Santino marella entered in women royal rumble youtube. After 30 years of wwe royal rumble matches, the volume of data available is staggering. At one point, royal rumble was the best payperview of the year. The singh brothers posted the following on twitter, hitting the rock up for a movie role. John cena runs into the new nexus in the royal rumble match. Fast forward two years, however, and santino marella nearly paved his road to wrestlemania by almost. Kofi kingston was a highlight of the rumble match, who was nearly. Randy orton, alberto del rio, wade barrett and santino marella who is still out on the floor somewhere. It was a great rumble and smart move wwe making it 40 men, it made it much better.
Marellas most memorable rumble moments occurred in 2009, 2011, and 2012. In late 2007, he began a feud with santino marella. Santino sets a royal rumble match elimination record royal. Royal rumble 2014 was a professional wrestling payperview event produced by wwe. The 30 best wrestlers to never win the wwe royal rumble.
Royal rumble 2012 was the twentyfifth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by wwe. It looked like santino was going to win but he was tossed over the top rope by alberto who officially became the winner of the 2011 royal rumble the match went almost 70 minutes. Santino marella on royal rumble, sports illustrated. The wwe intercontinental championship is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by the american promotion wwe, currently defended on their smackdown brand. All of santino marella championship wins in wwe hd subscribe subscribe subscribe. Possibly the biggest moment of marellas career came when he almost won the royal rumble match in 2011. Jan 08, 2018 santino marella biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is santino marella.
Santino crumbled and slipped under the bottom rope, where. This was also bobby heenans hallmark performance as a commentator. Alberto del rio is the royal rumble winner of 2011. The match generally features 30 wrestlersthe 2011 event broke the norm and had. Alberto del rio last eliminates santino marella to win the 40man royal rumble match. Anthony carelli is a canadian trainer, entrepreneur, actor, retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Ric flair wins the 1992 royal rumble match and the wwe. At timed intervals, a new competitor is loosed from the locker room and the. He was best known by his ring name santino marella. Santino marella active also known as santina marella, boris alexiev, johnny geobasco, anthony carelli. Try telling that to santino marella, the recipient of the divine intervention that transpired in milan on april 16, 2007.
All of santino marella championship wins in wwe youtube. Female superstars reportedly upset santina marella took. Royal rumble 20 was the twentysixth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by wwe. I personally find that the main event of 30 in this years case 40 men fighting for a. The most recent rumble ending is also the absolute silliest. We have witnessed santino marella get eliminated in just one second, and we also witnessed numerous controversial finishes. For one year only, wwe decided to go with the gimmick of adding an additional 10 wrestlers for the rumble match. Jan 31, 2012 when santino marella gets injured trying to do a brogue kick, the selection of a new no. Santino sets a royal rumble match elimination record royal rumble. For the 2011 royal rumble, the wwe tried an experiment that went over like a lead balloon. Top 20 greatest royal rumble returns in history thesportster. However, after santino s cameo, we had a brilliant return from hacksaw jim duggan. The royal rumble will not be solely certainly one of the most entertaining gimmick matches wwe has to supply, nevertheless its a little bit of a ceremony of passage to win. Sheamus dominant entrance and post 2012 royal rumble celebration is revisited.
Carlito cool and santino marella wmaria kanellis defeated brian kendrick and paul london. Contemplating how the winner is meant to get a title alternative at wrestlemania, it is smart that its supposed to be yet one more manner to paint wrestlers as a. It took place on january 29, 2012 at the scottrade center in st. With the royal rumble just over a week away, its time to take the rampant speculation. The centerpiece of the annual show is the royal rumble match itself.
During raws firstever broadcast in italy, marella was a young fan in the front row who not only accepted mr. I love brock lesnar and hope he wins, said marella. They even got a response from him just landed in the 604. It almost certainly wont be triple hs final match but doing the job to bryan, who has scratched and clawed his way to this point despite a million roadblocks, would be a hell of a way to go out. The underdog favorite santino marella enters the elimination chamber match in hopes of taking home the world heavyweight title at elimiantion chamber 2012 su. Not to mention, santino almost the royal rumble match in 2011. The undercard wasnt much to talk about, possibly one of the most forgettable. Jan 30, 2011 last few seconds of the royal rumble match of 2011. Since returning to wwe in 2011, foley has made brief appearances at a few. Diesel came in at number 7, and completely cleaned house, dumping out all four of the current competitors, which included scott steiner, kwang, a freshly turned owen hart.
