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Royal Rumble
Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)Raw
SmackDown!
ECW
DateJanuary 28, 2007
CitySan Antonio,Texas
VenueAT&T Center
Attendance13,500[1]
Buy rate525,000[2]
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The 2007Royal Rumblewas the 20th annualRoyal Rumbleprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view(PPV)eventproduced byWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE). It was held for wrestlers from the promotion'sRaw,SmackDown!,andECWbrand divisions.The event took place on January 28, 2007, at theAT&T CenterinSan Antonio,Texas,and was the second Royal Rumble held in San Antonio after the1997 event.This marked the first time that the ECW brand participated at the Royal Rumble, which became WWE's third brand in mid-2006. As has been customary since 1993, theRoyal Rumble matchwinner received a world championship match at that year'sWrestleMania.For the 2007 event, the winner received their choice to challenge for either Raw'sWWE Championship,SmackDown!'sWorld Heavyweight Championship,or theECW World ChampionshipatWrestleMania 23,marking the first time that three titles were an option.

Fiveprofessional wrestling matcheswere featured on the event'ssupercard,a scheduling of more than onemain event.The main event was the 2007 Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. SmackDown!'sThe Undertaker,the 30th entrant, won the match by last eliminating Raw'sShawn Michaels,the 23rd entrant. The primary match on the Raw brand was aLast Man Standing matchfor the WWE Championship betweenJohn CenaandUmaga.Cena won the match and retained the title after Umaga was unable to get to his feet before therefereecounted to ten. The predominant match on the SmackDown! brand wasBatistaversusMr. Kennedyfor the World Heavyweight Championship, which Batista won bypinfallafter executing aBatista Bomb.The featured match on the ECW brand was betweenBobby LashleyandTestfor the ECW World Championship, which Lashley won after Test wascounted out.

Production[edit]

Background[edit]

The event was held at theAT&T CenterinSan Antonio,Texas.

TheRoyal Rumbleis an annualgimmickpay-per-view(PPV) produced every January byWorld Wrestling Entertainment(WWE) since 1988. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along withWrestleMania,SummerSlam,andSurvivor Series,dubbed the "Big Four".[3]It is named after theRoyal Rumble match,a modifiedbattle royalin which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The 2007 event was the 20th Royal Rumble and was scheduled to be held on January 28, 2007, at theAT&T CenterinSan Antonio,Texas,and was the second Royal Rumble held in San Antonio after the1997 event.It featured wrestlers from theRaw,SmackDown!,andECWbrands,which was the first Royal Rumble to include ECW, a relaunch of the formerExtreme Championship Wrestling(ECW) promotion that became WWE's third brand in May 2006.[4][5]

The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns aworld championshipmatch at that year's WrestleMania.[6][7]For 2007, the winner could choose to challenge for either Raw'sWWE Championship,SmackDown!'sWorld Heavyweight Championship,or theECW World ChampionshipatWrestleMania 23.This marked the first time that the ECW World Championship was a choice for the winner of the match, subsequently marking the first time that the winner had a choice between three world championships.[4]

Storylines[edit]

The event comprised six matches, as well as onedark match,that resulted from scripted storylines. Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows,Raw,SmackDown,andECW.[8][9][10]

The mainfeudheading into the Royal Rumble on Raw was between WWE ChampionJohn CenaandUmaga.At the previous pay-per-view event,New Year's Revolution,Cena defeated Umaga to end his undefeated streak and retain the WWE Championship.[11][12]The night after onRaw,Armando Alejandro Estrada,Umaga's manager, asked for a rematch, which Cena agreed to. Later that night, during a match between Cena andThe Great Khali,Umaga interfered and attacked Cena.[13]The following week, the official contract signing for their rematch at the Royal Rumble took place. After it was announced that Estrada could choose thematch type,Estrada chose the match to be aLast Man Standing match.Cena signed the contract and proceeded to attack both Umaga and Estrada.[14]On the January 22 episode ofRaw,after Cena was eliminated from aBattle Royal,Umaga attacked Cena, and injured hisspleen,which was portrayed as real as part of their storyline.[15]

The predominant feud on the SmackDown! brand was betweenBatistaandMr. Kennedy,with the two battling over the World Heavyweight Championship. On the January 5 episode ofSmackDown!aBeat the Clock Sprintbegan. Wrestlers competed in single matches, and the wrestler to win a match in the shortest amount of time would then become the number one contender to the World Heavyweight Championship at the Royal Rumble. Mr. Kennedy, who defeatedChris Benoitin nearly five minutes, had the shortest time at the end of the show.[16]The following week, the Sprint continued. In the final match, betweenThe UndertakerandThe Miz,Kennedy interfered by pulling The Miz out of the ring. After performing theTombstone piledriveron The Miz, The Undertaker went for the pin attempt. Time, however, ran out and Kennedy became the winner of the Sprint.[17]The following week after onSmackDown!,The Undertaker was put in a match with Kennedy, where if he won, he would be added to the title match at the Royal Rumble. During the match, after Kennedy attacked Batista, who was at ringside. Batista retaliated against Kennedy, causing The Undertaker to getdisqualified.[18]Thus, the match at the Royal Rumble remained a singles match between Batista and Kennedy.

