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• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: World Wrestling
• DVD Release Date: July 20, 2010
• Run Time: 660 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars Royal Rumble Wreaks of Familiarity, January 31, 2010

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R.A. McKenzie (New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: Royal Rumble 2010 (DVD)

"Royal Rumble 2010" is nothing special. Plain and simple. Most of this PPV lacked originality, and by the end of the broadcast, I was underwhelmed.

1) ECW Championship
Christian (champion) v. Ezekiel Jackson
---Undoubtedly the best match on the card, and I think the Atlanta crowd's participation will confirm that. I confess I haven't watched the SyFy program in a long while, but I think I will give it another look if it's going to produce solid matches like this. Christian has always been a great in-ring performer, but Jackson really stepped up to the plate. For some reason, his brutish strength is more appealing than most superstars with this kind of dominant gimmick. The action was back-and-forth, with both men coming up with some good counters to familiar spots. The pace was always quick, and the slower moments were still intense. I am very surprised at how much I enjoyed this match, and look forward to these two mixing it up some more.
"7.0 / 10"
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2) United States Championship
The Miz (champion) v. MVP
---This match was added to the card because Teddy Long tired of Miz's backstage cockiness. Well...actually I later learned it was because of the squash Women's Championship Match, but more on that later. I like how The Miz has come along in recent months, and MVP usually entertains me. But tonight, these two seemed off. Miz was in top form, when he used his quick offense to impress the crowd, or when he sold MVP's attacks as well as he did. But MVP somehow didn't impress me. Even the Atlanta crowd started to cheer for Miz, especially when MVP's "babyface revenge" failed to get some fan sympathy. The match was pretty short, and it's not bad or anything. Just unremarkable.
"5.5 / 10"
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3) WWE Championship
Sheamus (champion) v. Randy Orton
---This is a strange match to talk about, for a few reasons. First off, there were some neat backstage segments where Orton had heard from Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase (separately) that the other was acting odd. Because of this, Orton decided to compete alone. Another strange factor is that we have two villain characters who are forced to somehow entertain a crowd, when neither has deserved any kind of heroic sympathy. It's a tough feat, and I credit the two men for trying. Did they pull it off? To me, they did. The physical showdown was a believable performance from both men, with sensible & patient strategy. But I think after Atlanta realized that Randy Orton refused to acknowledge their strong cheers --- true to his character, by the way --- the crowd lost interest until the end. I've heard many interviews from Orton, where he admits that he likes when people chant "Boring", and likes making a crowd agitated. I thought Orton's use of psychology was excellent; Sheamus again bores me as a character, but entertains me as a competitor. The disqualification finish will annoy most people, but I see it as a sign of things to come. I like this match, but I won't recommend to anybody.
"7.0 / 10"
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4) Women's Championship
Michelle McCool (champion) v. Mickie James
---After a well-done video package and some smacktalk from McCool, we are treated a match that lasted less than 1 minute. Now, I normally hate squashes. I would've preferred a longer match from my two favorite Divas currently in the WWE. But frankly, I thought this victory from Mickie James was short and sweet. It was time for the "Piggie James" storyline to have its happy ending. I know this was a bait-and-switch from the WWE, but I was alright with it.
"No Score"
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5) World Heavyweight Championship
Rey Mysterio v. The Undertaker (champion)
---This title bout has the right beginning, and the right ending, but is missing the middle. You will get to see Mysterio's struggle to gain an advantage over the larger Undertaker. You will get to see Mysterio's inspiring comeback, and Undertaker's impressive victory. Unfortunately, this match was missing that middle chapter, where you see Taker and Mysterio gain a series of advantages in order to make us believe that the championship is on the line. I've become sick of the shorter Undertaker matches; his health and age are no longer an acceptable excuse for me. This problem has made challengers like CM Punk, Batista, and Rey Mysterio look unimpressive, when all of those men are capable of entertaining the crowd. It is time for Undertaker to have his marquee matches free from the championship spotlight. This "SmackDown" main event is good while it lasts, but we deserved and expected more. And why the hell was Batista in the pre-match video when he never made an appearance?
"6.5 / 10"
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6) 30-Man Royal Rumble
---These Rumbles are hard to evaluate, so let me tell give you the Pros/Cons list.

