No.28: Sheamus
Position Entered: 28
Superstars Eliminated: Hornswoggle
Eliminated by: Randy Orton
Time in Match:
40 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
We get a video package highlighting random numbers of the Rumble, such as number of competitors, their combined weight, and other useless factoids. I feel as though I should go ahead and get this out of the way before the match starts, but it’s obvious that this will be hectic and difficult to cover, so please bear with me, and I will do my best to keep up. Justin Roberts announces this as the biggest Rumble match in history, then gives a quick run down of the rules, for those fans out there that may not be in the know. The man who drew number one is the leader of the Nexus himself, CM Punk.
The second man in the Royal Rumble, and the man who, along with Punk, has the highest mountain to climb, is Ezekial Jackson, and Wade Barett? and Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater are ringside. All four men make their way onto the apron and all four men begin wailing on Punk. The rest of the New Nexus make their way down to the ring, and a brawl ensues as everyone begins brawling around the ringside area, but this match hasn’t even started as Cole gets another e-mail.
The GM is ordering the officials to restore order, and stop the men in the ring. Cole says the only man with the right to be in the ring right now is CM Punk and everyone else must return to the locker room immediately, and failure to comply will result in disqualification from the Rumble match. Everyone does indeed make their way to the back, arguing all the way.
The real #2 entrant will be Daniel Bryan, and ROH fans everywhere are wetting themselves over this first period. The bell rings and Punk locks in a headlock. Bryan fights out but Punk hits a clothesline. Bryan hits a single leg dropkick, backflips over Punk, and hits a nice running forearm. Bryan shoulders Punk and tries to take him over, but it’s blocked. Punk knocks Bryan out to the apron, but Bryan comes back in with a springboard dropkick. Bryan goes for a dropkick in the corner, but Punk avoids it.
#3 is Justin Gabriel
Gabriel goes right after CM Punk and he and Punk trade blows. Punk is able to backdrop Gabriel to the apron. Bryan attacks Punk from behind. Gabriel goes for the 450, but Punk rolls out of the way. Bryan hits a back suplex sending Gabriel to the outside.
Justin Gabriel is eliminated.
#4 is Zack Ryder
Ryder comes into the ring and takes it to both Punk and Bryan right off the bat.
Bryan is able to fight back against Ryder, but he catches a kick to the chest. Ryder ends up being launched by Bryan into a kick into Punk before Bryan sends him over the top with a hip toss.
Zak Ryder has been eliminated.
Bryan lays into Punk with a couple of kicks, but Punk comes right back and attempts to eliminate Bryan.
William Regal is #5
Regal comes out and takes it right to Bryan with a huge innovative suplex before hitting Punk with a big clothesline and another suplex. Regal kicks Punk in the side of the head before going back to Bryan. Bryan and Regal trade uppercuts in the middle of the ring and Bryan comes out on top before Regal punches him in the gut. Punk kicks Regal, and Bryan kicks Punk, before kicking Regal in the side of the head.
Ted Dibiase is #6
Dibiase goes after Bryan and Regal first, taking out both men, before taking CM Punk down with a big clothesline. Dibiase attempts to force Punk over the top, but Punk won’t let go of the ropes. Bryan lays into Regal with a nasty series of kicks to the chest and one more to the head. Bryan turns to Dibiase and Punk and tries to eliminate Dibiase, but Dibiase won’t go down.
#7 is John Morrison.
Morrison comes in and takes everyone out as the fresh man. Morrison hits the C4 on Bryan, but he’s caught off guard by Dibiase, who tries to throw him over the top. Regal launches him out, and Morrison is able to catch himself on the barricade.
William Regal is eliminated by Ted Dibiase.
Morrison jumps from the barricade to the ring steps and reenters the match. Things break down to Dibiase and Morrison and Dibiase and Punk and Bryan.
#8 is Yoshi Tatsu.
