Welcome Back, 'Champ'
January 27, 2008
NEW YORK – As John Cena’s surprise entry – and even more stunning win – in the Royal Rumble Match tonight proved, you can’t keep a good “Champ” down, even if he doesn’t have gold around his waist.
WWE Mobile on AT&T exclusive video
January 27, 2008
When John Cena tore his pectoral muscle last fall, the belief was that he could be out of action for up to a year. But just four months after that injury forced him to relinquish the WWE Championship, Cena shocked the world at Royal Rumble. Entering the Royal Rumble Match at No. 30, “The Champ” won the match and a championship opportunity at WrestleMania XXIV.
Right now, you can see what a jubilant Cena had to say to Todd Grisham after the victory, exclusively on WWE Mobile on AT&T.
Flair's final Rumble?
January 25, 2008
“Diamonds are forever, and so is Ric Flair! WOOOOOO!”
-Ric Flair in one of his first WWE interviews, from the Nov. 1991 WWE Magazine
When the “Nature Boy” uttered that quote shortly after entering WWE for the first time, he was just weeks away from his first Royal Rumble experience. Sixteen years and several illustrious chapters to his career later, Flair faces what could be his final Rumble this Sunday at MSG, when he meets MVP in a Career Threatening Match.
Putting the V in 'Cloverfield'
January 24, 2008
When self-proclaimed “rational” people exit the theaters after seeing Cloverfield, they assure themselves that monsters – especially enormous, grotesque, inhuman abominations – don’t exist. But our fans know better. On Sunday, residents of New York will learn the truth as well when a real monster in Big Daddy V invades Manhattan for the Royal Rumble Match.
Family ties
January 24, 2008
On ECW on Sci Fi, the newly forged “Guerrero family” drew more gold into its opportunistic camp with Chavo’s ECW Title snare, proving that – as stated by SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero – the “family that stays together, wins together.” In addition to the World Heavyweight Champion and the new ECW Champion, this familial faction also boasts the manipulative GM of Friday nights – not to mention their extended family of sorts in Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins.
Our fans' picks for the Rumble draw
January 23, 2008
Which WWE Superstar will you be cheering for when the Royal Rumble rolls into Madison Square Garden on Jan. 27? It’s no secret that whoever draws spot No. 30 is at a clear advantage over whoever picks No. 1. We asked our fans who they’d like to see in the most valuable and the most disadvantageous spots in this year’s Rumble.
Rules of the Royal Rumble
January 14, 2008
For 20 years, the Road to WrestleMania has begun with the Royal Rumble Match, a 30-man over-the-top rope war where the winner earns an opportunity to face a World Champion on the grandest stage of them all. For that reason alone, a spot in the Royal Rumble Match itself is one of the most coveted opportunities in sports-entertainment. What is the Royal Rumble Match and what are its rules? Here is a refresher course:
Rumble in Manhattan
January 11, 2008
If history is any indication of what’s to come at WWE’s next pay-per-view, Jackie Chan’s Rumble in the Bronx will have nothing on WWE’s Royal Rumble at Madison Square Garden.
Foley and Hornswoggle's fighting chance
January 11, 2008
As a college student, Mick Foley hitchhiked to Madison Square Garden to see Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka leap from the top of a 15-foot-high steel cage onto Don Muraco – the night Foley credits as the inspiration for his championship career. Now, it looks like it has come full circle.
Flair to take on MVP
January 9, 2008
WWE.com has been informed that Ric Flair has accepted the challenge laid down by United States Champion Montel Vontavious Porter, and the two will meet at Royal Rumble in a Career Threatening Match for Flair. The legendary “Nature Boy” must retire following the next match he loses, and while Flair has managed to stay afloat to this point after successful clashes with Umaga and Triple H, the Ballin’ Superstar has made it his mission to end the 16-time World Champion’s illustrious career.
Phenom and Animal to Rumble in MSG
January 8, 2008
Question: What has seven World Championships, two Royal Rumble Match victories and a chance to earn the opportunity to be in a World Title Match at WrestleMania for the second straight year?
Answer: The combined resume of Batista and Undertaker, the two latest entrants into the 2008 Royal Rumble Match.
Royal Rumble sold out
December 29, 2007
While 120 minutes may seem like an insignificant amount of time to most people, that’s all the time it took for our fans to sell out WWE’s annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view, which will take place at New York City’s historic Madison Square Garden.
Ticket information
December 26, 2007
Special Attention: Local Tri-State Area WWE Fans, an important announcment will be made at the Thursday, December 27 SmackDown/ECW live event at the Izod Center at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford, NJ regarding on-sale information for the Royal Rumble.
Jeff Hardy: Warrior on a mission
December 18, 2007
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The best coaches in the nation teach visualization. They train their athletes to mentally see their goals being achieved – whether they are a field goal, a home run or that elusive championship – and then physically follow through to make them happen.
Droz' Royal Rumble predictions
December 16, 2007
Hopefully all of you are ready for Armageddon; let’s see how I can do on this one.