WWE Royal Rumble 2007 (2007)

(Sports) The road to WrestleMania 23 begins at the Royal Rumble, where 30 men compete for a shot at WrestleMania’s main event. Superstars from Raw, Smackdown, and ECW compete in one of the most popular events of the year. Starring John Cena, King Booker, Big Show, Edge, Undertaker, Rob Van Dam, Triple H, Batista, CM Punk, Shawn Michaels, Chris Benoit, Test, Randy Orton, Mr. Kennedy, Sabu, Carlito, Lashley, Sandman, Matt Hardy, Jeff Hardy, Johnny Nitro, and more.

Mixed Card

I have been a wrestling fan since 1996 and have watched all kinds of wrestling. I have a wrestling DVD/VHS collection spanning over 50 all together. This is the most complete and accurate review of this DVD you will find. I hope you find this review helpful; remember to vote helpful or not helpful. (Note-Each DVD I review has a "Match of the DVD" award somewhere in it.)

WWE Royal Rumble 2008
The Royal Rumble was not the best way to start the year, but it did have its high points. This is the 20th anniversary of the Royal Rumble. If you are looking for a good Royal Rumble event, this is not the one to choose. The extras are a match and segment from the following Raw. The only other extra is a extremely short interview with Undertaker after the Royal Rumble.

Hardy Boyz VS MNM
I am sure this is a dream match in everyone's mind. This match is not the dream match we all expected though. We get a standard tag match with some good match and worth action. MNM controls most of the match. This is your customary opener.
RATING- 7.5/10

ECW Championship
Bobby Lashley(c) VS Test
Lashley was never much of a champion. This match enforces that. The match goes back and forth for a few minutes. The match is not too bad, but the ending lowers this match down in its rating.
RATING- 5/10

World Heavyweight Championship
Batista(c) VS Mr. Kennedy
Batista/Kennedy is a much better title bout than the pervious one. Batista has his leg rammed into the steel steps. Kennedy focuses on the leg of Batista for the rest of the match. The winner is predictable though, and that hurts the match.
RATING- 7/10

Last Man Standing Match
WWE Championship
John Cena(c) VS Umaga w/ Armando Estrada
Despite many putting this match on a pedestal, I did not find the match to be too amazing. Sure, it was a fun match with some good spots, but it does not compare to other Last Man Standing Matches. Cena tosses steel steps into Umaga's face in one sick spot. The ending is probably the most unique I have seen of any match.
RATING- 8.5/10

Royal Rumble Match (Match of the DVD)
The Royal Rumble match is one of my favorite match types. The 20th anniversary is not a let down. There are a few good spots here and there. Most of the match is very mellow though and not much action takes place. Khali eliminates seven men in this match. The final two men in the match put on a classic showing.
RATING- 8.5/10 September 24, 2008

A Very Good Royal Rumble...

I was looking forward to three out of the four matches on this card. Usually the Royal Rumble's feature a great Championship Main Event. Plus with this rumble there looks to be a couple of solid matches plus the rumble match itself.


Tag Team Grudge Match:

The Hardy Boyz vs. Mercury and Nitro

Great Tag Team Match to open up the rumble, very quick paced explosive tag team match. Both Teams shined as the match was given plenty of time to be good. Match Length: 15 minutes

Winners: The Hardy Boyz(3.5 out of 5 stars)


ECW Championship:

Bobby Lashley(c) vs. Test

This was horrible, probably the worst world championship match of the year. I didn't expect a classic,but I figured power vs. power match to be showcased which would make a decent match. It just did not happen which ruined things. They should have had Rob Van Dam face Lashley it would have been a much better match. Match Length: 7 minutes

Winner: Bobby Lashley by countout(1 out of 5 stars)


World Championship:

Batista(c) vs. Mr. Kennedy

A good match and alot better than the ECW Championship joke of a match. It was good but could have been better, Batista matches are only good when someone can carry him to a good match. Kennedy tried to do that but could not pull it out. Match Length: 10 minutes

