Angle gained the advantage after performing a vertical suplex outside the ring. [14], The first match of the event was between Kurt Angle and an unannounced opponent. [8] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The 2000 Royal Rumble was the thirteenth event in the Royal Rumble chronology. The Dudley Boyz then beat down the Hardy Boyz, and stacked tables in the entrance way under a balcony in the seating area.
NXT UK Women's Championship . 2013-Present. ended in a double pinfall, both were declared co-champions. The Big Show started a feud with The Rock. Short summary describing this game. 2019-Present. Both superstars went over the top rope, but before the Big Show's feet touched the ground, the Rock's feet were already on the arena floor.
The video was censored before Mark Henry covered her up. A Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in WCW and WWE games.
The contestants were Ivory, Terri, Jacqueline, Barbara Bush, Luna Vachon, and The Kat, while the judges consisted of comedian Andy Richter and WWF alumni Sgt. Ivory is a retired American professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Frustrated, Triple H finally hit Jack with a brutal second Pedigree onto the thumbtacks to win, and retain his title. Ep. Christian is a retired professional wrestler who appeared in WWE and TNA games. The following week, Triple H, in an attempt to end their feud, made a match between the two for the WWF Championship at No Way Out, but Foley would have to retire if he lost. [B]ROSTER[/B] Steve Austin Mick Foley The Rock Undertaker Kane Tazz Jerry Lawler Billy Gunn D-Lo Brown Crash Holly Naked Mideon Mark Henry Essa Rios Edge Christian Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy Bradshaw Farooq X-Pac Roaddog K-Kwik Grandmaster Sexay Scotty Too Hotty Rikishi Steve Blackman Al Snow Taka Michinoku Sho Funaki Triple H Vince McMahon Shane … 2013-Present. Ken Shamrock is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. As the judges were deciding, Mae Young appeared, and announced her participation in the contest. NXT Championship. Foley and Triple H fought in a four-on-four tag team match later that night. On the January 10 episode of Raw is War, The Rock brought every superstar to the ring, demanding that Foley be reinstated or the entire roster would walk out. [3], This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The feud between Chris Jericho, Chyna and Hardcore Holly ended when Holly failed to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Jericho, and Chyna aligned herself with Jericho, who moved on to feud with Kurt Angle.
Also during the match, the Hardy Boyz had a confrontation with Edge and Christian, starting their feud.
[3], The main event was the Royal Rumble match. NXT United Kingdom Championship. Triple H performed a hip toss into the steps, and targeted Jack's knees, using the two-by-four. They were thrown out soon after each time. They would also have a match at No Way Out. Grand Master Sexay was an American professional wrestler who appeared in WWE games.
Chyna returned to the ring, and attacked Jericho.
Bubba Ray dragged Jeff to the balcony, but Jeff performed a low blow, and used a chair on Bubba Ray. The undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship, a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, and the New Age Outlaws defending their WWF Tag Team Championship against The Acolytes. Jericho then performed a one-handed bulldog, and a Lionsault to Chyna, to pin her for the victory. In the match, the Big Show eliminated The Rock with a chokeslam, and Kane eliminated The Big Show with a back body drop to win, sparking a fight involving all the competitors and lumberjacks.
Top Rated Lists for WWF WrestleMania 2000.
It is based on the World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling promotion and its yearly Royal Rumble event. The judges then unanimously decided Young as the winner. Funaki continued to interfere by himself. Chyna attempted a pin, but Holly returned and threw her out of the ring. Before the match, Angle spoke to the audience, putting down the New York Knicks, and his opponent. Despite tension between Jericho and Chyna, the two were forced to work together and helped each other retain the title, including in title defenses against Hardcore Holly, who challenged Jericho and Chyna to a Triple Threat match to resolve the title situation. Kane hit an enzuigiri, and a scoop slam on The Big Show, but X-Pac then eliminated Kane with a spinning heel kick. After showing her swimsuit, she flashed her breasts. Edge is a Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in many WWE games. Triple H came back by using the chair. Triple H pinned Foley after using the ring bell, and delivering two Pedigrees.
Rikishi, the fifth entrant, dominated upon entering, and eliminated all except Grand Master Sexay.
The Hardy Boyz then placed D-Von on a table outside the ring.
The Big Show also did a live in-ring promo talking about his entry in the Rumble match.
Jack countered a Pedigree attempt and performed a bulldog onto the two-by-four. During the match, non-participants Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku) repeatedly and randomly entered the ring, and attacked the participants.
