Introduction:
We are back here on the Event Center. Last time we took a trip to the beach and it didn’t turn out so well. This time we are heading to the worlds most famous arena and doing one of the better pay per views in the last 20 years. We are heading to Madison Square Garden and we are going to be hitting up the WWF Royal Rumble from 2000. This is one of my favorite pay per views of all time and the Triple H vs. Mick Foley street fight is one of my favorite matches of all time. I can’t wait to get this one going so without further ado I present to you the WWF Royal Rumble 2000.
Show Opening:
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The show opens up with a video package featuring the feud between Mick Foley and Triple H. This is very well done and really gets your pumped up for the Street Fight. They head inside the building with the pyro going off as Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler welcome us to Madison Square Garden. There is a taxi cab sitting over the entrance way and it looks pretty damn awesome. Nothing over the top but it got the job done. We quickly get Kurt Angles music as we head right to ringside.
Match 1: Tazz vs. Kurt Angle
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Kurt Angle heads out to the ring and gets on the microphone and lets us know that he is really proud to be here tonight. Angle says in a building this famous, it deserves to have a true champion performing in it. Angle says we all know if we keep waiting for Patrick Ewing and the New York Knicks to bring a title then we would probably be waiting forever. Angle says tonight, even if it is just for one night, he has decided to be their champion. Angle says his unnamed opponent must be pretty nervous to be facing off against an undefeated American hero. Angle says he wants his opponent to take a deep breath and come on out because this could be something he can tell his grand kids some day. Angle tells him to remember the three I’s and come out and give it his all.
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The music hits and Tazz comes out. The crowd goes absolutely insane for him and it is one of the loudest pops you will ever hear. Its close to or louder than Cena’s when he came back in the same building. Tazz goes right at Angle and ends up back dropping him to the outside. Tazz goes out after him and goes for a suplex on the floor. Angle ends up blocking it and suplexing Tazz on the floor himself. They get back in the ring and Angle is laying in the rights. Angle hits a forearm off the rope and gets a 2 count. Angle starts working over Tazz in the corner. Angle hits Tazz with an over head belly to belly. Angle goes up to the top rope and Tazz racks him.
Tazz goes up to the middle rope and Tazz gets him in an over head belly to belly suplex off the top rope. Tazz goes for the pin and gets a 2 1/2 count before Angle gets his foot on the rope. Tazz gets up and argues with the ref when Angle turns Tazz around and goes for an inside cradle but Tazz kicks out. Angle ends up dropping him with a clothesline. Angle picks up Tazz again and hits him with German suplex with a bridge for a 2 1/2 count. Angle goes for the Angle slam but Tazz slips behind and hits Angle with a over head release German suplex. This is the move that got Tazz some heat, according to his podcast, and this is when he realized he would never get over with the powers that be in the back.
Tazz picks up Angle and hits him with an over head belly to belly suplex. Tazz picks up Angle one more time and drops him with an exploder suplex. Tazz then locks in the Tazzmission. Angle never really taps out but he ends up getting choked out. The ref is watching as Angle fades away. Angle gets his arm lifted in the air 3 times and he is knocked out. Your winner by submission…..Tazz!
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After the match EMT’s come out to check on Kurt Angle. They end up putting him on a stretcher and take him to the back after he got “choked” out.
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Recap:
This match was short and sweet. Tazz’s pop was freakin awesome but, according to him, as soon as he heard it he knew they would never really get behind him. He explained it in pretty good detail in one of his first podcasts but thats beside the point. The crowd popped hard for Tazz and the match delivered. Angle gave Tazz a dose of his own medicine with the suplexes and it was just very well done. They didn’t over expose it and they left you wanting more from both guys. Just a really good debut and really good match. It is definitely worth checking out, for the pop alone.
Backstage Interview: The Hardy Boyz & Terri
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Before they get interviewed they show highlights of what the Dudley Boyz did to the Hardyz on Raw and what the Hardyz did to the Dudleys on Smackdown. Michael asks them if they are ready for what could be a war tonight at MSG. Terri says that they are more than ready and that they are going to tear the roof off of Madison Square Garden. Jeff interrupts Terri and tells her no that this match is to dangerous and she will be staying in the back. Matt says that everyone knows the Dudleys are extreme and that they are the master of the table match. Matt says that they aren’t even supposed to be in the WWF but tonight they are going to put the Dudleys through some tables or die trying.
Match 2: Table Match: The Hardy Boyz vs. The Dudley Boyz
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Bubba gets in the ring and grabs the microphone and says that New York fans are ass backwards because they will cheer the Hardy Boyz but boo an American hero like John Rocker. D-Von says if the fans were smart they would elect John Rocker as their mayor so he can clean up this miserable city. Bubba says as far as the Hardyz go, they might as well take their head and stick it between their legs and kiss their stinkin asses good bye.
