Results of the WWE’s 2008 Royal Rumble

Last night the WWE held its annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view. There were some very mixed reactions from the fans all over the world (i. e. the internet). So what are they all chattering about? Well, here are the results of the 2008 Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Flair def. MVP
Ric Flair continued to put his career on the line, this time against the United States champion MVP. The match was very back and forth but Ric flair won with the Figure Four. Was there really any doubt? Ric Flair will retire when they put him in a casket and I don’t mean a Casket Match, I mean a real casket.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: JBL def. Chris Jericho by DQ
The Chris Jericho and JBL finish might be the first head scratcher. I can understand the DQ finish to extend this feud, even if Jericho should be feuding with somebody better, but why is the face the one that bails on the match by hitting his opponent with a chair?

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Edge def. Rey Mysterio
From a wrestling standpoint the Edge and Rey Mysterio match was the best of the night but the crowd’s reaction was bizarre. The crowd seemed to be pro-Edge and not at all in favor of the babyface Rey Mysterio.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Randy Orton def. Jeff Hardy
Many believed that this match would end in a DQ or some kind of non-finish in order to continue this feud or at least make Jeff Hardy look good but that was wishful thinking. Randy Orton not only pinned Jeff Hardy cleanly but he actually buried Jeff Hardy. Jeff Hardy is most definitely heading back to midcard status, thanks for stopping by though Jeff.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Royal Rumble – The First Two
Let’s break the Royal Rumble into a few parts since it was a large part of the pay-per-view. Often the best part of a Royal Rumble is the beginning of the end. The beginning usually starts with some really good wrestlers so they can make it interesting right off the bat. This year was no different as the Undertaker and Shawn Michaels started off number 1 and number 2. It was also pretty interesting since these two ended last year’s Royal Rumble.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Royal Rumble – Most Eliminations
Normally the most eliminations, or the Diesel Push as some call it, goes to some up and coming wrestler that is hot but not quite ready to win the title yet. This year the Diesel Push went to Triple H. Yup, that guy needs more attention, they don’t use him enough.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Royal Rumble – Longest and Shortest Times
Batista was the longest survivor. Batista entered at the 9:29 mark and didn’t get eliminated until 47:18 for a total of 37 minutes and 49 seconds. I guess technically Hornswoggle and Finlay were in the Rumble the shortest amount of time because neither even got to the ring but out of the wrestlers that actually got in the ring the shortest run was by Shelton Benjamin who lasted only 28 seconds. Great. The most athletic guy in the company lasted 28 seconds. Way to push the good wrestlers WWE.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Biggest Surprise
Every year there is some surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble. It was scheduled to be Bobby Lashley’s return this year but he is now gone from the WWE. Some thought maybe the return of the Big Show would take his place but instead it was the one and only John Cena, who returned several months earlier than his scheduled return. I know there are a lot of John Cena haters but Madison Square Garden loves John Cena so it was a pretty electrifying moment.

2008 Royal Rumble Results: Winner
John Cena rode his surprise entrance all the way to a win. I don’t mind the win by John Cena, I even like John Cena, but I’m pretty bored by any potential matchups for Wrestlemania since we’ve seen Triple H/John Cena and Randy Orton/John Cena several times before. If only they hadn’t buried Jeff Hardy… That Chris Jericho guy could be used better also.