[1], The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Show to win the match. The match generally features 30 wrestlers.
It uses the AKI engine and was released on the N64 at the height of WWF's "Attitude Era." Released Oct 31, 1999. [5][6][7], The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Mark Henry is a retired American professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter. NXT UK Tag … Angle regained the advantage after a small package, and a bridging German suplex.
The Rock eliminated X-Pac, but the referees were preoccupied with Kane and did not see this. Before the match, the Dudley Boyz set up their heel status and insulted the fans (which ironically, the Dudley Boyz are both from New York City), expressing their dislike for the booing of John Rocker, an MLB baseball pitcher who had publicly made xenophobic, homophobic and racist comments about New York City and its people. 2016-Present. The Rock (aka Rocky Maivia) is a retired American professional wrestler who appears in WWE games. Matt then placed D-Von onto a table, and Jeff sent him through it with a Swanton Bomb from the balcony for the Hardy Boyz to win the match, which ultimately turned out to be a violent and brutal affair- it featured no less than twelve total steel chair shots to the head, including four to Bubba Ray Dudley. [9][10], The card consisted of six matches.
Back in the ring, Chyna performed a handspring back elbow, and a DDT to Jericho. It is still considered one of the best wrestling games ever released. This was ignored and the Rock was declared the winner as planned.
Rikishi eliminated the first to eighth entrants. During the following weeks, The Big Show attempted to gather evidence to prove his claim. The event has been named as one of the top 15 WWE events of all times by the WWE,[4] with the Street Fight match being critically acclaimed among various reviewers. send you an email once approved. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Matt attempted a diving leg drop through the table, but D-Von avoided it. 2017-Present. After a title match between Chyna and Jericho on the December 30 episode of SmackDown! Mick Foley is retired American professional wrestler who appears in many WWE games under his various personas. Angle fell onto the top turnbuckle, and Tazz performed a belly to belly suplex off the turnbuckles. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is a retired professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Kane is a retired American professional wrestler. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. After performing a belly to belly suplex, Angle climbed the turnbuckles, but Tazz hit the ropes. NXT Women's Championship. Summary. Jack gained the early advantage after repeated punches, and they fought outside the ring, where Triple H hit Jack with the ring bell. This Tables match was different in that instead of one person having to go through a table to win the match, both members from the same team had to go through a table.
Jack attempted a back to belly piledriver through the announce table, but Triple H countered with a back body drop. Jack attempted to use a barbed wire two-by-four, but Triple H performed a low blow, and used the weapon on Jack.
Angle passed out and Tazz won the match, ending Angle's undefeated streak. Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers, Undisputed WWF Intercontinental Championship, https://www.wwe.com/classics/15-best-pay-per-views, https://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwf-royal-rumble-2000-review/, https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/12/22/ppv-lookback-legacy-royal-rumble-2000-including-cactus-jack-vs-triple-h-dudleys-vs-hardy-holly-vs-chyna-vs-jericho/, https://411mania.com/wrestling/ring-crew-reviews-wwe-royal-rumble-2000/, "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2000)&oldid=984299035, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Big Boss Man, Bob Backlund, Edge, Gangrel, Test & The British Bulldog, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 10:34. The contestants showed their swimsuits, though Luna refused to take off her coat. After The Acolytes performed an aided powerbomb on Dogg, X-Pac came down to interfere, and performed a spinning heel kick on Bradshaw. [3], The second match was the first-ever Tag Team Tables match, between the Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley).
Matt moved as Bubba Ray fell through the tables. After Faarooq, the eighteenth entrant, entered, non-participants Mean Street Posse came out, and attacked Faarooq, helping The Big Boss Man eliminate him.
After the match, Foley took off his mask, and attacked Triple H. On the January 13 episode of SmackDown!, Foley returned to his Cactus Jack persona (a more violent and psychotic character) by taking off his Mankind attire to reveal his Cactus Jack attire. X-Pac re-entered the match. The Acolytes gained the early advantage after a fallaway slam from Bradshaw to Gunn.
[3], The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Hardcore Holly, and co-champions Chris Jericho and Chyna. Before the match, Jericho declared his plans for a celebration after winning the match. [13], ^ X-Pac was originally thrown out by The Rock however the referees were distracted by the Outlaws beating up Kane so he got back in the ring, then after the Outlaws left and Kane and the referees got back, Big Show eliminated X-Pac. Chyna then performed a Pedigree to Holly.
