Detailed Royal Rumble 2007 Results

WWE Royal Rumble Results - 01/28/07
San Antonio, Texas
Report By: Buck Woodward of PWInsider.com

WWE Royal Rumble Opener:

The Royal Rumble opened with a video package putting over the history and importance of the Royal Rumble and how it leads to the main event at Wrestlemania. It then hyped this year's event, and the three title matches on the card, with emphasis on Umaga's attack on John Cena from Raw last week. All three announce teams were positioned at ringside, and welcomed us to the show.

Referee: Jack Doan
MNM vs. The Hardy Boyz

Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler handled commentary for this match. They replayed the injury from Armageddon after MNM entered, and a month later, it is still nasty to watch. Mercury is still sporting his protective mask. As the Hardys entered, they showed MNM's attack on Matt Hardy from Smackdown two weeks ago. They said Hardy suffered a dislocated jaw from that attack.

The start:

Matt dared Mercury to start the match, but Nitro jumped him from behind. Nitro beat Matt down, then tagged in Mercury to continue the assault. Mercury hit a kneelift and went after his jaw with punches. Nitro tagged in and worked over Hardy in MNM's corner. Hardy fought back with forearms, but Nitro tagged Mercury, who rammed Matt into a turnbuckle. Matt fought back with bodyshots, as Mercury covered up his face. Jeff got the tag and hit a slingshot kick to Mercury. However, Mercury got Jeff into his corner and tagged out to Nitro.

Mid-match notes:

Jeff tripped Nitro and hit a legdrop to the groin for a two count. The Hardys hit a double back elbow and elbow/backsplash combo on Nitro. Mercury ran in and Matt suplexed him. Matt gave Nitro a neckbreaker for a two count. Matt went for a slam, but Nitro floated over and decked Matt with a punch to the jaw. Mercury tagged in and punched Hardy in the jaw twice, hurting his hand on the second punch. Nitro tagged in, and worked over Matt with forearms, then choked him against the middle rope, where Mercury kicked him in the head. Nitro scored a two count, then applied a cravate. Matt tried to fight out, but Nitro hit him with a knee to the gut. MNM gave Hardy a double facebuster to their knees. Mercury mounted Matt and punched at his face, then gave him a short arm clothesline for a two count. Mercury applied a rear chinlock, but Matt fought out of it, only to be yanked down by the hair. Mercury went for a second rope elbow, but Matt moved out of the way. Matt punched Mercury in the mask, hurting his hand, and tagged Jeff.

Jeff ran in and cleaned house, giving Nitro a gourdbuster for a two count, then Whisper In The Wind, but Mercury broke up the cover. Matt ran in and gave Mercury a back suplex. The Hardys gave Nitro a double suplex. The Hardys went to the top rope for a splash/legdrop combo. Nitro got his knees up, so he blocked Jeff's splash, even though Matt's legdrop hit. Jeff and Nitro were the legal men, and Matt had to leave the ring. Nitro rolled to his corner and tagged Mercury.Mercury worked over Jeff's now hurting midsection with knees, then dropped an elbow. Mercury worked over Jeff in his corner, then Nitro tagged in for a running knee to the gut for a two count. MNM hit a double legdrop on Jeff and Mercury got a two count. Mercury applied a waistlock, but Jeff elbowed out and grabbed a cradle for a two count. Mercury responded with forearms to Jeff's midsection and tagged in Nitro for a double gutbuster. Nitro covered, but Matt broke it up.

Nitro kicked Hardy in the gut twice, then applied a bodyscissors. Jeff elbowed out of it, but Nitro used a front facelock to keep Jeff away from his corner. Jeff backdropped Nitro and tagged Matt, but Mercury distracted the ref, and the ref didn't see the tag. As Matt argued with the ref, MNM used this opportunity to drag Jeff back to their corner. As MNM went to double team Jeff, he managed to throw Mercury into a charging Nitro, then gave Nitro a mule kick and made the hot tag to Matt. Matt cleaned house on both men, hitting a clothesline/bulldog combo on both men and getting a two count on Nitro. Matt hit an elbow to the back of Nitro's head from the second rope for a two count. Matt went for a backdrop, but Nitro kicked it away. Mercury lifted Mercury for a Snapshot, but Jeff broke it up.