PROS
* CM Punk was easily the best part of the Rumble. He entered at #3, and used his Straight-Edge Society propaganda on numerous occasionss. He tried to convert a few, and he ended up suckering a few. If you remember Diesel's impressive 1994 appearance, or Steve Austin's 1997 dominance, then this will be a fun treat for you.

* Beth Phoenix became the first woman to enter the 30-Man Rumble since Chyna's 2000 appearance. It was a short but very sweet showing. How she eliminated The Great Khali is one for the history books.

* Some of the newer talent to the Royal Rumble got to show off a bit. Dolph Ziggler, Evan Bourne, Kofi Kingston, R-Truth, and of course CM Punk made an impression. Granted, these appearances were mostly short ones, but they were the most memorable.

* The DX showdown between Shawn Michaels and Triple H was thankfully not held off until the very end of the Rumble. Unlike a lot of this 30-Man Rumble, the timing was unpredictable.

* I credit WWE for not taking the obvious route of having Shawn Michaels win the Royal Rumble to get the much-anticpated HBK/Taker "WrestleMania" rematch. I have no doubt we will see it. I believe most fans believe it will happen anyway. And HBK's final role in the contest was memorable.

* Edge is back! One of the greatest performers in pro wrestling history has returned months before he was rumored to be healed from his injury. Although there was a been-there-done-that feeling, seeing the Ultimate Opportunist sneak into another victory is always a pleasure.


CONS
* About halfway through the 30-Man Rumble, there was very little pileup of wrestlers. At the most, you'd see 4 men in the ring from about #19 onward. I was disappointed to see this happen, because the past few Rumbles had a lot of exciting action with tons of guys in the ring. This time, they took a page out of the 2002 Rumble in Atlanta...fewer guys in the ring. Both times, I've been underwhelmed.

* John Cena was F___ing HORRIBLE! He got his tail whipped for pretty much the entire match, and the fact that he was the last guy eliminated is criminal. He tried the Attitude Adjustment like 8 times. He barely got any offense in. I like John Cena, but this was an embarassment.

* Nothing ever resulted from Legacy's involvement in the Orton/Sheamus title bout. Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase just entered the Rumble, competed like a tag team, and got eliminated like a tag team. I wish their participation earlier in the evening would've resurfaced in some way.

* Quite frankly, the action got stale towards the end. Big Show and Mark Henry made little use of their giant-vs-giant showdown. A handful of eliminations were sloppy, espeically the most pivotal one in the match: Shawn Michaels'. No one really got to be the "star" of the Rumble, except for CM Punk in the early part of the Rumble. Gifted veterans like Chris Jericho and HBK didn't get much of a reaction out of me, while some other reliable guys like Batista and John Cena lacked a spark. Edge's surprise return (good as it was) didn't involve much action from him because he entered at #29.


I think my overall reaction to the 30-Man Royal Rumble is that it started great, with some creative action and humorous spots. But then about halfway, it became a plodding affair with quick eliminations and no real rhythm to it. I felt like the 2010 Rumble was on cruise control.

"6.5 / 10"
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OVERALL
"Royal Rumble 2010" continues two WWE PPV trends: familiarity and averageness.

You've seen this stuff before. An ECW Title Match that won't matter much after all is said and done. Impromptu matches that don't really entertain. A WWE Championship showdown ending in disqualification. Undertaker delivering another shorter PPV appearance. A squash match that develops storylines more than delivering the anticipated in-ring action.
Everyone responds differently to the 30-Man Royal Rumbles, but I was disappointed.

