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| Tagline(s) | I Am The One | |||
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"Hero" by Skillet[1] "Martyr No More" by Fozzy[2] |
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Entertainment | |||
| Date | January 31, 2010 | |||
| Attendance | 16,697[3] | |||
| Venue | Philips Arena | |||
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | |||
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Royal Rumble (2010) was the twenty-third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 31, 2010 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands.[4] As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a match at that year's WrestleMania, (in this instance: WrestleMania XXVI) for his choice at either the WWE Championship, the World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW Championship.
Six professional wrestling matches were featured on the event's supercard, a scheduling of more than one main event. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match which featured wrestlers from all three brands. Edge, the twenty-ninth entrant, won the match by last eliminating John Cena, the nineteenth entrant. The primary match from the Raw brand was for the WWE Championship between reigning champion Sheamus and Randy Orton, which Sheamus won by disqualification. The predominant match on the SmackDown brand was between The Undertaker and Rey Mysterio for the World Heavyweight Championship, which The Undertaker won to retain the championship. The featured match on the ECW brand was for the ECW Championship between Christian and Ezekiel Jackson, which Christian won.
Royal Rumble 2010 saw approximately 462,000 buys, which was up from 450,000 buys in 2009.[5]
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Royal Rumble featured professional wrestling matches involving different wrestlers from pre-existing scripted feuds, plots, and storylines that were played out on Raw, SmackDown, ECW and WWE Superstars—World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE) television programs. Wrestlers portrayed a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension, and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches.[6] All wrestlers were from WWE's Raw, SmackDown and ECW brands—a storyline division in which WWE employees are assigned to a television program of the same name.[7]
The pay-per-view featured the annual Royal Rumble match, which has been featured at every Royal Rumble event since its inception. It features 30 wrestlers, and the match ends when one wrestler remains in the ring, after all 29 other wrestlers have been eliminated via being tossed over the top ring rope and having both feet touch the floor.[8] The winner would earn a world championship match of their choosing at WrestleMania XXVI.[9]
| Role: | Name: |
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| Commentator | Michael Cole |
| Jerry Lawler | |
| Matt Striker | |
| Carlos Cabrera (Spanish) | |
| Hugo Savinovich (Spanish) | |
| Ring announcers | Tony Chimel (SmackDown) |
| Justin Roberts (Raw, Royal Rumble) | |
| Savannah (ECW) | |
| Referees | Mike Chioda |
| John Cone | |
| Jack Doan | |
| Aaron "Goose" Mahoney | |
| Chad Patton | |
| Charles Robinson |
On the December 15, 2009 episode of ECW, general manager Tiffany made an announcement that the ECW brand would host a competition called the "ECW Homecoming", in which the winner will face Christian for the ECW Championship at Royal Rumble. Featuring current and former superstars from the ECW brand, the first round of the competition consisted of eight singles matches. The winners of the matches would then qualify to the "Homecoming Finale" on the January 12, 2010 edition of ECW, where they would fight in an eight-man battle royal that will determine the competition winner. The first two qualifying matches were featured later that night with Ezekiel Jackson defeating Vladimir Kozlov and Kane defeating Zack Ryder.[10] On the December 22, 2009 episode of ECW, Jack Swagger returned in a losing effort to Yoshi Tatsu, while Vance Archer advanced with a victory over Goldust.[11] On the December 29, 2009 episode of ECW, Matt Hardy and Evan Bourne defeated Finlay and Mike Knox respectively to qualify.[12] The two remaining qualifying matches were held on the January 5, 2010 episode of ECW and saw Shelton Benjamin defeating Chavo Guerrero and CM Punk defeating Mark Henry to qualify.[13] Ezekiel Jackson won the "Homecoming Finale", last eliminating Kane, to earn the right to face Christian at Royal Rumble.[14]
On the January 4 episode of Raw, a fatal four-way match was held to determine the number one contender for WWE United States Championship featuring Montel Vontavious Porter, Mark Henry, Carlito and Jack Swagger. Porter emerged victorious by pinning Swagger, and earned a match against The Miz for the championship.
