Royal Rumble Huge Results!

J.R.: Thank you Gene. We are just moments away from the WWE Championship match between Bret Hart and Brock Lesnar. The World Title did not change hands earlier tonight. Will the WWE Title change hands here tonight? We are about to find out.

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
BRET “HIT MAN” HART © VS. BROCK LESNAR

Styles: Both of these men look ready to go. Ted DiBiase is of course out here at ringside for Lesnar.

King: One lucky young fan just received a pair of Bret Hart sunglasses. It will be a memorable night for that fan, but will Bret Hart want to remember this night when all is said and done?

J.R.: We know that Lesnar can beat the Hit Man. It happened back at Survivor Series when Lesnar pinned Hart’s shoulders to the mat during the main event elimination tag match.

Hart and Lesnar lock up. Lesnar quickly takes Hart to the mat. Hart sits out and goes behind the bigger Lesnar and then yanks his arm. Lesnar takes Hart back over and then nails him with a clothesline. Lesnar pounds on Hart and sends him into the turnbuckle. Lesnar pounds Bret and drops an elbow, but Hart moves. Hart takes Lesnar over with an arm drag and holds on working on the arm.

J.R.: Hart is doing the right thing here. Take a body part and work on it. If Hart takes the arm away from Lesnar, his power game won’t be so effective.

Hart takes Lesnar back to the mat and drops a leg across the arm. Hart pulls back on the arm. Hart knees Lesnar in the arm. Hart goes for a cover, but Lesnar quickly kicks out.

Styles: That seems a little early for the Hit Man to be trying to get the victory.

King: It’s more mind games than anything Joey. He wants Lesnar to know he has control.

Hart goes back to the arm. He pounds on the arm. Lesnar knees Hart and then backs him into the corner. Hart moves and goes to the apron and grabs Lesnar’s arm and drops down to the outside. Hart rolls right back in and goes back to the arm hooking an arm bar.

J.R.: Again Bret Hart is focusing on that arm of Brock Lesnar. Without that arm it will be hard for Lesnar to hit the F5 and a number of his big moves.

Brock Lesnar lifts the Hit Man up with one arm and drops back to the mat. Lesnar gets up. Hart follows. Hart punches away. Hart sends him in, but Lesnar reverses. The Hit Man connects with a cross body, but Lesnar makes a one arm catch and slams Hart down. Lesnar drops an elbow, but the Hit Man moves. Hart connects with a leg drop and gets a near fall.

Styles: The strength of Brock Lesnar even being limited by one arm is certainly impressive. Bret Hart better come up with an alternate game plan or he may be the only champion to go down to defeat by the one armed man.

Hart pounds Lesnar in the corner. He rams Lesnar into the turnbuckle ten times in a row. Hart mounts Lesnar for ten hard shots. Hart then hit’s a snap suplex and gets a near fall. Hart dropkicks Lesnar and goes for a back breaker, but Lesnar blocks it. Lesnar shoves Hart to the corner. Lesnar clotheslines the Hit Man from behind and then. Lesnar uses his left arm to drop several elbows on Hart.

J.R.: Brock Lesnar is adapting his limitations here and he has the Hit Man in trouble.

Lesnar hit’s a short arm clothesline and then delivers a vertical suplex supported by his left arm. Lesnar covers Hart, but he kicks out. Lesnar sends Hart in and catches him with a bear hug.

Styles: Lesnar is putting the squeeze on the WWE Champion, but seems to be holding back a little due to his right arm have taking a beating here in this match.

Bret Hart elbows out of the bear hug, but Lesnar drills Hart into the corner. Lesnar then charges in, but Hart goes up and over into a sunset flip for a near fall. Lesnar nails Hart with a big boot to the face. Lesnar delivers a gut wrench suplex and nails him with an elbow for a near fall. Lesnar sends Hart for the ride. Hart kicks Lesnar and then clotheslines Lesnar. He nails him again and goes for another, but this time Lesnar catches him with an over head suplex. Lesnar covers the Hit Man. Bret Hart kicks out.

King: Lesnar seems to be wearing down the Hit Man now. I think we may be getting ready to crown a new WWE Champion.

Lesnar nails Hart with knees to the back and then hooks him in with a body scissors. Lesnar tightens his grip. Hart’s shoulders are down and the referee counts, but he gets a shoulder up. Hart turns his body and Lesnar’s shoulders are down and he gets counted, but kicks out and releases the hold. Lesnar kicks Hart off. Hart catches Lesnar with a drop toe hold into the ropes and then sling shots Lesnar under the bottom rope.

J.R.: Nicely done by Bret Hart. That took some of the wind out of Lesnar’s sails.

Hart pulls Lesnar back in and drops an elbow. Hart connects with a back breaker and then goes to the middle turnbuckle and comes off with an elbow for a near fall. Hart punches away at Lesnar. Hart goes to the ropes. Lesnar lifts him up, but Hart goes behind and connects with a side Russian leg sweep for a near fall. Hart goes for a neck breaker, but Lesnar reverses it and plants Hart face first and gets a near fall. Lesnar then whips Hart sternum first into the corner. Lesnar covers Hart, but he gets a shoulder up.

Styles: This is a back and forth battle and Brock Lesnar right now seems to me to be the man to beat.

J.R.: Lesnar has taken charge again, but the Hit Man has no quit in him.

Lesnar gets set for the F5, but Hart kicks off the ropes and hooks Lesnar with a crucifix attempt, but Lesnar drops back and gets a near fall. Lesnar sends Hart in and nails him with a clothesline. Lesnar hits yet another and then power bombs Hart. Lesnar makes the cover, but Hart kicks out again. Ted DiBiase gets up into the referee’s face to argue about the count. Lesnar picks up Bret for the F5 again, but he counters with a victory roll for a near fall. Hart dropkicks Lesnar and then nails DiBiase. Lesnar comes at Hart, but eh side steps him and tries to roll him back up, but Lesnar blocks it. Hart then clotheslines Lesnar up and over to the outside.

Styles: This has to be one of the most competitive title matches in recent history.

Bret Hart hit’s a plancha out onto Lesnar. Hart punches away at Lesnar. Ted DiBiase comes up behind Hart, but Hart catches him with an inverted atomic drop and sends him into the ring steps. The referee calls for DiBiase to be removed from ringside. Hart then whips Lesnar into the steps and rolls him back into the ring. Hart follows and then rolls back out.

J.R.: Bret Hart broke the referee’s count which shows you the kind of competitor that he is. He could have easily let himself be counted out here to hold onto the WWE Championship.

Hart wraps Lesnar’s leg around the ring post. Hart applies the figure four around the post. Hart releases the hold before getting counted out and rolls back in. Hart drops the leg on Lesnar for a near fall. Hart drills Lesnar with a low head-butt and then steps in and goes for the Sharp Shooter. Lensar blocks him from turning over. Hart keeps fighting and finally gets Lesnar over.