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Hardyz are heading towards the ring and the Dudleys meet them in the entrance way as all four men brawl. We get into the ring and Jeff gets laid out with a Bubba Bomb early. Bubba goes outside and grabs a table. They setup the table in the middle of the ring and they try to back drop Jeff Hardy through it but Matt throws the table out of the way. They drop Bubba with a reverse DDT and then Jeff nails him with a front flip over the top rope to the outside. Matt fixes the table inside and Jeff grabs a chair on the outside. D-Von goes for a power bomb but Matt blocks it and attempts a suplex to the table but D-Von blocks that. Jeff floors Bubba with a brutal sounding unprotected chair shot.
Jeff runs on the guard rail and goes after Bubba but Bubba throws the table right in Jeff’s face. Bubba sets up the table in the corner of the ring and Bubba climbs to the middle rope. Matt blocks it and they hit Bubba with a double suplex but D-Von moves the table out of the way. Matt grabs a ladder from under the ring. They use the ladder to clothesline Bubba up and over to the outside. Matt nails Bubba with a chair to the back while Jeff works over D-Von in the ring. Matt nails Bubba with another unprotected chair shot to the face. Probably a couple of concussions for Bubba and man they are dumb for taking those shots. Bubba is laid out on the table outside and Matt climbs up the ladder and nails Bubba with a leg drop as Jeff hit’s Bubba with a splash. Bubba has gone through a table.
Now it’s D-Vons turn to take the unprotected chair shot right to the head. Jeff has a table propped up on a guard rail outside. They then take the stairs and stand them up and lay a table on it and the other end on the apron. Matt goes up to the top rope and goes for a leg drop but D-Von moves out of the way and Matt goes crashing through a table. Jeff goes for a front flip over the top rope going for D-Von but D-Von moves again and Jeff goes crashing into the table as well. The Dudleys throw the ring steps into the ring and set up a table on it. D-Von hands Matt to Bubba and he power bombs him through the table. Matt has gone through a table. We are down to D-Von and Jeff who need to go through a table.
Matt gets thrown outside and all four men brawl on the outside. They go over the guard rail and head over to a secondary entrance and fight it out. Bubba has a steal chair and he decks Matt right in the head with it. The Hardyz are laid out in the walk way. Bubba sets up a table in the middle of the walk way. He then sets up a second table while D-Von lays in the boots to Matt and Jeff. Bubba then stacks two other tables on top of the bottom two tables. They lay Matt on top of the tables as Jeff floors D-Von with the chair. Bubba blocks the chair shot and levels Jeff with it. Bubba and Jeff climb up to the balcony area by the entrance. Jeff grabs the chair and nails Bubba with the chair twice as he goes crashing through the tables to the floor.
Matt ends up grabbing the remaining table and he puts D-Von on top of it. Jeff is on the balcony and he goes for the Swanton Bomb off the balcony and goes crashing through D-Von Dudley and the table. Your winners of the table match are……The Hardy Boyz!
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Recap:
This was a pretty awesome match here as well. It was nothing but a spot fest but they were awesome spots. The unprotected chair shots are cringe worthy and hard to watch, especially the first one on Bubba Dudley. Other than that this is a really good match and so much fun to watch. The idea of this match was pretty sweet where both guys had to go through the table to lose. I liked the idea of blocking the table spots and it added a nice element to the match. This is just a really awesome match and definitely worth checking out.
Backstage Segment: Doctors check on Kurt Angle
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They go backstage where a doctor is checking the eyes of Kurt Angle. Kurt is asking if he won or not and the doctor tells him he doesn’t know. The doctor says all he knows is that he was choked unconscious. Kurt comes through a little bit and says thats illegal so he should still be undefeated.
Miss Rumble 2000 Bikini Contest:
Theres really nothing to review with this so I figured i would just show this segment off in gifs. PS I will not be showing anything from Mae Young. You are welcome!! I hope you enjoy!
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They show Jonathan Coachman at WWF New York.
Backstage Segment: Chris Jericho & Chyna
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Jericho tells Chyna he wants her to strap his Intercontinental Title around his waist so he can wear it out to the ring. Chyna grabs the belt form Jericho and says why don’t you let me wear it out to the ring for once. Dave Hebner then shows up and takes the title from both of them and says it will be awaiting the winner ringside. Chyna blames Jericho for neither one of them being able to wear the belt. Chyna says she should be wearing the belt now but she can’t do that either as they head to the ring.
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They show a don’t try this at home video where they show another unprotected chair shot. I know we didn’t know then what we know now but common sense says hitting each other as hard as we can with steel chairs right to the head probably wasn’t a good idea.