It was announced on December 31, 2009 on the company's official website that The Undertaker would be defending the World Heavyweight Championship at Royal Rumble; the means of determining the challenger was stated to be via the "Beat the Clock Sprint", a series of matches that sees who ever wins their match in the fastest time would be declared number-one contender. The sprint, held on the January 1, 2010 edition of SmackDown, consisted of four matches, in which CM Punk, Kane, Chris Jericho, Rey Mysterio, Dolph Ziggler, R-Truth, Matt Hardy and Batista could qualify for if they won their matches in the quickest amount of time. CM Punk defeated Matt Hardy in his match, setting the time at 7:20. The next match featured Kane and Ziggler; both failed to beat the time limit, thus ruling both men out of winning the match and advancing to the match against for the World Heavyweight Championship. Chris Jericho later lost to Rey Mysterio with one second to spare. Mysterio defeated Jericho in 7:19, setting the new time to beat. The final match was Batista versus R-Truth, where the match resulted in another time-limit draw, due in part to interference from Mysterio. Despite Mysterio being ruled number-one contender, onscreen consultant Vickie Guerrero overruled the standing, announcing another contenders match the following week between Mysterio and Batista, who had disputably won his match.[15] The rematch between the two on the January 8, 2010 episode of SmackDown was declared a no contest following both men being incapacitated.[16] Another rematch between the two was held on the following week, this time inside a steel cage. Mysterio won the match, earning him the right to face The Undertaker at Royal Rumble.[17]
The main event for Raw was determined on the January 11, 2010 edition with guest host Mike Tyson announcing the winner of a Triple Threat match later that night between John Cena, Kofi Kingston, and Randy Orton would advance to face Sheamus at Royal Rumble for the WWE Championship. Orton ultimately won with the help of Legacy, who took out Cena and Kingston for him.[18]
Since November of the previous year, WWE Women's Champion Michelle McCool had been relentlessly insulting Mickie James over a perceived weight issue.[19] The two had a match at TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, which saw McCool win, continuing the torment.[20] James confronted McCool on the January 15 episode of SmackDown during a mocking monologue about James, leading to the champion assaulting her. It was also confirmed that day that McCool would defend her title again at Royal Rumble against James.[17]
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, an untelevised match was shown to the crowd pitting the fan favorite team of Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, and Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie) against the villainous team of Maryse, Katie Lea Burchill, Jillian Hall, Alicia Fox, and Natalya in a 10-Diva tag team match. Kelly Kelly earned the victory for her team by pinning Jillian after a diving crossbody.[21]
After the show commenced, the first match to air on the live show was a singles match and featured Christian defending the ECW Championship against Ezekiel Jackson. Jackson was accompanied by William Regal. Both men earned the advantage over each other in earlier part of the match until Regal tried to interfere by attempting a cheap shot on Christian but the referee noticed it and sent him to the backstage. Jackson got the upper hand and dominated Christian for most of the match and got several near falls on the champion. Christian would eventually Sleeper hold. Jackson caught Christian and drove his lower back in the corner twice. Jackson attempted it a third time until Christian hit the Killswitch. Christian followed it by pinning Jackson to retain his title.[22]
After the match, a backstage segment featured SmackDown General Manager Theodore Long appreciating the ECW General Manager Tiffany for booking the ECW Championship match. They were interrupted by Cryme Tyme (JTG and Shad), The Great Khali and the WWE United States Champion The Miz. Long booked Miz to defend the WWE United States Championship in the following match against Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). Miz defended the title against MVP in the second match of the event. Miz dominated the earlier part of the match until MVP hit the Playmaker. MVP followed it with a pinfall attempt but Miz kicked out. MVP would continue to dominate Miz until Miz left the ring to recover. MVP followed Miz outside the ring and Miz went back to the ring. MVP entered the ring and Miz pinned MVP with a small package to retain his title.[23]
