Royal Rumble 2000
From Pro Wrestling
| Royal Rumble 2000 | |
| |
| Promotion | WWF |
|---|---|
| Date | January 23 2000 |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York, New York |
| Attendance | 19,200 |
| Last Event | Armageddon |
| Next Event | No Way Out |
Contents |
Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Singles Match: Kurt Angle vs. Tazz
- Tazz won when Angle passed out while in the Tazzmission.
- Winner: Tazz (3:16).
- Tag Team Elimination Table Match: The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley) vs. The Hardy Boyz (Jeff & Matt Hardy)
- Jeff Hardy hit a Swanton Bomb on D-Von off the balcony and through the table.
- Winner: The Hardy Boyz (10:18).
- Miss Rumble 2000 Swimsuit Competition: Ivory vs. Terri Runnels vs. Jacqueline vs. B.B. vs. Luna Vachon vs. The Kat vs. Mae Young
- The judges were: "Classy" Freddie Blassie, The Fabulous Moolah, Tony Garea, Andy Richter, Sgt. Slaughter, and Johnny Valiant.
- Winner: Mae Young.
- WWF Intercontinental Championship Triple Threat Match: Chris Jericho vs. Chyna vs. Hardcore Holly
- Jericho pinned Chyna after a Lionsault.
- Jericho and Chyna were co-champions going into the match.
- Winner: Chris Jericho (7:30).
- WWF World Tag Team Championship Match: The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & The Road Dogg) vs. The Acolytes (Bradshaw & Faarooq)
- Gunn pinned Bradshaw after a Fameasser.
- During the match, X-Pac interfered on behalf of the Outlaws.
- Winner: New Age Outlaws (2:35).
- WWF World Heavyweight Championship Street Fight: Triple H vs. Cactus Jack
- Triple H pinned Cactus after a Pedigree onto thumbtacks.
- Winner: Triple H (26:51).
- Royal Rumble Match: Albert vs. Al Snow vs. Bob Backlund vs. Bradshaw vs. Chris Jericho vs. Christian vs. Chyna vs. Crash Holly vs. D'Lo Brown vs. Edge vs. Faarooq vs. Gangrel vs. Grandmaster Sexay vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Kane vs. Mosh vs. Mr. Ass vs. Rikishi vs. Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Steve Blackman vs. Test vs. The Big Bossman vs. The Big Show vs. The British Bulldog vs. The Godfather vs. The Road Dogg vs. The Rock vs. Val Venis vs. Viscera vs. X-Pac
- The final two participants were The Rock and The Big Show. While The Big Show tried to throw The Rock over the top rope, Rock hung onto the top rope, sending Big Show over the top rope to win the Rumble.
- The Big Show later showed video footage proving that The Rock's feet hit the floor first.
- During the match, non-participants Mean Street Posse and Kaientai made numerous attempts to get into the match. However, they were all tossed out of the ring.
- Winner: The Rock (51:49).
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Entrant | Eliminated by | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D'Lo Brown | 3 | Rikishi | 6:08 |
| 2 | Grand Master Sexay | 4 | Rikishi | 7:42 |
| 3 | Mosh | 1 | Rikishi | 3:37 |
| 4 | Christian | 2 | Rikishi | 2:08 |
| 5 | Rikishi | 8 | Boss Man, Test, British Bulldog, Gangrel, Edge and Backlund | 16:23 |
| 6 | Scotty 2 Hotty | 5 | Rikishi | 1:02 |
| 7 | Steve Blackman | 6 | Rikishi | 0:44 |
| 8 | Viscera | 7 | Rikishi | 1:25 |
| 9 | The Big Boss Man | 15 | Rock | 22:47 |
| 10 | Test | 17 | Big Show | 26:17 |
| 11 | The British Bulldog | 13 | Road Dogg | 15:22 |
| 12 | Gangrel | 18 | Big Show | 23:19 |
| 13 | Edge | 14 | Snow & Venis | 14:48 |
| 14 | Bob Backlund | 9 | Jericho | 2:00 |
| 15 | Chris Jericho | 10 | Chyna | 3:47 |
| 16 | Crash Holly | 16 | Rock | 14:54 |
| 17 | Chyna | 11 | Boss Man | 0:37 |
| 18 | Faarooq | 12 | Boss Man | 0:18 |
| 19 | Road Dogg | 25 | Gunn | 19:02 |
| 20 | Al Snow | 24 | Rock | 17:17 |
| 21 | Val Venis | 20 | Kane | 11:47 |
| 22 | Prince Albert | 21 | Kane | 11:23 |
| 23 | Hardcore Holly | 22 | Snow | 11:48 |
| 24 | The Rock | - | WINNER | 14:47 |
| 25 | Billy Gunn | 26 | Kane | 9:38 |
| 26 | The Big Show | 29 | Rock | 11:12 |
| 27 | Bradshaw | 19 | Road Dogg & Gunn | 0:25 |
| 28 | Kane | 27 | X-Pac | 6:11 |
| 29 | The Godfather | 23 | Big Show | 1:32 |
| 30 | X-Pac | 28 | Big Show | 3:32 |
Trivia
- This was one of two World Wrestling Federation events that featured a WWF logo with a green base as opposed to the usual red base. The other event was WrestleMania 2000.
DVD and video releases
External links and references
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