Match 3: WWF Intercontinental Title Triple Threat Match: Chris Jericho (c) vs. Chyna (c) vs. Hardcore Holly
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Jericho comes out with a mic and cuts a promo before getting in the ring. Jericho welcomes us to Madison Square Jericho. Jericho says he is going to become the true undisputed Intercontinental champion. He says after he wins the Jerichoholics will throw a party that will make the millennium party in time square look like his sisters 7th birthday party. Jericho says it will be a celebration so huge and spectacular that it will never ever be forgotten again.
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Hardcore starts the match by pie facing Chyna and laying in the boots to Jericho. They get in a slap fest as Chyna gets the upper hand on both Jericho and Holly. Chyna goes for a whip on Holly but he reverses it and Chyna goes flying over the top rope. Jericho and Holly work in the ring as they get a lot of reverses off the ropes until Holly nails Jericho with a nice looking drop kick. Holly’s drop kick is on point most of the time and this one is no different.
Jericho hits Holly with a flying forearm and nearly gets a 3 count before Holly kicks out. Jericho and Holly exchange chops. Holly goes for a hurricanrana but Jericho reverses it and gets Holly in the Walls of Jericho before Chyna comes in and nails Jericho with a clothesline. Chyna clotheslines Holly to the outside and Jericho and Chyna go at it in the ring. Holly grabs the legs of Jericho as Chyna comes in and hits Holly with a baseball slide as Jericho moves out of the way. Chyna and Holly are going at it outside as Jericho goes off the middle rope and jumps to the outside with a plunga to Holly.
In the ring Chyna hits Jericho with the handspring elbow and follows that up with a DDT and she goes for the cover but Holly breaks it up. Chyna gets thrown outside and when she tries to get back in the ring she grabs the top rope and Jericho goes flying outside. Holly picks up a chair and is about to level Chyna with it but Jericho stops it and Chyna ends up drop kicking the chair into the face of Holly. Chyna and Jericho climb up to the top while Hardcore is laid out in the middle of the ring. Chyna hits a splash first and Jericho follows it up with a splash as they both go for the cover but Holly kicks out. Chyna and Jericho go at it as Jericho goes for a suplex but Chyna rolls through and lands on her feet and low blows Jericho.
Chyna then hits Hardcore Holly with a pedigree but Hardcore Holly kicks out at 2 2/3. Chyna climbs up to the top rope but Holly grabs her and puts her on his shoulders as Jericho comes off the top and hits her with a cross body for a 2 count. Holly is climbing up the top rope but Jericho reverses it and nearly gets a super plex before Chyna stops both guys as they get racked on the turnbuckle and rope. Chyna goes to the top rope and hits Hardcore Holly with a super plex off the top rope. Holly grabs the legs and damn near gets the 3 count but Chyna kicks out.
Chyna goes outside and grabs the chair and nails Holly right in the head with another unprotected chair shot. Chyna then gets Holly in the walls of Jericho before Jericho stops it with a bulldog and follows that up with the Lionsault as he goes for the cover and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner and the Undisputed Intercontinental Champion…..Chris Jericho!
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Recap:
This was a decent match but nothing really special. All three had their moment to shine and they did what they could with the time they had. With the Tazz opener and the table match before it, it had a lot to live up to. This match is a little bit of a let down based off what preceded it but it’s not horrible either. Just a run of the mill triple threat match with a predictable finish. You can be entertained with this match so if you want to check it out go for it, but you can skip it and not really miss anything.
Backstage Interview: The Rock
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They go backstage where Michael Cole is standing by with the Rock. Cole tries to ask the Rock a question but he cuts him off. Finally the Rock has come back to New York City. Cole says the Rock has a bullseye on his chest and he wonders if the Rock is concerned with anyone. Rock says there are two guys he is concerned with and that is Crash Holly and Headbanger Mosh. Rock says if he can get by those two then he might have a shot at winning the Rumble. Cole says shouldn’t the Rock be more concerned with somebody like the Big Show. Rock steals the mic from Cole and tells him he should be more concerned with fixing himself a big tall glass of shut up juice.
Rock asks the Big Show if he thinks he is going to win the Rumble, throw the Great One out of the ring, and actually go onto Wrestlemania with a shot at the WWF Title? The Rock says he wipes a monkey ass with what the Big Show thinks. Rock says he hopes that the last two guys in the ring is he and the Big Show. The Rock guarantees that he will go on to win the Royal Rumble right here in New York City. Rock says just as sure as he has a brahma bull tattoo on his and as sure as the Rock is going to Wrestlemania and going to become the best damn WWF Champion there ever was IF YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKIN!
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They show a video package of the feud between the Acolytes and the New Age Outlaws.
Match 4: WWF Tag Team Title Match: New Age Outlaws (c) vs. Acolytes
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The Acolytes come charging to the ring and go right out after the Outlaws on the outside. We got Billy and Bradshaw in the ring. Billy ends up hitting Bradshaw with a drop kick but Bradshaw doesn’t go down. Bradshaw catches Billy on his cross body attempt and is holding him when the Road Dogg comes in and charges at Bradshaw but Bradshaw drops him with a big boot then dumps Billy with a fall away slam. Bradshaw tags in Farooq as they work over Road Dogg in the corner.
