Royal Rumble (2007)
WWE's 2007 Royal Rumble pay-per-view
Royal Rumble (2007) was the twentieth yearly Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas.[3]
Royal Rumble (2007) | ||||
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Theme song(s) | "Drones" by Rise Against[1] | |||
Information | ||||
Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
Brand (s) | Raw SmackDown! ECW | |||
Date | January 28, 2007 | |||
Attendance | 13,500[2] | |||
Venue | AT&T Center | |||
City | San Antonio, Texas | |||
Pay-per-view chronology | ||||
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Royal Rumble chronology | ||||
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Results
change# | Results | Stipulations | Times |
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Dark match | JTG (with Shad Gaspard) defeated Lance Cade (with Trevor Murdoch) | Singles match | 08:42 |
1 | The Hardys (Matt and Jeff) defeated MNM (Joey Mercury and Johnny Nitro) (with Melina) | Tag team match | 15:27 |
2 | Bobby Lashley (c) defeated Test by countout | Singles match for the ECW World Championship | 07:18 |
3 | Batista (c) defeated Mr. Kennedy | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 10:29 |
4 | John Cena (c) defeated Umaga (with Armando Alejandro Estrada) | Last Man Standing match for the WWE Championship | 23:09 |
5 | The Undertaker last eliminated Shawn Michaels | 2007 Royal Rumble match | 56:18 |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
changeOrder entered | Name | Brand | Order eliminated | Eliminated by | Time in Match[4] |
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1 | Ric Flair | Raw | 1 | Edge | 05:40 |
2 | Finlay | SD! | 12 | Shawn Michaels | 32:32 |
3 | Kenny Dykstra | Raw | 2 | Edge | 04:05 |
4 | Matt Hardy | SD! | 9 | Randy Orton | 18:55 |
5 | Edge | Raw | 28 | Shawn Michaels | 44:02 |
6 | Tommy Dreamer | ECW | 3 | Kane | 06:41 |
7 | Sabu | ECW | 4 | Kane | 05:27 |
8 | Gregory Helms | SD! | 5 | King Booker | 06:50 |
9 | Shelton Benjamin | Raw | 14 | Shawn Michaels | 22:22 |
10 | Kane | SD! | 11 | King Booker1 | 13:21 |
11 | CM Punk | ECW | 22 | The Great Khali | 27:16 |
12 | King Booker | SD! | 10 | Rob Van Dam & Kane2 | 09:23 |
13 | Super Crazy | Raw | 7 | Edge and Randy Orton | 04:32 |
14 | Jeff Hardy | Raw | 8 | Edge | 03:38 |
15 | The Sandman | ECW | 6 | King Booker | 00:13 |
16 | Randy Orton | Raw | 27 | Shawn Michaels | 27:14 |
17 | Chris Benoit | SD! | 19 | The Great Khali | 17:52 |
18 | Rob Van Dam | ECW | 21 | The Great Khali | 16:30 |
19 | Viscera | Raw | 13 | Rob Van Dam, Edge, CM Punk, Chris Benoit, Johnny Nitro, Shelton Benjamin, Hardcore Holly & Kevin Thorn3 | 06:22 |
20 | Johnny Nitro | Raw | 15 | Chris Benoit | 06:18 |
21 | Kevin Thorn | ECW | 16 | Chris Benoit | 06:15 |
22 | Hardcore Holly | ECW | 18 | The Great Khali | 10:21 |
23 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 29 | Undertaker | 24:11 |
24 | Chris Masters | Raw | 17 | Rob Van Dam | 03:32 |
25 | Chavo Guerrero | SD! | 24 | The Great Khali | 06:24 |
26 | Montel Vontavious Porter | SD! | 26 | Undertaker | 07:31 |
27 | Carlito | Raw | 23 | The Great Khali | 03:19 |
28 | The Great Khali | Raw | 25 | Undertaker | 03:45 |
29 | The Miz | SD! | 20 | The Great Khali | 00:07 |
30 | The Undertaker | SD! | – | Winner4 | 13:15 |
- ^ King Booker returned to the ring after being eliminated and eliminated Kane.
- ^ Kane made his eleventh appearance in a Royal Rumble match, breaking his own and Rikishi's record for most Royal Rumble appearances. It was also his ninth-consecutive appearance, also billed as a record for Kane.
- ^ This Royal Rumble set a new record for the most wrestlers involved in an elimination, taking 8 men to throw Viscera over the top rope. This beat the previous record set in the 1994 Royal Rumble when it took 7 men to eliminate Viscera (then known as Mabel).
- ^ The Undertaker was the first wrestler to win the Royal Rumble match at number 30.
References
change- ↑ ""Drones" by Rise Against is the official theme song for Royal Rumble 2007". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2007-01-17. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble 2007 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
- ↑ "WWE presents ROYAL RUMBLE!". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2007-12-31.
- ↑ "Royal Rumble Entrance & Elimination Info - Royal Rumble 2007". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2009-07-15.