The Finish:

Air Hardy on Mercury, but as they went to do it on Nitro, he ducked, Jeff hit the corner, and Nitro grabbed Matt in a cradle for a two count. Matt hit a Side Effect on Nitro, then a Twist of Fate. Mercury charged Hardy knocking them both from the ring. However, as they fell through the ropes, Jeff tagged himself in. Jeff hit the Swanton Bomb on Nitro for the three count at the sixteen minute mark.

Winners - The Hardy Boyz

Backstage:

Backstage, Theodore R. Long was bragging to Jonathan Coachman about Smackdown's dominance in the Royal Rumble in recent years. Kelly Kelly was there as the "official tumbler". Edge entered and made fun of Kelly Kelly's name, saying her parents named her twice so she could remember it. Kelly responded "At least it is my real name". Randy Orton entered and he and Edge drew their numbers. Edge said to Orton "I'll show you mine, if you show me yours". King Booker entered and said "Tell me you didn't just say that".

ECW Championship Match
Referee: Mickey Hensen

Test vs. Bobby Lashley (c)

The start:

They locked up at the bell, and jockeyed for position. Test broke on the ropes, then slapped Lashley in the head. Lashley tackled Test down and choked him, but Test grabbed the bottom rope and the referee forced a break. Test hit Lashley low and choked him against the middle rope. Test hit some elbows in the corner and choked him with his boot. Lashley reversed a whip, but ran into a Test back elbow. Test then ran into a Lashley T-Bone suplex.

Mid-match notes:

Lashley hit a delayed vertical suplex, going one handed at one point. Test rolled to the floor, grabbing his back. Lashley went after him, rolling Test back in. As Lashley got on the apron, Test hit him with a shoulderblock between the ropes. Test then rammed Lashley into the ringpost, and Lashley fell to the floor. Test rolled Lashley back into the ring and covered him for a two count. Test applied an armbar with a chinlock. Lashley got to his feet and broke out of it, but ran into a Test boot. Test hit an over-the-shoulder armbreaker for a two count, then went back to the armbar.

Test hit some knees to the arm, and continued to work him over with the armbar. Lashley punched and shoved out of it, then ran into a Test back elbow. Test charged Lashley, and Lashley backdropped him. Lashley hit a clothesline and a pair of shoulderblocks with his good arm. Lashley went for a press slam, but his bad arm gave out on him. Lashley was doubled over in pain, and Test charged him with a big boot for a two count.

The Finish:

Test complained to the referee that it should have been a three count. Test went for a TKO, but Lashley floated over it, hit a belly to belly suplex, then hit a clothesline and Test rolled to the floor. Test got to his feet, started to get into the ring, then changed his mind and walked away, getting counted out at the seven minute mark. Seriously, he just walked away.

Winner by count out and still ECW Champion, Bobby Lashley

The Aftermath:

Lashley chased Test down the aisle, dragged him back to the ring, and gave him a running powerslam.

Backstage:

Backstage, John Cena was being checked by the doctor, and was in pain when the doctor touched his ribs. Vince McMahon entered, noting he was interrupting John Cena the way Cena interrupted him at Raw. McMahon questioned if Cena could wrestle, then mocked Cena's "You can't see me" gesture, saying he "didn't see" Cena being the last man standing tonight. McMahon then left the room as Cena looked annoyed.

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Referee: Nick Patrick

Mr. Kennedy vs. Batista (c)

The start:

They locked up and Batista threw Kennedy to the mat. They locked up again, and Batista tossed him down again. A third lockup saw them go to the corner, and Batista broke clean, but Kennedy kicked Batista's knee, hit a right hand and rolled him up for a one count. Batista backed Kennedy into a corner and Kennedy poked him in the eye. Kennedy hit some shots, but ran into a boot by Batista.

Mid-match notes:

Batista delivered a vertical suplex for a two count. Kennedy rolled to the floor and Batista rammed him into the security wall. Kennedy grabbed Batista low and rammed him knee first into the ringsteps. A limping Batista threw Kennedy back into the ring. Batista hit some forearms and elbows, then worked over Kennedy with shoulderblocks in the corner. Batista was heavily favoring the leg, and Kennedy dropkicked it out from under Batista. Kennedy stomped Batista down and dropped an elbow and a knee on Batista's leg. Kennedy dropped his weight on Batista's leg, then got a one count. Kennedy applied a standing figure four, which he then turned into a reverse figure four. I haven't seen one of those in a long time.

