IWF Royal Rumble (2002)
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| Royal Rumble (2002) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring a silhouette of The Rock | ||
| Tagline(s) | 30 Men, One Match, One W1nner | |
| Theme song(s) | "Cocky" by Kid Rock | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 20, 2002 | |
| Attendance | 12,915 | |
| Venue | Philips Arena | |
| City | Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Vengeance (2001) | Royal Rumble (2002) | No Way Out (2002) |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (2001) | Royal Rumble (2002) | Royal Rumble (2003) |
Royal Rumble (2002) was the fifteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on January 20, 2002 at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. It was also the last Royal Rumble to be produced under the IWF intials.
The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which Triple K won after last eliminating Matt Borske. The other matches were Kris McGowan versus The Rock for the Undisputed IWF Championship, Ric Flair versus Grant Mayer in a Street Fight, Edge versus William Kapphan for the IWF Intercontinental Championship, the team of Spike Dudley and Tazz versus the Dudley Boyz for the IWF Tag Team Championship, and Bailey Dalton versus Jazz for the IWF Women's Championship.
Contents |
[edit] Background
[edit] Event
[edit] Aftermath
[edit] Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spike Dudley and Tazz (c) defeated The Dudley Boyz (Harlan Ray and Scott) (with Kelsey Keibler) | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 2 | William Kapphan defeated Edge (c) | Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 3 | Bailey Dalton (c) defeated Jazz | Singles match for the IWF Women's Championship, with special guest referee, Jacqueline Weikart |
| 4 | Ric Flair defeated Dan Glover | Street Fight |
| 5 | Kris McGowan (c) defeated The Rock | Singles match for the Undisputed IWF Championship |
| 6 | Triple K won by last eliminating Matt Borske | 2002 Royal Rumble match |
[edit] Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rikishi | 6 | Undertaker |
| 2 | Goldust | 4 | Undertaker |
| 3 | The Big Boss Man | 1 | Kishi |
| 4 | Bradshaw | 3 | Billy |
| 5 | Mike Storm | 2 | Know |
| 5 | Al Know | 5 | Undertaker |
| 7 | Billy | 7 | Undertaker |
| 8 | The Undertaker | 10 | Maven |
| 9 | Matt Hooper | 9 | Undertaker |
| 10 | Josh Hooper | 8 | Undertaker |
| 11 | Maven | 11 | Undertaker1 |
| 12 | Scotty 2 Hotty | 12 | Diamond Dallas Cage |
| 13 | Khristian | 16 | Johnson |
| 14 | Diamond Dallas Cage | 13 | Khristian |
| 15 | Chuck | 17 | Johnson |
| 16 | "The Godfather" Luke Maleski | 15 | Khristian and Chuck |
| 17 | Albert | 14 | Khristian and Chuck |
| 18 | Perry Jupiter | 18 | Johnson |
| 19 | Steve Johnson | 27 | Borske |
| 20 | Val Venis | 19 | Johnson |
| 21 | Test | 20 | Johnson |
| 22 | Triple K | - | Winner |
| 23 | The Hurricane | 21 | Johnson and Triple K |
| 24 | Faarooq | 22 | Triple K |
| 25 | Mr. Perfect | 28 | Triple K |
| 26 | Matt Borske | 29 | Triple K |
| 27 | The Big Marc | 23 | Kane |
| 28 | Kane | 24 | Borske |
| 29 | Kyle Van Dam | 25 | Booker |
| 30 | Booker T | 26 | Johnson2 |
1 Maven was thrown over the top rope by The Undertaker after The Undertaker had already been eliminated himself.
2 This was Johnson's 36th career elimination in the Royal Rumble, which was a record held for eight years until Ryan Barnhart broke it in the 2010 Royal Rumble.
