St. Louis, MO – The Road to WrestleMania began tonight and although the mighty Barrett Barrage hit a minor speed bump upon being eliminated in the 30-man battle royal, rest assured that the English Superstar will speed ahead past the rest of the competition on the way to Miami over the next several weeks.

Sheamus Wins the 2012 Royal Rumble Match

The lucky number tonight should have been 26 (Wade Barrett‘s entry this year in the match), but tonight the luck of the Irish would prevail as the Celtic Warrior Sheamus eliminated Chris Jericho to become the winner of the 2012 Royal Rumble match. Barrett was eliminated moments earlier by another enemy, the returning Randy Orton. Orton’s eliminating his English nemesis, however, was only a fleeting victory as Orton himself was eliminated not long after. Despite the ending at the pay-per-view, the WWE Universe is almost certain that the battles between the Viper and the bare-knuckle brawler are far from over.

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