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WWF: Royal Rumble 2001

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The 2001 Royal Rumble was the last good Rumble for a couple years, so its definitely worth taking a look at. Besides having a great main event, the undercard was excellent.

The Dudley Boys vs. Edge (C) and Christian (C)
This match was decent. Edge and Christian carried the Dudleys through the match and made it respectable but its easily forgettable.

Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit (C) in a Ladder Match
Anytime you put Benoit in a match, it's going to be good, and when you put him in there with someone as talented as Chris Jericho, you're in for something special. These two put on one hell of a match, and the ladder match gimmick was a great way to end one of the best feuds in WWE history. These two took some brutal bumps and kept going. I cant rave enough about this one.

Ivory (C) vs. Chyna
This match really doesnt belong on a pay per view. Pretty much every women's match involving Chyna was a squash, and this match wasnt any different. Ivory gets in a little bit of offense and doesnt look terrible, but fortunately the match was short.

Kurt Angle (C) vs. Triple H
This match was excellent. Its also one of the few times you'll ever see these two wrestle each other. Great variety and pacing help make this match one of the best of the year. These two can really wrestle. For once, the interference angle comes off well and only makes the match better.

2001 Royal Rumble
Personally, I loved this match. Kane put on an absolutely outstanding performance. Aside from lasting over 50 minutes and eliminating a record 11 people, he just looked good out there, proving that just because you're a big guy, it doesnt mean you cant wrestle. This is the only rumble match to date which featured alot of weapons, though that segment started quickly and ended abruptly. Kane and the Undertaker worked well together. Austin's role in the match was overplayed though, and the Rock was dull. The wrong man won, or at least, the attack angle was just stupid. Although Kane will never win a Royal Rumble, he really should have won this one.

This is one of the best Royal Rumble events to date. A great undercard and a great Royal Rumble. The only weak spot on this card lasts about three minutes. It's definitely worth buying immediatly.

1. Edge & Christian vs The Dudleys-Tag Team Championship
Great opener for the ppv. Some cool and innovative moves and spots. Dudleys Win WWF Titles for 2nd Time. 10/10

2. Chris Benoit vs Chris Jericho
Ladder Match-Intercontinental Title
Awesome Ladder match between these two great superstars. Lots of sick bumps taken by both men in this match. AWESOME Ladder Match.100/10 Chris Jericho wins

3. Chyna vs Ivory-Womens Title
This match isn't too bad, but it comes to an abrupt end when Chyna does handspring Elbow and severely injures her neck. 6/10 Ivory wins

4. Kurt Angle vs Triple H-WWF Championship
Great Match between these two men. Some awesome moves such as top rope arm drag, moonsault, pedigree, RAZORS EDGE by HHH etc. HHH gets screwed by Stone Cold, with chair and stunner. 10/10 Kurt Angle Wins

5. Royal Rumble Match
Definitely one of the best Rumble matches EVER. Awesome Hardcore spot with lots of weapons used for a long period of time. Awesome match with Stone Cold winning. 10/10

Royal Rumble is Definitely a must have, and one of the best PPV's in 2001!!!!!!!

Great ppv.Matches were above and beyond expectation with even an appearance by Drew Carrey in the rumble.Here are the matches and the results with a rating that I will give from an 0-10.

1.Tag team championship.

Edge and Christian(champs)vs The Dudleys.
This was a great match involving Edge and Christian and those two half like monkey looking brothers The Dudleys.This match was great and exciting for the rest of the ppv with the Dudleys winning the tag team titles from Edge and Christian.Rating 9/10.

2. Y2J vs Chris Benoit in a ladder match for the I.C title
First of all Y2J is one of my favorite wrestlers and for him having to go through a difficult match like that against Chris Benoit one of the toughest wrestlers ever earned my respect.Really great match! 10/10.

3 Womens Championship

Ivory vs Chyna
Who cares? Match was dumb with Ivory retaining after Chyna passed out in the middle of the ring.1/10.

