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Revision as of 17:34, 21 December 2011
Royal Rumble (2011) | |||
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Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
Date | January 30, 2011 | ||
City | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
Venue | TD Garden | ||
Attendance | 15,113[1] | ||
Tagline(s) | The Biggest Royal Rumble in History | ||
Pay-per-view chronology | |||
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Royal Rumble (2011) was the 24th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[3][4][5] This event received 446,000 buys, which is slightly lower than the 462,000 that last year's event received.[6]
Background
The Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) primary television programs. Wrestlers portrayed villains or heroes as they followed a series of events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[7]
The pay-per-view featured the annual Royal Rumble match, which has been featured at every Royal Rumble event since its inception. As opposed to the traditional thirty participants, forty entrants were scheduled for the 2011 Royal Rumble match, the most in the history of the event. Per Royal Rumble rules, the match ends when one wrestler remains in the ring, after all 39 other wrestlers have been eliminated via being tossed over the top ring rope and having both feet touch the floor; the winner then earns a world championship match of their choosing at WrestleMania XXVII.[8]
In addition to the Royal Rumble match, the main rivalry from the Raw brand involved the WWE Champion The Miz defending his title against Randy Orton. The night after Survivor Series, The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Orton to become the WWE Champion before successfully defending it against Orton a month later at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs. After defeating Wade Barrett and Sheamus, in a steel cage match on an episode of Raw, Orton received another opportunity at the title in a match against The Miz.
The main rivalry from the SmackDown brand involved the World Heavyweight Champion Edge defending his title against Dolph Ziggler. After defeating "Dashing" Cody Rhodes, Drew McIntyre and The Big Show, Ziggler won a title opportunity for Edge's World Heavyweight Championship after Kane lost to Edge in his rematch. After winning his opportunity, Edge went on a campaign against Ziggler and his girlfriend, Edge's ex-wife, Vickie Guerrero. On the January 28 episode of SmackDown, Vickie Guerrero, who was the acting General Manager in place of the injured Theodore Long, banned the use of the spear and would strip him of his title if he was caught using it during his match against Ziggler.
Reception
Royal Rumble received positive reviews, most notably from Arda Ocal and Jim Korderas of Right After Wrestling on SIRIUS Radio 98, who called it one of the best Royal Rumble matches in recent memory. Writing for the United Kingdom's The Sun newspaper, Rob McNichol praised the event, particularly noting Alberto Del Rio's surprise Rumble match victory, and John Morrison's impressive performance which, he wrote, "featured arguably the spot of the decade as John Morrison was knocked from the apron to the guardrail, but avoided elimination by gripping the barrier and leaping back onto the steps. It truly had to be seen to be believed". He further praised Dolph Ziggler's performance in a big-match situation, giving a 9 out of 10 rating in his match with Edge and the story the Miz–Orton told, in a match that received a 8 out of 10. Overall he awarded the event 8.5 out of 10.[9] SLAM! Wrestling writers Dale Plummer and Nick Tylwalk shared similar compliments to the event, praising the short, though crowd-pleasing appearances of Kevin Nash and Booker T. Overall, they also awarded the event a score of 8.5/10.[10]
Results
# | Match | Stipulations | Times |
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Dark | R-Truth defeated Curt Hawkins | Royal Rumble Qualifying Match | 04:20 |
1 | Edge (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship. If Edge used the spear on Ziggler, he would have lost the title.[11] | 20:48 |
2 | The Miz (c) (with Alex Riley) defeated Randy Orton | Singles match for the WWE Championship[12] | 19:52 |
3 | Eve Torres defeated Natalya (c), Layla and Michelle McCool | Fatal Four Way Match for the WWE Divas Championship[13] | 09:07 |
4 | Alberto Del Rio won by last eliminating Santino Marella | 2011 Royal Rumble match | 01:09:14 |
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw wrestler, blue ██ and "SD" indicates a SmackDown wrestler.[14] A new entrant came out every 90 seconds.
