I was hoping edge would win and he did. Now Jericho just has to win The Heavy Weght Championship and everything will be perfect.
By the way i thought almost everyone new he was returning and that he might win

RESPONSE FROM KE: I think a lot of people thought Edge was going to be in the Rumble, but I don't think a lot of people expected him to win. We are assuming Edge-Jericho at Mania; now with Edge guaranteed a title shot, it muddies things up a bit.

I like the old picture better
Same here, wasn't surprise that Edge is in the rumble but shocked that he won the rumble, always thought that it would be either Cena or Micheals

HBK's elimnation of Triple H seemed too quick and Triple H looked hurt. Was Triple H hurt and needed to be eliminated or did the WWE throw a swerve and the plan was to eliminate him early? It was a good Rumble. I am glad there were several good suprises.

What a great performance by CM Punk.
Was I the only one thinking that it would have been the perfect moment for Jeff Hardy´s return when CM Punk was waiting for the next challenger? Of course that was not realistic but I admit I was hoping for a second. Instead we got HHH, well …
I´m curious what Sereena can do in the ring, thus far she has really impressed me.
If there will be CM Punk vs. Mysterio at WM, I predict that a lot of the fans (at least the older ones) will be behind CM Punk.
Sheamus gets more and more annoying for me and the mere thought that he might get to WM as champ makes me sick. Well not everything is lost by now we still have one PPV left. They should have shortened the match between him and Orton and giving the time to James and McCool. Nice to see that this time the right person went over in the women´s match.
Also a great performance by HBK (what else?). He sold it perfectly when he was thrown out it looked like the whole world was crashing down for him.
I wasn´t surprised by Edge showing up but I definitely didn´t expect him to win. Could this mean Jericho is winning Elimination Chamber?

Something that you forgot to mention about the Legacy storyline: in the two promos where Orton spoke to DiBiase and Rhodes separately, Rhodes told Orton that DiBiase wanted to face The Viper at Wrestlemania, but DiBiase told Orton that Rhodes wanted to face Sheamus! Presumably, the idea is that Orton will think that Rhodes got him disqualified on purpose, so that he would keep Sheamus as champion, so that he could face him? In this case, wouldn't DiBiase stay closer to Orton?
And you're right about Sheamus: he didn't sell that knee.
Did you notice that Jericho didn't have the black eye in the earlier promo with Big Show and R-Truth? I found that interesting, as it reveals a bit about the WWE shooting schedules. Presumably, promos for P.P.V.s must be shot before Fridays?
The Royal Rumble match is my favourite event of the year, so I could help but find it a bit of an anti-climax for two reasons. Firstly, the final elimination seemed a bit easy, not very dramatic, whereas the ones leading up to it had all been spectacular, with people hanging on for dear life. Secondly, the "Superstar makes surprise return from long-term injury to win the Royal Rumble" storyline was only done a couple of years ago with Cena, so it seemed a bit redundant, and not particularly shocking or exciting.
The ECW title match was the best of the night. Christian really sold the power moves that Jackson hit him with, and it made the story, that Christian was having to adapt to take on this giant. I also loved how they made the finish work. They had established that Christian couldn't hit the Killswitch under normal circumstances, by having him try it, but Jackson easily power out numerous times. They then played on that for the finish, by having Christian take advantage of surprise and body position, which I thought was really clever.

Triple h was blatantly injured. I wonder if he was supposed to stay around for longer. Also he wasn't really shown after being eliminated which struck me as wierd. I'd love it if he misses mania because it would free up a main event spot for someone else. Also i loved the edge win. I think edge jericho at mania would bring the house down.

Kevin,

Was fine with the Rumble, but when will this Sheamus BS end? Hard to understand why we're being force-fed something seemingly nobody wants. If it's new blood people want, why not Swagger? Some days he seems to be getting a (very, very slight) push, then Santino Marella humiliates him. So much for that. CM Punk is absolutely my favorite guy around right now, and he gets the mike, but he had the title for two seconds before it was returned to Taker. (Yawn.) Kofi deserves to be put over. Drew McIntyre is intriguing enough. But no... Sheamus. Being Paul's spotter has its perks. Last but not least, where was Mr. Regal, scheduled to be in the Rumble but a no-show in the end. (But hey, at least we got Zach Ryder... gag.)

