WWE Royal Rumble: 40-Man Match

40-Man Royal Rumble Match

 


 

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.

The next man out is Yoshi Tatsu. Tatsu comes in and joins the mix, going at it with DiBiase. We get more replays of Morrison’s amazing Spiderman sequence. The next man out is Husky Harris. Husky comes in and lays people out with rights and clotheslines. Husky guards Punk in the corner. Everyone attacks him and his rear gets pushed back into Punk’s face. Husky and Punk double team Morrison now. Punk goes at it with Bryan now while Tatsu and Ted are in a corner. The #10 man out is Chavo Guerrero. Chavo goes at it with Ted and hits the rolling suplexes but Punk breaks it up. Punk then goes for a Three Amigos of his own and he and Chavo go back and forth with it. Chavo hits it on Morrison next. Chavo then hits it on Bryan. Chavo stands up and pays tribute to Eddie. Husky comes over and takes him down. Chavo goes at it with Husky. The next man out is Mark Henry.

Henry comes in dropping people with headbutts. He catches Chavo in mid-air and Chavo gets eliminated. Henry drops Punk next. Tatsu hits Henry from behind but gets headbutted. Henry eliminates Tatsu. Punk takes out Henry’s legs. Husky and Punk double team Henry. The next man out is JTG. JTG charges the ring and passes out right hands and kicks to everyone. Husky and JTG go at it, trading shots. Husky goes over to Bryan and drops him. Husky tries t eliminate Bryan. The next man out is Michael McGillicutty.

McGillicutty comes in and eventually eliminates JTG. McGillicutty goes to work on Morrison next. Husky and McGillicutty double team DiBiase now. Ted DiBiase is eliminated. The next man out is Chris Masters. Masters fights with Nexus and hits a big spinebuster on McGillicutty. Masters goes for the Masterlock on Punk and almost eliminates him. McGillicutty comes over and beats down Masters. The next man out is David Otunga. Bryan gets eliminated by Nexus as does Masters. They try to eliminate Morrison but he hangs on hard. Morrison is eliminated. Nexus had cleared the ring except for Mark Henry. They take turns beating him up now.

The next man out is Tyler Reks. Reks charges the ring and starts brawling with Nexus. Nexus just beats up Reks and throws him out. Nexus just stand and wait now. #17 is Vladimir Kozlov. Kozlov charges the ring and starts going at it with Nexus. They just beat him down also. Kozlov is eliminated. The next man out is R-Truth. The same thing happens, he brawls with Nexus and they swarm him. Punk hits a big running knee on Truth in the corner and a bulldog. Truth is eliminated. The next man out is The Great Khali, making his WWE return. Khali has Ranjin Singh with him. Khali knocks down Nexus members as he enters the ring, going from one to the other. Khali eliminates Husky Harris. Punk begs Khali for Mercy. The next man out is Mason Ryan, the final member of Nexus. Khali drops Ryan but misses a clothesline. Ryan eliminates Khali and Nexus own the ring once again.

The next man out is Tyler Reks. Reks charges the ring and starts brawling with Nexus. Nexus just beats up Reks and throws him out. Nexus just stand and wait now. #17 is Vladimir Kozlov. Kozlov charges the ring and starts going at it with Nexus. They just beat him down also. Kozlov is eliminated. The next man out is R-Truth. The same thing happens, he brawls with Nexus and they swarm him. Punk hits a big running knee on Truth in the corner and a bulldog. Truth is eliminated. The next man out is The Great Khali, making his WWE return. Khali has Ranjin Singh with him. Khali knocks down Nexus members as he enters the ring, going from one to the other. Khali eliminates Husky Harris. Punk begs Khali for Mercy. The next man out is Mason Ryan, the final member of Nexus. Khali drops Ryan but misses a clothesline. Ryan eliminates Khali and Nexus own the ring once again.

The next man out is Booker T! Booker makes his WWE return to a major pop from the crowd. Booker rushes the ring but Ryan beats him down. Booker gets up and the crowd is going nuts. Booker takes out Ryan with a big kick and hits the scissors kick on Otunga. McGillicutty attacks from behind. Booker takes him out with the Book End. Booker does the spinaroonie. Punk tries to attack but Booker stops him. Ryan runs over and eliminates Booker. Nexus is still in control. The next man out is John Cena to a huge pop.

