WWE: Royal Rumble
January 27, 2013
Phoenix, AZ
US Airways Center
The current WWE champs are as follows:
WWE Champion: CM Punk (11/20/2011)
World Heavyweight Champion: Alberto Del Rio (1/11/2013)
WWE United States Champion: Antonio Cesaro (8/16/2012)
WWE Intercontinental Champion: Wade Barrett (12/31/2012)
WWE Tag Team Champions: Team Hell No (9/16/2012)
WWE Divas Champion: Kaitlyn (1/14/2013)
Your hosts are Michael Cole, a highly inebriated JBL, and Jerry Lawler. (more…)
WWE: Royal Rumble
January 30,2011
Boston, MA
TD Garden
The current WWE champs were as follows:
WWE Champion: The Miz (11/19/2010)
WWE U.S. Champion: Daniel Bryan (9/19/2010)
World Heavyweight Champion: Edge (12/19/2010)
WWE Intercontinental Champion: Kofi Kingston (1/7/2011)
WWE Unified Tag Team Champions: Santino Marella & Vladimir Kozlov (12/6/2010)
WWE Divas Champion: Natalya (11/21/2010)
Since Kyle has reviewed three straight PPVs (WrestleMania-Extreme Rules-Over the Limit) and me being the crazy completist that I am, I’m planning to get us all up to date on the 2011 PPV reviews here at PDRwrestling.
Your hosts are Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, and Matt Striker. (more…)
WWF Royal Rumble
January 19, 1997
San Antonio, TX
Alamodome
The current WWF champs were as follows:
World Champion: Psycho Sid (11/17/1996)
Intercontinental Champion: Hunter Hearst Helmsley (10/21/1996)
World Tag Team Champions: Owen Hart & Davey Boy Smith (9/22/1996)
Your hosts are Vince McMahon, Jim Ross, and Jerry Lawler. (more…)
Royal Rumble
January 22, 1995
Sun Dome
Tampa, Florida
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Jerry Lawler
Attendance: 10,000
Buy Rate: 1.0
Celebrity: Pamela Anderson (more…)
Royal Rumble 2010, January 31, 2010, Phillips Arena, Atlanta, GA
Announcers: Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, & Matt Striker
So here we go with the first PPV of the new year and new decade, the Royal Rumble. The undercard build has been pretty underwhelming to me, but I’m really looking forward to the Rumble itself as they’ve done a great job of building several guys into having legit reasons to win so if nothing else I expect it to deliver. (more…)
Royal Rumble
January 19, 1991
Miami Arena
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 16,000
Buy Rate: 2.4
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Roddy Piper
Review of Royal Rumble 1994: Featuring LIVE notes from the Civic Center
***Note from Justin – As a precaution, I will probably be overly optimistic and biased towards this show, as I was there live, and it was the first major show I was in attendance for, so it holds a special place in the wrestling section of my heart. I will try to be somewhat objective, but being there live has skewed my view of it, and I will whole-heartedly admit that. I will be talking more about the crowd feel and basics of the stories, while Scott talks more about the matches…also, even though it was 10 years ago, I will try to remember what was going on live in the arena, and will add those tidbits marked off by *** as we go***
Royal Rumble
January 22, 1994
Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
Announcers: Vince McMahon and Ted DiBiase
Attendance: 14,500
Buy Rate: 0.9
Royal Rumble
January 19, 1992
Knickerbocker Arena
Albany, New York
Attendance: 17,000
Buy Rate: 1.8
Announcers: Gorilla Monsoon and Bobby Heenan
Side note: I want to thank Justin and Scott for being extra punctual with their writing and putting forth the quality effort that they always do. I completely dropped the ball and had an ultra busy week which explains why the post is a day late. But anyways, it’s here and hopefully a fun read for everybody. (more…)
