2014 Royal Rumble Match – A legend returns to win! – Analysis & Thoughts

Match Analysis

CM Punk is the first entrant.

Seth Rollins is the second entrant.

Damien Sandow enters next.

Cody Rhodes enters next.

Punk eliminates Sandow.

Kane enters next.

Punk eliminates Kane.

Rusev enters next.

Jack Swagger enters next.

Kofi Kingston enters next.

Jimmy Uso enters next.

Goldust enters next.

Multiple superstars eliminate Rusev.

Dean Ambrose enters next.

Dolph Ziggler enters next.

R-Truth enters next.

Ambrose eliminates Truth.

Ambrose eliminates Jimmy Uso.

Kevin Nash enters next.

Nash eliminates Swagger.

Roman Reigns enters next.

Reigns eliminates Kingston.

Reigns eliminates Ziggler.

Reigns eliminates Nash.

Great Khali enters next.

The Shield eliminate Khali.

Goldust eliminates Rhodes.

Reigns eliminates Goldust.

Sheamus enters next.

The Miz enters next.

Fandango enters next.

El Torito enters next.

Torito eliminates Fandango.

Reigns eliminates Torito.

Cesaro enters next.

Luke Harper enters next.

Jey Uso enters next.

JBL enters next.

Reigns eliminates JBL.

Erick Rowan enters next.

Harper eliminates Miz.

Harper eliminates Jey Uso.

Ryback enters next.

Alberto Del Rio enters next.

Batista enters next.

Batista eliminates Rowan.

Batista eliminates Ryback.

Batista eliminates Del Rio.

Big E enters next.

Rey Mysterio is the last entrant.

Sheamus eliminates Big E.

Rollins eliminates Mysterio.

Reigns eliminates Harper.

Reigns eliminates Cesaro, Rollins and Ambrose.

Kane comes back and eliminates Punk.

Kane chokeslams Punk through a table.

Reigns eliminates Sheamus.

BATISTA ELIMINATES REIGNS TO WIN THE RUMBLE!

My Thoughts

Decent Royal Rumble match.

Batista returning was always good given there wasn’t any others.

Few NXT callups who are still on the roster now.

CM Punk’s last WWE Rumble 😦

 

2011 Royal Rumble Match – The biggest Royal Rumble in history – Analysis & Thoughts!

Match Analysis

CM Punk is the first man out for the record 40-man Royal Rumble.

Punk was still a part of the Nexus at this point.

The core come out to attack Punk.

The Nexus come out to defend Punk.

Punk starts off against Daniel Bryan.

Justin Gabriel comes in third.

Bryan eliminates Gabriel.

Zack Ryder is the next man to enter.

Bryan eliminates Ryder.

William Regal enters next.

Ted DeBiase enters next.

John Morrison enters next.

DeBiase eliminates Regal.

Yoshi Tatsu enters next.

Husky Harris enters next.

Chavo Guerrero enters next.

Mark Henry enters next.

Henry eliminates Guerrero.

Henry eliminates Tatsu.

JTG is next to enter.

Michael McGullicuty enters next.

McGullicuty eliminates JTG.

Harris & McGullicuty eliminate DiBiase.

Chris Masters enters next.

David Otunga enters next.

Punk eliminates Bryan.

Punk eliminates Masters.

All members of the Nexus eliminate Morrison.

All members of the Nexus eliminate Henry.

Tyler Reks enters next.

Punk eliminates Reks.

Vladmir Kozlov enters next.

Punk eliminates Kozlov.

R-Truth enters next.

Punk eliminates Truth.

Great Khali enters next.

Khali eliminates Harris.

Mason Ryan enters next.

Ryan eliminates Khali.

Booker T enters next.

Ryan eliminates Booker.

John Cena enters next.

Cena eliminates Ryan.

Cena eliminates Otunga and McGullicuty.

Hornswoggle enters next.

Cena eliminates Punk.

Tyson Kidd enters next.

Cena eliminates Kidd, after he and Hornswoggle AA him.

Heath Slater enters next.

Cena eliminates Slater.

Kofi Kingston enters next.

Jack Swagger enters next.

Sheamus enters next.

Sheamus eliminates Hornswoggle.

Rey Mysterio enters next.

Mysterio eliminates Swagger.

Wade Barrett enters at 30.

Dolph Ziggler enters next.

Diesel enters next.

Drew McIntyre enters next.

