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Old 05-19-2008, 01:40 AM   #71 (permalink)
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Date: January 30, 2005
Location: Save Mart Center; Fresno, California
Theme Song: “Find the Real”; Alter Bridge

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
–WINNER RECIEVES MAIN EVENT TITLE SHOT AT WRESTLEMANIA 21–
Batista, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Carlito, Christian, Chris Jericho, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, Eddie Guerrero, Eugene, Kane, Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rob Conway, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels, Stevie Richards, Tajiri, Triple H, Tyson Tomko, The Undertaker, William Regal

WWE Championship Match
John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz

PREDICTION CONTEST:
(Winner Receives 500,000 Pts.)


Question 1: Who will have the best performance in the Rumble Match but not win it? Kane's gonna be the man to beat, I think, but he won't win it, maybe runner-up

Question 2: What will be the SPOT of the night? Frog Splash Through Table

Question 3: What match will open the show? IC Title Match

Question 4: Will there be ANY surprises in the Royal Rumble Match? Naturally

Question 5: How long will the Royal Rumble Match last? (Person who has the closest time wins this one) 1 hour 20 mins
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Royal Rumble News & Notes

Heading into the Royal Rumble Match this Sunday, it is a particularly interesting toss up going around the creative team. The top name being discussed to win the Rumble from the RAW side is Batista, while Smackdown's 'pick' seems to look like it will either be The Undertaker or Kurt Angle. Creative heads have been butting heads lately and there really is no clear winner as of yet, and we are just a few days away from the event. Expect a lot of chaos and unpredictability in this Rumble Match.

A lot of questions are now going into the Randy Orton/Edge title match, as to who will be coming out of it victorious. Surprisingly enough even after coming just under three weeks of winning the strap, there is talk of Edge picking it up. Creative has been high on him, with the recent push he has garnered over the last few months, so to some it may not be a shock to see Edge 'shock the world' and win the World Title, but take it for what it's worth.

And in terms of the WWE Championship Match, this match has also been changed numerously. While some firmly believe he will be heading to 'Mania as the Champion, the new kid on the block [Cena] may surprise a lot of people and win the title. But take that with a grain of salt.

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~ I was pretty surprised to see that Triple H wasn't one of the favorites for the RR match. I can see 'Taker winning but not Angle or Batista.

~ Orton should retain the title because you don't want his second WHC reign to be even shorter than his first. Edge is good ... but it is not his time yet, imo.

~ JBL needs to retain because someone like Cena has to win his first major title at a WrestleMania.

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30 Man Royal Rumble Match
–WINNER RECIEVES MAIN EVENT TITLE SHOT AT WRESTLEMANIA 21–
Batista, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Carlito, Christian, Chris Jericho, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, Eddie Guerrero, Eugene, Kane, Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rob Conway, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels, Stevie Richards, Tajiri, Triple H, Tyson Tomko, The Undertaker, William Regal

WWE Championship Match
John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz

PREDICTION CONTEST:
(Winner Receives 500,000 Pts.)

Question 1: Who will have the best performance in the Rumble Match but not win it? Triple H

Question 2: What will be the SPOT of the night? Top Rope F-U

Question 3: What match will open the show? Tag Title Match

Question 4: Will there be ANY surprises in the Royal Rumble Match? Yes

Question 5: How long will the Royal Rumble Match last? (Person who has the closest time wins this one) 68 mins
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FINAL CARD for WWE Royal Rumble
(LEAVE PREDICTIONS)
Date: January 30, 2005
Location: Save Mart Center; Fresno, California
Theme Song: “Find the Real”; Alter Bridge

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
–WINNER RECIEVES MAIN EVENT TITLE SHOT AT WRESTLEMANIA 21–
Batista, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Carlito, Christian, Chris Jericho, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, Eddie Guerrero, Eugene, Kane, Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rob Conway, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels, Stevie Richards, Tajiri, Triple H, Tyson Tomko, The Undertaker, William Regal

WWE Championship Match
John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz

PREDICTION CONTEST:
(Winner Receives 500,000 Pts.)

Question 1: Who will have the best performance in the Rumble Match but not win it? Batista

Question 2: What will be the SPOT of the night? Top Rope RKO

Question 3: What match will open the show? Tag Title Match

Question 4: Will there be ANY surprises in the Royal Rumble Match? Yes

Question 5: How long will the Royal Rumble Match last? (Person who has the closest time wins this one) 66 mins
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Hey man. It'ss been a while. Anyway, I am here to support you BTB and try to get some points. Good luck with the Rumble, I'll definatly read and review it for ya, pal.


