The Royal Rumble Report - 1/27/13

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- The 2013 WWE Royal Rumble pre-show opens with Matt Striker and Tony <br />
Dawson at ringside as fans pile into the US Airways Center in Phoenix, <br />
Arizona. They hype tonight's pay-per-view card. <br />
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Show brings it back in the ring and calls for the knockout
punch. Del Rio avoids it and stumbles out to the floor. Show grabs a
piece of the steel steps but Del Rio moves out of the way. Ricardo
attacks Show from behind but Show tosses him into the fan barrier. Show
goes for a spear but Del Rio moves and Show crashes through the fan
barrier. As the referee counts, Del Rio waits. Del Rio grabs a chair and
wails away on Show's back with it. Del Rio puts Show's arm over the
steel steps piece and whacks it with the chair. Del Rio grabs a fire
extinguisher and sprays Show with it. Show rolls in the ring and Del Rio
follows with a chair. Fans chant "this is awesome" as Del Rio applies
the cross armbreaker while Ricardo duct tapes Show's feet to the bottom
rope. Del Rio breaks the hold and the ref counts. Show is stuck to the
bottom rope and can't get up. Del Rio wins the match.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio

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Striker is backstage with AJ Lee, Big E Langston and Dolph Ziggler.
Ziggler says Vickie Guerrero is bitter for making him pick 1 or 2 in the
Royal Rumble. Ziggler picks 1 because that's what he is. AJ interrupts
Striker and makes him run off or face Langston. Langston takes the mic
and talks like a crazy sportscaster, asking Ziggler about the Rumble.
Ziggler says he's going to win tonight, cash in later and unify the WWE
Title and the World Title at WrestleMania.

- We see a video from
Antonio Cesaro taped earlier. Cesaro talks about how he will win the
Royal Rumble tonight. Darren Young and Titus O'Neil also talk about
winning the match. Randy Orton is up next. He says tonight is his kind
of night. Orton says he needs the win and he's going to take it. John
Cena is up next. Cena says at the end of the night, everyone will
realize the champ is here. Wade Barrett speaks next. He says he will
restore credibility to the Rumble tonight. Sheamus says it's time to
fight. Ryback is up last. Every 90 seconds a Superstar enters the match
and he will just say feed me more.

- We get a look back at the pre-show where Antonio Cesaro retained over The Miz.

WWE Tag Team Title Match: Cody Rhodes and Damien Sandow vs. Kane and Daniel Bryan

We
go to the ring and out first comes Damien Sandow and Cody Rhodes. The
WWE Tag Team Champions Kane and Daniel Bryan are out next. It will be
Rhodes and Bryan starting things out.

Back and forth to start the
match. Bryan ends up applying a surfboard submission. Bryan tags Kane in
and he dropkicks Rhodes. Kane with a 2 count. Kane takes Rhodes to the
corner and works him over. Cody fights back and dropkicks Kane into the
corner. Sandow tags in for some double teaming but Kane fights them off.
Kane scoop slams Sandow and drops an elbow for a 2 count. Bryan comes
back in and hits Sandow with a bunch of kicks as the crowd chants "yes."
Kane tags back in and boots Sandow in the head. Sandow blocks a shot
but Kane kicks him out of the ring. Cody comes in but Kane sends him to
the floor also. Bryan runs the ropes and dives out on both men.

They
come back in and Cody helps Sandow send Cody to the floor. Sandow rams
Bryan into the apron twice and brings it back in. Sandow stomps away and
tags in Rhodes. Cody goes at it with Bryan now. Sandow comes back in
and drops an elbow for 2. Sandow with the side Russian leg sweep and
then the Elbow of Disdain on Bryan for another 2 count. Sandow with
another quick pin attempt. Sandow drops knees and covers again. Cody
comes back in and takes Bryan to the corner. Bryan turns it around with a
kick to the jaw. Cody tags in Sandow and stops Bryan from tagging. Cody
comes right back in for some double teaming. Cody with a submission but
Bryan fights out. Kane finally comes in for a chokeslam but Sandow
counters. Kane drops Sandow with a big right hand and a clothesline in
the corner. Another splash in the corner by Kane. Kane with the sideslam
on Sandow for 2.

