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Royal Rumble: 27/1/2008

Match Card

1. Ric Flair vs MVP in a career threatening Match.

2. Chris Jericho vs JBL in a singles match.

3. Edge (c) vs Rey Mysterio in a singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship.

4. Randy Orton (c) vs Jeff Hardy in a singles match for the WWE Championship.

5. The 2008 Royal Rumble match.

The 2008 Royal Rumble was live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The first match that aired was a non-title "Career Threatening" match between the WWE United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP) and Ric Flair, in which had Flair lost, he would have had to retire from wrestling. At the start of the match, Flair started out working on MVP's left arm. Flair attempted to get the figure-four leglock on MVP, but MVP turned it into a small package for a two count.

MVP executed a running big boot on Flair in the corner and went for a pin, but Flair managed to get his foot on the rope when the referee Charles Robinson counted to three. After the three count, the referee did not call for the bell as he had noticed Flair's leg on the bottom-rope and restarted the match. The match ended when MVP attempted a Playmaker, but Flair countered the attempt into the figure-four leglock, to which MVP eventually tapped out. Hence, Flair won and kept his career alive.

The second match was between John "Bradshaw" Layfield (JBL) and Chris Jericho. The match began with Jericho trapping Layfield in the Walls of Jericho. JBL got to the ropes, however, and slid out of the ring with Jericho quickly following him. JBL strangled Jericho with the ring ropes and later, plunged him onto the ropes. Jericho recovered and clotheslined JBL out of the ring. When they got in again, JBL threw Jericho into the ring post, as a result of which, Jericho was busted open.

JBL tried to take advantage of this situation, but Jericho still fought back. The fight went outside the ring, where JBL began clearing the ECW announce table. Jericho grabbed a steel chair and hit Layfield with it. The referee immediately disqualified Jericho, who ignored the fact that he had lost the match and started to strangle JBL with some wires by the ring, in the same process Layfield did to Jericho on Raw.

The third match was for the World Heavyweight Championship with champion, Edge taking on Rey Mysterio. During the match, Vickie Guerrero stood up from her wheelchair, attempting to comfort Edge. Mysterio had Edge set up for the 619, and Vickie jumped in the way, risking herself. Edge then recovered, and speared Mysterio in mid-air for the pinfall.

The fourth match was between Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton for Orton's WWE Championship. Early in the match, Hardy performed a baseball slide on Orton who hit head-first into the barricade outside due to the impact. Knowing he couldn't win the WWE Championship via a countout victory, Hardy brought the knocked-out Orton into the ring.

Later, Orton took advantage in the match, as he applied a body scissors on Hardy, followed by a choke-hold. Some of the other main highlights of the match were Hardy performing a Whisper in the Wind on Orton; and, later executing a moonsault from the top-rope to Orton outside the ring. When Hardy brought Orton back in the ring and tried to deliver a Twist of Fate, Orton suddenly reversed it into an RKO and pinned Hardy to retain his WWE title.

And now the next match was the Royal Rumble.


The Royal Rumble was currently in progress. The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels, who were the past two the previous year, were the first two entrants to start the match off. The men currently in the ring were Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Batista, Umaga, Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, and John Morrison. The countdown for the 15th entrant began.

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The Vengeful One hits to a pop and out comes the Intercontinental Champion, the Bladewolf for the 15th entrant. He won the 2006 Royal Rumble and now he looks to win it for a second time. Bladewolf enters the ring...AND IMMEDIATELY NAILS JOHN MORRISON WITH A SPEAR!

Punk attacks Bladewolf from behind, but Bladewolf delivers a knee to the ribs of Punk before hitting a belly-to-belly suplex on the former ECW Champion. Bladewolf turns into a right hand from Batista and the two slug it out. Bladewolf ducks a right from Batista and knees him in the gut before driving him into the corner, delivering several shoulder thrusts to the gut before turning Batista around and hits a German Suplex.

Bladewolf turns around and ducks a Sweet Chin Music from Shawn Michaels, taking him out with a hard clothesline before coming face to face with his brother, the Undertaker. The two brothers stare each other down before Bladewolf hits the first right, causing Undertaker to stumble back before he retaliates with a hard right of his own. Bladewolf and the Undertaker go back and fourth with right hands before Bladewolf delivers a knee to Undertaker's gut, then grabs him before hitting a belly-to-belly suplex as the countdown for the 16th entry begins.

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The Miz's theme hits and out comes the Miz who slides into the ring and immediately helps his partner, John Morrison, who was set up for a GTS by CM Punk. Morrison and Miz double team Punk, Bladewolf was stomping away on Rhodes in a corner, Batista was dealing with Shawn Michaels, and Undertaker was getting pushed into a corner by Umaga.

Bladewolf delivers a few stomps to the chest of Cody Rhodes before hitting a headbutt. Bladewolf then grabs Rhodes and drives him into the corner multiple times before slamming him to the mat. Bladewolf then sees his brother, Undertaker, having issues with Umaga and walks over. Both brothers stomp away on Umaga multiple times as the Samoan Bulldozer hangs don't the ropes. Bladewolf runs and knees Umaga in the faces causing him to let go...AND FALL TO THE FLOOR! UMAGA IS ELIMINATED!