King: Is Lesnar going to tap? This could be the end.

Lesnar pushes up his body and grabs the ropes. Hart pounds on Lesnar. Lesnar fights back. Lesnar nails Hart and sends him in. Hart ducks under and connects with a clothesline. Hart pounds on Lesnar and nails him with a knee lift. Hart goes for a piledriver, but Lesnar blocks it. Hart tries again, but Lesnar won’t go up. Hart finally gets him up and plants him in the mat.

J.R.: A dangerous piledriver connects and Bret Hart may have found Lesnar’s kryptonite.

Hart covers Lesnar. The referee counts. One..two..thr… Lesnar kicks out.

Styles: Oh my Gawd! Lesnar will not stay down. This man may not be human.

Hart goes to a back suplex and then climbs up to the top turnbuckle. Lesnar is up and he nails Hart. Lesnar climbs and he connects with a superplex. Lesnar has Hart down, but he kicks out. Lesnar pulls Hart up, but the Hit Man hooks in a DDT.

King: Both men are down on the canvas and look to be drained. We could have a double count out.

The Big Show makes his way down to the ringside area.

J.R.: Some very big business looks to be picking up here as Lesnar’s Tag Team Championship partner the Big Show is out here.

Big Show grabs the WWE Title and tosses the belt into the ring. The referee tries to get Show to move away. Lesnar gets to his feet. He kicks the WWE Title belt out of the ring.

Styles: Well Brock Lesnar apparently does not want help from Show in winning the title. These two have not seen eye-to-eye on many an occasion.

Lesnar gets Hart up. He finally connects with the F5.

King: I think the lights have finally dimmed on the Hit Man’s WWE Title reign.

Lesnar covers Bret Hart, but the referee is still busy with Big Show. Show slaps the referee.

J.R.: Oh boy that was not a wise decision. Lesnar may get disqualified here and Lesnar could have just been crowned Champion.

The referee tries to gain his composure as Big Show pulls off the top turnbuckle pad exposing the metal buckle. Lesnar lifts Hart one more time, but Hart slips behind and dropkicks Lesnar who hit’s the exposed buckle and also knocks Big Show off the apron. Hart then rolls up Lesnar and grapevines the arms as the referee counts one…two..three!

Styles: An epic WWE Championship contest has come to an end as Bret Hart retains the title after the Big Show sticks his nose where it doesn’t belong. Never take anything away from Bret Hart, but this may have very well been Brock Lesnar’s night had the Big Show not gotten involved.

J.R.: Well be that as it may, Bret Hart is still the WWE Champion and he will be heading to the main event of WrestleMania to defend that title. It will certainly be interesting to see what develops between Lesnar and the Big Show when next they find themselves in close proximity with each other.

King: Well guys as the Hit Man celebrates his victory it’s time to take a look back a little bit of Royal Rumble history.

Footage is shown of highlights from past Royal Rumble matches.

J.R.: Well guys are we ready? I know I am. Because we are about to see sixty competitors compete for a spot in the main event of WrestleMania XX.

Five men in green and white with pompoms jump into the ring. Each has their name on their outfit.

King: What’s this?
One man with Kenny written starts talking and introduces himself and passes the mic to each man.

Kenny: My name is Kenny.

The rest continue saying their names… Mikey, Nicky, Mitch, Johnny. Then in unison announce.

“We are the Spirit Squad! Ready okay! Tonight‘s the night. We are ready to Rumble. One man will win. Fifty-nine will fumble. Bodies will fly. Heads will roll. The eliminated will cry. This match will take its toll. So now it‘s time. Give me an R. Give me a U. Give me an M. Give me a B. Give me an L. Give me an E. What does that spell? Rumble. Rumble. It‘s the Royal Rumble!”

J.R.: Who in the heck’s brilliant idea was this?

King: I don’t know, but the next time we get some cheerleaders out here, they better be female.

The Spirit Squad exit the ring and Howard Finkel steps in.

Styles: Now that the esteemed Howard Finkel has entered the ring I think it is safe to say it’s Royal Rumble time. Let’s send it up to the Fink.

60 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH

Fink: Ladies and gentlemen. It is now time for the Royal Rumble! In just a moment the men who drew number one and number two will enter the ring. Every ninety seconds thereafter another man will enter until all sixty Superstars have made their way to the ring. Eliminations will occur when a Superstar goes over the top rope and both feet touch the floor. The last man standing will be declared the winner and will go onto to compete for Championship gold at WrestleMania XX. Now let us all find out who is the man who drew number one!

“Kennedy…” The music of Mr. Kennedy plays as he heads to the ring.

Styles: Welll guys I think it’s safe to assume that the cocky and brash Mr. Kennedy who has been on a huge roll since coming to the WWE will have to pull out a miracle in order to win this. He is going to have outlast fifty-nine other Superstars and a very long night to pick up the win.

King: It may not seem likely, but don’t underestimate Mr. Kennedy.

Fink: And now the man who drew number two!

“Booyaka Booyaka..” The music of Rey Mysterio plays as he heads to the ring.

J.R.: Well the hugely popular international Superstar Rey Mysterio did not luck out in the draw and he too will have a tough night ahead if he plans to win it all.

Styles: Remember guys that not only did tonight’s luck of the draw determine what number a Superstar would enter the ring, but also which of the three WWE brands those Superstars will be calling home starting tomorrow night on Raw. We will certainly be looking forward to finding out the details of all three rosters on Raw, ECW, and Smackdown this week.

The bell sounds and Kennedy pounds on Rey. He sends him in. Rey ducks and connects with a huracanrana. Rey dropkicks Kennedy into the ropes. Rey gets set for the 619, but Kennedy connects with a clothesline. Kennedy suplexes Mysterio and whips him into the corner. Kennedy follows in with a straight kick and then tries to dump Rey out, but he holds on as the buzzer sounds for the next participant. #3 (01:30) Monty Brown comes out.

J.R.: Well here comes the Alpha Male.

Brown pounds on Rey and slams him down. Brown then nails Kennedy. The two exchange blows. Kennedy sends Monty in, but he reverses him and delivers a power slam. Brown sends Kennedy in and connects with the Pounce. Rey springs off the ropes with a seated senton Brown and then gets Kennedy up on the ropes. Brown suplexes Rey. #4 (03:00) The Sandman enters.

Styles: It’s time for a little extreme competition as the Sandman is here.

