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00:00:00Ladies and gentlemen, this is a Royal Rumble match!
00:00:07Now, two superstars will start in the ring.
00:00:11Every 90 seconds, a new participant will enter.
00:00:14Elimination occurs when you are thrown over the top rope and both feet touch the floor.
00:00:19This will continue until all 30 men have entered the match.
00:00:23The last remaining superstar will be declared the winner
00:00:27and will earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match
00:00:32at WrestleMania!
00:00:49The entrance of the first participant, from Chicago, Illinois, weighing 218 pounds,
00:00:56CM Punk!
00:00:59But it's no secret that CM Punk is entering the Royal Rumble number one.
00:01:03The news broke into him last week by Director of Operations Kane.
00:01:09It is not the first time CM Punk has started off the Rumble in the number one spot.
00:01:14He had that position back in 2011.
00:01:19But guys, you know, number one has yielded two winners
00:01:23over the 27-year history of the Royal Rumble.
00:01:26Absolutely, it's not impossible. It's improbable, but not impossible.
00:01:30Yep, from our incredible Hall of Fame panel up there, HBK in 1995,
00:01:35entered number one and won it all!
00:01:38I'm still mad he didn't get a gold moose, but he won the Royal Rumble.
00:01:54CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:02:00CM Punk says this is a hidden agenda by the authority,
00:02:04but he says it gives him motivation.
00:02:06It's his pastime to prove the McMahon family wrong
00:02:10and rub it in their faces.
00:02:12Right now, let's see who's number two in the Rumble.
00:02:15CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:02:21Sierra Hotel in secondly still to shield.
00:02:25This is apropos.
00:02:29Introducing his second participant, representing The Shield,
00:02:33weighing 217 pounds, Seth Rollins!
00:02:38Well, CM Punk has had major issues with The Shield over the past number one month,
00:02:43so I guess it's still a shock that he's starting this thing off against Seth Rollins.
00:02:47One of HBK's many picks for the Rumble.
00:02:50Yeah.
00:02:51Two men have won the Royal Rumble from spot number two,
00:02:55Rey Mysterio and Mr. McMahon,
00:02:58both winning the Rumble from number 10.
00:03:00Mr. McMahon in 1999, Rey Mysterio the longest ever in 2006.
00:03:05CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:03:10The Shield earlier tonight saying that they will decimate all opponents,
00:03:16all 27 other superstars in the Royal Rumble.
00:03:21Seth Rollins saying that The Shield will stand united,
00:03:25but right now we start out one-on-one.
00:03:27Punk and Rollins before the ring starts to fill up with 28 other superstars.
00:03:31Seth Rollins a little earlier on was almost, I thought,
00:03:35trying to be the peacemaker between The Shield there.
00:03:38Now he won't have anything to do with any peace with CM Punk.
00:03:42Remember how you're eliminated, you have to go over the top rope,
00:03:44both feet must hit the floor, then you head back to the locker room.
00:03:47Every man for himself tonight,
00:03:49the winner to main event WrestleMania for the WWE World Title.
00:03:54CM Punk has accomplished so much in his career,
00:03:56he's got guys, but he's never won the Rumble match.
00:03:59But 2011 Royal Rumble, CM Punk by himself eliminated seven different people.
00:04:03He may have to do that tonight, plus more.
00:04:07Right to the midsection of Seth Rollins.
00:04:12And Rollins, who's known as the architect of The Shield,
00:04:18the aerialist.
00:04:27Watch out!
00:04:28And Punk with a running knee, that's vintage Punk here early on in the match.
00:04:31Piles it up in a clothesline.
00:04:34CM Punk signaling it's time for Mitchell Rollins to take a little nap,
00:04:38go to sleep and get out of here.
00:04:40And Rollins!
00:04:41Really caught Punk there, and now Punk caught Rollins.
00:04:44Both men down as we wait for entry number three.
00:04:51Who's it gonna be at number three?
00:04:57Damian Sandow, who said he's gonna use tonight,
00:04:59much like he did in Money in the Bank,
00:05:01making a career opportunity.
00:05:03No wonder Khali was laughing.
00:05:05And Sandow now, and John's referring to back of the Royal Rumble kickoff show
00:05:10in SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero's office
00:05:13when superstars were pulling their entry numbers out of a tumbler here tonight.
00:05:16Random draw, of course.
00:05:18Great Khali laughing at Damian Sandow for the number he chose,
00:05:21which of course was number three.
00:05:23Hey, Ric Flair entered number three in 1992 and won the title.
00:05:29And now it's Rollins and Sandow again.
00:05:31You'll see strange alliances built throughout the Royal Rumble match.
00:05:36Look to eliminate Punk here.
00:05:39And Sandow, I mentioned before,
00:05:41run the Money in the Bank ladder match last year.
00:05:44Would love to see him shock the world again tonight.
00:05:47Uh-oh.
00:05:48Oh, man!
00:05:49Neckbreaker and a DDT!
00:05:53It worked!
00:05:54But there's nobody going over the top.
00:05:58This is Seth Rollins' first Rumble.
00:06:00CM Punk's sixth Royal Rumble match.
00:06:02Looking to eliminate Rollins again.
00:06:04Here we go!
00:06:05Up over the top rope, perhaps.
00:06:07Rollins' both feet have to hit the floor.
00:06:15Forget about Damian Sandow.
00:06:17No eliminations yet as we await number four.
00:06:21Three, two, one!
00:06:27And making his sixth appearance in the Royal Rumble match,
00:06:30Cody Rhodes with King.
00:06:31You gotta figure, where's his mind at
00:06:33after losing the tag team titles earlier tonight?
00:06:35Yeah, that was a major downer,
00:06:36but maybe he'll use winning the Royal Rumble as a motivation.
00:06:41Get back on the right side of things.
00:06:43Cody Rhodes and Sandow going right after each other.
00:06:46Cody Rhodes, look at this!
00:06:48But you gotta give up the top rope!
00:06:52And Rhodes trying to do this now to Damian Sandow,
00:06:54but there's Rollins from behind.
00:06:58Cody Rhodes had a great Royal Rumble match
00:07:00a couple of years ago, 2012,
00:07:02when he eliminated five competitors
00:07:04and stayed the match for about half of it.
00:07:08Cody Rhodes twice has eliminated.
00:07:10Sandow eliminated!
00:07:12Sandow eliminated by Punk!
00:07:15First person out of the 2014 Royal Rumble!
00:07:18So much for your opportunity!
00:07:20See ya!
00:07:21There's always 2015.
00:07:23Sandow cannot believe that he
00:07:26lasted such little time in the Royal Rumble match.
00:07:29He was pretty confident during an interview earlier today.
00:07:36Now Rhodes and Punk working together.
00:07:40Talk about getting guys over the top rope.
00:07:44Both feet hitting the floor.
00:07:45I mean, you saw there, there was, uh...
00:07:47Uh-oh, you may see Seth Rollins leaving.
00:07:50Number five on his way.
00:07:59Oh, no!
00:08:00What?
00:08:01I didn't even know he came up!
00:08:03I didn't know Kane was in it!
00:08:05Corporate Kane!
00:08:06This is his 15th straight Royal Rumble match!
00:08:10He's eliminated 38 people,
00:08:12second only to HBK at 39!
00:08:15And Kane, as he goes after Cody Rhodes,
00:08:17obviously with a score to settle with CM Punk.
00:08:20CM Punk called Kane a sellout, a suck-up,
00:08:24as he became Director of Operations for the Authority.
00:08:27I think you can see that, uh,
00:08:29Kane may be out here for two reasons.
