One of my favorite video packages that the WWE produce each year is the Royal Rumble by the numbers. It is one of the rare times that you will see the WWE acknowledge and promote off its history. This year’s video is no exception and includes some interesting Rumble statistics.
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WWE Royal Rumble 2013 predictions and preview
The Royal Rumble PPV features several matches as the under card, the two title matches, and a couple of lower level matches. The main event is the 30 Man Royal Rumble. Two men start, and in 90 second intervals, another man joins the battle, till all 30 participants have been entered.
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- Embedded below is the January 21st Raw backstage fallout.
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Possible WrestleMania 29 Plans for Ryback, More on Cena’s RAW Promo
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- WWE officials continue to discuss Ryback vs. Big Show for WrestleMania 29. They are also talking about doing a Money in the Bank Ladder...
Backstage News on Rey Mysterio, Santino’s Daughter Wins Pageant
- Santino Marella announced on Twitter that his daughter won the Miss Teen Ontario World pageant in Toronto, Canada over the weekend. Here is a photo of Bianca:
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Backstage Reaction To John Cena’s RAW Promo & More
– One of the big topics of discussion last night after RAW was how bad the John Cena promo was, especially since it was closing the show and came after strong work from CM Punk and The Rock.
– ESPN was also not impressed with Cena’s promo to close the show last night, noting the following…
This man used to be money on the mic, but his promo on Raw was seriously one of the...
News on John Cena’s Raw Promo, Raw Backstage Fallout
- Embedded below is the January 21st Raw backstage fallout.
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Surprises for The Royal Rumble, Who Will Enter As Number 30?, Mark Henry Provides Update
A New John Cena/Zack Ryder Video, RAW Roulette,...
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Royal Rumble: How to bet on the 30-man, over-the-top Rumble
The Royal Rumble is easily my favorite WWE pay-per-view event of the year for one reason: You can bet on it.
Back in the '90s, I was a Torch
subscriber. One of the columnists laid out a blueprint for turning the
unpredictability of the 30-man, over-the-top battle royal into a
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Cut up pieces of paper and number them one through 30....
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