Watched the PPV at Loafers last night. Placed popped like crazy when Edge came out. I thought it was a solid Royal Rumble match. Liked Punk's antics early on. Rarely watch Raw but am actually going to tune in tonight to see some of the fallout. If TNA is actually going to go through with moving to Mondays in March, I think it would be a bad move as WWE's best television is usually from right before Royal Rumble and right through Wrestlemania.

CM Punk had two hilarious lines "Before I was rudely interrupted.." when the next entrant made his way while Punk was preaching. The second one was even better: "The Great Khali, I can make you greater".

Another hilarious spot was when Cena hoisted HHH for a slam and HHH's feet hit HBK. I was in splits seeing HBK's drop to the mat. I think he did a little oversell there.

Thanks, Kev, for getting this out so quick.

The WWE did its job in keeping a clouded road to W-M in leaving a lot of possibilities in setting up for W-M. I would like to have seen Edge make his return in another way. That's already been done when Cena came back a couple years ago.

So u watched the ppv with ur wife...She must hav been pleased to see the divas match being short(just kidding)...
My thoughts on the show:The royal rumble match was way too short,it was just average.Though Edge winning the rumble was a surprise.the undercard was average too,they focused on advancing the angles rather than in-ring action.Best singles match was the ecw match.the other two world title match was not bad though.

My immediate thought after the Rumble was over is how do they get a belt onto Jericho. I can't imagine an Edge-Undertaker match at Wrestlemania again. I'm just glad Edge is back. It should make the next two months fun.

Someone needs to change HHH or Drew McIntyre's look. I thought I just wasn't watching close enough to tell them apart, but the announcers kept screwing up, too.

The only real disappointment that I have about the PPV is no Hart Dynasty anywhere to be found and no Santino either.

One question-

How does Teddy Long have the power to put The Miz in a title match? He is the Smackdown GM. Yes, RAW doesnt have a real GM (right now), but does that make Teddy in charge at PPVs?

RESPONSE FROM KE: That's the way it was presented.

Really surprised that none of the Harts were in the Rumble especially kidd even JTG got in.anyway somewhat but not surprised that that EDge won think it would be great if Jericho won the Title next month and they battled for it it mania. dissapointed that Orton lost to Sheamus even though it was DQ what do they have to do to get the belt off of this guy noone cares about him or his character no matter how hard they try I mean Mike Knoz or Gene Snitisky is mor ebelievable then him as a monster.

That's a heck of a way to promote Sheamus as a legitimate champion -- turn him into a bystander at a PPV. If the WWE doesn't seem to believe in the Pasty Prodigy, why should the fans take him seriously?

Maybe it's me, because the Royal Rumble is my favorite of all the PPV's so I hold it to a higher standard. But I thought the match was rather disappointing. Too many quick exits. If you were not a main eventer, or on the next level down, you were thrown out almost instantly.

In the past a mid-carder would get a good rub from the rumble for being able to stay in it for a long period of time. When you look at this years rumble who can you say that about. Maybe Drew McIntyre, and that is it.

And even the main eventers didn't last long. Both Cena and HBK were in the rumble over 20 minutes. Did anyone else even come close to that? Was HHH in the ring for even 10 minutes??? What about Jericho or Punk???

Even in that little package they show every year where talk about the numbers in the Rumble. Where the Warlord had the record for 20 years at 2 seconds before Santino Broke it. It seemed like this year 15 people at least came close.

All in all, the rumble let me down this year.

Finally, Edge has come back to Smackdown!
I think they need him really bad. Except for Punk, there is barely anybody who can cut a good promo.

I disagree about a lot of things. I think the build-up to McCool/James was good and deserved better than it got last night. I though the Orton/Sheamus ending was a lame execution of an angle we've seen a thousand times.