Sandman pounds on Brown and whips him in and connects with a clothesline. Rey dropkicks Kennedy. Rey plants Kennedy with a bulldog. Sandman nails Brown with a boot. Rey and Sandman whip Kennedy and Monty Brown into each other. Sandman gets Kennedy hanging over the rope as the buzzer sounds. #5 (04:30) Joey Mercury enters. Mercury goes right for Mysterio. Kennedy nails Sandman. Mercury sends Rey in and nails him with an elbow. Mercury stomps on Rey.

King: Mercury is really doing a number on Mysterio and he’s proving what kind of competitor he is.

J.R.: But he also may run out of gas in a hurry.

Monty Brown clotheslines Joey Mercury and pounds on him. Kennedy sends Rey in and lifts him up and drops him to the mat. Sandman suplexes Brown. Mercury dropkicks Sandman and connects with a neck breaker. Monty Brown hits Mercury with the Pounce and tosses him out of the ring (05:40).

Styles: So Joey Mercury comes in all ablaze and now he’s the first one eliminated in just over a minutes time.

Monty Brown kicks the Sandman. #6 (06:00) Razor Ramon makes his way out. Razor goes right after Monty with punches. Ramon delivers a number of shots to Monty Brown and then clotheslines him. Ramon lifts up Brown on top and he delivers a back suplex. Sandman nails Ramon, but he fires back. Razor hit’s the fall away slam and then Kennedy tackles Razor and drills him with a front slam. Mysterio drops the leg on Kennedy. Sandman and Brown double up on Razor.

J.R.: Razor Ramon is a top notch competitor, a former Intercontinental Champion who would like nothing better than to headline WrestleMania. He’s going to have a tough time with the numbers game working against him.

#7 (07:30) Matt Hardy arrives. Hardy attacks Monty Brown and pounds on him. He then goes after Mr. Kennedy. Hardy sends him to the corner and clotheslines him. Hardy slams Kennedy and drops the leg.

Styles: Matt Hardy has some unfinished business with Mr. Kennedy and he would like to eliminate the Green Bay native from this contest.

Rey and Brown face off while Razor works on the Sandman. Brown drills Rey into the mat. Hardy lifts Kennedy in the corner. #8 (09:00) Finlay enters the fray.

King: His name is Finlay and he loves to fight.

J.R.: Well this match is certainly right up the Irishman’s alley.

Finlay hammers Razor and clotheslines him. Finlay attacks Sandman and plants him with the Celtic Cross. Finlay goes to dump Sandman, but Razor delivers a back suplex to Finlay. Monty Brown clotheslines Ramon. Rey hit’s a spring board leg drop on Finlay and kicks him. Sandman nails Rey and sends him in for a big boot. Kennedy breaks away from Matt Hardy and nails Sandman. Finlay hits Kennedy. Hardy delivers the Side Effect to Kennedy.

Styles: There is non stop action in this match and we have only seen the first eight participants. Could one of these men be headlining WrestleMania?

King: I guess like the saying goes, anything can happen here in the WWE.

J.R.: Yes anything except for Joey Mercury getting a title opportunity at the Garden as he is the only man eliminated thus far in this sixty man contest.

Finlay and Hardy battle. #9 (10:30) Hulk Hogan enters.

J.R.: The Wachovia Center has erupted here as the Immortal Hulk Hogan makes his way into the Rumble. This is certainly going to get interesting.

Styles: And it looks like he’s making a B-line straight to Monty Brown.

Hogan nails Brown. He punches away and sends him in. Hogan connects with a big boot. Hogan goes to toss Brown, but Mr. Kennedy nails Hogan. Kennedy holds Hogan. Brown charges in, but Hogan moves and Kennedy gets nailed. Hogan clotheslines Monty Brown over the top to the floor (11:51).

J.R.: The Alpha Male has been sent packing as Hulkamania is running wild here tonight. Those two men will collide one-on-one tomorrow night on Raw regardless of which brands they are drafted to.

Hulk Hogan hammers Finlay. Matt Hardy works on Sandman. Razor and Kennedy battle. #10 (12:00) Randy Orton arrives. Orton slides into the ring. He dropkicks Sandman and quickly delivers the RKO. Orton sends Sandman over the top (12:32).

King: Randy Orton has just made an immediate impact on this Rumble. The RKO comes from out of nowhere and the Sandman’s night is over.

J.R.: Randy Orton is going to be a force in this one. He is a former WWE Champion who wants to reclaim the gold.

Hogan rams Finlay to the buckle. Orton waits for Hogan to turn his way. Rey dropkicks Orton into the ropes and goes for a 619, but Kennedy catches Rey and delivers the Green Bay Plunge. Matt Hardy then clotheslines Kennedy. He tosses him over, but Kennedy hangs on. Randy Orton sends Rey in. Rey spins all the way around Orton and delivers a spinning head scissors. Razor Ramon nails Orton and whips him to the corner. #11 (13:30) Lance Storm enters.

Styles: What a surprise! Lance Storm is back! We knew there would be some surprise entrants tonight, but I can’t believe it’s Lance Storm. Storm hasn’t been seen in quite some time. He sort of had a downward spiral following losing the WWE Title to Edge back in 2002.

J.R.: The Royal Rumble always brings out the best and worst in some cases in the WWE Superstars and Lance Storm is looking to attain instant success on the Road to WrestleMania.

Storm goes after Matt Hardy. He sends him in and connects with a heel kick. Storm then nails Mysterio. He hangs up Rey in the corner and nails him with a dropkick. Hulk Hogan delivers an atomic drop to Storm. Finlay kicks Rey and lifts him up, but he slips behind and dropkicks Finlay over the top, but he holds on as the buzzer sounds again. #12 (15:00) Paul Orndorff joins the Rumble.

King: Fifteen minutes in and here comes Mr. Wonderful. Let’s see if it’s a wonderful life for Orndorff here tonight.

Orndorff quickly attacks Hogan. He rams Hogan to the turnbuckle, but Hogan blocks it. Hogan rams Orndorff in and sends him in for a big boot.

J.R.: This is a rivalry that has not let up since the very first WrestleMania.

Hogan delivers the big leg drop on Orndorff. Lance Storm nails Hogan. Finlay joins in. The two pound on Hogan, but he grabs both and delivers a double noggin knocker.. Hogan sends Finlay for the ride. Rey Mysterio pulls down the top rope and Finlay goes flying over (16:17).

Styles: Hulkamania is still running wild and Finlay becomes the Flying Irishman as Rey Mysterio sends him packing.

Razor Ramon goes for a Razor’s Edge on Orton, but he gets free and delivers the inverted back breaker. #13 (16:30) King Kong Bundy arrives. Bundy scoops up Hogan and slams him down.

J.R.: The mammoth King Kong Bundy has joined the in-ring battlefield and he too renews his long time rivalry with Hulk Hogan.

Bundy sends Hogan crashing into Lance Storm in the corner. Bundy delivers an Avalanche which smashes both men. Razor Ramon puts the boots to Randy Orton. Orton goes after Ramon, but he ducks and back drops Orton over, but Orton grabs the ring post to save himself.

