Royal Rumble (2011)
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Date | January 30, 2011 | ||
| City | Boston, Massachusetts | ||
| Venue | TD Garden | ||
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Royal Rumble (2011) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), which will take place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.[2][3][4] It will be the 24th annual Royal Rumble event.
Background
The Royal Rumble will feature professional wrestling matches that involve different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that will be played out on World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) primary television programs. Wrestlers will portray villains or heroes as they follow a series of events that build tension, and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches.[5]
The pay-per-view will feature 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 are scheduled for the 2011 Royal Rumble match, the most in the history of the event. 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 will earn a world championship match of their choosing at WrestleMania XXVII.[6]
In addition to the Royal Rumble match, the main rivalry from the Raw brand involves the WWE Champion The Miz defending his title against Randy Orton. After Survivor Series, The Miz cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and defeated Orton to become the WWE Champion before defending it against Orton a month later at TLC: Tables, Ladders and Chairs. After defeating Wade Barrett and King 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 involves 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, 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 used it during his match against Ziggler.
Matches
| # | Match | Stipulations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edge (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler (w/ Vickie Guerrero) | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship. If Edge used the spear on Ziggler, he would've lost the title.[7] | |
| 2 | The Miz (c) (w/ Alex Riley) Def Randy Orton | Singles match for the WWE Championship[8] | |
| 3 | Eve defeated Natalya (c), Layla and Michelle McCool | Fatal Four Way for the WWE Divas Championship[9] | |
| 4 | 40-Man Royal Rumble Match | Winner receives a championship match at WrestleMania XXVII[6] | |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the matches | |||
Royal Rumble match participants
| #[a] | Wrestler[10] | Brand | Date of qualification |
Event of qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto del Río | Raw | January 14, 2011 | Raw |
| 2 | The Rock | Raw | January 14, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 3 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown | January 14, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 4 | John Cena | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 5 | CM Punk | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 6 | David Otunga | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 7 | Husky Harris | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 8 | Michael McGillicutty | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 9 | King Sheamus | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 10 | Daniel Bryan | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 11 | John Morrison | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 12 | Ted DiBiase | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 13 | Mark Henry | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 14 | Darren Young | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 15 | David Hart Smith | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 16 | Primo | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 17 | Tyson Kidd | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 18 | William Regal | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 19 | Yoshi Tatsu | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 20 | Zack Ryder | Raw | January 17, 2011 | Raw |
| 21 | Ezekiel Jackson | SmackDown | January 21, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 22 | Heath Slater | SmackDown | January 21, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 23 | Justin Gabriel | SmackDown | January 21, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 24 | Wade Barrett | SmackDown | January 21, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 25 | Mason Ryan | Raw | January 24, 2011 | Raw |
| 26 | Jack Swagger | SmackDown | January 24, 2011 | Raw |
| 27 | Drew McIntyre | SmackDown | January 24, 2011 | Raw |
| 28 | Chris Masters | SmackDown | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 29 | JTG | SmackDown | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 30 | Kane | SmackDown | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 31 | Kofi Kingston | SmackDown | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 32 | The Big Show | SmackDown | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 33 | Santino Marella | Raw | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 34 | Vladimir Kozlov | Raw | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 35 | Tyler Reks | SmackDown | January 28, 2011 | SmackDown |
| 36 | Booker T | Alumni | January 28, 2011 | N/A |
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment of World Wrestling Entertainment". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
- ^ a b "Preview:40-Man Royal Rumble Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2010-12-20.
- ^ "Preview:World Heavyweight Champion Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-14.
- ^ "Preview:WWE Champion The Miz vs. Randy Orton". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ "Preview:Divas Champion Natalya vs. Lay-Cool". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-24.
- ^ "The first-ever 40-Man Royal Rumble Match: Who's in?". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-01-17.