The third match featured Sheamus defending the WWE Championship against Randy Orton. As the match started, Orton got the upper hand on Sheamus until Sheamus got control of Orton and dominated most of the match, hitting his power moves and injured Orton's left arm Sheamus tried to finish the match as he tried to hit Orton with the Pale Justice. However, Orton countered the move and kicked him on the apron outside the ring and Rope Hung DDT. Orton followed it up with a near-fall. He tried to hit a running punt on Sheamus' head but Sheamus countered and focused on Orton's left arm. As Sheamus was about to get the momentum, Orton's teammate Cody Rhodes interfered by jumping the guard rail and attacked Sheamus. Orton followed by hitting Sheamus with a RKO. He tried to pin Sheamus but since Rhodes attacked Sheamus, the referee disqualified Orton and awarded Sheamus the victory by disqualification. After the match, Orton confronted Rhodes until Orton attacked Rhodes. Ted DiBiase came out to rescue Rhodes but got attacked by Orton. Sheamus recovered and knocked out Orton with a Brogue Kick and celebrated his victory.[24]
The fourth match of the event was to feature Michelle McCool defending the WWE Women's Championship against Mickie James. McCool was accompanied by Layla. Before the match began, McCool started taunting James by calling her "Piggy James" and Layla had worn a fat suit to mock James. James came out for the match and hit Layla with a clothesline and entered the ring to start the match. As the match started, Layla tried to attack James but McCool accidentally hit Layla with a Big Boot. James took the advantage and hit McCool with a Mickie DT. James followed it by pinning McCool for her fifth and final WWE Women's Championship.[25]
The fifth match featured The Undertaker defending the World Heavyweight Championship against Rey Mysterio. Mysterio used his quickness against Undertaker to get the upper hand but Undertaker quickly got control of Mysterio and tried to hit him with an Elevated Powerbomb, known as Last Ride. Mysterio countered the move by jumping into the ropes and hit a 619 Springboard moonsault|backflip by bouncing off the ropes]]. Mysterio got the control of Undertaker and hit many of his quick moves. Undertaker eventually dominated Mysterio with a Last Ride attempt, but Mysterio tossed him into the ropes and hit a 619. Mysterio hit a second 619 on Undertaker and tried to hit a splash through the ropes but Undertaker caught Mysterio and hit him with a Last Ride to retain his title.[26]
Next was the main event featuring the 2010 Royal Rumble match. Dolph Ziggler and Evan Bourne started the match but were unable to eliminate each other. The third entrant CM Punk joined the match. He quickly eliminated Bourne and later Ziggler. Punk took the microphone and began boasting on winning the Royal Rumble. JTG was the fourth entrant to enter. He quickly got control of Punk and connected with a clothesline and a dropkick. JTG would jump on the ropes and Punk eliminated JTG over the top rope. He grabbed the microphone again and continued talking about winning the match. The fifth entrant The Great Khali joined the match and hit Punk with a Brain Chop & then locked in his submission maneuver "the Khali Vise Grip". Next came the sixth entrant Beth Phoenix, who became the second Diva in WWE history to participate in a Royal Rumble (the first Diva was Chyna who participated in the 1999 Royal Rumble match and 2000 Royal Rumble match). Khali picked Phoenix up and put her on the apron. Phoenix kissed Khali and tossed him over the top rope. Following Khali's elimination, Phoenix clotheslined Punk but Punk immediately hit her with a Fireman's Carry Knee Strike which he calls Go To Sleep. Punk eliminated Phoenix over the top rope.
Next was the seventh entrant Zack Ryder. Punk grabbed the microphone and offered Ryder to join the Straight Edge Society. However, he then hit Ryder with the microphone and eliminated him over the top rope. The eighth entrant one half of the then Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Triple H came next. Triple H and Punk had a stare down until Triple H attacked Punk and dominated him. Just before the next entrant came out, Triple H hit Punk with a Spinebuster. The next and ninth entrant was the then WWE Intercontinental Champion Drew McIntyre. As McIntyre entered the ring, Triple H started attacking him. Triple H focused on Punk and tried to hit him a Double Underhook Facebuster, which he calls Pedigree. Punk countered it into a Go To Sleep attempt but Triple H blocked it and tossed Punk over the top rope. Following Punk's elimination, the tenth entrant Ted DiBiase joined the match. DiBiase and McIntyre double-teamed Triple H and DiBiase hit Triple H with a Scoopslam. Next was the eleventh entrant John Morrison. He started attacking DiBiase. After he hit a dropkick on DiBiase, he focused on McIntyre. Following, he hit a Split Legged corkscrew Moonsault, which he calls Starship Pain, on McIntyre. Triple H then hit a clothesline on Morrison. Next came the twelfth entrant, Kane, and upon entering the match he dominated all the four competitors. He even hit a double-chokeslam on Morrison & McIntyre and another chokeslam on Triple H.