NXT UK Women's Championship . 2013-Present. ended in a double pinfall, both were declared co-champions. The Big Show started a feud with The Rock. Short summary describing this game. 2019-Present. Both superstars went over the top rope, but before the Big Show's feet touched the ground, the Rock's feet were already on the arena floor.
The video was censored before Mark Henry covered her up. A Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in WCW and WWE games.
The contestants were Ivory, Terri, Jacqueline, Barbara Bush, Luna Vachon, and The Kat, while the judges consisted of comedian Andy Richter and WWF alumni Sgt. Ivory is a retired American professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Frustrated, Triple H finally hit Jack with a brutal second Pedigree onto the thumbtacks to win, and retain his title. Ep. Christian is a retired professional wrestler who appeared in WWE and TNA games. The following week, Triple H, in an attempt to end their feud, made a match between the two for the WWF Championship at No Way Out, but Foley would have to retire if he lost. [B]ROSTER[/B] Steve Austin Mick Foley The Rock Undertaker Kane Tazz Jerry Lawler Billy Gunn D-Lo Brown Crash Holly Naked Mideon Mark Henry Essa Rios Edge Christian Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy Bradshaw Farooq X-Pac Roaddog K-Kwik Grandmaster Sexay Scotty Too Hotty Rikishi Steve Blackman Al Snow Taka Michinoku Sho Funaki Triple H Vince McMahon Shane … 2013-Present. Ken Shamrock is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. As the judges were deciding, Mae Young appeared, and announced her participation in the contest. NXT Championship. Foley and Triple H fought in a four-on-four tag team match later that night. On the January 10 episode of Raw is War, The Rock brought every superstar to the ring, demanding that Foley be reinstated or the entire roster would walk out. [3], This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The feud between Chris Jericho, Chyna and Hardcore Holly ended when Holly failed to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Jericho, and Chyna aligned herself with Jericho, who moved on to feud with Kurt Angle.
Also during the match, the Hardy Boyz had a confrontation with Edge and Christian, starting their feud.
[3], The main event was the Royal Rumble match. NXT United Kingdom Championship. Triple H performed a hip toss into the steps, and targeted Jack's knees, using the two-by-four. They were thrown out soon after each time. They would also have a match at No Way Out. Grand Master Sexay was an American professional wrestler who appeared in WWE games.
Chyna returned to the ring, and attacked Jericho.
Bubba Ray dragged Jeff to the balcony, but Jeff performed a low blow, and used a chair on Bubba Ray. The undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship, a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, and the New Age Outlaws defending their WWF Tag Team Championship against The Acolytes. Jericho then performed a one-handed bulldog, and a Lionsault to Chyna, to pin her for the victory. In the match, the Big Show eliminated The Rock with a chokeslam, and Kane eliminated The Big Show with a back body drop to win, sparking a fight involving all the competitors and lumberjacks.
Top Rated Lists for WWF WrestleMania 2000.
It is based on the World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling promotion and its yearly Royal Rumble event. The judges then unanimously decided Young as the winner. Funaki continued to interfere by himself. Chyna attempted a pin, but Holly returned and threw her out of the ring. Before the match, Angle spoke to the audience, putting down the New York Knicks, and his opponent. Despite tension between Jericho and Chyna, the two were forced to work together and helped each other retain the title, including in title defenses against Hardcore Holly, who challenged Jericho and Chyna to a Triple Threat match to resolve the title situation. Kane hit an enzuigiri, and a scoop slam on The Big Show, but X-Pac then eliminated Kane with a spinning heel kick. After showing her swimsuit, she flashed her breasts. Edge is a Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in many WWE games. Triple H came back by using the chair. Triple H pinned Foley after using the ring bell, and delivering two Pedigrees.
Rikishi, the fifth entrant, dominated upon entering, and eliminated all except Grand Master Sexay.
The Hardy Boyz then placed D-Von on a table outside the ring.
The Big Show also did a live in-ring promo talking about his entry in the Rumble match.
Jack countered a Pedigree attempt and performed a bulldog onto the two-by-four. During the match, non-participants Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku) repeatedly and randomly entered the ring, and attacked the participants.
[1], The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Show to win the match. The match generally features 30 wrestlers.
