WWE Presents:
Royal Rumble 2007 - Part 2
A Smackdown! and Raw joint Pay-Per-View
JL: This is it JR, Rumble time!
JR: Yes it is the most anticipated match of the year. 2 men start in the ring. 28 more men enter at 90 second intervals. The only way to be eliminated is to be thrown over the top rope and have both feet hit the floor. The winner gets a garuenteed title shot for either the WWE Title or the World Heavyweight title in the Wrestlemania Main Event.
JL: Some huge superstars have won the Rumble in the past, legends like "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Hulk Hogan and Bret Hart. Winning this match garuentees you a place in history. Its also every man for himself, will we see teams sticking together or forgetting their allegences and attacking one another?
JR: Well it is time to find out our first two entrants.
Tony Chimel: Introducing the wrestler who drew #1. From West Newbury, Massachusetts. Weighing in at 240 pounds. JOHN CENA!
JR: Raws first entrant is the former WWE Champion! Cena gets #1!
Tony Chimel: And the wrestler who drew #2. From Green Bay, Wisconsin. Weighing in at 246 pounds...
Kennedy: MIIIIISSSSTTTEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR. KEENNNNEEEEEDDDDDDDYYYY!
JL: Its Kennedy!
Kennedy: KEH - NEH - DY!
JR: Well they are our first 2 to start us off here in the rumble!
30 Man Royal Rumble - A shot at a World Title
Cena hits Kennedy with some big rights before whipping him into the ropes. Kennedy hits the running clothesline. Kennedy picks him up and hits a scoop slam and adds some stomps for effect. Cena gets up and is smacked by an uppercut. Kennedy pulls Cena to the ropes and goes for the clotheline but Cena ducks and Kennedy almost loses his balance.
"I'm the Boogeyman and Im coming to get you!" - 3rd Entrant is The Boogeyman
Boogeyman slides in and throws some worms around. Cena and Kennedy back off at first, but appear to come to a small alliance and perform a running double clothesline on Boogeyman sending him out of the ring!
1st elimination - The Boogeyman by John Cena and Ken Kennedy - Boogeyman lasted 0:12
Cena and Kennedy get back to work on one another. Back Body Drop by Kennedy sends Cena down. Elbow Drop to the fallen Cena. Kennedy picks Cena up and slaps a headlock on. Cena battles out of the hold after a while and goes on the offensive with a Clothesline.
"Can you dig it, suckaaaaa!" - 4th Entrant is King Booker
Cena hits multiple Clotheslines before throwing in an arm drag. Booker climbs in and goes straight for Cena. Kennedy sees a chance to form an alliance and does so, helping Booker to perform a double suplex. They take turns delivering punches to the former WWE champion before whipping him to the ropes. Again Cena escapes the elimination attempt and flies back to drop both of them with a diving shoulder charge.
5th Entrant is Jamie Noble
With Kennedy and Cena in the corners Noble turns his attention to Booker and hits him with a dropkick. He then connects with a running splash and a leg drop before Kennedy recovers to take him with a bulldog and then a suplex. He goes for the elimination but Noble manages to hang on to the ropes and slide back in from the apron. Noble saves Kennedy from a Cena sneak attack by delivering a perfect Enzuigiri. Kennedy picks Cena up and whips him to the rope to deliver a clothesline, knocking him down to the floor.
2nd elimination - John Cena by Ken Kennedy - Cena lasted 5:32
Kennedy then attacks Noble with a german suplex.
"I spit in the face of people who don't want to be cool" - 6th Entrant is Carlito
Carlito runs in to knock Kennedy down before going round stomping on nearly everyone in the ring. He appears to have some aggression to get out. Kennedy puts an end to Carlito's rampage though, delviering a DDT. Follows up with an elbow drop. Carlito takes some abuse from Kennedy before recieving a poke to the eye. Well, No DQs I guess. While Carlito is blinded Booker takes Kennedy from behind and lays a beating on him with his foot. Booker applies an arm bar. Kennedy is looking tired now, but powers his wasy out of the submission.
