royal_rumble royal_rumble twentieth annual royal_rumble professional wrestling pay view event produced world_wrestling_entertainment wwe took place january center san_antonio texas featured talent raw smackdown ecw brands marked time new ecw brand participated royal_rumble match customary royal_rumble match winner received match year wrestlemania instance wrestlemania choice world heavyweight championship professional wrestling matches featured event scheduling main event main event annual man royal_rumble match featured wrestlers brands undertaker won match eliminating shawn_michaels primary match raw brand man standing match john_cena won match retained title unable feet referee counted predominant match smackdown brand versus kennedy world heavyweight championship won pinfall executing featured match ecw brand test ecw world championship won test counted background royal_rumble featured professional wrestling matches involved different wrestlers pre existing scripted feuds plots storylines played raw smackdown ecw world_wrestling_entertainment wwe primary television programs wrestlers portrayed villain hero followed series events built tension culminated wrestling match series matches event featured wrestlers wwe raw smackdown ecw brands storyline division wwe employees assigned television program main feud heading royal rumble raw brand john_cena feuding previous pay view event new year revolution defeated end undefeated streak retain night raw manager asked rematch agreed later night match great interfered attacked following week official contract signing rematch royal rumble took place announced choose match type chose match man standing match signed contract proceeded attack january episode raw eliminated attacked injured portrayed real storyline predominant feud smackdown brand kennedy battling world heavyweight championship january episode smackdown beat began wrestlers competed single matches wrestler win match shortest time number contender world heavyweight championship royal rumble kennedy defeated nearly minutes shortest time end following week sprint continued final match undertaker kennedy interfered pulling ring performing undertaker went pin attempt time ran kennedy winner sprint following week smackdown undertaker match kennedy won added title match royal rumble match kennedy attacked ringside kennedy causing undertaker disqualified match royal rumble remained singles match kennedy main feud ecw brand test feuding ecw championship won online poll test earn title shot january episode ecw ended contest van dam given title match week test interfered match attacked men triple threat match title occurred january episode ecw van dam test won beaten test title match royal_rumble week match january episode ecw defeated test title match event event went live pay view defeated lance dark match preliminary matches match aired tag team match matt match went forth took control attacking matt injured jaw repeatedly gained advantage briefly lost countered aerial attack jeff jeff finally tagged matt beat mercury finish came matt hit jeff hit bomb jeff pinned victory second match ecw world champion bobby test ecw world championship test illegal moves took control driving shoulder continued attack shoulder fought powerful moves test rolled ring allowed counted won retained title came test brought ring continued beat main event matches match world heavyweight champion kennedy world heavyweight championship gained early advantage kennedy kennedy injured knee steel steps kennedy continued attack knees applied submission holds target knee fought favoring knee kennedy pushed referee hit low blow kennedy clear advantage pinned count match went referee knocked eventually rose hit bomb pinfall retain title referee fourth match man standing match john_cena wwe championship dominated gaining advantage powerful moves attacking ribs tried fight steel steps quickly recovered continued beat managed hit low blow bulldog steel steps spin shuffle regained control attempted steps collapsed hitting head steps avoided running drop hit head television monitor got missed running splash announce table got manager detached use avoided attack hit loose ring rope failed answer referee count retained title final match royal_rumble match kane tenth dominated match entering eliminated hitting table earlier set entering signature match quickly eliminated randy_orton edge worked eliminate booker eliminated kane returned ring eliminated kane continued beat took combined effort men eliminate michaels hit great entering eighth dominated entering match eliminated seven men entering undertaker immediately fought eliminated eliminated leaving match edge michaels undertaker caught edge trying attack soon reconciled worked undertaker michaels outside ring came eliminated edge remaining exchanged attacks end undertaker hit michaels came michaels went undertaker avoided eliminated michaels win match undertaker competitor win rumble match slot considered easiest spot win despite having previous match aftermath shows following royal rumble surrounded undertaker choice champion face wrestlemania undertaker appeared brands champions finally february episode raw undertaker chose face world heavyweight championship performed starting rivalry undertaker won title wrestlemania feud continued episode smackdown undertaker lost title edge money bank won kennedy earlier week raw undertaker choice february shawn_michaels edge randy_orton wanted face title wrestlemania triple threat match title shot michaels won pinning successfully retained title michaels wrestlemania continued feud title addition edge remained champion soon joined feud mcmahon battle representatives respectively hair hair match wrestlemania royal_rumble match marked start kennedy push main event status went face ecw championship way won disqualification failing win title kennedy won money bank ladder match wrestlemania gave world title shot time choosing year following kennedy sustained injury house leave sidelined seven months booked lose title shot edge episode raw later results showed injury severe kennedy lost title shot returned mid card status remainder year reception center hosted different events variety seating basketball event smaller set wrestling event hold maximum fans royal_rumble production maximum standard lowered event drew fans received pay view buys wwe million pay view revenues quarter included royal_rumble way wrestlemania versus million events million difference resulted pay view buys royal rumble canadian online explorer professional wrestling sub website slam wrestling rated entire event points event lasting entire hours occurred royal_rumble match rated royal rumble released dvd february distributed wwe dvd debuted billboard dvd sales chart march dvd remained chart consecutive weeks june final rank results royal_rumble entrances red raw indicates raw superstar blue indicates smackdown superstar purple ecw indicates ecw superstar
Royal Rumble (2007)