It uses the AKI engine and was released on the N64 at the height of WWF's "Attitude Era." Released Oct 31, 1999. [5][6][7], The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Mark Henry is a retired American professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter. NXT UK Tag … Angle regained the advantage after a small package, and a bridging German suplex.
The Rock eliminated X-Pac, but the referees were preoccupied with Kane and did not see this. Before the match, the Dudley Boyz set up their heel status and insulted the fans (which ironically, the Dudley Boyz are both from New York City), expressing their dislike for the booing of John Rocker, an MLB baseball pitcher who had publicly made xenophobic, homophobic and racist comments about New York City and its people. 2016-Present. The Rock (aka Rocky Maivia) is a retired American professional wrestler who appears in WWE games. Matt then placed D-Von onto a table, and Jeff sent him through it with a Swanton Bomb from the balcony for the Hardy Boyz to win the match, which ultimately turned out to be a violent and brutal affair- it featured no less than twelve total steel chair shots to the head, including four to Bubba Ray Dudley. [9][10], The card consisted of six matches.
Back in the ring, Chyna performed a handspring back elbow, and a DDT to Jericho. It is still considered one of the best wrestling games ever released. This was ignored and the Rock was declared the winner as planned.
Rikishi eliminated the first to eighth entrants. During the following weeks, The Big Show attempted to gather evidence to prove his claim. The event has been named as one of the top 15 WWE events of all times by the WWE,[4] with the Street Fight match being critically acclaimed among various reviewers. send you an email once approved. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Matt attempted a diving leg drop through the table, but D-Von avoided it. 2017-Present. After a title match between Chyna and Jericho on the December 30 episode of SmackDown! Mick Foley is retired American professional wrestler who appears in many WWE games under his various personas. Angle fell onto the top turnbuckle, and Tazz performed a belly to belly suplex off the turnbuckles. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is a retired professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Kane is a retired American professional wrestler. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. After performing a belly to belly suplex, Angle climbed the turnbuckles, but Tazz hit the ropes. NXT Women's Championship. Summary. Jack gained the early advantage after repeated punches, and they fought outside the ring, where Triple H hit Jack with the ring bell. This Tables match was different in that instead of one person having to go through a table to win the match, both members from the same team had to go through a table.
Jack attempted a back to belly piledriver through the announce table, but Triple H countered with a back body drop. Jack attempted to use a barbed wire two-by-four, but Triple H performed a low blow, and used the weapon on Jack.
Angle passed out and Tazz won the match, ending Angle's undefeated streak. Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers, Undisputed WWF Intercontinental Championship, https://www.wwe.com/classics/15-best-pay-per-views, https://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwf-royal-rumble-2000-review/, https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/12/22/ppv-lookback-legacy-royal-rumble-2000-including-cactus-jack-vs-triple-h-dudleys-vs-hardy-holly-vs-chyna-vs-jericho/, https://411mania.com/wrestling/ring-crew-reviews-wwe-royal-rumble-2000/, "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2000)&oldid=984299035, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Big Boss Man, Bob Backlund, Edge, Gangrel, Test & The British Bulldog, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 10:34. The contestants showed their swimsuits, though Luna refused to take off her coat. After The Acolytes performed an aided powerbomb on Dogg, X-Pac came down to interfere, and performed a spinning heel kick on Bradshaw. [3], The second match was the first-ever Tag Team Tables match, between the Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley).
Matt moved as Bubba Ray fell through the tables. After Faarooq, the eighteenth entrant, entered, non-participants Mean Street Posse came out, and attacked Faarooq, helping The Big Boss Man eliminate him.
After the match, Foley took off his mask, and attacked Triple H. On the January 13 episode of SmackDown!, Foley returned to his Cactus Jack persona (a more violent and psychotic character) by taking off his Mankind attire to reveal his Cactus Jack attire. X-Pac re-entered the match. The Acolytes gained the early advantage after a fallaway slam from Bradshaw to Gunn.
[3], The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Hardcore Holly, and co-champions Chris Jericho and Chyna. Before the match, Jericho declared his plans for a celebration after winning the match. [13], ^ X-Pac was originally thrown out by The Rock however the referees were distracted by the Outlaws beating up Kane so he got back in the ring, then after the Outlaws left and Kane and the referees got back, Big Show eliminated X-Pac. Chyna then performed a Pedigree to Holly.