Entry order | Entrant | Brand | Elimination order | Eliminated by | Zeit |
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1 | CM Punk | Raw | 21 | Cena | 35:21 |
2 | Daniel Bryan | Raw | 08 | Punk | 20:55 |
3 | Justin Gabriel | SD | 01 | Bryan | 00:58 |
4 | Zack Ryder | Raw | 02 | Bryan | 00:43 |
5 | William Regal | Raw | 03 | DiBiase | 04:10 |
6 | Ted DiBiase | Raw | 07 | Harris and McGillicutty | 12:16 |
7 | John Morrison | Raw | 10 | Punk, Harris, McGillicutty and Otunga | 11:24 |
8 | Yoshi Tatsu | Raw | 05 | Henry | 05:35 |
9 | Husky Harris | Raw | 15 | Khali | 15:48 |
10 | Chavo Guerrero | SD | 04 | Henry | 02:01 |
11 | Mark Henry | Raw | 11 | Punk, Harris, McGillicutty and Otunga | 07:04 |
12 | JTG | SD | 06 | McGillicutty | 01:48 |
13 | Michael McGillicutty | Raw | 20 | Cena | 15:07 |
14 | Chris Masters | SD | 09 | Punk | 01:58 |
15 | David Otunga | Raw | 19 | Cena | 12:56 |
16 | Tyler Reks | SD | 12 | Punk | 00:34 |
17 | Vladimir Kozlov | Raw | 13 | Punk | 00:40 |
18 | AJ | Raw | 14 | Ellie Cornell | 53:40 |
19 | The Great Khali | Raw | 16 | Ryan | 01:37 |
20 | Mason Ryan | Raw | 18 | Cena | 04:32 |
21 | Booker T | SD | 17 | Ryan | 01:08 |
22 | John Cena | Raw | 36 | The Miz[1] | 33:17 |
23 | Hornswoggle | SD | 24 | Sheamus | 09:39 |
24 | Tyson Kidd | Raw | 22 | Cena | 00:53 |
25 | Heath Slater | SD | 23 | Cena | 00:57 |
26 | Kofi Kingston | SD | 31 | Orton | 22:04 |
27 | Template:Ellie Cornell | SD | 25 | Del Rio | 45:41 |
28 | King Sheamus | Raw | 32 | Orton | 18:16 |
29 | Rey Mysterio | SD | 35 | Barrett | 19:07 |
30 | Wade Barrett | SD | 37 | Orton | 22:23 |
31 | Template:Alundra Blayze | SD | 27 | Big Show | 07:12 |
32 | Diesel | Raw | 26 | Barrett | 02:45 |
33 | Drew McIntyre | SD | 29 | Big Show | 04:46 |
34 | Error: Missing template name | Raw | 28 | Cena & Kingston | 02:50 |
35 | The Big Show | SD | 30 | Jackson | 01:30 |
36 | Ezekiel Jackson | SD | 33 | Kane | 07:14 |
37 | Santino Marella | Raw | 39 | Del Rio | 12:54 |
38 | Alberto Del Rio | SD | Winner | - | 08:33 |
39 | Randy Orton | Raw | 38 | Ellie Cornell & AJ | 09:18 |
40 | Kane | SD | 34 | Mysterio | 01:36 |
^ The Miz was not a participant in the Royal Rumble match.
References
- ^ Martin, Adam (2011-02-02). "Recent WWE attendance figures (1/22 to 2/1)". WrestleView. Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ "Royal Rumble: "Living in a Dream" by Finger Eleven is the official theme song for Royal Rumble". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "WWE Presents Royal Rumble WWE Presents Royal Rumble". Ticketmaster. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "WWE Presents Royal Rumble WWE Presents Royal Rumble". TD Garden. Retrieved 2010-11-14.
- ^ "WWE: Royal Rumble". iN DEMAND. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ^ "WWE Reports 2011 First Quarter Results" (PDF) (Press release). WWE. 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ "Preview:40-Man Royal Rumble Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ McNichol, Rob (2011-01-31). "Del Boy wins a Pukka Rumble". The Sun. London.
- ^ "Super-size Royal Rumble saves biggest surprise for last".
- ^ "Results: Irrepressible Spear". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Results: Boston popped". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "Results: "Eve"-ning the odds". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ "2011 Royal Rumble Statistics and Eliminations". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-31.