Royal Rumble 2011 was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). It took place on January 30, 2011 in Boston, Massachusetts, and featured talent from the Raw and SmackDown brands.
Results[]
- Edge defeated Dolph Ziggler (with Vickie Guerrero) to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.
- The Miz (with Alex Riley) defeated Randy Orton to retain the WWE Championship.
- Eve Torres defeated Layla, Michelle McCool, and Natalya in a fatal four-way match to win the WWE Divas Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Alberto Del Rio won the 2011 40-man Royal Rumble by last eliminating Santino Marella.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CM Punk | Raw | 21 | John Cena | 35:21 | 7 |
| 2 | Daniel Bryan | Raw | 8 | CM Punk | 20:55 | 2 |
| 3 | Justin Gabriel | SmackDown | 1 | Daniel Bryan | 00:58 | 0 |
| 4 | Zack Ryder | Raw | 2 | Daniel Bryan | 00:43 | 0 |
| 5 | William Regal | Raw | 3 | Ted DiBiase | 04:10 | 0 |
| 6 | Ted DiBiase | Raw | 7 | Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty | 12:16 | 1 |
| 7 | John Morrison | Raw | 10 | CM Punk, David Otunga, Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty | 13:24 | 0 |
| 8 | Yoshi Tatsu | Raw | 5 | Mark Henry | 05:35 | 0 |
| 9 | Husky Harris | Raw | 15 | The Great Khali | 15:48 | 3 |
| 10 | Chavo Guerrero | SmackDown | 4 | Mark Henry | 02:01 | 0 |
| 11 | Mark Henry | Raw | 11 | CM Punk, David Otunga, Husky Harris and Michael McGillicutty | 07:04 | 2 |
| 12 | JTG | SmackDown | 6 | Michael McGillicutty | 01:48 | 0 |
| 13 | Michael McGillicutty | Raw | 20 | John Cena | 15:07 | 4 |
| 14 | Chris Masters | SmackDown | 9 | CM Punk | 01:58 | 0 |
| 15 | David Otunga | Raw | 19 | John Cena | 11:56 | 2 |
| 16 | Tyler Reks | SmackDown | 12 | CM Punk | 00:34 | 0 |
| 17 | Vladimir Kozlov | Raw | 13 | CM Punk | 00:40 | 0 |
| 18 | R-Truth | Raw | 14 | 01:02 | 0 | |
| 19 | The Great Khali | Raw | 16 | Mason Ryan | 01:17 | 1 |
| 20 | Mason Ryan | Raw | 18 | John Cena | 04:32 | 2 |
| 21 | Booker T | Free agent | 17 | Mason Ryan | 01:08 | 0 |
| 22 | John Cena | Raw | 36 | The Miz | 34:17 | 7 |
| 23 | Hornswoggle | SmackDown | 24 | King Sheamus | 09:39 | 0 |
| 24 | Tyson Kidd | Raw | 22 | John Cena | 00:53 | 0 |
| 25 | Heath Slater | SmackDown | 23 | John Cena | 00:57 | 0 |
| 26 | Kofi Kingston | SmackDown | 31 | Randy Orton | 26:04 | 1 |
| 27 | Jack Swagger | SmackDown | 25 | Rey Mysterio | 04:41 | 0 |
| 28 | King Sheamus | Raw | 32 | Randy Orton | 20:49 | 1 |
| 29 | Rey Mysterio | SmackDown | 35 | Wade Barrett | 22:34 | 2 |
| 30 | Wade Barrett | SmackDown | 37 | Randy Orton | 21:23 | 2 |
| 31 | Dolph Ziggler | SmackDown | 27 | Big Show | 07:12 | 0 |
| 32 | Diesel | Free agent | 26 | Wade Barrett | 02:45 | 0 |
| 33 | Drew McIntyre | SmackDown | 29 | Big Show | 04:46 | 0 |
| 34 | Alex Riley | Raw | 28 | John Cena and Kofi Kingston | 02:50 | 0 |
| 35 | Big Show | SmackDown | 30 | Ezekiel Jackson | 01:30 | 2 |
| 36 | Ezekiel Jackson | SmackDown | 33 | Kane | 07:14 | 1 |
| 37 | Santino Marella | Raw | 39 | Alberto Del Rio | 12:54 | 0 |
| 38 | Alberto Del Rio | SmackDown | — | Winner | 09:33 | 2 |
| 39 | Randy Orton | Raw | 38 | Alberto Del Rio | 08:18 | 3 |
| 40 | Kane | SmackDown | 34 | Rey Mysterio | 01:36 | 1 |