Kennedy used the middle rope for leverage, and the referee caught him, so Kennedy released it. Kennedy kicked Batista down in a corner and continued to target the leg. Kennedy was bleeding from the nose. Kennedy hit a running facewash kick to Batista as he was slumped in the corner. Kennedy then hit a running knee to the head for a two count. Kennedy applied a single leg Boston Crab, and Batista went for the ropes, but Kennedy dragged him back into the center of the ring. Batista managed to roll through the move, then grabbed a small package for a two count. Batista went for a slam, but Kennedy floated over it and chopblocked his leg. Kennedy charged Batista, and Batista grabbed a spinebuster, but hurt his knee in doing so.

Both men were slow to get up. Batista hit some punches, but Kennedy kicked out his knee. Kennedy kicked Batista in the face, and Batista hulked up. Batista hit two short clothesline and a backdrop, then hit a clothesline in the corner. Batista slammed Kennedy. Batista lifted Kennedy into a fireman's carry and hit a rolling Samoan Drop. Batista called for the Batista Bomb, but Kennedy hit his knee to block the move. The referee caught an errant elbow from Batista and fell to the mat. Kennedy gave Batista a neckbreaker, but there was no referee. There actually seems to be fan support for Kennedy, despite Batista getting a huge pop for his entrance.

The Finish:

Kennedy revived the referee and hit a DDT, but Batista kicked out at two. There was actually a "Kennedy" chant from a large group of ringside fans. Batista reversed a whip, but ran into a Kennedy boot in the corner. Kennedy got on the second rope, and jumped right into a Batista clothesline. Batista hit a Batista Bomb for the three count at the ten minute mark.

Winner and still World Heavyweight Champion, Batista

Backstage:

Backstage, Ariel picked out the number from Kevin Thorn. As Coachman was commenting about the "freaks" in ECW, The Little Bastard came in. Using a chair to reach the tumbler, he picked Finlay's number, then jumped on Coach and bit his ear. He kicked Coach's leg and started to leave ... bumping into the shin of the Great Khali. Khali drew three number balls. Coach said he could only take one, so he dropped the other two and left. Kelly bent over and picked up the balls. She said "Theses are the biggest balls I've ever held". Ron Simmons entered and said "Damn!"

WWE Championship Match
Last Man Standing Match
Referee: Michael Chioda

Umaga vs. John Cena (c)

The start:

Cena had his ribs taped up. They went nose to nose at the bell. Umaga shoved Cena, and Cena hit some punches. Cena floated over an attempted slam by Umaga and hit a jawbreaker, but Umaga hit one shot to the body and Cena fell to the floor, clutching his ribs. Umaga punched Cena as he got on the apron, and Cena fell back to the floor. Umaga threw Cena into the ringside steps, then hit some punches as the two men worked their way up the aisle.

Mid-match notes:

Cena returned fire with punches, and they went back towards the ring. Cena rammed Umaga headfirst into the ring apron, but Umaga hit him in the gut and Cena doubled over in pain. Back in the ring, Umaga hit a headbutt and kicked Cena in the ribs. Umaga hit a punch to the gut, then a forearm to the back. Umaga hit some headbutts to the midsection in a corner. Umaga went for a charge, but Cena got his feet up. Cena then ran into a clothesline by Umaga. Cena was down, and the referee began to count, but Cena was up at seven. Umaga slammed Cena, then grabbed a section of ringsteps and prepared to toss them into the ring, but Armando had him wait to see if Cena was going to get up. Cena was getting up at six, so Armando told Umaga to throw the steps in. As Umaga got on the apron, Cena grabbed him and yanked him throat first across the top rope. Umaga fell to the floor. In the ring, Cena lifted the steps overhead and threw them to ringside, hitting Umaga in the head. The referee began to count, but Umaga was up at eight.

Cena went outside to toss Umaga back into the ring. Cena went to rebound off the ropes, but Umaga hit him with a spinkick. Cena was up at six, and Umaga hit a shot to the ribs and applied a bearhug. Umaga planted Cena with a belly to belly suplex, and the ref started counting. Umaga got the other half of the steps and placed them in the ring. Cena got up at eight. There was a "We want tables" chant. Umaga propped the steps in a corner, then placed Cena in front of them with some punches. Umaga went for his running butt blast, but Cena moved out of the way and Umaga ran into the steps. Cena lifted the steps and ran into Umaga with them. Umaga got up at seven. Cena went to the top rope and went for a bodypress, but Umaga caught him and delivered a spinning sidewalk slam. Umaga placed the steps in the middle of the ring. Umaga kicked Cena in the ribs, then used the second rope to hit a modified Banzai Drop. Umaga hit a second, but on the third Cena got his knees up in Umaga's groin. Cena gave Umaga a Throwback, sending Umaga face first into the steps. Cena slammed Umaga back first on the steps, then collapsed to the mat.

