Royal Rumble (2007)

Royal Rumble; 2007
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Promotion	World Wrestling Entertainment
Brand(s)	WWE Alumni
Date	January 28, 2007
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York City, NY
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Royal Rumble (2007) was the first annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 28, 2007 at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.

The main event was a Battle royal where The Game won a 30 man Royal Rumble match to be declared the number one contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Title. The undercard featured were the first-ever Royal Rumble match won by War Machine winning the number 1 contendership for the vacant WWE Championship, while, The Game winning the vacant WWE Intercontinental Title.

Development

Vince McMahon contrived the idea of the Royal Rumble Match. The rules were that each SuperStar had to choose a number between 1 and 30. The # 1 and # 2 entrants would begin the match while the other participants would join the match every two minutes thereafter. Participants had to eliminate their opponents by tossing them over the top rope with both feet then touching the floor. The winner would be the last wrestler remaining after all others had been eliminated. It was similar to a battle royal.

Background

Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on WWE Raw - World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) primary television program. 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. The event featured wrestlers from WWE's Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brands—a storyline division in which WWE employees were assigned to a television program of the same name.

The prime match scripted into the Royal Rumble was the annual Royal Rumble match, which has been held at every Royal Rumble event since its inception. The match featured 30 male wrestlers from WWE's three brands; 23 participants were officially announced for the match. 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 earned an opportunity to challenge for the WWE Championship at WWE's March WrestleMania I pay-per-view.

The main rivalry from the Raw brand featured Mike Krouser challenging Josh Samuels. Mike Krouser earned his match against Josh Samuels after winning by questionable motives by Samuels on the December 1, 2006 episode of Raw.

Another rivalry from Raw was the number one contindership for the WWE Championship.

The main rivalry from Raw heading into the Royal Rumble was the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship.

In the weeks leading into the event, the SuperStars drew a number between the numbers 1 through 30 in either the Number 1 Contender position at WrestleMania I or the Intercontinental Championship Title Royal Rumble Matches. Vince McMahon ruled that the Intercontinental Champion and the Number 1 contender will face each other at WrestleMania I in two months.

Event

Before the event went live on pay-per-view, Mike Krouser and Josh Samuels had a short lived match when Mike Krouser gave Josh Samuels a 5 star frog splash from the top rope then a pin.

In the 30 man, Number 1 Contender Match, War Machine, who entered the match at number 6, won the match thus gaining the Number 1 Contendership for the Vacant WWE Championship title at WrestleMania I against the WWE Intercontinental Champion.

In the second 30 man Royal Rumble Match, The Game, who entered the match at Number 30, won the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship and Number 2 Contendership at WrestleMania I to face War Machine for the Vacant WWE Championship.

Aftermath

Directly following the Royal Rumble Match, Vince McMahon left the WWE to World Championship Wrestling leaving his nephew Chae McMahon to lead the WWE for the remaining term. It was finally known that Chae McMahon acquired WWE in bankrupt court and became the owner of WWE. During this time, Chae McMahon split the company into two halves. One called Raw Brand and the other SmackDown Brand. War Machine dominating the competition until WrestleMania I while The Game held the Intercontinental Championship title until WrestleMania I. The WWE World Tag Team Championship titles were up for graps in a 16 team tournament. The finals of the tournament will be at No Way Out pay-per-view event.

Results

#	Results	Stipulations	Times
Dark Match	Mike Krouser defeated Josh Samuels by pinfall.	Singles Match	05:10
1	War Machine won a 30 man Royal Rumble Match for the number 1 contender slot at WrestleMania I.	Royal Rumble Match	1:25:30
2	The Game won a 30 man Royal Rumble Match for the vacant WWE Intercontinental Championship Title.	Royal Rumble Match	1:33:30

2007 Royal Rumble Match for the Number 1 Contender for the WWE World Title at WWE WrestleMania I

Draw	Entrant	Order	Eliminated by
1	Nicky de Rosque	1	Deathbringer
2	Jeffery Vanders	2	Deathbringer
3	Deathbringer	29	War Machine
4	Nightelf	3	Deathbringer
5	Nightstalker	4	Deathbringer
6	War Machine	30	Winner
7	Tayshaun Davis	5	War Machine
8	Scott Lyons	6	War Machine
9	Mason Costello	7	War Machine
10	Randy Iverson	8	War Machine
11	Cliffy-B	9	Deathbringer
12	Chris Camry	10	War Machine
13	Possum Person	11	War Machine
14	Refugee Mike	12	Deathbringer
15	Shaun Morgan	13	Deathbringer
16	Felipe Salarose	14	War Machine
17	Ethan Kinneas	15	Deathbringer
18	Nabeel Nawaz	16	War Machine
19	Sean Royal	17	Deathbringer
20	Toni Pepperoni	18	War Machine
21	Ryan West	19	Deathbringer
22	BigPapaBear	20	War Machine
23	Eddie Synomiteed	21	Deathbringer
24	Alex Day	22	War Machine
25	Mike Vortex	23	Deathbringer
26	Hollywood's Most Wanted	24	War Machine
27	Frankie Famous	25	Deathbringer
28	Pyro	26	War Machine
29	A Wrestler Named Famous	27	Deathbringer
30	Sean Skyfire	28	War Machine

Royal Rumble Match For the Vacant WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship Title

Draw	Entrant	Order	Eliminated by
1	Leon Kennedy	1	Toxic
2	Toxic	3	The Destroyer
3	Stephen Hart	2	Toxic
4	The Destroyer	17	Oblivion
5	Judgment	4	The Destroyer
6	Legion	5	The Destroyer
7	Matt Walker	6	The Destroyer
8	Richey Riot	7	The Destroyer
9	Assassin	8	The Destroyer
10	Stephen Angelus	9	The Destroyer
11	Demon Deacon	10	The Destroyer
12	Kyle Warren	11	The Destroyer
13	The Razor	12	The Destroyer
14	Justin Sane	13	The Destroyer
15	John Selby	14	The Destroyer
16	Black Magick	15	The Destroyer
17	Kado X. Ikuba	16	The Destroyer
18	Oblivion	27	The Game
19	Shade	18	Oblivion
20	Kirk William	19	Oblivion
21	Chase Williams	20	Oblivion
22	The Clown	21	Oblivion
23	Xtremo the Clown	22	Oblivion
24	The Ringmaster	23	Oblivion
25	The Great Malinko	24	Oblivion
26	Kyle Hunter	25	Oblivion
27	Patrick Hunter	26	Oblivion
28	Chris Sage	28	The Game
29	The Game	30	Winner
30	Tedman	29	The Game