Royal Rumble (2012)

Royal Rumble (2012)
Royal Rumble (2012)
Tagline(s)	One match. One winner.
Theme; song(s)	"Dark Horses" by Switchfoot
Information
Promotion	WWE
Date	January 29, 2012
Venue	Scottrade Center
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Pay-per-view chronology
Royal Rumble chronology

Royal Rumble (2012) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event made by WWE that took place on January 29, 2012 at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, Missouri.^[1]^[2] It was the 25th yearly Royal Rumble event.^[2]

Background

As is the case every year since the event's beginning, the event's main event was the 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal, also known as the Royal Rumble match. The match started with two wrestlers and a new one was added every 90 seconds. To eliminate an opposing wrestler he must be thrown over the top rope and have both his two feet hit the floor, this will continue until there is only one man left, who is named the winner. The winner received either a WWE Championship match or a World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania XXVIII.^[3]

Matches

#	Matches	Stipulations	Time
Dark	Yoshi Tatsu defeated Heath Slater^[4]	Singles match	4:00
1	Daniel Bryan (c) defeated Mark Henry and Big Show^[5]	Triple Threat^{[broken anchor]} Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship	9:08
2	Beth Phoenix, Natalya, and The Bella Twins (Nikki Bella and Brie Bella) defeated Kelly Kelly, Eve, Alicia Fox, and Tamina^[6]	8-Diva Tag Team	5:29
3	John Cena fought Kane to a double countout^[7]	Singles match	10:56
4	Brodus Clay defeated Drew McIntyre^[8]	Singles match	1:05
5	CM Punk (c) defeated Dolph Ziggler^[9]	John Laurinaitis was the special guest referee. Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger were banned from ringside.	14:32
6	Sheamus last eliminated Chris Jericho to win^[10]	2012 Royal Rumble match	54:54
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

Entry order	Entrant	Brand	Elimination order	Eliminated by
1	The Miz	Raw	24	Big Show
2	Alex Riley	Raw	1	The Miz
3	R-Truth	Raw	2	The Miz
4	Cody Rhodes	SD	25	Big Show
5	Justin Gabriel	SD	4	Mick Foley and Ricardo Rodriguez
6	Primo	Raw	3	Mick Foley
7	Mick Foley	Legend	8	Cody Rhodes
8	Ricardo Rodriguez	Raw	5	Santino Marella
9	Santino Marella	Raw	7	Cody Rhodes
10	Epico	Raw	6	Mick Foley
11	Kofi Kingston	Raw	18	Sheamus
12	Jerry Lawler	Legend	9	Cody Rhodes
13	Ezekiel Jackson	SD	12	The Great Khali
14	Jinder Mahal	SD	11	The Great Khali
15	The Great Khali	SD	14	Cody Rhodes
16	Hunico	SD	16	Kharma
17	Booker T	Legend	10	Cody Rhodes
18	Dolph Ziggler	Raw	26	Big Show
19	Jim Duggan	Legend	13	Cody Rhodes
20	Michael Cole	Raw	15	Booker T and Jerry Lawler
21	Kharma	Raw	17	Dolph Ziggler
22	Sheamus	SD	-	Winner
23	Road Dogg	Legend	19	Wade Barrett
24	Jey Uso	SD	20	Randy Orton
25	Jack Swagger	Raw	23	Big Show
26	Wade Barrett	SD	21	Randy Orton
27	David Otunga	Raw	22	Chris Jericho
28	Randy Orton	SD	28	Chris Jericho
29	Chris Jericho	Raw	29	Sheamus
30	Big Show	SD	27	Randy Orton

References

↑ "WWE presents Royal Rumble, 01-29-2012". WWE. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Scottrade Center Events: WWE Royal Rumble". Scottrade Center. 2011-12-11. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-11.
↑ Zach Linder (December 20, 2011). "30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
↑ "WWE News: 2012 Royal Rumble dark match result". Prowrestling.net. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ Melok, Bobby (2012-01-29). "Results:World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def. Big Show and Mark Henry (Triple Threat Steel Cage Match)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ Artus, Matthew (2012-01-29). "Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, Natalya & The Bella Twins def. Eve, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox & Tamina". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ Passero, Mitch (2012-01-29). "John Cena vs. Kane (Double Count-out)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ Benigno, Anthony (2012-01-29). "Brodus Clay def. Drew McIntyre". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ Powers, Kevin (2012-01-29). "WWE Champion CM Punk def. Dolph Ziggler (Special Guest Referee John Laurinaitis)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
↑ Murphy, Ryan (2012-01-29). "Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

Related pages

Royal Rumble

Other websites

Official Royal Rumble website

[rumble2012-1] "WWE presents Royal Rumble, 01-29-2012". WWE. 2011-12-11. Retrieved 2011-12-11.

[rumble2012scottrade-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Scottrade Center Events: WWE Royal Rumble". Scottrade Center. 2011-12-11. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. Retrieved 2011-12-11.

[RoyalRumbleMatch-3] Zach Linder (December 20, 2011). "30-Man Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved 2011-12-21.

[dark-4] "WWE News: 2012 Royal Rumble dark match result". Prowrestling.net. 2012-01-29. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[WHChampionship-5] Melok, Bobby (2012-01-29). "Results:World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan def. Big Show and Mark Henry (Triple Threat Steel Cage Match)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[Divas-6] Artus, Matthew (2012-01-29). "Divas Champion Beth Phoenix, Natalya & The Bella Twins def. Eve, Kelly Kelly, Alicia Fox & Tamina". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[cena2012-7] Passero, Mitch (2012-01-29). "John Cena vs. Kane (Double Count-out)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[clay2012-8] Benigno, Anthony (2012-01-29). "Brodus Clay def. Drew McIntyre". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[WWEChampionship-9] Powers, Kevin (2012-01-29). "WWE Champion CM Punk def. Dolph Ziggler (Special Guest Referee John Laurinaitis)". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

[RumbleMatch-10] Murphy, Ryan (2012-01-29). "Sheamus won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2012-01-29.

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