00:08:33Of course, to win the Royal Rumble,
00:08:35but to, uh, issue a severe beatdown on CM Punk.
00:08:38In 2001, Kane eliminated 11 competitors,
00:08:41a record that still stands today.
00:08:44Eliminations in one Royal Rumble match.
00:08:46And he looks to make Punk his first elimination tonight!
00:08:50Kane is about to eliminate CM Punk.
00:08:53Do we have to call him Corporate Kane now,
00:08:55or while he's in the Rumble?
00:08:57Call him whatever he wants.
00:08:58He's wearing suit pants, so probably.
00:09:01Uh-oh!
00:09:02Oh, no!
00:09:03Now, and Punk with a roundhouse kick!
00:09:05And CM Punk eliminates Punk!
00:09:07He's Corporate Kane!
00:09:11Well, that's unfamiliar territory for Kane.
00:09:14Yes, it is.
00:09:18Punk with two eliminations tonight,
00:09:20as we await number six.
00:09:22Three, two, one!
00:09:27Rusev, Montreal!
00:09:28Oh, I like this!
00:09:29Rusev, Montreal!
00:09:30Ladies and gentlemen,
00:09:31if you're not familiar with this man,
00:09:33you're gonna be wowed.
00:09:34He's from NXT.
00:09:36He's six-foot-305 pounds from Bulgaria.
00:09:39They call him the Bulgarian Fruit.
00:09:41He's Alexander Rusev.
00:09:46This man was an Olympic prospect
00:09:48for the Bulgarian powerlifting team.
00:09:51And Rusev with a huge opportunity tonight!
00:09:55Remember, NXT's Bo Dallas in last year's Royal Rumble
00:09:59had a great showing.
00:10:00And now, uh-oh, Rollins just hanging on!
00:10:03Rusev pushing everybody around!
00:10:06He's got a Muay Thai background,
00:10:08a sumo background as well.
00:10:11This guy's huge!
00:10:12This man has taken NXT by storm!
00:10:16Cody Rhodes stays in it.
00:10:17And Punk now gets caught.
00:10:19He's thrown two guys over the top rope,
00:10:21but their both feet have not hit the floor,
00:10:22so he hasn't eliminated anybody yet.
00:10:24Look at him go after Punk!
00:10:26He's gonna go after everybody.
00:10:30Man!
00:10:32He's got his body strewn all over the ring.
00:10:35He's trying to get them over the top rope
00:10:36all the way to the floor.
00:10:40I mentioned that earlier.
00:10:41So many of these superstars love to use their
00:10:43finishing maneuvers on their opponents in here,
00:10:46but they usually leave somebody laying flat on the back.
00:10:49Then you gotta get them up and over.
00:10:50Here comes entry number seven.
00:10:54Well, is it Zeb or Swagger?
00:10:59It is the former world champion, Jack Swagger.
00:11:02This is Royal Rumble match number four
00:11:05for the member of the Real Americans.
00:11:07He's heading down here with a vengeance.
00:11:08Look out!
00:11:09Swagger bomb to Rollins.
00:11:11Rollins and Punk started the rumble.
00:11:12They're still in it.
00:11:13Now, Punk's got a chance.
00:11:14He's got a chance.
00:11:15He's got a chance.
00:11:16He's got a chance.
00:11:17He's got a chance.
00:11:18He's got a chance.
00:11:19He's got a chance.
00:11:20He's got a chance.
00:11:21He's got a chance.
00:11:22They're still in it.
00:11:23Now, a Swagger bomb on the other side
00:11:24of the ring to Cody Rhodes.
00:11:25He goes back to your point.
00:11:26Can't hear what's up.
00:11:27Everybody with their big...
00:11:28Oh, here we got something.
00:11:31This is gonna be fun.
00:11:32Rusev with the right.
00:11:33Swagger as well.
00:11:34And these two big men just hammering away at each other.
00:11:36Three.
00:11:39Throwing some pounds.
00:11:40Yes, they are.
00:11:41Watch it.
00:11:42Oh, and Rusev just collapsing Swagger.
00:11:47Whoa!
00:11:48Look out!
00:11:49Oh, man!
00:11:53Rusev has been impressive.
00:11:57And now Rollins right to the leg of Rusev,
00:12:00and that'll take the power game out
00:12:02from the Bulgarian crew.
00:12:05They're all ganging up on Rusev.
00:12:06They're smart.
00:12:09Common enemy makes friends.
00:12:12We are now awaiting entry number eight.
00:12:16I love this.
00:12:18Who's this gonna be?
00:12:27Kofi Kingston.
00:12:29Royal Rumble match number six.
00:12:31Come on, Kofi.
00:12:32Get your hands up.
00:12:33Get your hands up.
00:12:34Get your hands up.
00:12:35Get your hands up.
00:12:36Get your hands up.
00:12:37Get your hands up.
00:12:38Get your hands up.
00:12:39Get your hands up.
00:12:40Come on, Kofi.
00:12:41Get you some.
00:12:42And Kofi Kingston's made a career
00:12:44of spectacular Royal Rumble moments.
00:12:47And again, I misspoke.
00:12:48Kofi Kingston comes in at number eight,
00:12:51but this is Kofi Kingston's sixth Royal Rumble match.
00:12:54Punk's going at it.
00:12:55Punk is almost eliminated here.
00:12:57Hey, Randy Orton came in at number eight in 2009
00:13:00and won it.
00:13:01Oh, and Punk caught Swagger.
00:13:05Again, Punk surviving.
00:13:06You gotta go over the top rope.
00:13:07Both feet have to hit the floor.
00:13:10Kofi Kingston's been on some roll, guys.
00:13:12He's beaten Randy Orton.
00:13:14Pinned him a couple of weeks ago.
00:13:16Randy hasn't been able to beat Kofi
00:13:18in two matches the last couple of weeks.
00:13:20Not again.
00:13:21And now looking to eliminate Punk again.
00:13:22Here he goes.
00:13:23Cody Rhodes again with Punk just barely hanging on.
00:13:27Like everybody has their sights set on CM Punk.
00:13:32Well, you gotta eliminate the biggest threat.
00:13:34The key is to survive.
00:13:35You can't get this.
00:13:36Rollins.
00:13:37Swagger Lee to eliminate Rollins.
00:13:40Yeah, Rollins completely upside down.
00:13:42You can't win the Rumble this early,
00:13:43but you certainly could lose it.
00:13:49Now Cody and Kingston working on Rusev
00:13:52as we look for entry number nine.
00:13:57Seem like this time he's just flying by here.
00:14:05This is Jimmy Uso making his first appearance ever
00:14:08in the Royal Rumble match.
00:14:09Jimmy Uso wasting no time.
00:14:11Getting into action.
00:14:12And Uso's who's had an issue with the shield.
00:14:14He went right after Seth Rollins.
00:14:16And now after Rusev and Cody Rhodes.
00:14:18And the Usos have been on quite the roll
00:14:20over the past few weeks.
00:14:24Jimmy's showing no favoritism.
00:14:27Letting those fists fly on everybody.
00:14:30It's Rusev.
00:14:31This guy's scary.
00:14:35Punk's still in it.
00:14:36Rollins still in it.
00:14:37They started one and two.
00:14:39Hidden by the Uso.
00:14:44Cody with a dropkick.
00:14:54Swagger trying to take some of the wind
00:14:56out of the sails of it.
00:15:00Every man for himself in the Royal Rumble match.
00:15:04Sandow, Kane, already been eliminated.
00:15:10Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:15:12Cody Rhodes.
00:15:13Cody Rhodes in trouble.
00:15:15Cody on the apron still.
