Raw's ROYAL RUMBLE, Year 1

Match 1. The Shield vs. R-Truth and ?????   Tag Team Championship
Who is R-Truth's partner. It's Xavier Woods! What a debut for the young man. Woods and Truth hit Rollins with a double hip toss and elbow drop. Reigns caught both Truth and Woods with Samoan drops. Woods landed some punches to Rollins and got a near fall. The Shield hit Woods with a clothesline/spear combo to retain.

Match 2. Dean Ambrose vs. Daniel Bryan
Ambrose came out of the corner and caught Bryan with a powerslam. Ambrose stomped on Bryan in the corner and then hit the headlock driver. Ambrose got a couple of near falls, but Bryan made his comeback. He flipped over Ambrose in the corner and hit the running forearm to win.

Match 3. Shawn Michaels vs. Hulk Hogan
Hogan blocked a punch from Michaels and hit a running DDT. He then connected with the big boot. Michaels came back with an atomic drop and scoop slam. Michaels ducked a clothesline and hit the Sweet Chin Music. Hogan low blowed Michaels and slammed him down for the leg drop and won.

Match 4. Antonio Cesaro w/ Drew McIntyre vs. Jeff Hardy w/ Matt   United States Championship
Jeff gets hit first shot and singles gold. Jeff landed a right hand, but Cesaro came back with a spike DDT. There was a pin battle in which McIntyre distracted the ref. Jeff ducked a clothesline and landed a bulldog. He then hit the Twist of Fate after the ref ejected McIntyre and won the title.

Match 5. Randy Savage vs. Ric Flair
Savage will go through everyone to get to Hogan. Savage took Flair down with a snapmare then landed a diving fist drop. Stone Cold walked down and attacked Flair. Flair went for a piledriver, but Savage countered it. Flair landed a double underhook suplex. Savage came back with a superplex and diving elbow to win.

Match 6. Brock Lesnar vs. Chris Jericho   WWE Championship
Jericho landed a swinging neck breaker on Lesnar. He went for a clothesline, but Brock ducked and rolled Jericho up. Brock slammed his forearms on the neck of Jericho. Jericho went for his powerbomb, but Lesnar countered it. Jericho came back with a heel kick. Lesnar got up and ht the F5 to retain.

Main Event. 20-Man Royal Rumble
Everyone but Lesnar and Jericho are eligible. Dean Ambrose and Damien Sandow started the match. Ambrose had Sandow against the ropes a few times. No. 3 was Christian. Sandow and Christian attempted to eliminate Ambrose. No. 4 was Roman Reigns. The Shield just got stronger...or not. Reigns went right after Ambrose. No. 5 was Ric Flair. Christian dropkicked Sandow out. Reigns punched Ambrose off of the apron. No. 6 was Kane. The heels are taking over. No. 7 was Hulk Hogan. Let's hope he's eliminated before Savage enters. No. 8 was Eddie Guerrero. Hogan and Flair almost eliminated Reigns. Kane clotheslined Christian out of the match. Flair caught Kane with a boot and eliminated him. No. 9 was Daniel Bryan. Bryan kicked Reigns in the corner and then clothesleined him out. No. 10 was Drew McIntyre. No. 11 was Dolph Ziggler. Drew caught Bryan with a German suplex. Bryan tossed Eddie over the rope and then kicked him off the apron. Bryan then eliminated Flair. He's on a roll.

No. 12 was Jeff Hardy. The newly-crowned US champ enters the Rumble. No. 13 was Matt Hardy. Can the Hardyz work together? Jeff flipped Ziggler over the ropes and then eliminated him. Jeff placed his brother on the apron then kicked him in the head for the elimination. What?! Bryan was then eliminated by McIntyre. No. 14 was William Regal. McIntyre eliminated Jeff with a baseball slide to the back. Hogan tossed out Regal with ease. No. 15 was Sin Cara. Hogan and McIntyre worked over Sin Cara. No. 16 was Stone Cold. McIntyre eliminated Hogan! No. 17 was Shawn Michaels. McIntyre lifted Sin Cara up and powerbombed him out of the ring. No. 18 was Seth Rollins. He was met by Michaels. No. 19 was Antonio Cesaro. Stone Cold eliminated McIntyre. The final entrant was Randy Savage. Rollins tossed Cesaro over the ropes and Michaels kicked him off the apron. Savage eliminated Austin. Michaels super kicked Rollins out of the ring. He and Savage were the last two. Michaels placed Savage in the corner and then clotheslined him over the ropes to win.

Recap: It was a very exciting Rumble match. Michaels will face the WWE champion at WrestleMania. Xavier Woods looked good in his debut. Will Matt get jealous of his brother?