FINAL CARD for WWE Royal Rumble
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Date: January 30, 2005
Location: Save Mart Center; Fresno, California
Theme Song: “Find the Real”; Alter Bridge

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
–WINNER RECIEVES MAIN EVENT TITLE SHOT AT WRESTLEMANIA 21–
Batista, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Carlito, Christian, Chris Jericho, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, Eddie Guerrero, Eugene, Kane, Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rob Conway, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels, Stevie Richards, Tajiri, Triple H, Tyson Tomko, The Undertaker, William Regal

WWE Championship Match
John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz

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PREDICTION CONTEST:
(Winner Receives 500,000 Pts.)

Question 1: Who will have the best performance in the Royal Rumble Match, but not win it? Batista

Question 2: What will be the SPOT of the night? Chokeslam out of the Rumble by Taker

Question 3: What match will open the show? Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho

Question 4: Will there be ANY surprises in the Royal Rumble Match? Yes

Question 5: How long will the Royal Rumble Match last? 1 hour 12 minutes.
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FINAL CARD for WWE Royal Rumble
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Date: January 30, 2005
Location: Save Mart Center; Fresno, California
Theme Song: “Find the Real”; Alter Bridge

30 Man Royal Rumble Match
–WINNER RECIEVES MAIN EVENT TITLE SHOT AT WRESTLEMANIA 21–
Batista, Big Show, Billy Kidman, Booker T, Carlito, Christian, Chris Jericho, Danny Basham, Doug Basham, Eddie Guerrero, Eugene, Kane, Kurt Angle, Luther Reigns, Mark Jindrak, Muhammad Hassan, Orlando Jordan, Paul London, Rey Mysterio, Ric Flair, Rob Conway, Rob Van Dam, Shelton Benjamin, Shawn Michaels, Stevie Richards, Tajiri, Triple H, Tyson Tomko, The Undertaker, William Regal

WWE Championship Match
John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield vs. John Cena

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge

Intercontinental Championship Match
Shelton Benjamin vs. Chris Jericho

WWE Tag Team Championships Match
Rob Van Dam & Rey Mysterio vs. The Dudley Boyz

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Well, being as I have just realized I'll have no time to post it tomorrow, I must post this today. I look at this as a milestone for me, as after this is the long road to WrestleMania, which I have extensively planned. I hope to make the best of this thread, to really make a name for myself here and not be known as one of those guys who couldn't ever get it done. Reviews for this show will be greatly appreciated, AND WILL BE RETURNED. I can promise that, and I apologize tho those who I have not reviewed yet that I have promised, my social life has been a bit of a zinger lately.

But anyway, here's the Rumble. Enjoy it.

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The video package opens inside of a police station. A scrambler is heard, discussing certain things going on in the town we’re located in.

Officer 1 {Looks like John Cena}:
Officer Brown, what’s the status report?

Officer 2 {Looks like Randy Orton}:
Nothing right now Bradley.

‘Officer Bradley’ exhales a deep breath, and then paces around the station. Suddenly something comes into the scrambler.

Scrambler Voice:
All units, all units, report of a rumble in Fresno. A rumble in Fresno.

‘Bradley’ shoots his head back as ‘Brown’ listens in.

Officer Bradley:
Let’s go!

The two officers rush out of the station, and into the police car in the parking lot outside. They speed out of the lot, and start driving.

Officer Brown:
Took long enough for this report to come in.

Officer Bradley:
We’ve been waiting for weeks for this.

Officer Brown:
Let’s hope this isn’t out of control.

We zoom out of the cop car, and see it drive into the city of Fresno, California. It drives around, before we come back into the car.

Officer Bradley:
There! Right there!

The car puts its sirens on, as it rolls up to a parking lot, which is gathered with many people. The officers get out of the car.

Officer Brown:
Hold it! Hold it. Before anything gets started here, what seems to be the problem?

Person 1 {Looks like Christian}:
Oh there isn’t a problem officers…

Person 2 {Looks like Rey Mysterio}:
We’re just getting ready to rumble…

Officer Bradley:
Now wait just a minute. The only rumbling around here is the rumbling of all of you when we put you in our car.

???:
That ain’t happenin’ on my watch!

