IWF Royal Rumble (2000)

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Royal Rumble (2000)
Promotional poster featuring Triple K, Cactus Jack, and various IWF Superstars
Tagline(s)	"No Chance in Hell"
Theme song(s)	No Chance in Hell" by The Chris Warren Band
Imformation
Promotion	International Wrestling Federation
Date	January 23, 2000
Attendance	19,231
Venue	Madison Square Garden
City	New York, New York
Pay-per-view chronology
Armageddon (1999)	Royal Rumble (2000)	No Way Out (2000)
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (1999)	Royal Rumble (2000)	Royal Rumble (2001)

• For the video game released in 2000, see IWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game).

Royal Rumble (2000) was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on January 23, 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York.

The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Marc to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard included a street fight match between Triple K and Cactus Jack for the IWF Championship, a Triple Threat match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship, and The New Age Outlaws versus The Acolytes for the IWF Tag Team Championship.

This Royal Rumble was the first IWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast International Wrestling Federation programming that year.

Background

The main feud going into the event was between Triple K and Mick Foley. The McMahon-Kelmsley Faction began in late 1999, where Triple K and Brittany McMahon-Kelmsley had control over the IWF, and scheduling unreasonable matches for the wrestlers. Foley objected to this, and the faction attacked several times before finally firing him. On the January 3 edition of Raw is War, Triple K won the IWF Championship, and mocked Foley with an impersonator. On the January 10 edition of Raw is War, The Rock brought every superstar to the ring, demanding that Foley be reinstated or the entire roster would walk out. Foley was reinstated, and he requested a Street Fight for the IWF Championship at Royal Rumble. Foley and Triple K fought in a 4-on-4 tag team match later that night. Triple K pinned Foley after using the ring bell, and delivering two Pedigrees. After the match, Foley took off his mask, and attacked Triple K. On the January 13 edition of SmackDown!, Foley returned to his Cactus Jack persona (with a more violent and psychotic character) by taking off his Mankind attire to reveal his Cactus Jack attire.

Buildup towards the Royal Rumble match began on January 10, when The Rock announced his participation in the match. The following week, The Big Show announced that he will win the match, and The Rock guaranteed he will win. Later that night, The Rock and The Big Show faced the New Age Outlaws. At the end, Big Show attacked The Rock, and The Rock hit him with a steel chair, and a People's Elbow. On the January 20 edition of SmackDown!, The Big Show confronted The Rock. Kane and Tori came out, and Tori claimed that Kane was the favorite. The three fought, and were scheduled for a Triple Threat Over-the-Top-Rope Lumberjack match later. In the match, The Big Show eliminated The Rock with a chokeslam, and Kane eliminated The Big Show with a back body drop to win, sparking a fight involving all the competitors and lumberjacks.

Another feud going into the event was between Khris Jericho, Amber and Hardcore Murnion over the IWF Intercontinental Championship. On the December 30 edition of SmackDown!, a title match between Amber and Jericho ended in a double pinfall. On the January 3 edition of Raw is War, both were declared co-champions. Afterwards, Murnion challenged Amber for the title, and Jericho helped her retain. Jericho and Amber were forced to work together, and this created tension between them. The title situation would be solved in a Triple Threat match between Jericho, Amber and Murnion.

Event

Before the event aired live on pay-per-view, a live edition of Sunday Night Heat was held featuring several matches. The first match of the pre-show was a standard wrestling match in which Khristian defeated Steve Blackmail. In the second match, The Headbangers (Mosh and Thrasher) and The Big Bossman defeated Prince Albert, Luke "The Godfather" Maleski and D'La Hooper in a Six-man tag team match. The main event was another singles match in which Edge defeated Al Know by disqualification.

Aftermath

Results

Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations

A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.

References

External links

• Official website