a Beat the Clock Sprint began. It took the combined effort of eight men to eliminate Viscera after Shawn Michaels performed a superkick on Viscera. Ten years after his biggest WrestleMania conquest, will The Deadman rise again in Detroit? The third match was between World Heavyweight Champion Batista and Mr. Kennedy for the World Heavyweight Championship. In his eighth attempt, Undertaker finally won his first Royal Rumble Match, last eliminating Shawn Michaels to secure a championship match in the main event of WrestleMania 23. He continued to attack the shoulder until Lashley fought back with several powerful moves. Before the event went live on pay-per-view, JTG defeated Lance Cade in a dark match. "No tension, it's every man for himself, and we both knew that.
Thirty men entered, but the final four were Shawn Michaels, Undertaker, Edge and Randy Orton, the latter two who both made their second consecutive run to the final four.
Batista retaliated against Kennedy, causing The Undertaker to get disqualified. [13] On the January 17 episode of Raw, after a verbal confrontation between the two in the arena, Triple H ambushed Orton backstage. SmackDown! Perfect) 1991: Hulk Hogan (via eliminating Earthquake) 1992: Ric Flair (via eliminating Sid Justice) [34], After The Undertaker made his choice on February 5, Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton all wanted to face Cena for his title at WrestleMania. a Beat the Clock Sprint began. Yet somehow, someway, a bloodied, crazed Champ would persevere at the Royal Rumble, standing. Communicating information about the national defense to enter the US are give advantages to a foreign national, a carpet sells for $29.99 per square yard.
Big Show tackled JBL through the barricade and performed a flapjack to Angle onto a chair. Wrestling, rated the entire event 7.5 out of 10 points, due to the event not lasting its entire three hours and many mishaps that occurred during the Royal Rumble match, which they also rated a 7.5. 1 Questions & Answers Place. Angle hit Big Show with a television monitor, causing him to fall through a broadcast announce table.
It took place on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. [3][20], The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL), The Big Show, and Kurt Angle. Later that night, during a match between Cena and The Great Khali, Umaga interfered and attacked Cena. How many marauders were alive after Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? [46] The Royal Rumble 2007 was released on DVD on February 27, 2007 and was distributed by WWE.
[25] He won the title,[26] and their feud continued until he was drafted to SmackDown! His Royal Rumble match marked the start of Mr. Kennedy's push to main-event status. https://clck.ru/QymBn [45] Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling sub website, Slam!
Edge performed a spear on the floor on Michaels; in the ring, Edge executed another spear on Michaels for a near-fall. brand was Batista versus Mr. Kennedy for the World Heavyweight Championship, which Batista won by pinfall after executing a Batista Bomb. This marked the first time that the new ECW brand participated in the Royal Rumble match. 1 Questions & Answers Place.
The Royal Rumble Match featured a number of firsts, but the most prominent was the name of the winner. Umaga failed to answer the referee's count of ten, and Cena retained the title. Angle stayed on the outside of the ring as Big Show and JBL fought. The Deadman is 14-0 at WrestleMania, and the only previous time he was in the main event, he defeated Sid at WrestleMania 13 to become WWE Champion. [2][3] As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania 21) for his choice at either the WWE Championship or the World Heavyweight Championship. Triple H knocked both Orton and the referee down with a clothesline and tried to hit Orton with a sledgehammer but Orton pulled him into the ringpost. 2007 was the twentieth event in the Royal Rumble chronology and featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands. [11][12][13], The main feud heading into the Royal Rumble on Raw was between WWE Champion John Cena and Umaga.
The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Umaga.
[26], The first match that aired was a tag team match between The Hardys (Matt and Jeff Hardy) and MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro). In the final match, between The Undertaker and The Miz, Kennedy interfered by pulling The Miz out of the ring. "With this being Shawn Michaels' hometown, I'm sure he was trying his very best to win the Royal Rumble. Thanks to his Royal Rumble victory, he will have a chance to claim gold in the biggest spotlight of all once again. "I feel real good about Undertaker winning the Royal Rumble; it puts SmackDown right on top," a beaming Long said elatedly. Sandman later entered at No. He turned around and headed out of the arena, taking a loss via count-out. [27] Batista remained champion until the January 13, 2006, episode of SmackDown! This marked the first time that the new ECW brand participated in the Royal Rumble match. This marked the first time that the new ECW brand participated in the Royal Rumble match. [35] They continued to feud over the title with the addition of Orton and Edge, but Cena remained champion. The Royal Rumble 2007 was released on DVD on February 27, 2007 and was distributed by WWE.
After tumbling out of the ring, Test opted not to reenter the field of battle. Jeff then pinned Nitro for the victory. The following week, the official contract signing for their rematch at the Royal Rumble took place. [4] The primary match on the Raw brand was a Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship between John Cena and Umaga. He attacked Snitsky and Heidenreich and fought Snitsky throughout the arena. [4] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. Cena won the match and retained the title after Umaga was unable to get to his feet before the referee counted to ten. [22] Van Dam was given another title match the next week. The final match was the Royal Rumble match.
[29][30][31] Finally, on the February 5 episode of Raw, The Undertaker chose to face Batista for the World Heavyweight Championship, and hit him with a chokeslam, starting their rivalry. After it was announced that Estrada could choose the match type, Estrada chose the match to be a Last Man Standing match. Umaga got up again as his manager, Armando Alejandro Estrada, detached one of the top turnbuckles for Umaga to use. [3][20][21], The first match was between Edge and Shawn Michaels. In the span of three minutes, Khali eliminated seven straight Superstars until The Deadman entered at No. Edge mocked Michaels by performing some of Michaels' signature taunts. Cena managed to hit a low blow and delivered a bulldog onto the steel steps, a spin-out powerbomb onto the steel steps, and the Five Knuckle Shuffle all onto Umaga. The Royal Rumble match traditionally involves 30 wrestlers and usually lasts an hour (the 2011 edition had a 40-man field). brand was a Triple Threat match for the WWE Championship between reigning champion John "Bradshaw" Layfield, Kurt Angle, and The Big Show, which JBL won by pinning Angle after performing a Clothesline from Hell. This wasn't the first time The Deadman had drawn No. During the match, after Kennedy attacked Batista, who was at ringside. The winner of the Royal Rumble won a championship match for his choice of either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW World Championship at WrestleMania 23. On the January 22 episode of Raw, after Cena was eliminated from a Battle Royal, Umaga attacked Cena, and injured his spleen, which was portrayed as real as part of their storyline. Hair match at WrestleMania.[36]. It was later revealed that the match was Big Show's idea.[19]. Everyone knew it would take a lot to get Viscera over the top rope, and "a lot" turned out to be nine men.