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The 40 Man Royal Rumble:
CM Punk drew #1. The Corre then hit the ring, and Punk started fighting them all off. The rest of the Nexus hit the ring and a big brawl broke out. The RAW GM and ordered everyone, sans Punk, to the back or they will not be allowed to compete in the Rumble. Everyone else made their way to the back and a loud "CM Punk" chant broke out.
Daniel Bryan drew #2 and we're off!
Justin Gabriel came in and immediately went after Punk. Bryan clotheslined Punk and Gabriel went for the 450 splash and missed. Bryan dumped Gabriel out of the ring and we have our first elimination.
Bryan eliminated Justin Gabriel.
Zack Ryder is in at #4, but didn't last long as Bryan hip tossed him out of the ring.
Bryan eliminated Ryder.
William Regal is in at #5.
Ted Dibiase is in at #6 and went after Bryan.
John Morrison is #7 and came in like a house of fire.
Cool spot where Regal threw Morrison out of the ring but Morrison landed on the barricade. He then jumped on the ring steps and got back in the ring since his feet never touched the floor. Amazing sequence! During this time, Dibiase eliminated Regal.
Yoshi Tatsu is in at #8.
Husky Harris is #9.
Chavo is #10.
Mark Henry is #11 and eliminated Chavo and Tatsu.
JTG is #12.
Michael McGillicutty is #13 and eliminated JTG.
Michael McGillicutty and Harris eliminated Dibiase.
Chris Masters was in at #14.
David Otunga is in at #15.
Punk eliminated Bryan.
The Nexus then eliminated Morrison and turned their attention to Henry. The teamed up and dumped Henry out so it's just the Nexus in the ring.
Tyler Reks is #16 and was ambushed by the Nexus as soon as he got in the ring. Punk then dumped Reks out of the ring. I sense Cena coming in soon.
Vladimir Kozlov is #17 and got jumped as soon as he got in the ring. He was quickly eliminated. The Nexus sat back and waited for #18.
R-Truth is #18 and was met with the same fate as Kozlov and Reks. Truth took a beating and then was thrown out by Punk.
The Great Khali is in at #19. Khali was able to get the Nexus on their feet and eliminated Harris. Khali continued to dominate as the buzzer went off.
Mason Ryan is #20 and eliminated Khali leaving the Nexus alone in the ring once again.
"Can U Dig It Sucka!!!!" Booker T is in at #21! Booker goes to work on the Nexus. He hits the bookend McGillicutty and does the spinaroonie! Ryan then dumped Booker out of the ring. That was a little unexpected... Punk started yelling "We're going to WrestleMania" as #22 came up.
Cena's music hit and he's in at #22. He went to town and and eliminated Ryan, Otunga and McGillicutty leaving Punk and Cena. Punk at one point went for the GTS, Cena reversed and they nailed each other with a double clothesline.
Hornswoggle is in at #23. Punk kicked him down and then turned his attention back to Cena. Punk went to dump Cena out, but Cena reversed it and got Punk in the AA and eliminated Punk. Cena then made a truce with Hornswoggle and they waited for #24.
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The 40 Man Royal Rumble:
CM Punk drew #1. The Corre then hit the ring, and Punk started fighting them all off. The rest of the Nexus hit the ring and a big brawl broke out. The RAW GM and ordered everyone, sans Punk, to the back or they will not be allowed to compete in the Rumble. Everyone else made their way to the back and a loud "CM Punk" chant broke out.
Daniel Bryan drew #2 and we're off!
Justin Gabriel came in and immediately went after Punk. Bryan clotheslined Punk and Gabriel went for the 450 splash and missed. Bryan dumped Gabriel out of the ring and we have our first elimination.
Bryan eliminated Justin Gabriel.
Zack Ryder is in at #4, but didn't last long as Bryan hip tossed him out of the ring.
Bryan eliminated Ryder.
William Regal is in at #5.
Ted Dibiase is in at #6 and went after Bryan.
John Morrison is #7 and came in like a house of fire.
Cool spot where Regal threw Morrison out of the ring but Morrison landed on the barricade. He then jumped on the ring steps and got back in the ring since his feet never touched the floor. Amazing sequence! During this time, Dibiase eliminated Regal.
Yoshi Tatsu is in at #8.
Husky Harris is #9.
Chavo is #10.
Mark Henry is #11 and eliminated Chavo and Tatsu.
JTG is #12.
Michael McGillicutty is #13 and eliminated JTG.
Michael McGillicutty and Harris eliminated Dibiase.
Chris Masters was in at #14.
David Otunga is in at #15.
Punk eliminated Bryan.
The Nexus then eliminated Morrison and turned their attention to Henry. The teamed up and dumped Henry out so it's just the Nexus in the ring.
Tyler Reks is #16 and was ambushed by the Nexus as soon as he got in the ring. Punk then dumped Reks out of the ring. I sense Cena coming in soon.
Vladimir Kozlov is #17 and got jumped as soon as he got in the ring. He was quickly eliminated. The Nexus sat back and waited for #18.
R-Truth is #18 and was met with the same fate as Kozlov and Reks. Truth took a beating and then was thrown out by Punk.
The Great Khali is in at #19. Khali was able to get the Nexus on their feet and eliminated Harris. Khali continued to dominate as the buzzer went off.
Mason Ryan is #20 and eliminated Khali leaving the Nexus alone in the ring once again.
"Can U Dig It Sucka!!!!" Booker T is in at #21! Booker goes to work on the Nexus. He hits the bookend McGillicutty and does the spinaroonie! Ryan then dumped Booker out of the ring. That was a little unexpected... Punk started yelling "We're going to WrestleMania" as #22 came up.
Cena's music hit and he's in at #22. He went to town and and eliminated Ryan, Otunga and McGillicutty leaving Punk and Cena. Punk at one point went for the GTS, Cena reversed and they nailed each other with a double clothesline.
Hornswoggle is in at #23. Punk kicked him down and then turned his attention back to Cena. Punk went to dump Cena out, but Cena reversed it and got Punk in the AA and eliminated Punk. Cena then made a truce with Hornswoggle and they waited for #24.
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