Royal Rumble (2002)
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| Royal Rumble 2002 | ||
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| Details | ||
| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 20, 2002 | |
| Venue | Philips Arena | |
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Attendance | 12,915 | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Vengeance 2001 | Royal Rumble 2002 | No Way Out 2002 |
Royal Rumble 2002 was the fifteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 20, 2002 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The official theme song was "Cocky" by Kid Rock.
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[edit] Results
- Spike Dudley and Tazz defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (w/Stacy Keibler) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championship (5:06)
- Tazz forced D-Von to submit with the Tazzmission.
- William Regal defeated Edge to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship (9:45)
- Regal pinned Edge after hitting him with brass knuckles.
- Trish Stratus defeated Jazz (w/Jacqueline as Special Guest Referee) to retain the WWF Women's Championship (3:43)
- Trish pinned Jazz after a bulldog.
- Ric Flair defeated Vince McMahon in a Street Fight (14:55)
- Flair forced McMahon to submit with the Figure Four Leglock.
- Chris Jericho defeated The Rock to retain the WWF Undisputed Championship (18:48)
- Triple H won the 2002 Royal Rumble (1:09:22)
- The final two participants were Triple H and Kurt Angle. Angle gave Triple H a back drop over the top rope and assumed he won. However, Triple H hung on and came back into the ring to tip Angle out from behind to win the Rumble.
[edit] Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Entrant | Eliminated by | Time | ||
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| 1 | Rikishi | 6 | Undertaker | 13:39 |
| 2 | Goldust | 4 | Undertaker | 13:00 |
| 3 | The Big Boss Man | 1 | Rikishi | 3:05 |
| 4 | Bradshaw | 3 | Gunn | 7:17 |
| 5 | Lance Storm | 2 | Snow | 4:46 |
| 6 | Al Snow | 5 | Undertaker | 5:12 |
| 7 | Billy Gunn | 7 | Undertaker | 3:37 |
| 8 | The Undertaker | 10 | Maven | 7:40 |
| 9 | Matt Hardy | 9 | Undertaker | 4:16 |
| 10 | Jeff Hardy | 8 | Undertaker | 1:30 |
| 11 | Maven | 11 | Undertaker | 3:34 |
| 12 | Scotty 2 Hotty | 12 | Page | 2:36 |
| 13 | Christian | 16 | Austin | 12:14 |
| 14 | Diamond Dallas Page | 13 | Christian | 5:15 |
| 15 | Chuck Palumbo | 17 | Austin | 9:04 |
| 16 | The Godfather | 15 | Christian & Palumbo | 2:48 |
| 17 | Albert | 14 | Christian & Palumbo | 0:48 |
| 18 | Perry Saturn | 18 | Austin | 2:57 |
| 19 | Steve Austin | 27 | Angle | 26:46 |
| 20 | Val Venis | 19 | Austin | 2:58 |
| 21 | Test | 20 | Austin | 1:42 |
| 22 | Triple H | - | WINNER | 23:14 |
| 23 | The Hurricane | 21 | Triple H & Austin | 0:39 |
| 24 | Faarooq | 22 | Triple H | 0:36 |
| 25 | Mr. Perfect | 28 | Triple H | 15:18 |
| 26 | Kurt Angle | 29 | Triple H | 16:09 |
| 27 | The Big Show | 23 | Kane | 2:45 |
| 28 | Kane | 24 | Angle | 1:02 |
| 29 | Rob Van Dam | 25 | Booker | 2:12 |
| 30 | Booker T | 26 | Austin | 0:33 |
^ After Undertaker was eliminated, he went back in the ring and eliminated Maven while he assaulted him.
[edit] Other on-screen talent
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[edit] Trivia
- The 2002 Royal Rumble was the last Rumble to date to feature an Intercontinental Championship match. The Intercontinental Championship was abandoned in October of that year and was not reintroduced until the following May. The Intercontinental Champions appeared at the 2004 (Randy Orton), 2005 (Shelton Benjamin), 2006 (Ric Flair), and 2007 (Jeff Hardy) Royal Rumbles but not with the title on the line, instead as participants in the Royal Rumble match.
- Fans from the United Kingdom were shocked when Channel 4, who had the rights for four of the twelve annual WWF pay-per-views, decided right before Royal Rumble 2002 to stop showing WWF programming due to its violent content. Due to public demand, BSkyB bought the rights to those remaining pay-per-views and placed them on their pay-per-view service Sky Box Office. Royal Rumble 2002 was the first to be shown on Sky Box Office.
- This was Mr. Perfect's first Royal Rumble appearance since 1993, although he was a commentator at the 1996 Royal Rumble.
[edit] References
- obsessedwithwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '02 results
- twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble
- hoofco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '02 review
[edit] External links
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