Royal Rumble 2011: Top 5 most memorable moments from the best Royal Rumble match ever
The 2011 Royal Rumble was the twenty-fourth annual Royal Rumble that took place on January 30, 2011, at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts in front of a crowd of over 15,000 fans. The event was tagged "The Biggest Royal Rumble in History", since there were 40 participants, rather than the usual 30. This was a risk taken bu the WWE that eventually paid off.
This Royal Rumble was the first stop on the road to Wrestlemania 27. The winner of the match would choose to either face the WWE Champion, The Miz or the World Heavyweight Champion, Edge. Stakes were high heading into this show and speculations on who would make a return was also rife. The Rumble received positive reviews and was praised as one of the best Royal Rumble matches of all time.
The match itself had some special moments which the fans in attendance popped for. Let's take a look at the top five memorable moments from the biggest Royal Rumble match in the history of WWE
#5 John Cena and Hornswoggle team up
John Cena entered the 2011 Royal Rumble at number 22 just when the Nexus was dominating throughout by eliminating people one by one. Cena managed to eliminate the three members of the Nexus, Mason Ryan, David Otunga and Michael McGillicutty, who were in the ring alongside CM Punk. The two men remaining in the ring, Cena and Punk, were shortly thereafter joined by number 23, Hornswoggle. No sooner did Hornswoggle enter the ring, Cena eliminated CM Punk.
It was after Punk's elimination that the fans witnessed Cena and Hornswoggle work as a team to dominate the Rumble for a short period. Together, they joined forces to eliminate the next two entrants, Tyson Kidd and Heath Slater.
Hornswoggle had his moment when he did a mini Attitude Adjustment to Tyson Kid after Cena had performed the move. They also did a double 'You Can't See Me' move on Heath Slater before Cena threw him over the top rope in what was a moment to remember.