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Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'', ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'' and ''[[IWE Superstars]]''—[[International Wrestling Entertainment]]'s (IWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a [[Heel|villain]] or a [[Face|hero]] as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. All wrestlers were from IWE's Raw, SmackDown and XCW brands—a [[IWE Brand Extension|storyline division]] in which IWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name. | Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]'', ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]'', ''[[XCW (IWE)|XCW]]'' and ''[[IWE Superstars]]''—[[International Wrestling Entertainment]]'s (IWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a [[Heel|villain]] or a [[Face|hero]] as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. All wrestlers were from IWE's Raw, SmackDown and XCW brands—a [[IWE Brand Extension|storyline division]] in which IWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name. | ||
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Royal Rumble (2010) | ||
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Theme song(s) | I Am The One | |
Tagline(s) | "Hero" by Skillet "Martyr No More" by Fozzy | |
Imformation | ||
Promotion | International Wrestling Entertainment | |
Date | January 31, 2010 | |
Attendance | 16,697 | |
Venue | Philips Arena | |
City | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Pay-per-view chronology | ||
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2009) | Royal Rumble (2010) | Elimination Chamber (2010) |
Royal Rumble chronology | ||
Royal Rumble (2009) | Royal Rumble (2010) | Royal Rumble (2011) |
Royal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by International Wrestling Entertainment (IWE). It took place on January 31, 2010 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and XCW brands. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XXVI) for his choice at either the IWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the XCW Championship.
Six professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match which featured wrestlers from all three brands. Edge, the twenty-ninth entrant, won the match by last eliminating Dustin Simpson, the nineteenth entrant. The primary match from the Raw brand was for the IWE Championship between reigning champion Garrett and Kevin McAlmond, which Garrett won by disqualification. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was between The Undertaker and Scott Wright for the World Heavyweight Championship, which The Undertaker won to retain the championship. The featured match on the XCW brand was for the XCW Championship between Khristian and Russell Dalton, which Khristian won.
Royal Rumble 2010 saw approximately 462,000 buys, which was up from 450,000 buys in 2009.
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Background
- See also: Professional wrestling
Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw, SmackDown, XCW and IWE Superstars—International Wrestling Entertainment's (IWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches. All wrestlers were from IWE's Raw, SmackDown and XCW brands—a storyline division in which IWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name.
The pay-per-view featured the annual Royal Rumble match, which has been featured at every Royal Rumble event since its inception. It features 30 wrestlers, and the match ends when one wrestler remains in the ring, after all 29 other wrestlers have been eliminated via being tossed over the top ring rope and having both feet touch the floor. The winner would earn a world championship match of their choosing at WrestleMania XXVI.
Role: | Name: |
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Commentator | Michael Cole |
Jerry Lawler | |
Matt Striker | |
Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
Hugo Savinovich (Spanish) | |
Ring announcers | Tony Chimel (SmackDown) |
Justin Roberts (Raw, Royal Rumble) | |
Savannah (XCW) | |
Referees | Mike Chioda |
John Cone | |
Jack Doan | |
Aaron "Goose" Mahoney | |
Chad Patton | |
Charles Robinson |
On the December 15, 2009 episode of XCW, general manager Tiffany made an announcement that the XCW brand would host a competition called the "XCW Homecoming", in which the winner will face Khristian for the XCW Championship at Royal Rumble. Featuring current and former superstars from the ECW brand, the first round of the competition consisted of eight singles matches. The winners of the matches would then qualify to the "Homecoming Finale" on the January 12, 2010 edition of XCW, where they would fight in an eight-man battle royal that will determine the competition winner. The first two qualifying matches were featured later that night with Russell Dalton defeating Jake Wilson and Kane defeating Zack Nuss. On the December 22, 2009 episode of XCW, Charlie Wilson returned in a losing effort to Yoshi Tatsu, while Richard "Vance Archer" Veach advanced with a victory over Goldust. On the December 29, 2009 episode of XCW, Matt Hooper and Justin Hensen defeated Finlay and Alex Knox respectively to qualify. The two remaining qualifying matches were held on the January 5, 2010 episode of XCW and saw Junior Remeriz defeating Chavo McAlmond and Justin Eldridge defeating Steven Larson to qualify. Russell Dalton won the "Homecoming Finale", last eliminating Kane, to earn the right to face Khristian at Royal Rumble.
On the January 4 episode of Raw, a fatal four-way match was held to determine the number one contender for IWE United States Championship featuring Montel Vontavious Porter, Steven Larson, Carlito and Charlie Wilson. Porter emerged victorious by pinning Wilson, and earned a match against The Miz for the championship.
