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There are few traditions that stand the test of time. In professional wrestling one of those traditions is the Royal Rumble. Each year thirty men enter the ring and battle for the number one contender spot at Wrestlemania! The shot of all shots is on the line as the winner will go on to the biggest Wrestlemania of all time and guaranteed a spot in the Main Event. Tonight we will see who will go into Wrestlemania as The Undisputed Champion! This is a night that will change the scope of the WWF heading into the new year… who will will prevail… better yet… who will survive!
Live on January 22nd, 2023Madison Square GardenNew York, New York{The Royal Rumble logo hits the screen as we head to the video package promoting all the matches tonight! It finally ends with all the stats and everything for the biggest match of the night in the Royal Rumble! This is going to be on for the ages as it shoots straight to ringside where Jesse "The Body" Ventura and Gorilla Monsoon are at ringside calling all the action!}
Gorilla: Welcome everyone to the start of the Road to Wrestlemania! Tonight 30 men will compete in the Royal Rumble and the winner is given a shot at immortality by getting that incredible opportunity of Main Eventing Wrestlemania II
Jesse: Gorilla, tonight is a night that many men can only dream of. The chance to Main Event Wrestlemania. I can go ahead and tell you who is going to win this even but where is the fun in that Gorilla.
Gorilla: Well, Jess the big question is who is going to head to Wrestlemania as World Champion will be it be Bret Hart or will Mick Foley be able to shock the world and beat Bret for the richest prize in all of wrestling.
Jesse: When you have someone as over the place as Mick Foley you never know what can happen. It seems here tonight at The Royal Rumble we are going to see the wildcard Cactus Jack!
Gorilla: I think The Hitman is going to be taken out of his element and now we can see if the WWF Champion can adapt because he will face a challenge that he has never faced before but that's what being the World Champion is all about you have to adapt and overcome and tonight we will see if The Hitman will have that fortitude to prove himself. Well only time will tell. Let's head to the Fink at ringside to introduce our first contest of the evening.
Howard: Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to The Royal Rumble! The Following Contest is scheduled for one-fall and it is THE HARDCORE CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL!
WWF Hardcore Invitational
Tommy Dreamer(c) vs Hardcore Holly vs Mark Henry vs Test vs Spike Dudley vs Al Snow vs Santino Marella vs Mark Henry{The entrances are made and the fans are loud tonight as the final entrant makes their entrance and it's Tommy Dreamer! Man in the Box is blasting as this match starts with everybody just beating the hell out of each other. The action is fast and going wild with weapons everywhere! We see chairs, kendo sticks, trash cans with lids being used, and one point Al Snow brings out a damn bowling ball! This match is the perfect amount of excitement and action that this New York crowd is eating up! We see some really exciting action here. Al Snow is in the ring and trading some shots with Hardcore Holly and Spike Dudley. Hardcore is throwing some stiff kicks in the corner to Spike. Snow comes charging into the ring and goes after Holly with a stiff splash into the corner. As Holly, Snow and Spike are beating the hell out of each other that is when Test slides into the ring with a steel chair and starts unloading with the chair on all three men.
Test has cleared the ring of everybody! Test holds the chair in the air with a smile on his face but that is when Test turns around with the chair and MARK HENRY WITH A STIFF CLOTHESLINE! This drives the chair into the skull of Test! Mark Henry is up on his feet and he is challenging anyone as Test has slide out of the ring. This is where we notice that Dreamer has snuck to the rope and Mark Henry is standing still and doesn't notice this! Dreamer leaps off the top rope and smashes the kendo stick across the skull of Mark Henry! Dreamer is standing there as Henry is STILL STANDING! Dreamer is in shock and drives the kendo stick again and again!
Dreamer has Henry rocking and about to fall straight down. Henry hits the ropes but that is when SANTINO MARELLA DRAGS DREAMER OUT OF THE RING! Dreamer is confused but that is when Santino nails Dreamer with the COBRA! The fans are rocking as Santino slides into the ring and Henry is still dazed holding his head. Santino is gearing for the damndest Cobra he will ever hit!
Santino let's out the primal yell "COBRA!!!!" Santino throws the strike but Mark Henry slaps the hand down and Santino can't believe it as Henry shows his strength and lifts Santino up and WORLD'S STRONGEST SLAM! Henry hits the ropes and World's Strongest Splash! Santino is flattened in the middle of the ring. Henry makes the cover 1.....2....broken up by Dreamer! Henry is pissed as he grabs Dreamer and throws him out of the ring but Henry is following Dreamer out of the ring but that is when Henry turns around into a FULL SPRINTING BIG BOOT BY TEST! Henry is completely laid out here but Test's glory isn't for long as Holly comes running with Spike Dudley, Dreamer. These men are all throwing bombs but that is when Al Snow climbs the top rope and MOONSAULT FROM THE TOP ROPE ON EVERYBODY!
Snow slides into the ring and in the sea of bodies. It looks like Tommy Dreamer was able to escape! Snow grabs Santino who is attempting to get up and Snow plants Santino with the SNOW PLOW! Snow makes the cover 1....2...broken up at the very last second but a chair shot by Dreamer! Santino rolls out of the ring as Dreamer grabs two chairs and places them in the middle of the ring. Dreamer grabs Snow and powers him on his shoulders and the fans explode when AVALANCHE DREAMER DRIVER FROM THE TOP THROUGH THE CHAIRS 1.....2.....3!!!
Your Winner and STILL WWF Hardcore Champion @ 11:12
Tommy Dreamer!{This scene opens right to Bret Hart and FTR collectively known as The Gatekeepers. They are standing by Mean Gene and you can see they are ready for their respective matches tonight.}
Mean Gene: Gentlemen, in just a few short moments we are going to see your championships on the line. FTR you are being challenged by Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio.
Dax Harwood: Gene, I respect you and everything that you have done in this business. I really do but Gene you should know better than to ask stupid questions like that. Do you not know what The Gatekeepers are capable of. Cash and myself have held these tag titles for over four hundred days! We are the greatest tag team to ever step inside that ring. That’s not something that we just say, it’s something that we prove every single night we step into that ring. These fans know it and they have no choice but to accept it. Eddie Guerrero, Rey Mysterio you both have done so much for this sport and we respect that but this isn’t Mexico boys, this is New York, This is Madison Square Garden one of the most famous arenas on the planet and if you honestly think that we are going to lose this big of a match it’s just not going to happen. See, we need this win to further show that we are the most complete and unstoppable tag team in all of professional wrestling. Another thing I want to add is do the both of you honestly think that we are going to let down this man!
{Dax points right at Bret Hart!}
Dax: If you honestly think that we are going to let this man down. Then you just might be the dumbest people on the planet. The Gatekeepers are everything that is right in the world of professional wrestling. We are the standard in the WWF and we are The Gatekeepers for a reason.
Cash: Boys, it’s really just that simple. We don’t care about how many stars that phony Dave Meltzer throws at you, we don’t care about any of it. All we care about is keeping our legacy alive. We will continue setting the standard and honestly Gene. I think some of these tag teams need to start stepping up to the plate because FTR isn’t going anywhere.
Bret Hart: Gene, tonight is about proving a point! The point is this Gene. I am the greatest World Wrestling Federation World Champion to ever exist. That’s right! I am the best there is, the best there was and the best there ever will be. Now, some people think that’s just a saying that I say to sell a few t-shirts but let’s be real. When I step into that ring the mood changes because everybody knows that The Hitman is the best professional wrestler to ever grace a ring. Mick Foley, you are nothing more than a crash test dummy and tonight in a match with no rules is just fine by me because unlike a regular match there are no rope breaks to save you. Mick you made a living throwing yourself off cages, into guardrails and just all over the arena but tonight I am going to show not only you Mick Foley but the whole WWF Universe that nobody can beat me. If you think that The Hitman is afraid of chairs, blood or anything of the such than you must not know a lot about me. I grew up in The Hart Family Dungeon the screams I heard my father put men who thought they were tough through will be a walk into the park compared to tonight. Cactus Jack, Mick Foley whatever that broken brain calls yourself tonight is in for a super rude awakening tonight. The fact is this match isn’t going to a clinic this match tonight is nothing more than garbage wrestling and for someone like myself to even have to compete is a travesty but that so-called President of the WWF Roddy Piper thinks he is proving a point but all he has done is set up Mick Foley for complete failure. Tonight The Excellence of Execution is going to put an end to Mick Foley!