Cena rushes the ring and runs through Nexus. Cena takes out every single member, going on a rampage. Mason Ryan is eliminated. Cena eliminates Otunga and McGillicutty as well. It’s down to Cena and Punk. The crowd is going nuts as they face off from opposite sides of the ring. Punk charges but Cena ducks. Cena goes at it with Punk. The next man out is Hornswoggle. Hornswoggle runs in and looks back and forth from Cena to Punk. Punk gets up and Hornswoggle mocks him. Punk kicks him to the mat and goes back to stomping on Cena. Punk goes to eliminate Cena but Cena counters and eliminates Punk. It’s down to Cena and Hornswoggle.

Cena and Hornswoggle wait on the next man to come out and it’s Tyson Kidd. Horny and Cena take turns on Kidd. Cena picks him up and hits the Attitude Adjustment. He then puts Kidd on Hornswoggle’s shoulders and he hits the Attitude Adjustment as well. Cena eliminates Kidd. The next man out is Heath Slater. Slater and Cena go at it. Cena gets the upperhand and takes turns with Hornswoggle again. Cena eliminates Slater. Still down to Cena and Hornswoggle. The next man out is Kofi Kingston. Kofi takes his time getting into the ring. Cena and Kofi face off in the middle of the ring and look up at the WrestleMania 27 sign. They lock up and run the ropes. Kofi takes Cena off his feet. Kofi mounts Cena in the corner with right hands. The next man out is Jack Swagger.

Swagger comes in and takes out Kofi and Cena, hitting the big Vader splash on Cena out of the corner. Kofi comes leaping off the top and takes Swagger out with a crossbody. Kofi leaps off Hornswoggle’s back for a big Boom Drop onto Swagger. The next man out is Sheamus. Sheamus comes in and takes out everyone with kicks. He drops Cena with a big backbreaker. Sheamus faces off with Hornswoggle. Sheamus just shoves him to the mat on his face. Hornswoggle cranks up for Sweet Chin Music and kicks Sheamus in the shin. Sheamus puts Hornswoggle on the top rope but Cena comes over and makes the save. Swagger takes out Cena. Sheamus goes back and kicks Hornswoggle off the top, eliminating him.

Out next is Rey Mysterio. Rey comes in and goes at it with everyone. Rey goes for 619 on Swagger but Sheamus clotheslines him. Kofi hits Trouble in Paradise and goes for Swagger. Rey eliminates Swagger with 619. #30 is out next and it’s Wade Barrett. Barrett comes in and cleans house at first. The next man out is Dolph Ziggler, still looking hurt from his match earlier. Dolph comes in and goes after Kofi. The faces try to eliminate Barrett. Now Dolph and Barrett go for Cena. The next man out is Kevin Nash as Diesel!

Diesel puts his glove on and raises his fist as everyone looks on shocked. Diesel enters the ring and Wade Barrett goes right for him. Nash drops Barrett, Rey, Sheamus. He drops Kofi into the corner head first. Diesel goes to work on Ziggler in the corner now and then goes to Cena, dropping him with a big clothesline. Nash with big knees on Sheamus in the corner. The next man out is Drew McIntyre. Drew and Sheamus team up on Diesel. A huge Diesel chant breaks out. Rey hits 619 on Nash. Diesel goes at it with Barrett now. The next man out is Alex Riley, to The Miz’s music. Miz joins commentary.

The next man out is Big Show. Diesel has been eliminated. As Show is coming out, he meets Diesel at the entrance way and they speak. Show comes in with headbutts. Sheamus and Drew team up on him but he drops them. Show chokeslams Barrett. Show eliminates Ziggler. The next man out is Ezekiel Jackson. Drew McIntyre is eliminated. Ezekiel eliminates Big Show and clotheslines Sheamus & Mysterio. Ezekiel and Barrett stand tall and raise their hands. The next man out is Santino Marella.

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: Alberto Del Rio

– After the match, Del Rio celebrates in the ring as Rodriguez goes crazy on the microphone. The Royal Rumble goes off the air with Del Rio pointing up at the WrestleMania 27 sign as the pyro goes off. Rodriguez repeatedly yells Del Rio’s name as Cole welcomes us to the Road to WrestleMania.

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