This royal rumble had the potential to be great, but instead it. The 2011 wwe royal rumble payperview kicks off with a video package on the road to wrestlemania beginning. The wcw and wwe legend asserted that hes agile and ready to rumble ahead of the highlyawaited ppv event. Its been raw heavy so far with 16 raw superstars versus smackdowns 6. Still, the implication that booker t was doing commentary with no pants on the. Booker revealed on the latest episode of his hall of fame podcast that he is keeping in shape for the rumble, which takes place at minute maid park in his hometown of houston, texas on january 26. Wwe presents the royal rumble watch as edge takes on del rio, orton facing off miz and the royal rumble match featuring the nexus,chris masters,the corre,john cena and hornswoggle.
It has been a 30man match for over 20 years, so changing it was a risky move by wwe. The mexican aristocrat triumphed over 39 other competitors in the biggest rumble in wwe history to earn the opportunity to headline wrestlemania in a world championship match of his choosing on april 4, 2011 in atlanta. Everyone went crazy for cena when he started eliminating the nexus guys. Booker t on possible inring return, was ready to enter the royal rumble. Booker dinked around and did a spinerooni, resulting in him getting dumped by mason ryan. A lot of people were on the fence about a 40man royal rumble match, and understandably so. Alberto del rio won the 40man royal rumble match wwe. Dolph ziggler in een eenopeenmatch voor het wwe world. For the first time ever, 40 superstars will compete in the rumble. Jan 31, 2011 wwe royal rumble 2011 promotional poster well as you can tell by the title, i felt that this royal rumble was one of the biggest disappointments in wwe history. John cena runs into the new nexus in the royal rumble. You never know what can happen in wwe, especially when it comes to surprise entrants in the royal rumble match. The corre attacks the new nexus leader, but is soon sent to the locker room.
Dolph ziggler, divas fourway, broadcast team jan 31. Team wwe never beats team nexus at summerslam barrett wins the wwe title at noc and destroys cena at hell in a hell cena comes back at the royal rumble and wins and defeats barrett at wrestlemania in the main event. Royal rumble 2011 was the twentyfourth annual royal rumble professional wrestling. Past winners highlighted included stone cold steve austin, rey mysterio, triple h. But the time has come to go in a different direction for commentary. With alberto del rio, mike the miz mizanin, adam copeland, anthony carelli. Royal rumble featuring 40 wwe stars this year, nexus. There was no warning, and the announcement came the day of the television show with jonathan coachman returning to the wwe and taking booker ts place on the wwes monday night television show. Booker t joined the wwe raw commentary team in 2017. Jan 12, 2012 raw 06 06 11 booker t vs jack swager hd booker t returns to the ring of raw. Booker t vs the monster abyss last man standing match for the tna legends championship. The primary match on the raw brand was for the wwe championship.
Wwe royal rumble ppv card for tonight, rumored names and more by amish patel january 30, 2011 below is the final card for tonights wwe. On the february 1 taping of smackdown, huffman debuted as the shows new color commentator, working beside josh mathews and michael cole, replacing matt striker. Smackdowns alberto del rio is rich, hes handsome, and after winning tonights royal rumble, he is headed to wrestlemania. Ok, its january 31st and the wwe has only had one ppv so far, but it will be hard to come up with something more awful than this. There was quite a bit of downtime here, but that was expected. Alberto del rio wins the royal rumble, diesel and booker t as surprise entrants, the miz vs. Dec 29, 2017 booker t has taken to social media to hint at a potential royal rumble appearance. He hit all of his signature moves on the members of the nexus, before getting. The hall of famer said he isnt ruling out a return to the ring and was waiting on a call from wwe to enter the. Royal rumble was a professional wrestling payperview and wwe network event produced by wwe for their raw and smackdown brand divisions. Booker t has taken to social media to hint at a potential royal rumble appearance.
Jan 30, 2011 wwe royal rumble ppv card for tonight, rumored names and more by amish patel january 30, 2011 below is the final card for tonights wwe royal rumble payperview with confirmed and rumored. With chris benoit, paul wight, paul levesque, shawn michaels. Booker t wrestled his last match in the wwe against then wwe champion john cena in a nontitle match on august 27, 2007. Mlw failed at doing the 40 man battle riot, this match wasnt any too great, and to this day i refuse to watch the greatest royal rumble. Booker t saves teddy long from mark henry and joins team. Universal champion brock lesnar faces kane and braun strowman in a battle of behemoths. Wwe royal rumble results january 30th wrestlingedge. Although the weakest on the night, this is a pretty good one. Of course, until 1993, the winner of the royal rumble wasnt guaranteed to mainevent wrestlemania. The corre then hit the ring, and punk started fighting them all off. However, 2012s royal rumble was the first in history where the winner was guaranteed not to mainevent wrestlemania.
It was the thirtythird event under the royal rumble chronology eight matches were contested at the event, including two on the kickoff preshow. Of course i am talking about booker tio huffman, otherwise known as booker t. Looks like the royal rumble ppv as a whole is going to be pretty weak. Booker goes to lift him over the top rope, but mason ryan sucks all life out of the room by. Its a shame punk hasnt committed to wrestling again and the wwe championship isnt on seth rollins to set up a royal rumble win for the voice of. Justin roberts explains the rules and that superstars will enter at 90 second intervals. Booker t training for possible wwe royal rumble ring. Wwe royal rumble ppv card for tonight, rumored names and. Jan 05, 2020 the only other time the wwe championship has been defended in a royal rumble was in 1992, and given that is arguably the best rumble match of all time, it was wise of wwe to try it again. Court bauers surprise royal rumble pick booker t on winning wwe title for first time. Every 90 seconds a new participant will enter the match. The nexus cleared house midway through the rumble match when they threw everyone over the top rope. Royal rumble 2011 1discdvd its the dream of every superstar to headline wrestlemania. Wwe royal rumble 2017 returns stone cold steve austin shawn michaels royal rumble 2017 wwe alamodome.