WWF United States Championship
Mr.Kennedy© vs Jay Lethal{Lethal comes out first a loud pop from the crowd. Lethal is playing this crowd up as much as he can and that is when Kennedy makes his big feel entrance. He has the microphone and everything! Kennedy kicks Finkel out of the ring and finishes off his entrance by holding up the WWF US Title. Kennedy and Lethal have a solid back and forth match. This match doesn’t do a lot of wild stuff, just a solid back and forth match. These two men are going back and forth as Kennedy can come back every time with some way of bending the rules. Lethal though can get the match back in his favor when he catches a charging Kennedy with a nasty BICYCLE KICK!
Kennedy takes a nasty spill onto the outside of the ring. This is where Kennedy takes a turn to the outside of the ring. This continues for a couple moments where Kennedy and Lethal battle on the outside of the ring. Kennedy has seemed to have enough of this match and tosses a chair into the ring. This is where Kennedy and the referee are getting into a war of words which gives Lethal enough time to nail Kennedy with a Stiff Superkick across the jaw! Kennedy hits the ropes and is nailed yet again with another :3Superkick! Kennedy is out on the mat now as Lethal is making his way to the top rope! Lethal points to the sky like his idol The Macho Man! Lethal leaps off the top rope and ELBOW DROP FROM THE TOP ROPE! 1……2….shoulder up! Lethal can’t believe it as he grabs Kennedy who shoves Lethal away and this causes Lethal to almost hit the referee but this is when Kennedy grabs the chair that was thrown into the ring. Kennedy picks up the chair and goes to swing it but Lethal and the referee both move. Kennedy is getting the business from the referee who is trying to pry the chair out of Kennedy’s hands! They are fighting for the chair but that is when Lethal goes to grab Kennedy from behind but KENNEDY WITH A MULE KICK! Lethal is holding himself as Kennedy allows the chair to be handed to the referee Kennedy though as the referee is distracted ANOTHER LOW BLOW THIS ONE IS A KICK! Kennedy grabs Lethal and the fan explodes when Kennedy drops Lethal with a MIC Check! 1…..2….3!!!
Your Winner and Still WWF United States Champion @ 8:31
Ken Kennedy!
Cactus Jack: Let me tell all of you people a story. This story is about a man who constantly put his body on the line for the fans night in and night out. This man went weeks without seeing his children, his wife, and other loved ones. Then when he decided that enough was enough and his body just couldn’t take the pain anymore and that his children and his family needed him, he decided that he would walk away from this sport because he just couldn’t take it anymore but instead of being allowed that ONE single moment. He was instead attacked and treated like an animal and what’s even worse nobody came to the aid of this man instead they let him be attacked in front his family. They let him be embarrassed in front of everyone. So incase you haven’t figured out yet. I am that man! I was the cast away but you know something that’s alright with me. Cause, I am used to being cast away. It’s why I created these other personalities so that way I could have a way to have my own back. Bret Hart, you call yourself the best wrestler on the planet. I am not even going to begin to contest that but I promise this to you Bret for how good that you are once you throw the rule book out of the window is when EVERYTHING CHANGES! Bret Hart, I am going to test and see what happens when I take you outside of your comfort zone and I am going to see what happens when you have to get hit with a barbed wire bat, when you get smashed in the face with a steel chair or even if I put you through a table! Bret Hart make no mistake about it, I am going to hurt you tonight. Whether I win or lose is irrelevant, because tonight my only goal is to make you feel the pain that you made me feel a couple months ago. The WWF Championship means nothing to Cactus Jack! The WWF Championship means nothing to Mankind, The WWF Championship means nothing to Dude Love and BY GOD! The WWF Championship DOESN’T MEAN A DAMN TO MICK FOLEY! Bret Hart I am going to hurt you, I am going to make you bleed and Bret Hart, then you can feel the pain that you caused me. Bret Hart….HAVE A NICE DAY…. BANG BANG!!!
WWF Tag Team Championship Match
FTR© vs Eddie Guerrero and Rey Mysterio
{The WWF Tag Titles are on the line tonight. Eddie and Rey get their entrance with Eddie’s lowrider! The fans are giving them a GREAT response! Eddie and Rey play up the crowd as the music hits and here comes FTR! They have been champions for 485 days! This team has taken on all challengers and beaten the best of the best. Eddie and Rey are mesh team that is on a roll right now. Eddie starts things off with Dax but that is when Cash is starting to distract Eddie as Dax jumps Eddie from behind with a stiff double axe handle!}
{Dax grabs Eddie and throws him into the ropes for a back body drop but that is when Eddie counters with a stiff kick to the mouth of Dax! Eddie grabs the arm of Dax and does some lucha moves on the ropes before arm dragging Dax across the ring. Dax is back to his feet and dropkick to the jaw by Eddie! Dax is holding his jaw as Eddie leaps on the shoulders and headscissors takedown by Eddie. Dax is back to his feet and Eddie grabs Dax for a hurricanrana but Dax is attempting a Powerbomb as Eddie is driving right hands to Dax as Eddie is moving Dax towards the ropes and that is when Eddie counters and sends Dax crashing to the outside of the ring. Eddie is playing up the crowd as Cash comes running but Eddie counters and sends Cash crashing through the ropes and ontop of Dax! Eddie signals for Rey who leaps into the ring. Eddie holds up the middle rope as Rey Mysterio comes charging and through the ropes with a Suicide Dive on both members of FTR!
{Rey grabs Dax and throws him back into the ring. Eddie is still on the arpon and leaps over the ropes and drops a Senton on Dax. 1…….2….kickout by Dax! Eddie grabs Dax and throws him into the corner and makes the tag to Rey! Eddie picks up Dax for a Powerbomb as Rey Springboards and nails Dax with a Senton! Dax is in trouble as Rey and Eddie are in complete control of the tag champions! Rey makes the cover 1….2….Cash drags Rey out of the ring! Cash picks up Rey and THROWS HIM RIGHT INTO THE STEEL STEPS! Eddie leaps off the ring apron towards Cash but before he can Dax comes charging with a double axe handle and shoves Eddie right into the barricade! Eddie takes a nasty bump into the barricade as Rey is shoved into the ring. Dax drags Rey into their corner of the ring and Dax makes the tag to Cash! Rey is in some serious trouble here as Dax places Rey on the buckles! Dax proceeds to drop Rey in the middle of the ring with a Superplex! Cash follows this up with a diving Splash on Rey! 1…….2……broken up by Eddie!}
{Eddie is showing that Latino Heat fury as he is in the ring and just trying his best off FTR but the referee gets involved and begins dragging Eddie away! The fans are pissed as FTR proceed to just beat the hell out of Rey Mysterio in their corner of the ring!
FTR sees the referee coming and stops as Cash tags Dax back into the match. The champions are controlling this entire match now and all Eddie can do is just watch as Rey Mysterio is just in deep trouble here. Dax grabs Rey throws him off the ropes as Cash throws Rey in the air and POP-UP POWERBOMB! Dax isn’t finished as he rolls Rey right into a Gory Bomb from Cash! Eddie is getting seriously upset as FTR just used the famous Guerrero move right in front of him! Dax is back in his corner holding the ropes as the referee is letting him hear it!
