WWE Royal Rumble PPV
Date - Sunday, January 29, 2012
Site - St. Louis, Mo.
Aired - 8:00 p.m. to 10:47 p.m. EST
PPV Order - #1 of 2012
Announcers - Michael Cole, Jerry Lawler, Booker T

Match Times

Total bell-to-bell wrestling - 96:04 (Last Year - 115:38)
Avg. Match Length - 16:00 (Last Year - 28:54)
Longest Match - 54:54 (30-man Rumble) (Last Year - 69:49 for 40-man Rumble)
Shortest Match - 1:05 (Clay vs. McIntyre)

Title Implications

-- WWE champion C.M. Punk beat Dolph Ziggler to retain the WWE Title.

-- World Hvt. champion Daniel Bryan beat Big Show and Mark Henry in a steel cage match to retain the World Title.

-- Sheamus won the 2012 Royal Rumble match to earn a World Title or WWE Title shot at WrestleMania 28.

Best Match Evaluations

-- Royal Rumble match: Caldwell (***1/2), Parks (**3/4)
-- Punk vs. Ziggler: Caldwell (**1/2), Parks (***)

Raw brand TV & PPV Win/Loss Records 2012

Brodus Clay - Win [6-0-0]
Dolph Ziggler - Loss [3-1-1]
John Cena - DCO [1-1-2]
Kane - DCO [0-0-2]
C.M. Punk - Win [2-3-0]

Smackdown brand TV & PPV Win/Loss Records 2012

Daniel Bryan - Win [4-1-2]
Big Show - Loss [2-2-1]
Mark Henry - Loss [1-3-1]
Drew McIntyre - Loss [0-5-0]

Divas TV & PPV Win/Loss Records 2012

Beth Phoenix - Win [2-0-0]
Tamina - Loss [3-1-0]
Brie Bella - Win [3-2-0]
Nikki Bella - Win [2-1-0]
Alicia Fox - Loss [2-1-0]
Kelly Kelly - Loss [1-3-0]
Natalya - Win [1-4-0]
Eve - Loss [0-2-0]

Royal Rumble Entrant Win/Loss Records 2012

Sheamus - Win [5-2-0]
Primo - Loss [4-1-0]
Epico - Loss [4-2-0]
Cody Rhodes - Loss [4-2-0]
R-Truth - Loss [2-1-0]
David Otunga - Loss [2-1-0]
Dolph Ziggler - Loss [3-2-1]
Santino - Loss [4-4-0]
Wade Barrett - Loss [3-3-0]
Hunico - Loss [2-2-0]
Jey Uso - Loss [2-2-0]
Jinder Mahal - Loss [3-4-0]
Big Show - Loss [2-3-1]
Jack Swagger - Loss [2-3-0]
Justin Gabriel - Loss [1-3-0]
Alex Riley - Loss [1-4-0]
Kofi Kingston - Loss [1-4-0]
Randy Orton - Loss [0-1-0]
Chris Jericho - Loss [0-2-0]
Ezekiel Jackson - Loss [0-3-0]
The Miz - Loss [0-3-0]
Irregulars
Great Khali - Loss [0-1-0]
Hacksaw Jim Duggan - Loss [0-1-0]
Michael Cole - Loss [0-1-0]
Kharma - Loss [0-1-0]
Jerry Lawler - Loss [0-1-0]
Road Dogg Jesse James - Loss [0-1-0]
Ricardo Rodriguez - Loss [0-1-0]
Booker T - Loss [0-2-0]
Mick Foley - Loss [0-2-0]

Notable TV & PPV Streaks 2012

A. Fox - snapped 11 match winning streak (carried over from 2011)
Natalya - ended 9 match losing streak (carried over from 2011)
Miz - 8 match losing streak (carried over from 2011)
Clay - 6 match winning streak
McIntyre - 6 match losing streak (carried over from 2011)
Riley - 4 match losing streak

Match Results

(1) World Hvt. champion Daniel Bryan beat Big Show and Mark Henry in a three-way steel cage match to retain the World Title. ... (2) Divas champion Beth Phoenix & Natalya & Bella Twins (Brie & Nikki Bella) beat Kelly Kelly & Eve & Alicia Fox & Tamina in an eight-Divas tag match. ... (3) John Cena vs. Kane went to a Double Count-out. ... (4) Brodus Clay beat Drew McIntyre. ... (5) WWE champion C.M. Punk beat Dolph Ziggler with John Laurinaitis as ringside enforcer to retain the WWE Title. ... (5) Sheamus won a 30-man Royal Rumble match. Wrestlers Eliminated in defeat: The Miz, Alex Riley, R-Truth, Cody Rhodes, Justin Gabriel, Primo, Mick Foley, Ricardo Rodriguez, Santino, Epico, Kofi Kingston, Jerry Lawler, Ezekiel Jackson, Jinder Mahal, Great Khali, Hunico, Booker T, Dolph Ziggler, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Michael Cole, Kharma, "Road Dogg" Jesse James, Jey Uso, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett, David Otunga, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho, and Big Show.

Order of Entry

(1) The Miz
(2) Alex Riley
(3) R-Truth
(4) Cody Rhodes
(5) Justin Gabriel
(6) Primo
(7) Mick Foley
(8) Ricardo Rodriguez
(9) Santino
(10) Epico
(11) Kofi Kingston
(12) Jerry Lawler
(13) Ezekiel Jackson
(14) Jinder Mahal
(15) Great Khali
(16) Hunico
(17) Booker T
(18) Dolph Ziggler
(19) "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
(20) Michael Cole
(21) Kharma
(22) Sheamus
(23) "Road Dogg" Jesse James
(24) Jey Uso
(25) Jack Swagger
(26) Wade Barrett
(27) David Otunga
(28) Randy Orton
(29) Chris Jericho
(30) Big Show

Order of Elimination (Eliminator)

(1) Riley at 1:15 (Miz)
(2) Truth at 7:12 (Miz)
(3) Primo at 8:34 (Foley)
(4) Gabriel at 11:26 (Foley & Ricardo)
(5) Ricardo at 12:51 (Santino)
(6) Epico at 13:36 (Foley)
(7) Santino at 14:28 (Rhodes)
(8) Foley at 14:47 (Rhodes)
(9) Lawler at 17:31 (Rhodes)
(10) Mahal at 21:40 (Khali)
(11) Jackson at 21:55 (Khali)
(12) Duggan at 28:31 (Rhodes)
(13) Khali at 28:55 (Rhodes & Ziggler)
(14) Booker at 28:55 (Rhodes & Ziggler)
(15) Cole at 31:25 (Kharma)
(16) Hunico at 31:55 (Kharma)
(17) Kharma at 32:02 (Ziggler)
(18) Kingston at 33:12 (Sheamus)
(19) Road Dogg at 39:05 (Barrett)
(20) Uso at 42:37 (Orton)
(21) Barrett at 42:45 (Orton)
(22) Otunga at 43:33 (Jericho)
(23) Swagger at 45:08 (Show)
(24) Miz at 45:40 (Show)
(25) Rhodes at 45:40 (Show)
(26) Ziggler at 45:55 (Show)
(27) Show at 47:11 (Orton)
(28) Orton at 47:16 (Jericho)
(29) Jericho at 54:54 (Sheamus)

PPV Reports

-- CALDWELL, KELLER, MCNEILL, PARKS PPV REPORTS

[Torch art credit Grant Gould (c) PWTorch.com]

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