Cena was up at five, then did the Five Knuckle Shuffle fistdrop to Umaga. Cena lifted Umaga for the FU, but Umaga's weight caused Cena to fall face first into the steps. Cena was busted open, but got up by nine. Umaga hit a series of right hands to the bloody Cena. Cena got up at eight, and Umaga delivered more punches. Cena hulked up, daring Umaga to hit him more. Cena hit some punches, but Umaga grabbed Cena and planted him with a Samoan Drop. Umaga called for the Spike. Cena got to his feet, and Umaga went for the Spike, but Cena blocked it, so Umaga headbutted him down instead. Umaga tied Cena to the Tree Of Woe, then went for a diving headbutt, but Cena sat up in the ropes and Umaga crashed to the mat. Cena delivered a top rope legdrop, Rocker Dropper-style, sending Umaga headfirst to the mat. Cena threw Umaga shoulder first into ringpost. Cena rolled to ringside, knocking out Armando.

Cena grabbed a TV monitor and blasted Umaga in the head with it. Umaga got up at eight, so Cena hit a shoulderblock, sending Umaga to the floor. Cena got on the apron and jumped at Umaga, but Umaga caught him and rammed him back first into the ringpost. Umaga rammed the bloody Cena head first into the ringsteps, then headfirst into the ECW announce table. Umaga then ran across the Raw and Smackdown announce tables, looking to splash Cena through the ECW table, but Cena moved and Umaga crashed through the ECW table alone. Cena rolled into the ring, and Umaga, amazingly, stood up on the floor at nine. Armando was unhooking the top rope in one corner, as Umaga approached the ring and hit Cena in the gut. Armando got the one turnbuckle unhooked and barked orders at Umaga, telling him to hit Cena with the steel connector. Umaga charged, but Cena ducked it and hit Umaga with an FU.

The Finish:

Cena knocked Armando off the apron, then hit Umaga with the steel connector. Cena then applied at STFU, wrapping the broken top rope around Umaga's throat and choking him with it. Cena screamed as he choked him. Cena rolled off, and the referee started to count. Umaga started to rise, so Cena jumped on Umaga and choked him with the rope again. Cena rolled off, and got to his feet. This time, Umaga stayed down for ten, ending the match at the 23-minute mark.

Winner and still WWE Champion, John Cena

Backstage:

There were two balls left in the tumbler. Sandman entered, took one of them and got beer all over the Coach. Ric Flair entered and took the last ball. Kelly said "You're last, but not least". Kelly, Layla and Brooke then gave Flair a quick standing lap dance.

Traditional 30 Man Over The Top Rope Royal Rumble Match

1. Shelton Benjamin

2. Chris Benoit

3. Carlito

4. Tommy Dreamer

5. Kenny Dykstra

6. Edge

7. Finlay 8. Ric Flair 9. Chavo Guerrero 10. Jeff Hardy
11. Matt Hardy 12. Hardcore Holly 13. Kane 14. King Booker 15. Chris Masters
16. Shawn Michaels 17. The Miz 18. Johnny Nitro 19. Randy Orton 20. MVP
21. CM Punk 22. Sabu 23. Sandman 24. Kevin Thorn 25. Undertaker
26. Rob Van Dam 27. Viscera 28. The Great Khali 29. Gregory Helms 30. Super Crazy
Winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble Match and going to Main Event WrestleMania 23 representing Friday Night SmackDown The Undertaker
Final 4: Undertaker, Randy Orton, Edge and Shawn Michaels. Final 2: Undertaker, Shawn Michaels

Commentators: Raw: Jerry “King” Lawler and SmackDown - John "Bradshaw" Layfield and Michael Cole

Referees: Raw: Marty Elias SmackDown: Charles Robinson, Jimmy Korderaus, ECW: Scott Armstrong