"Break the walls down!" - 7th Entrant is Y2J Chris Jericho
Jericho enters the ring and goes for Booker but he had it scouted and turns it into a chop to the chest (Crowd goes "WOOOO!"). Sidewalk slam to take out Jericho. Booker decides to bring Noble back into the action and gives him a belly to belly suplex. Booker picks him back up and takes him to the ropes where they battle to eliminate each other. Booker appears to have the upper hand when Jericho recovers to send both of them flying to the floor.
Joint 3rd elimination - King Booker and Jamie Noble by Chris Jericho - Booker lasted 3:43mins and Noble lasted 2:13mins
Jericho is fired up now and tries to take both Carlito and Kennedy but they power out and hit a double leg sweep.
8th Entrant is Christian
Christian charges in and takes Carlito and Kennedy back down to the canvas with some big punches before deciding to turn his attention to Jericho, the more obvious threat. They trade punches until Christian gets in with a kick to the gut followed by a neckbreaker. He then slaps an armlock on as Carlito hits a DDT on Kennedy. Carlito then hit a snap suplex before becoming to cocky, turning his back to taunt and being hit with a spear from Kennedy which sends him against the ropes. Jericho is still in Christian's submission and seems in pain. Kennedy bounces off the far ropes and hits a devastating clothesline to knock Carlito out of the ring and almost decapitate him in one go.
5th elimination - Carlito by Ken Kennedy - Carlito lasted 4:02
Christian still has the armlock on Jericho who would have tapped long ago in a regular match, it having been on for well over a minute. He looks in agony. Kennedy comes over and stamps on Christian to force him to break the hold. Kennedy then hits a brainbuster to Christian. During that move Chris Jericho rolls out of the ring under the bottom rope to recieve medical attention.
9th Entrant is William Regal
With Christian down, Kennedy goes on the offensive with Regal, hitting an armdrag and following up with an elbow drop. He then pulls him up for the Death Valley Driver. Kennedy is getting cocky, having lasted over 10 minutes and eliminated 3 superstars. He has definitely has looked good. He now goes after Christian, hitting a gutwrench suplex to the former United States champion. The crowd are hating Kennedy's success. Out of the ring Chris Jericho is being strapped to a stretcher. From what we are hearing he is suffering a level of pain associated with a broken arm. Our best wishes to him. Back in the ring Christian and Regal appear to be making a temporary coalition to take out Kennedy. Double clothesline followed by double flapjack delivered by the duo.
"All I ever wanted!" - 10th Entrant is CM Punk
The straight edge superstar from Smackdown! makes his way to the ring and delivers punches to Regal and Christian to knock them down before flying off the ropes and coming back to bulldog Kennedy. He looks up for this after losing his Cruiserweight title earlier in the night and heads to the top rope. Regal stands up near the ropes and takes a perfect dropkick, sending him right over the ropes and out.
6th Elimination - William Regal by CM Punk - Regal lasted 2:06
Punk isn't finished with the high risk and heads up again to give elbow drops to Kennedy and Christian who are downed on the mat. Those 3 get a breather while we get another superstar.
"Its time to play the game!" - 11th Entrant is Triple H
The crowd pop like nobodys business as The Game makes his way down to the ring. A lot of big names in already, even more still to come. He enters and takes on CM Punk with right hand after right hand before whipping him to the turnbuckle and kicking him in the stomach. Kennedy and Christian then regain their composure to take out the newcomer with a combination of kicks and punches. Snap Suplex by Kennedy on The Game. Christian hits a running elbow drop on the 10 time world champion. CM Punk has gone up top though and hits both Kennedy and Christian with a flying crossbody, what a move! All 4 men are down in the ring attempting to recover when...
"You think you know me" - World Heavyweight Champion, Edge comes out from the back. As champion he isn't a Rumble participant so the men in the ring are fairly confused to see him. He strolls down past the ring with his gold and takes a seat next to the announcers, explaining to them that he has come to see who his next challenger would be. After that we now get our real new entrant.
