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Introduction
The 2007 Royal Rumble returned to San Antonio, Texas. In the match, The Undertaker, who drew number 30, would survive to the end to win the Royal Rumble Match and go on to challenge Batista at Wrestlemania, a match he won to retain a 15-0 streak at Wrestlemania.
This match was notable as it contained individuals from the revived ECW brand, with upstart debutant CM Punk performing the best. It also featured a classic ending with home town hero Shawn Michaels just coming up a bit short against The Undertaker. However their closing stretch of 7 and a half minutes of them trying to eliminate each other is well worth watching, and a record that stands to this very day.
28th January, 2007
San Antonio, Texas
AT&T Center
13,500
56:21
Notable Records
| Record | Individual |
|---|---|
| Winner | The Undertaker |
| Iron Men | Edge (44:05) |
| Least time in Match | The Miz (00:07) |
| Most Eliminations | The Great Khali (7) |
| Potential Winners (wrestlers in the ring after last entrant) | 6 (The Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, Edge, Randy Orton, MVP, The Great Khali) |
| Number of debutants | 10 (Finlay, Kenny Dykstra, Sabu, Gregory Helms, CM Punk, The Sandman, Kevin Thorn, MVP, The Great Khali, The Miz) |
| Last Rumble Appearances | 10 (Ric Flair, Kenny Dykstra, Sabu, Gregory Helms, Super Crazy, The Sandman, Chris Benoit, Viscera, Johnny Nitro, Kevin Thorn) |
| Average Time in match | 11:57 |
| Number of individuals with at least one elimination | 46.67% |
Did You Know?
- This was the first year that the winner drew Number 30. Number 30 would win the 2008 Royal Rumble as well.
- At 7 minutes and 35 seconds, this is the longest time with two competitors at the end.
- A record was set with 9 individuals needing to throw Viscera over the top rope.
- This was the first Royal Rumble to take place in San Antonio since 1997 Royal Rumble. Oddly, the 2017 Royal Rumble would take place in San Antonio as well.
- Ric Flair became the second person (along with Shawn Michaels) to be a former winner to have been eliminated first.
Results
| Number of Entrant | Wrestler Name | Brand | Time of Entry | Time of Elimination | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ric Flair | Raw | 00:00 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 30 | 0 | Edge | |
| 2 | Finlay | Smackdown! | 00:00 | 32:34 | 32:34 | 19 | 0 | Shawn Michaels | |
| 3 | Kenny Dykstra | Raw | 01:43 | 05:49 | 04:06 | 29 | 0 | Edge | |
| 4 | Matt Hardy | Smackdown! | 03:11 | 22:07 | 18:56 | 22 | 0 | Randy Orton | |
| 5 | Edge | Raw | 04:41 | 48:46 | 44:05 | 3 | 5 | Shawn Michaels | |
| 6 | Tommy Dreamer | ECW | 06:12 | 12:54 | 06:42 | 28 | 0 | Kane | |
| 7 | Sabu | ECW | 07:57 | 13:25 | 05:28 | 27 | 0 | Kane | |
| 8 | Gregory Helms | Smackdown! | 09:10 | 16:01 | 06:51 | 26 | 0 | King Booker | |
| 9 | Shelton Benjamin | Raw | 10:41 | 33:04 | 22:23 | 17 | 1 | Shawn Michaels | |
| 10 | Kane | Smackdown! | 12:23 | 25:45 | 13:22 | 20 | 3 | King Booker | After King Booker was eliminated, he returned to the match to eliminate Kane. |
| 11 | CM Punk | ECW | 14:07 | 41:24 | 27:17 | 9 | 1 | The Great Khali | |
| 12 | King Booker | Smackdown! | 15:49 | 25:12 | 09:23 | 21 | 3 | Kane | |
| 13 | Super Crazy | Raw | 17:05 | 21:39 | 04:34 | 24 | 0 | Edge, Randy Orton | |
| 14 | Jeff Hardy | Raw | 18:27 | 22:06 | 03:39 | 23 | 0 | Edge | |
| 15 | The Sandman | ECW | 20:21 | 20:34 | 00:13 | 25 | 0 | King Booker | |
| 16 | Randy Orton | Raw | 21:27 | 48:43 | 27:16 | 4 | 2 | Shawn Michaels | |
| 17 | Chris Benoit | Smackdown! | 23:08 | 41:02 | 17:54 | 12 | 3 | The Great Khali | Benoit’s elimination occurred off camera. |
| 18 | Rob Van Dam | ECW | 24:48 | 41:16 | 16:28 | 10 | 2 | The Great Khali | |
| 19 | Viscera | Raw | 26:17 | 32:52 | 06:35 | 18 | 0 | Hardcore Holly, Chris Benoit, CM Punk, Edge, Johnny Nitro, Kevin Thorn, Rob Van Dam, Shawn Michaels, Shelton Benjamin | Viscera’s entrance occurred off camera, so time is taken from when his music went off. |
| 20 | Johnny Nitro | Raw | 27:48 | 34:06 | 06:18 | 16 | 1 | Chris Benoit | |
| 21 | Kevin Thorn | ECW | 29:08 | 35:23 | 06:15 | 15 | 1 | Chris Benoit | |
| 22 | Hardcore Holly | ECW | 30:33 | 40:54 | 10:21 | 13 | 1 | The Great Khali | |
| 23 | Shawn Michaels | Raw | 32:09 | 56:20 | 24:11 | 2 | 5 | The Undertaker | |
| 24 | Chris Masters | Raw | 33:39 | 37:12 | 03:33 | 14 | 0 | Rob Van Dam | |
| 25 | Chavo Guerrero | Smackdown! | 35:14 | 41:38 | 06:24 | 7 | 0 | The Great Khali | |
| 26 | MVP | Smackdown! | 36:50 | 44:22 | 07:32 | 5 | 0 | The Undertaker | |
| 27 | Carlito | Raw | 38:12 | 41:31 | 03:19 | 8 | 0 | The Great Khali | |
| 28 | The Great Khali | Raw | 39:58 | 43:48 | 03:50 | 6 | 7 | The Undertaker | |
| 29 | The Miz | Smackdown! | 41:02 | 41:09 | 00:07 | 11 | 0 | The Great Khali | |
| 30 | The Undertaker | Smackdown! | 43:05 | 56:21 | 13:16 | 1 | 3 | Winner |
Graphs
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
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