WWF ROYAL RUMBLE 2001
New Orleans Arena
New Orleans, Louisiana
January 21, 2001
The Dudley
Boyz vs. Edge & Christian (WWF Tag
Team Champions)
During a match,
both Edge and Christian missed a con-chair-to. The Dudleys do
their headbutt to the groin of Edge. They go to do a 3D on
Christian, but Edge Spears Buh Buh Ray before he can complete the
move. Christian accidentally falls off the top rope onto Edge. The
Dudleys then do a 3 D on Edge and pin him. They become the new
WWF Tag Team Champions.
Chris
Jericho vs. Chris Benoit (WWF
Intercontinental Champions)
Ladder Match
During the match, Benoit does a suicide
dive to Jericho outside, but he is hit in the head with a chair!
Later on as the ladder is in the ring, Jericho does a hurtful
submission move on the top of the ladder. Back at the ring's
surface, Benoit does a Crippler Crossface for an extended amount
of time, Jericho taps out, but the match can't end that way.
Benoit then misses a Headbutt off the top of the ladder. After
Jericho shoves Benoit off the ladder to the floor, he climbs it
to grab the belt and become the new champion!
Ivory
(WWF Women's Champion) with Steven Richards vs. Chyna
The match goes
into the crowd, but Chyna carries Ivory back in. Steven comes in
but Chyna throws him out. After Chyna does her Cartwheel move,
she falls to the mat and Ivory pins her. It looks as if Chyna
hurt herself during that move. Billy Gunn and Jerry Lawler go to
her as she is taken away on a stretcher.
Triple H
with Stephanie McMahon-Helmelsy vs. Kurt Angle (WWF
Heavyweight Champion) with Trish Stratus
The
match goes to the walkway then back to the ring. Later on it goes
back outside. Triple H uses a chair on Kurt's knee as the referee
looks elsewhere. Triple H does a Facebuster, but only gets a two
count. Triple H does a Figure 4 on Angle. Trish comes in to try
to stop that move, but Stephanie comes over and the two fight
each other. . . on the Spanish commentator's table! Vince McMahon
comes out and carries Trish away and Stephanie follows. Triple H
does a Low Blow on Angle and then a Razor's Edge. Angle does a
Moonsault on Triple H. The referee gets knocked out accidentally.
Angle does an Arm Drag off the top rope. The ref is then thrown
into the stairs. Triple H does a Pedigree but there is no referee.
Steve Austin comes out and attacks Triple H and wakes up the
referee after he hits Triple H with the title and makes him bleed.
Before Austin leaves, he Stuns Triple H. Angle's arm just barely
covers Triple H and he gets the three count to remain champion.
The Royal
Rumble Match
| Entrance |
|
Elimination (by who) |
 
|
| 1 |
Jeff Hardy |
|
1 |
Bull Buchanan (by Matt
and Jeff Hardy) |
| 2 |
Bull Buchanan |
|
2 |
Faarooq (by Matt and Jeff
Hardy) |
| 3 |
Matt Hardy |
|
3 |
Matt Hardy (by Jeff Hardy) |
| 4 |
Faarooq |
|
4 |
Jeff Hardy (by himself -
falling out) |
| 5 |
Drew Carey |
|
5 |
Drew Carey (by himself) |
| 6 |
Kane |
|
6 |
Grandmaster Sexay (by
Kane) |
| 7 |
Raven |
|
7 |
Steve Blackman (by Kane) |
| 8 |
Al Snow |
|
8 |
Al Snow (by Kane) |
| 9 |
Perry Saturn |
|
9 |
Raven (by Kane) |
| 10 |
Steve Blackman |
|
10 |
Saturn (by Kane) |
| 11 |
Grandmaster Sexay |
|
11 |
Honky Tonk Man (by Kane) |
| 12 |
Honky Tonk Man |
|
12 |
Goodfather (by the Rock) |
| 13 |
The Rock |
|
13 |
Tazz (by Kane) |
| 14 |
The Goodfather |
|
14 |
William Regal (by Test) |
| 15 |
Tazz |
|
15 |
Test (The Big Show) |
| 16 |
Bradshaw |
|
16 |
K-Kwik (by The Big Show) |
| 17 |
Albert |
|
17 |
The Big Show (by The Rock) |
| 18 |
Hardcore Holly |
|
18 |
Bradshaw (by the
Undertaker) |
| 19 |
K-Kwik |
|
19 |
Crash (by The Undertaker) |
| 20 |
Val Venis |
|
20 |
Albert (by The Undertaker) |
| 21 |
William Regal |
|
21 |
Val Venis (by The
Undertaker) |
| 22 |
Test |
|
22 |
Hardcore Holly (by The
Undertaker) |
| 23 |
The Big Show |
|
23 |
Scotty 2 Hottie (by Kane
& The Undertaker) |
| 24 |
Crash |
|
24 |
Haku (by Steve Austin) |
| 25 |
The Undertaker |
|
25 |
The Undertaker (by
Rikishi) |
| 26 |
Scotty 2 Hottie |
|
26 |
Rikishi (by The Rock) |
| 27 |
Steve Austin |
|
27 |
Billy Gunn (by Steve
Austin) |
| 28 |
Billy Gunn |
|
28 |
The Rock (by Kane) |
| 29 |
Haku |
|
29 |
Kane (by Steve Austin) |
| 30 |
Rikishi |
|
|
|
When Raven came in,
he brought in weapons which were used for a few minutes. Al Snow
uses a bowling ball in Raven's crotch. The Honky Tonk Man comes
in with a guitar and sings for us, but he is hit in the head with
the guitar by Kane. After the Big Show was eliminated, he pulled
the Rock out under the ropes and Chokeslammed him onto the
commentator's table. Triple H comes out and attacks Austin before
he can enter the match, bloodying him. The Rock comes back in.
Before Rikishi enters he attacks Steve Austin. As the last two
men, Kane gets a chair but Austin uses it. He hits him and Kane
falls over the top, with Steve Austin winning!