WWE Royal Rumble 2007 Review - Low on Both Stars and Studs

[@WrestlingWithWregret]

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[@geeshep4836]

Happy New Year Brian Zane Can You Please Do Slamboree '99, Souled Out '99, Superbrawl '99, Uncensored '99, Great American Bash '00, Fall Brawl '99/'00 And Mayhem '00 Review.

[@andylloyd6301]

You forgot hbk vs Taker at In your house ground zero. The ppv before bad blood

[@GregHuffman1987]

amelioration

[@daviderk9556]

23:30 '96?!?!? '96?!?!?!? IT'S '97 YOU IDIOT!!!!!!

[@markortiz3666]

loved this ppv as it was my first ppv as a wrestling fan

[@boujeegatame]

I can't wait to rewatch this in like a year and have no idea why Punk has a shower cap on

[@Mastabuilda212]

One thing I noticed...in almost every Rumble he was in, Shelton Benjamin is eliminated by Shawn Michaels lol.

[@kenterminateddq5311]

In 2010, Shelton was lucky when he sprinted to the ring with John Cena and Shawn Michaels, the Gold Standard got eliminated by Cena.

[@MattGOG666]

2 times

[@Venemofthe888]

Shelton was eliminated by Shawn 3 years in a row from 2006-2008.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

@@Venemofthe888 Shawn Michaels was eliminated in 12 seconds in the 1990 Royal Rumble match by the Ultimate Warrior and Rick Martel.

[@585MBA]

@@kenterminateddq5311how tf did you post this 1day ago when he uploaded this 40 mins ago?

[@Graysyk]

Hearing Zane say “Rumble Numble” so seriously and then immediately corpsing is incredible.

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

A Rumble that makes you Comfortably Numb

[@comixproviderftw_02]

Brian Zane Corpsing? SEND FOR THE MAN!

[@LeramieCrump]

​@@comixproviderftw_02 *Insert 16-bit Beat It here*

[@claytonrios1]

Surprisingly this is the first Rumble where someone won from the Number 30 spot. Despite it being the best number to enter the match at it took practically 20 years for someone to win from that position surprisingly. Though if anyone was going to do it, I'm glad it was The Undertaker.

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

Undertaker has been #30, 3 times. The odds would eventually be in his favor

[@claytonrios1]

​@@Kingofb0ngstyleEspecially since his face off with Shawn Michaels was practically a full match on its own.

[@ThreeEyedPea]

Hell, the number 1 position, considered to be the most disadvantageous number in the Royal Rumble, at one point had more winners than number 30.

[@claytonrios1]

​@@ThreeEyedPeaEven though Number 2 is just as bad if you think about it.

[@anesseameer]

I disagree that this rumble is terrible this Royal Rumble is considered top 10 rumbles of all time Brian Zane completely wrong on this

[@krebyrocks77]

Kelly Kelly: Well at least that is my real name. Kayfabe: Wakka Wakka.

[@RobboEntertainment]

Always made me laugh that Kelly Kelly IS a stupid name, but her real name is even worse.

[@Hellwyck]

@@RobboEntertainment Barbara Jean Blank's better than Barbie Blank.

[@RobboEntertainment]

@@Hellwyck I agree on that. That's a different version of her real name, but she goes by Barbie. It's like you wouldn't say about Mike Tyson, "well actually it's Michael Tyson."

[@thesterlingstudies]

This has to be a Vince thing... Barbie Blank (initials BB) is the real name and her wrestling name is Kelly Kelly (initial KK).