12th Entrant is Super Crazy
One of Smackdown's premiere Cruiserweights and Velocity champion heads down to the ring and goes straight at CM Punk who has been a recent challenger for the Cruiserweight title. He swaps punches before sprinting across the ring, jumping to the top tope and coming to hit a beautiful flying crossbody. In the other side of the ring Kennedy and Christian continue to work together to take down HHH with lots of double team moves like the Double Suplex and Double Flapjack before they go for the elimination. With HHH on the ropes they fly in for a double clothesline and HHH attempts an awesome countering double arm drag over the top rope but both men land on the apron and fight back with lefts and rights. Super Crazy has recovered from his flying adventures to come in and dropkick Christian, with CM Punk still down. Kennedy forgets the teamwork and continues on HHH with an arm drag followed by a firemans carry takedown and a half nelson slam, great combintion of moves and HHH joins CM Punk in a corner resting up.
13th Entrant is Johnny Nitro
Former MNM member slides in to a fired up Kennedy, hes been there a long time now, who hits a suplex straight off. Super Crazy allowed Christian too much recovery time and he is now on the offensive with some stiff shots to the face and a backbreaker. HHH and Punk are still down. Kennedy continues his assault and looks like he wants to take his elimination count to 4, whipping Nitro into the ropes on every possible occassion but he is just too fresh still to be put out. Christian gets a sidewalk slam on Super Crazy who has now lost his aerial mobility. Christian now seeks revenge on Kennedy for abandoning him. He goes for the Unprettier... and hits it! Kennedy is down and out! HHH has recovered though to hit a spinebuster on Captain Charisma. Here goes the Pedigree, but Christian reverses into an electric chair drop! He is pumped up now!
14th Entrant is AJ Styles
WWE Tag Champion Styles has come onto the stage with a chair! What havoc will he wreak with it? Well, apparently he will be sitting on it because he ain't going anywhere! Rules say that you have until the next person enters to make it so he is in no hurry. Nitro is calling him down and is blindsided by Christian and shoved over the top rope much to Style's pleasure!
7th Elimination - Johnny Nitro by Christian - Nitro lasted 1:48
Christian is the only man on his feet now with all the others down in the corners. He is taunting to the each one of them to come and get him until CM Punk obliges with a spear! Edge at ringside applauds that move. He now hits a snap suplex and a German Suplex, but keeps the hands locked, and a second, and a third! Triple Germans! Super Crazy is back to his feet now and is looking to fly again, coming off the top with a Missile Dropkick to Punk! He has been deadly with the flying moves tonight. Crazy then goes and gets HHH and hits an Enzuigiri. He is going up for the Moonsault, he flies and HHH dodges! Crazy plants himself into the mat! HHH does his signature pose as our next entrant... enters.
15th Entrant is Christopher Daniels
Now we know why AJ was so casual, his partner is next in. He is in no rush though either as he and his partner walk down to the side of the ring and continue to wait. Nobody in the ring maks the mistake of looking at them this time round. Kennedy is still feeling the effects of the Unprettier on the canvas, what a devastating move. Christian is back on his feet though and goes into a fist fight with The Game. Both men hit big lefts and rights until Christian throws a clothesline in. Punk is up now and goes in and hits an armdrag on Christian, and another, and again! Punk now applies a Crossface Chickenwing to Christian to try and soften him up. Christian is in pain but cant tap! Super Crazy comes in and makes the save by kicking Punk. The countdown for the next entrant has started, so Styles and Daniels dive in the ring together to avoid being eliminated by not entering.
16th Entrant is Bobby Lashley
Lashley makes his way into the ring, and at about the wrong moment too as 6 out of the 8 men in the ring are all up and having a huge brawl around the place! Only Kennedy and Christian are still on the floor as everyone goes wild trying to eliminate whoever is near them. Styles and Daniels almost eliminate CM Punk before going for Super Crazy and sending him over the top rope!