It was announced on December 31, 2009 on the company's official website that The Undertaker would be defending the World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble; the means of determining the challenger was stated to be via the "Beat the Clock Sprint", a series of matches that sees who ever wins their match in the fastest time would be declared number-one contender. The sprint, held on the January 1, 2010 edition of SmackDown, consisted of four matches, in which Justin Eldridge, Kane, Khris Jericho, Scott Wright, Nick Kessler, B-Truth, Matt Hooper and Batista could qualify for if they won their matches in the quickest amount of time. Justin Eldridge defeated Matt Hooper in his match, setting the time at 7:20. The next match featured Kane and Kessler; both failed to beat the time limit, thus ruling both men out of winning the match and advancing to the match against for the World Heavyweight Championship. Khris Jericho later lost to Scott Wright with one second to spare. Wright defeated Jericho in 7:19, setting the new time to beat. The final match was Batista versus B-Truth, where the match resulted in another time-limit draw, due in part to interference from Wroght. Despite Wright being ruled number-one contender, onscreen consultant Lynn Lehr overruled the standing, announcing another contenders match the following week between Wright and Batista, who had disputably won his match. The rematch between the two on the January 8, 2010 episode of SmackDown was declared a no contest following both men being incapacitated. Another rematch between the two was held on the following week, this time inside a steel cage. Wright won the match, earning him the right to face The Undertaker at Royal Rumble.
The main event for Raw was determined on the January 11, 2010 edition with guest host Mike Tyson announcing the winner of a Triple Threat match later that night between Dustin Simpson, Jose Serrano, and Kevin McAlmond would advance to face Sheamus at Royal Rumble for the IWE Championship. McAlmond ultimately won with the help of Legacy, who took out Simpson and Serrano.
Since November of the previous year, IWE Women's Champion Amanda Johnson had been relentlessly insulting Sari Pasma over a perceived weight issue. The two had a match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, which saw Johnson win, continuing the torment. Pasma confronted Johnson on the January 15 episode of SmackDown during a mocking monologue about Pasma, leading to the champion assaulting her. It was also confirmed that day that Johnson would defend her title again at Royal Rumble against James.
Event
Preliminary matches
Main event matches
Aftermath
Reception
Results
# | Results | Stipulations |
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Dark | Lauren Ireland, Kelly Kelly, Nicole Bergman and The Gozelanski Twins (Tierney and Crystal) defeated Riley, Katie Lea Burchill, Dixie Hooper, Kassi Austin, and Shannon | 10-Diva tag team match |
1 | Khristian (c) defeated Russell Dalton (with William Kapphan) | Singles match for the XCW Championship |
2 | The Miz (c) defeated Mikhail Vontavious Porter | Singles match for the IWE United States Championship |
3 | Garrett (c) defeated Kevin McAlmond | Singles match for the IWE Championship |
4 | Sari Pasma defeated Amanda Johnson (c) | Singles match for the IWE Women's Championship |
5 | The Undertaker (c) defeated Scott Wright | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship |
6 | Edge won by last eliminating Dustin Simpson | 2010 Royal Rumble match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██ and "SD" indicates a SmackDown superstar, purple ██ and "ECW" indicates an XCW superstar, and gold ██ indicates a IWE Diva.
Draw | Entrant | Brand! | Order | Eliminated by |
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1 | Nick Kessler | SD | 2 | Eldridge |
2 | Justin Hensen | Raw | 1 | Eldridge |
3 | Justin Eldridge | SD | 4 | Kessler |
4 | LTG | SD | 3 | Kane |
5 | Reg Hageman | SD | 4 | Denney |
6 | Chandra Denney | SD | 5 | Eldridge |
7 | Zack Nuss | XCW | 6 | Eldridge |
8 | Triple K | Raw | 17 | Barnhart |
9 | Dax Hoovestall | SD | 16 | Barnhart & Triple K |
10 | Kyle Johnson | Raw | 14 | Barnhart |
11 | Joe Linderman | SD | 15 | Barnhart |
12 | Kane | SD | 11 | Triple K |
13 | Mark Semmler | Raw | 13 | Barnhart |
14 | Mikhail Vontavious Porter | Raw | 9 | Himself |
15 | Michael | Raw | 12 | Barnhart |
16 | Joe Smith | Raw | 8 | MVP |
17 | Matt Hooper | SD | 10 | Kane |
18 | Ryan Barnhart | Raw | 27 | Dern |
19 | Dustin Simpson | Raw | 29 | Edge |
20 | Junior Remeriz | XCW | 18 | Simpson |
21 | Park McKinnon | XCW | 19 | Simpson |
22 | The Big Marc | Raw | 22 | B-Truth |
23 | Steven Larson | Raw | 21 | B-Truth |
24 | James Masters | Raw | 20 | Big Marc |
25 | B-Truth | SD | 24 | Serrano |
26 | Charlie Wilson | Raw | 23 | Serrano |
27 | Jose Serrano | Raw | 25 | Simpson |
28 | Kris McGowan | SD | 26 | Edge |
29 | Edge | SD | - | Winner |
30 | Jesse Dern | SD | 28 | Simpson |
- Chandra Denney became the second diva to compete in the Royal Rumble match.
- Ryan Barnhart reached a record 39 eliminations in all his all Royal Rumble participations beating the previous record set by Stone Cold Steve Johnson.