[@randywilder6662]

Fun fact: Shawn and Taker wrestling as the last two in this Rumble was the first time they had wrestled each other since Rumble 98 after Shawn's return

[@raisedbrow01]

Another fun fact: the 2008 rumble started with the Undertaker as no 1, and Shawn Michaels as no 2 - 1st and 2nd respectively from the previous rumble

[@mrterp04]

7:59 “Built like water heaters” is an extremely accurate description

[@Buccey]

Man I wish Umaga was still alive today. Imagine him being involved in the bloodline storyline

[@comixproviderftw_02]

He’d probably be on Rikishi’s podcast talking about how Jey Uso is being held down too 😂

[@Buccey]

@ no he wouldn’t. He’d be taking down solo or Roman

[@vampirascoffin870]

​@@comixproviderftw_02💯

[@SmegulonPrime]

They all suck, Samoans haven't been over since the 80s

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

​@@SmegulonPrime I don't know about that. The Rock was pretty over.

[@TAGibby]

23:23 It's the little things that make me appreciate this channel. Thank you, Brian.

[@CGaboL]

You had me lauging at “Rumble Numble” but you forgetting your own joke and reacting to it killed me 😂

[@TheCamSays]

“Did your parents name you twice so you wouldn’t forget your last name?” “Well, at least that is my real name.” Yet, Kelly’s real government name is actually better than the name they gave her.

[@nicholasflanders9814]

That's right, her real name is Barbie Blank

[@Kaltagstar96]

It's always interesting when wrestlers' real names would have been perfect wrestling names, I think Liv Morgan's real name is Gionna Daddio and just tell me that that is not the most 'pro wrestling' real name of all time.

[@stfi7566]

@@Kaltagstar96So, that means that Daddio is currently Dirty Dom’s Mami.

[@potatosmasher9438]

​@@Kaltagstar96Ricky steamboat's real name is Dick Blood.

[@TheCamSays]

@@Kaltagstar96 "Who's Yo Daddio" is just perfect for merch and catchphrases.

[@jcace13]

Fun thing is that they have Michaels and Taker start the next Royal Rumble, I feel like that could’ve been a fun tradition providing both 29 & 30 were available.

[@Disneymagic24]

Calling Batista BAT is hilarious to me 😂

[@roccojamison89gooker51]

Noob Saibot is the current Wrestling With Wregret KZbin Champion.

[@bradcarver8127]

Sub-Zero had a better reign. I don’t get this gimmick change

[@Insomniaaron]

​@@bradcarver8127 Not to mention the Sub-Zero gimmick was tacked onto someone else.

[@Videogamelover58]

LMAO

[@Dim4323]

Thats Vacent

[@Insomniaaron]

​@@Dim4323 We know. Just having a laugh.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

I really liked how 2007 and 2006 had stages that were prototypes of the HD arenas

[@fro-zone2k]

The John Cena/Umaga feud is underrated.

[@DJCloroxx]

I think it's Cena's best match not involving HBK.

[@fc775]

Cena buried Umaga

[@fro-zone2k]

@@fc775 From booking standpoint maybe but despite his talents, Umaga isn't world champion material, I could see him poke his head into main event scene on occasion but him as world champion might be a little much of a stretch.

[@fc775]

@fro-zone2k Cena was a top and had say he buried umega just like the nexus and others

[@fc775]

@fro-zone2k not saying Umaga was world champion but still got buried

[@francoisdesbiens2787]

Another joyful monday ! Thank you Brian ! Happy New Year 😀🤘🍾

[@daeleonmanuel5360]

"Chris Benoit is here , & he's really mad" 🎶🎧🔥

[@SteRDLK]

Chris Benoit is here and he's really angry!!!

[@ErikByrge2025]

23:22 Nice Touch Editor👌🏻

[@Ibmyselfman]

I actually really liked the Batista/Kennedy match. I loved how intense and concentrated Kennedy was on the title, the pin with the ref down, and the fact that he was punching Batista right before the Batista Bomb. Great way to make Kennedy look like a serious fighting threat, while still losing clean.

[@ivaneurope]

IMO Umaga deserved to win the WWE Championship - he was on a monster run throughout 2006 and a run with the WWE title seemed inevitable. That is until he hit a roadblock called Super Cena (since creative needed monster heels for him to slay) and he never sniffed the main event again.