00:15:17Both feet have to hit the floor.
00:15:24We're about to be a third of the way through.
00:15:26Entry number ten coming.
00:15:29But Rusev asleep.
00:15:30How you gonna get him up and get him on the top rope?
00:15:32And he's gold dust.
00:15:34Gold dust entering his ninth Royal Rumble match tonight.
00:15:39His brother Cody has put him out of two.
00:15:42Yes, eliminated Goldust from two Rumbles in the past.
00:15:45Again, you gotta wonder how Goldust is gonna focus tonight
00:15:48after losing the tag team titles earlier on in our kickoff show.
00:15:52Power slam to Rollins.
00:15:54And there's Rusev again.
00:16:00Rusev, welcome to a WWE Royal Rumble.
00:16:06It's every man for himself.
00:16:09That's right now when there's three men in the room.
00:16:13Everyone's targeting Rusev.
00:16:14In 2007, eight men put out Bistro working together.
00:16:18That's what it may take for Rusev.
00:16:19And that's a record that John's referring to.
00:16:22And now Kingston.
00:16:24And Punk, and everybody now is focusing on Rusev.
00:16:28The Bulgarian Bruce.
00:16:29Get rid of the biggest threat.
00:16:30Let's fight it out.
00:16:35But he's got nothing to be ashamed of.
00:16:37Pretty good showing for Rusev here tonight, this inaugural Rumble.
00:16:44The Bulgarian referee is telling him he's out of here.
00:16:47Kingston caught by Rusev.
00:16:54He's gonna take out his frustrations on Kingston.
00:16:57Referee's gotta try to get Rusev back to the water.
00:17:00Kofi Kingston on the barricade.
00:17:02Kofi Kingston went over the top rope, guys.
00:17:04But remember, he's not been eliminated.
00:17:06That's right, Kofi Kingston's still in it.
00:17:09Kofi Kingston has been a highlight.
00:17:10We have spectacular moves in the past.
00:17:13He's a mile away from the ring.
00:17:15He is that.
00:17:17I know he's not out, but he might as well be.
00:17:19Last year he borrowed my chair.
00:17:21What is Kofi gonna do here?
00:17:24Nothing he can't do.
00:17:30What's he trying to do?
00:17:31I don't think he can fly.
00:17:33He can't fly, this is impossible.
00:17:37You gotta be kidding me!
00:17:43Kofi Kingston just turned into Bob Beeman.
00:17:45He's hopped on chairs.
00:17:46He's walked on his hands.
00:17:48He's used the human bridge.
00:17:50He's leaped from the barricade into the ring.
00:17:52Kingston's a Rumble highlight reel.
00:17:54Yes, I just said he can't fly, but I believe he can.
00:17:57Apparently he can.
00:17:59And who is number 11, the United States champion,
00:18:02Dean Ambrose.
00:18:07Well, guys, this makes for an uncomfortable situation.
00:18:10Two members of The Shield in the ring at the same time.
00:18:13And as Dean Ambrose enters the ring, we can tell you
00:18:15Seth Rollins, CM Punk, who entered the Rumble first,
00:18:18they've been in this matchup over 15 minutes so far
00:18:21as they look to eliminate Swagger.
00:18:23Swagger in trouble.
00:18:25Over the top rope, it's The Usos and Goldust.
00:18:27Swagger trying to stay in the match.
00:18:29Yeah, Swagger's grapevine in those ropes
00:18:31trying to stay in this match.
00:18:32Dean Ambrose now with his Shield brethren,
00:18:34Seth Rollins, in the ring together.
00:18:36Shield claiming they'll be a dominant force tonight.
00:18:38Can we take one more look at Kofi Kingston?
00:18:40Look at this.
00:18:42This is awesome.
00:18:44Able to leap tall buildings in a single round.
00:18:46I love it.
00:18:48This young guy is unbelievable.
00:18:51Last year, he borrowed my chair
00:18:53and Pogo sticked all the way back.
00:18:55I would have bet my house that that leap
00:18:57would have been impossible.
00:19:00Yeah.
00:19:02The action continues now in the ring.
00:19:04Uh-oh, look it now.
00:19:06It's Goldust who's on the apron.
00:19:08He slithers back underneath the ropes
00:19:10and back to safety.
00:19:16Ooh.
00:19:18Dean Ambrose caught a big right hand from Goldust.
00:19:20They're now looking for entry number 12.
00:19:22Four, three, two, one.
00:19:26Uh-oh, look it.
00:19:28The Usos stay in it.
00:19:30Here come Hacksaw's pitch.
00:19:32The show off.
00:19:34Entering his sixth Royal Rumble match
00:19:37at number 12, Dolph Ziggler.
00:19:40Missed a drop kick coming out of the box hot.
00:19:43Hey, last year, Dolph Ziggler spent 49 minutes
00:19:45and 47 seconds in the Royal Rumble.
00:19:48And Ziggler, he's going to have to tonight to win it.
00:19:51Going right after Ambrose.
00:19:53He's had submissions from Ambrose as well.
00:19:55Dolph doesn't want to be up there.
00:19:57That's where he gets eliminated.
00:20:00Let's go, Ziggler chance.
00:20:02Ringing throughout the console energy center in Pittsburgh.
00:20:05Whoa.
00:20:07Already Dolph's in trouble.
00:20:11And Dolph landed on the apron again.
00:20:13Ambrose would love to eliminate Ziggler here.
00:20:15And stop that flurry from the show off.
00:20:19Whoa, whoa.
00:20:21And now it's going to be kicked into the other side of the ring.
00:20:23Punk as well.
00:20:25Swagger looking to eliminate entry number one, CM Punk.
00:20:27And now Swagger's down.
00:20:29Dolph Ziggler struggling.
00:20:33Got a lot of guys in jeopardy right now.
00:20:42Dolph Ziggler, Dolph Ziggler over there.
00:20:44He's got...
00:20:46You got to get him all the way to the floor.
00:20:48Ambrose or Rollins? Rollins.
00:20:52We're looking for entry number 13 here.
00:20:54The punk just go over.
00:20:56No, CM Punk's doing it, guys.
00:20:58He's on the apron.
00:21:00And there comes R-Truth.
00:21:02Entry number 13, R-Truth.
00:21:05Multiple match number six.
00:21:07Hacksaw entered at number 13 in 1988 and won it.
00:21:11And now the Shield, Rollins and Ambrose go right after R-Truth.
00:21:16We're going to take out the freshman early.
00:21:18And Ziggler from behind going after Cody Rhodes.
00:21:20Every man for himself.
00:21:22Truth over the top rope, hangs on.
00:21:26Big right hand from R-Truth.
00:21:28And R-Truth eliminated.
00:21:30R-Truth eliminated by Dean Ambrose.
00:21:37R-Truth, R-Truth.
00:21:39R-Truth, R-Truth.
00:21:41R-Truth, R-Truth.
00:21:43R-Truth, R-Truth.
00:21:45R-Truth, R-Truth.
00:21:48That lasted very long.
00:21:50Now Jimmy Uso.
00:21:52Rollins caught Uso.
00:21:54Ambrose now eliminating Jimmy Uso.
00:22:03A couple of back-to-back eliminations there.
00:22:05R-Truth and Jimmy Uso gone from the Royal Rumble.
00:22:08And here goes Kofi.
00:22:10No, Kofi catches the foot of Jack Swagger.
00:22:12But oh, look at Kofi again.
00:22:14Whoa.
00:22:18Uh-oh, look at that.
00:22:20Kofi hanging on.
00:22:22Oh, Kofi still in there.
00:22:24What are you going to do to get rid of this guy?