Eddie is upset as he sneaks into the ring! The ref and Dax are arguing now as Cash never notices but Eddie sneaks up behind and the referee never sees it but Eddie with a LOW BLOW! Cash holds himself as Eddie grabs Rey and drags him over to a tag! Eddie leaps into the ring as Cash tags in Dax! Eddie gets the hot tag and these FANS EXPLODE! Eddie with right hands to Dax and then to Cash! Eddie drops Dax with a back body drop, Eddie drops Cash with a dropkick! Dax comes charging and Eddie throws him over the rope! Cash comes charging and Eddie with a back body drop that sends Cash over the ropes to the floor! Eddie is heating up and these fans are going crazy! FTR is trying to get to their feet! Rey comes running and Eddie with the lift and throws Rey over the ropes onto FTR with a Splash! The fans are going crazy as Eddie leaves the ring and grabs Dax and throws him into the ring. Eddie picks up Dax as the fans are popping and Eddie drops Dax with The Three Amigos! The fans are now losing it as Eddie is making his way to the top rope! Eddie does his little shimmy before making his way to the top rope! Eddie is perched as Dax is laid out! Eddie nails The FROG SPLASH! 1……..2……CASH THROWS REY MYSTERIO INTO EDDIE! This breaks up the pinfall! Eddie is upset and goes after Cash who proceeds to drop Eddie over the top rope with a jaw breaker! Eddie is holding his jaw as Rey comes charging but Dax with a drop toe hold makes Rey smash Eddie into the ropes! Which makes Eddie take a shot into the corner! Rey turns around and Cash picks up Rey as Dax hits the ropes and HART ATTACK ON REY MYSTERIO! Eddie is on the top rope as the fans are letting FTR hear it! Eddie leaps off the rope but is SHOCKED when FTR NAILS EDDIE WITH A SHATTER MACHINE! 1….2….3!!! FTR RETAIN!
Your Winners and STILL WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONS @ 16:21
FTR!
{We are in the back where The Heenan Family is standing by it’s Ziggler, Spears, Starks, Heenan and the crown jewel himself Curt Hennig.}
Heenan: Look at this collection of talent that I have established here in the World Wrestling Federation. You name it and I have it right here. I have the best workers in this business and more importantly. I have the power of the strongest man in this business. Wardlow! This man right here is a complete monster and animal and he is going to be out there tonight accompanying myself and Hennig. Eddie Kingston, in just a few short moments you step into the ring with the greatest worker in not just this company but this whole industry. That’s right that includes your WWF Champion as well in that category. Bret Hart, your reign as champion is going to be in trouble. Once you get done with that misfit you are going to have a Heenan Family Member taking that gold away from you.
Mr.Perfect: Eddie Kingston, you have all of these fans buying into you. I honestly have no idea why. I think you are nothing more than a second rate wrestler with two left feet. Eddie, you can never step into that ring and even be close to being a challenge to someone like me. Do you really not know who the hell I am. It’s Mr.Perfect, this isn’t some name I gave myself to please my own ego. This is my name because everything thing that I do is Perfection. I am the perfect champion, the perfect leader of this Family, and above all else I am the Perfect wrestler! You are going to learn just like everybody else that NOBODY beats Perfection….
Heenan Family: NOBODY!
{As The Heenan Family walk off we see that Eddie Kingston walks into the scene. He sees The Family is gone and Eddie is pacing ad READY TO FIGHT!}
Eddie: I can’t believe that President Piper is going to tell me that I can’t just walk up in there and smack the taste of Hennig’s mouth. He told me that I have to stand there and just wait. Listen, I am done with talking about this schmuck. I am done sitting here and trying to be a good boy and mind my manners. That’s the issue I don’t have any manners, I don’t have time to waste here. I know my clock is running on out on how much time I have left in this business. That championship that you hold Hennig has been held by the best of best. It’s the worker’s championship. It’s more importantly the championship that if the WWF Championship has no true Number One Contender it’s the exact championship that can get you that chance, that opportunity. It’s my dream to be the WWF Champion and I will DO whatever it takes to get there and winning the IC Championship is the first step to that goal and the second is when I win The Royal Rumble when I go into Wrestlemania as The IC Champion and then I win the biggest and greatest championship of them all. Now, Heenan you bring that so called Family of yours and I guess to go to war. I am going to have to bring some friends of my own. Hennig I am about to step into that ring and I don’t plan on wrestling you but I do plan on chopping the absolute hell out of you and taking that championship!
WWF IC Championship Match
Mr.Perfect© with Bobby Heenan and Wardlow vs Eddie Kingston
{This match has a big match feel! Kingston and Perfect go face to face here. Perfect is talking but that is when Kingston smacks the gum straight out of the mouth of Perfect! Kingston jumps on Perfect and is reigning down shot after shot but that is when Bobby leaps on the apron Kingston though turns his attention off Perfect and right onto Heenan. Kingston runs and grabs Heenan by his collar. This brings the attention of Wardlow who gets on the apron as well. Wardlow is just standing there as Kingston looks him up and down and goes right after him but that is when from behind jumps Perfect who grabs Kingston from behind and drops him with a back body drop. Perfect knows what to target. Eddie is trying to fight but Perfect begins work on the right hand of Kingston! Gorilla is questioning this but Ventura pushes this as genius cause Eddie’s move is that Backfist and Perfect is going to do everything he can to stop that attack! Perfect places the hand on the mat and begins stomping away!}
{Perfect picks up Kingston and drags him over to the ropes and begins bending the hand back. Kingston is screaming in pain as Perfect is on this attack and he isn’t letting up at all. Perfect is doing everything that he can to basically break the hand of Kingston! Perfect is dragged away from the referee and that is when Heenan that weasel begins BITING THE HAND OF KINGSTON! The fans are letting him hear it, as Perfect is building the heat for this match to nuclear levels. Perfect picks up Kingston who instead meets Perfect in the stomach with a headbutt to the gut! Perfect is starting to stir as Kingston is back to his feet and chops the chest of Perfect but Kingston out of instinct used the right hand for the chop and Kingston is in trouble as Perfect hits the ropes and Dropkick across the jaw of Kingston but he isn’t finished as Kingston is trying to get to his feet. Perfect is on the rope and a Missile Dropkick to the jaw of Kingston!}
{Perfect makes the cover 1…..2….shoulder up by Kingston! Perfect is arguing for a three count but it doesn’t go anywhere. Perfect picks up Kingston and leaps to the outside of the ring where Perfect lifts the arm of Kingston and slams the hand on the apron over and over again! Kingston’s hand must be broken at this point! Perfect gives a high five to Heenan before sliding back into the ring. Perfect picks up Kingston as he hits the ropes! Perfect comes charging but KINGSTON PLANTS A YAKUZA KICK! Perfect sells this move like only he can as Kingston has this place rocking now! Kingston picks up Perfect and begins nailing suplexes! Kingston nails Perfect with a Belly to Belly Suplex! A T-Bone Suplex and finally Kingston drops Perfect with a Back-Drop Driver!
{Kingston has Perfect put away here. Kingston makes the cover 1…..2…..Heenan places the foot of Perfect on the bottom rope! Kingston is pissed he is holding his hand and has finally seen enough. Kingston slides right out of the ring and he gets right in the face of Heenan but that is when Wardlow steps aside Heenan and looks right at him! Kingston has had enough and starts cussing at Wardlow and challenging him right now. Wardlow stares right at him and never says a word just smiles the whole time. Perfect though is back to his feet and a Baseball slide nails Kingston and slams him into the barricade! Perfect leaves the ring and has seen enough. Perfect is going to put Kingston away right here. Perfect slides into the ring and grabs Kingston and plants him with THE PERFECT PLEX! Gorilla though mentions those fingers are NOT locked though! 1…….2…..kickout by Kingston! Perfect and Heenan are beside themselves. Heenan is now screaming at Wardlow to grab the IC Title! Heenan is beside himself and basically screaming at the top of his lungs and shoving him. Wardlow is starting to get upset but he just lets it be as he grabs the IC Title and slides it into the ring. Perfect grabs the IC Title but right when Perfect turns around holding the title! The fans EXPLODE WHEN KINGSTON EVEN WITH THE BAD HAND NAILS THE BACKFIST TO THE FUTURE!
{Kingston hit it! Perfect does a 360 spin from the impact and the title goes flying to the outside of the ring. Kingston makes the cover and screaming in pain holding his hand the whole time! The fans count 1……2…..Heenan jumps into the ring…It’s too late! 3!!!!!! Eddie KINGSTON HAS BECOME A CHAMPION IN THE WWF AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN! This crowd is going WILD! Eddie Kingston’s hand is broken but the victory is sweet! Heenan is beside himself he has thrown his jacket and everything! Perfect gets dragged out of the ring by Wardlow and carried up the ramp with Heenan throwing a fit that Kingston will pay! Kingston is handed the IC Title and the tears are flowing! Kingston has done it!
