Royal Rumble 2007
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| Royal Rumble 2007 | |
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| Promotion | WWE |
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| Date | January 28, 2007 |
| Venue | AT&T Center |
| City | San Antonio, Texas, USA |
| Attendance | 13,500 |
| Last Event | New Year's Revolution |
| Next Event | No Way Out |
Royal Rumble (2007) was the twentieth annual Royal Rumble event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It was held on January 28, 2007 at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. The official theme song was "Drones" by Rise Against.
This marked the first time the new ECW brand participated in the Royal Rumble match, and, as a result, the winner could choose to have a shot at the WWE Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW World Championship at WrestleMania 23. There was an uneven distribution of participants in the Royal Rumble match between the brands (with 13 from Raw, 10 from SmackDown!, and 7 from ECW), unlike previous years, which had an equal split between Raw and SmackDown! wrestlers.
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Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Dark Match: JTG vs. Lance Cade
- JTG pinned Cade with a roll-up and his feet on the ropes.
- This match was not aired on pay-per-view.
- Winner: JTG (15:27).
- Tag Team Match: MNM (Joey Mercury & Johnny Nitro) vs. The Hardys (Jeff & Matt Hardy)
- Jeff pinned Nitro after a Swanton Bomb.
- Winner: The Hardys (15:27).
- ECW Heavyweight Championship Match: Bobby Lashley vs. Test
- Test was counted out by walking away from the ring.
- Winner: Bobby Lashley (7:18).
- World Heavyweight Championship Match: Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy
- Batista pinned Kennedy after a Batista Bomb.
- Winner: Batista (10:29).
- WWE Championship Last Man Standing Match: John Cena vs. Umaga
- Umaga was unable to answer the ten-count after Cena choked him out with an STFU using a loose ring rope.
- Winner: John Cena (23:09).
- Royal Rumble Match: Carlito vs. Chavo Guerrero vs. Chris Benoit vs. Chris Masters vs. CM Punk vs. Edge vs. Finlay vs. Gregory Helms vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Jeff Hardy vs. Johnny Nitro vs. Kane vs. Kenny Dykstra vs. Kevin Thorn vs. King Booker vs. Matt Hardy vs. Montel Vontavious Porter vs. Randy Orton vs. Ric Flair vs. Rob Van Dam vs. Sabu vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Shelton Benjamin vs. Super Crazy vs. The Great Khali vs. The Miz vs. The Sandman vs. The Undertaker vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. Viscera
- The final two men were The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels. Undertaker eliminated Michaels by ducking Sweet Chin Music and throwing Michaels over the top rope.
- Winner: The Undertaker (56:18)
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
| Entrant | Eliminated by | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ric Flair | 1 | Edge | 5:40 |
| 2 | Finlay | 12 | Michaels | 32:32 |
| 3 | Kenny Dykstra | 2 | Edge | 4:05 |
| 4 | Matt Hardy | 9 | Orton | 18:55 |
| 5 | Edge | 28 | Michaels | 44:02 |
| 6 | Tommy Dreamer | 3 | Kane | 6:41 |
| 7 | Sabu | 4 | Kane | 5:27 |
| 8 | Gregory Helms | 5 | Booker | 6:50 |
| 9 | Shelton Benjamin | 14 | Michaels | 22:22 |
| 10 | Kane | 11 | Booker | 13:21 |
| 11 | CM Punk | 21 | Khali | 27:16 |
| 12 | King Booker | 10 | RVD & Kane | 9:23 |
| 13 | Super Crazy | 7 | Edge & Orton | 4:32 |
| 14 | Jeff Hardy | 8 | Edge | 3:38 |
| 15 | The Sandman | 6 | Booker | 0:13 |
| 16 | Randy Orton | 27 | Michaels | 27:14 |
| 17 | Chris Benoit | 19 | Khali | 17:52 |
| 18 | Rob Van Dam | 22 | Khali | 17:30 |
| 19 | Viscera | 13 | RVD, Punk, Edge, Benoit, Nitro, Benjamin, Holly & Thorn | 6:22 |
| 20 | Johnny Nitro | 15 | Benoit | 6:18 |
| 21 | Kevin Thorn | 16 | Benoit | 6:15 |
| 22 | Hardcore Holly | 18 | Khali | 10:21 |
| 23 | Shawn Michaels | 29 | Undertaker | 24:11 |
| 24 | Chris Masters | 17 | RVD | 3:32 |
| 25 | Chavo Guerrero | 24 | Khali | 6:24 |
| 26 | Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) | 26 | Undertaker | 7:31 |
| 27 | Carlito | 23 | Khali | 3:19 |
| 28 | The Great Khali | 25 | Undertaker | 3:45 |
| 29 | The Miz | 20 | Khali | 0:07 |
| 30 | The Undertaker | - | WINNER | 13:15 |
- King Booker returned to the ring after being eliminated and eliminated Kane.
Trivia
- 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 7 men eliminated Viscera (known at the time as Mabel).
- Glen Jacobs (Kane) made his eleventh appearance in a Royal Rumble match, breaking his own and Solofa Fatu (Rikishi)'s record for most Royal Rumble appearances. It was also his ninth-consecutive appearance, also billed as a record for Kane.
DVD and video releases
External links and references
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