Kane goes to the top but Sandow cuts him off and
they trade shots. Kane sends Sandow to the mat. Kane comes crashing
down but Sandow moves and hits a swinging neckbreaker for 2. Rhodes
comes in and they block a double chokeslam. They hit a double chokeslam
on Kane but didn't see that Bryan tagged himself in. Sandow turns around
to a missile dropkick from Bryan. Kane chokeslams Cody. Bryan with the
Yes Lock on Sandow now. Sandow taps out to end the match.

Winners: Kane and Daniel Bryan

- We see the "Rumble by the Numbers" video again.

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Kane and Daniel Bryan are backstage when Vickie Guerrero walks up. She
hands them their entry numbers for the Rumble match. Kane says Bryan's
number is interesting. Bryan wants Kane to show him his number now. Kane
says no. Kane says it's a bad strategy to reveal your number. Kane says
he will see Bryan out there.

- We get a RAW Roulette promo for tomorrow night.

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We see highlights from the Royal Rumble Fan Fest on Saturday, including <br />
Bo Dallas winning the NXT tournament to earn a spot in the 30-man Royal <br />
Rumble. <br />
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30-Man Royal Rumble Match <br />
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We go to <br />
the...

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The
next man out is John Cena at 19. Everyone looks on as Cena comes out.
Cody, Barrett, Ziggler and Slater form a wall and attack Cena as he
rushes the ring. Everyone goes after Cena but he fights them off. Cena
eliminates Heath Slater and Cody Rhodes. Jericho and Cena go at it now.
Jericho hangs on and Ziggler saves him. Cena goes after Dallas now.
Dallas tries to eliminate Cena. The next man out is Damien Sandow.
Sandow goes right to work on Dallas. Barrett catches Rey on the top and
they both tangle on the apron. Barrett kicks Rey off the apron and Rey
is eliminated. Barrett poses and turns around to shots from Sheamus.
Jericho counters an Attitude Adjustment and goes for Walls of Jericho on
Cena but can't get it. The next man out is Daniel Bryan. Bryan goes at
it with Sandow and kicks away.

Bryan unloads with more kicks on
Barrett. Bryan tries to eliminate Jericho and Sheamus tries to help him.
Jericho hangs on as Sheamus takes Bryan to the corner. Dueling chants
for Cena from the crowd as he fights off Barrett. Antonio Cesaro is the
next man out. Cesaro and Sheamus go at it. Dallas and Ziggler fight in
the corner. Cesaro drops Dallas with an uppercut and works over Jericho
in the corner. The next man out is The Great Khali. Khali chops Barrett
and Sandow. Dallas catches one too. Khali drops Jericho and puts a boot
to his throat. Cesaro works on eliminating Sheamus still. The next man
out is Kane.

Kane hits Jericho and goes to eliminate Ziggler but
he hangs on. Kane with shots for Jericho and Khali. Sheams works on
Sandow in the corner. Khali fights Kane and Bryan off. Sandow pushes
Sheamus over the ropes but he hangs on. Kane with a headbutt for Cesaro.
The next man out is Zack Ryder. Ryder leaps and takes down Ziggler.
Bryan eliminates Kane. Kane looks shocked. Cesaro knocks Bryan off the
apron into Kane's arms. Bryan wants Kane to take him back to the apron
but Kane says no. Kane drops Bryan and Bryan is eliminated. The next man
out is Randy Orton to a big pop. Orton takes down Barrett, Sheamus and
Ziggler. Then Ryder and Dallas. Orton tosses Dallas but he hangs on.
Orton with a double draping DDT for Ziggler and Dallas. Ryder catches a
RKO. Ryder is eliminated. Cesaro and Barrett beat Orton down in the
corner now. The next man out is Jinder Mahal at 27.

Cesaro works
on Cena but he hangs on. Cena turns it around and eliminates Cesaro.
Jericho works on Ziggler. Cena catapults Ziggler to the apron but he
hangs on. Sheamus with a clothesline for Barrett. The next man out is
The Miz. Miz meets Cesaro on the aisle and they brawl. Miz drops Cesaro
and heads to the ring. Cole says Miz injured his ankle in the pre-show
earlier tonight. Jinder is eliminated. Sin Cara is out at 29. Cara kicks
Ziggler in the head and then goes after Jericho and Sandow. Sheamus
works on eliminating Cena but he hangs on. Dallas works on eliminating
Barrett and gets him. Barrett is eliminated. Ziggler works on Cena.
Jericho hangs on. Barrett comes back and pulls Dallas out, eliminating
him. Barrett waits for Dallas to get up and hits the Bullhammer elbow on
the floor. The last man out at 30 is Ryback.