Alex Riley is next to enter.

Diesel eliminated by Barrett.

Big Show enters next.

Alex Riley eliminated by Show.

Show eliminates Ziggler.

Show eliminates McIntyre.

Ezekiel Jackson enters next.

Jackson eliminates Show.

Santino Marella enters next.

Alberto Del Rio enters next.

Randy Orton enters next.

Orton eliminates Kingston.

Orton eliminates Sheamus.

Kane is the last entrant.

Kane eliminates Jackson.

Mysterio eliminates Kane.

Barrett eliminates Mysterio.

Miz eliminates Cena after a distraction by Riley.

Orton eliminates Barrett.

Del Rio eliminates Orton to win the 2011 Royal Rumble!

Marella is still in the match.

Del Rio eliminates Marella, and now he has won!

Thoughts

A pretty good Royal Rumble in all honesty. You can tell the eliminations were pretty quick as they tried to fit in all 40 competitors.

I like the part where Nexus dominated the most, as that showed they were a force to be reckoned with, but when it took one man to eliminate almost all of them it was pretty stupid booking.

Miz eliminating Cena could also set up future storylines.

Marella at the end was pretty funny, the whole crowd wanted him to win, but I liked that added comedy at the end.

Question – What are your thoughts on the 2011 Royal Rumble?

 

2010 Royal Rumble Match – A straight ‘EDGE’ Sermon On The Mount! – Analysis & Thoughts.

Analysis

Dolph Ziggler in

Evan Bourne in

CM Punk in

Evan Bourne out – CM Punk

Dolph Ziggler out – CM Punk

JTG in

JTG out – CM Punk

The Great Khali in

Beth Phoenix in

The Great Khali out – Beth Phoenix

Zach Ryder in

Beth Phoenix out – CM Punk

Zach Ryder out – CM Punk

Triple H in

Drew McIntyre in

CM Punk out – Triple H

Ted DiBiase in

John Morrison in

Kane in

Cody Rhodes in

MVP in – attacked by The Miz

Carlito in

The Miz in

MVP back in

MVP & The Miz eliminated by MVP himself

Matt Hardy in

Matt Hardy out – Kane

Kane out – Triple H

Shawn Michaels in

Carlito out – Shawn Michaels

Cody Rhodes out – Shawn Michaels

Ted DiBiase out – Shawn Michaels

John Morrison out – Shawn Michaels

Drew McIntyre out – DX (Triple H & Shawn Michaels)

John Cena in

Triple H out – Shawn Michaels

Shelton Benjamin in

Shelton Benjamin out – John Cena

Yoshi Tatsu in

Yoshi Tatsu out – John Cena

The Big Show in

Mark Henry in

Chris Masters in

Chris Masters out – The Big Show

R – Truth in

The big show out – R – Truth

Mark Henry out – R -Truth

Jack Swagger in

Kofi Kingston in

Jack Swagger out – Kofi Kingston

R – Truth out – Kofi Kingston

Chris Jericho in

Kofi Kingston out – John Cena

Edge in

Chris Jericho out – Edge

Batista in

Shawn Michaels out – Batista

Batista out – John Cena

John Cena out – Edge

Winner – Edge.

 

Thoughts

Wow, what a match. Personally, I have three stand out moments that I’ll go into, but this rumble was brilliant. Well worth a watch even 8 years on.

First off is obviously CM Punk and his sermon on the mount like speech at the beginning of the show. This was brilliant and I honestly can’t fault it. he eliminated the first two n the match and started talking, then the next person in the match and finished what he was saying. Brilliant from the straight edge superstar. Good heel moment with the hit on Zach Ryder and a valiant fight before elimination. nothing more to ask from Punk, just a really good showing from him.

Shawn Michaels. After a large period where not a lot was happening and no one was being eliminated, out came Shawn to thin the herd, and boy did he, four quick eliminations, and a good elimination on Triple H later on in the match that played well for his character. Also, after he was eliminated from the rumble by Batista the emotional response kicking the ref upon realising he won’t get his match with The Undertaker now was good and adds some humanity to the world of professional wrestling.

The final part of this, as expected, is the return of Edge. As was said on commentary he was supposed to be gone for 14 months and came back in 8. The comeback story and knocking off the face of the company John Cena to win it on top of this makes it one of the most special moments for a rumble ad probably for him personally as well. A good moment from WWE

All in all, a good rumble from start to finish.