Yoshi comes in and goes right after Dibiase, while Punk, Bryan and Morrison fight amongst themselves. Bryan goes for a German suplex, but Morrison is able to land on his feet. Morrison and Punk almost have Bryan out of the match, but he’s able to sneak back into the ring as the clock begins to count down again.
#9 is Husky Harris.
Harris is in and he immediately takes it to everyone in his match, and begins protecting Punk. Everyone teams up on Harris and he ends up sitting on Punk while he’s being beaten. It doesn’t last for long though, and things just break down to a punching and kicking fest in the ring between everyone else. Punk hits a beautiful side suplex on Bryan.
#10 is Chavo Guerrero.
Chavo comes in and turns his attention right to Dibiase, attemption the three amigos, but it’s broken up by Punk. Chavo tries for the three amigos on Punk, but it’s broken up by Morrison. It’s broken up again, in turn by Bryan, and he’s the one who finally falls victim to all three suplexes. Chavo gets up and celebrates before being leveled by Husky Harris. Chavo is able to come back with a missile dropkick to Harris.
#11 is Mark Henry.
Henry makes his way down to the ring and begins head butting everything in sight. Henry catches a diving Chavo and tosses him out.
Chavo Guerrero has been eliminated.
Yoshi tries to attack Henry from behind and he’s clotheslined over the ropes for his troubles.
Yoshi Tatsu has been eliminated.
#12 is JTG.
JTG comes into the Rumble taking it to everyone, before eventually turning to Harris. Punk and Bryan continue to fight each other, and Harris continues to try and protect his leader. JoMo is attempting to eliminate Dibiase, but he doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. The clock begins to count down again.
#13 is Michael McGillicuty.
McGuillicuty comes in and immediately begins attacking everyone before dropkicking JTG out to the floor.
JTG has been eliminated.
McGuillicuty and Harris team up, but their union comes to an end as everyone tries to keep them apart. Harris and McGuillicuty come back though, and are able to backdrop Dibiase over the ropes.
Ted Dibiase Jr. is eliminated.
Chris Masters is #14.
Masters locks in the Masterlock on CM Punk, almost eliminating him, before McGuillicuty and Harris are able to save him.
#15 is David Otunga.
Otunga makes his way down and helps his comrades. Punk is able to toss Bryan over the top. As well as Chris Masters.
Daniel Bryan and Chris Masters have been eliminated.
Nexus team up and tip Morrison over the top rope to the apron, and even though Morrison attempts to hold tight, they eventually kick him to the floor.
John Morrison has been eliminated.
Nexus team up on Mark Henry and are also able to force him over the top rope to the outside.
#16 is Tyler Reks.
Tyler Reks enters a ring where the only other people are members of Nexus, and he’s quickly dispatched from the ring.
Tyler Reks has been eliminated.
Nexus hang out in the ring and await the next man out.
#17 is Vladamir Kozlov.
Kozlov comes in hot, immediately kicking Punk to the mat, but the overwhelming force of Nexus is too much for Kozlov and he ends up taking a crushing senton from Harris before he’s picked up to his feet and tossed to the outside by Punk.
Vladamir Kozlov is eliminated.
Again, Punk and Nexus wait for the next entrant.
#18 is R-Truth.
Truth runs down to the ring to try his luck, and even though he does his best to fight off everyone, just like the men before him, he falls to the overwhelming Nexus. Punk hits Truth with the high knee in the corner and asks the crowd ‘what’s up’, before hitting the bulldog. Punk picks up Truth and tosses him to the outside.
R-Truth is eliminated.
#19 is the returning Great Khali.
Khali makes his way down to the ring and Punk looks terrified. Khali takes out everyone with big punches, and a big boot to McGuillicuty. Khali tosses Harris over the top.
Husky Harris has been eliminated.
Khali turns to Punk and begins stomping on him in the corner before picking him up and laying him out with a punch.
#20 is Mason Ryan.
Ryan makes his way out to the ring and trades blows with Khali, with Khali immediately putting Ryan down. Ryan is able to duck a clothesline, and Ryan pushes Khali over the top rope to the outside.