The theme is one man will make history and go to wrestlemania. Booker t left wwe in october 2007 but returned in 2011 as part of the biggest royal rumble in wwe history. Which movie or series has the most ridiculous fanboys. Dec 31, 2019 its a shame punk hasn t committed to wrestling again and the wwe championship isn t on seth rollins to set up a royal rumble win for the voice of the voiceless so he could take down the architect. List of entrants and eliminations from the 2011 royal rumble. The primary match on the smackdown brand was edge versus dolph ziggler for. Raw 06 06 11 booker t vs jack swager hd booker t returns to the ring of raw. The 2011 royal rumble was the twentyfourth annual royal rumble that took place on january 30, 2011, at the td garden in boston. John cena runs into the new nexus in the royal rumble match. As has been customary since 1993, the royal rumble match winner received a match at that years. It took place on january 30, 2011 at the td garden in boston, massachusetts, and featured talent from the raw and smackdown brands. Wwe royal rumble 2011 booker t returns video dailymotion.
And were live from the td garden in boston, massachusetts. Wwe royal rumble ppv card for tonight, rumored names and more. Soon after, the veteran grappler joined the announce team on smackdown as a color commentator and appeared as a trainer on usas hit reality series wwe tough enough. For the first time ever in wwe history, both men and women compete in royal rumble matches, with the winners receiving a world championship opportunity at wrestlemania. The rumble also starts and endures a long period where cm punks new nexus dominates, which regretably slows the pace down to a crawl. Whoever outlasts 29 other competitors earns himself a championship match at wrestlemania 26. The only other time the wwe championship has been defended in a royal rumble was in 1992, and given that is arguably the best rumble match of all time, it was wise of wwe to try it again.
Booker entered the match at number 21 and was eliminated by mason ryan. Eve torres is most definitely the best female worker the wwe has and she wins back the belt in a pretty good ending. First wwe ppv appearance for booker t since summerslam 2007. It originally consisted of eight rookies of nxt season one and shifted their roster several times throughout their 14month existence, with david otunga being the only member to serve the group throughout the entirety of its. Booker t saves teddy long from mark henry and joins team teddy at wrestlemania. Booker ts royal rumble plans, raw mania wrestling news and rumors the online presale code for the final raw before wrestlemania xxviii in atlanta, ga is atlanta. Below is the full list of 2011 wwe royal rumble entrants and eliminations from tonights payperview.
The headlining match of wrestlemania 28 having already continue reading. In summer 2012, the sixtime world champion added yet another. Wwe royal rumble 2011 booker t returnshis entrance until he got eliminated by mason ryan. The wwe universe definitely digs it when booker t returns to action in the 2011 royal rumble match and shows he can still pull off his signature moves and the oneofakind spinaroonie. Wwe royal rumble 2011 booker t returns his entrance until he got eliminated by mason ryan. For one man out of 30, the dream becomes reality at the royal rumble. I didnt even know the wwe had 40 wrestlers, let alone enough to put in the royal rumble. Couple of useless facts first, its the 24th rumble and there are 40 guys taking part instead of the usual 30.
I dont remember a ton from here, besides some legends entering kevin nash and booker t stand out, maybe jerry lawler, and then the santino finish. The wcw and wwe legend asserted that hes agile and ready to. Wwe presents the royal rumble watch as edge takes on del rio, orton facing off miz and the royal rumble match featuring the nexus,chris masters,the corre,john cena and. Royal rumble 2011 was the twentyfourth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling entertainment wwe. Jan 31, 2011 a lot of people were on the fence about a 40man royal rumble match, and understandably so.
Wwe royal rumble 2011 oww online world of wrestling. Feb 02, 2011 wwe royal rumble 2011 booker t returnshis entrance until he got eliminated by mason ryan. Its been roughly nine months since booker t joined the wwe raw announce team. A video package runs highlighting the history of the royal rumble. Report by james caldwell, pwtorch assistant editor the first wwe ppv of 2011 opened with a standard rumble video package highlighting the winner of the rumble match advancing to wrestlemania. Wwe, 2012 its hard to imagine a royal rumble with less at stake in it than 2012s battle royal. Michael cole noted that the match hasnt officially started yet. Past winners highlighted included stone cold steve austin, rey mysterio, triple h, john cena, the rock, and edge last year. Jun 21, 2019 the 2011 royal rumble match is the biggest of all time. Power ranking every wwe royal rumble match since 2000.
The wwe made a hugely surprising move when they removed booker t from the accounting team on monday night raw the day after the royal rumble. The 2011 royal rumble match is the biggest of all time. Welcome to wwe s overthetoprope freeforall known as royal rumble. Greatest superstars never to win the wwe royal rumble. It took place on january 26, 2020 at the minute maid park in houston, texas. God were we all sick to death of seeing them dominate the rumble. Hardcore holly, world heavyweight title last man standing match. On january 30, 2011 booker t returned to wwe to take part in the royal rumble. Cm punk was the leader of the new nexus and they were sort of at war with. A couple of noteworthy items in this match included the return of booker t and diesel, which were both pretty underwhelming. The 17th annual royal rumble match, with the winner receiving a shot at the wwe title or the world heavyweight title at wrestlemania xx. The rest of the nexus hit the ring and a big brawl broke out. The nexus later renamed the new nexus in january 2011 was a professional wrestling stable in wwe that competed on the raw brand from june 7, 2010, to august 22, 2011. Wwe royal rumble ppv results january 30, 2011 live from boston, mass.