By Phil Allely
The Royal Rumble is not only the event that kicks off the WWE’s assault on the Pay-per-View and live event market, it is also the one that sets the scenes for one or more of the main events for Wrestlemania. This year’s effort was no different and it had a few tricks up its sleeve too.
This was the biggest rumble match ever, featuring 40 participants instead of the usual 30. Meaning that not only did things move quicker than normal, but the whole match felt more intense. The fans were into it right from the start too.
Rumble highlights included Nexus dominating for a short period of time, the hilarious John Cena/Hornswoggle double team moves, appearances by veteran stars Booker T and Diesel (Kevin Nash). John Morrison’s cat like reflexes and athleticism are shown well too in one set-piece. Watch out for Chavo Guererro’s crazy suplex spot too. The over the top rope match was an eventful one and one that saw a relative newcomer pull of a shock win and progress to mania.
Elsewhere The Miz defended his WWE Championship against ‘The Viper’ Randy Orton in a heated match-up. Dolph Ziggler squared off against Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship in a very decent bout. The Divas Championship went from a handicap match to a fatal four brawl (via a RAW GM email) and saw Champion Natalya face Michelle McCool, Layla and Eve Torres, the girls had some good spots here, Natalya’s double sharpshooter was impressive and the end a bit of a surprise.
On the extras front there is an interview with Eve and a celebratory piece with Alberto del Rio from the January 31st Raw.
As the biggest and one of the best Royal Rumble’s in recent years this is a pretty good DVD to add to your collection, the matches are mainly worth a viewing or two and the 40 man bout certainly requires that to see all of high points.
Royal Rumble 2011 is available now from www.silvervision.co.uk and all good retailers.
DVD RRP £17.99 runtime 2hrs 56mins
Blu-ray DVD RRP £24.99 runtime 5hrs 42mins
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