[@SlimYoshi]

Yeah, that would have been cool, but we would have lost out on Cena vs Shawn Michaels, and I wouldn't change that.

[@ramiking745]

@@SlimYoshi And I don’t think that match would have happened had it not been for Triple H’s quad tear in New Year’s Revolution.

[@mattm7798]

He definitely had the talent, but given his personal life, I would not be surprised if he was denied the world title for the same reason Scott Hall was...couldn't be counted on to be a long term champ. The more you think about Scott Hall's career, the more him never being world champ makes 0 sense until you factor in his personal life.

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

Super Cena didn't exist until 2009

[@streetrat48]

Umaga still could have won it down the line.

[@AJDaniels99]

I kinda disagree on the non star studded part. On paper, if you just go over the names in the Rumble, it actually is loaded with legends. Ric Flair, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, Kane, RVD, The Hardy Boyz, Edge, Randy Orton, Chris Benoit (if you keep the value his name had before you know what), and Booker T

[@TheAPTGamer]

But most of those guys were in the Rumble of the past few years and the guys that weren't didn't add much star power in 2007

[@mike04574]

true considering some of the later rumbles and the lack of stars in some of them

[@tempestfennac9687]

@@mike04574 The '95 rumble match was awful too; apart from Shawn Michaels and Davey Boy Smith, who started and finished the match, the only real stars were Owen Hart, Mr. Backlund (who both lasted only a few moments each due to Bret interfering) and Lex Luger.

[@ramiking745]

I think the only argument you can make is that many of these names, who are highly regarded NOW, weren’t in great spots when this rumble happened. Many like RVD, Flair, Hardys, Kane, etc were either stuck in the mid-card or were in less relevant storylines.

[@kidvillain188]

Yea looking at it now it has a lot of big names but for that time it's not really that star studded.

[@Tyler-l8i6v]

Happy new year Mr.Zane ..thank you for all the great videos over the years

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

Gotta be honest I also liked the segment where cryme tyme was "selling Royal rumble numbers but we're obviously fake

[@scbroncosfan84]

The first PPV my wife and I watched together, I have fond memories of this show! Great review

[@thedman-zx1ip]

The reason why there was no build for the Armageddon ladder match is because it only became a four team ladder match ON THE NIGHT! It was just supposed to be London and Kendrick vs Regal and Dave Taylor in a regular tag but before the match, Teddy Long just came out and said "I'm gonna make it a four way ladder match, playa!"

[@addi543]

You’d think they would’ve announced something like that on TV in an effort to bolster the show’s buyrate (at a year when PPV buyrates started to really tumble)

[@thekidfromiowa]

I had no idea about the Blue Bloods reunion!? Then again, I wasn't really following the product at the time. It wasn't until five years later that I started watching full-time again. I didn't stop liking wrestling; it's just that my interest was in old-school more than the contemporary product. So most of the Ruthless Aggression era is a blur to me. That, and I was busy with that newfangled KZbin. I was a high school senior at this time.

[@wwetnabamafan194]

Nice edit of the shower cap in CM Punk's Rumble entrance referring to the shower cap & towel save at MSG!😂

[@V-Master-ez1ht]

Man I thought that was a chef’s hat.

[@PaulCallow-b5o]

Looking forward to another year in wrestling and in WWW land laughing my butt off Happy New Year Brian and the Wregreters

[@vandercudo]

Best part of the ppv was Kelly Kelly and the girls just starting dancing out of nowhere. And the best part of the review, was your Ric Flair helicopter joke!

[@reddragonninja5998]

The fact this was Benoits last Royal Rumble and he gets eliminated offscreen

[@akshit318]

10:30 "They took his edge off"....😂.... That can't be unintentional for Mr Kennedy.... Come on...😂😂😂

[@VectormanOverkill]

Worst part of Test’s return was they didn’t bring back his immaculate “everybody pour the milk in the cornflakes” theme.

