.com Of all the gimmick matches the WWF has created over the years, the Royal Rumble may be the most fun and captivating. The concept is simple: There's 30 wrestlers and one ring; two men start out going at it and every two minutes a new wrestler enters until there's only one man standing. But though the concept sounds easy, creating a wrestling match that will hold the attention of fans for over an hour is pretty tricky. With this in mind, the WWF added a prize for the winner that gave the Rumble added drama. Whoever survives gets a free pass to the main event at Wrestlemania and a chance to take on the WWF champion. Unlike most wrestling matches, where it's routinely easy to pick a winner, the Royal Rumble--especially the 2000 edition--is constantly difficult to predict. The 2000 Rumble is among the strongest in recent memory, mostly because of the pace, the outcome, and, yes, the dramatic, nearly evangelical play-by-play delivered by Jim Ross (yeah, it's all fixed, but JR gets your adrenaline pumping by the end of the match). What also makes this Rumble so exciting is the addition of four other matches, all of which complement the excitement of the main event. In particular the wars between Triple H and WWF champion Kurt Angle, and bitter Canadian rivals Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit, are well executed and constantly enjoyable. Of all the pay-per-views of 2000, this may be the one to take home and cherish. --Dave McCoy
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royal rumble 2001
I loved this rumble. I couldn't take my eyes off it for a second. here are the matchesWWF tag team championshipschampions Edge & Christian vs. The Dudley BoyzGreat match here, perfect way to open the show. Edge & Christian controlled the Dudleyz almost the entire match. but they put on a good match nonetheless. The dudleyz hit the 3D to claim tag team gold and send edge & christian packing. 9/10winners and new champions: The Dudley BoyzLadder match for the Intercontinental championshipchampion Chris Benoit vs. Chris JerichoBenoit and Jericho always put on classic matches. They are both such great competitors and when you stick them in a ladder match for gold, you are bound for a great match. jericho hits benoit in the head with a steel chair while he was flying out of the ring at one point! jericho climbs the ladder and takes benoits gold. 10/10winner and new champion: Chris JerichoWomens Championshipchampion Ivory vs. ChynaDon't know don't care. i just hate womens matches. i didn't even bother watching it. All i know is Ivory retains. 3/10winner and still champion: IvoryWWF Championshipchampion: Kurt Angle vs. Triple HI think it's safe to say this match was great! It was a classic performance put on by both men. Arm Drags, razors edge and the moonsault all get hit here. Triple H really picks apart kurt's leg for most of the match. then stone cold comes in and hits triple H with the championship belt, when triple H gets back up stone cold stuns him and leaves the ring. Kurt takes advantage and takes the cover. 10/10winner and still champion: Kurt AngleRoyal Rumblethe favorites in this match were: Kane, rikishi, undertaker, the rock and stone cold. All of these men put on a good show, except rikishi in my opinion, on the way out stone cold gets attacked by triple H and gets the pulp beaten out of him. but he stills rolls in the ring and eliminates Kane to win it. 10/10winner and going to wrestlemania for a shot at the WWF championship: Stone Cold Steve AustinGreat royal rumble, highly recommended
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What a Royal Rumble
I have rented lots of WWF/WWE videos and this one is one of the first ones that i wanted to buy. Lets talk about the matches.(this does include spoilers)Edge and Christian vs The Dudleyz for the tag team championship.This match was better than i thought it would be. Great spots, good storyline, you expected this match to be bad?! Dudleyz pull it off with the 3D and the win!!!...Jericho vs Benoit IC title ladder match. Wow, i've seen lots of ladder matches and all that, and this was the first one to make me say "havent they killed each other enough" Good grief at this match, it was beyond belief. I'd say buy this video just for that match. Jericho gets the win, Go Jericho Go...Chyna vs Ivory for women's title. DUD. Chyna injures neck, Ivory pins her for that for the win, but the match itself was ok. It was good they saved it up for WM17, even if the match was short. *Triple H vs Kurt Angle for the WWF Title. I expected this match to be way better, since their matches before than like at Summerslam and Unforgiven were better, but i was wrong. The main thing ppl remember about it is Trish and Steph catfight, as well as Stone Cold hittin the stunner to give Kurt the win. **The Royal Rumble. Wow, I was impressed with Kane. Entered #6 and eliminated the last. Great spots in this match. Kane eliminatin lots of ppl with trash can lid, Big Show chokeslammin everyone, includin Rock thru a table, etc. Stone Cold gets the win even tho he used a chair, who i was rootin for. A great Royal Rumble with him winning it and going to Wrestlemania...This Royal Rumble was a great ppv. I'd recommend anyone to buy it. I'm gonna try and get it for Christmas. Maybe the best Royal Rumble ever.