The PPV's quality was middle of the road. You're not thankful for spending your money on the event, and you're not angry to demand a refund. You admire the effort, but condemn the shortcomings. It's sad to see my love for WWE start to diminish.

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4.0 out of 5 stars ANOTHER GOOD RUMBLE, August 1, 2011

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fmwaalex "fmwaalex" (Austin, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: Royal Rumble 2010 (DVD)

WWE
ROYAL RUMBLE 2010

1.[ECW TITLE] CHRISTIAN VS EZEKIEL JACKSON-the opening match would pit Christian against the bigger Jackson. The match was as one would expect with Christian having to use his speed while Jackson dominated with strength. Jackson looked really good here as did Christian as he always does, really good opening match. The pace was good and the chemistry between them was on point as well. Christian ends up hitting his finisher for the win.

2.[U.S. TITLE] THE MIZ VS MVP-now like I always say I am a fan of The Miz so any time he is wrestling I am watching. I also liked M.V.P. who got this title shot on the spot as Teddy Long added the match a short time earlier. Both were good in this but not as good as they could have been together. Luckily they had some really good matches later but on to this one. The match while not the best was good with M.V.P. getting off to a good start taking it to Miz. But Miz would come back at the end keeping his title with a nice roll up or as I like to say, small package.

3.[WWE TITLE] SHEAMUS VS RANDY ORTON-this one had a great led in that night with Legacy members Cody Rhodes and Ted Dibiase talking to Randy. The thing that made it great was how they came to him separate, and well it was good. This was another good match with both guys getting in some good shots at each other. They take it to each other like good heels do targeting body parts and such. As with the conversations Orton had earlier with legacy that comes into play as Cody comes down. He then of course gets involved which gets Randy DQ'd, that of course leads him to attack Cody.

4.[WOMEN'S TITLE] MICHELLE MCCOOL VS MICKIE JAMES-I don't know what other people think but I loved LayCool to be honest. They are the funniest Divas of all time, they just make me laugh with their mic skills. Any way as far as action this one is not all that long after we get a good intro involving "Piggy James". The match is over like a minute or something later with Mickie standing tall as new champ.

5.[WORTLD TITLE] THE UNDERTAKER VS REY MYSTERIO-now of course we all get the idea behind this match, the little guy vs the big guy [David vs Goliath] concept which is always fun. The match goes as I had expected with Taker dominating with his power tossing Rey every where. Then we get the come back against all odds in Rey as he is just so close to pulling off the upset. Great action form both as Taker just takes it to Rey and Rey tries to break Taker down. The ending is great as Rey hits two 619's but in going for a west coast pop gets to take a trip on the Last Ride. Also it was good to see Taker get a bit bloody, makes him look even more evil.

6.ROYAL RUMBLE-now we get to the match that every one wants to see and never disappoints. For me there is nothing more fun in wrestling than a battle royal so I love it no matter what. Now of course the story here was Shawn Michaels trying to win to get that rematch with Taker. Of course CM Punk is great here in the Rumble and is hilarious with his Straight Edge preaching and performance. I loved him trying to convert participants during the match. Also Beth Phoenix eliminating Great Khali the way she did but I also like her taking it to Punk and eating a "Go to Sleep". Beth is one of the few Divas who can actually wrestle and is one of my all time favorites.

Also it was cool seeing Carlito just because I miss him spitting apple on people. My favorite moment though is HBK super kicking Triple H over the top rope. This of course is not the first time he has eliminated one of his best friends with some Sweet Chin Music. But in the end it is the returning Edge who would go on to win the Rumble crushing my dreams at the time of HBK/Taker 2 although I knew it was still going to happen. But I always want Shawn to win so you know what I mean.

Over all this was a good event but I always do enjoy the Rumble event because I love battle royals so much. If you have yet to see this then I do recommend checking it out since I did like it. Try getting the two pack with the previous years Rumble since you get for the price of one. Still wish Shawn would have won this match, oh well. The special feature for the DVD is the confrontation between Bret Hart and Vince from Raw.

