The WWE Royal Rumble 2010 was a World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestling pay-per-view event which was held at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 31, 2010.http://www.wwe.com/schedules/events/rw/eventdetail/9887132 It was the 23rd annual Royal Rumble event held since 1988. WWE superstar Edge won the main event match, the Royal Rumble featuring 29 other superstars.

The very first Royal Rumble event was held on January 24, 1988, at the Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario.http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/1988114/mainevent/ The first Royal Rumble match was won by Jim Duggan. The Royal Rumble is one of WWE's big four events, the others being WrestleMania, SummerSlam and Survivor Series.

The main feature of the pay-per-view is the 30-person Battle Royal type match in which two wrestlers in the ring start the match. The other wrestlers receive staggered entrances of one minute, 90 seconds or two minutes. Elimination is by being thrown over the top rope and having both feet touch the floor and the last wrestler to remain in the ring is declared the winner.

1. Christian defeated Ezekiel Jackson (with William Regal) in a singles match for the ECW Championship.

2. The Miz defeated MVP in a singles match for the United States Championship.

3. Sheamus defeated Randy Orton by disqualification in a singles match to retain the WWE Championship.

4. Mickie James defeated Michelle McCool in a singles match for the WWE Women's Championship.

5. The Undertaker defeated Rey Mysterio to retain the World Heavyweight Championship.

6. Edge last eliminated John Cena to win the 30 man elimination royal rumble match and he will headline Wrestlemania 26 in a championship main event match. http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/