NXT UK Women's Championship . 2013-Present. ended in a double pinfall, both were declared co-champions. The Big Show started a feud with The Rock. Short summary describing this game. 2019-Present. Both superstars went over the top rope, but before the Big Show's feet touched the ground, the Rock's feet were already on the arena floor.
The video was censored before Mark Henry covered her up. A Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in WCW and WWE games.
The contestants were Ivory, Terri, Jacqueline, Barbara Bush, Luna Vachon, and The Kat, while the judges consisted of comedian Andy Richter and WWF alumni Sgt. Ivory is a retired American professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Frustrated, Triple H finally hit Jack with a brutal second Pedigree onto the thumbtacks to win, and retain his title. Ep. Christian is a retired professional wrestler who appeared in WWE and TNA games. The following week, Triple H, in an attempt to end their feud, made a match between the two for the WWF Championship at No Way Out, but Foley would have to retire if he lost. [B]ROSTER[/B] Steve Austin Mick Foley The Rock Undertaker Kane Tazz Jerry Lawler Billy Gunn D-Lo Brown Crash Holly Naked Mideon Mark Henry Essa Rios Edge Christian Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy Bradshaw Farooq X-Pac Roaddog K-Kwik Grandmaster Sexay Scotty Too Hotty Rikishi Steve Blackman Al Snow Taka Michinoku Sho Funaki Triple H Vince McMahon Shane … 2013-Present. Ken Shamrock is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. As the judges were deciding, Mae Young appeared, and announced her participation in the contest. NXT Championship. Foley and Triple H fought in a four-on-four tag team match later that night. On the January 10 episode of Raw is War, The Rock brought every superstar to the ring, demanding that Foley be reinstated or the entire roster would walk out. [3], This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The feud between Chris Jericho, Chyna and Hardcore Holly ended when Holly failed to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Jericho, and Chyna aligned herself with Jericho, who moved on to feud with Kurt Angle.
Also during the match, the Hardy Boyz had a confrontation with Edge and Christian, starting their feud.
[3], The main event was the Royal Rumble match. NXT United Kingdom Championship. Triple H performed a hip toss into the steps, and targeted Jack's knees, using the two-by-four. They were thrown out soon after each time. They would also have a match at No Way Out. Grand Master Sexay was an American professional wrestler who appeared in WWE games.
Chyna returned to the ring, and attacked Jericho.
Bubba Ray dragged Jeff to the balcony, but Jeff performed a low blow, and used a chair on Bubba Ray. The undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship, a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, and the New Age Outlaws defending their WWF Tag Team Championship against The Acolytes. Jericho then performed a one-handed bulldog, and a Lionsault to Chyna, to pin her for the victory. In the match, the Big Show eliminated The Rock with a chokeslam, and Kane eliminated The Big Show with a back body drop to win, sparking a fight involving all the competitors and lumberjacks.
Top Rated Lists for WWF WrestleMania 2000.
It is based on the World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling promotion and its yearly Royal Rumble event. The judges then unanimously decided Young as the winner. Funaki continued to interfere by himself. Chyna attempted a pin, but Holly returned and threw her out of the ring. Before the match, Angle spoke to the audience, putting down the New York Knicks, and his opponent. Despite tension between Jericho and Chyna, the two were forced to work together and helped each other retain the title, including in title defenses against Hardcore Holly, who challenged Jericho and Chyna to a Triple Threat match to resolve the title situation. Kane hit an enzuigiri, and a scoop slam on The Big Show, but X-Pac then eliminated Kane with a spinning heel kick. After showing her swimsuit, she flashed her breasts. Edge is a Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in many WWE games. Triple H came back by using the chair. Triple H pinned Foley after using the ring bell, and delivering two Pedigrees.
Rikishi, the fifth entrant, dominated upon entering, and eliminated all except Grand Master Sexay.
The Hardy Boyz then placed D-Von on a table outside the ring.
The Big Show also did a live in-ring promo talking about his entry in the Rumble match.
Jack countered a Pedigree attempt and performed a bulldog onto the two-by-four. During the match, non-participants Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku) repeatedly and randomly entered the ring, and attacked the participants.
[1], The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Show to win the match. The match generally features 30 wrestlers.
It uses the AKI engine and was released on the N64 at the height of WWF's "Attitude Era." Released Oct 31, 1999. [5][6][7], The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Mark Henry is a retired American professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter. NXT UK Tag … Angle regained the advantage after a small package, and a bridging German suplex.