The main feud on the ECW brand was betweenBobby LashleyandTest,with the two feuding over the ECW Championship.Rob Van Damwon an online poll against Test andSabuto earn a title shot on the January 2 episode ofECW,which ended in no-contest.[19]Van Dam was given another title match the next week. Test interfered in the match, and attacked both men.[20]ATriple Threat matchfor the title occurred on the January 16 episode ofECWbetween Lashley, Van Dam, and Test. Lashley won, but was beaten down afterwards by Test.[21]A title match between Lashley and Test was then made for the Royal Rumble. A week after that match was made, on the January 23 episode ofECW,Lashley defeated Test in another title match.[22]

Event[edit]

Other on-screen personnel[23]
Role: Name:
Englishcommentators Jim Ross(Raw)
Jerry Lawler
(Raw / Royal Rumble)
Michael Cole
(SmackDown! / Royal Rumble)
John "Bradshaw" Layfield
(SmackDown! / Royal Rumble)
Joey Styles(ECW)
Tazz(ECW)
Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera
Hugo Savinovich
Interviewer Todd Grisham
Ring announcer Lilian Garcia
(Raw / Royal Rumble match)
Tony Chimel(SmackDown!)
Justin Roberts(ECW)
Referees Scott Armstrong(ECW)
Mike Chioda(Raw)
Jack Doan(Raw)
Chris Kay(SmackDown!)
Jim Korderas(SmackDown!)
Nick Patrick(SmackDown!)
Charles Robinson(SmackDown!)
Mickie Henson(ECW)
Bingo machine tumbler Kelly Kelly(ECW)

Before the event went live onpay-per-view,JTGdefeatedLance Cadein adark match.[23]

Preliminary match[edit]

The first match that aired was atag team matchbetweenThe Hardys(MattandJeff Hardy) andMNM(Joey MercuryandJohnny Nitro). The match went back and forth until MNM took control by attacking Matt's injured jaw repeatedly. The Hardys gained the advantage briefly, but lost it when Nitro countered anaerial attackby Jeff. Jeff finally tagged Matt, who beat down both Mercury and Nitro. The finish came when Matt delivered aTwist of Fateand Jeff performed theSwanton Bombon Nitro. Jeff then pinned Nitro for the victory.[24][25]

Main matches[edit]

The second match wasBobby LashleyagainstTestfor theECW World Championship.Test used many illegal moves, and took control after driving Lashley's shoulder into the ringpost. He continued to attack the shoulder until Lashley fought back with several powerful moves. Test rolled out of the ring, allowing himself to becounted out.Lashley won, and retained his title. He came after Test, however, brought him back into the ring, and continued to beat him down.[26][24]

The third match was betweenWorld Heavyweight ChampionBatistaandMr. Kennedyfor theWorld Heavyweight Championship.Batista gained an early advantage by overpowering Kennedy until Kennedy injured Batista's knee by using the steel steps. Kennedy continued to attack Batista's knees, and applied various submissionholdsthat target the knee. Batista fought back, still favoring the knee, until Kennedy pushed Batista into therefereeand hit alow blow.Kennedy had Batista pinned for over a three-count, but the match went on due to the referee beingknocked out.Kennedy brought the referee conscious but Batista performed alariatand aBatista Bombto retain the title.[24][27]

In the fourth match,UmagafacedJohn Cenafor theWWE Championshipin theLast Man Standing match.Umaga dominated Cena, gaining the advantage by using powerful moves, and attacking Cena's bandaged ribs. Cena tried to fight back using the steel steps, but Umaga quickly recovered, and continued the beat down. Cena managed to hit a low blow and delivered abulldogonto the steel steps, aspin-out powerbombonto the steel steps, and theFive Knuckle Shuffleall onto Umaga. Umaga regained control when Cena attempted anFUonto the steps, and collapsed, hitting his head on the steps. Cena avoided arunning headbutt drop,and hit Umaga in the head with atelevision monitor.Umaga stood but missed a runningsplashthrough a broadcast table. Umaga got up again as hismanager,Armando Alejandro Estrada,detached one of the turnbuckles for Umaga to use. Cena avoided the attack, executed an FU, and applied the STF on Umaga using the loose ring rope. Umaga failed to answer the referee's count of ten, and Cena retained the title.[28][24]

Main event match[edit]

The Undertaker,who won the 2007Royal Rumble match.