King: That was nearly the end of Randy Orton’s chances of headlining WrestleMania. Orton hangs on.

Orndorff stomps on Rey. Mr. Kennedy lifts Matt Hardy in the corner. Hardy kicks Kennedy. #14 (18:00) Paul London runs to the ring.

Styles: Here comes the reigning Cruiserweight Champion, the exciting Paul London.

London leaps in off the top rope nailing Mr. Wonderful. He sends him in, but Orndorff reverses. London ducks and nails Paul with a dropsault. London and Mysterio deliver a double dropkick to Orndorff and do the same for King Kong Bundy who doesn’t fall. Hulk Hogan moves in and he scoops up Bundy and slams him down. Rey goes to the top and hit’s the missile like splash on Bundy. London then connects with a 450 splash on Bundy.

J.R.: What a triple team assault on the four hundred plus pound King Kong Bundy.

Hulk Hogan grabs Bundy by his straps and sends him out over the top to the floor (19:27). #15 (19:30) Jim Brunzell heads to the ring.

Styles: Bundy is out of here and here comes one half of the Killer Bees. We are nearly at the twenty minute mark and both Rey Mysterio and Mr. Kennedy, our first two entrants are still in this. Fifteen superstars have entered out of the field of sixty thus far and five men have been eliminated.

Brunzell goes after Randy Orton. He sends him in and nails him with a dropkick. Brunzell tries to throw Orton over, but he holds on. Orton elbows Brunzell in the knee and then gives him a suplex. Orndorff drops an elbow on Jim Brunzell, but Orndorff gets nailed by a Mysterio dropkick. Randy Orton then hit’s the RKO on Mysterio. Razor Ramon kicks Orton and plants him with the Razor’s Edge. Lance Storm hit’s a thrust kick on Ramon. Matt Hardy hooks Storm with the Twist of Fate. Kennedy delivers the Mic Check to Hardy. Hogan then clotheslines Mr. Kennedy. Paul London delivers an enzugiri to Hogan.

King: Is anyone else keeping track of all this?

Styles: What a series of maneuvers. I’ve never seen so much action in one ring on one night.

J.R.: This Royal Rumble is quicker than the proverbial hickup and now we are about to get entrant number sixteen.

#16 (21:00) Johnny Nitro makes his way out. Nitro applauds Paul London who is the only man standing and then he kicks London and nails him. He sends him in. London leaps off the ropes over Nitro. London charges into Nitro, but he moves and then delivers a clothesline. Nitro sends London over the top, but London slides back in. Nitro stomps on London. Razor Ramon works on Lance Storm. Kennedy tries to dump out Hogan. #17 (22:30) Irwin R. Schyster comes out.

King: I hope you guys paid your taxes last year, because here comes IRS.

IRS attacks Matt Hardy and delivers the Write Off. Randy Orton stomps on Rey. Orndorff pounds Brunzell. Hulk Hogan elbows Mr. Kennedy and then punches IRS. Paul London plants Nitro with a DDT. Orndorff tries for a piledriver on London, but he counters with a huracanrana. Nitro springboards off the ropes with a kick to London. Orndorff tries his luck with a piledriver on Jim Brunzell, but Matt Hardy clotheslines Orndorff up and over to the floor (23:12).

[i]J.R.: I guess it wasn’t a wonderful night for Paul Orndorff as he is lying on the floor thanks to Matt Hardy who has been in the ring for around fifteen minutes.[/i]

Johnny Nitro tries to push Matt Hardy out, but he holds on. Razor drills Kennedy into the corner. #18 (24:00) Diesel hit’s the ring.

Styles: Big Daddy Cool is on the scene. Diesel is the biggest man in the Rumble right now.

Diesel sends IRS for the ride and connects with a side slam. Diesel drops IRS into a turnbuckle and then plants him with the Jackknife. Diesel grabs IRS by the tie and throws him over the top (24:26).

J.R.: I think there may be an audit in Diesel’s future after that exchange.

Lance Storm attacks Diesel. Diesel fires back. Diesel kicks Storm. Randy Orton dropkicks Diesel. Razor Ramon nails Orton and then nails Storm and sends him to the corner. Diesel then clotheslines Storm. Orton delivers a power slam to Razor. Rey Mysterio drops the dime on Randy Orton. He tries to eliminate Orton, but he holds onto the ropes.

J.R.: There was a little cohesiveness from Razor and Diesel for a moment before it was broken up. It has been mostly every man for himself as it is supposed to be in this environment.

#19 (25:30) Edge heads to the ring.

Styles: The Rated R Superstar Edge, another former WWE Champion has entered the battleground as we have almost gone through the first third of competitors, but still have a long way to go.

Edge spears Paul London right off the bat and gets set to toss him out, but Jim Brunzell charges towards Edge who back drops the Killer Bee out (26:01). Edge nails Nitro and sends him to the buckle. Edge kicks away at Nitro and delivers the Edge-o-matic. Randy Orton connects with a neck breaker on Edge. Nitro and Orton double up on Edge. Mr. Kennedy takes it to Diesel. Lance Storm knees Paul London. Razor Ramon exchanges blows with Hulk Hogan. #20 (27:00) Chris Masters comes out.

King: Well here comes the Masterpiece. What a chiseled physique this guy has. He may throw out bodies left and right.

Masters pounds on Razor. He kicks Hulk Hogan and then works on Hogan’s back. Lance Storm sends Paul London in and catches him rolling back into a half crab. Matt Hardy hooks Storm and goes for the Twist of Fate, but Storm pushes him away and nails hi with a dropkick. Randy Orton drops a knee on Edge. Razor punches Nitro. Diesel scoops up Kennedy, but he slips out and pushes Diesel into the corner.

J.R.: We are about to receive our twenty-first participant at the twenty eight minute and thirty second mark and both Mysterio and Kennedy are still here. That is a testament to the tenacity, skill, and all around athleticism of these two WWE Superstars.

#21 (28:30) Mark Henry enters the fray. Henry nails Diesel and slams him. Rey and Paul London double team Henry. Henry nails London and then sends Rey into the corner. Rey dropkicks Henry in the knee. London then uses a heel kick on Henry. Diesel pushes Rey and London out of the way and goes after Henry. Hogan rakes Masters across the face.

Styles: Mark Henry is going to be a tough man to eliminate from this match as we are about to find out who our next entrant is.

#22 (30:00) Arn Anderson arrives. Edge whips Johnny Nitro for the ride. Anderson catches Nitro with a spine buster. Randy Orton kicks Anderson. He sends him in and nails him with a reverse elbow. Orton delivers a knee lift to Anderson. Edge drops Orton with a face plant. Nitro goes to work on Arn.

