Royal Rumble 2001

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Royal Rumble 2001
Promotion	WWF
Date	January 21 2001
Venue
City	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Attendance	17,137
Last Event	Armageddon
Next Event	No Way Out

Royal Rumble 2001 was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21, 2001 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which Steve Austin won by last eliminating Kane to win the match, making it his third Royal Rumble win, the first person to ever do so in WWF history. Kane also set a record for the most eliminations. The match also saw Drew Carey enter the Royal Rumble. Featured matches on the undercard included a ladder match between Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a singles match between Kurt Angle and Triple H for the WWF Championship.

Show events

Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.

• WWF World Tag Team Championship Match: Edge & Christian vs. The Dudley Boyz (Buh Buh Ray & D-Von Dudley)

• D-Von pinned Edge after a 3D.
• Winner: The Dudley Boyz (9:59)

• WWF Intercontinental Championship Ladder Match: Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit

• Jericho grabbed the belt to win.
• Winner: Chris Jericho (18:44)

• WWF Women’s Championship Match: Ivory vs. Chyna

• Ivory pinned Chyna after she suddenly collapsed after delivering her Back Handspring Elbow.
• After the match, Chyna was carried out into a waiting ambulance.
• Winner: Ivory (3:32)

• WWF Championship Match: Triple H vs. Kurt Angle

• Angle pinned Triple H after Steve Austin hit Triple H with the WWF Title belt and a Stone Cold Stunner.
• During the match, Stephanie and Trish got into a fight. The fight had to be broken up by Vince McMahon, however the two fought to the back.
• Winner: Kurt Angle (24:15)

• Royal Rumble Match: Albert vs. Al Snow vs. Billy Gunn vs. Bradshaw vs. Bull Buchanan vs. Crash Holly vs. Drew Carey vs. Faarooq vs. Grandmaster Sexay vs. Haku vs. Hardcore Holly vs. Jeff Hardy vs. K-Kwik vs. Kane vs. Matt Hardy vs. Perry Saturn vs. Raven vs. Rikishi vs. Scotty 2 Hotty vs. Steve Austin vs. Steve Blackman vs. Tazz vs. Test vs. The Big Show vs. The Godfather vs. The Honky Tonk Man vs. The Rock vs. The Undertaker vs. Val Venis vs. William Regal

• The final two participants were Steve Austin and Kane. Austin sent Kane over the top rope following 3 chair shots and a clothesline.
• Winner: Steve Austin. (1:01:55)

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.

Trivia

• Steve Austin broke the record for most Royal Rumble wins with his third win. The previous record of two wins was held jointly by himself, Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels.
• Kane broke the record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble with 11.
• Comedian Drew Carey appeared on the show and in the Royal Rumble match to hype his upcoming "Improv Comedy PPV". He eliminated himself as after the ring had cleared and he was all alone, Kane came out and Carey attempted to bribe him. Carey eliminated himself after Raven attacked Kane with a kendo stick from behind.
• Tonga Fifita who was prior to the event the WCW Hardcore Champion as Meng, made a surprise move to the WWF as Haku. The WCW Hardcore Championship as a result was abandoned.

DVD and video releases

External links and references

• Royal Rumble 2001 (Official Website)