The Great Khali has been eliminated.
Punk and Nexus end up in the ring alone again, minus Harris of course, waiting for the next man.
#21 is Booker T.
Booker comes out to the ring and Striker calls it a Mark Out Moment. Booker ends up being beat down by Ryan right off the bat, but he comes right back, even scoring the axe kick on Otunga. McGuillicuty attacks from behind, but Booker hits the book end, and drops down to one knee before doing the spin-a-roonie. Punk tries to eliminate Booker, but Booker turns it around, almost eliminating Punk. Ryan grabs Booker from behind and takes him over the top rope, dumping him on the outside.
#22 is John Cena.
Cena’s music hits and Punk’s face drops. Cena takes off his shirt at the top of the ramp, counts the members of Nexus, and charges. Cena takes out all the members of Necus, using the confusion of numbers. Cena low bridges Mason Ryan, sending him over the top, before clotheslining McGuillicuty and Otunga over the top rope.
Mason Ryan, Michael McGuillicuty, and David Otunga have been eliminated.
Cena stares down Punk and smiles. Punk tries to get the jump on Cena, but Cena comes back with a couple of blows of his own. Punk tries for the GTS but Cena fights out of it, and both men hit clotheslines at the same time.
#23 is Hornswoggle.
Hornswoggle plays for the crowd, before mocking Punk, only to eat a big kick from Punk for his troubles. Punk turns his attention to Cena, laying into him with a series of kicks. Punk shoulders Cena and tries to dump him over the top rope, but Cena turns it around and hits the AA over the top rope, eliminating Punk.
CM Punk has been eliminated.
Cena goes over and shakes Hornswoggle’s hand, picking him back up to his feet.
Tyson Kidd is #24.
Kidd makes his way in the ring where he’s immediately made a fool of by Hornswoggle, before eating an AA from Cena. Hornswoggle then shoulders Kidd and hits a mini-AA of his own. Cena picks Kidd up and tosses him over the top.
Tyson Kidd has been eliminated.
#25 is Heath Slater.
Slater makes his way out to the ring and quickly gets a couple of shoulderblocks from Cena, and a stunner from Hornswoggle before Cena connects with the side suplex. Cena and Hornswoggle both go for, and connect with the five knuckle shuffle. Hornswoggle goes to the top and connects with the tadpole splash, and Cena tosses Slater over the top.
Heath Slater has been eliminated.
#26 is Kofi Kingston.
Kingston makes his way down to a big ovation from the crowd. Kingston takes his time coming into the ring. Cena and Kingston stare each other down, and it looks like Hornswoggle will be a spectator or something. Kingston and Cena lock up, and Kofi is able to come up with a big back elbow, and a beautiful dropkick, before mounting him in the corner and hitting a series of punches.
#27 is Jack Swagger.
Swagger comes in and immediately takes it to both Cena and Kingston. Swagger connects with a Vader bomb on Cena, and Hornswoggle hits him from behind. This allows Kingston to hit a big cross body from the top, and Kingston uses Hornswoggle as a launching pad for the boom drop.
#28 is Sheamus.
Sheamus comes right to the ring and takes it to everyone but Hornswoggle, hitting the Irish Curse backbreaker on Cena. Sheamus then down indeed turn to Hornswoggle, shoving him down to the mat hard. Hornswoggle gets up and teases sweet shin music, hitting it, but Sheamus comes right back, grabs him by the throat and puts him on the top rope. Cena hits the side suplex from behind, but Sheamus is able to come back and hit the bicycle kick to Hornswoggle, sending him to the outside.
Hornswoggle has been eliminated
#29 is Rey Mysterio.
Mysterio is able to clean house until he’s clotheslined by Sheamus. Mysterio is able to send Swagger to the outside, and even though he hangs on, Mysterio hits the 619, sending him to the floor.
Jack Swagger has been eliminated.
#30 is Wade Barrett.