Road Dogg comes charging out the corner and Farooq drops him with a power slam. Farooq picks up Road Dogg for the Dominator but Billy comes in and pulls Road Dogg down but Farooq drops them both with a clothesline. Road Dogg hits Farooq with his punches and is going for his elbow drop but Bradshaw grabs him by the hair and jerks him down to the mat. All four men get in the ring and Billy ends up going for a splash on Bradshaw in the corner but Bradshaw moves out of the way and ends up hitting the ropes and floors Billy with a brutal looking Clothesline from Hell.
Road Dogg comes after Farooq but Farooq drops him with a spine buster. Farooq goes for the cover but Billy pulls the ref out of the ring. Bradshaw then goes to the outside and levels both Billy and the ref. Bradshaw and Farooq hit a double power bomb on Road Dogg. X-Pac comes out of no where and hits Bradshaw with a spinning leg kick. Farooq ends up hitting X-Pac with a spine buster for his troubles but Billy comes in out of no where and hits Bradshaw with the FameAsser and goes for the pin and gets the 1-2-3. Your winners and still WWF Tag Team Champions…..the New Age Outlaws!
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Recap:
This was an okay match as well. They didn’t give it a lot of time so it was short and sweet and it didn’t allow the match to get into a shit fest that is possible with these two teams. It was hard hitting and the clothesline from hell is about the only thing worth watching in this match. The ending felt flat because you didn’t expect Bradshaw to get pinned that quick into the match and thats what kind of turns me off with this match. It’s not bad but it’s not good either. Just mediocre and thats about all there is to say about this one.
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They show a video package for the feud between Triple H and Cactus Jack.
Match 5: WWF Title Match Street Fight Rules: Triple H (c) vs. Cactus Jack
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You can tell how brutal this match is going to be just by the fact that Stephanie got sent to the back by Hunter during his entrance. Little things like that that mean a whole lot to a match like this. We get this thing going with Jack and Hunter staring each other down in the middle of the ring. They exchange blows as the bell rings and this thing is going. Triple H gets the upper hand and he lays in the right hands to Cactus in the corner until Cactus drops him with a elbow to the face. Cactus then gets Hunter into the corner and he lays in the piston fire right hands to Triple H. Hunter rolls to the outside as Cactus goes out after him and hits him with a swinging neck breaker on the floor.
Hunter tries to get back into the ring but Cactus drops a leg drop on him as Hunter falls to the outside again. Cactus goes out after him and he rams Hunter head first into the steel steps and then into the time keepers table. Hunter ends up grabbing the ring bell and drops Cactus with it. Hunter throws a chair into the ring and rolls in while Cactus stays on the outside. Cactus gets back in the ring and Hunter nails him right in the head with a steel chair. That was brutal and uncomfortable to watch. Hunter tries to remove the turnbuckle pad but Cactus gets back to his feet and he drops Hunter with a clothesline followed by some more right hands.
Cactus picks up the chair and he lays it across the face of Hunter and Cactus drops a leg drop right on top of the chair. Hunter is crawling up Cactus to his feet just for Cactus to drop him with another right hand. Hunter rolls to the outside and he ends up nailing Cactus with a big right hand and then drives him into the guard rail. Hunter goes for a move but ends up getting back dropped into the stands. They then brawl amongst the fans. They end up on the entrance ramp and Cactus throws Hunter into a stack of bricks and a trash can at the front of the entrance. Cactus then sets up to wooden pallets and he ends up suplexing Hunter on to both of them. Cactus then gets in the face of Triple H and just yells in his face. Cactus picks up a trash can and nails Hunter right in the head with it.
Cactus picks up Triple H and throws him into the entrance piece that is a medal door. Cactus then takes Hunter and rams his head into the door multiple times. Cactus then starts to drag Hunter to the ring but Hunter stops him and hits him with a belly to back suplex right onto the trash can. Hunter checks his leg and he is busted open on his calf. Makes it hard for him to walk. Cactus rams the head of Hunter into the steel steps and then he rams in rapid fire right hands again. Cactus then runs and rams his knee right in the face of Triple H, who is propped up against the steps. Cactus throws Triple H back into the ring while Cactus gets under the ring and finds a piece of board that is covered in barbwire.
Cactus is about to nail Triple H with the barb wire but the ref distracts him for a moment so Cactus pushes him out of the way and Hunter ends up hitting him with a low blow. Hunter takes the barbwire and nails Cactus with it 4-5 times in the back and midsection. Hunter sizes up Cactus and is about to nail him right in the face with the barbwire but Cactus punches him and ends up hitting him with a low blow with the barb wire. Cactus then hits the double arm DDT and goes for the cover but he only gets a 2 count. Cactus gets up and is looking for his 2×4 with barbwire. Cactus then goes outside and decks the Spanish announce guy and they end up handing over the barb wire again.