{Kingston stands on the corner buckle and holds the title in the air! Kingston is the IC Champion but the biggest story how is the hand of Kingston! Right now though it doesn’t matter cause Kingston is the IC Champion at The Garden! The Mecca! Kingston heads up the ramp thanking the fans the whole time!}
Your Winner and NEW WWF IC CHAMPION
EDDIE KINGSTON @ 11:53
{We now get some promos coming up about The Royal Rumble from some of the competitors!}
Bryan Danielson: Tonight, is the night that I cement my legacy. Tonight, is the night that I head to Wrestlemania to make my dream come true. I will win the Royal Rumble no matter what it takes. It doesn’t matter what number I am, and it doesn’t matter who is in that ring across from me. Cause I will do what I always do and defy the odds and win!
Eddie Kingston: Look, I am not going to lie my hand hurts like hell and I am pretty sure it’s broken but you know that’s worth it. I have the IC title and in just a few short moments. I am going to win The Royal Rumble and I am going to Wrestlemania even if it kills me!
Rob Van Dam: Look it’s really simple, RVD is entering the Royal Rumble and he is going to win it all. It doesn’t matter who the other 29 men are because they are all going over that top rope and when it’s all said and done all anyone is going to hear is the following letters….R….V….D!
The Rock: Finally, it’s almost time for the Royal Rumble the event that comes once every year and it’s the chance at immortality, the chance to put your name as the Winner of The Royal Rumble! Many men have walked that aisle but nobody and The Rock means nobody goes down that aisle can do what The Rock does and that’s laying the Smackdown! It doesn’t matter who is in that ring, it doesn’t matter who is going to be across the ring because at the end of the night everyone is going to fall and the only man left standing will be The Rock!
Ted Dibiase: I want everyone in the Royal Rumble to watch out because over the next few weeks you are going to see a group of Superstars that is going to takeover the World Wrestling Federation and it all starts with my top pick in the WWF. Drew McIntyre the Scottish Nightmare! This man will spell trouble for the World Wrestling Federation and it all starts with The Royal Rumble! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
Kurt Angle: I am going to the Royal Rumble for one reason only to Main Event Wrestlemania! Bret Hart you calling yourself the greatest wrestler on this planet…well that doesn’t sit well with me. I will get my hands on you once and for all and it seems like my best shot is to win the Royal Rumble which I will do oh it’s true..it’s damn true!
Randy Savage: FREAK OUT! It’s almost time for The Royal Rumble! The night where 30 men including myself all compete for that one shot at making it to the Main Event of Wrestlemania! It doesn’t matter who competes in this match because at the end of the night the man who is going to be standing tall is The Macho Man! OOOHHHHH YEEEEEEAAAAHHHHH!
Edge: The Royal Rumble is made for somebody like myself. I thrive on opportunity. Do all of you think this nickname was something that was given to me off chance? Nah, this name was given to me because I will do whatever it takes to get the job done. I will win the Royal Rumble and it doesn’t matter what is takes.
WWF World Heavyweight Championship Match
No DQ! Falls Count Anywhere!
Bret “The Hitman” Hart© vs Cactus Jack
{This is the big match of the night! Bret Hart comes out last with the champion’s entrance and he is holding up the WWF Championship but that is when out of the ring comes Cactus Jack! Bret Hart comes charging but Cactus with a trash can to the skull of Bret! Cactus is playing up the crowd early as this New York crowd is going crazy! Jack takes the can and starts beating the hell out of the Bret with it till finally Cactus throws the trash can across the ramp! Bret is in some trouble here as Cactus isn’t finished he picks up the champion and throws him back first into the barricade! Bret is selling this as Cactus is starting hit some big time right hands over and over! Bret is holding his skull as Cactus hits a running knee into the skull of Bret! Cactus has this crowd rocking as Bret is in trouble here in the early going. Cactus does his signature taunt as this crowd is rocking!
Cactus grabs Bret by his hair and drags him to the steel steps but that is when Bret counters the whip into the steps and Cactus goes flying into the steps with so much authority that it breaks apart the steps as Bret is taking this time to get his breath back and is finally able to take his ring jacket off! Bret walks over to Cactus and begins stomping away at Cactus. Bret brings Cactus over to the announce table and throws him face first against the table. Bret begins undressing the table and grabs a cable cord and begins choking Cactus with it! The referee Earl Hebner can do nothing but just watch as Bret has now placed his boot on the back of Cactus and begins pulling the cord as hard as he can! Bret is showing a mean streak here after a few seconds Bret let’s go of the cord and slams Cactus face first into the ring floor! Bret is hearing it from the crowd but Bret in full heel mode tells the fans to shove it, and throws Cactus into the ring. Bret knows this match has rules but he wants this match inside of the ring! Bret slides into the ring and grabs Cactus by his hair and drives his elbow right into the skull of Cactus! Bret knows he is the ultimate heel as in this No DQ match Bret pulls the ultimate heel move that garners NUCLEAR HEAT! Bret with a side headlock takedown and locks a side headlock on!
{Bret is squeezing Cactus’ head! Bret is keeping the hold locked on and is just letting this crowd suffer! Bret is playing this crowd like a fiddle and Cactus is along for the ride. Bret is keeping the headlock on but Cactus is starting to crowd back into it this match! Bret is starting to lose steam here as Cactus is starting to plant elbow after elbow to the stomach of Bret! Cactus is about to break the hold but Bret with a rake to the eyes. Bret hits the ropes but Cactus with a boot to the stomach! Bret is starting to stir here as Cactus shoves Bret back into the ropes! Bret catches himself but it’s not for long as a charging Cactus Jack takes both of them FLYING OVER THE TOP ROPE WITH HIS CLOTHESLINE!
{Cactus is now on the attack as Bret is starting to be in some trouble here. Cactus grabs the ring mat that protects the floor and rips it up! Gorilla and Jesse are pushing this through the roof! Bret is trying to get back to his feet but Cactus with a stiff right hand sends Bret crashing against the ring entrance ramp! Bret is holding the back of his head as Cactus has the concrete floor exposed now. Cactus picks up Bret and SWINGING NECKBREAKER ON THE EXPOSED CONCRETE!
{Cactus isn’t even bothering with a cover! Gorilla is upset saying that Cactus could win the WWF Championship with that move but Jesse is quick to quip that Cactus doesn’t want to win the title he wants to hurt Bret Hart! Cactus proceeds to go under the ring and here comes the weapons! Cactus throws in steel chairs, a table, a black bag that he slides into the corner of the ring and Cactus finally pulls out
A BARBED WIRE BAT! The fans are going CRAZY NOW! Cactus has the bat and he swings the bat against the downed Bret who slides right out of the way! Cactus is going after Bret but instead gets a headbutt to the midsection! Bret grabs Cactus but the front of his pants and sends Cactus into the steel post face first! Cactus drops the bat as Bret grabs it! The fans want to see Bret do it but he REFUSES! Bret is a wrestler not a hardcore freak as Jesse says! Bret takes the bat and tosses it up the ramp! Bret grabs a now bloody Cactus and throws him across the floor into the barricade! Bret grabs Cactus and throws him into the ring! Bret is starting to clean up the ramp with a few of the chairs but Cactus from behind with a BACK SCRATCH and you can see some blood spewing from the back of Bret from it! Cactus throws Bret into the corner of the ring! Cactus grabs the table as Bret is trying to catch his breath and Cactus sends the table crashing into Bret!}
{Bret sells this like the champion that he is! Cactus grabs Bret by his hair and slams his head against the buckle over and over again! Cactus has completely lost it now! Bret is in some serious trouble tonight as Cactus now has a chair and he just throws that chair right into the face of the champion! Cactus has Bret against the buckles trying to leave the ring but Cactus brings the champion back into the ring and starts unloading with right hands over and over Cactus hits the ropes and with a chair and proceeds to drive his knee into the chair which in turn goes into the face of Bret! Cactus who could attempt a pin again REFUSES to pin! Cactus grabs the table and sets it up against the corner of the ring! Cactus grabs Bret and throws him but at the VERY LAST SECOND! Bret stops himself! Cactus is now sprinting as fast as he can and Bret with a HIP TOSS AND CACTUS THROUGH THE TABLE! Bret is catching his breath as he drags Cactus out of the debris of the table! 1…….2…..shoulder up by Cactus! Bret has his hands on his knees in shock! Bret finally screams “F*** THIS” Bret grabs a steel chair and just begins DESTROYING THE KNEE OF CACTUS! Bret slams this chair so many times against the knee of Cactus that the CHAIR BREAKS! Bret throws the chair to the outside and GRABS ANOTHER! Bret does the same thing! Bret finally throws that chair away and spits on the ground! Bret is exhausted and he is PISSED! Bret has probably hit the knee of Cactus with these chairs every of twenty times! Cactus’ knee is TORE UP! Bret doesn’t give a damn though as he takes the leg of Cactus places it on the bottom rope when he leaps off the ropes and drops his weight on the knee! Bret sees Cactus is holding his knee and Bret places a chair between the buckles! Bret drags Cactus into the middle of the ring and Bret is going for the Sharpshooter! Bret steps in and goes to turn but Cactus fights with all he has! Bret is trying his best but somehow Cactus is able to turn Bret and drives him into the chair that Bret placed between the buckles! Bret slides out of the ring and is holding his face on to the outside of the ring! Cactus who can barely walk at this point grabs Bret and places him on the announce table! Cactus is now on the ring apron and he can’t even walk but Cactus finds it within himself as he leaps off the apron and FLYING ELBOW DROP THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE!