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3.0 out of 5 stars A "Rated R" Return Along With An EXTREME Exit, April 21, 2010

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D.P. (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: WWE: Royal Rumble 2010 (DVD)

ECW Champion Christian vs. Ezekel Jackson - This was a real solid opening match as we all know what Christian is capable of but Ezekel Jackson stepped it up here in getting himself over as a powerman that all about what his entrance music implies...Domination. Ezekel overpowered Christian various times throughout the match causing Christian to play defense, use his speed, & take high risk to get an advantage. It was a solid opening match & good showcasing for Jackson even in defeat as they would go on to have better matches (like their Extreme Rules match on the final ECW broadcast) but one funny moment was Matt Striker bringing up a note in the history of the ECW Championship to no immediate responce from the others leading to Michael Cole saying, "I'm trying to forget that moment."
As a side note, this would end up being the last ECW match on PPV as WWE ended the brand right before the next PPV.

United States Champion The Miz vs. M.V.P. - Eventhough this was building for the previous month, this was a last minute bonus match. M.V.P. dominated early before Miz was able to recover with these two going back & forth against each other before Miz was able to pull out a win in another solid match...but the biggest highlight of this match was the aftermath between these two that ensured that we didn't see the last of this issue between these two men.

WWE Champion Sheamus vs. Randy Orton - Before the match, Orton told Ted Dibiase that he didn't want Legacy getting involved in his match based off the conversations he had with Rhodes & Dibiase seperately earlier in the night. This was a rare "heel vs. heel" match for the championship that saw the crowd starting to favor Randy Orton over Sheamus. Both men focused on a body part such as Sheamus' ankle & Orton's arm to the point where his arm was rammed into the steel steps. Cody's appearence (remember, he told Dibiase for them to not get involved...he didn't tell Cody) cost Orton the match resulting in Orton taking it out on Legacy before Orton would be left laying himself.

Womens Champion Michelle McCool vs. Mickie James - All I can say here is that after all the "Piggy James" comments & actions from both McCool & Layla, they got exactly what they deserved. Just think of this match as the female version of Ultimate Warrior vs. Honky Tonk Man. If your looking for an actual match...check out their encounter from the month before at T.L.C.

World Champion Undertaker vs. Rey Mysterio - Just by looking at these two, you got the type of match expected here in that it was "David vs. Goliath" and just like usual when Mysterio plays the "David" role, he puts up one hell of a fight. Taker showcased his superior power early by just tossing Mysterio over the top in the opening moments & blocking Mysterio's high flyin' moves. Mysterio did the old Bret Hart strategy by working on Taker's legs, maked Taker's nose bleed from various kicks to the face, and even hit two 619's before he got caught with the Last Ride. This was the best non-Rumble match of the night & was a good encounter.

Royal Rumble Battle Royal - As usual, WWE put together a great "by the numbers" video package featuring facts & highlights from the previous Rumble matches. Various moments such as C.M. Punk preaching during the match, the interaction between Punk & Great Khali & Beth Phoenix, Miz & M.V.P. picking up where they left off earlier, Legacy working together, Shawn fighting to get his match against Undertaker at WrestleMania...at ANYONE'S expense, Mark Henry's slam on Big Show, and the "Rated R" return. This was one of the best Rumbles in recent history as it had plenty of stories, action, and entertaining moments in the match that just came together perfectly.

DVD extras include the confrontation between Bret Hart & Mr. McMahon the next night on RAW. In the end, this event resembled the earlier Royal Rumbles where the undercard matches were solid but nothing memorable as a majority of these matches (except the World Title) weren't the best encounters in their series of matches while the Rumble itself was the highlight of the night. Bottom line, this was worth a rental but if your a diehard fan of the Rumble match then go ahead & pick it up.