Lately, especially, the home stretch of the rumble has been the last four men remaining. Maria kanellis wsantino marella defeated melina perez in a divas match. It is one of three secondary championships in wwe, along with the wwe united states championship on raw and the nxt north american championship on nxt the championship was established by the thenworld. Remember in 2012, that santino almost won the royal rumble and the crowd popped. All the best deals on gaming, 4k tvs, laptops, and more. Sheamus, the twentysecond entrant, won the match by last eliminating chris.
Personally, my heart wants samoa joe to debut and win the rumble. Things usually slow down, theyre each in a corner, theyre eyeing each other, and the audience can take stock of whos left and pick someone to root for and against, as has been the case recently. Kofi kingstons miraculous royal rumble match saves. First established 25 years ago, the rules of the iconic fray are simple. Royal rumble 2009 was the twentysecond annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling entertainment wwe. It took place on january 30, 2011 at the td garden in boston, massachusetts, and featured talent from the raw and smackdown brands. After nearly winning the tournament also having a motyc versus zack sabre jr. He is the founder of canadian martial arts and professional wrestling training. On december 26, 2012, at main event, santino marella participated in a 20man battle royal for the 1st contender of cesaros u. The main event was the annual royal rumble match featuring 40 participants from both brands, instead of the usual number of 30. The 30 best wrestlers to never win the wwe royal rumble features many dont win the oneway ticket to wrestlemanias main event at the wwe royal rumble, but. Its almost that time of year again, so i will be making my early predictions for the royal rumble match.
Edge retained the world title against dolph ziggler, the miz defended his wwe title against randy orton, and eve torres became the new divas champion in a. Santino marella on who he wants to win royal rumble match. Santino went after alberto and connected with the cobra. Jan 18, 2017 marellas most memorable rumble moments occurred in 2009, 2011, and 2012. The 30 best wrestlers to never win the wwe royal rumble features many dont win the oneway ticket to wrestlemanias main event at the wwe royal rumble, but they can still make a lasting impression. The ring collapses after big show superplexes mark henry at vengeance sheamus powerbombs sin cara through a ladder at money in the bank orton rkos christian on the steel steps. His postmatch interview was an appropriate exclamation point. Ive had requests for a royal rumble kindle book, but this is the one show im missing. Santino marella returned at the royal rumble for onenight only as santina marella, his sister. Santino marella is underrated when it comes to royal rumble matches. Alberto del rio won the 40man royal rumble match wwe.
Marella then took a leave of absence due to a neck injury. On who he thinks will win the 2017 royal rumble match. Marella is connected to the rumble in multiple ways, andfittinglyjust fell short of winning the event in 2011 when he finished runnerup to alberto del rio. With the possible inring retirement of santino marella, top 10 takes a look back at some of the milan miracles most memorable moments. As i mentioned in my predictions article, the royal rumble is my favourite ppv of the year. Santino marella was never thrown over the top rope, and we all know there was no chance in hell that santino was going. The two had a match on the october 15 episode of raw, which marella. The main event was the 1989 royal rumble match won by big john studd, who last eliminated ted dibiase to win the match. Smackdowns alberto del rio is rich, hes handsome, and after winning tonights royal rumble, he is headed to wrestlemania.
Royal rumble 2012 was the twentyfifth annual royal rumble professional wrestling. Alberto del rio, the thirtyeighth entrant, won the match by last eliminating santino marella, the thirtyseventh entrant. Former wwe star santino marella recently spoke with justin barrasso of about the royal rumble and more. Keith lee and matt riddle deliver pain to sami zayn. This sunday, the 30th royal rumble event takes place in san antonio, texas. I didnt even expect 3 of them to be in the final 4. Jan, 2014 the smark rant for wwe royal rumble 2011. After the match, alberto del rio celebrates his win as ricardo rodriguez screamsannounces his name in celebration. It took place on january 26, 2014 at the consol energy center in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. Things usually slow down, theyre each in a corner, theyre eyeing each other, and the audience can take stock of whos left and pick someone to. Jim ross dancing during the michael cole challenge winner. With 40 superstars, the 2011 royal rumble match was the largest in the.
