Was there a 40-man Royal Rumble?
Was there a 40-man Royal Rumble?
The main event was the 2011 Royal Rumble match, which featured 40 participants from both brands instead of the usual number of 30—it has thus far been the only Royal Rumble match to have 40 participants.
Who won the WWE 2011 Royal Rumble?
Alberto Del Rio
Wikipedia The 2011 WWE Royal Rumble winner wasn’t who was expected and that is a good thing. Alberto Del Rio won the Royal Rumble and a trip to the WrestleMania 27 main-event against a WWE champion of his choice. Del Rio eliminated Santino Marella to win the Rumble and earn his title match.
Did Miz win a Royal Rumble?
Miz then participated in the 2018 Royal Rumble match on January 28, but he failed to win the match after being eliminated by the combined effort of Rollins and Reigns.
Who won the WWE Royal Rumble in 2011?
Alberto Del Rio, the Royal Rumble winner, at the 2011 Tribute to the Troops event. The main event was the 40-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania XXVII. CM Punk entered at #1 but was attacked by Nexus’s rivals The Corre.
Who won the 40-man Royal Rumble match?
Alberto Del Rio won the 40-Man Royal Rumble Match. BOSTON — Some guys have it all. SmackDown’s Alberto Del Rio is rich, he’s handsome, and after winning tonight’s Royal Rumble, he is headed to WrestleMania.
How many wrestlers are in the WWE Royal Rumble?
The match generally features 30 wrestlers, but 2011’s instead had 40 and has thus far been the only Royal Rumble event to have 40 participants—it was the largest version of the match until the 50-man version that occurred at April 2018’s Greatest Royal Rumble event.
What was the Divas rivalry at the Royal Rumble?
The Divas rivalry entering the Royal Rumble was between Natalya and LayCool over the Divas Championship. Natalya defeated LayCool in a handicap match at Survivor Series to win the Divas Championship, and she would later team with Beth Phoenix in defeating LayCool in a Divas tag team Tables Match at TLC.