The Rock eliminated X-Pac, but the referees were preoccupied with Kane and did not see this. Before the match, the Dudley Boyz set up their heel status and insulted the fans (which ironically, the Dudley Boyz are both from New York City), expressing their dislike for the booing of John Rocker, an MLB baseball pitcher who had publicly made xenophobic, homophobic and racist comments about New York City and its people. 2016-Present. The Rock (aka Rocky Maivia) is a retired American professional wrestler who appears in WWE games. Matt then placed D-Von onto a table, and Jeff sent him through it with a Swanton Bomb from the balcony for the Hardy Boyz to win the match, which ultimately turned out to be a violent and brutal affair- it featured no less than twelve total steel chair shots to the head, including four to Bubba Ray Dudley. [9][10], The card consisted of six matches.
Back in the ring, Chyna performed a handspring back elbow, and a DDT to Jericho. It is still considered one of the best wrestling games ever released. This was ignored and the Rock was declared the winner as planned.
Rikishi eliminated the first to eighth entrants. During the following weeks, The Big Show attempted to gather evidence to prove his claim. The event has been named as one of the top 15 WWE events of all times by the WWE,[4] with the Street Fight match being critically acclaimed among various reviewers. send you an email once approved. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Matt attempted a diving leg drop through the table, but D-Von avoided it. 2017-Present. After a title match between Chyna and Jericho on the December 30 episode of SmackDown! Mick Foley is retired American professional wrestler who appears in many WWE games under his various personas. Angle fell onto the top turnbuckle, and Tazz performed a belly to belly suplex off the turnbuckles. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is a retired professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Kane is a retired American professional wrestler. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. After performing a belly to belly suplex, Angle climbed the turnbuckles, but Tazz hit the ropes. NXT Women's Championship. Summary. Jack gained the early advantage after repeated punches, and they fought outside the ring, where Triple H hit Jack with the ring bell. This Tables match was different in that instead of one person having to go through a table to win the match, both members from the same team had to go through a table.
Jack attempted a back to belly piledriver through the announce table, but Triple H countered with a back body drop. Jack attempted to use a barbed wire two-by-four, but Triple H performed a low blow, and used the weapon on Jack.
Angle passed out and Tazz won the match, ending Angle's undefeated streak. Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers, Undisputed WWF Intercontinental Championship, https://www.wwe.com/classics/15-best-pay-per-views, https://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwf-royal-rumble-2000-review/, https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/12/22/ppv-lookback-legacy-royal-rumble-2000-including-cactus-jack-vs-triple-h-dudleys-vs-hardy-holly-vs-chyna-vs-jericho/, https://411mania.com/wrestling/ring-crew-reviews-wwe-royal-rumble-2000/, "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2000)&oldid=984299035, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Big Boss Man, Bob Backlund, Edge, Gangrel, Test & The British Bulldog, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 10:34. The contestants showed their swimsuits, though Luna refused to take off her coat. After The Acolytes performed an aided powerbomb on Dogg, X-Pac came down to interfere, and performed a spinning heel kick on Bradshaw. [3], The second match was the first-ever Tag Team Tables match, between the Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley).
Matt moved as Bubba Ray fell through the tables. After Faarooq, the eighteenth entrant, entered, non-participants Mean Street Posse came out, and attacked Faarooq, helping The Big Boss Man eliminate him.
After the match, Foley took off his mask, and attacked Triple H. On the January 13 episode of SmackDown!, Foley returned to his Cactus Jack persona (a more violent and psychotic character) by taking off his Mankind attire to reveal his Cactus Jack attire. X-Pac re-entered the match. The Acolytes gained the early advantage after a fallaway slam from Bradshaw to Gunn.
[3], The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Hardcore Holly, and co-champions Chris Jericho and Chyna. Before the match, Jericho declared his plans for a celebration after winning the match. [13], ^ X-Pac was originally thrown out by The Rock however the referees were distracted by the Outlaws beating up Kane so he got back in the ring, then after the Outlaws left and Kane and the referees got back, Big Show eliminated X-Pac. Chyna then performed a Pedigree to Holly.
Before the match, the New Age Outlaws delivered their signature speech to the audience. 2012-Present. Faarooq came out and, with Bradshaw, fought with the Mean Street Posse backstage.[3].
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. "Stone Cold" Steve Austin is a retired American professional wrestler who appears in WWE and WCW games.