{Cactus can’t even make the cover as both men are out of it!}
{The men are finally moving! Bret is back in the ring as is Cactus! Bret and Cactus are on their knees throwing strikes as hard as they can! Bret goes for a right hand but Cactus nails the kick in the stomach and DOUBLE ARM DDT! Cactus has his chance to win this match but Cactus shakes his head! Cactus limps to the bag that was placed earlier in the corner of the ring! Cactus opens the bag and it’s THUMBTACKS! Cactus begins spreading the thumbtacks all over the mat! Cactus is smiling but he still can’t walk! Bret notices this and a clip to the knee of Cactus! Bret is now on the second rope as Cactus is holding his knee. Bret leaps off the second rope and a BULLDOG ON THE THUMBTACKS!
Cactus is screaming and rolling all around the tacks! Bret is disgusted as Cactus is screaming! Bret though knows he has a job here! Bret grabs Cactus and drags him to the corner of the ring. Bret proceeds to lock Cactus in corner bad knee and all. Bret proceeds to lock on the corner Figure Four! Bret is just pulling and pulling! Cactus has is covered in thumbtacks and just completely screaming! Cactus finally just has had enough and LOCKS ON THE MANDIBLE CLAW ON HIMSELF! Gorilla is screaming that Cactus is going to make HIMSELF PASS OUT! Cactus after about a 20 second fight has had enough and PASSES OUT! Bret STILL WON’T LET GO! Cactus has finally passed out as Bret keeps the hold locked on for about 30 seconds!
Cactus has already passed out! Bret finally is ripped off by officials and awarded the victory! Bret Hart walks straight over to time keeper and demands his WWF World Championship! Bret is exhausted but he is still the WWF World Champion! Gorilla and Jesse are praising the heart of Bret tonight! He went all out and fought a match that wasn’t in his wheelhouse and he proved he is the greatest wrestler ever the big question Bret has started his Road to Wrestlemania! Can Bret withstand and make it to The Main Event of Wrestlemania is the big question! We still have two more PPV’s before Wrestlemania can he do it only time will tell! Bret though has the World Title in his grasp and here comes FTR who walk down the ramp and meet up with their hero they are giving him a standing ovation! Bret turns around as all three men hold up their gold! FTR and Bret are showing tonight why they are The Gatekeepers of the WWF!
Your Winner and STILL WWF WORLD CHAMPION
Bret "The Hitman" Hart @ 24:21
The WWF Presents The Royal Rumble Match
The Last Man Standing Is In The Main Event Wrestlemania!
Howard Finkel: Ladies and Gentlemen! It's now time for the Royal Rumble Match. 30 Superstars will enter the match in the order in which they were randomly drawn earlier in the night. The way elimination occurs is you must go over the top rope and both feet must hit the floor. We will start with the superstars who drew numbers 1 and 2 and then every 90 seconds another superstar will enter the Royal Rumble until we have the last man standing. The Winner of the Royal Rumble will challenge for the WWF Undisputed Championship at WRESTLEMANIA!
The Fink: Now it is time for the man who drew Number 1!
Number 1: Isiah “Swerve” Strickland!
{Swerve is the first man in this year’s Royal Rumble! Swerve plays up the crowd as he enters the ring and he plays up the crowd!}
Number 2: “The American Dragon” Bryan Danielson
{Here we go! The Royal Rumble has started and what a great matchup to start us off. Swerve is a man with plenty of promise as an up and comer as Bryan who has been one of the top stars in recent years is in his full greatness mode! Swerve though is not backing down both men go face to face and the point to the WM sign happens by both men. Bryan and Swerve give the fans a very exciting few moments in their little time together. We see both men go move for move and counter each other. Swerve shocks the fans when he actually gets the better of Bryan in the early going!}
3. Ricky Starks!
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson and Ricky Starks
{Ricky Starks comes flying down the ramp and wastes no time getting involved in this match. He starts throwing shots and getting everyone’s attention. Not a lot happens in this moment but all three men get their moves in and the fans get to see Starks look pretty good.
4. Finlay
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, and Finlay
{The man from Belfast who loves to fight. He comes running straight down the ramp and this man is ready to fight! Finlay comes straight into the ring and instantly targets the young Ricky Starks with stiff right hands and chops. Finlay then turns his attention over to Swerve when he catches a charging Swerve with a big body slam. Bryan comes charging but Finlay swats Bryan out of the way and drops him with a Celtic Cross! Finlay runs the ropes when he catches Starks with a flying crossbody! Finlay has brought the fight in his time in this match! The buzzer sounds and here comes number 5!
5. Christian Cage
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Finlay and Christian Cage
{The Instant Classic makes his entrance in the match! The fans give him a really good reaction! Cage slides into the ring and instantly catches a charging Finlay with a stiff right hand! Finlay is dazed by this shot that he never sees a charging Bryan Danielson who throws a charging Knee across the back of the head of Finlay. This leads to Christian grabbing Finlay and throwing him over the top rope and Finlay lands on the ring apron when Swerve comes charging with a leaping kick and this nails Finlay who falls off the apron to the floor!
Finlay is Eliminated by Swerve
{We are back down to four men. Swerve turns around and we see Ricky Starks come flying out of nowhere and nails a SPEAR on Swerve! Christian has turned his attention over to Bryan who is in the corner and Christian uses this time to try and throw him over the rope but Bryan is fighting with all he has!}
6. WALTER!
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage and WALTER
{The Ring General! WALTER shows up and the music is blasting as he comes straight down the ramp on a mission. WALTER goes right into the ring and this man instantly wastes no time making his presence felt! Walter catches Bryan with a nasty chop across the chest, Walter with a chop across Christian, Walter with a chop across the chest of Ricky Starks and finally Walter with a chop across the chest of Swerve! Walter is laying waste to everybody, and looking like the true Ring General! Walter picks up Starks and POWERBOMB! Walter then turns his attention over to Bryan Danielson when he throws him into the corner of the ring when Walter starts unloading with boots into the corner! The buzzer sounds and here comes Number 7!}
7. Spike Dudley
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, WALTER, and Spike Dudley
{Spike Dudley comes charging into the ring and Spike is making his presence known he stomps on Swerve in the corner! He nails a Dudley Dog on Ricky Starks! He comes charging with a front dropkick to Christian Cage! Spike turns around and WHAM! Walter smacks Spike Dudley so hard the fans gasp! Spike does a back flip over the power from that chop! Spike is hurt as Walter picks up Spike Dudley and in a Gorilla Press Position and he throws Spike all the way from the ring onto the entrance ramp!}
Spike Dudley Eliminated by Walter
{Walter is playing the crowd as he moves on back to Bryan but that is when Bryan is starting to unload with stiff chops and stiff kicks to Walter. This isn’t alone though as Swerve comes charging with a leaping kick to the side of the head of Walter! These men are doing all they can to try and work over Walter who at this point has been unstoppable! The buzzer sounds and here comes number 8!}
8. Wardlow
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, WALTER, and Wardlow!