Winner: Batista(3 out of 5 stars)


Last Man Standing for the WWE Championship:

John Cena(c) vs. Umaga

Great match between these two as they are both brawlers and they mix well together. Some people may not like it but I thought it was a very good contest it was given 20 plus minutes to make the Last Man Standing rule realistic. Cena chocked out Umaga with the ring ropes making the finish believeable as well as maintaining Umaga's monster gimmick. Match Length:23 minutes


Royal Rumble Match:

Great Royal Rumble Match several men made great impacts. The Undertaker wins his first Royal Rumble, to go onto bigger and better things. Shawn Michaels is solid as always in his hometown as he and Taker were the final two and a great classic showdown between the both of them. There were some others who had great impacts or performances... Shelton Benjamin, Finlay, Edge, and surprisingly the Great Khali added something to this years edition to the Royal Rumble Match.


Overall Thoughts: I was impressed with the Royal Rumble the 3 matches that I was looking forward to seeing all were good and met my expectations. Glad to see the Undertaker win the Royal Rumble and go to Wrestlemania. August 24, 2008

A Phenomenal 20th edition of the Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble 2007 was the 20th edition and it returned to San Antonio after 10 years. The ppv was just great overall with one bad match but it's watchable. It had a surperb opening and a historic ending.

1. The Hardy Boyz vs. MNM
This was just a solid good opener. These two teams really mesh well with each other and it was just a good old fashion 2 on 2 tag match with hardly no interference from Melina. There were some good classic Hardy offense and good wrestling from MNM. Solid opener. 4/5

2. Ecw World Championship
Test vs. Bobby Lashley
Just your standard powerhouse, big man match up. It got pretty good in the beginning but then it just went down hill very early. It even got worse when Test got counted out. Some impact moves but really nothing good. 2/5

3. World Heavyweight Championship
Batista vs. Mr. Kennedy
I was really impressed with this match when I watched it. Kennedy didn't really brought out the best in Batista but I think Kennedy made this match. Some good moneuvers executed as well. Kennedy utilizes like a backwards inverted figure 4 leg lock on Batista which was interesting to see. You even hear some KENNEDY chants from the crowd towards the end of the match. Pretty good match. 4/5

4. Last Man Standing Match for the WWE Championship
John Cena vs. Umaga
I can see Umaga being a champion one day. I believe he will resemble like a Yokozuna if he becomes champion but this wasn't his night to become the champ. The match was very brutal. Some very hard head shots to Umaga with the tv monitor and the steel steps. Cena bled a lot in this one. A good table spot as well. And I felt the ending was appropriate and it fitted in well. Good title match. 4.5/5

5. The Royal Rumble Match
To me, this was the best Royal Rumble Match since the 2004 Rumble. It had some good names to partake in it but I don't feel it was the "Most Star Studded" Rumble of all time but it was good nevertheless.

It started out with a good fight between Flair and Finlay but I hated it when Flair became the first one eliminated. Kane would enter and chokslam Sabu through a table, so that was one of the good spots in the rumble. The crowd really got pumped when their hometown boy "toy" entered the Rumble. The final four put on a good showing and a even better showing from the final two. They put on one of the best last final 2 left standing fight in Rumble history to this day. Great Rumble. 5/5

Very good rumble. I recommend picking this one up.
*Note*- This was the Undertaker's third time entering the Royal Rumble as number 30 and it was the first time that the number 30 entrant would win the Rumble so I guess the third time is a charm. July 11, 2008

Fairly decent event

Yeah. It was. Even John Cena, whom I usually hate with a strong passion, managed to at least look threatened against Umaga, who put on the show of his life.