Angle gained the advantage after performing a vertical suplex outside the ring. [14], The first match of the event was between Kurt Angle and an unannounced opponent. [8] It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The 2000 Royal Rumble was the thirteenth event in the Royal Rumble chronology. The Dudley Boyz then beat down the Hardy Boyz, and stacked tables in the entrance way under a balcony in the seating area.
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The contestants were Ivory, Terri, Jacqueline, Barbara Bush, Luna Vachon, and The Kat, while the judges consisted of comedian Andy Richter and WWF alumni Sgt. Ivory is a retired American professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
Frustrated, Triple H finally hit Jack with a brutal second Pedigree onto the thumbtacks to win, and retain his title. Ep. Christian is a retired professional wrestler who appeared in WWE and TNA games. The following week, Triple H, in an attempt to end their feud, made a match between the two for the WWF Championship at No Way Out, but Foley would have to retire if he lost. [B]ROSTER[/B] Steve Austin Mick Foley The Rock Undertaker Kane Tazz Jerry Lawler Billy Gunn D-Lo Brown Crash Holly Naked Mideon Mark Henry Essa Rios Edge Christian Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy Bradshaw Farooq X-Pac Roaddog K-Kwik Grandmaster Sexay Scotty Too Hotty Rikishi Steve Blackman Al Snow Taka Michinoku Sho Funaki Triple H Vince McMahon Shane … 2013-Present. Ken Shamrock is an American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. As the judges were deciding, Mae Young appeared, and announced her participation in the contest. NXT Championship. Foley and Triple H fought in a four-on-four tag team match later that night. On the January 10 episode of Raw is War, The Rock brought every superstar to the ring, demanding that Foley be reinstated or the entire roster would walk out. [3], This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year. It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York. The feud between Chris Jericho, Chyna and Hardcore Holly ended when Holly failed to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Jericho, and Chyna aligned herself with Jericho, who moved on to feud with Kurt Angle.
Also during the match, the Hardy Boyz had a confrontation with Edge and Christian, starting their feud.
[3], The main event was the Royal Rumble match. NXT United Kingdom Championship. Triple H performed a hip toss into the steps, and targeted Jack's knees, using the two-by-four. They were thrown out soon after each time. They would also have a match at No Way Out. Grand Master Sexay was an American professional wrestler who appeared in WWE games.
Chyna returned to the ring, and attacked Jericho.
Bubba Ray dragged Jeff to the balcony, but Jeff performed a low blow, and used a chair on Bubba Ray. The undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship, a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship, and the New Age Outlaws defending their WWF Tag Team Championship against The Acolytes. Jericho then performed a one-handed bulldog, and a Lionsault to Chyna, to pin her for the victory. In the match, the Big Show eliminated The Rock with a chokeslam, and Kane eliminated The Big Show with a back body drop to win, sparking a fight involving all the competitors and lumberjacks.
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It is based on the World Wrestling Federation professional wrestling promotion and its yearly Royal Rumble event. The judges then unanimously decided Young as the winner. Funaki continued to interfere by himself. Chyna attempted a pin, but Holly returned and threw her out of the ring. Before the match, Angle spoke to the audience, putting down the New York Knicks, and his opponent. Despite tension between Jericho and Chyna, the two were forced to work together and helped each other retain the title, including in title defenses against Hardcore Holly, who challenged Jericho and Chyna to a Triple Threat match to resolve the title situation. Kane hit an enzuigiri, and a scoop slam on The Big Show, but X-Pac then eliminated Kane with a spinning heel kick. After showing her swimsuit, she flashed her breasts. Edge is a Canadian professional wrestler who has appeared in many WWE games. Triple H came back by using the chair. Triple H pinned Foley after using the ring bell, and delivering two Pedigrees.
Rikishi, the fifth entrant, dominated upon entering, and eliminated all except Grand Master Sexay.
The Hardy Boyz then placed D-Von on a table outside the ring.
The Big Show also did a live in-ring promo talking about his entry in the Rumble match.
Jack countered a Pedigree attempt and performed a bulldog onto the two-by-four. During the match, non-participants Kaientai (Funaki and Taka Michinoku) repeatedly and randomly entered the ring, and attacked the participants.
[1], The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Show to win the match. The match generally features 30 wrestlers.
It uses the AKI engine and was released on the N64 at the height of WWF's "Attitude Era." Released Oct 31, 1999. [5][6][7], The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. Mark Henry is a retired American professional wrestler and Olympic weightlifter. NXT UK Tag … Angle regained the advantage after a small package, and a bridging German suplex.