The camera moves over, and we see someone who looks a LOT like John ‘Bradshaw’ Layfield holding a gun up. The officers then bring out their guns steadily.

Officer Bradley:
Drop…the gun…

Suddenly, a man looking an awful lot like Shawn Michaels jumps on top of the man looking ike JBL and the gun is dropped and begins fighting with him!

And everyone begins fighting!!!

The officers cannot control it all, as they too begin fighting with the people gathered in this parking lot. Suddenly numerous other sirens are heard, and more cop cars rush in. Out of one car, comes a man looking a hell of a lot like Vince McMahon, who fires a warning shot into the air, which gets everyone to stop and look over.

Person:
Gentlemen…if a Rumble’s what you want, then follow me…

The people along with the officers all jet into their own cars, and follow the force of police cars, all the way to the outside of the Save Mart Center! The car comes to a full stop in the parking lot, along with the others, as they all come out of their cars.

Person:
Gentlemen… THIS. Is the ROYAL…Rumble…!!

We see the people behind him all smile and clap, as they all run into the arena…

…and we fade into a dark wrestling ring, with images then appearing of some of the greatest moments at the Royal Rumble shown.

Jim Ross:
It has been Royal Rumble, 3:16!!

Shots of Stone Cold Steve Austin’s victory in the Royal Rumble match in 2001

Jim Ross:
The Game! The Game! The Game!

Shots of Triple H’s win in 2002 after being injured for months

Narrator:
It is the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania…

Slow motion images of fireworks going off at the past few WrestleMania’s

Narrator:
And is the beginning…of the dream…

Slow motion shots of Chris Benoit, Brock Lesnar, The Rock, and Shawn Michaels all celebrating their victories in their respective Royal Rumble match victories.

Narrator:
For some the dream will be realized…

Shot of Triple H, Shelton Benjamin, and Rob Van Dam

Narrator:
But for others…it will die…

Shot of Kurt Angle losing in 2002, The Big Show falling off the apron last year, and Stone Cold being pushed over the top rope in 1999 at the hands of Vince McMahon

Narrator:
No matter the dream… some will realize that tonight.

Shot of Edge, and John Cena, who have title matches tonight where they could win their first major singles titles

Narrator:
Tonight…it begins…

Shot of many superstars being tossed over the top rope, and then ends with the WrestleMania 21 logo being shown…

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Narrator:
And now! RAW and SmackDown! Present…



WWE ROYAL RUMBLE

Inside the arena, fireworks set the stage ablaze, which is set up very nicely. Afterwards, we pan around the arena, seeing the capacity crowd inside the Save Mart Center standing on their feet, stead fast in anticipation for the night to begin.

Jim Ross: 12,000 plus fans have jam-packed the Save Mart Center, in Fresno, California…for the 18th annual Royal Rumble!!! Tonight one man’s dream will be realized, as one man will earn himself the dream of a lifetime – to main event WrestleMania 21! Hello everyone, I’m Jim Ross alongside Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler, set to bring you all of the RAW action tonight. And King, we’ve got two big matches set on the table tonight don’t we?

The King: Oh for sure JR! Shelton Benjamin defends the Intercontinental Championship against Chris Jericho, and of course – the World Heavyweight Championship match with Randy Orton and Edge! But it doesn’t get any bigger than the Royal Rumble match.

Jim Ross: You’re absolutely right King and that of course is much later on tonight. And we’re going to send it over to our friends from SmackDown!, Michael Cole and Tazz take it away!

Michael Cole: Thanks JR and yes ladies and gentlemen I’m Michael Cole he’s Tazz, and we’re ready to bring you all the action here tonight for the SmackDown! side of things, and we’ve got some big matches ourselves don’t we partner?

Tazz: We’ve got rocketbusters galore here tonight for the SmackDown! side of things. I cannot wait especially, for the WWE Title match later on tonight, with John Cena and JBL.

Michael Cole: That could be the most anticipated match of the night Tazz especially with how things have been lately on SmackDown! Plus, the WWE Tag Team Titles are on the line as the Dudleys challenge RVD and Rey Mysterio. But right now, we have to send it up to Lillian Garcia, for RAW’s first match of the night.

Lillian Garcia: This is the opening contest, at the 18th annual Royal Rumble!!! And it is scheduled for one fall, and is for the Worldddd Heavyweight Championship!

“YOU THINK YOU KNOW ME?”