The thirteenth entrant Cody Rhodes came next. Rhodes joined his tag team partner DiBiase and the two double-teamed Kane and attacked all the other competitors. Next was the fourteenth entrant Montel Vontavious Porter (MVP). As MVP was making his entrance, the then WWE United States Champion The Miz hit MVP with the WWE United States Championship belt and returned backstage. MVP was taken to the backstage by doctors. Meanwhile, in the ring Morisson hit McIntyre with a "Flying Chuck Kick" (a Springboard Kick). The fifteenth entrant Carlito joined the match and dominated all the other participants of the match. Rhodes & DiBaise tried to double-team Carlito, however he hit a Springboard Shoulderblock on both of them. Carlito then hit the backstabber on Triple H, McIntyre and DiBiase. The sixteenth entrant The Miz was next. When Miz entered the match he hit his Skull Crushing Finale (Full Nelson Facebuster) on Carlito. MVP recovered and quickly joined the ring and tossed Miz and himself over the top rope. In the ring, DiBiase & Rhodes double-teamed on Triple H, before being stopped by Kane. The seventeenth entrant Matt Hardy joined the match. After performing a Twist of Fate on Drew McIntyre & a Side-Effect on Cody Rhodes successfully, Hardy was eliminated by Kane, however Triple H eliminated Kane from behind. Triple H then took control of the match for a little time, hitting Spinebusters on Rhodes, Carlito, DiBiase, & Morrison. He tried to perform a Pedigree on Rhodes, however McIntyre stopped him. Carlito, McIntyre, Rhodes & DiBiase tried to team against Triple H, however the next and eighteenth entrant the other half of the Unified WWE Tag Team Champions Shawn Michaels came to the ring. Michaels showed quick domination and eliminated several entrants including Carlito, Rhodes, DiBiase and Morrison. McIntyre was left and was double-teamed and eliminated by Michaels and Triple H.
Michaels and Triple H were left alone. Before they could fight, the nineteenth entrant John Cena joined the match. DX tried to double-team Cena but Cena dominated Michaels and Triple H. Cena hit a Belly to back suplex twisted into a side slam on Triple H, with Triple H falling onto Michaels. Cena then hit a double Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena tried to perform a Attitude Adjustment on Michaels over the top rope, however, Triple H hit Cena with a Pedigree instead. Michaels took advantage of a groggy Triple H, who was leaning against the ropes and hit him a Sweet Chin Music causing him to be eliminated. Next came the twentieth entrant Shelton Benjamin. He dominated Michaels and Cena for a while, hitting his finisher "Paydirt" on Michaels, but when he tried a Paydirt on Cena, he was eliminated. Following, the twenty-first entrant Yoshi Tatsu came out, but he was eliminated within a minute of his time in the match by Cena. Cena and Michaels continued the action until the twenty-second entrant Big Show joined the match. Big Show dominated both Cena and Michaels until the twenty-third entrant Mark Henry entered the fray. Henry began attacking Big Show. Cena then came to his feet and attacked The Big Show with Mark Henry. Mark Henry then performed a successful Bodyslam on The Big Show. Cena then tried to hit Mark Henry with a Attitude Adjustment, but because of Henry's weight Cena fell down causing Henry to fall on him. Big Show then hit Henry with a spear. The twenty-fourth entrant Chris Masters entered the match. Masters dominated the participants for a while until Big Show eliminated him.