The ref tries to stop Cactus from using it and distracts Cactus again. This time Hunter charges at him but Cactus moves out of the way and Hunter runs right into the ref and knocks him out. Why do you have a ref bump in a No DQ street fight type match? Cactus then takes the barbwire and nails Hunter right in the head with it. Hunter is busted open after that shot and the blood is pouring. Cactus then runs and drops the barbwire right in the head of Hunter and he goes for the cover but Hunter gets out at 2 2/3. Cactus then nails Hunter with the barbwire again right in the face. Cactus then takes the barbwire and just grinds it on the face of Hunter who is busted pretty bad.
Cactus takes Hunter and rams him head first into the announce table. Cactus gets on the announce table with Hunter and goes for a pile driver but Hunter reverses it and backdrops Cactus onto the table. Hunter throws Cactus back in the ring and lays in the right hands to Cactus. Triple H goes for the Pedigree but Cactus reverses it and catapults him into the steel post. Cactus then takes the head of Hunter and drops it right on to the barbwire bat. Cactus goes for the cover and gets a 2 1/2 count. Cactus hits Triple H with the clothesline and sends both guys over the top rope.
Cactus goes charging at Triple H but Triple H side steps and ends up hip tossing Cactus on to the steel steps. Triple H then whips Cactus into the steel steps as Cactus Jack goes flying over them. Triple H then hits a chop block on to Cactus on his bad left knee. Hunter gets back into the ring as Cactus follows him back in but Hunter drops him with another chop block to his bad knee. Hunter picks up the barbwire and he nails Cactus right in his bad knee with it a couple of times. Hunter goes to the outside and grabs some handcuffs from Howard Finkel. He gets back in the ring and ends up handcuffing Cactus.
Cactus ends up taking the handcuffs and hits Triple H with them right in the face. Cactus comes after Triple H in the corner but Hunter drops him with a kick to the knee and this allows Hunter to be able to handcuff Cactus in the ring. Hunter lays in some heavy right hands to get Cactus laid out on the mat. Triple H heads outside and grabs the steel steps and puts them in the ring. Hunter picks the stairs up over his head and is about to ram Cactus but Cactus ends up hitting Hunter with a drop toe hold and so Hunter drops the stairs and crashes face first into them. That was a pretty awesome spot right there.
Hunter comes charging at Cactus but Cactus drops him with a boot to the face. Cactus then drops his head right in the groin of Hunter. Cactus then starts to bite the face of a bloody Triple H. Cactus gets up to his feet and Hunter gets up as well and Hunter drops him with a clothesline. Hunter picks up the chair and hits him in the chest with it then a shot to the back. He hit him so hard with the chair the top part of it broke off. That was insane. Cactus then falls to the outside and is laid out. Cactus starts heading toward the exit but he turns around and Hunter decks him with a shot to the head with a chair.
Hunter starts talking shit to Cactus and Cactus is telling him to hit him. Hunter is going in with the chair but the Rock comes out of no where and drops Hunter with a chair shot to the head. A cop comes out of no where and unhooks the handcuffs off of Cactus Jack. Cactus gets back to his feet and nails him with some vicious right hands. Cactus then rams the head of Hunter to the Spanish announce table. Cactus drops Hunter with a pulling pile driver. The table had no give so Hunter just went head first right into the table. That probably didn’t feel to hot.
Cactus picks up Hunter and gets him back into the ring. Cactus then gets under the ring and finds a blue bag full of something. Cactus gets in the ring with it and dumps them out on the mat. Stephanie comes out of no where and is pleading with Cactus to stop. Cactus is about to drop Hunter into the tacks but when he goes charging into Hunter he ends up getting back dropped right into the thumb tacks. Triple H then hits Cactus with the Pedigree. Hunter goes for the cover and Cactus kicks out at 2 1/2. Hunter gets pissed off and goes after the ref. Cactus Gets up again and this time Hunter ends up dropping him with a Pedigree on the thumb tacks. Triple H goes for the pin and gets the 1-2-3. Your winner and still WWF Champion……Triple H!
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After the match Triple H is getting taken out on a stretcher but Cactus Jack goes out after him. Cactus steals the stretcher from the EMT’s and dumps Hunter right into the ring apron. Cactus then throws Hunter back into the ring and Cactus picks up the barbwire and nails Hunter with it again right in the face. He lays the barbwire over Hunter as Stephanie looks terrified up the entrance ramp.
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Recap:
There really aren’t many words that can describe this match. It is one of my favorite matches of all time and I enjoy it every time I watch it. It was brutal but it wasn’t over done like the match from the Rumble 99. We didn’t get a lot of reckless chair shots to the head, even though the first one Foley took was pretty damn brutal. Just a really good match from start to finish and it told a great story. I don’t do star ratings but this one is every bit of 4 3/4 stars if not 5, for me anyways. Just a great match and definitely worth checking out at least once but I am sure you will want to see it again and again.