Ryback comes in and
unloads, shoving everyone down. Ryback scoops Sandow and eliminates him.
Cara comes with kicks but Ryback just takes them. Cara comes from the
top but Ryback shoves him out of the air. Ryback lifts Cara high and
throws him out on Sandow. Cara is eliminated. Miz comes from behind on
Ryback but Ryback tosses him. Miz is eliminated. Jericho with a
Codebreaker on Ryback. Jericho drops Cena and hits the Lionsault.
Jericho tosses Sheamus to the apron and dropkicks him. Sheamus hangs on.
Jericho with clotheslines for Orton and a Codebreaker to Ziggler.
Ziggler superkicks Jericho and he is eliminated. It's down to Ziggler,
Sheamus, Orton, Ryback and Cena.

Orton with clotheslines and RKO's
for Cena and Ziggler. RKO for Sheamus now. Orton with the second rope
DDT to Ryback. Orton goes for RKO on Ryback but Ryback clotheslines him
out. Orton is eliminated. Bodies flying everywhere now. Ziggler hangs on
but Sheamus hits a big Brogue Kick on the apron and he goes down.
Ziggler is eliminated. It's down to Cena, Sheamus and Ryback now. Cena
and Sheamus attack Ryback and hit a double suplex. Cena and Sheamus look
up at the WrestleMania 29 sign before they start brawling. Cena hits
his usual moves and calls for the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Ryback stops it
with a massive clothesline on Cena. Ryback goes for Shellshocked on
Sheamus but it's blocked. Sheamus with White Noise on Ryback. Sheamus
readies for a Brogue on Ryback but it's blocked. Ryback scoops Sheamus
up and over the top rope. It's down to Cena and Ryback.

Ryback
gets a chant going. Cena starts brawling. Ryback hits a spinebuster and
the chant starts up. Ryback readies for a big clothesline but Cena drops
him and locks in the STF. Cena keeps the hold locked as the crowd does
dueling chants. Ryback looks to have passed out in the hold. Cena rolls
him over and tries to pick him up. Cena picks Ryback and sits him on the
top rope. Ryback wakes up and fights back with a Thesz Press. Ryback
slams Cena's head into the mat. Ryback scoops Cena but Cena slides out.
Cena shoves Ryback over the top for the win.

Winner: John Cena

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After the match, Cena's music hits and he celebrates as the pyro goes
off. Cena meets with a fan at ringside and then an anti-Cena fan before
going back in the ring for one last pose.

- We get a promo for tonight's main event.

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Josh Mathews is backstage with The Rock. Rock cuts Mathews off and the
crowd chants for Rocky. Rock says finally he has come back to Phoenix.
Rock addresses The Shield attacking him and talks about always facing
tough situations. Rock brings up his mother beating cancer and being
here to watch him tonight. We see Rock's mom in the crowd. Rock says he
will never quit. Rock says Punk thinks the fans don't count. Rock says
the fans count to him for all the love, all the support. Rock says it
inspires him. Rock goes on and says tonight, they will end 434 days of
misery. Rock says tonight is the night we beat CM Punk, win the WWE
title and become one.

WWE Title Match: The Rock vs. CM Punk

We
go to the ring and out first comes WWE Champion CM Punk with Paul
Heyman. Out next comes The Rock to a big pop from the crowd.

The
bell rings and they start brawling. Punk comes back with kicks and beats
Rock down in the corner. Rock with a big clothesline out of the corner.
Punk blocks a Rock Bottom. Rock sends Punk to the floor in front of
Heyman. Rock follows and slams Punk's face into the announcers table.
Rock hits a big right hand and starts taking the Spanish announce table
apart but Punk rolls him into the ring. Dueling chants from the crowd
now. Punk comes back in but Rock meets him with a right hand. Rock works
Punk over and whips him into the fan barrier on the floor. Heyman runs
over and attacks Rock from behind while the referee isn't looking. Rock
backs Heyman up but Punk attacks from behind and lays Rock out on the
floor.