*Metalingus* Edge walks out to a phenomenal mixed reaction from the crowd, as he bounces up and down through the smoke. He then walks down to the ring on the long entrance ramp, and slides in and bounces up and down on the ring.

Lillian Garcia: Introducing first the challenger, from Toronto, Canada weighing in at 243 pounds…EDGE!!

Jim Ross: Well King Edge has said over the past couple of weeks that he has waited for this moment for a long time. Eight years in fact, that he’s waited for a World Title shot. And now tonight at the Royal Rumble, he’ll be getting that shot at the richest prize in the game.

The King: Well JR you and I have both sat here on RAW and watched Edge’s ego change over the past few months. And it has made him a better competitor than he’s ever been. I think he’s gonna do it tonight JR. I think we’re gonna see a NEW World Heavyweight Champion.

Jim Ross: Well King you might just be right. But to do it, Edge has to face a hell of a champion in this man.

“…HEY!”

*Burn in My Light* The crowd gets on their feet as the World Heavyweight Champion arrives, with the title strapped around his waist. He garners elbow pads and white wrist tape along with new black and gold tights, as he does his destiny pose at the top of the ramp. A golden shower rains down behind him, as he makes his slow walk to the ring, looking sharply composed and ready to defend his title.

Lillian Garcia: And making his way to the ring his opponent! From Saint Louis, Missouri…weighing in at 245 pounds…he is the WORRRRRLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONNNNNN!!!! Randyyyyy ORTONNNN!!!

Jim Ross: Well ladies and gentlemen, the last time Randy Orton stepped into the ring as the World Heavyweight Champion in a championship match, he lost that very title at the hands of ‘The Game’ Triple H. But Randy has made vast improvements in his game since then, and this may be his defining moment as the World Champion tonight, if he can defeat a man who has been on quite a roll lately, in the challenger.

The King: Let’s see who’s got enough to be the World Champion. And we may very well see the winner of this match go on to WrestleMania in three months as the champion as well!

Jim Ross: A precursor of WrestleMania 21. How are you going to top this as the opener of the show?

World Heavyweight Championship Match
Randy Orton vs. Edge

The crowd settles in as the first match of the night at the 18th annual Royal Rumble is about to begin. Orton slowly unstraps his title belt, and hands it to referee Mike Chioda, who flashes it to both men and holds it up in the center of the ring. The bell then sounds, as he hands it off to the stage hand on the outside. ‘Let’s go Orton’ chants begin coming off the Fresno crowd, as Edge looks bitter in his corner. He tells the fans to shut up, which gets most of them to boo him, while Orton just stays attentive in his corner, not letting his emotions get the best of him unlike his opponent.

The two men then begin to circle the ring, matching one another step for step, not moving their eyes off each other. They then lunge to the center of the ring and lock up, and Orton gets the better of it. The crowd cheers as Orton takes Edge down keeping his arms locked around his head. The challenger attempts to bide out of it, but Orton rolls on his back, back up to his feet and sends him off to the ropes. Edge rebounds, and Orton knocks a good one in his mouth via his right elbow. He shakes his arm as he comes off the ropes and jumps over Edge who rolls on to his stomach, and Orton sprints hard to Edge and hits a powerful clothesline nearly turning his opponent inside out.

Orton shakes his arm loose, and comes off the ropes with a knee drop. He forces his shoulders down and makes the cover, first of the match. 1…2…Kick out. Orton isn’t going to win that early, and he knows it, as he mounts over on top of the challenger. He hits a clean shot to his jaw with his right hand, and then picks the back of his head up and hits another clean shot. He lifts him up, and goes for a suplex, but Edge sticks his leg between Orton’s, blocking the attempt. The Legend Killer then hits a punishing knee to the sternum, and then hits the suplex he was looking to hit. Orton gets up to a nice ovation from the crowd, as he does his ‘destiny’ pose, getting more of a pop.

Orton takes a moment to breathe in the corner, as Edge stirs. The Champion sizes up his opponent, before charging ahead, and clotheslines him out to the outside! Edge hits the mat with a lot of force, and Orton is seen climbing to the outside of the ring. He stomps on Edge’s back, and grabs him by his hair. He drags him up to his feet and smacks him clean with his right hand, and clenches his fist and goes for another right but Edge backdrops him over the barricade!!! The crowd lets out an OH as Edge now has time to recuperate. He gets up to a lot of heat from the crowd, as he flips his head up getting the hair out of his face, a