Bladewolf and Undertaker stare at each other, looking ready to fight when Batista gets involved just as the countdown for the 17th entrant begins.

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Shelton Benjamin's theme hits and out he comes into the ring, immediately taking out Morrison and the Miz who were double teaming CM Punk...BEFORE MICHAELS HITS SWEET CHIN MUSIC! SENDING BENJAMIN OUT OF THE RING! SHELTON BENJAMIN IS ELIMINATED!

Bladewolf and Undertaker double team Batista. Bladewolf stomps on Batista's chest as Undertaker holds him down before both take shots at stomping and punching Batista. Shawn Michaels comes up behind Bladewolf and delivers a forearm to his back but Bladewolf turns and delivers a knee to the chest of Michaels before taking him down with a clothesline. Bladewolf then grabs Michaels around the waist before launching him across the ring with a German Suplex.

Bladewolf turns around... INTO A SPEAR FROM BATISTA! Bladewolf holds his gut and rolls out of the ring underneath the bottom top to recover. He does this while listening to the next entries in the match. Jimmy Snuka and Roddy Piper come in as surprise entrants but end up getting eliminated. After Piper, the next entrant was Kane, the one who eliminated both Snuka and Piper.

Bladewolf rolls into the ring as Kane grabs Miz for a Chokeslam but Bladewolf also grabs Miz. The two brothers nod before lifting Miz up...AND HIT A DOUBLE CHOKESLAM! The two brothers then turn their attention to Umaga and begin attacking him with right hands, attacking like a pack of wolves. Bladewolf grabs Umaga by the hair and begins laying in multiple right hands to the skull while Kane delivers hard stomps to the chest of Umaga, behind them Undertaker was measuring them both up for a Chokeslam but ended up grabbing Michaels... AND HITS A CHOKESLAM!

The buzzer sounds and Carlito's theme plays, and out comes the apple spitting superstar. Back in the ring, all three Brothers of Destruction were attacking Umaga's Bladewolf and Kane holding Umaga while Undertaker delivers rights and lefts to the skull and gut of Umaga. They try eliminating Umaga bit he holds on, so the Brothers turn their attention to other superstars. Kane goes after CM Punk, Undertaker goes after Batista, and Bladewolf goes after Shawn Michaels as the countdown begins.

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MICK FOLEY'S THEME HITS! The crowd pops for the hometown boy as Foley makes his way into the ring and attacks everyone that comes at him with right hands. In the corner, the Undertaker lifts Batista up...AND HITS THE LAST RIDE!

Bladewolf gets taken down with a high knee kick by Punk, causing the former WWE Champion to roll into a corner and Kay there to recover. The countdown for the next entrant begins.

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Mr. Kennedy's theme hits and Kennedy runs out into the ring, taking on everyone. Bladewolf gets to his feet and lays out John Morrison and Miz with a right hand to both men. Bladewolf then grabs Miz and delivers a German Suplex to the WWE Tag Team Champion. Bladewolf then grabs Morrison and delivers a German Suplex to him as well. Bladewolf then turns around... INTO SWWET CHIN MUSIC FROM SHAWN MICHAELS!

Bladewolf falls back onto the ropes, rebounds off them...AND HITS MICHAELS WITH A SPEAR! Bladewolf gets to his feet with a primal roar before grabbing CM Punk by the throat, lifts him up...AND HITS A CHOKESLAM! Bladewolf then sees Miz and Morrison leaning against the ropes before he runs over...AND CLOTHESLINES BOTH OF THEM OVER THE TOP ROPE! MIZ AND MORRISON ARE ELIMINATED!

He turns around into a hard right from Punk, the two battle it out in the corner before Bladewolf knees Punk in the gut then takes him down with a clothesline. He then sees Michaels... HIT SWEET CHIN MUSIC ON UNDERTAKER! Undertaker goes over the top rope...AND IS ELIMINATED!

Michaels and Undertaker stare each other down and this allows Bladewolf and Kennedy to sneak up on Michaels before pushing him over the top rope...AND SHAWN MICHAELS IS ELIMINATED! Michaels stares at Kennedy and Bladewolf, the former smirking and taunting him when Bladewolf grabs Kennedy...AND TOSSES HIM OVER THE ROPES! KENNEDY IS ELIMINATED!

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Big Daddy V's theme hits and out comes the big superstar. Back in the ring, Bladewolf was going at it with CM Punk again. Punk lofts Bladewolf onto his shoulders... AND HITS THE GTS! Bladewolf falls down and rolls out from underneath the bottom rope and leans against one of the announce tables at ringside, recovering and watching the match go on.

Bladewolf watches as the other entrants came in, and now it was only 29 and 30 that was left. Bladewolf had recovered enough from the GTS and gets to his feet, watching as the countdown for #29 begins.

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TIME TO PLAY THE GAME!