The final match was the Royal Rumble match.Kane,the tenth entrant, dominated the match upon entering, eliminatingTommy DreamerandSabu,bychokeslammingSabu through a table Sabu had earlier set up.The Sandman,entering fifteen, used his signatureSingapore Canein the match beforeKing Bookerquickly eliminated him.Randy OrtonandEdgeworked together to eliminate the Hardys. After Booker was eliminated by Kane, he returned to the ring, eliminated Kane, and continued to beat him down. It took the combined effort of nine men to eliminateVisceraafterShawn Michaelsperformed asuperkickon Viscera.[29][24]The Great Khali,entering twenty-eighth, dominated upon entering the match, eliminating seven men quickly. The Great Khali tried to pose in front of the camera, but botched it by posing the wrong way. Shawn Michaels had to tell Khali which way to pose.The Undertakerentered last, who immediately fought with, and eliminated Khali, thenMontel Vontavious Porter,leaving Edge, Orton, Michaels, and Undertaker as the final four. Orton executed an RKO on Michaels, causing him to roll out of the ring under the ropes and leaving Edge, Orton, and the Undertaker. Orton caught Edge trying to attack him, but the two soon reconciled, working together on The Undertaker. Michaels, outside the ring, came back in, eliminating both Orton and Edge. The remaining two exchanged attacks until the end, when The Undertaker chokeslammed Michaels, who retaliated with Sweet Chin Music. Michaels attempted another Sweet Chin Music but Undertaker avoided it, then eliminated Michaels to win the match.[29][24]The Undertaker became the first competitor to win the Rumble match from #30 (what is considered to be the "easiest" spot to win from, despite no one having done so in any previous match).

Reception[edit]

The AT&T Center has hosted many different events that have a variety of seating maximums. A basketball event, which has a smaller set-up than a wrestling event, can hold a maximum of 18,797 fans.[30]Due to the Royal Rumble's production, the maximum standard was lowered and the event drew 13,500 fans and received 491,000 pay-per-view buys. WWE made$15.8 million from pay-per-view revenues in their first quarter (which included the Royal Rumble,No Way Out,andWrestleMania) versus $17.1 million in 2006 for the same events, a $1.3 million difference. The2006 Royal Rumblealso resulted in 548,000 pay-per-view buys, 57,000 more than the 2007 Royal Rumble.[31]Canadian Online Explorer's professional wrestling sub website, Slam! Wrestling, rated the entire event 7.5 out of 10 points, due to the event not lasting its entire three hours and many mishaps that occurred during the Royal Rumble match, which they also rated a 7.5.[24]The last man standing match betweenJohn CenaandUmagawas widely praised.[32]The Royal Rumble 2007 was released onDVDon February 27, 2007 and was distributed byWWE Home Video.[33]The DVD debuted onBillboard's Top DVD sales chart at #3 on March 24, 2007.[34]The DVD remained on the chart for 13 consecutive weeks until June 16, 2007 when its final rank was at #10.[35]

Aftermath[edit]

The shows following the Royal Rumble surroundedThe Undertaker's choice of which champion to face atWrestleMania 23.The Undertaker appeared on all threebrands,and stared down the champions.[36][37][38]Finally, on the February 5 episode ofRaw,The Undertaker chose to faceBatistafor theWorld Heavyweight Championship,and hit him with achokeslam,starting their rivalry.[39]The Undertaker won the title at WrestleMania, improving his WrestleMania record to 15-0,[40]and their feud continued until the May 11 episode ofSmackDown!,when The Undertaker lost the title toEdge,who cashed in the Money in the Bank, that he won fromMr. Kennedy,earlier that week onRaw.[41]

After The Undertaker made his choice on February 5,Shawn Michaels,Edge, andRandy Ortonall wanted to face Cena for his title at WrestleMania. ATriple Threat matchwas made between the three for the title shot, which Michaels won after pinning Orton.[39]Cena successfully retained his title against Michaels at WrestleMania.[42]They continued to feud over the title with the addition of Orton and Edge, but Cena remained champion. Soon after the Royal Rumble,Umagaand Bobby Lashley joined the feud betweenMr. McMahonandDonald Trumpin the "Battle of the Billionaires" as their representatives respectively for theHair vs. Hair matchat WrestleMania.[43]

His Royal Rumble match marked the start ofMr. Kennedy'spushto main-event status. He went on to faceBobby Lashleyfor theECW World ChampionshipatNo Way Out,which he won viadisqualification,thus failing to win the title.[44][45]Kennedy won theMoney in the Bank ladder matchat WrestleMania, which gave him a world title shot at any time of his choosing for the year following.[46][47]Kennedy sustained an injury at ahouse show,however, that would leave him sidelined for five to seven months,[48]and wasbookedto lose his title shot to Edge on the May 7 episode ofRaw.[49]Later results showed the injury to be much less severe,[50]but Kennedy had already lost his title shot. He returned tomid-cardstatus for the remainder of the year.