8th Elimination - Super Crazy by AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels - Super Crazy lasted 6:17
Elsewhere Triple H almost has got Lashley out, but settles for hitting the Pedigree! Lashley is layed out! Styles and Daniels are attacking CM Punk, they hit the High-Low attack! Daniels goes up for the lariat and Styles hits a legsweep to take out the Straight Edge Superstar. Styles and Daniels are squaring up with Triple H now. They hit a double DDT on the 10 time champion and now go for their flying combo, BME from Daniels and Frog Splash from Styles! Christian is back up, but gets nailed by a double snap suplex. Now CM Punk is back, but a double arm drag takes him to the mat and followed by a Back Suplex/Flying Clothesline combo. Styles and Daniels are really using the numbers here.
17th Entrant is Chuck Palumbo
Palumbo is nailed by Styles like everyone else has been, and now whats Daniels doing? Its the Angels Wings! Hes hit the Angels Wings move! Now Lashley comes up on them from behind and hits a huge blow to the back of Styles, but Daniels has his back and goes in for the dropkick. They whip him across the ring into the ropes and double team to lift him up and over and out!
9th Elimination - Bobby Lashley by AJ Styles and Christopher Daniels - Lashley lasted 1:58
Styles and Daniels are just dominating everyone at the moment. Some music has just hit, its a bit early for an entrant. Here comes Vince McMahon! Hes signalling for Styles to leave the ring! The chairman has gone in and is trying to eject one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions. We are hearing that Styles entered the ring after Daniels did and so is eliminated by entering too late! What a turn around! Styles has now left the ring with McMahon and the two are walking back down the ramp. Now Daniels is isolated and Christian, Punk and Triple H are back on their feet ready to pick him up and throw him out of the ring!
10th Elimination - AJ Styles by non-entry
11th Elimination - Christopher Daniels by Triple H, CM Punk and Christian - Daniels lasted 4:24
18th Entrant is Charlie Haas
Haas enters the ring and is immediately taken down by Christian, Punk and HHH. HHH then goes for Christian with a spinebuster! Punk takes advantage by German Suplexing The Game. Kennedy is finally back on his feet after that Unprettier and a whole 5:03 of recovery time. He hits a suplex on Punk to take him down. Palumbo is back to his feet and the two start brawling around the ring. Elsewhere Haas hits a snap suplex on The Game and goes for the Haas of Pain, but HHH kicks him off. Kennedy and Palumbo are now battling on the far side of the ring near the ropes. Kennedy starts getting an advantage, but Christian runs across to bundle them both out!
Joint 12th Elimination - Ken Kennedy and Chuck Palumbo by Christian - Kennedy lasted 25:21 and Palumbo lasted 2:47
Haas takes on Punk and tries an armdrag, but is reversed into a DDT!
19th Entrant is Paul London
Haas is now hit by a Shining Wizard from CM Punk! That has to hurt. Elsewhere, London has entered and Dropkicks HHH before hitting a huge Headscissors takedown. Punk, Christian and London now square up to each other. Punk hits an enzuigiri on Christian, followed by a running lariat. London now goes for Punk, whipping him across the ring and dropkicking him to the mat. London takes Christian down with a spinning roundhouse kick. He is now going up high, waiting for Punk to get up. Punk arises and leans on the ropes, and London hits a Missile Dropkick! Punk is knocked over the top rope, but is hanging on! London comes over to try and get rid of him comletely, but Punk won't go! He wraps the feet around London's head and hits a Headscissors! London is thrown over the top and down to the floor while Punk rolls back in!
14th Elimination - Paul London by CM Punk - London lasted 1:27
20th Entrant is Chris Benoit
Benoit runs in and goes for Charlie Haas. Haas tries to counter a reverse DDT but fails and lands in a perculiar way which must have hurt. Benoit slaps on a headlock for good measure. Triple H and Christian are up against CM Punk and seem to have formed a partnership. HHH gets an atomic drop and Christian hits a neckbreaker. Good teamwork. Punk stands and the pair go charging in, but Punk spots it and ducks, lifting The Game over his head and out of the ring!
15th Elimination - Triple H by CM Punk - The Games lasted 13:54
Benoit lets go of the headlock and picks Haas up. He hits a German Suplex, and keeps the hands clasped, two and three! On the other side of the ring Christian fights back at CM Punk hitting lefts and rights before going for a Facebuster.