Barrett comes out and he tries to hit the wasteland on Kofi to the outside, but he’s caught with a dropkick to the knee by Mysterio. Barrett is able to connect with a suplex on Cena, but then he finds himself on the end of Kofi Kingston’s boots.
#31 is Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler makes his way down to the ring slowly, but he’s able to do a lot of damage. Ziggler and Barrett almost attempt to eliminate Cena, but Mysterio breaks up the attempt.
#32 is Kevin Nash!
Everyone in the ring is stunned as Nash makes his way down to the ring. Barrett tries to attack but he’s shrugged off, as is everyone else. Nash hits Ziggler with a big elbow in the corner, and even hits Cena with a short arm clothesline.
#33 is Drew McIntyre.
McIntyre goes straight for Nash, teaming up with Sheamus and pounding down on Big Daddy Cool.
Mysterio connects with a 619 on Mysterio. Nash turns his attention back to Barrett.
#34 is Alex Riley.
Riley makes his way out to the ring with the Miz in tow. Nash tries for a big boot on Barrett, but Barrett moves and Nash is hung up on the top rope. Barrett kicks him and sends him over the top.
Kevin Nash has been eliminated.
#35 is the Big Show.
Show and Nash stare each other down on Show’s way out. Show comes in and immediately begins taking everyone out. He takes Barrett down with a big chokeslam. Show effortlessly tosses Ziggler over the top.
Dolph Ziggler has been eliminated.
#36 is Ezekiel Jackson.
Show chokeslams McIntyre over the ropes.
Drew McIntyre has been eliminated.
Big Zeke is able to tip Show over the top rope.
Big Show has been eliminated.
#37 is Santino Marella.
Marella rolls to the outside and begins hiding. Jackson is almost able to eliminate John Cena, but even with the help of Barrett, Cena fights them off.
#38 is Alberto Del Rio.
Alex Riley has been eliminated off screen. Del Rio takes his time getting down to the ring.
#39 is Randy Orton.
Orton comes down and forces Del Rio into the match, immediately hitting an RKO on him. Orton hits an RKO on Sheamus, then another on Kingston before tossing him over the top, then clotheslining Sheamus to the outside.
Kofi Kingston and Sheamus have been eliminated.
Orton and Cena stare each other down as the clock counts down to number 40.
#40 is Kane.
Kane makes his way down to the ring and begins punching everything moving. Kane is able to hit Orton with a big backbreaker, but he eats a clothesline from Jackson. Kane fights out of a body slam, and low bridges Jackson, causing him to fly to the outside.
Ezekiel Jackson has been eliminated.
Kane turns his attention to everyone else, indiscriminately punching. Kane eats a boot from Mysterio and Mysterio is able to hit a hurricarana to send Kane to the outside. Mysterio is hit by Barrett while he hands on the outside and he flies out to the floor.
Kane and Rey Mysterio have been eliminated.
Cena and Orton square off with Barrett and Del Rio respectively. Cena is able to hit a gut wrench powerbomb on Barrett. Orton stomps away at Del Rio. Orton and Cena stare each other down again. Both men trade blows in the center of the ring. Both try for their finishers but Cena fights out and Barrett breaks up the AA. Barrett hits a suplex on Cena. Cena ducks a clothesline from Del Rio and connects with the AA. Riley comes back and distracts Cena and the refs, and Miz jumps in from behind to eliminate Cena.
John Cena has been eliminated.
It’s down to Barrett, Orton and Del Rio.
Del Rio and Barrett both team up on Orton, choking him in the corner with their boots. Orton begins to fight back against both men with a series of clotheslines, a snap powerslam to Orton and his signature backbreaker to Del Rio. Orton is able to eliminate Barrett, but he finds himself immediately eliminated by Del Rio.
Wade Barrett and Randy Orton have been eliminated.
Del Rio believes he has won, but Santino crawls into the ring, and strikes with the cobra. Santino immediately begins celebrating, but when he goes to throw Del Rio out, it’s turned around on him, and Del Rio, does indeed win.
WINNER OF THE ROYAL RUMBLE: Alberto Del Rio