But mostly, the Rumble sucked, and for two reasons. First, what happened to the days when it was actually a "rumble"? Remember, when there was too much action going on in the ring for the camera to keep it all framed? Last night, I don't think there was any substantial stretch of time with more than four people in the ring—and if there were, they were lying semi-conscious in the corners, keeping quiet. This wasn't a "rumble" so much as a three- or four-way match with revolving contestants. That's no fun—and it doesn't give the young talent enough chance to stand toe-to-toe.

Second, where were the surprises? Half the fun of the Rumble is seeing who, not on the regular roster, will show up. RVD? A recent TNA recruit? A few Legends? Heck, I'd have taken Kizarny! We got nobody we weren't expecting—unless you count Edge (I don't), and in that case...okay, we got one. Whoop de doo.

This was a boring rumble. I did not get my fifty dollars worth. And I will definitely *not* be buying any more PPVs until WrestleMania.

The whole Royal Rumble match felt like it was laid out by people who doidn't watch the weeks and months of WWE programming leading up to the event. Realistic, maybe. Entertaining, not so much. The best case scenario is that they under-estimated the type of response Shawn was going to get in the match.

It was a very counter-climatic Royal Rumble, especially since the last two eliminations happened so fast that there was not even a chance to build any drama (albeit, once Shawn was eliminated, there was no story left to the match anyway).

Edge and Orton turning actually makes sense. While the uppercard is face-heavy now, Michaels Taker and Mysterio will all be taking time off after WrestleMania. Cena is also reportedly hurt, and it appears that HHH or Michaels will be turning heel. That leaves Batista, Punk, and Jericho... all of whom are heels. So the choice for the WWE is either turn Edge and/or Orton or elevate Kingston/Morrison or get Christian off ECW.... plus face Edge can reunite with face Christian, so Vince gets the license to print money. Beyond that, it seems that McMahonagement wants to build their young talent primarily as heels (Jackson, Sheamus, McIntyre) so they need veteran faces to combat them.

Thanks Kevin - for the great blog. Between your blog and WWE.com, I got to catch up on everything I missed by not getting the pay-per-view. Couple comments - doesn't surprise me at all about Edge showing up. I was expecting it and "I can't believe I'm saying this" - I've really missed seeing Edge on TV.

Over the past few weeks, and especially after reading about Royal Rumble, I do foresee end of Legacy (could care less about) and DX (as a huge DX fan, that bothers me), but hey, it's the WWE.

I also can't believe for the first time in years of watching, that I've ever hoped Orton would win --- but I did last night - too bad he lost by DQ. I've got a hard time as seeing him do a face turn - he just does the heel too well.

The one story I will be so glad when they stop is the Piggie James story --- I'm so glad Mickie won, but for some reason I feel the WWE is playing that story so wrong against anyone out there that is grappling with any kind of weight issue. Maybe I'm the only person who feels this way, but I'm totally repulsed by it. To me, it's like having humor using a "disabled" person. Just my opinion on that one.

Anyway, as always, great blog - haven't written for awhile, but like the new picture of you at the top of your blog.

I for one am disgraced at how the rumble match was booked. I was happy Edge won but almost all of the young guys were squashed by HHH, Cena and Michaels in a matter of minutes. R-Truth was the only young guy who did anything by elimanating Show and Henry - anyone else who wasn't elimated right away was just killing time.

Was also disapointed there was no interaction between Show and Jericho or R-Truth like it was teased earlier in the show. I was almost certain Orton would get involed with Legacy in the rumble.

I was confused with the wwe championship ending. If Rhodes wasn't trying to screw Orton which is how he acted afterwards, A. how could he be so stupid to do it in front of the ref? And B. Why did they both look like weasels getting beat up? Seems like it wasn't thought through on their part much.

I must admit, I fell asleep through most of the under-card on this show because I was staying up late to watch it because I live across the pond, but I managed to stay awake for the whole of the Rumble match itself, as it's always the one that gets me most excited. I did manage to catch which Women's Title match and the ECW Title match, which were both ok, and the two world title match outcomes didn't surprise me all that much.

One thing that left me a bit confused was the fact that Teddy Long made the U.S Title match between Miz and MVP. So now we're supposed to believe that the Smackdown G.M can make matches for Raw wrestlers because there's no guest hosts on Pay-Per-Views? Hmm.