J.R.: Arn Anderson, one half of the World Tag Team Champions is certainly making an impression on the Royal Rumble. Anderson is certainly a guy that deserves to make it to a main event match with the World Title at stake.

Rey Mysterio and Mr. Kennedy go back at it again. #23 (31:30) The Big Show comes out.

Styles: I think the winner of the Royal Rumble may have just arrived. Here comes the nearly five hundred pound, seven foot giant the Big Show.

King: The Big Show is certainly one of the odds on favorite to win this thing, but stamina may be an issue.

Big Show kicks Rey Mysterio and then choke slams Arn Anderson. Show tosses Anderson over the top to the outside (31:59).

J.R.: Double A just got dumped and he won’t be headlining WrestleMania.

Big Show lifts up Paul London. Hulk Hogan nails Show and goes to the ropes. Show drops London, but catches Hogan with a side slam. Show grabs Hogan by the throat and he lifts him up and choke slams him out to the floor (32:24).

J.R.: Talk about an impact. The Big Show just eliminated not only one half of the World Tag Champions, but he has eliminated Hulk Hogan. Hogan is done after about twenty-two minutes of competition.

Brock Lesnar runs down to the ring.

J.R.: I think business has just picked up here at the Rumble.

Lesnar jumps into the ring and starts pounding on the Big Show. He hammers him and then charges at Show with a big clothesline sending him out of the ring to the floor (32:45). Lesnar slides out of the ring and continues to fight with Big Show.

Styles: Well the Big Show’s odds just bottomed out at zero. Brock Lesnar just got a little retribution for what happened in his title match against Bret Hart earlier. The Show is done.

#24 (33:00) Stone Cold Steve Austin walks to the ring.

J.R.: Here comes the Texas Rattlesnake and he is coming to the Rumble with a purpose.

Austin is in and Chris Masters goes right after him. Masters sends him in, but Austin reverses and hit’s the Thesz Press. Austin pounds on Masters. Lance Storm nails Austin. Austin pushes Storm to the corner. Austin then stuns Chris Masters and clotheslines him over the top (34:00).

King: Stone Cold strikes and the Masterpiece has been eliminated.

Johnny Nitro goes for Austin, but Austin pounds on him. He goes for the Stunner, but Nitro pushes him off and nails him with a heel kick. Edge dropkicks Nitro over the top, but he hangs on. Rey Mysterio dropkicks Edge into the middle rope. Rey connects with the 619 on Edge. Randy Orton grabs Rey and goes for a power bomb, but Rey turns it into a face plant. Matt Hardy has Paul London hanging over the corner. #25 (34:30) Lance Cade enters. Cade attacks Mysterio and sends him in. Rey slides under and delivers a head scissors into the ropes. Mr. Kennedy grabs Rey and goes for the Mic Check, but Rey elbows out and goes for a bulldog, but flips back over and then plants Kennedy. Cade nails Rey and delivers a uranage into a power bomb. Edge spears Cade. Johnny Nitro back suplexes Edge and then crotches him up on the top rope. Nitro dropkicks Edge who falls over, but hangs on to the rope with one hand. Edge tries to pull Nitro out. #26 (36:00) Jeff Hardy arrives.

J.R.: We have explosive action inside the ring and now the arena is exploding with the arrival of Jeff Hardy.

Jeff nails Mr. Kennedy and then nails Cade. Hardy sends in Kennedy, but he reverses him. Hardy leaps up to the top and comes off with the Whisper in the Wind. Edge pushes Nitro into Hardy who delivers a Twist of Fate. Hardy then sling shots Nitro up and over to the floor (36:55).

Styles: Well it was a strong showing by Johnny Nitro here at the Rumble, but his night is over.

J.R.: Johnny Nitro had a fifteen minute stretch there and he certainly showed the entire WWE what he’s made of in a short time.

Matt Hardy sends Mr. Kennedy into the corner. Matt drops down and his brother Jeff hits Poetry in Motion. The Hardy’s double suplex Kennedy. Stone Cold stomps and kicks away at Lance Storm. Lance Cade nails Austin. Austin kicks Cade and he dumps him over (37:21).

J.R.: Cade just got unceremoniously dumped by Steve Austin. Stone Cold is looking to make this one count. Everyone wants to headline WrestleMania XX.

Lance Storm nails Steve Austin with a flying clothesline. #27 (37:30) Gregory Helms enters the Rumble. Helms is up on the apron. Razor Ramon suplexes Helms into the ring. Matt and Jeff deliver the double leg and dive on Helms. Then they send Helms out with a double hiplock to the floor (38:05).

King: Thanks for coming Gregory Helms.

Styles: Gregory Helms saw thirty-five seconds of action before being sent on his way. With the Hardy’s working in unison here they could dwindle down the competition, allowing one of them to go onto WrestleMania.

Randy Orton tires to push both Hardy’s out of the ring, but they hang on. Diesel nails Orton. Matt Hardy splashes down on Paul London. Mr. Kennedy tries to catch his breathe in the corner. #28 (39:00) Triple H hit’s the ring.

J.R.: It’s time to play the Game. Triple H arrives at nearly the half way point.

Triple H nails Lance Storm. He sends him in, but Storm reverses. The Game hit’s the face buster and then delivers the Pedigree. Stone Cold clotheslines Triple H. The two go back and forth. Austin tries for the Stunner, but Triple H sends him in. The Game kicks Austin and goes for the Pedigree, but Matt Hardy connects with a cross body on Triple H. Diesel nails Austin and then tosses Matt Hardy off of the Game. Diesel goes face to face with Triple H. Then Razor Ramon comes over and he high fives both of them. All three men go after Paul London. Triple H Pedigree’s London and throws him out (40:19).

J.R.: Collusion between three members of the infamous Clique is not going to be good for the Rumble participants as Paul London just found out.

Triple H, Diesel, and Razor corner Matt Hardy. #29 (40:30) Tito Santana comes out.

Styles: Here comes the fiery legend Tito Santana. Santana is hoping to do one of the few things he never has in his career and that is to headline WrestleMania and become World Champion.

Santana goes right for Randy Orton. Santana nails him with a dropkick. Santana then goes at it with Lance Storm. Santana sends him in, but Storm reverses. Santana comes back with the flying forearm. Rey Mysterio delivers a monkey flip to Jeff Hardy. Randy Orton then pummels Mysterio. Orton delivers a gut buster. Edge DDT’s Storm. Edge sends Storm out, but he holds on. Orton grabs Storm and pulls him back in through the middle rope and DDT’s him.

King: Lance Storm just took two huge DDT’s. I think he may be out of it.

Randy Orton delivers a standing dropkick to Storm who goes over the top to the floor (41:48).