Wwe royal rumble 2011 oww online world of wrestling. The mexican aristocrat triumphed over 39 other competitors in the biggest rumble in wwe history to earn the opportunity to headline wrestlemania in a world championship match of his choosing on april 4, 2011 in atlanta. Can you name the people santino marella has beaten in wwe. Successively marella was eliminated by wade barrett from the battle royal. On the march 19, 2007 episode of raw, he participated in a money in the bank qualifying battle royal, won by edge. This entry in drag was nice for fans who remember the gimmick, but others might not have been so amused. The company was touring europe at the time and had stopped in milan, italy for a raw taping. Wade barrett was eliminated by randy orton, but then orton was dumped by alberto del rio to win the 2011 royal rumble ricardo rodriguez announced alberto del rio as the winner suddenly santino marella, who had slipped out under the bottom rope and never officially eliminated, snuck back into the ring and the crowd started to buzz.
Like i said earlier i almost fainted once del rio won. Wwe all of the key royal rumble facts, stats, trends and. The winner of the royal rumble remains one of the most privileged positions in the company. Can you imagine the crowds reaction if santino manages to. Ddt ironman heavymetalweight championship title change wwe wwe live jun 28th 2014. During the feud, marella gave venis a sneak attack, causing him an injury.
Santino picks up del rio, del rio reverses and sends santino over. The 2011 royal rumble was the biggest in wwe history, featuring a record breaking 40 contestants. May 06, 2020 former wwe star santino marella recently spoke with justin barrasso of about the royal rumble and more. Santinos most memorable moments wwe top 10 youtube. This was almost one of those shitty onesecond finales, as del rio had snuck up on randy orton whose back was turned after tossing wade barrett, and eliminated him immediately.
The royal rumble match was an interesting experiment and they did a pretty good job with it. He set the record for shortest royal rumble appearance in 2009 at 1. As has been customary since 1993, the royal rumble match winner received a match at that years. About what, listing this in my top ten or that this really happened. Santino marella takes on the dancing superstar, fandango. The 2009 royal rumble might be most fondly remembered for the shortest ever stay in a rumble, by santino marella lasting just one second before kane hurled him back over the top rope. Similarly to his royal rumble 2011 performance, he wouldnt even have to eliminate anybody, just survive. Santino marella reveals favorite moment of his career. Santino marella biography affair, married, wife, ethnicity. Featured matches on the undercard were jim duggan and the hart foundation bret hart and jim neidhart versus dino bravo and the fabulous rougeaus jacques and raymond rougeau, rockin robin versus judy martin for the wwf womens championship and king haku versus harley race.
The first one that many remember is when santino nearly won the royal rumble in 2011. It took place on january 27, 20 at the us airways center in phoenix, arizona. Santino marella reentered the match and for a few seconds the fans thought santino might actually throw alberto over the top rope and win the match. At the 2005 royal rumble ppv, the undertaker faced heidenreich in a casket match. It was the twentyseventh annual royal rumble, the first to be held in the city of pittsburgh and the first wwe payperview of 2014. I wasnt even watching the product at the time, so this is basically all new to me aside from knowing who the winner was. Royal rumble 2011 was the twentyfourth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling entertainment wwe. Mcmahons open challenge to face the nighunstoppable umaga, but inexplicably defeated the samoan bulldozer. Aug 11, 2017 all of santino marella championship wins in wwe hd subscribe subscribe subscribe youtube. It took place on january 25, 2009, at the joe louis arena in detroit, michigan and featured talent from the raw, smackdown, and ecw brands. Test your knowledge on this entertainment quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The mustsee images of friday night smackdown, may 8, 2020. Instead of the usual 30 competitors in the match, they decided to increase that to 40.
A tribute to santino marella wwe wrestling news world. However, by 2012, the royal rumble will have reverted back to the more traditional 30 entrants, leaving the 2011 rumble in tact as the only one to feature 40 men. Santino burst onto the scenes during one of the most memorable moments in the wwe over the last five years. This could be bryans event when all is said and done. One of the most dominating performances in royal rumble history took place at 1994s edition. Tell me i did not just see that moment of the year.