This was the last Royal Rumble ever to be in 4:3 format until January 2008 when it went tohigh definition.

Results[edit]

No.Results[24]StipulationsTimes[1]
1DJTG(withShad Gaspard) defeatedLance Cade(withTrevor Murdoch) bypinfall[23]Singles match—
2The Hardys(Matt HardyandJeff Hardy) defeatedMNM(Joey MercuryandJohnny Nitro) (withMelina) bypinfall[25]Tag team match15:27
3Bobby Lashley(c) defeatedTestbycountout[26]Singles matchfor theECW World Championship7:18
4Batista(c) defeatedMr. KennedybypinfallSingles matchfor theWorld Heavyweight Championship10:29
5John Cena(c) defeatedUmaga(withArmando Alejandro Estrada)Last Man Standing matchfor theWWE Championship23:09
6The Undertakerwon by last eliminatingShawn Michaels[29]30-manRoyal Rumble matchfor a world championship match atWrestleMania 2356:18
(c)– the champion(s) heading into the match
D– this was adark match

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations[edit]

–Raw
–SmackDown!
–ECW
–Winner
Draw[51] Entrant[51] Brand Order of elimination Eliminated by[51] Time[52] Eliminations
1 Ric Flair Raw 1 Edge 05:40 0
2 Finlay SmackDown! 12 Shawn Michaels 32:32 0
3 Kenny Dykstra Raw 2 Edge 04:05 0
4 Matt Hardy SmackDown! 9 Randy Orton 18:55 0
5 Edge Raw 28 Shawn Michaels 44:02 5
6 Tommy Dreamer ECW 3 Kane 06:41 0
7 Sabu ECW 4 05:27 0
8 Gregory Helms SmackDown! 5 King Booker 06:50 0
9 Shelton Benjamin Raw 14 Shawn Michaels 22:22 1
10 Kane1 SmackDown! 11 King Booker4 13:21 3
11 CM Punk ECW 22 The Great Khali 27:16 1
12 King Booker SmackDown! 10 Kane 09:23 3
13 Super Crazy Raw 7 Edge and Randy Orton 04:32 0
14 Jeff Hardy Raw 8 Edge 03:38 0
15 The Sandman ECW 6 King Booker 00:13 0
16 Randy Orton Raw 27 Shawn Michaels 27:14 2
17 Chris Benoit SmackDown! 19 The Great Khali 17:52 3
18 Rob Van Dam ECW 21 The Great Khali 15:27 2
19 Viscera Raw 13 Chris Benoit, CM Punk, Edge, Hardcore Holly, Johnny Nitro, Kevin Thorn, Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels, and Shelton Benjamin2 06:22 0
20 Johnny Nitro Raw 15 Chris Benoit 06:18 1
21 Kevin Thorn ECW 16 Chris Benoit 06:15 1
22 Hardcore Holly ECW 18 The Great Khali 10:21 1
23 Shawn Michaels Raw 29 The Undertaker 24:11 5
24 Chris Masters Raw 17 Rob Van Dam 03:32 0
25 Chavo Guerrero SmackDown! 24 The Great Khali 06:24 0
26 Montel Vontavious Porter SmackDown! 26 The Undertaker 07:31 0
27 Carlito Raw 23 The Great Khali 03:19 0
28 The Great Khali Raw 25 The Undertaker 03:45 7
29 The Miz SmackDown! 20 The Great Khali 00:07 0
30 The Undertaker SmackDown! — Winner3 13:15 3
  1. ^Glenn Jacobs(Kane) made his eleventh appearance in a Royal Rumble match, breaking his own andSolofa Fatu(Rikishi)'s record for most Royal Rumble appearances. It was also his ninth-consecutive appearance, also billed as a record for Kane.
  2. ^This Royal Rumble set a new record for the most wrestlers involved in an elimination, taking 9 men to throwVisceraover the top rope. This beat the previous record set in the1994 Royal Rumblewhen it took 7 men to eliminate Viscera (then known as Mabel).[51]
  3. ^The Undertaker was the first wrestler to win the Royal Rumble match at number 30.
  4. ^King Booker was eliminated, but came back in and eliminatedKane.

Other on-screen personnel[edit]

Commentators
Ring announcer
Referees
Interviewers

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