J.R.: Well Lance Storm is eliminated. Storm made a surprising return here tonight and reminded us all of what kind of an athlete he is, but it’s back to the showers for him and possibly a trip to the hospital after two devastating DDT’s.

#30 (42:00) Sabu enters. Sabu brings a chair with him and he throws it at Tito Santana. Sabu springs in off the ropes with a heel kick into Santana.

Styles: The suicidal, homicidal, genocidal extreme competitor known as Sabu has come to make an impact here at the Royal Rumble.

Sabu sets up the chair in the ring. Sabu uses the chair as a spring board and nails Tito Santana with a spinning heel kick sending him out (42:57).

J.R.: That’s a real shame in my view. I was pulling for Tito Santana here and he eliminated in quick fashion thanks to Sabu who introduced a chair into this match.

Styles: Hey J.R. in the Royal Rumble it’s all about doing whatever it takes to win and Sabu did just that.

Razor Ramon picks up the chair and he cracks Sabu over the head with it. Razor sends Sabu sailing over the top (43:15).

J.R.: Well good night and good luck to Sabu. Thanks for having a cup of coffee here at the Rumble.

Jeff Hardy delivers a wrap around clothesline to Razor. Matt Hardy hammers away at Triple H. #31 (43:00) Brutus “The Barber” Beefcake struts to the ring.

King: Well guys we have just passed the half way point of entrants. There are now twenty-nine superstars left to enter the Rumble and while we have some worn out competitors, there are going to be a lot of fresh and energized Superstars heading out here.

Beefcake nails Razor. He gives him a high knee. Diesel delivers a big boot to Beefcake. Edge has Matt Hardy up on his shoulders. Kennedy and Mysterio return to battle each other.

J.R.: Mr. Kennedy and Rey Mysterio have found each other yet again. We are approaching the forty-five minute mark for both of these individuals who started this match. What an amazing accomplishment it would be for either one of these guys to win it all.

#32 (45:00) Goldust arrives. Goldust nails Mr. Kennedy. He goes for the Curtain Call, but Stone Cold greets Goldust and rams him into the turnbuckle. Randy Orton then pounds on Goldust. Diesel delivers a shoulder breaker to Beefcake. Razor Ramon sets up Jeff Hardy on top. Razor climbs up, but Matt Hardy gets under him and pulls him back. Jeff delivers a huge clothesline off the top. Diesel kicks Jeff Hardy and pushes him over, but he hangs on. Matt Hardy comes up behind Diesel and dumps him over (46:17).

Styles: That was nicely played by Matt Hardy. Big Daddy Cool has been eliminated and both the Hardy’s are still in the Rumble.

Razor Ramon sets Matt Hardy for the Razor’s Edge, but Jeff Hardy kicks Razor and goes for the Twist of Fate. Razor pushes Jeff into the corner. Razor charges in, but Jeff moves and nails Razor with a dropkick. #33 (46:30) Booker T. heads out to the ring.

J.R.: Here comes the United States Champion Booker T. He draws a number past the half way point and that could be good news for the Houston native.

Booker goes on the attack of Rey Mysterio. He chops Rey and then sends him in for a heel kick. Booker goes for the scissors kick, but Rey moves. Rey goes up and over Booker and takes him to the mat. Rey drops a leg and pounds on Booker. Stone Cold tries to throw Edge out, but he holds on. Edge pushes Austin in to Kennedy and they collide. Brutus Beefcake tries to apply a sleeper on Mark Henry. Triple H nails Henry as well. #34 (48:00) Sycho Sid arrives. Sid nails Randy Orton and then nails Goldust as well. Stone Cold sends Kennedy over, but he holds on. Kennedy slides back in under the ropes and he pushes Austin out (49:10).

Styles: Oh my Gawd! Stone Cold has been eliminated.

J.R.: Stone Cold just got sent home by Mr. Kennedy. That is a bold statement. Austin is eliminated at around sixteen minutes of competition by Kennedy who has now been in the ring along with Rey Mysterio for nearly fifty minutes.

Kennedy turns around and Jeff and Matt Hardy double clothesline Kennedy up and over to the floor (49:19). Austin rams Kennedy into the barricade and then smashes him into the announce table before heading back to the locker-room area.

King: Well Mr. Kennedy may have taken out Austin, but he let his focus from the match itself be taken away and the Hardy’s took care of him.

J.R.: Now Rey Mysterio is the man who has been in this match the longest followed by the number six entrant Razor Ramon who has been in action around forty-four minutes.

#35 (49:30) Rene Dupree comes to the ring. Dupree does his French Tickler dance and Edge comes from behind and pushes him out of the ring (49:40).

Styles: Rene Dupree should have stayed home and watched this on pay per view. Dupree gets ten seconds of ring time and he’s out of here.

Triple H goes to work on Edge. Booker T. keeps the attack going on Rey Mysterio. Booker sends him in. Rey ducks and delivers a cross body onto Booker into the ropes, but Rey gets shoved out on the apron and Booker stays in the ring. Rey shoulders Booker through the ropes and then flips back in. He tries to push Booker out, but he elbows Rey. Booker kicks Rey and then plants him with the Book End. #36 (51:00) Carlito comes into the ring.

J.R.: Booker T. is trying everything he can to get rid of Rey Mysterio. Mysterio is the man who Booker keeps avoiding as far as giving him a shot at the U.S. Title. Now second generation star Carlito has entered the Rumble chaos.

Carlito hit’s the Backstabber on Razor Ramon who is pounding on Randy Orton. Carlito turns Razor over he ropes, but he hangs on. Sid kicks Carlito. He sends him in and connects with a side slam. The Hardy’s double up on Mark Henry. Triple H suplexes Edge. #37 (52:30) B. Brian Blair makes his way out.

Styles: The other half of the Killer Bees is heading for action. His partner Jumpin’ Jim Brunzell was already eliminated.

Blair nails Booker and then nails him with a flying reverse elbow. Blair nails Jeff Hardy and then nails Beefcake. He sends Beefcake in for a back drop. He goes for Goldust, but he moves out of the way of the corner and sets Blair up for the Golden Globes punt, but Randy Orton intercepts Goldust with an RKO. Orton then tosses Goldust to the outside (53:15).

J.R.: The bizarre one Goldust has just been eliminated thanks to Randy Orton.

Randy Orton delivers a back breaker to B. Brian Blair. Brutus Beefcake nails Orton and sends him in and applies the sleeper hold. Randy Orton runs towards the corner and drops down and Beefcake hit’s the turnbuckle. Triple H lifts Beefcake’s legs up and pushes him over the top (53:58).

King: Well the cutting and the struttin is over with for the night.

#38 (54:00) The buzzer goes off but nobody comes out.