I thought the Rumble match was just ok. Like I said before, the idea of it always gets me excited, but afterwards I always feel kinda deflated. I mean, nothing really big happened here. I was guessing that Edge was going to make a "surprise return", so I wasn't too shocked when I heard his music play. It was nowhere near as unexpected as when Cena returned to win the Rumble two years ago. That was a genuinely shocking moment. I'm really pleased that Edge won in the end though. And it was interesting to see Triple H being eliminated so early. More often than not, he's one of last four people in the Rumble. I noticed just before he was eliminated that Hunter was favouring his quad and he was labouring a bit when he was walking around. Hopefully he hasn't re-torn it.

Someone in the office must really dislike Matt Hardy. You said it best Kev; this time last year he had just had a healthy run with the ECW Championship, and he was just kicking off his shocking heel turn by turning on his brother, which was easily the highlight of last year's Rumble. Now he's partners with The Great Khali and he came off looking like a Bushwacker in terms of his stay in the Rumble match. Such a shame.

I loved Punk's whole "intervention" bit in the Rumble. That was a nice addition. And I was so pleased to see Beth Pheonix entered in this year's match. Having her eliminate The Great Khali was a master stroke. The thing that left me the most disappointed was the fact that the ring was pretty empty throughout the course of the match. I remember last year's Rumble having multiple wrestlers in the ring at one time. This year the participants just kept getting eliminated too quickly, and the ring was never packed full of people, which is what I believe makes the Rumble so entertaining.

Other than that, I thought this was a decent show, and it's left me very intrigued so see how the road to Wrestlemania XXVI pans out from here.

Kevin, I not surprised about Edge comming back, but come on be off that long and win the RR now that turns me off with some of the stupid things wwe does....U have all these new young wrestlers and Edge wins then RR....and having a fast pace RR 30 man over the top was ok but would like to see longer times in the ring.....Beth in the RR now that was no Chyna....gald to see all the titles stay on champions this PPV

Kev, do you really think the WWE will keep the WWE title on Sheamus for Wrestlemania? I can't see that being much of a draw. What about Edge beats Sheamus at the Elimination Chamber PPV and Jerhico sneaks his way into the RAW EC and wins it, thus setting up Edge-Chris Jerhico for the WWE Title at Wrestlemania? That's how I'd book it, but I am not a booker, so my opinion means nothing. However, I don't se Sheamus being much of a draw in the main event at WM.

So glad I ordered the PPV, it was worth it. Even though it was fairly predictable Edge would came back, it was still great to see.

Im glad HHH was nowhere near the final 6.

Shame no midcarders got put over. About 10 of them didnt last 2 minutes.

The only bad match was Orton vs Sheamus, but I enjoyed it and the angle both before and after was good.

Michelle vs Mickie was perfect.

Taker vs Rey was great, and the only bad thing was it didnt go longer.

The Rumble was far too quick.

P.S. Could you please do a post regarding Top 10 Royal Rumble stats such as:

Eliminators (I heard Steve Asutin was #1 with 36)
Longest overall time spent for people with 5 or more Rumbles
Shortest overall time spent for people with 5 or more Rumbles
Most appearances in the Rumble
Most eliminations in1 Rumble.

Edge will face Sheamus for the WWE title at WrestleMania. He'll have his pay-off match with Jericho at Elimination Chamber.

What about Edge vs Christian for the ECW title at Wrestlemania?

I think Edge and Jericho will probably have a seperate fight at the elimination chamber. Im also hoping that since Edge is gonna come back as a face that he teams up with Christian for the tag team titles. HHH and Michaels seem like they could care less about the titles after jericho and Big Show made them worth so much. I think this is an awful way for Legacy to end because after so much buildup it was just a lackluster finale and i think Sheamus will lose the title in the elimination chamber. also i like michaels turning heal to fight hhh at wrestlemania

If I'm not mistaken (i.e. without doing my research beforehand), I believe last night's Rumble made Edge the second person to win from the penultimate number.