The Rock eliminated X-Pac, but the referees were preoccupied with Kane and did not see this. Before the match, the Dudley Boyz set up their heel status and insulted the fans (which ironically, the Dudley Boyz are both from New York City), expressing their dislike for the booing of John Rocker, an MLB baseball pitcher who had publicly made xenophobic, homophobic and racist comments about New York City and its people. 2016-Present. The Rock (aka Rocky Maivia) is a retired American professional wrestler who appears in WWE games. Matt then placed D-Von onto a table, and Jeff sent him through it with a Swanton Bomb from the balcony for the Hardy Boyz to win the match, which ultimately turned out to be a violent and brutal affair- it featured no less than twelve total steel chair shots to the head, including four to Bubba Ray Dudley. [9][10], The card consisted of six matches.
Back in the ring, Chyna performed a handspring back elbow, and a DDT to Jericho. It is still considered one of the best wrestling games ever released. This was ignored and the Rock was declared the winner as planned.
Rikishi eliminated the first to eighth entrants. During the following weeks, The Big Show attempted to gather evidence to prove his claim. The event has been named as one of the top 15 WWE events of all times by the WWE,[4] with the Street Fight match being critically acclaimed among various reviewers. send you an email once approved. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll Matt attempted a diving leg drop through the table, but D-Von avoided it. 2017-Present. After a title match between Chyna and Jericho on the December 30 episode of SmackDown! Mick Foley is retired American professional wrestler who appears in many WWE games under his various personas. Angle fell onto the top turnbuckle, and Tazz performed a belly to belly suplex off the turnbuckles. "Bad Ass" Billy Gunn is a retired professional wrestler who has appeared in WWE games.
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Jack attempted a back to belly piledriver through the announce table, but Triple H countered with a back body drop. Jack attempted to use a barbed wire two-by-four, but Triple H performed a low blow, and used the weapon on Jack.
Angle passed out and Tazz won the match, ending Angle's undefeated streak. Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers, Undisputed WWF Intercontinental Championship, https://www.wwe.com/classics/15-best-pay-per-views, https://tjrwrestling.net/tjr-retro-wwf-royal-rumble-2000-review/, https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2016/12/22/ppv-lookback-legacy-royal-rumble-2000-including-cactus-jack-vs-triple-h-dudleys-vs-hardy-holly-vs-chyna-vs-jericho/, https://411mania.com/wrestling/ring-crew-reviews-wwe-royal-rumble-2000/, "Statistical survival – breaking down the Royal Rumble", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Royal_Rumble_(2000)&oldid=984299035, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Big Boss Man, Bob Backlund, Edge, Gangrel, Test & The British Bulldog, (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match, This page was last edited on 19 October 2020, at 10:34. The contestants showed their swimsuits, though Luna refused to take off her coat. After The Acolytes performed an aided powerbomb on Dogg, X-Pac came down to interfere, and performed a spinning heel kick on Bradshaw. [3], The second match was the first-ever Tag Team Tables match, between the Hardy Boyz (Matt Hardy and Jeff Hardy) and the Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley).
Matt moved as Bubba Ray fell through the tables. After Faarooq, the eighteenth entrant, entered, non-participants Mean Street Posse came out, and attacked Faarooq, helping The Big Boss Man eliminate him.
After the match, Foley took off his mask, and attacked Triple H. On the January 13 episode of SmackDown!, Foley returned to his Cactus Jack persona (a more violent and psychotic character) by taking off his Mankind attire to reveal his Cactus Jack attire. X-Pac re-entered the match. The Acolytes gained the early advantage after a fallaway slam from Bradshaw to Gunn.
[3], The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Hardcore Holly, and co-champions Chris Jericho and Chyna. Before the match, Jericho declared his plans for a celebration after winning the match. [13], ^ X-Pac was originally thrown out by The Rock however the referees were distracted by the Outlaws beating up Kane so he got back in the ring, then after the Outlaws left and Kane and the referees got back, Big Show eliminated X-Pac. Chyna then performed a Pedigree to Holly.
A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds. Gunn then pinned Bradshaw after a Fameasser to retain the title. Buildup towards the Royal Rumble match began on January 10, when The Rock announced his participation in the match and a week later guaranteed victory. During Kaientai's second interference, Taka was injured when he was thrown out of the ring, and sent to the hospital.