Styles: Well whoever was slotted to be number thirty-eight has apparently had a change of heart or something has happened to them. But this match continues.

Razor and Booker go at it. Triple H works on Brian Blair. Randy Orton gives Jeff Hardy a back suplex. Edge goes after Orton, but Orton hit’s a power slam. Matt Hardy drops a leg on Orton. Mark Henry pounds on Rey Mysterio. Sid hiplocks Booker. Triple H continues to hammers Blair and sends him in. Blair reverses and catches the Game with a hot shot and tries to push him out, but Triple H hangs on. #39 (55:30) Rick Martel makes his way out.

J.R.: Well Rick “The Model” Martel is here to try and bring some class to this Royal Rumble, at least I’m sure that’s how he sees it anyway.

Martel attacks Edge. Martel then hooks Razor Ramon and Booker T. punches Ramon. Triple H thumbs Blair in the eye. Matt Hardy rams Orton and tries to bulldog him, but Orton pushes him off. Edge sends Jeff Hardy in who ducks under and delivers a clothesline. Hardy then delivers a mule kick to Orton and Mark Henry splashes Matt Hardy. Sid delivers a power bomb to Carlito in the corner. Razor pulls Rey Mysterio and rams him into Booker T. Mark Henry whips Matt Hardy into Rey, but they avoid each other. Matt drops down and Jeff hits Poetry in Motion on Henry. Rey then delivers one of his own. Edge spears Mark Henry. They all gang up on Henry trying to toss him out.

Styles: Finally these guys are working together to try and eliminate the massive Mark Henry.

Triple H and Randy Orton go at it. The Game goes for the Pedigree on Orton, but he sling shots Triple H to the corner. Orton goes for the RKO, but the Game shoves him off. Triple H goes back to the Pedigree again, but Sid clotheslines the game into the corner. Carlito runs up behind Sid and pushes him over the top (57:00).

J.R.: The big man Sid just got duped by Carlito. Carlito is sneaky and he has a sound strategy in trying to win this for himself.

#40 (57:00) The Honky Tonk Man arrives.

J.R.: Well surprise, surprise. Here comes the Honky Tonk Man. We were surprised earlier by Lance Storm and now comes perhaps the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time. Hey King, I think you might even know this guy.

King: Yes I know the Honky Tonk Man quite well and everyone should know that you can’t discount what this man has accomplished.

Honky goes after Razor Ramon and delivers Shake, Rattle, and Roll. Honky then attacks B. Brian Blair. Mark Henry keeps fending off everyone. Henry slams Jeff Hardy. Carlito springboards into Matt Hardy. Booker T. crouches down in a corner to avoid any activity. Triple H sends Edge over the top, but he skins the cat and pulls himself back in. #41 (58:30) Greg “The Hammer” Valentine enters.

Styles: Another former Intercontinental Champion and a former partner of Honky Tonk has made his way to the Rumble. We now have nineteen Superstars left to enter. Certainly there are some heavy hitters still in this and many still to come. Rey Mysterio has now been in the ring nearly one hour. You have to kind of route for Mysterio to take this all the way at this point.

J.R.: It would absolutely be a great moment in WWE history for Rey Mysterio to win it all.

Valentine hits anything that moves. Valentine joins Honky Tonk and they both throw out B. Brian Blair (59:03). Valentine then turns and hammers the Honky Tonk Man. Rey Mysterio finds Booker T. and goes back to work on him. Matt Hardy takes on Carlito. Honky Tonk gets Valentine in the corner. Razor Ramon sends Rey to the corner. He back drops him and then goes for the Razor’s Edge, but Rey slips out. #42 (60:00) Trevor Murdoch enters.

Styles: We have officially hit the one hour mark for this Royal Rumble and for Rey Mysterio. Trevor Murdoch is the fresh man in. Let’s see what he can do.

Randy Orton kicks Murdoch coming in. Orton DDT’s Murdoch using the leverage of the middle rope. Orton then tosses Murdoch out of the ring (60:20).

King: Turn out the lights on Trevor Murdoch. His party is over.
Randy Orton
kicks Matt Hardy. Mysterio goes back to Booker T. Triple H chokes Edge. Carlito kicks Martel. Mark Henry sends Jeff in. He goes up for Whisper in the Wind, but Henry moves. #43 (61:30) Jake “The Snake” Roberts arrives.

J.R.: Oh I think this keeps getting more and more interesting.

King: Yeah and he brought his bag with him.

Jake unties his bag and lets his snake loose in the ring. All the Superstars stop fighting and back up towards the ropes. Jake slides into the ring. Martel goes to attack him, but Jake picks up the snake and chases Rick Martel who jumps over the top and lands on the floor (62:00).

Styles: Well Rick Martel has just eliminated himself thanks to a snake on the loose. Jake Roberts and Rick Martel of course were locked in a heated rivalry which culminated with a blind fold match at WrestleMania VII.

Honky Tonk Man picks up his guitar which was leaning on the ring steps. He brings it in and he smashes Jake over the head. Honky then dumps Jake out of the ring (62:22). Jeff Hardy works on Honky.

J.R.: Well another former rival of Jake’s does him in as the Honky Tonk Man plays a tune on Jake and sends him over.

Styles: Guys I’m being told that the man who was scheduled to enter at number thirty-eight was Dean Malenko. We don’t have further details on what happened, but Malenko is not able to compete here tonight. We are told that officials had several alternate Superstars draw numbers earlier in the evening just as a precaution to any injuries or such and that means we will still have sixty Superstars compete once all is said and done here tonight. Of course for all we know one of the surprise entrants we have already seen may have been that alternate.

#44 (63:00) Batista hit’s the ring.

J.R.: The Animal Batista is here and this man could truly be an impact player in this Royal Rumble.

Batista comes in and drills Greg Valentine. Batista delivers a spine buster and then sends Valentine out with a clothesline (63:15). Batista takes on Razor. Ramon punches away and sets up Batista for a Razor’s Edge, but Batista blocks it. Batista clotheslines Ramon and then scoops him up for a power slam and then tosses him over (64:05)

King: That’s two big eliminations right off the bat by Batista.

Mark Henry clotheslines Batista. Rey Mysterio delivers a huracanrana to Booker T. Rey dropkicks Carlito. Triple H pounds on Jeff Hardy. #45 (64:30) Rhyno enters. Rhyno jumps into the ring and gore’s Triple H. He then gores Carlito.

Styles: The Gore! The Gore! Rhyno has just gored the Game and Carlito right out of their boots.

Edge sees his opportunity and spears Rhyno. The Honky Tonk Man holds Jeff Hardy over the ropes trying to eliminate him. Matt nails Honky saving his brother. #46 (66:00) C.M. Punk arrives to the ring. Punk delivers the running knee to Carlito and bulldogs him. Punk sees Triple H in the opposite corner and gives him a running knee and a bulldog as well. Punk then hit’s a flying clothesline on the Game.

