunger Games (Franchise)\|The Hunger Games]]'' franchise (2008 debut), ''[[The Purge (Franchise)\|The Purge]]'' series (2013 debut), and ''[[Assassination Nation]]'' (2018). Popular examples of [[battle royale game]]s include ''[[PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]'' (2017), ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]'' (2018), and [[Apex Legends\|''Apex Legends'']] (2019).
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		+	Along with the [[Battle Royale (Manga)\|''Battle Royale'' manga]] (2000 debut), other examples of battle royale [[Manga\|manga]] and [[Anime\|anime]] include ''[[Basilisk (Manga)\|Basilisk]]'' (2003 debut), ''[[Bokurano]]'' (2003 debut), the ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' franchise (2004 debut), ''[[Future Diary]]'' (2006 debut), ''[[Deadman Wonderland]]'' (2007 debut), the ''[[Danganronpa]]'' franchise (2010 debut), ''[[Magical Girl Raising Project]]'' (2012 debut), ''[[Darwin's Game]]'' (2012 debut), and the ''[[Death Parade]]'' series (2013 debut). Examples of battle royale visual novels include the ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' series (2004 debut), ''[[Dies Irae (Visual Novel)\|Dies irae]]'' (2007), the ''[[Zero Escape]]'' series (2009 debut), and the ''[[Danganronpa]]'' series (2010 debut). ''[[Btooom]]'' (2009 debut) features a variation of the battle royale theme.
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		+	==See also==
		+	* [[Melee]]
		+	* [[Battle Royale Game\|Battle royale game]]
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		+	==References==

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	[[File:IWE Divas Battle Royal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[IWE]] wrestlers competing in a battle royal in 2009.]]		[[File:IWE Divas Battle Royal.jpg\|thumb\|right\|300px\|[[IWE]] wrestlers competing in a battle royal in 2009.]]
-	In [[professional wrestling]], the battle royal is a match involving anywhere between four and 60 wrestlers that takes place entirely inside the ring — a wrestler is eliminated when a wrestler scores a pinfall or knocks out his or her opponent(s) (but rarely submissions). Some promotions allow over the top rope eliminations or enforce them exclusively, notably normal battles royal in the [[IWE]] and also in their annual [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]]. Battles royal are often used to determine the top contender for a championship or filling vacant championships.	+	In [[Professional Wrestling\|professional wrestling]], the battle royal is a match involving anywhere between four and 60 wrestlers that takes place entirely inside the ring — a wrestler is eliminated when a wrestler scores a pinfall or knocks out his or her opponent(s) (but rarely submissions). Some promotions allow over the top rope eliminations or enforce them exclusively, notably normal battles royal in the [[IWE]] and also in their annual [[IWE Royal Rumble\|Royal Rumble]]. Battles royal are often used to determine the top contender for a championship or filling vacant championships.

	[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW\|World Championship Wrestling]] was known for having the largest battle royal in wrestling, held annually at their [[WCW World War 3]] pay-per-view events. The three-ring, sixty-wrestler events consisted of all sixty wrestlers parading out to the ring (usually sans formal introductions to save time) and beginning to fight at the bell. Once the number of wrestlers in each ring had dwindled down to a number suitable for a single ring, the wrestlers would all move to the designated "Ring #1" out of the three and would fight to a winner. The winners of the four World War 3 battles royal were [[Brady Savage]], [[Marc Beltran\|The Giant]], [[Scott Cummins (wrestler)\|Scott Hall]], and [[Kevin Nash]].		[[World Championship Wrestling (WCW\|World Championship Wrestling]] was known for having the largest battle royal in wrestling, held annually at their [[WCW World War 3]] pay-per-view events. The three-ring, sixty-wrestler events consisted of all sixty wrestlers parading out to the ring (usually sans formal introductions to save time) and beginning to fight at the bell. Once the number of wrestlers in each ring had dwindled down to a number suitable for a single ring, the wrestlers would all move to the designated "Ring #1" out of the three and would fight to a winner. The winners of the four World War 3 battles royal were [[Brady Savage]], [[Marc Beltran\|The Giant]], [[Scott Cummins (wrestler)\|Scott Hall]], and [[Kevin Nash]].

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