MNM vs The Hardy Boys
I thought December to Dismember was the "one night only" match between these two teams. Honestly, I think it should have ended there---it was the only good match of that sabotaged event. Instead, it's regurgitated again as a filler match. Nothing unique or special happened here at all. It was basic generic tag team action, with none of the style or special skills that make MNM and the Hardys so unique. No high-flying, no high-impact, no high spots, no technical prowess. Just generic tag team action. (3/10)


"ECW" Championship
Bobby Lashley (C) vs Test
Lashley wins. (2/10)


World Heavyweight Championship
Batista (C) vs Kennedy Kennedy
This looks like the sort of match that would be chucked onto an average episode of Smackdown with no hype whatsoever, and be a quick squash by the champion against a midcarder with no chance in hell of winning. And yet it would almost seem like Kennedy said screw the booking, and broke out to put on a great showing against the immovable lump Batista. Kennedy showed me he could potentially be a contender. And then Batista went "HULK SMASH!" and squashed Kennedy like Triple H squashes so many midcarders. (6/10)


WWE Championship
John Cena (C) vs Umaga
Another situation like the previous match, where it could be chucked onto a random episode of RAW with no hype whatsoever. And yet Umaga put on the match of his career. Clearly Umaga did most, if not all, of the carrying in this match, while Cena just reacted as far as his limited skills allow him. I knew for a fact Cena wouldn't job to anyone at this point, but for god's sake, Umaga just showed how great a competitor he is in this one matchup. Phenomenal break-out action by Umaga, tragically put down by RAW's immovable lump. (7/10)


Royal Rumble Match
Vastly superior to last year's match, which happened in the MIDDLE of the show, and featured all the most basic and generic cliche's of the rumble match. This one was back to status quo (a good thing, this time) and had legitimately entertaining moments, and lots of eye-widening spots, and a great way to justify Undertaker's victory despite coming in at number 30. (10/10)


So it was good. Not at all a great event in any stretch of the imagination. But the main event, the Royal Rumble, was something watchable for a long time. June 20, 2008

The Reign of the Dead Man Begins

WWE Royal Rumble 2007 was the start of the road to WrestleMania 23 & unlike the previous year's event, this one was a solid start to that final journey. Honestly, there was only one that did not deserve to be on this card and brings the event down just a bit but more on that later on.

The Hardys vs M.N.M. This was a good way to start the show and I felt that this match was just as good as their "December To Dismember" match as nobody botched any moves & the pace of the match flowed better even during the slow moments of the match. Solid effort by all four men.

ECW Champion Bobby Lashley vs Test. This was the match that should not have been on the card as nothing special came from this one to the point where it got really dry & boring. I would rank with this one with the Steiner/Triple H match at Royal Rumble 2003, except luckily this one did not last as long.

World Heavyweight Champion Batista vs Mr. Kennedy. This was a better match than the last one but thats not saying much. Was it just me or were we watching Cena/JBL from WrestleMania 21 here as Kennedy dominated the match & Batista gave his typical lacking performance but got the victory out of nowhere.

Last Man Standing Match: WWE Champion John Cena vs Umaga. I have to admit, I don't like Cena nor do I think he can wrestle great on his own but this match was pretty good. Definitely tons better than their NYR match & featured enough reckless violence for any fan to enjoy. For once, I actually thought the ending was sort of cool in the way that Cena ended the match.

Royal Rumble Match. The match that begins the road to WrestleMania and this one was much better than the disaterous 2006 Rumble as the match never got boring & remained active and fresh for most of the time. Highlights include Kane chokeslamming Sabu through a table, Khali's best performance(but that is not saying much) and most notably the final four sequence involving Rated RKO against Undertaker & Shawn Michaels. To me, the best match of the night was the Undertaker/HBK confrontation as it has been almost ten years since we have seen these two legends go at it. Undertaker FINALLY has won the Rumble and the reign of darkness has begun.

Overall, considering how I thought the previous Rumble was a major disappointment, this was a good show. Except for the ECW title match, this was one of the better events from 2007 & like I said before I heard there were not many of them. However, this event showed that WWE had some improvement to occur. June 3, 2008

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