J.R.: C.M. Punk has come to the Rumble to show the world what he’s made of. This rising Superstar may make believers out of everyone here tonight.

Punk and Mysterio join up kicking the legs of Booker T. Batista kicks Matt Hardy. Batista clotheslines Matt Hardy. #47 (67:30) John Cena enters next.

Styles: Another heavy hitter has entered the Royal Rumble. Talk about luck of the draw. John Cena has to be happy about his position here. We have fourteen more entrants still to come.

Cena nails Mark Henry with a shoulder tackle. He does the same to Batista. John Cena then catches Honky Tonk Man with a spinning slam and nails him with the Five Knuckle Shuffle. Cena lifts up Honky and gives him the FU out to the floor (68:14).

King: The curtain has just closed on the Honky Tonk Man’s chances of headlining WrestleMania.

Randy Orton attacks Cena. He stomps on Cena and pounds on him. Orton rakes Cena across the top rope. Orton rams Cena into the buckle. Cena turns it around and pounds on Orton. Cena lifts up Randy Orton onto the top turnbuckle. Cena climbs up, but Batista gets under Cena. Cena slips out and pushes Batista in who crotches Orton in the corner.

Styles: The rivalry between Cena and Orton is well documented and it continues here. Cena is getting the better of both Orton and Batista right now.

Cena suplexes Batista. Edge climbs up where Orton is and nails him with a superplex with Orton landing onto John Cena.

J.R.: That was a well executed and perfectly timed superplex by the Rated R Superstar who just took out both Orton and Cena at the same time.

Styles: Now he just has to send them over the top.

#48 (69:00) Chavo Guerrero is the next to enter. Chavo goes right to the top and delivers a Frog Splash to John Cena. Chavo then delivers the Three Amigos to Cena. Rey Mysterio dropkicks Chavo who goes over the top, but lands on the apron. C.M. Punk nails Chavo with a kick to the head and Chavo falls to the floor (69:45).

King: Well it wasn’t Chavo’s night tonight. He lasted forty-five seconds. Meanwhile Rey Mysterio is still in this thing as we approach the one hour and ten minute mark.

John Cena sends Randy Orton in, but Orton comes back with a clothesline. Mysterio dropkicks Orton into the middle rope. Rey dials it up and delivers the 619. Rey goes to the top rope. Triple H nails Rey. The Game gets up on the middle turnbuckle and starts to push Rey over. John Cena comes from behind and shoves Triple H out to the floor (70:10).

J.R.: That was a shocker. The Game has been eliminated thanks to John Cena. Rey Mysterio luckily hangs on, but the Game is out.

Randy Orton hit’s the RKO on John Cena. Orton sends Cena over the top (70:20).

Styles: Oh my the entire complexion of this match is changing as we speak. Cena who drew a great number is history.

Cena and Triple H fight on the floor. Rey Mysterio leaps off the top, but Randy Orton catches him with an RKO. Edge then spears Randy Orton who goes through the middle rope to the outside.

J.R.: The flesh is flying here. Rey Mysterio took a scintillating RKO and that could have been all, but Edge spears Orton who lands on the floor by going through the middle rope.

#49 (70:30) John Bradshaw Layfield makes his way to the ring. JBL stands outside the ring waiting as Triple H is rammed to the steps by Cena. Cena catches Randy Orton who tries to nail him and gives him and RKO on the floor. Triple H then Pedigree’s Cena on the floor. In the ring Mark Henry chases after Batista who pulls the top rope down and Henry goes flying out and lands on a prone Randy Orton (71:08).

[i]Styles: This is getting wilder than it already has been. Some of the favorites in this match have been eliminated in the last few minutes and JBL has come out here the fresh man and he could conceivably have this bought and paid for.[/i]

JBL goes to work on Jeff Hardy. Outside the ring several officials break up the outside the ring action sending all of the eliminated parties to the back. The medics take a look at Randy Orton and they take him away from ringside as well.

J.R.: This is a night I don’t think we are going to forget for a long time to come.

Rhyno goes for the Gore on JBL, but misses and hits Jeff Hardy. JBL then delivers a Clothesline from Hell to Rhyno and sends him over the top (71:55). The buzzer goes off for the next entrant. #50 (72:00). God Saves the Queen plays as the Dynamite Kid heads to the ring.

Styles: The crowd here in Philadelphia are on their feet as a true innovator returns here at the Royal Rumble. It’s the Dynamite Kid. What would it mean for the Dynamite Kid to win this and headline WrestleMania to obtain what I believe would be his first ever opportunity at the WWE or World Heavyweight Title.

J.R.: It would mean the world Joey. The Dynamite Kid is a deserving talent who over the years was overlooked here in singles competition always looking at him as a tag team wrestler, a great one at that as part of the legendary British Bulldogs.

JBL tries to clothesline Dynamite, but he ducks and nails JBL with a flying head butt. Dynamite delivers a snap suplex and then drills JBL with an elbow. Dynamite climbs to the top. Carlito tries to grab him, but Dynamite kicks Carlito and then hit’s the diving head-butt on JBL. Dynamite sends JBL over and out (72:43).

King: I think JBL just went bankrupt here at the Rumble.

Carlito charges at Dynamite. Dynamite back drops Carlito out onto the ring apron. Kid snap suplexes Carlito back into the ring. Jeff Hardy then nails Carlito with the Swanton Bomb. Dynamite delivers a gut wrench suplex to Matt Hardy and runs him into the corner. Batista drills C.M. Punk with shoulder thrusts. Batista then launches Edge into Punk. #51 (73:30) The Mountie enters the Rumble. The Mountie nails Jeff Hardy. He sends him in for a dropkick. Mountie delivers a side slam to Rey Mysterio. Booker T. connects with the Scissors Kick on the Mountie and then gives Matt Hardy a flap jack. Jeff Hardy DDT’s Booker. Dynamite dropkicks Batista in the knees. Carlito nails Dynamite. Dynamite elbows Carlito and snaps him over. Kid stomps on Carlito and then applies an arm bar. #52 (75:00) Shelton Benjamin hit’s the ring.

WOW !!!, That was very good and very detailed. I liked the whole randy orton thing.
I thought it was a bit TOO long and could maybe be shortened but still great

I thought you had a typo when you said 60 but wow! Very good rumble. My favorite non rumble match was a close tie between the Dudleys and Funk/Dreamer. And the Triple threat match. I still love the Rumble despite it being three posts long xD.

He did warn us with Huge being the thread topic

Damn that was a HUGE rumble! I'm not going to lie and say I read all of it. I skimmed through and read bits and pieces of the first page and the majority of the other two. Very well done, and Edge winning was awesome.