00:22:26Well, Swagger's foot is not in his boot anymore.
00:22:28But as you said, Kofi's still hanging on.
00:22:31Oh, and he used the boot to help himself survive.
00:22:34Kofi Kingston is absolutely incredible.
00:22:36This guy's like a kid.
00:22:38How many lives does he have?
00:22:40You think Swagger would wear clean socks to the Rumble?
00:22:42Entry number 14 coming.
00:22:45Is that what I smell?
00:22:47I think it is.
00:22:52Oh!
00:22:54What?
00:22:56Listen to the ovation!
00:22:58Are you kidding me?
00:23:00Big Daddy called Kevin Nash!
00:23:026'10", 315!
00:23:04Uso is back!
00:23:06Six-time world champion!
00:23:09In the world!
00:23:11The longest-reigning WWE champ of the 90s!
00:23:13And looks in incredible shape.
00:23:15JV Alvarez did it.
00:23:17Why can't Kevin Nash?
00:23:19You never know who's going to enter the Royal Rumble.
00:23:21Look at this!
00:23:23He eliminated Swagger.
00:23:29The Shield members are in disbelief.
00:23:31Ooh!
00:23:33Kevin Nash in 1994, his Royal Rumble debut.
00:23:35He eliminated seven men in 18 minutes.
00:23:38He's already eliminated Swagger.
00:23:40He's already eliminated Swagger tonight.
00:23:44Oh!
00:23:46They entered number one and two.
00:23:48They're over 20 minutes already in the Royal Rumble match tonight.
00:23:52Kevin Nash seemed to have his sights set on the members of the Shield.
00:23:56These guys are smart.
00:23:58They don't give up on Kevin Nash.
00:24:00They go try to hang on and he does.
00:24:02You're not kidding, JBL.
00:24:04You want to get rid of Kevin Nash.
00:24:06You don't want to hit the RDM.
00:24:07This guy can win it.
00:24:10Nash is going to eliminate Ambrose, the United States champion.
00:24:15Look at Ambrose.
00:24:17I don't know if he's signaling for help.
00:24:19I don't think there's anybody going to come to your aid, Dean.
00:24:22We're halfway through with this entry.
00:24:24It'll be number 15.
00:24:26Whoa, whoa.
00:24:31He's the muscle of the Shield.
00:24:34Roman Reigns!
00:24:35Who said he's going to headline Wrestlemania.
00:24:38Roman Reigns, Ambrose Rollins, all three members of the Shield
00:24:42will be together in this match now.
00:24:44Did you see that?
00:24:46We're halfway through the Royal Rumble
00:24:48and Roman Reigns about to make his presence known.
00:24:52Spear!
00:24:54This almost broke Cody in half.
00:24:58The heavy artillery of the Shield
00:25:00going right at Roman Reigns.
00:25:02Roman Reigns is going to be the one
00:25:03to hit the heavy artillery of the Shield
00:25:05going right after Kevin Nash.
00:25:07And now Kingston caught by Reigns.
00:25:11And Kingston eliminated!
00:25:15So much for the magic.
00:25:19Man, a huge DDT
00:25:22from Dolph Ziggler.
00:25:24And now Ziggler from behind.
00:25:27Spear!
00:25:29My God!
00:25:31What a spear by Reigns!
00:25:34Look at the other superstars.
00:25:36Ziggler eliminated!
00:25:39I'm sort of watching this in shock.
00:25:42And now Kevin Nash!
00:25:44Whoa!
00:25:45Eliminated!
00:25:46No, no, no!
00:25:47Now he's eliminated!
00:25:49Roman Reigns has eliminated three men.
00:25:51Hey, that's a lucky thing here at Kevin Nash.
00:25:55Now Goldust and Cody
00:25:57working together to try to eliminate Roman Reigns
00:25:59as we await entry number six.
00:26:00Four, three, two, one.
00:26:04He's the seventh runner
00:26:06from the Punjab.
00:26:08He enters his eighth
00:26:10Royal Rumble match.
00:26:12Former world champion,
00:26:14the Great Khali.
00:26:17That's eliminated seven men
00:26:19and one Royal Rumble in 2007.
00:26:23He may prove to be very,
00:26:25very difficult to beat
00:26:27but he's going to have to
00:26:28He may prove to be very,
00:26:30very difficult to get up
00:26:32and over that top rope.
00:26:34Got eliminated by a kiss
00:26:36by Beth Phoenix one year too.
00:26:38Look at Shield, look at Shield.
00:26:40Yeah, Dean Ambrose
00:26:42literally palmed by Khali
00:26:44and now it's Roman Reigns
00:26:46and Khali with a big punch.
00:26:48And now Seth Rollins
00:26:50with a shield being picked apart
00:26:52by Great Khali here.
00:26:54This is where strategy comes into play.
00:26:56So it's like you want to get rid of
00:26:58the shield together.
00:27:00Looking to eliminate the Great Khali.
00:27:02This is brilliant strategy.
00:27:04And it's Roman Reigns
00:27:06doping Khali.
00:27:08Guys, this is what's dangerous
00:27:10now that you got all three members
00:27:12of the shield in there at one time.
00:27:15You're going to definitely be
00:27:17forced to be reckoned with.
00:27:19Watch Roman Reigns, the way he just,
00:27:21the strength, the way he just
00:27:23threw Kofi Kingston.
00:27:25Almost as far as Kofi Kingston
00:27:27Cody Rhodes eliminated
00:27:29by Goldust.
00:27:31And now Reigns eliminating Goldust.
00:27:35Cody Rhodes eliminated
00:27:37Goldust in the two previous
00:27:39levels.
00:27:41Look what we have here.
00:27:43There's four men left.
00:27:45Three members of the shield
00:27:47and CM Punk.
00:27:49And we're looking for entry
00:27:51number 17.
00:27:53Oh yeah!
00:27:54He's back!
00:27:56The winner of the 2012 World
00:27:58of Rumble!
00:28:01Oh!
00:28:03Big Warrior Seamus!
00:28:05Seamus has been out of action
00:28:07with a torn labyrinth.
00:28:09Running the bank in July.
00:28:11It's just got physical.
00:28:13Seamus just coming in
00:28:15flogging and flailing.
00:28:17He's hitting everything in sight.
00:28:19Whoa!
00:28:24Roman Reigns has
00:28:26single-handedly put the brakes
00:28:28on the shield.
00:28:30Now he's got...
00:28:32Oh, this is gonna hurt!
00:28:34This is gonna hurt!
00:28:36Oh!
00:28:38Two!
00:28:39Three!
00:28:40Four!
00:28:41Five!
00:28:42Six!
00:28:43Seven!
00:28:44Eight!
00:28:45Nine!
00:28:46Ten!
00:28:47Oh no!
00:28:48He's back!
00:28:49Bless your heart.
00:28:51Seamus is back!
00:28:52And it's off the Irish Curse Backbreaker!
00:28:54Oh!
00:28:55Man, what a kick!
00:28:57My God!
00:28:59How good does he look?
00:29:01He just kicked Roman Reigns
00:29:03into next week!
00:29:05But you gotta get him up!
00:29:11Yeah.
00:29:13You gotta get him out, but first...
00:29:15He's a huge man.
00:29:16You've knocked him out!
00:29:17Like you said earlier,
00:29:19you hit him with your big move
00:29:20right in the middle of the ring!
00:29:21He's got a team now!
00:29:23On deck!
00:29:27Awesome!
00:29:29Oh, the Miz!
00:29:33See, that punk Seth Rollins
00:29:35doing this matchup for over 25 minutes
00:29:37as Miz enters Royal Rumble Match
00:29:39number 7 in his career!
