WWE Royal Rumble - Mirage Division

Payouts

$20 Laura Zilka - Last Man Standing (a)
$5 Judy Manke - First to lose a wrestler (b)
$5 Darrin Goats - First to lose all three wrestlers (c)
$5 Darrin Goats - Wrestler #13 (d)
$5 Darrin Goats - Wrestler who eliminated Wrestler #13 (e)

The Match

(1) The Miz - Laura Zilka
Cue up The Miz's music as the #1 entrant, per the final Raw before the PPV. Miz emerged through his "Awesome" bubble letters from WM27 last year as Cole declared that Miz will go coast-to-cast tonight. In the ring, Miz took the mic and said everyone backstage is laughing and snickering at him for being #1. He said those same people doubted him when he first set foot in WWE and he will prove everyone wrong tonight.

(2) Alex Riley - Judy Manke
Riley came out as #2 to begin the match. After a brief exchange, Miz dumped Riley over the top rope, eliminating Riley. [RILEY: 1 Judy Manke (b)] Miz then danced around in the ring, waiting for his next foe.

(3) R-Truth - Dave LeGates
Conveniently, #3 was R-Truth, another former Miz tag partner. No eliminations/

(4) Cody Rhodes - Janet Girod
Booker grumbled as Rhodes charged the ring and delivered a Disaster Kick to Truth. Rhodes and Miz then double-teamed Truth before Rhodes pointed to the WM28 banner. No eliminations

(5) Justin Gabriel - Buzz Schafer
Gabriel tried some offense, but Rhodes quickly cut him off. No eliminations

(6) Primo - Carol Kalas
No sign of Rosa Mendes, which Lawler of course pointed out on commentary. In the sea of humanity, Miz chucked Truth over the top rope for an elimination at 7:12. [TRUTH: 2 (LeGates)] Truth popped up, though, and yanked Miz under the bottom rope to deliver his finisher. Miz was not eliminated, though.

(7) Mick Foley - Darrin Goats
Foley, sporting a red flannel shirt and Cactus Jack t-shirt, popped Primo with right hands. Foley then eliminated Primo [PRIMO: 3 (Carol Kalas)], earning his first elimination of the night. Foley followed with a corner knee to Rhodes's head before delivering a double-arm DDT. Next up at #8 was Alberto Del Rio returning from a one-month absence due to injury. Instead of Del Rio, though, it was Ricardo Rodriguez in a beat up car doing Del Rio's gimmick.

(8) Ricardo Rodriguez - Judy Manke
Ricardo did Del Rio's shtick before slowly entering the ring. "Ricardo, Ricardo" chant as he approached Gabriel and Foley before pounding away on Rhodes. Suddenly, Ricardo and Foley double-teamed to eliminate Gabriel at 11:26 [GABRIEL: 4 (Schafer)].

(9) Santino Marella - Dave LeGates
Santino came out at #9, setting up a battle between Santino and Ricardo. They did a comedy bit rolling across the ring before Santino gave Ricardo a wedgie and tossed him over the top rope at 12:51 [RODRIGUEZ: 5 (Manke)]. So, it was Socko vs. Cobra with Miz still on the outside. Foley and Santino dueled with their respective hand-puppets before #10 was revealed as Epico.

(10) Epico - Eric Everett
Epico was promptly eliminated [EPICO: 6 (Everett)] by Foley's Socko at 13:56. Foley and Santino tried to resume their duel, but Rhodes and Miz jumped them. Rhodes eliminated Santino at 14:28 [MARELLA: 7 (LeGates)], then Rhodes eliminated Foley at 14:47 [FOLEY: 8 (Goats)]. That left Miz and Rhodes in the ring before #11 was revealed as Kofi Kingston.

(11) Kofi Kingston - Colleen Rigo
Kofi tried to eliminate Miz, but Rhodes helped out Miz. At 16:30, #12 was revealed as Jerry Lawler, who stripped off his non-wrestling gear and left the announce table to enter the Rumble.

(12) Jerry Lawler - Janet Girod
Lawler and Miz resumed their feud from last year and the end of 2010 before Lawler went up top for a fist drop on Miz. Suddenly, Rhodes dumped Lawler over the top rope at 17:31 [LAWLER: 9 (J. Girod)]. "Dammit!" Booker said. 

(13) Ezekiel Jackson - Darrin Goats (d)
Zeke stormed the ring as Lawler returned to the announce table. No eliminations, then #14 was Jinder Mahal to an even smaller reaction than Gabriel.

(14) Jinder Mahal - Carol Kalas
Jinder took a good, long walk to the ring as they hit the 20:00 mark. No eliminations.

(15) The Great Khali - Darrin Goats
Khali waddled to the ring to resume his feud with Mahal, but not after chopping down the other Rumble entrants. Khali then dumped out Mahal at 21:40 [MAHAL: 10 (Kalas)]. Ezekiel Jackson was the next cut at 21:55 [JACKSON: 11 (Goats) by Khali Darrin Goats (e)].

