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Royal Rumble 2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 23, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.
[edit] Results
- Tazz defeated Kurt Angle (3:16)
- Tazz won when Angle passed out while in the Tazzmission.
- The Hardy Boyz (Matt and Jeff) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) in a Tables match (10:18)
- Jeff Hardy hit a Swanton Bomb on D-Von off the balcony and through the table.
- Mae Young won the Miss Rumble 2000 swimsuit contest, defeating Ivory, Terri, Jacqueline, Barbara Bush, Luna and The Kat
- Chris Jericho (c) defeated Chyna (c) and Hardcore Holly in a Triple Threat match to gain sole possession of the WWF Intercontinental Championship (7:30)
- Jericho pinned Chyna after a Lionsault.
- Jericho and Chyna were co-champions going into the match.
- The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Mr. Ass) defeated The Acolytes (Faarooq and Bradshaw) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (2:35)
- Mr. Ass pinned Bradshaw after a Fameasser.
- During the match, X-Pac interfered on behalf of the Outlaws.
- Triple H defeated Cactus Jack in a Street Fight to retain the WWF Championship (26:51)
- The Rock won the 2000 Royal Rumble (51:49)
- 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. (51:47)
- Big Show however claimed he won the 2000 Royal Rumble, as both of the Rock's feet hit the floor first. He later showed video footage proving his statement right, and was awarded a match with The Rock with the WrestleMania title shot on the line.
- During the match non-participants Mean Street Posse and Kaientai make numerous attempts to get into the match. However, they all get tossed out of the ring.
[edit] Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
[edit] Other on-screen talent
Promotional poster of
Royal Rumble 2000
- Commentators
- Spanish Commentators
- Referees
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- Interviewers
- Other
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[edit] Trivia
- Rikishi set a record for most eliminations to start the Royal Rumble match with 7.
- This was one of two World Wrestling Federation events that featured a WWF logo with a green base as oppose to the usual red base. The other event being WrestleMania 2000.
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