{Here comes WARDLOW! The master of mayhem is on his way down the ramp as behind is Bobby Heenan! Wardlow comes down the ramp and he leaps into the ring! Christian is instantly nailed with a nasty lariat! Wardlow catches a charging Swerve with a big Powerslam! Bryan Danielson comes charging but Wardlow drops him with a big over the head belly to belly suplex! Wardlow turns his attention over to Walter! These men are nose to nose but that is when Ricky Starks comes from behind and LOW BLOW to Walter! Wardlow gives Walter a big shove in the chest! Wardlow comes charging with a DROPKICK! Walter is teetering as Wardlow comes charging with a big time clothesline! Heenan is loving this! SUDDENLY THOUGH AS WALTER GOES OVER THE TOP DUE TO WARDLOW! RICKY STARKS GRABS THE LEGS OF WARDLOW AND THROWS HIM OVER AS WELL!}
Walter is Eliminated by Wardlow!
Wardlow is Eliminated by Ricky Starks!
{Starks has SHOCKED THE HEENAN FAMILY! Bobby Heenan is beside himself as is Wardlow! These two men are throwing a fit. As Heenan is having to hold back Wardlow as Starks is celebrating and points at the sign. Heenan though is PISSED!}
9. Test
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Test
{Test comes charging straight down the ramp and wastes no time with Big Boots to EVERYBODY! Test taunts on the ropes as from behind comes Bryan Danielson who brings him back down and starts chopping away at Test! Danielson hits the ropes but Test catches him with a spinning side slam! Test is in the corner as he smacks the leg! Bryan is trying to get to his feet as Test is getting ready to put him away but that is when Christian attacks Test from the side with the help of Swerve! The two men are attacking Test and working him over in the corner. Bryan is back to his feet but that is when Ricky Starks comes charging with a stiff boot at Bryan but that is when Bryan counters Starks and we get to see a nasty German Suplex! Bryan comes charging full speed and that is when Starks counters with a SPEAR! Both men are down as Swerve and Christian are still trying to eliminate Test!}
10. Big Cass
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Test, Big Cass
{Here comes Big Cass but he isn’t alone as behind him is the mouthpiece it’s Enzo Amore! The Rumble is going on but that doesn’t stop Enzo from cutting a promo at the top of the ramp!}
Enzo: My name is Enzo Amore and I am Certified “G” and Bonafid Stud, and you CAN’T TEACH THAT! This right here is Big Cass and he is SEVEN FEET TALL and YOU CAN’T TEACH THAT! BADA BOOM! REALEST GUYS IN THE ROOM! HOW YOU DOING!
{The fans are going crazy here!}
Enzo: Look Cass, we got us a few wise guys in that ring who think they can stop this big freight train known as Big Cass! I DON’T THINK SO! Cass get in there and whip some ass!
{Cass comes charging down the ramp as Test has laid out the others and now the two biggest men in this match are standing nose to nose! Test and Cass are throwing bombs in the middle of the ring. Test plants a big knee to Test before hitting the ropes that is when Cass plants a big boot across the skull of Test! Cass grabs Test and THROWS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!
Test is eliminated by Big Cass
{Big Cass stands over the ropes and does the too small taunt to Test! Big Cass is celebrating as Enzo is on the outside of the ring hyping up Big Cass! The Buzzer sounds!}
11. Dolph Ziggler
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Big Cass
{We get some drama as out next comes DOLPH ZIGGLER! The other member of The Heenan Family is running down the ramp as Heenan is behind him and he is making that Ziggler knows what is going on! Ziggler comes running down the ramp as Starks is distracted by this and Ziggler looks at Starks and the TWO ARE BEATING UP OTHERS! Starks and Ziggler are working as a team! Ziggler catches Christian with stiff Superkick! Bryan Danielson gets a Superkick! Swerve is up and Ricky Starks saves Ziggler by catching Swerve with a Spear! Big Cass is on his feet and is fighting both men! That is when charging down the ramp is SHAWN SPEARS! The fans are upset as The Heenan Family are taking over this Royal Rumble now! The referees are trying to get Spears out of the ring but Heenan brings out a paper from his pocket and here comes the buzzer and it’s SHAWN SPEARS! The fans are PISSED!}
12. Shawn Spears
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Big Cass, Dolph Ziggler and Shawn Spears
{Spears, Ziggler and Starks are in complete control of this Rumble now! They all three work together and over the top goes Big Cass! The Heenan Family have done their work and Big Cass is gone!}
Big Cass is eliminated by Ricky Starks, Dolph Ziggler and Shawn Spears
{The Heenan Family is standing tall. Heenan goes to the ringside area and he DEMANDS The Fink to get up! Heenan grabs the chair and slides into the ring as Spears gets a sick grin on his face! The Heenan Family take out everybody as the buzzer sounds!}
13. Eddie Kingston
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Dolph Ziggler, Shawn Spears and Eddie Kingston
{Eddie Kingston has his hand taped up but the new IC Champion is PISSED! He comes charging straight down the ramp and he begins fighting The Family! Kingston is on a roll but that is when Spears from behind with the chair! Kingston is down and he is in pain here! The rest of the guys in the rumble have been beaten down by chairs and everything. Spears holds the arm of Kingston on the ground and that is when Spears raises the chair and ACROSS THE HAND WITH THE CHAIR! Spears is laughing almost as Kingston is SCREAMING! Spears and Ziggler grab Kingston and over the top rope he goes!
Eddie Kingston by Shawn Spears
{The Heenan Family is daring the next man! They don’t care who it is! The Heenan Family is ready for it! BUZZZZ!!!!}
14. Kane
In Ring – Swerve, Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Dolph Ziggler, Shawn Spears and Kane
{BOOOMMMM!!! Here comes The Big Red Monster! Kane is walking down the ramp as “Slow Chemical” is blasting through the speakers! Kane comes into the ring and that is when the true colors show! Starks throws Spears into the hand of Kane! Spears is fighting as Ziggler throws a Superkick to Kane to break the hold! Kane is holding his jaw as Ziggler comes charges right into a Big Boot this time! Kane with a HUGE throat thrust chop to Spears! Starks is now in the corner of the ring hiding away from Kane, but that is when from behind comes charging Swerve with a big leaping kick to Kane! Swerve is now on the attack on Kane but that is when Kane is able to turn the tide when he grabs Swerve and throws him over the top rope but that is when Swerve holds on to the ropes to save himself! That is when Kane comes charging and it met with a leaping kick from the apron by Swerve! Kane is dazed as Swerve leaps on the apron but that is when from the ring comes Christian who gives Swerve a SHOVE! Swerve goes flying and is eliminated!}
Swerve is eliminated by Christian Cage!
{Cage has a smile on his face as Swerve is upset! Swerve heads up the ramp upset about that elimination as The Heenan Family is back in control now! Spears catches Kane in the back with a steel chair as Kane had Dolph for a Chokeslam! Bryan this whole time is still out on outside of the ring after eating a chair shot! The Heenan Family is back at running the Rumble as they are beating down the others in the match! Kane is being choked by Spears, Starks has the boots to Christian and Dolph is daring the next man come on down!}
15. The Undertaker
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Ricky Starks, Christian Cage, Dolph Ziggler, Shawn Spears, Kane and The Undertaker!
GONG!
GONG!