(16) Hunico - Colleen Rigo
The crowd came to life for Hunico on his lowrider bike. In the ring, Hunico flew at Kingston before delivering some high-impact offense. No eliminations,

(17) Booker T - Eric Everett
Booker, who stood up, took off his dress clothes, and hit the ring, much to Cole's chagrin. Booker went after Rhodes, then came face-to-face with Khali's gut. "Booker T" chant as the six men in the Rumble traded control. For this year's John Morrison Spiderman moment, Miz dumped Kofi over the top rope, but Kofi did a handstand across the ring, hit the ring steps, and re-entered the ring to avoid elimination. Big reaction for Kofi's feat.

(18) Dolph Ziggler - Eric Everett
Ziggler entered the ring fresh off a WWE Title match loss. Cole resumed his praise for Kofi avoiding elimination as Ziggler worked on Kofi. No eliminations,

(19) Hacksaw Jim Duggan - Emil Girod
Huge nostalgia reaction. Duggan promptly cleaned house to "USA" chants before clotheslining Hunico. Duggan got in his spots, but Rhodes eliminated him at 28:31 [DUGGAN: 12 (E. Girod)]. Booker [BOOKER: 13 (Everett)] and Khali [KHALI: 14 (Darrin Goats (c)] were then eliminated simultaneously by Rhodes and Ziggler at 28:55.

(20) Michael Cole - Janet Girod
Cole dropped his clothes, put on his amateur wrestling gear, and hit the ring as Booker joined the announcers. Cole proudly entered the Rumble, pointed to the WM28 sign, posed in the ring, danced around, and waited for someone to face him.

(21) Kharma - Laura Zilka
And here comes Kharma back in a WWE ring. Cole started crying as Kharma approached him and dropped him. Booker went nuts as Kharma stalked Cole before Booker and Lawler yanked Cole out of the ring at 31:25 [COLE: 15 (J. Girod)]. Suddenly, Kharma dropped Ziggler with a butterfly suplex, prompting Vickie Guerrero to confront her. No matter, as Kharma eliminated Hunico at 31:55 [HUNICO: 16 (Rigo)]. But, Ziggler eliminated Kharma from behind at 32:02 [KHARMA: 17 (Zilka)].

(22) Sheamus - Laura Zilka
Sheanus cleaned house on folks and then eliminated Kofi at 33:12 [KOFI: 18 (Rigo)]. Next, Rhodes took ten forearm strikes to the chest. Miz was next to take the strikes to the chest.

(23) Road Dogg Jesse James - Buzz Schafer
Dogg, in DX gear, cleaned house on the heels before delivering rapid-fire jabs to Rhodes. Miz then took a pumphandle slam. Dogg got in his signature moves and remained in the match past another entry.

(24) Jey Uso - Emil Girod
Jey Uso was accompanied by Jimmy Uso. Cole name-dropped Rikishi as Uso landed a corner splash on Dogg. No eliminations.

(25) Jack Swagger - Carol Kalas
Swagger joined the group, which still included #1 Miz. No eliminations.

(26) Wade Barrett - Buzz Schafer
Barrett came out to random new music. It does not fit Barrett at all. Barrett stormed the ring and attacked everyone in the ring before dumping Road Dogg at 39:05 [DOGG: 19 (Schafer]. Down to the final four entrants.

(27) David Otunga - Dave LeGates
Otunga took his sweet time entering the ring as Cole noted they hit the 40:00 mark with Miz still in the Rumble.

(28) Randy Orton - Judy Manke
Huge pop for Orton in his hometown of St. Louis. Business picked up real quick with Orton storming Barrett and cleaning house. Rhodes cut off Orton, but Orton set up Rhodes and Ziggler for a double spike DDT from the second rope. Uso tried to get Orton, but Orton chucked him out at 42:37 [USO: 20 (E. Girod)]. Orton then tossed Barrett at 42:45 [BARRETT: 21 (Schafer)]. The lights went out in the arena momentarily

(29) Chris Jericho - Emil Girod
Jericho then promptly tossed Otunga at 43:33 [OTUNGA: 22 (LeGates)]. The men remaining in the ring struggled for eliminations leading to the final entry.

(30) The Big Show - Colleen Rigo
No Cena, Kane, or Henry. Show stormed the ring and Swagger was eliminated at 45:08 [SWAGGER: 23 (Kalas)], then KO Punched by Show. In the ring, Show eliminated both Rhodes [RHODES: 24 (J. Girod)] and Miz [MIZ: 25 (Zilka)] at 45:40. Show then tossed Ziggler at 45:55 [ZIGGLER: 26 (Everett)]. And, the Final Four is Sheamus, Jericho, Big Show, and Orton. The other three tried to gang up on Show, but Show fought them off. Orton suddenly dropped Show with an RKO, though. Suddenly, Orton lifted Show up and over the top rope at 47:11 [BIG SHOW: 27 (Rigo)]. Jericho then tossed Orton right after at 47:16 [ORTON: 28 (Manke)], shocking the hometown crowd. So, it was Jericho vs. Sheamus.