00:29:41And Rose barely hanging on!
00:29:43Hey, the 18th spot is when
00:29:45HBK in 1996 entered
00:29:47and he won it!
00:29:48You know, back on SmackDown,
00:29:49Miz got pretty ticked off
00:29:51when Bad News Barrett
00:29:52was leaving the crowd in for a chance
00:29:54for his match with Brodus Clay.
00:29:56He said that he's gonna take that opportunity
00:29:58that Barrett gave him by ticking him off.
00:30:00He was frustrated after that night
00:30:02and a little fire in Miz
00:30:03that he hadn't had in a long time
00:30:05and he wants to turn that
00:30:06into winning the Rumble tonight.
00:30:08Well, here's his chance!
00:30:09It's all right ahead of you!
00:30:11What a groove you got in there, though!
00:30:13You got the Shield, Sheamus,
00:30:15and Sia Punk!
00:30:17Yeah, somehow,
00:30:19they got the Shield, guys.
00:30:21Well, they said they were gonna work together
00:30:23to eliminate everybody
00:30:25and then it would be every man for himself
00:30:27for an opportunity to headline WrestleMania.
00:30:29We've always talked about the numbers game
00:30:31with the Shield and it may be more important
00:30:33than ever in the Royal Rumble.
00:30:35Miz and Reigns in one corner,
00:30:37Ambrose and Sheamus,
00:30:39Rollins is down, Punk's down,
00:30:41but they're still in the match.
00:30:43Punk entered number 1,
00:30:45Rollins number 2.
00:30:47We await number 19!
00:30:49And Punk's doing a smart thing,
00:30:51staying out of harm's way.
00:30:53You gotta survive to win!
00:30:55Yeah, Sheamus over the top rope,
00:30:57still on the apron here,
00:30:59and who is it? It's Fandango!
00:31:01It is his debut in the Royal Rumble,
00:31:03or as he says it should be named,
00:31:05the Royal Rumba!
00:31:07Oh, my goodness!
00:31:09Hey, in 2013, John Cena enters number 19
00:31:11and he won it!
00:31:13Fandango can as well!
00:31:15And they're Fandango-ing in Pittsburgh
00:31:17in the Rumble!
00:31:19Pennsylvania history, Kenny,
00:31:21doing the Royal Rumble!
00:31:23Whoa!
00:31:25Fandango, he's hanging on as well.
00:31:27Well, Fandango's known for fancy footwork.
00:31:29He'll need to use it all here tonight
00:31:31to keep his feet off the floor.
00:31:33Yeah, Sheamus isn't known for anything fancy,
00:31:35but he's known for footwork.
00:31:37He's known for fighting.
00:31:39Known for that foot right to your face.
00:31:41Yeah, not kidding.
00:31:43We saw it earlier, that may have been
00:31:45one of the most devastating ones ever
00:31:47from Roman Reigns.
00:31:50Look at the face of The Miz.
00:31:53Roman Reigns.
00:31:55Yeah, let me remind you
00:31:57what that kick felt like.
00:31:59Again, a double team now.
00:32:01By the shield on Sheamus.
00:32:03Miz and Fandango still going at it
00:32:05one side of the ring.
00:32:07Rollins stomping away at Punk.
00:32:09Seven men in the ring right now
00:32:11for the Royal Rumble match.
00:32:13Fandango!
00:32:15Fandango!
00:32:17Fandango!
00:32:19Number 20 coming.
00:32:21It means we're two-thirds of the way
00:32:23through the Rumble match.
00:32:25Four, three, two, one.
00:32:27Buzzer.
00:32:29Hooray!
00:32:31Oh!
00:32:33Los Pardones.
00:32:35Which one though?
00:32:37Diego and Fernando.
00:32:42And of course,
00:32:44they brought the ball.
00:32:46Hey!
00:32:48El Torito, is he in the Rumble?
00:32:50I think he is.
00:32:52He is in the Rumble match.
00:32:54Look at this.
00:32:56We have an animal in the Rumble match?
00:32:58Well, I believe.
00:33:00Look at Torito go.
00:33:02He's alive, Torito.
00:33:04Everybody else is in shock.
00:33:06I believe Torito is the smallest
00:33:08competitor ever in the Rumble.
00:33:10He's calling out CM Punk.
00:33:12Look at this.
00:33:14Here he comes, charging boom.
00:33:15I know Torito is shorter than
00:33:17Hornswoggle, so he set a record
00:33:19here tonight.
00:33:21He's not near his biggest
00:33:23Hornswoggle.
00:33:24You mean rack?
00:33:25Well, yeah.
00:33:27Oh, look at El Torito go!
00:33:29What?
00:33:31Fandango!
00:33:33Fandango!
00:33:35PETA's going to be upset about
00:33:37that.
00:33:38You can't abuse a bull.
00:33:40I hear Mantar's his grandfather.
00:33:42Oh, no!
00:33:43Don't do this, Fandango.
00:33:45That is not nice.
00:33:47Don't do that to that little bull.
00:33:49Oh, look at this!
00:33:51Oh, Fandango hanging on.
00:33:55Where's the bull going?
00:33:57Fear the bull!
00:33:59Fandango's eliminated!
00:34:01But El Torito!
00:34:03He must have quit.
00:34:05El Torito has an official
00:34:07elimination in the Royal Rumble.
00:34:09No, Roman, don't.
00:34:11Roman, don't.
00:34:14Oh, we got a fly bull.
00:34:16Oh!
00:34:17Oh, and El Torito eliminated.
00:34:19Do both hoops have to hit the ground?
00:34:21All four of them.
00:34:24And a punk from behind.
00:34:27Guys, I'm being told now by
00:34:29being told now, guys, by
00:34:31that Roman Reigns is now eliminated
00:34:33six men in this Royal Rumble match.
00:34:35Oh, what bull?
00:34:43Antonio Cesaro.
00:34:45The other half of the real American.
00:34:52Here he comes with a vengeance.
00:34:57Oh, no!
00:34:59Oh, no.
00:35:01What a thing to happen right in
00:35:03the middle of the Royal Rumble.
00:35:05The Cesaro swing!
00:35:07Oh!
00:35:10Punk missed wildly.
00:35:11Cesaro now going for Cole.
00:35:13Oh, no!
00:35:15Zia Punk and Seth Rollins have
00:35:17both been in this matchup
00:35:19over 32 minutes.
00:35:21Oh, Cesaro!
00:35:23Taking out the shield.
00:35:25What an uppercut.
00:35:28Everybody's going swinging.
00:35:31Just a-swinging.
00:35:34Oh, and it is John Addison
00:35:36here to sing.
00:35:375, 6, 7, 8.
00:35:41Oh, man.
00:35:43We've got to be here a while.
00:35:45I love it.
00:35:47Put the clock on this.
00:35:51This is great.
00:35:53It's a Royal Rumble.
00:35:55Oh, I'm dizzy.
00:35:57I am dizzy.
00:35:59He's still going.
00:36:01And Wawrinka just went all-see-oh
00:36:03but the Swiss are on the roll.
00:36:05He's going to beat the clock.
00:36:07Oh!
00:36:12Seth Rollins feels like
00:36:14he was born on a tilt-a-whirl.
00:36:16And Rollins hanging on
00:36:18as Luke Harper from the Wyatt family
00:36:20have already made a major impact
00:36:22tonight on his way to the ring.
00:36:24Spear by Reigns!
00:36:27Hey, two people have won
00:36:29from number 22, Triple H and O2
00:36:31and Sheamus in 2012.
00:36:33Luke Harper looking to become the third.