Our announcers for the Royal Rumble will be Michael Cole, JBL and Jerry Lawler. They locked up, and Finlay hit a shoulderblock. Finlay pounded Flair in a corner, and Flair responded with chops. Finlay backdropped Flair, then lifted him in a fireman's carry and tried to toss him out. Flair held onto the ropes and raked Finlay's eyes. Flair punched Finlay down in a corner, then chopped him. Number three is Kenny Dykstra. Flair chopped Kenny as he got in the ring. Finlay hit Flair with a running forearm, then stomped him down. Kenny shoved Finlay to get at Flair, and Finlay grabbed Kenny and tried to toss him over. Flair tried to get behind them and throw both men out. Kenny and Finlay started double teaming Flair. Number four is Matt Hardy. Matt hit a Side Effect on Kenny. Flair tried to sent Finlay over the top rope. Matt tossed Kenny over the top, but he held onto the ropes and landed on the apron. Finlay raked Flair's eyes. Kenny hit Matt with some shoulderblocks. Kenny went after Flair, Matt tried to toss Finlay. Flair hit Kenny with some chops. Number five is Edge.

Edge hit Flair and then Finlay with spears. Matt dodged an Edge spear, and gave Edge the Twist Of Fate. Kenny and Matt clotheslined each other. Everyone was down. Flair went under the ring and pulled out two chairs to give Edge a Conchairto. Kenny kicked one of them out of the ring. Edge and Kenny worked over Flair, and Edge tossed Flair over the top rope. Edge and Kenny high-fived, then Edge tossed Kenny out. Ric Flair and Kenny Dykstra are eliminated. Number six is Tommy Dreamer. Dreamer started pounding Edge, and there was an "ECW" chant. Dreamer put Edge in the Tree Of Woe and hit a dropkick. Finlay then blindsided Dreamer and worked him over while Matt and Edge went at it. Number seven is Sabu. Sabu came out and pulled out a table, then set it up at ringside. Sabu and Dreamer started slugging it out. Finlay tried to eliminate Edge. Sabu hit a springboard leg lariat on Dreamer, then slugged Hardy. "Sabu" chant. Sabu springboarded into a Dreamer clothesline. Dreamer and Edge tried to eliminate Finlay, while Matt and Sabu went at it. Number eight is Gregory Helms.

Helms and Hardy immediately went at it. Sabu tossed out Finlay, who landed on the apron. Helms gave Matt a neckbreaker. Dreamer tried to eliminate Edge. Finlay lifted Sabu in a fireman's carry, but Sabu fought it off. Still a "Sabu" chant going. Sabu grabbed Helms and tried to toss him over the top. Number nine is Shelton Benjamin. Benjamin went after Matt, then Dreamer. Matt went over the top rope, but held on. Helms tried to eliminate Edge. Sabu and Dreamer went at it. Finlay tried to toss Benjamin, but he held on. Hardy got behind Finlay and tried to sent him over. Finlay entwined himself in the ropes to save himself. Dreamer sat Sabu on the top rope and tried to send him over. Hardy and Benjamin teased suplexing each other over the top. Number ten is Kane. Kane started cleaning house, hitting everyone. Kane gave Helms a powerslam, then chokeslammed Edge. Kane threw Dreamer over the top rope and to the floor. Tommy Dreamer is eliminated.

Kane lifted Sabu, but Sabu floated over him. Sabu hit Kane with a clothesline, then tried for another. Kane backdropped Sabu to the apron, then chokeslammed him off the apron through the table Sabu had set up. Sabu is eliminated. Number eleven is CM Punk. CM Punk went right after Edge, but was cut off by Finlay. Benjamin choked Kane from behind. Helms and Hardy went at it. Finlay tried to toss Punk out, then Edge tried to do the same. Punk gave Edge a jumping knee, then tried to toss him. Hardy stomped Helms in a corner. Number twelve is King Booker. Helms and Punk went at it, and Booker inserted himself in that fight, grabbing Helms and tossing him over the top rope. Gregory Helms is eliminated. Kane tried to eliminate Matt, and Finlay got behind Kane and tried to force him out. Benjamin went at it with Edge. Booker stomped Punk down, and he and Benjamin tried to toss him over. Matt went after Edge. Number thirteen is Super Crazy. Crazy went after Booker, but was hit by Kane. Kane gave Super Crazy a back elbow, then decked Edge, Punk and Benjamin. Booker and Finlay went at it in a corner. Matt tried to toss out Crazy, with Shelton helping. Booker almost eliminated Finlay. Number fourteen is Jeff Hardy.