The crowd roars in cheers as Triple H comes out as the #29th entrant. Bladewolf rolls back into the ring and aids Kane against Mark Henry as Triple H takes out anyone in his path. Soon the only men in the ring are Triple H, Bladewolf, Kane, Umaga, Carlito, Mark Henry, Chavo Guerrero and Batista.

Bladewolf and Kane stomp away on Mark Henry as Triple H hooks Umaga's arms...AND HITS THE PEDIGREE! The countdown for #30 began and everyone was on their feet for this.

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JOHN CENA'S THEME HITS! The crowd absolutely lost it as everyone looks at Cena in shock. Cena himself had a smirk on his face as he takes his hat and shirt off. He points at Triple H and tells him it's go time. Mark Henry took Triple H down with a clothesline from behind but Cena takes Henry down with a shoulder block before grabbing Carlito... AND THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROOE! CARLTIO IS ELIMINATED! Cena then grabs Chavo Guerrero... AND TOSSES HIM OVER THE ROPES! CHAVO GUERRERO IS ELIMINATED! CENA IS ON FIRE!

Cena then comes face to face with Triple H, everyone remembers the battle these two had at WrestleMania 22 a couple of years ago. Cena made Triple H submit for Cena to retain the WWE Championship. But now, both men wanted to go to WrestleMania and face the WWE Champion. Cena and Triple H went eye to eye, the WrestleMania 24 sign hanging behind them.

Bladewolf sat in the corner and watched as Cena and Triple H went at it before Triple H...HITS THE DOUBLE LEG SPINEBUSTER ON CENA! Bladewolf then takes Triple H down with a clothesline before lifting him into a Fireman's Carry...BUT BATISTA HITS A SPEAR ON BLADEWOLF!

Bladewolf rolled into a corner, watching as his brother Kane tried eliminating Batista but Triple H attacked the Big Red Monster from behind. Kane fought back...BEFORE BLADEWOLF CLOTHESLINED HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE! KANE IS ELIMINATED! Kane looked st his brother with a shocked glare but Bladewolf shrugged and turned his attention to the other three men in the ring. It was now down to four men, Bladewolf, Triple H, John Cena, and Batista, the final four men of the 2008 Royal Rumble.

Batista did his thumbs up thumbs down taunt, Cena did the 'You can't see me' taunt, Triple H did the DX crotch chop. The three stared expectantly at Bladewolf who smirked before doing the cutthroat taunt. Bladewolf then takes Batista down with an uppercut while Triple H fights John Cena. Bladewolf delivers knees to the gut of Batista multiple times before lifting him onto his shoulders... AND HITS HOWL OF THE WOLF!

Bladewolf gets to his feet with a primal roar before he grabs Batista and rebounds him off the ropes but Batista ducks a right hand and Bladewolf turns around... INTO A SPEAR FROM BATISTA! Batista then turns his attention to Cena but Triple H grabs him...AND TOSSES HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE! BATISTA IS ELIMINATED! Triple H does the DX chop to Batista...WHEN BLADEWOLF SENDS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE! TRIPLE H IS ELIMINATED! Triple H looks shocked as Bladewolf smirks at him before turning to Cena.

It was just down to them now. The two men who have had a lot of battles the past year for the WWE Championship. It was at the Royal Rumble last year these two fought in a Last Man Standing match for the title, this year, they were the final two of the 2008 Royal Rumble match, both wanted to go to WrestleMania and become the next WWE Champion. But Cena was fresher, Bladewolf has endured a lot of punishment since entering the Rumble.

Bladewolf and Cena locked up for a test of strength but Cena won due to Bladewolf's fatigue. Cena delivers a few rights to the gut of Bladewolf before rebounding him off the ropes and takes him down with a shoulder block, the does it again in a familiar way. He picks Bladewolf up and Irish whips him off the ropes, ducks a right and lifts Bladewolf up before slamming him onto his back in a familiar way! The crowd gives this a loud reaction as he raised his right hand before bending down to look at Bladewolf.

"You can't see me!" Cena said before he rebounds off the ropes, comes back to hit...THE FIVE-KNUCKLE SHUFFLE! Bladewolf stumbled to his feet and turns around, Cena lifts him up, stands near the ropes, and...HITS THE FU OVER THE ROPES! BLADEWOLF IS ELIMINATED! JOHN CENA WINS THE ROYAL RUMBLE!

'Ding! Ding! Ding!'

Cena's theme plays Cena celebrates in the ring. Bladewolf was outside, holding his head in shock. He was so close to winning the natch, he just had Cena to go through. Bladewolf gets to his feet and looks at Cena who nods at him in respect. Bladewolf smirks and nods back before he makes his way to the back as Cena celebrates his win.


And that my friends was the 2008 Royal Rumble, one of my favorite Royal Rumbles. My #1 favourite would have to be the 2009 Royal Rumble though. My list is the 2009, 2008, 2007, 2012, and 2010 Royal Rumble matches and events

As for WrestleMania... Don't even get me started on favourites.