Royal Rumble 2010 Thoughts
Royal Rumble 2010 was the 23rd annual Royal Rumble PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place January 31, 2010, at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The show had a great attendance of 16,697 with a buyrate from homes of 462,000. This was second full year of the PG Era and also the last PPV event featuring the ECW Brand which was disbanded a month later in replace for NXT(not the one you probably are thinking about). The event was also notable for the return of the Rated-R Superstar.
6 matches took place on the show including the traditional royal rumble match with the same rules and aftermath reward of the winner Receiving a world championship title shot at the then-upcoming WrestleMania. 2010 is one of the years that doesn't age well from my view as I remember I was slowly losing my huge love and can't miss anything support for WWE. I was growing up and other things likes football and comics were growing on me.
The Good - The Royal Rumble match was fun at the end of the night with some very memorable highlights. Obviously the most iconic moment was Edge making a return and winning at the end. It was really awesome and the crowd really missed him. HBK also looked sharped in the match as it was him playing a key role to wanting to win this match more than anything as this was the build up to him ready to face the Undertaker at WrestleMania. He really sold his frustration of being eliminated. I also liked the ECW and World Heavyweight title matches.
The Meh - The WWE Championship match was kind of a letdown with the finish also damaging a lot of the match. It was an okay way to setup what we were going to get at WrestleMania but still, no one likes a DQ finish. I also didn't care about the US Title match between MVP & Miz. I like to point out the crowd was not one of the solid crowds which is shocking as Atlanta is a great wrestling city.
The Bad - There were 2 negatives of this show really. Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool was a controversial storyline and the match being a squash didn't help it either. The commentary was also stupid tonight as this was the beginning of a time it was difficult to have ears for watching WWE television.
Overall - It was a decent show. Nothing quite atrocious or embarrassing happened on the show but not a lot to remember aside from the big moment of one of my favorites of all time returning in winning the rumble. This was probably the last Rumble to have a satisfying winner booked as from here till the end of the decade, Rumble winners were odd or not right choices.
Score - 6 out of 10: Decent
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time
1. Christian vs. Ezekiel Jackson: ECW Championship - 3/5
2. The Miz vs. MVP: WWE United States Championship - 2/5
3. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton: WWE Championship - 2/5
4. Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool: WWE Women's Championship - Not worth it
5. Rey Mysterio vs. The Undertaker: World Heavyweight Championship - 3/5
6. 30-Man Royal Rumble Match - 3.5/5
Best Match - 30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Worst Match - Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool
Most Memorable Moment - Edge's return
Top 5 Performers
1. Shawn Michaels - Great Performance and sold well of being angry of elimination
2. John Cena - Good Performance
3. Edge - Good Performance and highlight of the night
4. Undertaker - Good Performance
5. Rey Mysterio - Good Performance.
Royal Rumble 2010 was the 23rd annual Royal Rumble PPV event produced by the WWE. It took place January 31, 2010, at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The show had a great attendance of 16,697 with a buyrate from homes of 462,000. This was second full year of the PG Era and also the last PPV event featuring the ECW Brand which was disbanded a month later in replace for NXT(not the one you probably are thinking about). The event was also notable for the return of the Rated-R Superstar.
6 matches took place on the show including the traditional royal rumble match with the same rules and aftermath reward of the winner Receiving a world championship title shot at the then-upcoming WrestleMania. 2010 is one of the years that doesn't age well from my view as I remember I was slowly losing my huge love and can't miss anything support for WWE. I was growing up and other things likes football and comics were growing on me.
The Good - The Royal Rumble match was fun at the end of the night with some very memorable highlights. Obviously the most iconic moment was Edge making a return and winning at the end. It was really awesome and the crowd really missed him. HBK also looked sharped in the match as it was him playing a key role to wanting to win this match more than anything as this was the build up to him ready to face the Undertaker at WrestleMania. He really sold his frustration of being eliminated. I also liked the ECW and World Heavyweight title matches.
The Meh - The WWE Championship match was kind of a letdown with the finish also damaging a lot of the match. It was an okay way to setup what we were going to get at WrestleMania but still, no one likes a DQ finish. I also didn't care about the US Title match between MVP & Miz. I like to point out the crowd was not one of the solid crowds which is shocking as Atlanta is a great wrestling city.
The Bad - There were 2 negatives of this show really. Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool was a controversial storyline and the match being a squash didn't help it either. The commentary was also stupid tonight as this was the beginning of a time it was difficult to have ears for watching WWE television.
Overall - It was a decent show. Nothing quite atrocious or embarrassing happened on the show but not a lot to remember aside from the big moment of one of my favorites of all time returning in winning the rumble. This was probably the last Rumble to have a satisfying winner booked as from here till the end of the decade, Rumble winners were odd or not right choices.
Score - 6 out of 10: Decent
0 = Terrible : 1 = Bad/Lackluster : 2 = Decent : 3 = Good : 4 = Awesome : 5 = One of the Best of all Time
1. Christian vs. Ezekiel Jackson: ECW Championship - 3/5
2. The Miz vs. MVP: WWE United States Championship - 2/5
3. Sheamus vs. Randy Orton: WWE Championship - 2/5
4. Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool: WWE Women's Championship - Not worth it
5. Rey Mysterio vs. The Undertaker: World Heavyweight Championship - 3/5
6. 30-Man Royal Rumble Match - 3.5/5
Best Match - 30-Man Royal Rumble Match
Worst Match - Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool
Most Memorable Moment - Edge's return
Top 5 Performers
1. Shawn Michaels - Great Performance and sold well of being angry of elimination
2. John Cena - Good Performance
3. Edge - Good Performance and highlight of the night
4. Undertaker - Good Performance
5. Rey Mysterio - Good Performance.