WWF New York Interview: Linda McMahon
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Coach asks Linda what herself, Vince, and Shane think of the McMahon-Helmsley era more specifically the actions of her daughter the last couple of months. Linda says she can’t speak on Stephanie right now. However, even though Triple H is still champion she is the CEO of the company and that business will be handled the McMahon way going forward.
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They show footage of Shawn Michaels wining the 1995 Royal Rumble.
Match 6: The Royal Rumble Match
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The first entrant in the Royal Rumble is none other than D-Lo Brown. The second entrant is Grand Master Sexay. We get a new entrant every 90 seconds this year. Grand Master is dancing until D-Lo Brown starts laying in the right hands. Sexay does a baseball slide between the legs of D-Lo then hits him with a drop kick. D-Lo hits Sexay with a side kick and he follows that up by going for his running power bomb but Sexay reverses it into a hurricanrana. We get a body slam and then a snap mare by Sexay. D-Lo gets up to his feet only to get nailed with a drop kick right in the back of the head. The third entrant into the rumble is Headbanger Mosh.
Mosh comes out wearing some ridiculous cone bra. Mosh goes right after Sexay and lays in the boots. Here comes Kai En Tai out of no where and they get attacked by D-Lo and Mosh. Mosh goes after D-Lo with some right hands while Sexay adjusts his doo rag. D-Lo gets whipped into Sexay in the corner and Mosh charges in and hits a splash with his ass in the corner. D-Lo ends up nailing Mosh with a big time spine buster. Sexay then hits D-Lo with a bulldog right on top of Mosh and it really jacks up Mosh’s ankle. He can barely walk after that. The fourth entrant into the match is Christian. Mosh immediately attacks Christian as he gets in the ring. Christian ends up dropping Mosh with a lay down reverse DDT.
Christian charges at Sexay in the corner but Sexay gets the boot up and floors Christian. Mosh tries to eliminate D-Lo while Sexay drops Christian with a nice looking suplex. All four guys are going at it as we wait for the next entrant. The fifth entrant into the Royal Rumble is Rikishi. Rikishi gets in the ring and levels Mosh with a super kick and then dumps him out of the ring. Mosh is eliminated. Christian ends up getting nailed with a belly to belly suplex and then dumped himself. Christian is eliminated. D-Lo goes after Rikishi and he drops a leg drop but Rikishi gets right up. Rikishi drops D-Lo with the Rikishi Driver and then eliminates him. D-Lo Brown is eliminated.
The sixth entrant into the match is Scottie 2 Hottie. He comes out and hands Rikishi his glasses as they start dancing. Rikishi then finishes up dancing and eliminates the other two members of Too Cool. Grand Master Sexay & Scottie 2 Hottie are eliminated. Rikishi starts dancing some more as we get the next entrant. Steve Blackman is the seventh entrant into the Rumble. He comes right in and hits Rikishi with a drop kick and a nice martial arts kick to the sternum. Blackman laying it in on Rikishi. Blackman comes off the ropes and Rikishi ends up dropping him with the Rikishi Driver. Rikishi picks up Blackman and eliminates him. Steve Blackman is eliminated.
Rikishi is all alone in the match waiting for some more competition. We get the countdown clock and the eight entrant into the Rumble is Viscera. Viscera gets in the ring as the two guys go at it. We get a stare down and then they start exchanging right hands. Viscera picks up Rikishi and nails him with a belly to belly suplex followed by a big time leg drop. Viscera goes for a big splash in the corner and nails Rikishi with it. Viscera goes for the splash again but Rikishi gets out of the way. Rikishi then nails Viscera with 3 super kicks and then a big ass shoulder block that gets Viscera wobbly on the ropes. Rikishi then dumps Viscera and eliminates him. Viscera is eliminated.
The ninth entrant into the Rumble is the Big Boss Man. He stays outside the ring for the 90 seconds and waits for another entrant to come out and help him with Rikishi. This is a genius move by the Boss Man here. The tenth entrant into the match is Test and he comes out and starts laying into the Boss Man on the floor. Boss Man ends up whipping Test into the ring post. Boss Man goes for a pile driver but Test reverses it and back drops Boss Man on the floor. Boss Man gets thrown into the ring as Rikishi starts working him over before Test attacks him from behind. Test is choking Rikishi with his boot until the Boss Man kicks him right in the nuts. What a brutal looking low blow.