Ain't no stoppin me now! - 21st Entrant is Shelton Benjamin
Benjamin enters and teams with Haas to battle back against Benoit, hitting a double suplex on the former world champion. Christian misses an Unprettier and CM Punk counters with the Hurricarana. Haas and Benjamin go for the elimination of Benoit, but he hangs on and Benjamin hits a T-Bone Suplex! Benoit is down for the count. Punk finds Christians head with a Missile Dropkick, but Haas and Benjamin are onto him and hit him with a Scoop Slam/Flying Elbow Drop combo. Haas and Benjamin taunt in the centre of the ring.
Booyaka, Booyaka, 619! - 22nd Entrant is Rey Mysterio
Mysterio enters and springboards off the ropes into a flying lariat on the Worlds Greatest Tag Team. Christian is back to his feet and manhandles Rey, just launching him across the ring. CM Punk comes from behind Christian to hit a sit down reverse facebuster. Haas and Benjamin are up now and double DDT CM Punk before going round putting some stamps in on the downed opponents. Benoit and Christian get to their feet and form an alliance, Benoit goes for Haas and locks in the Crippler Crossface! Christian hits an Unprettier on Benjamin!. WGTT are taken out in one easy go.
I walk alone! - 23rd Entrant is Batista
Batista heads for Mysterio and calls Christian over for support. The two big men just lift Rey up and throw him out!
16th Elimination - Rey Mysterio by Batista and Christian - Rey lasted 1:43
Batista shows there are no such things as allies in this match by attacking Christian now, and Batista Bombing him! Vicious impact. Batista now celebrating to the crowd with his arms raised, but Benoit is back up and bundles him out from behind!
17th Elimination - Batista by Chris Benoit - Batista lasted 1:03
Benoit, Punk and Christian face up. Benoit hits a snap suplex on Punk and Punk lands awkwardly on the ropes. Christian hits a jawbreaker on Benoit. Christian picks Benoit back up and powerslams him back down again.
One of a kind! - 24th Entrant is RVD
RVD hits a Rolling Kick to Christian before turning to CM Punk. Dropkick knocks Punk into the ropes, he bounces back and RVD gets the Scoop Rollover Slam. RVD goes up top and hits a 5 star frog splash! Benoit on his feet now, RVD gets his enzuigiri blocked, but the other foot flies round to smack Benoit on the face. Benoit on the ropes, RVD tries to dropkick him out, but he lands on the apron and rolls back in. Christian blindsides RVD and hits a Samoan Slam. Benjamin has finally recovered from the Unprettier, but Haas is still down from his Crossface. Benjamin does a DDT on Christian.
25th Entrant is Brian Kendrick
Kendrick arrives and our 2nd huge and random brawl ensues between all 7 men in the ring. Christian takes CM Punk out with a spinebuster. Benoit hits a swinging neckbreaker on Kendrick and Haas and Benjamin double flapjacks RVD. WGTT now clothesline Benoit and Christian. Kendrick is up and Haas throws him over the top rope!
18th Elimination - Brian Kendrick by Charlie Haas - Kendrick lasted 1:02
Christian and Benoit battle back against Haas and Benjamin. They force them into the corners and start beating the life out of them! But Haas and Benjamin counter the closed fist punches and knock their opponents back to the canvas.
You think Im cute! - 26th Entrant is HBK Shawn Michaels
HBK rushes the ring and is met with some stiff chops from Haas. Benjamin lines up a T-Bone, but HBK counters with a spear. Haas rushes in and tries to whip him across the ring, but HBK reverses and clotheslines him down. benjamin stands near the ropes. Haas is hitting some hard blows to HBK's face, but stops and clotheslines Benjamin out!
19th Elimination - Shelton Benjamin by Charlie Haas - Benjamin lasted 7:59
Benoit and Christian are back to their feet and help HBK to force Haas out of the ring
20th Elimination - Charlie Haas by Chris Benoit, Shawn Michaels and Christian - Haas lasted 12:54
Benoit, HBK and Christian are facing each other in the ring. Benoit and Christian team to knock HBK to the mat, to join CM Punk and RVD. Christian then armdrags Benoit twice and hits a DDT. RVD to his feet and rising up top. Christian spots and follows him before hitting the Superplex!
