Event: WWE Royal Rumble
Location: The TD Garden Arena in Boston, MA
The 2011 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view kicks off with a video package on The Road to WrestleMania beginning. The theme is one man will make history and go to WrestleMania. For the first time ever, 40 Superstars will compete in the Rumble. And we're live from the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. The pyro goes off as Michael Cole welcomes us to the 24th annual Royal Rumble. Cole reports that it's sold out.
Jerry Lawler and Matt Striker join Cole on commentary as the World Heavyweight Champion Edge makes his way out for tonight's opening match. We cut to highlights from SmackDown where Vickie Guerrero banned the spear. Vickie comes out to the entrance way and as acting SmackDown GM, she's here to remind everyone that the spear is illegal and dangerous, and officially banned. Vickie begs Edge to use it tonight. She tries to get the crowd to chant spear but they won't. Vickie says Edge will lose the World Title by DQ if he uses it. She introduces Dolph Ziggler and out comes the challenger. We get formal ring introductions before the bell. They lock up and Edge hits Dolph with a knee and right hands. Edge starts an offense but Ziggler makes a comeback and takes Edge to the corner. Dolph unloads with right hands. Edge comes back, drops a series of knees for a 1 count on Ziggler. Edge with a gutbuster for a 2 count. Edge continues the offense for a third pin attempt. Edge knocks Dolph around the ring with right hands. Edge pulls Dolph's face down on the apron and throws him into the barricade outside of the ring.
More back and forth. Ziggler goes for his leg drop finisher but Edge counters with a powerbomb and he only gets a 2. Edge climbs up to the top but Ziggler meets him. Ziggler climbs up and hits Edge with headbutts. Ziggler goes for a superplex but Edge fights back and knocks him to the mat. Edge hits a flying crossbody but Ziggler turns it into a close 2 count. They get to their feet and Ziggler dropkicks Edge for a 2 count. Edge eventually locks on a sharpshooter but Ziggler makes it to the ropes. Edge runs the ropes and gets hung up on the ropes. Ziggler hits the leg drop on Edge for a very close 2 count. Edge takes back control. He looks as if he's going for a spear while Vickie screams. Ziggler takes advantage and goes for the sleeper hold. Edge counters and hits the big DDT for a 2 count as Vickie pulled the referee. Vickie gets on the apron and slaps Edge. Dolph tries to come from behind but Edge moves and he almost hits Vickie. Edge rolls up Ziggler for a close 2 count. Vickie gets back on the apron and slaps Edge again. Kelly Kelly comes down and beats up Vickie Guerrero. Edge looks on. Ziggler hits his finisher on Edge from behind but still can only get a 2 count. They go for their feet. Ziggler applies the sleeper hold. Eventually Vickie and the referee go down. Edge hits the spear without anyone seeing it and lays Ziggler out. Edge drops Ziggler on his face for the pin and the win.
We get a WrestleMania 27 promo and highlights from the feud between Randy Orton and The Miz. Josh Matthews is backstage with The Miz and Alex Riley. Miz requested this time to address the WWE fans. He talks about his championship reign and says there's a reason why he's champion and Randy Orton isn't. Riley says Miz will go on to WrestleMania as the WWE Champion. Miz says he's awesome and that's it.
We go to the ring and out comes the challenger Randy Orton to a nice pop from the Boston crowd. Out next comes the WWE Champion with Alex Riley. The Miz makes his way into the ring and taunts Orton with the WWE Title belt. We get formal ring introductions from Justin Roberts before the bell. The bell rings and they go to lock up but Orton drops Miz with a right hand. Orton takes it to the corner and beats Miz down with a series of rights and a kick. Orton tosses Miz through the ropes and out to the floor. Orton goes out after him and throws him into the fan barrier twice. Orton with a big clothesline on the floor. Orton brings it back into the ring for a 2 count. Orton stomps away on Miz. Orton slingshots Miz's neck under the bottom rope and covers him for another 2 count. Orton charges in the corner but Miz elbows him in the face. Orton beats Miz down in the corner. Orton chokes Miz on the ropes now. Orton stomps on Miz's gut, keeping in control.
