Former WWE referee JIMMY KORDERAS gives idea of what goes into a Royal Rumble

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Really good read. I've always wondered how the Rumble match was planned out.

Never knew the 2005 finish wasn't intentional either. I thought it was planned for Cena/Batista to land at the same time :ehh:
 

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Wonder if there's been any botches during the Rumble? :jbhmm: Like someone was eliminated early.
 

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Wonder if there's been any botches during the Rumble? :jbhmm: Like someone was eliminated early.

Same, Batista wrote in his book that it was an accident, but I thought he was just protecting kayfabe a bit, and that the original plan was to make their two new golden boys look almost equal, ala Bret/Luger.
 
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Wonder if there's been any botches during the Rumble? :jbhmm: Like someone was eliminated early.

Alex Riley in 2011/2012, he was on the apron and slipped off

He was near Kofi & Cena and they just looked at each other like :merchant::yeshrug:

Nobody on commentary acknowledged it, and as it actually affected the match (Riley was meant to eliminate Cena later on via Miz distraction) so the refs had to use the earpieces to relay a message to Miz (who was on commentary) to improvise a spot later on where Riley ran back out so Miz could eliminate Cena from behind.

The sneaky shyt worked better anyway I thought :Manny:
 

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Wonder if there's been any botches during the Rumble? :jbhmm: Like someone was eliminated early.
At last years RR, Titus was supposed to be eliminated within one second but Roman, Dean and him fukked up and he ended up lasting four. It was a big deal because he was supposed to tie Santino. I think they even cut it out the next night on Raw, I can't remember.
 

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At last years RR, Titus was supposed to be eliminated within one second but Roman, Dean and him fukked up and he ended up lasting four. It was a big deal because he was supposed to tie Santino. I think they even cut it out the next night on Raw, I can't remember.
"So what am I doing tonight guys? urrrah urrah urrah!"
"you're gonna be the new Santino. We need you eliminated in one second"
":mjcry:"
 

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Austin said he was eliminated early in the rr shawn won
Austin was supposed to be in the last 4
 
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