Here comes The DEADMAN! THE UNDERTAKER! He heads into the ring and this Rumble is just taken a turn. The Heenan Family turn their attention to Taker who instantly starts laying out everybody! Taker drops Ziggler with a right hand, Taker drops Spears with a Big Boot, Taker grabs Starks by his throat and starts warning him to leave now! Starks with a kick to the stomach to Taker that actually dazes him! Starks goes for the chair but KANE is there with his boot on the chair! Starks is freaking out now and has no idea what to do. Starks turns around and notices Ziggler is dazed that is when STARKS SHOVES ZIGGLER RIGHT INTO TAKER! Ziggler is grabbed by Taker and CHOKESLAM! Ziggler sells this like only he can! Ziggler pops back up and Taker throws him over the top rope! Taker goes over to Spears and we see the DOUBLE CHOKESLAM! Taker grabs Spears and over the top rope he goes! Finally, Starks is back to his feet and Taker picks him up and throws over the top rope!
Dolph Ziggler Eliminated by Taker
Shawn Spears Eliminated by Taker
Ricky Starks by Taker
16. Drew McIntyre
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Christian Cage, Kane, The Undertaker and Drew McIntyre
{The Scottish Nightmare! Drew McIntyre has Ted Dibiase right behind him! Drew comes walking down the ramp with Ted Dibiase playing it up the whole time! Drew comes down the ramp and he goes right face to face with The Undertaker! Drew isn’t backing down and he goes right at with Taker! Kane turns his attention over Bryan Danielson and brings him into the ring! Bryan though grabs Kane but is dragged back into the ring! Kane is going for the Chokeslam but Bryan is fighting out of the move and that is when Christian comes back into the fold and we got Bryan Danielson and Christian are attacking Kane as McIntyre and Taker are going toe to toe! Kane is trying to fight but that is when Christian and Bryan are finally able to get Kane to teeter over the top rope! Kane is on the ring apron but that is when Christian leaps off the second rope and catches Kane on the apron and he is starting to stir but that is when BRYAN LEAPS WITH A FLYING KNEE AND KANE FALLS OFF THE APRON!}
Kane Eliminated by Bryan Danielson
{Bryan Danielson and Christian are trying to take their breath but that is when! KANE DRAGS BRYAN FROM UNDER THE ROPES! Kane grabs Bryan and throws him right into the barricade! Bryan is in trouble and that is when Kane picks up Bryan and CHOKESLAM ON THE FLOOR! Kane is sending a message but that is when Dibiase walks over to Kane! Dibiase is saying something to Kane who looks at Dibiase and gets a sick grin on his face. Kane continues up the ramp with Dibiase have a smile on his face! That is when the buzzer sounds!}
17. Mr.Kennedy
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Christian Cage, The Undertaker, Drew McIntyre, Mr. Kennedy
{The US Champion! Kennedy comes charging down the ramp and instantly makes his presence felt by jumping on Christian and putting the boots to him. Kennedy is also fighting with Drew and Taker but that is when Kennedy is instantly nailed with the GLASCOW KISS! Kennedy is dazed as Taker grabs Kennedy and over the rope he goes! Christian is starting to stir and over the top he goes by Drew McIntyre!}
Mr.Kennedy Eliminated by The Undertaker
Christian Cage Eliminated by Drew McIntyre
{We are now down to three! Taker and Drew go back to fighting with one another as Bryan is still on the outside of the ring and he is in some serious trouble as Bryan has been in the match the longest and he is some serious pain.}
18. Santino Marella
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, The Undertaker, Drew McIntyre and Santino Marella
{Santino’s music blasts from the speakers! He comes out of the curtain and instantly stares at the ring and Santino has no idea what to do! Taker who has Drew in the corner and working him over with strikes turns around and stares up the ramp! Santino notices this and just says he is going to wait his time! Santino is pacing back and forth teasing making entrance into the ring that is when Taker turns around and CLAYMORE KICK BY DREW MCINTYRE! Taker is laid out as Drew goes over but that is when from the top it’s BRYAN DANIELSON AND MISSILE DROPKICK TO MCINTYRE! All three men are down and out! Santino notices this and runs DOWN THE RAMP! Santino is running 100 mph! Santino picks up Bryan and throws him over the top rope! Santino struggles but picks up Drew McIntyre and over the top he goes! Santino is dancing but what he doesn’t notice is Bryan and Drew both hold on and neither man is eliminated! Santino is dancing around and playing up the crowd but that is when UNDERTAKER SITS UP! Santino has no idea! Taker is getting back to his feet but Santino who is dancing around turns around and TAKER GRABS SANTINO BY HIS THROAT! Santino is pleading with all he has! THE FANS EXPLODE WHEN DREW MCINTYRE GRABS TAKER FROM BEHIND AND OVER THE TOP ROPE HE GOES! Taker lands on his feet and slaps the canvas! Taker is PISSED! Drew McIntyre gets a MASSIVE pop from the crowd just from the shock! Dibiase is celebrating as Drew McIntyre has just shocked the world! Santino is on the mat and he is SHOCKED that he isn’t eliminated!
The Undertaker Eliminated by Drew McIntyre
{Drew McIntyre stares at Santino who notices that his luck might have just ran out but that is when the buzzer sounds!}
19. Kurt Angle
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Santino Marella and Kurt Angle!
{Cue The Horns! Cue The Music! Cue the You Suck Chants! Kurt Angle is here! He comes charging down the ramp and he goes right at Drew McIntyre! Angle ducks a clothesline with a German Suplex, Bryan springboards into the ring and Angle with a Belly to Belly Suplex! Santino is hiding in the corner of the ring hugging the steel post but Kurt is able to overpower him and drag him from the post! Angle picks up Santino and ANGLE SLAM! Kurt Angle is pumped here as the straps go down! Angle locks on the Angle Lock on Santino who is screaming in pain! Angle has the hold locked on and refuses to let go! Santino is SCREAMING in pain! Santino is using the ropes to get to his feet but Angle just lets go of the ankle and proceeds to throw Santino over the top rope!
Santino Marella Eliminated by Kurt Angle
{We are back down to three men. Angle turns his attention to Daniel Bryan who is completely exhausted at this point! Angle just rocks Bryan with stiff right hands! Drew is resting in the corner watching Angle work over Bryan in the corner. Angle is trying to eliminate Bryan as the buzzer sounds!}
20. Keith Lee
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle and Keith Lee
{Limitless Keith Lee! He comes down the ramp with a purpose! Lee slides into the ring and is instantly jumped on by Angle and Drew they are unloading with hands on Lee but he is able to bust through and send both men flying! Angle comes charging but Lee drops him with a clothesline! Drew is also dropped with one as well! Lee gets the crowd going as no eliminations happen but the ring is starting to get filled again!}
21. Jeff Hardy
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, and Jeff Hardy
{Yet again this is just filling the ring! Jeff gets a nice pop from the crowd but nothing really of note except that Bryan Danielson is still fighting with all he has and still isn’t eliminated!}
22. Randy Savage
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage
{Savage comes flying down the ramp and these fans are going crazy! Savage is like a madman attacking everybody! Savage has no friends and is fighting everyone!}
23. Danhausen
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, Danhausen
{Danhausen comes out next! The fans LOVE this man! He comes down the ramp and instantly the fans go crazy! Danhausen starts bothering Ted Dibiase but this proves costly as Danhausen gets grabbed by Drew McIntyre and into the ring! Drew grabs the ghoul and throws him instantly over the top rope to the floor! Danhausen instantly stands up and looks at everyone and just acts like he doesn’t care before walking up the ramp!}
Danhausen Eliminated by Drew McIntyre
24. Mark Henry
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, Mark Henry
{The mood changes a little bit here as Mark Henry who dominated earlier tonight comes down the ramp! Henry goes into the ring and just keeps the ring filled but he gets some nice moments of action!}
25. Lance Storm
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, Mark Henry, Lance Storm
{Lance Storm comes charging down the ramp and makes sure to help his partner in the Million Dollar Corporation Drew McIntyre! Storm and Drew gain control of their part of the ring and work over Jeff Hardy!