Hey! Nothing you can say! - 27th Entrant is Randy Orton
Orton rushes the ring and RKOs Punk! Christian gets up, RKO on him as well! And on HBK! Benoit pushes Orton off, but he bounces back and hits it! RVD feels it as well! The Legend Killer poses for the crowd on the top rope as all his opponents are layed out within 40 sconds of his arrival. They are still down as the next entrant arrives.
28th Entrant is Umaga
The Samoan Bulldozer heads to the ring with Estrada to face Orton. He goes for an RKO which is blocked by Umaga who turns it into an arm twist. He whips Orton to the corner and hits the Samoan Spike! Punk is the first RKO victim to his feet and he connects with an enzuigiri. He bounces off the ropes and connects with a lariat. HBK stands and Punk hits a Russian Legsweep. Benoit attacks Punk from behind and hits a release German Suplex. Edge at ringside is looking nervous now, he is close to finding out a potential challenger for his title. Benoit turns round and feels Sweet Chin Music! HBK flattens Benoit!
My name is Finlay and I love to fight! - 29th Entrant is Finlay
Only one more man left, The Undertaker who won entry 30 on Smackdown! Finlay enters with his Shaleileigh and smacks HBK with it. Christian tries to take it off him but he is hit as well! Benoit comes from behind his to put on a sleeper hold, to make him relinquish his weapon. RVD dropkicks Benoit and springboards off the top rope to kick Punk accross the face. He is going up top, 5 star frog splash! All the men in the ring are starting to get up, looks like we could be set for brawl 3 of the night! Finlay smacks Umaga across the face and the Samoan dives on him! He is angry! He picks Finlay up over his head and tosses him to the outside.
21st Elimination - Finlay by Umaga - Finlay lasted 1:19
Every man in the ring is now standing and there are punches flying left and right! The countdown has started for the last entrant! 3! 2! 1!
GONG - 30th Entrant is The Undertaker
The lights have gone here at the rumble! Ah, now they are back. But Taker is in the ring behind everyone, where did he come from!? He goes and clotheslines RVD over the top rope! Now he takes Umaga out! He holds Punk over his head before throwing him out. Amidst all the fear, Christian bundles Orton out! HBK tries to fight Taker off, but he slaps his hand round Michaels' throat! Chokeslam to the outside! Benoit chops accross Taker's chest, but is reversed and he is going for the Last Ride! Last Ride out of the ring! Christian and Taker face up to each other while we recap the eliminations:
22nd Elimination - Rob Van Dam by The Undertaker - RVD lasted 7:34
23rd Elimination - Umaga by The Undertaker - Umaga lasted 3:08
24th Elimination - CM Punk by The Undertaker - Punk lasted 28:43
25th Elimination - Randy Orton by Christian - Orton lasted 4:47
26th Elimination - Shawn Michaels by The Undertaker - HBK lasted 6:26
27th Elimination - Chris Benoit by The Undertaker - Benoit lasted 13:50
Christian and Taker are squaring up in the ring. They lock up and Taker pushes Christian over to the ropes and hes almost got him out, but Christian kicks Taker off. Christian is moving in, but Edge has come from ringside to spear him over the top rope! Edge eliminated Christian! Taker wins!
28th Elimination - Christian by Edge - Christian lasted 32:05
Undertaker is celebrating in the ring, in his signature pose. He gets up and salutes the fans near the ropes, this is a match he has never won before. But hes blindsided! Its Chris Jericho! Jericho knocks him over the ropes and out!
And your winner, Y2J Chris Jericho!
29th Elimination - The Undertaker by Chris Jericho - Taker lasted 1:12
Winner: Chris Jericho
Jericho was never eliminated! He rolled out under the ropes "injured" to get attention and cheated his way to victory. The fans dont like it, the wrestlers don't like it, hell, i dont like it, but its happened! Thats it for the Royal Rumble, goodnight!
Show Stats:
Buy Rate: 1.79
Attendance: 20094