More offense from Orton. Miz ends up on the apron and Orton goes for the second rope DDT. Miz counters and backdrops Orton over the ropes and to the floor. Miz distracts the ref while Riley stomps on Orton on the floor. Miz comes outside and rams Orton into the barrier and the apron. Miz brings it back in for a 2 count. Miz with another 2 count after more offense. Miz mounts Orton with right hands now. Yet another 2 count. Miz with a chinlock on Orton now. Miz sends Orton back out to the floor and comes after him. Orton fights him off and goes for a move on the floor. Miz counters and slingshots Orton head first into the ring post. Orton charges back in the ring and unload son Miz with right hands. Miz turns it around in the corner with rights of his own. Miz charges again but Orton drops him with two clotheslines and a powerslam. Orton starts stomping on Miz now. Orton with a big knee drop and a 2 count. Riley gets on the apron to provide distraction. This allows Miz to hit a neckbreaker for another 2 count. Miz charges but Orton dodges him and goes for an RKO. Miz counters with a Skull Crushing Finale attempt but Orton counters that with a big slam for a 2 count. Miz rolls out to the floor to regroup. He picks up his WWE Title belt and starts to leave. Orton clotheslines him on the floor and brings him back in the ring. Riley distracts again, allowing Miz to take over. Miz brings it in and DDT's Orton for a 2 count. Miz misses a kick to the face and Orton rolls him up for 2. Orton brings Miz in from the apron with the second rope DDT. Orton hits the mat and gets hype. Nexus appears on the ramp and walks to the ring, without CM Punk. It's David Otunga, Michael McGillicutty, Husky Harris and Mason Ryan. They stare down with Randy Orton while the ref is in between them. Riley comes in with the briefcase but Orton stops him. Orton throws Riley over the ropes and onto Nexus. Miz tries to attack but Orton drops him with an RKO. CM Punk runs in from outside the ring and lays Orton out with the GTS. Miz covers for the pin and the win as Michael Cole jumps up and down at ringside.
After the match, Punk orders Nexus to their feet and leads them to the back. Miz recovers in the ring and looks shocked that he's just won. Punk and Nexus look back at the ring from the ramp as Orton tries to recover in the ring. We get a promo for the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view. Cole talks about Cody Rhodes not being able to be int he Rumble tonight. We go backstage with Todd Grisham who reads a statement from Cody, who isn't there. Cody is upset Rey hasn't apologized and says he would have won the Rumble and went on to WrestleMania. Cody says he has a shattered face now and wants everyone to respect his wishes for privacy. We go to a video of WWE asking fans in the arena earlier who will win the Royal Rumble match tonight.
Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Divas Title Match: Layla vs. Eve Torres vs. Michelle McCool vs. Nataly. We go to the ring and out comes the team of Layla and Michelle McCool. Out next is their opponent, the WWE Divas Champion Natalya for this handicap match. McCool tries to kick Natalya but accidentally kicks Layla and drops her. Natalya pins McCool for a 2. Natalya shoves McCool out of the ring and she falls on her head. Eve comes in and takes out Natalya. Eve hits a moonsault on Layla and pins her. The referee counts it but at the same time McCool is pinning Natalya. Eve is declared the winner as he didn't see McCool pinning.
After the match, McCool is furious that her pin wasn't counted. We go to replays as Eve celebrates winning the Divas Title. We go backstage with WWE United States Champion Daniel Bryan and Gail Kim. Josh Matthews asks him about winning the Royal Rumble. Bryan says anything can happen. He says going to main event WrestleMania would be cool. The Bella Twins walk up with flowers and ask Matthews to leave. They talk about walking in on him and Kim last week and apologize. Bellas say they're a great couple and congratulate them. Bellas then insult them, saying they're the same. Gail argues with the Bellas. Brie slaps Bryan and Gail slaps Nikki with flowers. The Bellas go at it with Gail while Bryan and officials try to separate them.