I would be hard-pressed to call it a coincidence, but I appreciate that two men have won from #1 (HBK & Benoit), two men have won from #2 (Vince & Rey), two men have won from #29 (Brock & Edge), and two men have won from #30 (Taker & Cena).

Again I haven't researched these stats so I may be wrong on them, but I think #27 has only produced three winners (Studd, Yoko, and Austin). I was hoping #27 would win this year (although my expectations sank when Kofi Kingston came out).

I don't know about you, but the highlight of the Rumble match for me was watching Batista attempt to eliminate HBK, only for HBK to hold on to the rope, and then Batista just started swinging wildly at his hands until he let go! I've been waiting for someone to do that to HBK and all the other "cat-skinners" for years!!!!

As for Edge, I have no idea how he was out there. Speaking with first-hand knowledge of a torn Achilles injury, I am beyond shocked that he was out there just 6months later, much less participating and winning the rumble! Obviously, he was a bit limited. I think we are in store for a swerve here.

I also agree with the earlier comment that HHH looked like he might have been hurt legit. He was not moving well. Maybe he was selling, but I'm not so sure....

If Sheamus and Triple H fight for the WWE title at Wrestlemania, it will be the worst booked main event since Bret Hart vs. Yokozuna at Wrestlemania IX. I hope Sheamus loses to SOMEONE at Elimination Chamber.

I did a bit of research from my last comment, and my memory was correct about the two victors from #1, #2, #30, and now #29, but #27 has generated 4 winners (Bret, Austin, Yoko, & Studd). Additionally, then Entry #22 thru #30 has seen at least one man win (if you count Big Show as the 2000 winner). Otherwise, #24 has had 3 winners (if you could Rock as the 2000 winner).

My favorite moment during the WWE Championship match was when King was putting Randy Orton's punt over and listed the victims by saying something like, "he's hurt a lot of people with that kick: Mr. McMahon... his daughter... Stephanie McMahon..." When I heard that, I thought, "HE PUNTED HIS OWN DAUGHTER?! She's only a year-old!!!" Then I realized "his" daughter meant Vince's daughter Stephanie.

BTW, I thought Chris Jericho's black-eye was from Mike Tyson? I'd bet he and Hurricane Helms stole Tyson's pet tiger after losing getting drugged during someone's bachelor party.

Being as though Edge is my favorite superstar, I was psyched to see him back last night. I have to admit though that CM Punk is on top of his game. Those promos betwwen entrants were priceless. "It's Clobberin' Time!"

I think fans who are complaining about the Rumble missed the boat on one very important point. For months people have complained that the WWE had gotten very predictable. Well after this Rumble and outside of the Edge/Jericho confrontation, can anyone say for sure that they know for sure the matches at Wrestlemania?

This RR certainly has reset the board for 3/4ths of Mania and in the long run, isn't that what wrestling fans have been clamoring for from the WWE?

I was at the Royal Rumble last night in Atlanta. It was a good show overall but sluggish in spots. The crowd popped the biggest when Christian retained the title against Ezekial Jackson. The rest of the match results didn't surprise me except for the Royal Rumble which I had Triple HHH winning. He did look like he got hurt during the match so we will see if he will be out for a while. After the show, Edge came back to the ring to salute the crowd and the crowd popped huge for him. He should be booked as a babyface judging by the crowd response. BTW, Sheamus is so white, I have seen snow that is darker than him.

I'm glad that Edge won. A month or so ago, I predicted that if he would return at the Royal Rumble, then he would win it. Orton dumping Legacy was self-explanatory, but I don't really see why he attacked Dibiase. Dibiase didn't cost him the match, and it seemed like he was trying to be a "peacemaker." I don't know if they mentioned it all, but wasn't this Kane's record 12th Royal Rumble in a row? He might have missed one in the last few years, but if he hasn't, then this would have been his 12th.

Hey Kev, if Edge and Orton do turn babyface then I have one question, who is the the companies top heel? It surely can't be Punk, because they obvioulsy don't have the confidence in him to give him that spot.

