-30-Man Royal Rumble, the winner to receive a championship match at Wrestlemania.
Number one is Dolph Ziggler.
Number two is Evan Bourne.
Number three is CM Punk.
Dolph Ziggler and Evan Bourne are eliminated.
Number four is JTG.
JTG is eliminated.
Number five is the Great Khali.
Number six is Beth Phoenix.
The Great Khali is eliminated.
Number seven is Zack Ryder.
Beth Phoenix is eliminated.
Zack Ryder is eliminated.
Number eight is Triple H.
Number nine is Drew McIntyre.
CM Punk is eliminated.
Number ten is Ted DiBiase.
Number eleven is John Morrison.
Number twelve is Kane.
Number thirteen is Cody Rhodes.
Number fourteen in MVP.
MVP is eliminated due to being unable to compete.
Number fifteen is Carlito.
Number sixteen is The Miz.
Miz is eliminated, and if MVP wasn’t before, he is now!
Number seventeen is Matt Hardy.
Matt Hardy is eliminated.
Kane is eliminated.
Number eighteen is Shawn Michaels.
Carlito is eliminated.
Cody Rhodes is eliminated.
Ted DiBiase is eliminated.
John Morrison is eliminated.
Drew McIntyre is eliminated.
Number nineteen is John Cena.
Triple H is eliminated,
Number twenty is Shelton Benjamin.
Shelton Benjamin is eliminated.
Number twenty-one is Yoshi Tatsu.
Yoshi Tatsi is eliminated.
Number twenty-two is Big Show.
Number twenty-three is Mark Henry.
Number twenty-four is Chris Masters.
Chris Masters is eliminated.
Mark Henry went to eliminate Big Show.
Number twenty-five is R-Truth.
Big Show and Mark Henry are eliminated.
Number twenty-six is Jack Swagger.
Number twenty-seven is Kofi Kingston.
Jack Swagger is eliminated.
R-Truth is eliminated.
Number twenty-eight is Chris Jericho.
Kofi Kinston is eliminated.
Number twenty-nine is Edge.
Chris Jericho is eliminated.
Number thirty is Batista.
The final four are Cena, Michaels, Edge and Batista.
Shawn Michaels is eliminated.
Batista is eliminated.
Edge was measuring Cena for a spear. Cena got up slowly, seemingly knowing it was coming. Cena dodged the spear, and kicked Edge in the chest. Cena then charged Edge, but Edge sidestepped him and tossed Cena out of the ring.
WWE Shop.com has February’s issue stating on the front cover that ‘Rey Mysterio soars into Wrestlemania XXVI’ and where it reads “..the Biggest Little Man discusses his shocking plans for WrestleMania 26 and the rest of the year.” Could this be that Rey Mysterio is an particpant in the rumble and actually going to win it and face The Undertaker for the WWE Heavyweight Title??
-Florida Championship Wrestling is scheduled for a 4-week run on WBFS-My 33 in South Florida starting on March 13, culminating in a FCW showing at the Miami-Dade County Fair on April 3.
-Tim sent this. … I work for a radio station in Hartford. We did a brief interview with John Morrison this week and he said he was going to be in the Rumble. When asked who he would cash in his title shot against he said “Shawn Michaels or the Undertaker”.
-The ABC affiliate in Glendale, AZ has a story at this link covering an appearance that Kofi Kingston made in town to support WrestleMania XXVI and the Axxess events.
Des Moines-based 3XWrestling proudly congratulates always-exhilarating aerial specialist Mike Sydal on being selected the 2009 Pro Wrestling Illustrated “Rookie of the Year.”
Sydal, who is currently one-half of the 3XW Tag Team champions The High Flyers (with “Unbreakable” Zach Thompson), won with 24% of the total vote, beating out TNA Wrestling rookie sensation Jesse Neal.
Widely known around the Midwest wrestling scene for his breathtaking high-flying maneuvers and unbelievable speed in the ring, Sydal is the brother of current WWE superstar Evan “Matt Sydal” Bourne. He’s recently branched out to competing on the east coast in states such as Florida and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s famous ECW Arena.