[@bobbybr38k3r8]

Huh

[@VectormanOverkill]

@ I believe it’s called This Is A Test (V5)

[@hulk6785]

Fun Fact: It took 9 guys to eliminate Viscera, setting a new record for Most Wrestlers Sharing One Elimination. The previous record was 7 in 1994, which was also held by Nelson Frazier, Jr., though in his Mabel gimmick.

[@DanOB1984]

28:43 😂 To be fair to Lawler, I wonder if he meant it was the 1st time in a Rumble, as to my knowledge I think this was the 1st time they had fought in the actual Rumble match itself. Great review as always Brian

[@Kingofb0ngstyle]

You said you were done for the year and a day later, happy new year! What a treat

[@tjrocker94]

Happy new year folks! New Rumble season classics

[@uainjansun]

Been waiting for this review since your wrestlemania 23 review ironically enough!

[@JamesMMcCann]

23:35 Wasn't Mascaras in the 1997 Rumble? I thought it was 97 because they had so few people on the roster they had to borrow a bunch of AAA and other Mexican wrestlers?

[@michaelvanderworken4987]

Yes it was 97, Eliminated himself because he didn't want to be eliminated by anyone, trying to protect his character which ehhhh he didn't have much time left in ring anyways but I get it

[@bmoore8615]

No job

[@thesfdoctor3603]

One of my favourites Rumble match ever! I don't know what I'm seeing that you don't, but I always found this amazing. I literally watched this at midnight last night and thought "I wonder if Brian Zane will ever review this. I wonder why he has never talked about this match being the best ever", but now I know why lol

[@LaszloPanaflex93]

Had literally just loaded up RR 2007 on Netflix and wondered if Brian had done a review of the PPV… opened up KZbin and it was the first suggested video to watch! Good timing 👏

[@nelson187reyes2]

You nailed rolling your R's Z-man

[@BXMarathoner26]

The Shower Cap on CM Punk almost made me spit my water out. I was at that House show and don't know how he kept that towel on. This Rumble match was defined by the classic HBK-Taker had as the final 2. That Sit up/ Kip Up shot was amazing.

[@V-Master-ez1ht]

What a way to kick off the new year with a classic ppv review. Watching these feels like stepping into a time machine especially for me given I was only a year old at this time.

[@TheBigJere]

I just watched this Royal Rumble on Netflix, since the WWE content where added there today. 😂

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

I used a VPN to watch all of the WWE content so I can get rid of Peacock.

[@dreadfuldansdiscs2781]

Sparky Plugg and Mabel both had their first Rumbles in 1994... here they are in 2007! I forgot how long they both lingered in the company.

[@hakeemfullerton8645]

Looking back it's easy to see why Brooke Tessmacher (aka Brooke Adams) had much better run in TNA than in the WWE

[@BojackUnb0und]

I never realized that before Test passed away he came back so fucking jacked. Sad.

[@bubsssbunny]

You should look up him running down the ramp in TNA. It's the most hilarious yet retroactively sad video ever.

[@petercatalano6574]

You’re a modern mark of a wwe fan. Appreciate the greatness

[@elberno4243]

21st Royal Rumble. 19th on PPV/CCTV. The first "Royal Rumble" was a 6 man contest, on a house show, won by John Studd

[@MoSc110]

this PPV has a special place in my heart. It was the first PPV i watched (it was on DVD which i borrowed from someone). I think i watched it 2 or 3 times over one weekend.

[@tulsaborn545]

I would still watch this Rumble over 99

[@Lilbeef1]

This Ppv is so nostalgic to me ( yes I am a ruthless aggression baby) I have it on DVD and even though it’s Definitely not a great show there are beats from this show and this royal rumble match that are ingrained in my head

[@davidlariscy6654]

O my god! The image of Ric Flair doing the helicopter spot is now stuck in my head for all of eternity.