WWF Championship.
Triple H vs Kurt Angle.
Excellent match with a bunch of great wrestling moves and athletic ability.Kurt Angle can really wrestle(why do you think the idiot won and gold metal) and Triple H is so powerful and always thinking of a scheme to win or retain his title.Match was back and forth and even involved a cat between the hot Trish and sexy billion dollar princess Stephanie Mcmahon but Kurt Angle ended up winning thanks to Stone Cold.9/10

The Rumble.
Great Rumble with Stone Cold winning for the third time in his career.10/10.


P.S. Get it on dvd to see the extras!

Royal Rumble 2001 was without a doubt one of the best ppvs ever. It started 2001 with a bang. The Rumble match was amazing with 5 big superstars in it Undertaker,Rock,Austin,Kane,Rikishi. Aswell as the Rumble Match there was 4 other matches and they were all title matches. The tag titles were defended by Edge+Christian against The Dudley Boyz in a very good opener. The Intercontinental title was defended in an amazing ladder match between Benoit and Jericho. The Womens title was on the line between Ivory and Chyna and the WWF Title was on the line in a match between Angle and HHH with Trish in Kurt's corner and Stephanie in HHH's corner. The Royal Rumble match had a few surprise entrys including Drew Carey yes Drew Carey. The event only has 4 matches and the rumble but it still lasts the 3 hours and I have to say all the matches are good except maybe the Womens title but that match has a very interesting and sad ending. I would highly recomend this video. If u haven't seen it and don't know what happens u will enjoy it even more as it is very exciting.

The Royal Rumble is always a mixed bag. This years card was pretty weak and the Rumble itself was a mumbled mess. There is only one match on the whole card that actully was worth watching.

The Dudley Boys vs. Edge and Christian: Decent match but nothing really speical happened in this match.

Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit in a Ladder Match: One of the greatest, physical ladder matches ive ever witnessed. This is probably the only reason to see this PPV. Its also on a much better set, WWE ladder matches but if your crazy about scratched out WWF logos, this one doesnt have scratched out logos.

Ivory vs. Chyna: Dont like women wrestling as I said many times before. Call me sexist but I just dont see the point. Well for men to go goo goo crazy over it I guess. I'd rather watch porn.

Kurt Angle vs. Triple H: Good main event even though I hated Triple H at this era.

2001 Royal Rumble: I really thought this Rumble was as bad as 1996. Kane did put on a great performance but I thought Drew Carrey ruined it. I didnt like JR and King promoting his show about every few minutes after he appeared. It was pretty cool to see the Rumble turn hardcore as Raven entered. I always hate when one person gets a burst of energy and WHAM! Its only one guy left after eliminating 6 guys. Of course that was Kane with brother Undertaker. Big Show entered and cleaned house. Once again, Big Show cleared house and then got eliminated way to early. Its funny the dues men put in WWE just to get ahead about four years or so later. I did like Triple H busting open the Rattlesnake and him coming back to win it all. I was shocked at Haku's come back, although that really didnt last long.

A decent Rumble with only one match that was excellent.

This was definitely one of the best Royal Rumbles.The action was great in every match except for the women's match.

1.Edge and Christian vs. Dudley Boyz(WWF Tag Team Championship)
This was an amazing tag team match. Anytime these two teams get together, you know that it will be good.There were great moves throughout and it was very well paced.10 out of 10.

2.Ladder Match
Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit(WWF Intercontinental Championship)
This was an excellent match. These guys had an intense rivalry going into the match, and I thought that this was a great way to end the rivalry.There was a sick chair shot to Benoit when he did a suicide dive.10 out of 10.

3.Chyna vs. Ivory(WWF Womens Championship)
This wasn't good at all. These two women are not very good looking and the match absolutely sucked because Chyna got injured during the match.Just skip this and enjoy the other matches.2 out of 10.

4.Kurt Angle vs. Triple H(WWF Championship)
This was definitely one of the best matches that these two have had with each other,and it was intense. The interference was great too, because it came into play again later on in the Royal Rumble match.10 out of 10.