Not a bad Rumble. I hated seeing the tease of a Swagger push yet again. Please tell me he doesn't have a skit with Hornswoggle on Raw tonight.

My question is, if Edge and Orton do turn face, who is going to step in as the number 1 heels on each show? I would say Jericho on Smackdown, but they seem to like him doing jobs and none of the Raw heels (Sheamus, Miz, Legacy et. al.) seem to be ready to take that spot.

I really hope the WWE thinks that Sheamus can replace Orton as the top heel on Raw. But then again, Ive developed a theroy that HBK is going to turn heel to face HHH at Mania, but with Batista the reason he did not get his shot at Taker, i have no idea whats going to happen. this uncertainty is a refreshing change from TNA!

So the Road to Wrestlemania is on now. Lots of interesting twists last night, so it should be interesting to see where we end up by the end of March. Trips/HBK I'm VERY interested to see how this will play out tonight, for some reason, I see this being Triple H vs. HBK at 'Mania, he can't be too happy that it was Shawn that eliminated him and Shawn didn't even win.

As for Legacy, we've been waiting and waiting for this to come to and end and it looks like just that has happened. I guess last night's theme was implosions. The implosion of DX and Legacy.

As for Edge, I geeked when he came out, I'll admit it. I was sure 29 or 30 would have been Santino since he was supposed to be in the Rumble (as to my knowledge) so when Edge came out I was out of my seat.

Mickie and Michelle should have went a heckuva lot longer than they did. I was expecting fireworks from these two and got sprinklers. Sad, sad sad.

Christian and Zekey boy put on a decent show in my opinion. That was a good opening bout and Zeke did a good job of taking Christian to the mat before he got geeked.

MVP and Miz I have to say are having quite the interesting feud. Another one that I can't wait to see where its going, just lets not have anymore of MVP coming out and talking about "his past." Every week is getting ridiculous. If I want a friggin sermon, I'll go to church on Sunday. Not what I watch WWE for. What am I forgetting....

Oh yeah, 'Taker and Rey. I have to say I did expect more, and I didn't think that that Last Ride looked as devastating as everyone is saying. I must've blinked too early in the match, because I don't recall seeing where 'Taker got bloodied up. Did love the back and forth between Lawler and what's his face (can never remember his name) about whether 'Taker is human or not. Lawler will never let the ridiculous go will he?

All in all, I'd give it a 7 out of 10. Mainly for the Rumble match itself. Everything else was kinda eh. I can say though that I am definetly excited now for Wrestlemania.

CM Punk was the saviour of the entire let down PPV.

i like what could come of the results. but thats all wwe is now. what could be. nothing is actually enjoyable when you watch it, they keep you waiting for better.
i doubt 2010 will deliver.

The WWE always put on solid shows but I feel they don't do enough to make them more memorable or spectacular.

I now hope Jericho gets the title and goes on to face Edge. Jericho really deserves another big WrestleMania match after working so hard for the company since his return.

Kev:

I long for the days that the 1st 2 entrants were unexpected. Do you remember when Demolition Ax started against Demolition Smash? How cool would it have been last night if HHH and your boy would have been 1 &2? Dibiase vs Rhodes to start would have been good as well.
I too expected Edge, but certainly did not see him winning, but its cool that he did.

I see UT vs Cena just as it was teased at MSG a few months ago.

Edge vs Jericho (after Jericho wins the belt at No Way Out)

Every week I'm becoming more and more of a Punk mark. Loving the addition of Sereena to the SES.

Also, good for Beth Pheonix getting into the Rumble! Wish she could have stuck around a little bit longer.

Where was Santino? I though he had a spot?

OOOOh Stacy Kiebler on this week's Psych...coooooooooool

Eck quote: The long-rumored Orton-DiBiase singles match at WrestleMania doesn’t seem likely.

Response: After seeing tonights Raw, I would say the chances of it are nearly 100 percent now.

I wish they would have allowed Phoenix to bodyslam the Great Khali, especially since he has to be billed as a monster herself for the upcoming appearance from Awesome Kong.