Punk drops Rock's ribs over the top of the barrier and
brings it back in the ring. Punk with knees to the gut and a kick to the
back. Rock fights out of a body scissors but Punk drops him again and
applies another submission. Punk breaks the hold and Rock meets him with
big right hands. Rock with an inverted atomic drop but Punk stops him
with a heel kick to the face. Punk keeps control and wails away with
forearms to the chest. Punk with more offense on the midsection. Heyman
with another cheap shot as the referee is distracted. Punk kicks Rock
out of the ring but lands odd on his recently injured knee. Punk goes to
the top and leaps out onto Rock with a forearm.

They come back in
and Rock starts working on Punk's injured knee. Punk sends Rock right
back out to the floor. Punk leaps out to the floor again and takes Rock
out with a suicide dive. Punk brings it back in the ring. Punk
springboards in but misses. Rock starts stomping and working on Punk's
knee. Rock with a leg sweep and a 2 count. Rock goes for a Rock Bottom
but Punk fights him off with elbows. Punk goes for a GTS but Rock
catches the leg and applies a Sharpshooter but Punk rolls through that.
Punk applies the Anaconda Vice.

Rock rolls through for a 2 count.
Rock with right hands now. Rock nails a DDT as Heyman looks on. Rock
readies for another Rock Bottom attempt but Punk catches it and rolls
Rock up. Rock rolls through and goes for another Sharpshooter. This time
he gets it locked in. Punk makes it to the bottom rope and breaks the
hold. Punk rolls out to the floor and Rock follows. Rock with a
clothesline on the floor. Rock takes apart the Spanish announce table
again. Punk crawls in the ring but Rock pulls him back out. Rock slams
Punk into the announce table and lays him on top of it. More right hands
from Rock. Punk kicks him in the head. Punk takes Rock up on the table
and calls for GTS. Rock blocks it. Rock goes for a Rock Bottom but the
table collapses and they just fall. Rock clutches his leg as he tries to
get up.

Rock rolls in the ring to break the count. Rock goes back
out and hits a Rock Bottom on the floor. The referee starts counting
again but Rock brings Punk back in the ring. Rock with a 2 count. They
get up and Punk lands a huge roundhouse kick and Rock goes down. They
make it up at the 9 count. Punk with a big kick to the leg. Rock with a
right. Punk with a right. They trade shots some more. Rock fires away
with punches. Punk with forearms. Rock runs the ropes and hits a flying
shot. Rock with a spinebuster. Rock calls for The People's Elbow but
when he goes to hit it, the lights go out. We hear a fight going down it
sounds like. The lights are still out but Cole is yelling about The
Shield. They put Rock through an announce table with a triple powerbomb.
The lights come on and Rock is laid outside the ring. No sign of Seth
Rollins, Dean Ambrose or Roman Reigns. Punk starts smiling and laughing
in the ring.

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Cole is yelling about The Shield and Punk says he has
nothing to do with them. Punk goes outside and brings Rock back in the
ring while Heyman looks on. Punk rolls in and covers Rock for the win.

Winner: CM Punk

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After the bell, we see Rock's mother in the crowd looking worried. Punk
takes his title and celebrates as his music plays. Punk stomps on Rock a
few times in the corner and kicks him out of the ring before posing on
the turnbuckles.

- Vince McMahon's music hits and out he comes.
Vince says Punk's celebration is over. Vince says if The Shield got
involved, he said he would strip Punk. Vince says yes, technically we
couldn't see that The Shield got involved. Vince goes to strip Punk of
the title as Heyman pleads from his knees. Rock takes the mic from the
ground and says we ain't ending this night like that. Rock says Vince
don't take the title from Punk, he will. Rock tells Vince to re-start
the match now.

Vince restarts the match and here we go. Punk
attacks Rock coming in the ring and unloads on him. The crowd is all
into it. Punk nails a knee to the head int he corner. Punk goes to the
top for the big elbow drop and nails it. Punk covers for a 2 count. Fans
chant for Rocky as Punk calls for GTS. Rock slides out of GTS and hits a
spinebuster off the ropes. Rock nails The People's Elbow this time and
covers Punk for the win and the WWE Title.

Winner and New WWE Champion: The Rock

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After the bell, Rock takes the WWE Title and celebrates as his mother
looks on and cheers. Rock holds the title up and says it's for the
people. We go to replays of Rock winning. Rock celebrates some more
before Royal Rumble goes off the air.

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Finally CM Punk looses the belt..............i love it.