Royal Rumble (2011 TV Special) User Reviews

Better than expected. Not one of the best Rumbles.

[morantjavonte · 6/10 · 13 January 2023]

Royal Rumble 2011 Thoughts

Royal Rumble 2011 was the 24th annual Royal Rumble PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts with an attendance at 15,113. The buy rate from home was 476,000. It was also the last Royal Rumble to be under the original brand split that began in 2002.

4 matches took place on the card with the traditional royal rumble main eventing once more with rewards remaining the same of headlining WrestleMania. However the WWE advertised it to be under 40 Men for the first time ever. 3 Championship matches also took place. Edge battled Dolph Ziggler for the World Heavyweight Championship and Miz battled Randy Orton for the WWE Championship. We also had an unexpected Fatel 4 Way match which was originally set as a Handicap Match.

The Good - The opening had a slow first 10 minute start but overall it turned into an awesome match. Edge not allowed to use the spear made it much more interesting. It probably was a bit obvious that he would eventually use it but still a great way of storytelling this feud. The Royal Rumble was better than expected. It was my first time view on it and it did turned out to be a fun Rumble even though the star power was not that good. CM Punk was the best star in the match.

The Meh - WWE Championship was pretty boring and a lousy ending did a huge number on it. I also was not happy with Alberto Del Rio winning at the time. From a later date, it clearly wasn't the best choice. I don't know why Vince was so obsessed with pushing him so fast.

The Bad - Kind of a forgettable match and not anything Memorable aside from the title change and that would be the Divas Championship fatal four way.

Overall - Thumbs slightly above the middle show. Jerry Lawler said something stupid of "show so big, they are opening with a world title match" No it's obvious that means they don't have a lot of star power. 40-Man honestly worked but I don't think it was necessary. If the concept ain't broke, don't fix it.

Score - 6 out of 10: Decent

0 = Terrible 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time :

1. Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler: World Heavyweight Championship - 4/5

2. Randy Orton vs. The Miz: WWE Championship - 2/5

3. Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve: WWE Divas Championship - 1.5/5

4. 40-Man Royal Rumble Match - 3.5/5

Best Match - Edge vs. Dolph Ziggler

Worst Match - Natalya vs. Michelle McCool vs. Layla vs. Eve

Most Memorable Moment - Between Kevin Nash & Booker T's return.

Top 5 Performers

1. Edge - Great Performance

2. Dolph Ziggler - Great Performance

3. CM Punk - Good Performance

4. John Cena - Good Performance

5. Alberto Del Rio - Random.

2011 Royal Rumble

[DannMarshall · 5/10 · 31 January 2011]

1. In the opening match Edge b. Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in 20:45.

I thought this was an entertaining match, and it was nice to see Edge pull out the unprettier. While Ziggler may not have won the world title here he still has a good shot in the future.

2. In the second match The Miz (w/Alex Riley) b. Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship in 19:50.

This was another entertaining match as The Miz is at the top of his game. He has made me want to see him each and every week, and its been great listening to his promos. If Alberto Del Rio does decide that he wants to face him, this match will be nothing short of awesome! These were two exciting matches with plenty of action and near falls.

3. In a Fatal Four Way Match Eve Torres b. Layla, Michelle McCool, and Natalya to become the new WWE Divas Champion in 5:20.

This will be Eve's second reign as the Divas Champion so we'll see what's in store for her. As for the match itself, it was short and it could have gone either way based on how the match ended. For what its worth I do find Divas matches entertaining if only the WWE gave them time to shine, and longer matches.

4. The Royal Rumble Match was won by none other than ALBERTO DEL RIO in 70:10!

I thought this year's Rumble Match was pretty good, and it was nice to see some former superstars like Diesel and Booker T. While both men obviously did not last long it was exciting while they were in there. There was a spectacular move by John Morrison to save himself from getting eliminated. (Highly suggest that you check this out) CM Punk and Nexus did their part by completely owning the match mid way through. I kept saying to myself just wait till Cena comes out and he'll quickly eliminate the group which he did. I agree that it was nice to see a fresh face win the rumble in the likes of Del Rio. Del Rio fulfilled his destiny by winning the Royal Rumble, and now he can crown his achievements at WrestleMania by becoming either the World Heavyweight Champion or the WWE Champion!! Tune in to see the direction in which Del Rio takes!

Thanks! Check out this video to see the results: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIWTSvqn-Sc

half-good, half-bad

[watchguy008 · 5/10 · 31 January 2011]

Please forgive me if I do English mistakes because English is not my main language...BEWARE: MY REVIEW CONTAINS HUGE SPOILERS!

I had a big expectation for this per-pay view because for the forty men Royal Rumble match.I thought, WOW! That's the biggest Royal Rumble Ever!!So I begged my father to subscribe this highly anticipated(for me and other WWE Fans) per-pay view...

OK, let's start with the championship match. The event began with World Heavyweight Championship Match, Edge vs Dolph Ziggler.I never expected this was a very good match. Surprisingly, I found this match quite entertaining after few minutes of 'boring wrestling' that nearly caught me sleep...So I gave it 7/10 About WWE Championship Match, Randy Orton vs The Miz...I also quite anticipated this rematch. As a result, the match didn't disappoint me too...not as AWESOME as Stone Cold vs The Rock match in WM17 but it at least still gave me some thrill and I'm surprised with unexpected and 'misunderstood' twist at the end of the match.So it scores 7/10...

Hmmm,Divas' Match...Sorry but i had no comment about this (literally I missed the match) but I knew it ended pretty fast...

Now with the our BIGGEST MAIN EVENT! All I can say is.... UNEXPECTED and LITTLE Disappointing! Why? Unexpected refer to the winner of the Royal Rumble...And Thank God is not that guy again...I hope u get it what i mean...And some surprising appearance of my old likable superstar got me in joy as well...

Now with Disappointing part - a)The whole crowd was too quiet.You just can spot that the atmosphere was so 'cool' and u can hear no crowd were cheering to the part that suppose to be exciting(I meant the WWE plan).Only some really good moments you can hear them cheering... b)The moment with great potential just poorly executed.That means how bad the script was.For example, The Kane only came for a few minutes and he haven't done any chokeslam but he got eliminated so easily.The Kane was a 'pro Royal Rumble guy' in past WWE.That's only one example but there was many annoying parts... c)What the hell's wrong in Santino Marella case. You'll get it after watched it.

Overall: The Championship Matches didn't leave any disappointment if you don't expect it great like WWF matches...The Royal Rumble match was disappointment.The first-half part was entertaining but the second-half part just....(Whatever you want describe it).So think well before you want to appreciate or waste your 3hours...

Have a nice day^^