Here are seven things you should know about the 2001 Royal Rumble. Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble How well could WWE follow up on the awesome 2000 Rumble PPV? Very well, in fact. It all culminated with a showdown between huge stars like Austin, Rock, and Kane. This match featured Kane lasting nearly an hour and setting the record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match. The 2001 Royal Rumble match lasted 61 minutes and 55 seconds (61m 55s). Intercontinental Title Ladder Match: Chris Jericho d. WWE Royal Rumble 2001 Match Time and Statistics. Tag Team Titles: The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray & D-Von Dudley) d. En France, cet évènement a fait lobjet dune diffusion sur Canal+. Il sest déroulé le 21 janvier 2001 au New Orleans Arena de La Nouvelle-Orléans, Louisiane.
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The 14th Royal Rumble event took place in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 21, 2001. Royal Rumble 2001 est le quatorzième Royal Rumble, pay-per-view de catch de la World Wrestling Federation. When every match on the show has some kind of title or reward on the line then it really has a big time feel to it. Match ratings listed above are from Dave Meltzers highly respected Wrestling Observer Newsletter. The undercard featured four title matches, which is great because it helped make the show seem more important. When he came back in October 2000 he looked like he hadn't missed a beat, but could he survive and win his record third Rumble match? That was the big selling point of the show. He missed most of 2000 with a year long neck injury that required surgery. Going into this event, the big story was whether or not "Stone Cold" Steve Austin could complete his comeback. A lot of them were either in the prime of their careers or they were rising stars, so there was a lot of anticipation for this event.
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In at 2 is Bull Buchanan of the Right To Censor stable. The only thing we know going in is that Rikishi, a heel, would be 30 in this match. The intervals are back to the 2 minute mark this time. Kane set a record for the most eliminations and the match saw Drew Carey enter the Royal Rumble. The announcers are Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler. (pin)09:59WWF Tag Team Title.2Chris Jerichodef18:44ladderWWF Intercontinenta.3Ivory (c)def. The main event was the Royal Rumble match. nomatchmatchdurationmatch typetitle(s)1Bubba Ray Dudley & DVon Dudleydef. Royal Rumble 30 men compete in the annual staggered battle royal, known as the Royal Rumble, for a WWF Title shot at WrestleMania X-Seven. It was presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT and took place on Januat the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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#WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2001 FULL#
The year 2000 was arguably the greatest in company history and WWE's roster was full of talent. Royal Rumble (2001) was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. The 2001 Royal Rumble happened at a time when WWE was definitely peaking.