Sydal joins an illustrious group of previous award winners that includes luminaries such as Larry Zbyszko, “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, Bob Backlund, Ricky “the Dragon” Steamboat, “Wildfire” Tommy Rich, Terry Taylor, Nord the Barbarian, “Total Package” Lex Luger, Owen Hart, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, “Das Wunderkind” Alex Wright, The Giant, Goldberg, Kurt Angle, Randy Orton and fellow former 3XW competitor Zach Gowen.
Sydal’s next wrestling appearance in on Feb. 5 in Des Moines, Iowa as part of 3XW’s Reign of Terror event at the Des Moines Social Club. Sydal teams up with Thompson to defend the 3XW Tag Team titles against The Gentlemen’s Club – Mark Sterling and Gage Octane with Todd Countryman. This is a rematch of the spectacular August battle between these teams at the King of Des Moines Tournament event.
For more information about Mike Sydal, 3XWrestling and the Reign of Terror card, please visit http://www.3XWrestling.com
Also available right now at http://www.3xwrestling.com/sydalvshollister.htm is a great match from June 2009 featuring Sydal battling fellow Midwest standout Shane Hollister. Be sure to watch the other “Matches of the Month” at the site to catch a glimpse of 3XW at The Des Moines Social Club, the most exciting venue for pro wrestling in the United States today!
I just got home from the Super Show at the Macon Centreplex here’s a quick rundown of the results.
1. Yoshi Tatsu defeated Zach Ryder with spin kick off the top rope.
2. Intercontinental Title match Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison with his feet on the ropes.
3. The Bella Twins defeated Layla and Natalya Niedhart I can see why the Bellas don’t wrestle much on TV.
4. Finley defeated Tyler Reks with a shillelagh shot.
5. US Title Match The Miz defeated MVP with the skull crushing finale.
6. ECW Title Match Christian defeated Ezekiel Jackson with the Kill switch.
7. Big Show defeated Mark Henry in a total squash this is the complete match Big show stalls then goes for a test of strength then kicks Henry’s hand away then punch him it was over in seconds.
8. DX and Kofi Kingston defeated Legacy when DiBiase got clocked with the tag belt by Rhodes then Kofi hit trouble in Paradise on Orton then Cody got Super kicked and then got hit by the Pedigree.
9. WWE Title Match John Cena defeated Sheamus by DQ.
Biggest pops DX, John Cena, MVP, and for some reason Big Show.
Biggest heat I would say Sheamus drew the biggest heat of the night.
Eric Woods sent this report.
Got into the Macon Centerplex about 7:45 because of traffic so I missed the first 10 or so minutes.
Just ending as we arrived: Drew McIntyre defeated John Morrison. Morrison sold a knee injury the entire way to the locker room.
The Bella Twins defeated Layla and ? Not a bad match.
Finlay defeated Tyler Reks with a knock on the head with the shillelagh (or as Tony Schiavone would say, an international object). Referee missed it of course.
The Miz defeated MVP to retain the US title.
Christian defeated Ezekiel Jackson in a great match. If they put one together like this tomorrow for the PPV it will be great.
Big Show defeated Mark Henry with a punch. The match was shorter than Mark Henry slowly walking to the ring. Big Show got a great ovation.
DX and Kofi defeated Orton, Rhodes and DiBiase as all 3 got to hit their finishers. Crowd was really into Michaels and HHH. At one point in the match members of the Legacy all got their trunks pulled down for an impromptu “moon over Macon”.
Cena defeated Sheamus by DQ when Sheamus shoved the referee. The end came with the ref calling the match as Cena had Sheamus in the STF and Sheamus was tapping out. Post match beat down by Sheamus on Cena followed by a Cena recovery and beatdown of Sheamus while he was posing.
All in all it was a solid show. Better than the one I saw in Columbus about 2.5 years ago. Michaels and HHH did a great job of shaking hands with the fans and high fiving everyone. Good mic work by Tyler Reks, The Miz, and Sheamus as they attempted to generate some animosity from the fans.
Arena was 95% full. Saw TNA in the same venue last year and I think TNA did a much better job with the talent interacting and trying to connect with the fans, but the WWE product as a whole was much better in terms of talent and matches and they drew twice the crowd of TNA.
-Taz posted the following on his twitter:
I might not need to get it done NOW. My other option is 3 injections in the joint. Buy me a couple of years before the replacement.
-TNA Wrestling has posted the results to each event with photos on the UK Tour, click here.
