The WWF Royal Rumble 2000 took place from NYC's Madison Square Garden on January 23rd, 2000
On the go home Smackdown, X-Pac won the right to enter the Royal Rumble at #30
The 1st match on the card was Kurt Angle vs. a mystery opponent.
As Kurt Angle cuts a promo, the crowd is chanting: 'We Want Taz!'
And the music hits, & just as everuone expected, it's the debuting Tazz.
Extremely physical match with Tazz suplexing Angle out of his shoes.
Taz locks in the Taz-mission and makes Angle pass out and Taz defeats Kurt Angle...
After the match, the announcers shit all over Taz, saying he only won by choke & that Angle technically is still undefeated...
The next match is tag team tables match as the Hardy Boys take on the Dudley Boys.
In a pre match promo the Hardy's refuse to let Terri accompany them to ringside...
Lots of stiff chair shots to the head, in this match...
The Hardy's win after driving both D-Von & Buh-Buh Ray through tables....
Next is the Miss Rumble 2000 Bikini contest as it's Ivory vs. Terri vs. Jacqueline vs. B. B. vs. Luna Vachon vs. The Kat...
Just as a winner is about to be declared, Mae Young comes out & announces she's also part of the match & Mae Young actually wins by flashing the crowd...
ext is a triple threat match to determine the undisputed WWF Intercontinental champion
Chris Jericho (co-champion) vs. Chyna (co-champion) vs. Hardcore Holly
Jericho is clearly the fan favorite as he cuts a promo calling MSG Madison Square Jericho...
Jericho becomes undisputed Intercontinental champion when Chyna tries to go for the Walls Of Jericho on Holly but Jericho first hits a bulldog on Chyna followed by a Lion-sault on Chyna the pin fall victory
WWF Tag Team Championship:
New Age Outlaws (c) vs. The Acolytes
The Acolytes dominate this match, but just as they're about to fiish off The Outlaws, X-Pac runs to the ring to attack Farroq & Bradshaw, allowing Billy Gunn to hit the fameasser on Bradshaw for the pin fall victory
WWF Championship Street Fight
Triple H (c) vs. Cactus Jack
Extremely physical match, lots of shots with a barbed wire wrapped 2x4, and even a run in by The Rock...there are even thumbtacks in this match
Triple H hits one pedigree but Cactus goes off script & kicks out, asking Triple H to Pedigree him one more time on the thumbtacks...
Triple retains the championship, but he was really bleeding...
After the match, Triple H was being carried out on a stretcher when Cactus drags him back to the ring & hits him one more time with the barbed wire as Cactu's music plays...
Next up is the Royal Rumble Match
Order Of Entry (order of elimination)
Its worth mentioning, the early part of the match was dominated by Rikishi, & throughout the match the tage team of Kaientai keep running in & also The Mean Street Posse run in a couple of times to attack The Acolytes
1. D-Lo Brown (3rd)
2. Grand Master Sexay Brian Christopher (4th)
3. Head Banger Mosh (1st)
At this point Kaientai make their first appearance...
4. Christian (2nd)
5. Rikishi (8th)
Rikishi goes on to make 7 straight eliminations
6. Scotty 2 Hotty (5th)
At this poit, the memmbers of Too Cool decide to dance, but Rikishi eliminates them both
7. Steve Blackman (6th)
8. Viscera (7th)
9. Big Boss Man (15th)
10. Test (17th)
11. Davey Boy Smith (13th)
12. Gangrel (18th)
Kaientai once again make another run in (Taka Michinoku is injured during this exchange)
13. Edge (14th)
14. Bob Backlund (9th)
15. Chris Jericho (10th)
16. Crash Holly (16th)
17. Chyna (11th)
18. Farooq (12th)
The Mean Street Posse makes their first appearance & attack Farooq leading to his elimiantion
19. Road Dogg (25th)
20> Al Snow (24th)
21. Val Venis (20th)
Funaki makes a run in & is quickly disposed of.
22. Albert (21st)
23. Hardcore Holly (22nd)
24. The Rock (winner)
25. Billy Gunn (26th)
26. Big Show (last)
27. Bradshaw (19th)
The Mean Street Posse once again run in, nd attack Bradshaw leading to his elimination, then Farooq runs down & the Acolyes beat thePosse up to the backstage area
28. Kane (27th)
29. The Godfather (23rd)
Funaki makes his final run in
30. X-Pac (27th but the referee didn't see it) (28th oficially)
The Rock cuts an in ring promo after the match only to be attacked by The Big Show...
This overall was a good show...I liked it...
Until Next Time, I'm Steve & I'm out!
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