[@AlphaXY13]

i'm honestly super glad you reviewed this show finally, not the best show by any means but it will always hold such a big spot in my heart, watched it so much as a kid and still find myself watching that last hour and a half or so all the time, especially during rumble season

[@ericvonkaenel7069]

Happy New year Brian this year will make 10 years I have been subscribed to your channel

[@harshckuk]

Remember everyone was buzzing about it on MySpace. Time flies

[@mattm7798]

LOL MySpace...twitter before twitter

[@BPEJS24-7]

this was the first Wrestling PPV I remember buying. I think it's pretty good. Back when white ropes were interesting, now they're overused and make every show look the same. Really takes away the personality each event had.

[@BPEJS24-7]

@@TFM-p8t I still think raw should have red, smackdown blue, and they should bring back the black ropes for PPVs and even the silver ones would be cool to see again. (the yellow and purple ones are too much IMO. And that one pink one in october doesn't cut it. lol Don't even get me started on those nauseating green ropes)

[@VisuallyImpairedGamer1987]

I've always enjoyed your quirky charm and the hilarious things you point out in your videos. In this case, Kennedy bloodying his own nose killed me! I have to ask did JBL refer to Mil Máscaras in 1996 or was that you Brian? Mil was an entrant in the 97 rumble.

[@guillermosierracuellar9812]

I also think this is the last rumble that didn't rely on surprise returns and instead used most of his roster After that in 08 was cena 09 rvd 10 edge 11 really started using more of them

[@Venemofthe888]

@@guillermosierracuellar9812 2008 also had Piper and Snuka

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Happy new year Brian and fellow wregreters. Hope everyone had a fun but safe new year eve

[@TheEntireRobotMafia]

Rumble Numble was a lovely piece of business :)

[@acecomics3420]

Another great video!

[@thegreatmrchilidavis3638]

CM Punk wearing the shower cap is hilarious. 😄

[@timbartschwolfman]

Happy 2025 Everyone

[@Venemofthe888]

John Cena v Umaga is my favourite last man standing match they have ever done in wwe mainly cause it wasn't a cop out ending it was brutal

[@V-Master-ez1ht]

Yeah that ending is an all timer. JR’s “Even a Monster’s gotta breathe” is an underrated call.

[@anthonyleon8410]

Started dying when I heard "Chris Benoit's here... and he's really mad" to the rhythm of Our Lady Peace. Damn it Zane you've done it again sir!

[@anthonyleon8410]

24:54

[@nickbanks7954]

I caught that CM Punk shower cap edit Brian. 😂

[@ciaranmurren]

Ah, the first 'lets have a match to end the rumble' finish...

[@oFlaiir]

helicopter spot is crazy 😂😂

[@Tokalafox]

CM Punk with a shower cap on made me laugh so hard 🤣

[@elberno4243]

Rated R Superstar "Cope" 😂😂😂

[@MrT571]

That will never not be both funny and pathetic.

[@dallasstewart6001]

Happy new year Brian thanks for this awesome upload

[@thomasenigma88]

Greeegoreee Heeelms had me dying. Flashbacks to the that tron. Also Rumble Numble had no right being as funny as it was.

[@MikeCappella98]

I started watching wrestling in late 2005. Smackdown had moved to Fridays and Eddie was still with us. So this PPV is still really part of my early my wrestling fandom. I have a special place in my heart for 05-07. I vividly remember refreshing WWE's website for the results because I wanted to know what happened. We didn't buy every PPV. We basically got Wrestlemania and Summerslam every year and a third one me and my brother could beg our parents to get. I recently was rewatching Raws and Smackdowns from this era for a bit of nostalgia. I had absolutely no recollection of the Kevin Federline stuff. Also you said Coachman was Bischoff's assistant wasn't he gone by this point or are you just saying that.

[@WMPerspective1984]

I saw this PPV the night it aired, and I remember being pretty hyped for it. The undercard wasn't too bad, Cena/Umaga was pretty good, and the Rumble match was solid, especially the memorable ending with Shawn and Taker. Oh, and the look on Booker T's face after he eliminated Sandman is hilariously priceless.