We go to the ring for tonight's main event. Justin Roberts explains the rules and that Superstars will enter at 90 second intervals. The winner will go on to receive a title shot at WrestleMania. The first man out is CM Punk. Out next comes The Corre. They surround the ring and attack Punk. Nexus runs down next and both groups brawl in the ring. The match hasn't started yet. The e-mail alert goes off and Cole has a message. The GM wants them to stop this chaos right now. He says the only star who has the right to be in the ring is CM Punk right now. He orders the rest of Nexus and all of The Corre backstage or they will be disqualified from the match. Officials lead both groups back to the locker room. Out next comes the #2 entrant, WWE US Champion Daniel Bryan. The bell finally rings and they lock up. They go back and forth, running the ropes. Bryan dropkicks Punk in mid-air. More back and forth on the ropes. Bryan with a clothesline. Bryan goes to eliminate Punk but can't. Punk tosses Bryan to the apron but Bryan comes back in via the top rope and a dropkick. Bryan goes for a big dropkick in the corner but Punk moves. The next man out is Justin Gabriel. Gabriel attacks Punk. Gabriel goes at it with Punk and Bryan until Bryan eventually eliminates him. The next man out is Zack Ryder. Ryder runs down and beats Bryan down in the corner and then goes to work on Punk. Ryder with a big boot to Punk's face in the corner. Bryan comes over and hits uppercuts on Ryder. Ryder fights back and lands on Punk coming out of a Bryan move. Ryder charges Bryan but Bryan eliminates him. Bryan with kicks to Punk's back now. The next man out is William Regal. Regal goes to work on Punk. Regal with a nice suplex and a running knee to the head. Regal and Bryan go at it now, exchanging uppercuts. Punk drops Regal with a kick to the head. Bryan drops him and kicks Regal in the side of the head. The next man out is Ted DiBiase with Maryse. Ted runs down and puts a knee in Bryan's back, then dropkicks him. Ted dropkicks Regal but gets kicked by Punk. Ted with a huge running clothesline on Punk. Ted tries to eliminate Punk and just beats him down while Bryan hits a series of kicks to Regal's chest. Bryan tries to eliminate Ted now and he falls to the apron. The next man out is John Morrison. Morrison charges the ring and almost falls jumping on the apron. Morrison takes Regal out with a kick and then DiBiase. Morrison with a second rope kick on Punk and a C4 on Bryan. Ted comes over and tries to eliminate Morrison. He hangs on and fights Ted off. Regal pushes Morrison off the apron but Morrison leaps onto the fan barrier and never touches the floor. Wow. Ted eliminates Regal. Morrison leaps from the barrier to the steel steps, never have touched the floor. Morrison comes back in the ring and goes to work on Ted.
Santino comes out and tries to fight Ezekiel but turns around to a big boot from Sheamus. It looks like Santino goes under the bottom rope and out to the floor. Zeke tries to toss Cena but he hangs on. Barrett comes over to help. The next man out is Alberto Del Rio at #38. Del Rio comes out driving a 2008 Bentley as Ricardo Rodriguez introduces him. Alex Riley was also eliminated somewhere in the mix, so was Drew McIntyre. Del Rio takes his time getting down to the ring. The next man out is Randy Orton. Orton runs down and attacks Del Rio on the floor. Orton throws him into the steel steps. Orton comes in with an RKO and one for Kofi. Orton tosses Kofi and eliminates him. Orton eliminates Sheamus. Orton and Cena face off. Cena points at the WrestleMania sign. The #40 man is Kane and out he comes.
Kane comes in and goes at it with Orton. Kane with a big sideslam on Orton. Zeke clotheslines Kane and goes to scoop slam him. Kane counters and pulls the ropes, eliminating Zeke. Mysterio eliminates Kane but Barrett eliminates Rey. It's down to Del Rio, Orton, Cena and Barrett. Barrett tries to dump Cena but he hangs on while Orton works on Del Rio. Orton and Cena face off again. They go at it, trading right hands. Orton goes for an RKO but Cena goes for an AA. Barrett breaks it up and focuses on Cena. Barrett suplexes Cena. Del Rio and Cena go at it now. Cena hits him with an AA. Riley comes on the apron and gets knocked off. Miz runs in the ring while everyone is distracted and eliminates John Cena. It's down to Wade Barrett, Del Rio and Orton. Cena goes over and tells Cole, "it's over." Cena is pissed as he heads back to the locker room. Del Rio and Barrett team up on Orton and beat him down in the corner. Orton clotheslines them both and powerslams Barrett. Backbreaker for Del Rio. Orton eliminates Barrett. Del Rio comes from behind to eliminate Orton and win the 2011 WWE Royal Rumble, earning a title shot at WrestleMania 27. Or so it appears. Santino Marella comes in frmo behind. He went under the bottom rope earlier and never was eliminated. Santino drops Del Rio with a Cobra. Del Rio gets back up, eliminates Santino and resumes his celebration with Rodriguez.
Winner : Del Rio
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Winner : Del Rio
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