Royal Rumble 2011 Thoughts
Royal Rumble 2011 was the 24th annual Royal Rumble PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts with an attendance at 15,113. The buy rate from home was 476,000. It was also the last Royal Rumble to be under the original brand split that began in 2002.
4 matches took place on the card with the traditional royal rumble main eventing once more with rewards remaining the same of headlining WrestleMania. However the WWE advertised it to be under 40 Men for the first time ever. 3 Championship matches also took place. Edge battled Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship and Miz battled Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. We also had an unexpected Fatel 4 Way match which was originally set as a Handicap Match.
The Good - The opening had a slow first 10 minute start but overall it turned into an awesome match. Edge not allowed to use the spear made it much more interesting. It probably was a bit obvious that he would eventually use it but still a great way of storytelling this feud. The Royal Rumble was better than expected. It was my first time view on it and it did turned out to be a fun Rumble even though the star power was not that good. CM Punk was the best star in the match.
The Meh - WWE Championship was pretty boring and a lousy ending did a huge number on it. I also was not happy with Alberto Del Rio winning at the time. From a later date, it clearly wasn't the best choice. I don't know why Vince was so obsessed with pushing him so fast.
The Bad - Kind of a forgettable match and not anything Memorable aside from the title change and that would be the Divas Championship fatal four way.
Overall - Thumbs slightly above the middle show. Jerry Lawler said something stupid of "show so big, they are opening with a world title match" No it's obvious that means they don't have a lot of star power. 40-Man honestly worked but I don't think it was necessary. If the concept ain't broke, don't fix it.
Score - 6 out of 10: Decent
0 = Terrible 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler: World Heavyweight Championship - 4/5
2. Randy Orton vs. The Miz: WWE Championship - 2/5
3. Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve: WWE Divas Championship - 1.5/5
4. 40-Man Royal Rumble Match - 3.5/5
Best Match - Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler
Worst Match - Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve
Most Memorable Moment - Between Kevin Nash & Booker T's return.
Top 5 Performers
1. Edge - Great Performance
2. Dolph Ziggler - Great Performance
3. CM Punk - Good Performance
4. John Cena - Good Performance
5. Alberto Del Rio - Random.
Royal Rumble 2011 was the 24th annual Royal Rumble PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts with an attendance at 15,113. The buy rate from home was 476,000. It was also the last Royal Rumble to be under the original brand split that began in 2002.
4 matches took place on the card with the traditional royal rumble main eventing once more with rewards remaining the same of headlining WrestleMania. However the WWE advertised it to be under 40 Men for the first time ever. 3 Championship matches also took place. Edge battled Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship and Miz battled Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. We also had an unexpected Fatel 4 Way match which was originally set as a Handicap Match.
The Good - The opening had a slow first 10 minute start but overall it turned into an awesome match. Edge not allowed to use the spear made it much more interesting. It probably was a bit obvious that he would eventually use it but still a great way of storytelling this feud. The Royal Rumble was better than expected. It was my first time view on it and it did turned out to be a fun Rumble even though the star power was not that good. CM Punk was the best star in the match.
The Meh - WWE Championship was pretty boring and a lousy ending did a huge number on it. I also was not happy with Alberto Del Rio winning at the time. From a later date, it clearly wasn't the best choice. I don't know why Vince was so obsessed with pushing him so fast.
The Bad - Kind of a forgettable match and not anything Memorable aside from the title change and that would be the Divas Championship fatal four way.
Overall - Thumbs slightly above the middle show. Jerry Lawler said something stupid of "show so big, they are opening with a world title match" No it's obvious that means they don't have a lot of star power. 40-Man honestly worked but I don't think it was necessary. If the concept ain't broke, don't fix it.
Score - 6 out of 10: Decent
0 = Terrible 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :
1. Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler: World Heavyweight Championship - 4/5
2. Randy Orton vs. The Miz: WWE Championship - 2/5
3. Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve: WWE Divas Championship - 1.5/5
4. 40-Man Royal Rumble Match - 3.5/5
Best Match - Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler
Worst Match - Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve
Most Memorable Moment - Between Kevin Nash & Booker T's return.
Top 5 Performers
1. Edge - Great Performance
2. Dolph Ziggler - Great Performance
3. CM Punk - Good Performance
4. John Cena - Good Performance
5. Alberto Del Rio - Random.