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Royal Rumble 2001 Review
Tag Team ChampionshipsEdge & Chrstian(c's) vs. The Dudley Boyz- Nice opener here. Back when the tag team divison was red hot and these two teams were fantastic. Dudleyz get the win and reclaim the Tag Championships. 3.5/5.Ladder Match for the Intercontiental ChampionshipChris Beniot(c) vs. Chris Jericho- This match was amazing. Two guys pulling all the stops in a ladder match, two great athletes. Jericho gets the win and wins the Intercontiental title. 4/5.Women's ChampionshipIvory(c) vs. Chyna- Welp. Ivory defeated Chyna, and did this angle where Chyna injured her neck. Lawler came down and Billy Gunn too. 2/5.WWF ChampionshipKurt Angle(c) vs. Triple H- I remember this being an entertaining match up. Two great atheltes. Angle was on the rise, and Triple H was already an established Main Eventer. Stone Cold interfered and cost Triple the match. Kurt Angle retains. 3.5/5.The 30-Man Royal Rumble Match- One of my favorite Rumble matches. It had Taker, Kane, Rock, Austin Big Show, and many more.Kane set the record for most eliminations in the rumble. And it was awesome watching. The Hardys went out it. Just a fun match to watch. Rumbles are always fun. Check this one out. Triple H comes out and attacks Austin, but that doesn't stop him. Becaus ehe goes on to win the Royal Rumble match. Last eliminating Kane. 4.5/5.Royal Rumble, 7.5/10 stars.
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Good dvd
Xmas gift
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Kauf hat sich gelohnt
Der erste Kampf schon viel besser als viele Hauptkämpfe anderer Großveranstaltungen.Das Ladder Match auch großartig!Die 30 Mann Battle Royal war auch super. alle zwei Minuten kam ein neuer Wrestler in den Ring. Der Undertaker, Kane, the Rock und Stone Cold wären natürlich wie letzen, die es unter einander ausmachten... aber echt super und witzig!SUPER VERANSTALTUNG
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THE ROAD TO WM IN 2001!
Rumble 01' was one of the best events in history till this day, the ladder match for ic title & hhh vs angle for wwf title. The royal rumble match itself was one of the best ever that's amazing!
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過激すぎるランブル戦
オープニングはエッジ&クリスチャン× ダッドリーズのタッグ王座戦。互いにタッグとして抜群のコンビネーションを見せて持ち味も存分に発揮、非常にスリリングな展開が楽しめます。 ベノワ×ジェリコのIC王座ハシゴ戦は全くの互角の展開に。両者が惜しげもなく得意技を披露と期待通りの激戦&名勝負になってます。 カート×トリプルHのWWF王座戦。主導権を握ったのはトリプルH、さすがの技術の高さを見せてくれる。しかし勢いに乗ってるカートも持ち前のレスリング技術で応戦。最高峰の王座戦に相応しい内容。 メインのランブル戦は非常に濃密な内容。序盤はハーディーズが盛り上げ中盤にかけてはケイン&テイカーの破壊兄弟がリングを圧倒、特に5人がかりの攻撃を受けてもピンピンしてるケインは怪物そのもの。そしてロック&オースチン登場から会場はヒートアップ。1時間に及ぶ試合時間ながら武器攻撃&ちょっとしたハプニング&必殺技の応酬と見所は沢山。とにかく非常に面白い大会になっているのでお勧め出来ます。
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