WWE Royal Rumble 2012

The WWE 2012 Royal Rumble is a Pay Per View event scheduled to be held in January 2012.
==Matches==
AJ Styles wins 	40 person Royal RUmble	Winner gets a shot at either the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 28
Zack Ryder defeated Dolph Ziggler 	Singles Match 	Winner gets a shot at the WWE title
The Corre defeated Primo and Epcio 	TLC Tag team match 	Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship
Jack Swagger(c) defeated Kofi Kingston(w/ Evan Bourne	Singles Match 	United States Championship
The Miz defeated Tommy Dreamer 	Extreme Rules Match 	ECW Championship
Kurt Angle(c) defeated CM Punk(c) 	Singles Match 	WWE Championship Unification Match. Winner becomes Undisputed WWE champion and loser doesn't get a rematch.
Daniel Bryan(c) defeated The Big Show vs Mark Henry 	Triple Threat Match 	World Heavyweight Championship
==Reception==
The Pay per view overal was positivly recieved with the rise of Zack Ryder and the Tag team title wins of Wade Barrett and Jacob Cass. The World Title match was given negative reviews for Bryan making Henry tap. The ECW title match recived a 3.8 star for the first ECW title defense in two years. The Royal Rumble match itself was positivly reviewed with the returns of Edge and Chris Jericho. And the WWE title match recieved a 4 star.
The pay per view was negativly reviewed for it's "poorly put together" World Title Match. and quickly made US title match.
Category:Pay Per View