00:36:38Harper and CM Punk just
00:36:40trading punches.
00:36:42Hey, look at Dean Ambrose!
00:36:44Oh, Sheamus and Ambrose!
00:36:46Oh, and what a clothesline
00:36:48in the background by Harper.
00:36:50Sheamus still in it.
00:36:52Well, these guys have done their homework.
00:36:54They know when you're in the Royal Rumble
00:36:56if you get over the top rope
00:36:58and hit that apron
00:37:00you've got to do your best to slither
00:37:02back in under that bottom rope.
00:37:07Nice kidney punch there from Harper.
00:37:13Only seven men now.
00:37:15It's eight men if you count Rollins
00:37:17in this Royal Rumble match.
00:37:21Oh, wow!
00:37:23Reigns with a big right hand.
00:37:25What do you mean if you count Rollins?
00:37:27Well, because I didn't see him.
00:37:29I was just correcting myself.
00:37:31I thought you meant he was completely out of it.
00:37:33Oh, look at this.
00:37:35As we get ready for entry number 23.
00:37:37Three!
00:37:38Two!
00:37:39One!
00:37:43Jey Uso!
00:37:45His brother Jimmy eliminated earlier on.
00:37:47Jey entering his second Royal Rumble match tonight.
00:37:50Their dad had entered ten Royal Rumbles total.
00:37:53Rikishi!
00:37:56Reigns beginning to fill up yet again.
00:37:58Haven't had an elimination in a bit.
00:38:00El Torito the last one.
00:38:021994.
00:38:04Leg sliver enter number 23 and won it.
00:38:08Cesaro top rope.
00:38:10Look at CM Punk now.
00:38:12Luke Harper could be close to eliminating CM Punk.
00:38:14And Punk again surviving.
00:38:16JBL, you seem to know all your Royal Rumble facts.
00:38:19Has somebody won from every position of entry?
00:38:21No, they haven't.
00:38:23Yeah, number 6, number 7, number 9, number 10.
00:38:25There's a few spots that nobody's won.
00:38:27You have way too much time on your hands.
00:38:29It's called research, guys.
00:38:31It's what I do.
00:38:33He knows Willie Nelson's middle name.
00:38:35No!
00:38:37That's what happened in the Royal Rumble.
00:38:39That's why you got to do your research.
00:38:41You could have surprise entrance.
00:38:43You could have anything happen.
00:38:45I already have.
00:38:47We've seen almost anything tonight.
00:38:49You never know, guys.
00:38:51El Torito.
00:38:53And he even got an elimination.
00:38:55Harper close to getting himself one.
00:39:00No!
00:39:02Harper looking to eliminate him.
00:39:04We now look for entry number 24.
00:39:073, 2, 1.
00:39:14What do you mean?
00:39:16Are you kidding me?
00:39:19You're kidding me, right?
00:39:22JBL, what?
00:39:24Sit down.
00:39:26Well, I do know this stat, Ken.
00:39:28What?
00:39:30The JBL character has never ever entered a Royal Rumble match.
00:39:32This is his debut in the Royal Rumble match.
00:39:34Is he going to wear the full suit and tie in there?
00:39:36I guess he is.
00:39:40The Rumble match continues.
00:39:42JBL has left the announce table.
00:39:44How about a clothesline from hell for somebody?
00:39:46Michael!
00:39:48What?
00:39:50Well, John wants to give me his jacket.
00:39:52Look at his jacket.
00:39:54Make yourself useful there, Michael Cole.
00:39:56He gets his jacket.
00:39:58JBL, look at that!
00:40:00JBL!
00:40:01What the?
00:40:04You should have known better to ever turn your back on the shield.
00:40:07Way to go, John.
00:40:10I don't think that was a record, though.
00:40:12Santino holds the record at 1.9 seconds.
00:40:15John, there's good news.
00:40:17Can you believe what Batiste is going to show him?
00:40:19What do you think it will be?
00:40:21John, there's good news.
00:40:23Santino holds the record of 1.9 seconds before being eliminated.
00:40:26What are you talking about?
00:40:28I think you actually did better than that.
00:40:29I'm wondering when Batiste is going to enter.
00:40:31What do you think he's going to enter?
00:40:33This Royal Rumble is awesome, guys.
00:40:35Can you believe it?
00:40:37The surprise entrance.
00:40:39All the great things going on.
00:40:41Cesaro swinging people.
00:40:43Roman Reigns spearing people.
00:40:45This is awesome, guys.
00:40:47Why would you ever turn your back on the shield?
00:40:49Hey, the king is going to be next.
00:40:51I have it on good word.
00:40:53Get ready, king.
00:40:55Entry number 25.
00:40:57Put your straps down now.
00:40:59Uh-oh.
00:41:04And now Erick Rowan.
00:41:06He's still got his buddy Luke Harper in the ring as well.
00:41:13JBL, your appearance in the Royal Rumble brought back fond memories.
00:41:17Yeah, it did.
00:41:19I think something like that happened to me one time.
00:41:21Like the year you eliminated me.
00:41:23Anyway, what's important is that spot 25, Hulk Hogan has entered twice.
00:41:2691 and 91.
00:41:27Uh-oh, Miz.
00:41:29Miz stays in there.
00:41:33Oh, Harper.
00:41:35Miz eliminated.
00:41:37Miz eliminated by Luke Harper.
00:41:39Miz almost beheaded.
00:41:41All three members of the shield remain.
00:41:44So does Sheamus.
00:41:46Two members of the Wyatt family.
00:41:49This could get really interesting.
00:41:51Cesaro.
00:41:52Right in the throat.
00:41:54There will be five men left to enter.
00:41:57All members of the shield.
00:41:59All members of the shield are still in there.
00:42:01And CM Punk, all HBK's picks.
00:42:03CM Punk, who started this thing from number one.
00:42:05Oh, man.
00:42:07And that's a-
00:42:08Jey Uso.
00:42:10Elimination by Jey Uso.
00:42:12Elimination of Jey Uso.
00:42:14Four, three, two, one.
00:42:16Jey Uso.
00:42:18Jey Uso.
00:42:20Jey Uso.
00:42:23This is entry number 26.
00:42:34It is Ryback.
00:42:36The big guy.
00:42:42Ryback just starting to
00:42:44manhandle Cesaro there.
00:42:49Ryback entering his second rumble.
00:42:50Last year, he eliminated five men
00:42:52in the Royal Rumble match.
00:42:55And look at Sheamus now.
00:42:57Ryback looking to eliminate Sheamus.
00:42:59Seth Rollins hanging on as well.
00:43:01Rollins stays in it.
00:43:03Sheamus still in trouble.
00:43:05Sheamus manages to fight back.
00:43:07This guy's got to know that
00:43:09when you get over the apron,
00:43:11that's only halfway there.
00:43:13That's exactly what I was thinking, JBL.
00:43:15Stupid.
00:43:17JBL is stupid.
00:43:18I have to agree.
00:43:20That was pretty damn dumb.
00:43:22Of who?
00:43:24Ryback.
00:43:26Get him the apron.
00:43:28Knock him off.
00:43:30Call him dumb.
00:43:32He'll tweet about you.
00:43:34Yeah, he will.
00:43:36Four men remain.
00:43:38Oh, man.
00:43:40Did you see that?
00:43:42That wasn't a move.
00:43:44That was just, I'm going to throw
00:43:46my fist into your face.
00:43:48About the hour.
00:43:50CM Punk and Seth Rollins
00:43:52spent this match over 40 minutes
00:43:54as we look for entry number 27 now.
00:43:57And he is the man who won
00:43:59the 2011 Royal Rumble
00:44:01called the biggest Royal Rumble
00:44:03ever with 40 men.