Boss Man is taking it to both guys as the eleventh entrant comes down and it’s the British Bulldog. He comes in and starts working over Test and Rikishi. Test ends up nailing Boss Man with a big time big boot while Rikishi is working over the Bulldog in the corner. Test has Boss Man on the top rope and nearly eliminated. Rikishi goes up to the second rope and Bulldog hits him with a low blow. Bulldog is trying to eliminate Rikishi as the twelfth comes to the ring and its Gangrel. Test and the Boss Man immediately attack him when all of a sudden Kai En Tai come out one more time. Gangrel throws Taka out and he goes flipping and smashes his face on the floor. Concussion city there and it is one of the most brutal eliminations in the Rumble.
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Gangrel nearly gets Edge eliminated but he hangs on by holding on to the top rope. The fifteenth entrant int the Rumble is Chris Jericho. He goes right after Edge and they get some rapid fire punches going. Jericho nails Backlund from behind and drop kicks him out of the ring. Bob Backlund is eliminated. Right now we got Bulldog, Edge, Gangrel, Boss Man, Jericho, and Test left in the ring. Backlund leaves by going through the crowd as he campaigns. The sixteenth entrant comes to the ring and its Crash Holly. All 7 guys are brawling in the ring. Not a lot going on. Bulldog nearly gets Edge eliminated but he lands on the apron and ends up punching Bulldog right in the nuts. Theres been at least 7 or 8 low blows so far during this match. The seventeenth entrant heads toward the ring and its none other than Chyna. She comes in and goes right after Jericho. Chyna goes for a splash on Jericho but Jericho ends up throwing her out on to the apron. Chyna then grabs Jericho and ends up suplexing him out of the ring and eliminating him. Chris Jericho is eliminated. Boss Man quickly bumps Chyna off the apron and eliminating her. Chyna is eliminated.
The eighteenth entrant comes out and it is Farooq of the APA. The Mean Street Posse come out of no where and attack Farooq. All three guys attack Farooq. Other guys in the ring dispose of the Posse while Boss Man grabs Farooq and throws him over the top rope and he is gone. Farooq is eliminated. The nineteenth entrant comes out and it is the Road Dogg. He comes in on fire and goes right after Test but Test drops him with another low blow. Crash nearly gets eliminated by the Boss Man but he holds on and gets back in the ring. The 20th entrant into the Rumble is Al Snow. He comes in and goes right after Crash Holly.
The Road Dogg gets the Bulldog and throws him over the top rope and eliminates him. British Bulldog is eliminated. The 21st entrant into the ring is Val Venis. Test attacks Val as soon as he gets in the ring. Funaki comes out one more time and he gets dumped by the Boss Man. They show Taka getting eliminated one more time. That is brutal. Road Dogg gets under a turnbuckle and just holds on to the bottom rope. Out of sight out of mind. It’s a great strategy as long as nobody sees you. The 22nd entrant comes out and it is Albert. Val and Snow are working each other over on the rope when Edge charges but Al and Val end up backdropping Edge out of the ring. Edge is eliminated. They are just working each other over when the 23rd entrant comes out and it is Hardcore Holly.
He comes in and goes right after Test. Test has been in over 20+ minutes. Road Dogg is just holding on to the middle rope while the Boss Man is trying to get him off the ropes. We get the count down clock and number 24 comes out and it is none other than the People’s Champ the Rock. He comes in and goes right after the Boss Man. He hits him with a big time right hand and the Boss Man goes flying over the top rope. Big Boss Man is eliminated. Val Venis and Test are trying to eliminate the Rock over in a corner. The Rock gets out of the predicament when Hardcore Holly comes over and starts working him over and gets him up on the top rope.
Entrant number 25 comes out and it is Billy Gunn. He comes in and goes right after The Rock. He lays in some big time right hands in the corner. Road Dogg gets off the ropes and blasts Hardcore with a brutal right hand that knocks Hardcore on his ass. Road Dogg quickly gets under the ropes and holds on again. Meanwhile, the Rock hits Crash with a DDT and then throws him over the top rope and out. Crash Holly is eliminated. Hardcore goes after the Rock after he eliminates Crash. Road Dogg is hanging on to the bottom rope when Al Snow and Val Venis go after him and start choking him out. Number 26 comes out and it is the Big Show. Big Show comes in and immediately hits Test with a big boot and he goes over the top rope and is out. Test is eliminated.
Big Show then goes after Gangrel and he just dumps him over the top rope. Gangrel is eliminated. Big show fends everyone off as he goes after the Rock. Big Show picks up Hardcore and dumps him with a gorilla slam. I bet that was a fun ride. Entrant #27 comes out and it is Bradshaw. The Posse attack him as soon as he gets in the ring. Bradshaw beats the brakes off all three guys and he eliminates all 3. After he dumps the Posse the Outlaws dump Bradshaw over the top rope. Bradshaw is eliminated. Farooq and Bradshaw brawl with the Posse as all 5 guys head to the back.