26. Matt Hardy
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, Mark Henry, Lance Storm and Matt Hardy
{Almost on cue! Matt Hardy comes charging down the ramp to help his brother! Matt and Jeff work together to fight off the corporation as the rest are still fighting not a lot of note just Royal Rumble Action happening now!}
27. Rob Van Dam
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, Mark Henry, Lance Storm, Matt Hardy, and Rob Van Dam
{One of a Kind! RVD is out next as we are down to the last 4 men in the Rumble now! This ring is starting to fill completely up now!}
28. Edge
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy, Randy Savage, Mark Henry, Lance Storm, Matt Hardy, Rob Van Dam and Edge
{The Rated “R” Superstar! Edge comes charging down the ramp and that is when The Hardys make their mission to go after Edge! They are fighting with Edge and working him over in the corner. The Hardys set up for Poetry in Motion! Edge catches Jeff Hardy though and flying over the top he goes! Matt Hardy comes charging at Edge but is instantly nailed with a stiff boot across the face and Edge throws Matt Hardy over the top rope as well! Edge is happy with his handywork as The Hardys are gone!}
Jeff Hardy Eliminated by Edge
Matt Hardy Eliminated by Edge
29. The Rock
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Randy Savage, Mark Henry, Lance Storm, Rob Van Dam, Edge
{The fans EXPLODE! The Rock is sprinting down the ramp and instantly goes after Mark Henry who has laid out a bunch of people. The Rock is starting to beat the hell out of Henry with stiff right hands! Henry is dazed against the ropes! The Rock spits in his hand and he nails Henry the last shot and dazes him against the ropes! Storm though has snuck behind The Rock and spins him around! Storm throws a Superkick but The Rock catches the leg of Storm and spins him around! The Rock grabs Storm by his head and throws Storm into Mark Henry and over the top goes BOTH MEN! The Rock with a double elimination! The Rock starts clearing the ring with clotheslines, Spinebusters and Rock Bottoms! The Rock is playing up the crowd now as the FINAL ENTRANT IS NOW!
Mark Henry Eliminated by The Rock
Lance Storm eliminated by The Rock
30. Stone Cold Steve Austin
In Ring – Bryan Danielson, Drew McIntyre, Kurt Angle, Keith Lee, Randy Savage, Rob Van Dam, Edge, The Rock, and Stone Cold
{THE GLASS SHATTERS! IT’S STONE COLD! The fans EXPLODE LIKE NEVER BEFORE! Stone Cold is ready to rumble! The Rock and Austin are fighting and neither man is backing down from the other as they are throwing complete bombs in the middle of the ring! The Rock is going for Rock Bottom but like many times before Austin elbows out! The Rock is dazed when STONE COLD STUNNER! The Rock bounces all over the ring for Austin! Keith Lee turns around and STONE COLD STUNNER! Lee though doesn’t go down so Austin with another STONE COLD STUNNER! Lee is dazed now against the rope and bounces again but STONE COLD STUNNER FOR A THIRD TIME! Lee is out of it as Stone Cold runs the ropes and clothesline over the top goes Keith Lee!
Keith Lee Eliminated by Stone Cold
{We have action spilling everywhere now! The match is starting to dwindle down now as the men are starting to drop like flies! RVD and Bryan are fighting! RVD drops Bryan with a body slam! RVD goes for the Rolling Thunder but when RVD does his leap in the air! Bryan shoots his feet up and this has so much power that RVD goes over the top rope and lands on the apron! As RVD stands up ROUNDHOUSE KICK!
Rob Van Dam Eliminated by Bryan Danielson
Randy Savage is fighting with Kurt Angle but that is when Savage comes charging for a clothesline but Kurt Angle catches Randy Savage and BELLY TO BELLY OVER THE TOP ROPE TO THE FLOOR GOES SAVAGE!
Randy Savage Eliminated by Kurt Angle
Drew McIntyre has had one hell of a Royal Rumble so far! The Rock though moves out of the way of a Claymore Kick at the last second! Drew takes a nasty bump into the buckles due to it and that is when The Rock plants Drew with a Rock Bottom! Ted Dibiase leaps up on the apron as The Rock grabs Dibiase! Drew though is able to sneak up from behind and DREW MCINTYRE ELIMINATES THE ROCK!
The Rock Eliminated by Drew McIntyre
{The ROCK IS PISSED! The Rock is screaming at Drew who tells The Rock to take a hike but that is when The Ultimate Opportunist ELIMINATES DREW MCINTYRE! Edge is smiling but doesn’t have time to celebrate as Stone Cold is going after him! The Rock and Drew McIntyre are beating the hell out of each other as this fight is now spilling all the way up the ramp! This is the start of a war between these two men but now we are down to the Final Four!}
Drew McIntyre Eliminated by Edge
Final Four
Bryan Danielson, Kurt Angle, Edge and Stone Cold
{The Final Four is a star studded Final Four! We have one hell of a battle between these four men! Bryan has set The Royal Rumble Record for longest in the even but can he go the full distance! Danielson and Kurt Angle are fighting with all they have as Stone Cold and Edge are going back and forth! This is a battle between legends! Stone Cold goes for a Stunner but Edge counters and throws Stone Cold right into a Running Knee from Bryan Danielson! Edge turns around and Kurt Angle goes for The Angle Slam but Edge rakes the eyes of Kurt! This dazes Kurt long enough for Bryan to come charging and RUNNING KNEE TO ANGLE THAT SENDS HIM OVER THE TOP ROPE!}
Final Three
Bryan Danielson, Edge and Stone Cold
{It’s the Final Three! Stone Cold, Edge and Bryan Danielson! The fans are a buzz as Stone Cold comes charging at Bryan and catches him with a Thesz Press! Austin with the right hands but when Austin throws the last punch! BRYAN COUNTERS INTO THE YES LOCK! Austin is fading as Bryan is pulling on the neck! Austin is fading as Edge has slide under the ropes and out of harms way! Bryan is trying to yank more but Austin uses the ropes to break up the hold! Austin and Bryan are going all out and fighting with all they can! Austin moves out of the way of The Running Knee from Bryan! Austin with a STUNNER! Bryan is out like a light! Austin is talking trash as he picks up Bryan and goes to throw him over the top rope but BRYAN COUNTERS SPINS AROUND AND BRYAN THROWS AUSTIN OVER THE TOP ROPE!}
Final Two
Bryan Danielson and Edge
{Bryan HAS ELIMINATED STONE COLD! Bryan has NO CHANCE of rest! Edge comes charging full speed and DUMPS BRYAN OVER THE TOP ROPE! MY GOD!!! EDGE HAS DONE IT!
WINNER – EDGE!!!
{You have to be kidding me! Edge has just stolen this Royal Rumble Victory! The fans are mixed here as Edge is going to Main Event Wrestlemania! The biggest question who is he going to face! The Road to Wrestlemania has now begun and Edge has cemented his ticket to the last stop! Edge is celebrating while pointing to the Wrestlemania sign as Bryan Danielson who went through complete hell is against the barricade heartbroken and exhausted!
{The biggest story though is Edge winning The Royal Rumble!}
Eliminations
Finlay by Swerve
Spike Dudley by Walter
Walter by Wardlow
Wardlow by Ricky Starks
Big Cass by Ricky Starks(2), Dolph Ziggler and Shawn Spears
Eddie Kingston by Dolph Ziggler (2) and Shawn Spears (2)
Dolph Ziggler Eliminated by Taker
Shawn Spears Eliminated by Taker (2)
Ricky Starks by Taker (3)
Kane by Bryan Danielson
Mr.Kennedy Eliminated by The Undertaker (4)
Christian Cage Eliminated by Drew McIntyre
The Undertaker Eliminated by Drew McIntyre (2)
Santino Marella Eliminated by Kurt Angle
Danhausen Eliminated by Drew McIntyre (3)
Jeff Hardy Eliminated by Edge
Matt Hardy Eliminated by Edge (2)
Mark Henry eliminated by The Rock
Lance Storm eliminated by The Rock (2)
Keith Lee Eliminated by Stone Cold
Rob Van Dam Eliminated by Bryan Danielson (2)
Randy Savage Eliminated by Kurt Angle (2)
The Rock Eliminated by Drew McIntyre (4)
Drew McIntyre by Edge (3)
Kurt Angle by Bryan Danielson (3)
Stone Cold by Bryan Danielson (4)
Bryan Danielson by Edge (4)
Winner – EDGE!