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— An unprecedented RAW Rumble Match featuring seven WWE Superstars — John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Sheamus, R-Truth and Jerry “The King” Lawler — was held this week on RAW to determine WWE Champion The Miz’s sole opponent at WWE Elimination Chamber on February 20, 2011.
The battle royal concluded with Jerry Lawler eliminating Sheamus for the victory. He will therefore challenge The Miz for the WWE Championship in three weeks.
ORDER OF ENTRY
1. John Morrison
2. Sheamus
3. John Cena
4. C.M. Punk
5. R-Truth
6. Jerry Lawler
7. Randy Orton
ORDER OF ELIMINATION
1. Punk (via Orton)
2. Orton (via R-Truth)
3. R-Truth (via Cena)
4. John Morrison (via Sheamus)
5. John Cena (via Lawler)
6. Sheamus (via Lawler)
— The six losing participants of this week’s RAW Rumble Match — John Cena, Randy Orton, CM Punk, Sheamus and R-Truth — were determined as the participants of the RAW brand’s Elimination Chamber Match at WWE’s Elimination Chamber pay-per-view event on February 20, 2011.
Lawler won the RAW Rumble Match to receive a WWE Championship opportunity against The Miz at Elimination Chamber.
— Here is the updated WWE Elimination Chamber card:
* SmackDown Elimination Chamber: Edge © vs. ??? vs. ??? vs. ??? vs. ??? vs. ???
* RAW Elimination Chamber: Randy Orton vs. CM Punk vs. John Morrison vs. R-Truth vs. Sheamus vs. John Cena
* WWE Title Match: The Miz © vs. Jerry Lawler