Al Snow nearly gets the Rock eliminated but he is able to hang on to the bottom rope. Entrant #28 comes out and it is the big red monster Kane. Val goes right after Kane as soon as he gets in the ring. Val goes for a running clothesline but Kane grabs Val by the throat and dumps him over the top rope. Val Venis is eliminated. The Rock nails Hardcore with a nice looking clothesline. Billy Gunn gets dropped with a gorilla press from the Big Show as well. Entrant #29 comes out and it is the Godfather and he brings the train of hoes with him. Kane ends up clothesline Albert up and over the top rope. Albert is eliminated.
Funaki comes out again and this time Al Snow throws him out of the ring. They show Taka getting eliminated one more time. Godfather finally gets in the ring when the 30th entrant makes his way to the ring and it is X-Pac. Pac comes in and goes right after the Rock. Al Snow clotheslines Hardcore Holly up and over the top rope. Hardcore Holly is eliminated. Currently we have The Rock, the Big Show, Godfather, Kane, Al Snow, Road Dogg, X-Pac, and Billy Gunn left in the rumble. Big Show ends up throwing the Godfather up and over and he is gone. Godfather is eliminated. The Rock clotheslines Al Snow up and over as well. Al Snow is eliminated.
Road Dogg is cussing out Al Snow when Mr. Ass comes up and dumps him over the top rope. Road Dogg is eliminated. Kane then hits Mr. Ass with a chop and sends him flying over the top rope. Mr. Ass is eliminated. We are down to Kane, The Rock, X-Pac, and the Big Show. The Outlaws drag Kane to the outside as it pulls all the referees over there so when the Rock throws X-Pac out of the match the refs don’t see it so he quickly gets back in the ring. Kane gets back in the ring and goes right after X-Pac. Kane goes for a choke slam on Big Show but the Big Show throws it away and goes for a choke slam of his own. Kane ends up body slamming the Big Show but when Kane turns around X-Pac hits him with a spinning wheel kick and it sends Kane over and out. Kane is eliminated.
Big Show picks up X-Pac and just drops him over the top rope. X-Pac is eliminated. We are down to the Rock and the Big Show. Rock hits the Big Show with spine buster and then he hits him with the People’s Elbow. The Rock tries to eliminate the Big Show but the Big Show stops him and ends up dropping the Rock with a choke slam. Big Show picks up the Rock on to his shoulder and he charges at the ropes and is about to dump him over but both guys end up going over the top rope but the Rock holds on to the top rope as the Big Show goes flying out. The Big Show is eliminated and your winner of the 2000 Royal Rumble and going to Wrestlemania……The Rock!
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After the match the Rock grabs the mic and says that since the Rock just won the Royal Rumble right here in New York City he can say finally the Rock is going to Wrestlemania if you smell what the Rock is cooking. But before he could finish his line the Big Show comes back and drops the Rock and throws him over the top rope as the Big Show stares him down in the ring as the show goes off the air.
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Recap:
This wasn’t the greatest Royal Rumble match of all time but it is definitely entertaining. Between Taka’s elimination, the Too Cool dance off, the constant replays of Taka’s elimination, and the finish of the match it had a little bit of everything. It’s your typical Rumble match and the roster is kind of eh but its very entertaining and easy to get through. It’s one of my favorite Rumble matches and it was a nice cherry on top for one hell of a card if you ask me. It’s definitely worth watching at least once.
Show Recap:
Well there you have it. One of the better Royal Rumble cards top to bottom and all of the matches delivered. The show started hot with the debut of Tazz and he put on a hell of a show against Angle. We got the tag team table match which was awesome and a lot of crazy ass spots. We follow that up with the triple threat match for the IC title that wasn’t great but wasn’t bad either.
Following that match we get the tag team title match that went way to short if you ask me but it was quick and fun while it lasted. Then we get to one of the best WWF title matches of the last 20 years. The street fight between Cactus Jack and Triple H was off the charts. The brutality wasn’t over done like the Rumble 99 match and it delivered on all aspects. The storytelling, the brutality was done just right, and the finish was all very well done. It is a top 5 all time match for me personally and one everyone should watch at one time or another. Just a flawless match if you ask me.
The Royal Rumble was fun and entertaining throughout the majority of the match. When it got to a lull they sent out the right person to get the crowd back into it. The Taka elimination was brutal and the fact that they showed it over and over was a little over the top but not for the time period. The finish with the Rock and the Big Show was pretty good as well. I wish they let them go at it a little bit longer at the end but that’s just a minor complaint.
All in all this is a great show top to bottom and one of the easier pay per views from this time period to get through. I love most of the matches and it was fun going back and watching it again from a review perspective instead of just watching. So that does it for this episode of the Event Center. We are going back to some Television Rewind for the next couple of reviews then we will be back right here on the Event Center. I believe next time we are going to be doing a pay per view from Canada so look out for that one. I hope you have enjoyed this episode of the Event Center and I hope you tune in next time right here on CrazyMax.