00:44:05Alberto Del Rio.
00:44:07And this is the coveted 27th spot.
00:44:10Four winners over the years, John,
00:44:12have come from the number 27.
00:44:14Yep, Jon Studd, Yokozuna,
00:44:16Bret Hart, and Stone Cold
00:44:18have come from the 27th spot.
00:44:20Alberto Del Rio been very
00:44:22talkative as of late.
00:44:24Remember what he said about
00:44:26the returning Batista a couple
00:44:28of weeks ago that he was going
00:44:30to throw that frothy parrot dog
00:44:32over the top rope?
00:44:34It's a bit repetitive, Mike.
00:44:36The parrot dog saying the same
00:44:38thing over and over in two
00:44:40different languages.
00:44:42It was a direct quote from Del Rio.
00:44:44Punk, over 40 minutes.
00:44:46Rollins, over 40 minutes.
00:44:48And there's Ryback.
00:44:50He's got Del Rio.
00:45:00I don't think you should ever
00:45:02kick Del Rio in the leg.
00:45:04That would bring swift repercussions.
00:45:06CM Punk and Seth Rollins
00:45:08are now being told to bed in
00:45:10this match for 42 minutes.
00:45:13Talk about an incredible
00:45:15amount of stamina, desire.
00:45:17Entry number 28 coming.
00:45:19Number 28 is coming.
00:45:22What do you think?
00:45:29The animal is back.
00:45:33The winner of the 2005
00:45:35Royal Rumble.
00:45:37A six-time world champion.
00:45:39And here comes Batista.
00:45:41And in 2005, Batista
00:45:43also winner over 28.
00:45:44Batista hoping for
00:45:46lucky number 28 again.
00:45:48Well, once again, here's Batista
00:45:50knocking down everything in sight.
00:45:52You know, Batista, guys,
00:45:54he held the world championship.
00:45:56Oh, and he eliminates
00:45:58Erick Rowan.
00:46:03Oh, look at this confrontation.
00:46:09Oh, Ryback.
00:46:11Ryback better learn to
00:46:12keep his mouth shut.
00:46:14Oh, man.
00:46:16Oh, look at this strength
00:46:18of Ryback here.
00:46:23Looking for the middle.
00:46:25Batista launches Ryback
00:46:27over the top rope.
00:46:29He's eliminated.
00:46:32Oh, Del Rio.
00:46:34Maybe Del Rio's going to
00:46:36make good on his promise, guys.
00:46:38That's the kick that won
00:46:40Del Rio a championship.
00:46:43Look at Del Rio
00:46:45putting Batista down
00:46:47in hard.
00:46:49You can see him
00:46:51in trouble.
00:46:52He's been in trouble a lot today.
00:46:54Look at the strength of Batista here.
00:46:56He's got Del Rio up and over.
00:46:58Wow.
00:47:00Batista eliminating three men.
00:47:02Let's go, Dave.
00:47:04As we now await entry
00:47:06number 29.
00:47:13The Intercontinental Champion,
00:47:15Big E Langston.
00:47:17And here comes Big E.
00:47:21Big E went right after Batista.
00:47:24Belly to belly.
00:47:26Sheamus going after Big E now.
00:47:30Only one man left to enter
00:47:32the 2014 World Cup.
00:47:34What grief.
00:47:36Look at Big E manhandling
00:47:38the huge Sheamus.
00:47:40Edge and Brock Lesnar
00:47:42entered 29th and both have won.
00:47:44Sheamus hanging on, still hanging on.
00:47:46Langston looking to eliminate Sheamus.
00:47:48Whether feather it would be in the cap
00:47:50of Big E Langston if he could pull this off.
00:47:52Sheamus, you see the way he's got his leg
00:47:54and toe wrapped around that bottom rope.
00:47:56Here's a veteran of Royal Rumble
00:47:58matches is Sheamus.
00:48:00Meanwhile, Roman Reigns,
00:48:02Luke Harper there, Puck and Batista
00:48:04squaring off.
00:48:06What a group we have in there right now.
00:48:08No kidding.
00:48:09Any one of these superstars
00:48:10is going to win.
00:48:14Shield, Langston, Sheamus.
00:48:16Only one entrant left.
00:48:20Ambrose in a bit of trouble
00:48:22on the top rope.
00:48:25Twice the number 30 spot
00:48:27has yielded a champion.
00:48:29Undertaker in 07 and Cena in 08.
00:48:31Who's it going to be this year?
00:48:33Well the odds are in the favor
00:48:35of number 30.
00:48:37Final man,
00:48:38Royal Rumble.
00:48:45He is a winner of the 2006
00:48:47Royal Rumble,
00:48:49Rey Mysterio.
00:48:51He holds the record for lasting an hour,
00:48:53two minutes and 12 seconds.
00:48:55Won't have to last that long tonight.
00:48:58Whoa!
00:49:00Rey Mysterio sends Rollins flying.
00:49:02I didn't know Rey was going to be in there.
00:49:04I might have entered.
00:49:06Yeah, might have entered.
00:49:08Twice.
00:49:10Rollins hanging on and Mysterio does as well.
00:49:17Rey Mysterio top rope.
00:49:19Cena sent on to Punk.
00:49:26Rey Mysterio in trouble now.
00:49:28Whoa, look at this.
00:49:31Punk's still in there.
00:49:33Mysterio's still in there.
00:49:35He entered number one,
00:49:36and so is Mysterio.
00:49:51Oh, look out.
00:49:53And now Langston.
00:49:55To give the strength of Big E Langston is amazing.
00:49:58Oh, oh, oh.
00:50:00That big clothesline from Sheamus
00:50:02spelled the end for Big E Langston
00:50:04here in the Royal Rumble.
00:50:06Oh, big uppercut by Antonio Cesaro.
00:50:08Oh, my gosh.
00:50:14Cesaro with those European uppercuts on everybody.
00:50:17Another one on Punk.
00:50:21Oh, man.
00:50:24Oh, my gosh.
00:50:26Oh, man.
00:50:28I don't know about you guys,
00:50:30but, man, the action is so fast and furious
00:50:32it's hard to keep an eye on everything
00:50:34that's going on in there.
00:50:36Whoa.
00:50:40Uh-oh.
00:50:42Oh, incoming call.
00:50:44619 by Mysterio.
00:50:49Oh, oh, oh.
00:50:51Mysterio.
00:50:53Oh, and he caught him.
00:50:55Rollins eliminated Mysterio.
00:50:57Rollins, Punk.
00:50:59Rollins and Punk have both been in this match
00:51:01over 47 minutes.
00:51:11Punk, Batista, Cesaro.
00:51:13All three members of The Shield,
00:51:15Hartwork and Sheamus
00:51:17remain in the 2014 Royal Rumble.
00:51:20The winner to headline WrestleMania.
00:51:27Hartwork still on the apron.
00:51:29Here comes Roman Reigns.
00:51:31Eliminating Hartwork.
00:51:33And we're being told now, guys,
00:51:35that's elimination for Reigns.
00:51:37Dean Ambrose trying to eliminate his own partner.
00:51:39Seth Rollins there.
00:51:41What are you doing?
00:51:44Cesaro now looking to eliminate
00:51:46both members of The Shield
00:51:48while they were arguing.
00:51:50That didn't work.
00:51:52But both members of The Shield
00:51:54may eliminate Cesaro.
00:51:55Roman Reigns has three more men.
00:51:57And two of them are his partners.
00:52:04Roman Reigns has just tied K.
00:52:06For eliminating 11 men
00:52:08in one Royal Rumble match.