5.Royal Rumble Match(Winner Gets Title Shot At Wrestlemania)
This was one of the best Royal Rumble Matches in history, mainly because of the variety.What I mean is that at one point, its a normal match, then it gets hardcore, and then it gets funny,etc.10 out of 10.

This PPV was a decent event and I ordered it but never remember it so I got it on DVD.

Royal Rumble Match was one of the best Royal Rumble's ever. It was a great match and at the end Stone Cold Steve Austin won and goes to WrestleMania. (4.5/5)

Kurt Angle vs. Triple H for the World Title. This was a decent match but nothing like a great match but it delivered. Kurt Angle retained the belt in, once again a decent match. (3/5)

Ivory vs. Chyna for the Women's Title. This was going to be a good match but Chyna broke her neck and it was kind of cool seing someone fake a broken neck. Ivory retains her title. (2/5)

Chris Jericho vs. Chris Benoit in a Ladder Match for the IC Title. This was a great ladder match and I don't think it's one of the best ever it is still good. When Jericho does the Walls of Jericho on top of the Ladder my mouth dropped open and Jericho wins the IC Title. (4/5)

Dudley Boyz vs. Edge & Christian for the World Tag Titles. This was as good as the world Title match because in this match we had a title change hands. The Dudleyz win the gold, again. (3/5)

Overall this PPV was about a 3 and a half but it was more of a 3 then a 4. Probably don't buy but go out and rent it now.

awsome dvd heres the matches

1.dudleys vs edge and christian:nice opener good ending

2.ladder match chris jericho vs chris benoit:awsome best match on the dvd everyone remebers this for the walls of jericho on a ladder and the suicide chair shot when every move is good!

3.chyna vs ivory:DUD chyna breaks her neck

4.hhh vs kurt angle:entertaining match the best part is the ending hhh gets screwed

5.royal rumble match:best rumble match ever once drew carry comes in it gets great the honky tonk man is hilarious lots o hardcore weapons when raven comes in

the best royal rumble is 2000s i would recommend this for any wrestling fan for hhh vs kurt the ladder match and rumble match

Dudleys Vs. E&C:***1/2(out of 5) Pretty good, better than most tag matches I've seen.

Jericho Vs. Benoit:***** Excellent match, 3rd best ladder match of all topped only by the Michaels/Ramon match and the trianlge ladder match at Wrestlemania 2000(16).

Chyna Vs. Ivory:0 Almost as dissapointing as the Goldberg/Lesnar Match at Wrestlemania 20.

Angle Vs. HHH:**1/2 Pretty lame, except for the catfight between Trish and Stephanie, and, my favorite part, Austin screwing HHH outta the title.

The Royal Rumble:***** The best reason to buy the DVD is the best Rumble ever. Drew Carey was a pleasant surprise, Rock got chokeslammed through a table, and I couldn't think of a better final 2. Incredible.

Overall:***** The Rumble alone more than makes up for the 2 lame matches. If you're a wrestling fan and you still haven't bought this, you need to seek help.

I have been a loyal fan of the WWE for the last ten years, and in that time I have seen a lot of Royal Rumble pay-per-views. While there have been many memorable Royal Rumble shows, I would have to say that the 2001 Royal Rumble was the best one that I ever saw. The actual Royal Rumble is absolutely outstanding. Most of the time, the WWE sticks a few stars in with 28 other wrestlers that no one cares about. However, the 2001 Royal Rumble had almost every major star competing in it. This made the match very unpredictable because any number of people could've won. One of the funniest moments of the night had to be when Drew Carrey of all people came out and competed as one of the participants in the Royal Rumble. However, the best match of the show would have to be the "Ladder Match" for the IC Title between Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit. This would probably rank in the top 3 ladder matches of all time. It was filled with tons of technical work and high flying action. The match went back and forth the whole time, and you are never quite sure who is going to win. The match for the WWE title between Kurt Angle and Triple H was also very satisfying as well.

The 2001 Royal Rumble was one of the most entertaining and well rounded WWE shows I have ever seen. The DVD extras are also pretty good as well. This is truly a must for any WWE fan!!