Following, Henry & Big Show battled each other and were tied with the ropes. The twenty-fifth entrant R-Truth joined the match and eliminated both men. Following the two eliminations, Truth dominated Cena and Michaels, hitting a Scissors Kick on Cena. The twenty-sixth entrant Jack Swagger was next. Swagger dominated Cena, Michaels and Truth. He hit a Corner Slingshot Splash on both Cena & Michaels. Next was the twenty-seventh entrant Kofi Kingston, who, when he came to the ring, started attacking Swagger and even hit him with his signature Boom Drop. Kingston consecutively eliminated both Swagger and later Truth. As a result, the final six participants were remaining and the final three entrants were still to come. Next was the twenty-eighth entrant Chris Jericho. Jericho started attacking everyone in the ring, before being stopped by Cena, who hit him with a Attitude Adjustment. Michaels then hit a DDT on Cena and Jericho with a Diving Elbow Drop, however, when Michaels tried to hit a Sweet Chin Music, Kingston hit Michaels with a Trouble in Paradise. Then Cena eliminated Kingston by hitting him with an Attitude Adjustment over the top rope, leaving the match to final five participants. Jericho hit Cena with a Codebreaker. Next was the twenty-ninth entrant Edge who returned to WWE after six months as he was unable to compete due to an injury.
Edge speared everybody and eliminated Jericho. The final four participants were left in the match. Cena then tried to hit Edge with a Attitude Adjustment, but Edge counterd it into an Edgecution of his own. Next was the final entrant of the match Batista. When Batista entered the ring he hit a Spinebuster on Edge and clotheslines on Michaels and Cena. He also hit a Spinebuster on Cena, but then he got Speared by Edge. Cena, however, hit a Attitude Adjustment on Edge. The action continued with Michaels dominating. Michaels hit diving elbow drops on both Cena & Batista and he also performed Sweet Chin Music on first Cena and then on Batista. Following, Michaels and Edge battled on the apron. Michaels hit a Sweet Chin Music on Edge tossing him inside the ring. But before Michaels could re-enter the ring, Batista attacked Michaels causing him to get eliminated. Michaels tried to rejoin the match but the referee prevented him from interfering in the match. Michaels hit the referee with a Sweet Chin Music and left, leaving to the final three. Following, Batista tried to hit Cena with a Batista Bomb, but Cena reversed it into a Back-Body Drop. Cena then tried to perform another Attitude Adjustment, but Batista stopped the move. Following Cena eliminating Batista. Edge then got up and tried to perform a Spear but Cena kicked him in his head. Cena then tried to eliminate Edge, however, Edge reversed it and eliminated Cena. As a result, Edge was the last man standing and won the 2010 Royal Rumble match, earning a guaranteed world championship match of his choosing at WrestleMania XXVI.[27]
After losing an Elimination Chamber qualifying match against Randy Orton,[28] Shawn Michaels cost The Undertaker the World Heavyweight Championship against Chris Jericho in the Chamber match at Elimination Chamber.[29] As a result, Michaels challenged Undertaker to a rematch of their WrestleMania XXV match at WrestleMania XXVI. Undertaker agreed on the term that if Michaels lost, he would retire from professional wrestling.[30] A stipulation was added that the match would be contested under no disqualifications and no count-outs.[31] At WrestleMania, Undertaker defeated Michaels to extend his WrestleMania winning streak to 18–0 and Michaels was forced to retire.[32]
As a result of winning the 2010 Royal Rumble match, Edge earned the opportunity to wrestle for a world championship of his choosing at WrestleMania XXVI. After Chris Jericho won the World Heavyweight Championship from The Undertaker in an Elimination Chamber match at Elimination Chamber,[29] Edge announced that he would wrestle Jericho for the title.[30] At WrestleMania, Jericho defeated Edge to retain the title.[33] The rivalry ended after Edge defeated Jericho in a Steel Cage match at Extreme Rules.[34]