00:52:10And now Batista with a spinebuster.
00:52:13And Sheamus with a pro kick.
00:52:17Punk with the gun asleep.
00:52:19We're down to the final four.
00:52:21Who's gonna win this thing?
00:52:23Right in the middle of the ring.
00:52:25Top rope to the floor.
00:52:27Guys, do you realize that
00:52:29one of these four men are going to WrestleMania.
00:52:33Hey, look, look at this.
00:52:35And now Kane.
00:52:37Oh, my Lord.
00:52:39Kane eliminating Punk.
00:52:41Kane eliminating Punk.
00:52:50We are now down to three men.
00:52:52As Kane continues to punish Punk.
00:52:55Oh, no.
00:52:57Look out, guys.
00:52:59Glad we got the Spanish announce table.
00:53:01That guy.
00:53:07Kane is furious.
00:53:09After everything Punk has said
00:53:11to him in recent weeks,
00:53:13calling him a corporate suck-up.
00:53:15And now Chokeslam to the table.
00:53:17Kane eliminated Punk.
00:53:19And then Chokeslammed him through the announce table.
00:53:22The respected McMahon had told Kane
00:53:23he couldn't put his hand on the superstar.
00:53:25But that was different tonight
00:53:27because Kane was a competitor.
00:53:29As they intend to see on Punk,
00:53:31we look back up to the ring.
00:53:33There are three men remaining
00:53:35in this Royal Rumble match
00:53:37as Kane leads through the people.
00:53:40Once again, corporate Kane.
00:53:42Watch this.
00:53:49He didn't forget.
00:53:54That has got to be tough
00:53:56for CM Punk to come this far
00:53:58from the number one position
00:54:00that lasts this long
00:54:02only to be eliminated by corporate Kane.
00:54:04Again, this is the situation, folks.
00:54:06Three men.
00:54:08One of these three men are going to WrestleMania
00:54:10to main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
00:54:12Batista in the center.
00:54:14There is Sheamus and, of course, Roman Reigns.
00:54:16Reigns has had some sort of rumble tonight.
00:54:18He's tied Kane with 11 eliminations here.
00:54:20And two of those eliminations
00:54:21were the other members of The Shield.
00:54:23Roman Reigns has been in this match
00:54:25longer than both Batista and Sheamus.
00:54:27Roman Reigns, 30 minutes in this match.
00:54:37High stakes, high pressure.
00:54:39And now Sheamus,
00:54:41the first to go after Roman Reigns.
00:54:43Now Batista going after Sheamus.
00:54:52What a battle of behemoths we have here.
00:54:54You're not kidding.
00:54:56Oh, man.
00:54:58Then you add in Roman Reigns.
00:55:00Whoa.
00:55:02Reigns may have been going for a spear,
00:55:04but he was caught by Batista.
00:55:09And now Batista running into the big boot by Sheamus.
00:55:14Sheamus with Batista up top now.
00:55:16Oh.
00:55:18Oh, Sheamus is weak.
00:55:20So he's going to hurt the Irishman Finlay.
00:55:27Sheamus says he is going to WrestleMania.
00:55:29Sheamus has done it before.
00:55:31Sheamus wants to do it again.
00:55:33He won the 2012 Royal Rumble match.
00:55:35And Sheamus calling for the Brogue Kick.
00:55:41Sheamus is going for the Brogue Kick.
00:55:42Calling for the Brogue Kick.
00:55:50Here it comes.
00:55:52Calling for the Brogue Kick.
00:55:54Now caught up as Batista ducks out of the way.
00:56:04Uh-oh.
00:56:08Batista behind him.
00:56:10Sheamus now hanging on off the apron.
00:56:12Batista not here.
00:56:14Roman Reigns breaks the record.
00:56:16Roman Reigns and now Batista looking to win here.
00:56:18Reigns hangs on.
00:56:21Roman Reigns with 12 eliminations tonight.
00:56:23Sets a new record for most eliminations
00:56:25in a Royal Rumble match.
00:56:27And now it comes down to this.
00:56:29One of these two men are going to headline WrestleMania.
00:56:31Will it be the veteran?
00:56:33The man who's done it before, Batista?
00:56:35Or will it be the upstart, Roman Reigns?
00:56:37Well, this is about to eliminate his 13th.
00:56:39This is the chance of a lifetime
00:56:40for that young man right there.
00:56:42Marty LeMay, Kingston, Ziggler, Nash,
00:56:44Colley, Goldust, Drito, Harper, Cesaro,
00:56:46Ambrose, and Rollins.
00:56:48Roman Reigns, the young gun.
00:56:50Batista, six-time world champion.
00:57:06Oh!
00:57:08And now Batista strikes first.
00:57:10And Reigns with the right hand.
00:57:12And here we go.
00:57:14Who's going to WrestleMania?
00:57:19Oh, and Reigns exploiting out of the corner.
00:57:27Roman Reigns setting up for that Superman Punch.
00:57:33Batista's groggy.
00:57:35Batista, yeah, you're right.
00:57:37Roman Reigns was stronger of the two right now.
00:57:40Roman Reigns!
00:57:42Roman Reigns!
00:57:44Roman Reigns!
00:57:46Roman Reigns!
00:57:48It's the Royal Rumble match.
00:57:50The final two men in electric atmosphere
00:57:52in Pittsburgh.
00:57:54Batista with a spear!
00:57:56Batista with a spear of his own!
00:58:00Almost cut Roman Reigns in half!
00:58:02And now a spear by Reigns!
00:58:14Is it Roman Reigns' moment?
00:58:16Is it his night?
00:58:26Whoa!
00:58:28Reigns is looking at it!
00:58:29Batista's going to WrestleMania!
00:58:42Batista!
00:58:44Batista is going to headline WrestleMania 30
00:58:48for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
00:58:53What a showing, though, by Roman Reigns.
00:58:5513 superstars eliminated.
00:58:56What a match, guys.
00:58:58A lot of great performances in there.
00:59:00A lot of men lasted a long time,
00:59:02but Batista emerges victorious!
00:59:06I stand corrected.
00:59:0812 superstars.
00:59:10Roman Reigns with a great effort tonight.
00:59:12He sets a record at the Royal Rumble.
00:59:14But what a return.
00:59:16What a comeback by Batista.
00:59:18Batista with a spear!
00:59:20Batista with a spear!
00:59:22Batista with a spear!
00:59:24Batista with a spear!
00:59:26Batista, the animal,
00:59:28winning his second Royal Rumble match.
00:59:42Roman Reigns
00:59:44dominates!
00:59:47It was a streak
00:59:50that has never happened.
00:59:5212 men eliminated
00:59:54in one Royal Rumble match.
00:59:56breaking a record that stood for 13 years.
00:59:59Yeah, watch this.
01:00:02Harper, gone.
01:00:06And then Dean Ambrose tries to eliminate his old partner.
01:00:11Roman Reigns didn't get the job done.
01:00:15But Roman got even.
01:00:17As he eliminates Cesaro and Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
01:00:23Now we're down to two.
01:00:25And watch this huge spear from Roman Reigns.
01:00:28I don't know about you guys, but I thought it was all over there.
01:00:32And Roman Reigns thought he was going to win here, guys.
01:00:34But Batista turned the tables to win his second Royal Rumble match of all time.
01:00:47Batista came back and he said he wanted a WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
01:00:51Well, now he's certainly got a shot at it.
01:00:55And he earned his way there.
01:01:13Batista said, I'm going to be champion.
01:01:15Deal with it.
01:01:21Batista will headline WrestleMania 30 at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
01:01:38Batista's going to WrestleMania.