The Hardys went to work on Finlay, suplexing him. The Hardys then gave Edge a double elbow and elbow/backsplash como. The Hardys gave Crazy a double back suplex. The Hardys went after Kane, but Kane. Air Hardy on Kane. Finlay and Punk went at it. Edge and Benjamin went at it. Number fifteen is The Sandman, who entered through the crowd. Sandman is eliminated. The fans were not happy. Finlay tossed out Jeff, but Jeff skinned the cat. Kane tossed Punk out, but he held on. Number sixteen in Randy Orton. Orton and Edge tossed out Super Crazy. Super Crazy is eliminated. Orton gave Matt a side neckbreaker and started to toss him out as Jeff went to help Matt, and Edge got behind Jeff. Orton and Edge eliminated the Hardys at the same time. Matt and Jeff Hardy are eliminated. Orton went at Benjamin. Edge fought Punk. Finlay and Booker worked on Kane. Number seventeen in Chris Benoit. Benoit went after everyone, throwing people around with suplexes. Edge went after Booker. Punk tossed Benjamin out, but he held on. Benoit and Finlay went at it. Number eighteen is Rob Van Dam.

Van Dam hit Edge and Benjamin with kicks, then punched Kane. RVD kicked Booker in the head, and Kane grabbed Booker and sent him over the top rope. King Booker is eliminated. Booker ran back in and gave Kane a sidekick, then an ax kick. Booker then clotheslined Kane over the top rope. They are counting the elimination. Kane is eliminated. Booker rammed Kane into the steps on the floor and beat him up. Number nineteen is Viscera. Booker had to be pulled off of Kane by officials on the floor. In the ring, Finlay and Benoit went at it. Viscera, RVD and Benjamin tried to eliminate Edge. Orton kicked Punk in a corner. RVD went after Finlay. Viscera stepped on Orton in a corner. Benjamin went after Benoit. Number twenty is Johnny Nitro. Nitro tried to toss out RVD, then he got decked by Viscera. Viscera crushed Punk in a corner. Benoit tried to toss Benjamin out. Finlay tossed out RVD, but he landed on the apron. Edge and Orton worked over Nitro. Benjamin was tossed out by Benoit, but he held onto the bottom rope and kept his feet off the floor. Number twenty-one is Kevin Thorn.

Viscera and Nitro tried to toss RVD out. Benoit went at it with Thron. RVD hit Viscera with a series of shots, then Viscera decked him with a clothesline. Benjamin tried to powerbomb Nitro, but he punched out of it and dropkicked Benjamin. Number twenty-two is Hardcore Holly. Holly tossed Nitro out, but he landed on the apron. Orton went at it with Punk. Edge went at it with Finlay. Viscera grabbed Holly so Nitro could hit him. Benjamin catapulted RVD over the top, but he landed on the apron. A group of men tried to push Viscera out. Number twenty-three is Shawn Michaels. Everyone was tried to eliminate Viscera. Michaels grabbed Finlay and went nuts on him, clotheslining him over the top rope and to the floor. Finlay is eliminated. Michaels superkicked Viscera, and a group of people pushed him over the top rope. Viscera is eliminated. Michaels backdropped Benjamin out of the ring. Shelton Benjamin is eliminated. There was an "HBK" chant. Number twenty-four is Chris Masters. Nitro gave Benoit a neckbreaker. Edge and Orton went after Michaels. Benoit knocked Nitro over the top rope as Nitro got on the second rope. Johnny Nitro is eliminated.

RVD and Holly went at it. Masters and Punk went at it. Edge and Orton tried to get Michaels out. Number twenty-five is Chavo Guerrero. Guerrero went after Chris Masters. Benoit, from the apron, pulled Thorn over the top rope and to the floor. Kevin Thorn is eliminated. Punk and RVD went at it. Chavo and Masters went at it. Holly and Benoit went at it. Michaels was starting to get the better of Edge and Orton. Number twenty-six is MVP. MVP went after Benoit, but Michaels grabbed him so Benoit could chop him. RVD dropkicked Masters over the top rope and to the floor after floating over a suplex attempt. Chris Masters is eliminated. Orton tried to eliminate Punk. Chavo and RVD tried to get Holly out. MVP went at it with Benoit. Edge and Michaels went at it. Number twenty-seven is Carlito. Carlito went after everyone, then started stomping Orton. Carlito then went after Michaels, then Edge. RVD tossed Michaels over the top rope, but Michaels landed on the apron. RVD and Chavo tried to kick him off the apron. Holly and MVP worked over Benoit. Number twenty-eight is Great Khali.