John Cena eliminated Batista from the Royal Rumble match, which started a conflict between Batista and Cena. On the February 1, 2010 edition of Raw, Cena rescued Bret Hart from an assault by Batista and Vince McMahon.[28] After the show ended, Cena tried to help Hart but was attacked by Batista.[35] At Elimination Chamber, Cena won the WWE Championship from Sheamus in an Elimination Chamber match. After the match, McMahon ordered Cena to defend the title against Batista. Batista defeated Cena to win the WWE Championship.[36] At WrestleMania XXVI, Cena defeated Batista to regain the WWE Championship.[37] Cena would retain the title against Batista in a Last Man Standing match at Extreme Rules and in an "I Quit" match at Over the Limit, which forced Batista to quit WWE.[38][39]
After Royal Rumble, Christian and Ezekiel Jackson continued to feud over the ECW Championship. On the final episode of ECW on February 16, 2010, Jackson defeated Christian in an Extreme Rules match to become the final ECW Champion.[40]
The 2010 Royal Rumble has received generally positive reviews from critics. The Sun in a positive review gave praise to Edge's Rumble victory and Rey Mysterio's and The Undertaker's performances in the World Title match, though criticized the U.S. Title match as rushed and poorly booked, and the short length and quality of the Rumble match. The Women's match was praised for its build up following the event, but received mostly negative reviews because of the little time the match had. Overall they awarded the event a 7 out of 10.[41]
| # | Matches | Stipulations | Time[42] |
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| Dark | Gail Kim, Kelly Kelly, Eve Torres, and The Bella Twins (Nikki and Brie) defeated Maryse, Katie Lea Burchill, Jillian Hall, Alicia Fox, and Natalya[21] | 10-Diva tag team match | 5:17 |
| 1 | Christian (c) defeated Ezekiel Jackson (with William Regal)[22] | Singles match for the ECW Championship | 11:59 |
| 2 | The Miz (c) defeated Montel Vontavious Porter[23] | Singles match for the WWE United States Championship | 7:30 |
| 3 | Sheamus (c) defeated Randy Orton by disqualification [24] | Singles match for the WWE Championship | 12:25 |
| 4 | Mickie James defeated Michelle McCool (c) (with Layla)[25] | Singles match for the WWE Women's Championship | 0:20 |
| 5 | The Undertaker (c) defeated Rey Mysterio [26] | Singles match for the World Heavyweight Championship | 11:07 |
| 6 | Edge won by last eliminating John Cena[27] | 2010 Royal Rumble match | 49:24 |
| (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match | |||
Red ██ and "Raw" indicates a Raw superstar, blue ██ and "SD" indicates a SmackDown superstar, purple ██ and "ECW" indicates an ECW superstar, and gold ██ indicates a WWE Diva.[43]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand! | Order | Eliminated by | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolph Ziggler | SD | 2 | Punk | 02:29 |
| 2 | Evan Bourne | Raw | 1 | Punk | 02:26 |
| 3 | CM Punk | SD | 7 | Triple H | 10:04 |
| 4 | JTG | SD | 3 | Punk | 00:25 |
| 5 | The Great Khali | SD | 4 | Phoenix | 01:39 |
| 6 | Beth Phoenix | SD | 5 | Punk | 01:37 |
| 7 | Zack Ryder | ECW | 6 | Punk | 00:32 |
| 8 | Triple H | Raw | 17 | Michaels | 17:51 |
| 9 | Drew McIntyre | SD | 16 | Michaels & Triple H | 14:43 |
| 10 | Ted DiBiase | Raw | 14 | Michaels | 12:40 |
| 11 | John Morrison | SD | 15 | Michaels | 11:37 |
| 12 | Kane | SD | 11 | Triple H | 07:59 |
| 13 | Cody Rhodes | Raw | 13 | Michaels | 07:54 |
| 14 | Montel Vontavious Porter | Raw | 9 | Miz | 00:07 |
| 15 | Carlito | Raw | 12 | Michaels | 04:34 |
| 16 | The Miz | Raw | 8 | MVP | 00:17 |
| 17 | Matt Hardy | SD | 10 | Kane | 00:20 |
| 18 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 27 | Batista | 20:45 |
| 19 | John Cena | Raw | 29 | Edge | 22:11 |
| 20 | Shelton Benjamin | ECW | 18 | Cena | 00:48 |
| 21 | Yoshi Tatsu | ECW | 19 | Cena | 00:29 |
| 22 | The Big Show | Raw | 22 | R-Truth | 04:04 |
| 23 | Mark Henry | Raw | 21 | R-Truth | 02:24 |
| 24 | Chris Masters | Raw | 20 | Big Show | 00:29 |
| 25 | R-Truth | SD | 24 | Kingston | 04:09 |
| 26 | Jack Swagger | Raw | 23 | Kingston | 02:06 |
| 27 | Kofi Kingston | Raw | 25 | Cena | 02:51 |
| 28 | Chris Jericho | SD | 26 | Edge | 02:24 |
| 29 | Edge | SD | N/A | Winner | 07:19 |
| 30 | Batista | SD | 28 | Cena | 05:24 |
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