Reuniting Edge and Christian as a team might go a long way toward getting some interest back in WWE. However, I'm not holding my breath. I think McMahon stopped emphasizing tag teams when he realized they cost him twice as much as a singles match.

Here's something for the Sheamus haters to stew over: Imagine that the WWE is really behind Sheamus and they are a bit frustrated he isn't seen as a strong and deserving champion. What better way to rectify that than to have Sheamus face the Undertaker at Wrestlemania and end his streak?

So if Edge won the Rumble, he can chalenge for any title? Does that include the Tag Team belts? Rated RKO vs. Legacy @ 'Mania. DX melts down, drops the belts to Legacy, Orton does a face turn...

Why all the complaints about Sheamus? Isn't he 1,000 times more preferable than another Cena, HHH, Taker run (Yawn). He's got a great, albeit odd, look and I'm thinking he needs Finlay to turn into his evil Kevin Sullivan-type mentor and turn up the heat and wreak havoc.

Punk was great and all his group needs is a couple more "followers," preferably some of these guys dwelling in limbo - Mike Knox, Charlie Haas, or even go sober up Eugene and make a formidable stable that can just impose their will old school 4Horsemen style and treat Punk like a Jim Jones-type messiah. "I can make you greater!"

I agree with the majority of you. The rumble was way too short. It needs be every 2 mins that a superstar should enter. It needs to be an hour long rumble, so story’s can develop, and the ring can fill up! That’s the whole point of the royal rumble. Seeing superstars fight against each other, who you would never normally see. Keeps the element of surprise, and the rumble original. 1min 30 secs Isn’t long enough between ring entrance. Dolph, and Bourne deserved longer spots, considering they have the stamina to hang In there. Plus Morrison, and McIntyre should have lasted longer. These guys are the future. Plus no legends, or real surprises. Everyone knew Edge would be back! Really disappointed this year.

I thought the Undertaker Mysterio was hilarious. Mysterio should quit now before he really gets hurt this isn't a little mans game. as for the rumble it self Im glad Edge is back but Im disappointed that Michaels lost I really wanted to see Michaels taker II at mainia. as for jericho Edge I think that would suck I mean we all know edge would win I. How in the hell does Jericho deserve a match at mainia when he's been jonbbing to R-truth if u ask me Edge taker II would be better

You know what would have really been a shocker?
If Santino entered and won the Rumble!
From fastest out to the winner!
Or if Beth Phoenix won!

Kev,

A little bummed with this Rumble. Aside from a few moments there wasn't much to keep me "entertained". The ECW title match was good. Miz v MVP should have been a little longer. Never would have thought the Miz had what it takes. I do agree with most here the Rumble match itself left alot to be desired. Nothing really lived up to the build up. CM Punk was great, Carlito a house o fire was a surprising shock. Phoenix dumping Khali nice. Otherwise not much to justify the 44 hard earned bucks.

Overall I have to give the PPV a "C".
The ECW title match was a good opener, I hope they continue to elevate Christian. The Diva match was a joke. James and McCool could have put on a great match. Also, the Orton-Sheamus match had a horrible ending. PPV matches should not end with some cheesy DQ, save that stuff for RAW. I enjoyed the Taker-Mysterio match. Rey is fun to watch, especially when he's going against guys the size of the Deadman. The Last Ride is a devastating finisher, hopefully Takers mania opponent wont kick out it a million times like last year. The Rumble match wasn't anything special this year. The one surprise was predictable and I was disappointed to see that Chavo and Goldust didn't make the cut.

Kev you weren't wrong when you said Matt Hardy is buried deep - it's clearly obvious he is being punished for Jeff's actions, but wasn't his biggest push when Vince brought him back to face Edge after the Lita thing.

One thing about him though is he consistently gets a huge pop from the crowd the only one bigger was for Edge, maybe Vince should just suck it up and push him?

RESPONSE FROM KE: The way the Hardy-Edge feud played out made it seem as if Hardy wasn't in Edge's league.

I keep forgetting that the Royal Rumble was LAST weekend. I caught myself planning it into my schedule again for this Sunday when I was getting ready for work today.

Truthfully, I think that's quite telling of how memorable of an event it was overall.