Many wrestlers stopped fighting when they saw Khali. Khali got in and headbutted and swatted everyone away. No one was effective against him. At one point, everyone was knocked down except Khali. Khali grabbed Hardcore Holly and tossed him over the top rope. Hardcore Holly is eliminated. Number twenty-nine is The Miz. Khali tossed out the Miz, then RVD, then CM Punk. Miz, RVD and CM Punk are eliminated. Khali tossed Carlito, who landed on the apron, then chopped him off the apron. Carlito is eliminated. Khali tossed out Chavo. Chavo Guerrero is eliminated. Michaels tried to chop Khali, and Khali chokeslammed Michaels. Number thirty is the Undertaker. We have Undertaker, Khali, Michaels, Edge, Orton and MVP left in the ring. Undertaker and Khali exchanged shots. Khali grabbed Taker by the throat, but Taker broke free and pounded Khali with punches. Undertaker clotheslined and shoved Khali over the top rope. The Great Khali is eliminated. Michaels was down. Taker decked Edge, Orton and MVP, then hit the Old School ropewalk forearm on MVP. Undertaker tossed out MVP. MVP is eliminated.

Taker gave Edge a flying clothesline, then tossed him out, but Edge held on. MVP tossed a chair in, and Randy Orton hit Undertaker with it. Edge went to spear Orton, and Orton turned around and Edge put on the breaks. Orton and Edge argued, then Orton saw Michaels getting up, so Orton gave Michaels an RKO. Michaels rolled to the floor, under the bottom rope. Edge convinced Orton to team up and work on Undertaker. Undertaker was bleeding from the chairshot. They double teamed him, but Taker battled back with punches.

Winner of the 2007 Royal Rumble Match representing Friday Night SmackDown and going on to WrestleMania 23 - The Undertaker (Still Undefeated at WrestleMania 14-0)

Order of Entry:

Order of Elimination:

1. Ric Flair
2. Finlay
3. Kenny Dykstra
4. Matt Hardy
5. Edge
6. Tommy Dreamer
7. Sabu
8. Gregory Helms
9. Shelton Benjamin
10. Kane
11. CM Punk
12. King Booker
13. Super Crazy
14. Jeff Hardy
15. The Sandman
16. Randy Orton
17. Chris Benoit
18. Rob Van Dam
19. Viscera
20. Johnny Nitro
21. Kevin Thorn
22. Hardcore Holly
23. Shawn Michaels
24. Chris Masters
25. Chavo Guerrero
26. Montell Vontavious Porter
27. Carlito
28. The Great Khali
29. Mike Mizanin
30. The Undertaker

1. Ric Flair by Kenny Dykstra and Edge
2. Kenny Dykstra by Edge
3. Tommy Dreamer by Kane
4. Sabu by Kane
5. Gregory Helms by King Booker
6. The Sandman by King Booker
7. Super Crazy by Edge and Randy Orton
8. Jeff Hardy by Edge and Randy Orton
9. Matt Hardy by Edge and Randy Orton
10. King Booker by Kane
11. Kane by King Booker
12. Finlay by Shawn Michaels
13. Viscera by everyone
14. Shelton Benjamin by Shawn Michaels
15. Johnny Nitro by Chris Benoit
16. Kevin Thorn by Chris Benoit
17. Chris Masters by Rob Van Dam
18. Hardcore Holly by The Great Khali
19. Mike Mizanin by The Great Khali
20. Rob Van Dam by The Great Khali
21. CM Punk by The Great Khali
22. Carlito by The Great Khali
23. Chavo Guerrero by The Great Khali
24. Chris Benoit by The Great Khali
25. The Great Khali by The Undertaker
26. MVP by The Undertaker
27. Randy Orton by Shawn Michaels
28. Edge by Shawn Michaels
29. Shawn Michaels by the Undertaker

30. The Undertaker is the winner

 

WWE Raw, SmackDown and ECW Presents the 2007 Royal Rumble

- Final Confrontation Tag Team Match: The Hardys - Matt and Jeff Hardy defeat MNM - Mercury/Nitro and Melina

- ECW World Title: Bobby Lashley defeats Test to retain ECW World Title via Countout

- SmackDown World Title: Batista defeats Mr Kennedy to retain the SmackDown World Championship

- Last Man Standing Match for WWE Championship: John Cena defeats Umaga to retain WWE Title

- Royal Rumble Match:  The Undertaker wins the Royal Rumble Match