WWE Rewind: Royal Rumble 2011

WWE Royal Rumble 2011

The 2011 Royal Rumble match was historic in all proportions. It was the largest Royal Rumble match in history, featuring a total of 40 participants. This memorable match was the main event of the 24th Royal Rumble event which took place on January 30, 2011 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. Alberto Del Rio outlasted 39 other superstars to emerge as the surprise winner of this Royal Rumble match. He went on to face Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania 27. Santino Marella’s final outburst almost gave an impression that we may have an underdog winner but soon Alberto Del Rio restored order by eliminating him to become the first winner of a 40-man Royal Rumble match.

Watch this historic Royal Rumble match in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNCs5qNVOfY&feature=player_detailpage

Here are some important facts about this match:

• Alberto Del Rio entered the match at #38 and won the match by eliminating Santino Marella.
• WWE legends Booker T and Diesel(Kevin Nash) made their WWE return via this match.
• John Cena and CM Punk are credited for making the highest number of eliminations in this match – seven.
• CM Punk emerged as the leader when it came to longevity in this match. Assisted by his Nexus disciples, CM Punk lasted for more than 35 minutes.
• This Royal Rumble match set the record for being the longest Rumble match in history. The total duration of this match was 1 hour, 10 minutes and 2 seconds.

In case you haven’t watched them yet, relive the thrill of earlier Royal Rumble matches at these links:

• Royal Rumble 2010
• Royal Rumble 2009
• Royal Rumble 2008
• Royal Rumble 2007
• Royal Rumble 2006