Jericho and Sheamus circled the ring as the camera focused on the WM28 banner hanging atop the arena. Jericho pointed to the logo, then the two men circled each other again. Sheamus landed elbow strikes, then Sheamus teased eliminating Jericho, but Jericho held on to the top rope. Jericho avoided elimination, then came off the top rope with a missile dropkick. At 50:00, Sheamus came back with an Irish Curse backbreaker, then tried a Celtic Cross over the top rope, but Jericho blocked. Jericho then clotheslined Sheamus, but Sheamus held onto the top rope. A step-up kick didn't eliminate Sheamus, either.

Jericho reset, but Sheamus launched himself with a springboard shoulder tackle from the ring apron back into the ring. Sheamus then tried to eliminate Jericho, but Jericho held on. A Brogue Kick missed, then Jericho slapped on the Walls of Jericho center-ring. Sheamus reached the bottom rope for a break, and Jericho saluted himself to boos. Jericho was nearly eliminated next, but Jericho pulled himself back into the ring. The action moved to the top turnbuckle and they crotched themselves, teasing a double elimination. Back in the ring, though, Jericho nailed the codebreaker. The crowd was hushed, anticipating a final elimination, which they teased again fighting near the ropes.

Sheamus held on to the top rope to avoid elimination, then Jericho slapped him across the face. Sheamus got The Look in his eyes and shoved Jericho across the ring, but missed with a Brogue Kick. Jericho went for another Codebreaker, but Sheamus blocked and tried to throw Jericho over the top rope, but Jericho held on. Jericho then balanced himself on the ring apron and Sheamus blasted him with a Brogue Kick. Jericho fell off the apron, landing on the floor, and Sheamus is the winner [JERICHO: 29 (E. Girod)].

WINNER: Sheamus at 54:54. Laura Zilka (a)

Summary

		Order of Entry	Order of Elimination
1	Laura Zilka	The Miz	Riley (Manke) (b) eliminated by The Miz (Zilka)
2	Judy Manke	Alex Riley	R-Truth (LeGates) eliminated by The Miz (Zilka)
3	Dave LeGates	R-Truth	Primo (Kalas) eliminated by Foley (Goats)
4	Janet Girod	Cody Rhodes	Gabriel (Schafer) eliminated by Foley (Goats) & Rodriguez (Manke)
5	Buzz Schafer	Justin Gabriel	Rodriguez (Manke) eliminated by Marella (LeGates)
6	Carol Kalas	Primo	Epico (Everett) eliminated by Foley (Goats)
7	Darrin Goats	Mick Foley	Marella (LeGates) eliminated by Rhodes (J. Girod)
8	Judy Manke	Ricardo Rodriguez	Foley (Goats) eliminated by Rhodes (J. Girod)
9	Dave LeGates	Santino Marella	Lawler (J. Girod) eliminated by Rhodes (J. Girod)
10	Eric Everett	Epico	Mahal (Kalas) eliminated by Khali (Goats)
11	Colleen Rigo	Kofi Kingston	Jackson (Goats) eliminated by Khali (Goats) (e)
12	Janet Girod	Jerry Lawler	Duggan (E. Girod) eliminated by Rhodes (J. Girod)
13	Darrin Goats (d)	Ezekiel Jackson	Booker T (Everett) eliminated by Rhodes (J. Girod) & The Miz (Zilka)
14	Carol Kalas	Jinder Mahal	Khali (Goats) (c) eliminated by Rhodes (J. Girod) & The Miz (Zilka)
15	Darrin Goats	The Great Khali	Cole (J. Girod) eliminated by Kharma (Zilka)
16	Carol Kalas	Hunico	Hunico (Rico) eliminated by Kharma (Zilka)
17	Eric Everett	Booker T	Kharma (Zilka) eliminated by Ziggler (Everett)
18	Eric Everett	Dolph Ziggler	Kingston (Rigo) eliminated by Sheamus (Laura Zilka)
19	Emil Girod	Hacksaw Jim Duggan	Road Dogg (Schafer) eliminated by Barrett (Schafer)
20	Janet Girod	Michael Cole	Uso (E. Girod) eliminated by Orton (Manke)
21	Laura Zilka	Kharma	Barrett (Schafer) eliminated by Orton (Manke)
22	Laura Zilka	Sheamus	Otunga (LeGates) eliminated by Jericho (E. Girod)
23	Buzz Schafer	Road Dogg Jesse James	Swagger (Kalas) eliminated by TBS (Rigo)
24	Emil Girod	Jey Uso	Rhodes (J. Girod) eliminated by TBS (Rigo)
25	Carol Kalas	Jack Swagger	Miz (Zilka) eliminated by TBS (Rigo)
26	Buzz Schafer	Wade Barrett	Ziggler (Everett) eliminated by TBS (Rigo)
27	Dave LeGates	David Otunga	TBS (Rigo) eliminated by Orton (Manke)
28	Judy Manke	Randy Orton	Orton (Manke) eliminated by Jericho (E. Girod)
29	Emil Girod	Chris Jericho	Jericho (E. Girod) eliminated by Sheamus (Laura Zilka)
30	Colleen Rigo	The Big Show	WINNER: Sheamus (Laura Zilka) (a)