[@xmallende]

I've waited a long time for this review

[@JacobyJ56]

2007 Kelly Kelly. My first love ♥️

[@paulgarcia9682]

Kelly Kelly's comment about the tumbler balls is classic WWE😅😂😂😂😊😅😅😅

[@andrewcostigan3510]

Happy 2025 to all. The last moments of that Royal Rumble match are definitely among the greatest of all time for its history. I always remember Regal saying "Umainga!" at WM 24. 🤣

[@GregHuffman1987]

I have fond memories of this PPV just because of the context around how I watched it. It was at my friend Brandale's house and my other friend Brendan went with me and we all slept over there and watched the PPV. It was really a nice time

[@comixproviderftw_02]

That was my favorite one as a kid. Especially the John Cena Umaga match, one of the rare times we got Mr. Kennedy in a world championship match, the final WWE PPV with Test, and the final two in the Royal Rumble match with Shawn Michaels and Undertaker. Plus the theme song for this show was Drones by Rise Against.

[@V-Master-ez1ht]

Love me some Rise Against. They’re one of my favorites. Their songs legit would work as awesome anime openings.

[@Chichimee]

Brian’s voice in the beginning getting as high as I do when I watch his vids. Perfect 🍃😉😉

[@elberno4243]

Kevin Thorne is the only entrant that never won a championship in WWE. 15+ World Champions How many "stars" do you want?

[@rossadams9203]

28:37 Taker was even in the tag match that led to Degeneration X forming in the first place. Triple H and Michaels vs. Taker and Mankind on Raw.

[@wesleycooper6775]

Thank you Brian for bleeping out that Joey Mercury injury; it damn near traumatized me as a kid

[@venomousnate7263]

I remember watching this with my grandad. We would rent this from Blockbuster, which was our usual routine, and I remember loving this Royal Rumble, especially the Cena/Umaga Last Man Standing Match and the Rumble match itself. That ending with Michaels and Undertaker was awesome, a little snippet of what to come a couple years later with their Mania matches.

[@KEVINZARD]

I remember watching the Umaga vs Cena match on KZbin when I was just starting watching wrestling and it was one of the best matches I saw when I was a kid. One of my favorite Cena matches of all time

[@nobodyfamousX]

This was the first WrestleMania season I watched As a kid. This rumble, and WrestleMania 23 hold a special place in my heart. It might be a little bit of nostalgia but even when I've rewatched it,.I feel like it is one of the better WrestleMania's.

[@RNMyoutoobs]

Calling Batista “Bats” great stuff

[@SasquWatch]

This was the first ppv my parents bought for me. It has a special place in my heart.

[@MrBeardsley]

[crowd chanting] RUMBLE NUMBLE 👏 👏 👏-👏-👏 RUMBLE NUMBLE 👏 👏 👏-👏-👏

[@quavehiphop9152]

I just watched an interview with Mike Chioda talking about his thoughts on refereeing this Cena vs Umaga match. He said that Cena really made Umaga pass out at the end with that choke on him.

[@kidvillain188]

I hope they use a Battle Royal clip for this year's Rumble now.

[@jacobsilguero6169]

I remember this PPV. I was in the building that night. My first live royal rumble. It wasn’t the greatest royal rumble that year but yes that last man standing match was the highlight of the night! We were on the hardcam side. So never saw us on tv lol! But a good time for the most part.

[@Mama_Peach]

I popped for the "Chris Benoit is here and he's really mad' song

[@CallumRSU30]

Kenny “Stomping a Ferret, Making a Coat” Dykstra!

[@TheBrettFarrelly]

Wild story about test at this time . He was buddies with a bunch of lacrosse guys from his home town of Whitby Ontario. He was playing in a pick up game and straight up kicked a guy in the ribs when he was in the ground. Needless to say he wasn’t involved back after that.

[@TheNaturalPatHarris]

24:55 I remember downloading that on Napster. I am old.

[@MostCharismaticEver]

I think the Rumble deserves another star but regardless, it's another great video!