Royal Rumble

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Location: CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
          on January 2005 at 7:30pm

The Outsiders (Kevin Nash and Scott Hall) defeated
The Dudley Boys (Bubba Ray Dudley and D-Von Dudley) when Hall pinned D-Von
 after a backslide in 0:02:40.
Rating: ***
(The Outsiders retained the WWE Tag Team Championship.)
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In a very quick match, the Outsiders managed to make a successful title defence
against the Dudleys.


Triangle Match:
Tajiri defeated Taka Michinoku and Jamie Noble:
         x Tajiri beat Michinoku via the Stiff kick to the head in 0:21:53
         x Tajiri beat Noble via pinfall in 0:25:47
Rating: **** 1/2
(Tajiri retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.)
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Great match, as Tajiri once again retains the Cruiserweight Title.


Booker T pinned Scott Steiner with the Harlem Side Kick in 0:10:15.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Booker T won the WWE Intercontinental Championship.)
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To the delight of the crowd, Booker T won the match to become the new WWE
Intercontinental Champion.


Interview:
It's time for Benoit...
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Chris Benoit speaks on the importance of the title match, up next.


No-Countout-No-DQ-Triangle Match with Special Referee Shane McMahon:
Brock Lesnar defeated Hollywood Hogan and Chris Benoit when Lesnar pinned Benoit
 with the F-5 in 0:33:30.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Brock Lesnar won the WWE Championship.)
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Shane McMahon had to count the fall, as Brock Lesnar won the match and became
the WWE Champion.  The title is now back in the camp of the nWo.


Interview:
Hogan challenges Shane...
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Hollywood Hogan issues a challenge to Shane McMahon for tomorrow night on Raw.


[The Royal Rumble Match]: 30-Man Battle Royal:
William Regal won a 30-man Royal Rumble:
         x Edge and Angle started out.
         x Angle threw out Edge after a gutwrench suplex in 0:00:21
         x Cactus Jack entered at 0:02:00
         x Angle threw out Cactus Jack in 0:02:12
         x Bret Hart entered at 0:04:00
         x Angle threw out B. Hart in 0:04:04
         x Al Snow entered at 0:06:00
         x Shawn Michaels entered at 0:08:00
         x Michaels threw out Snow in 0:09:55
         x The Undertaker entered at 0:10:00
         x Michaels threw out Angle after the Sweet Chin Music in 0:10:47
         x Christian entered at 0:12:00
         x Christian threw out Michaels in 0:12:54
         x Undertaker threw out Christian after a short clothesline in 0:13:35
         x The Big Show entered at 0:14:00
         x Scott Hall entered at 0:16:00
         x Big Show threw out Undertaker in 0:16:08
         x Hall threw out Big Show after a punch in 0:17:10
         x Batista entered at 0:18:00
         x Batista threw out Hall in 0:18:47
         x Steve Austin entered at 0:20:00
         x Batista threw out S. Austin in 0:21:04
         x Triple H entered at 0:22:00
         x Batista threw out HHH after a boot choke in 0:22:22
         x Randy Orton entered at 0:24:00
         x Batista threw out Orton after a roundhouse right in 0:25:20
         x Ted DiBiase entered at 0:26:00
         x DiBiase threw out Batista after a hiptoss in 0:27:05
         x Booker T entered at 0:28:00
         x Kane entered at 0:30:00
         x Booker T threw out Kane after a jawbreaker in 0:30:05
         x Chris Jericho entered at 0:32:00
         x Val Venis entered at 0:34:00
         x Rhyno entered at 0:36:00
         x Rhyno threw out DiBiase in 0:36:45
         x Booker T threw out Rhyno in 0:37:09
         x Scott Steiner entered at 0:38:00
         x Booker T threw out Y2J in 0:38:05
         x S. Steiner threw out Venis in 0:39:05
         x Booker T threw out S. Steiner after a fist to the midsection in
           0:39:29
         x Rob Van Dam entered at 0:40:00
         x RVD threw out Booker T after a flying side kick in 0:41:15
         x Rey Mysterio entered at 0:42:00
         x Rey Rey threw out RVD after a springboard dropkick in 0:43:44
         x Steven Richards entered at 0:44:00
         x Stevie threw out Rey Rey in 0:44:34
         x William Regal entered at 0:46:00
         x Eddie Guerrero entered at 0:48:00
         x Stevie threw out E. Guerrero in 0:49:03
         x Goldberg entered at 0:50:00
         x Kevin Nash entered at 0:52:00
         x Matt Hardy entered at 0:54:00
         x Test entered at 0:56:00
         x Stevie threw out M. Hardy in 0:57:11
         x Regal threw out Nash after the Regal Stretch in 1:01:47
         x Test threw out Stevie after a punch in 1:02:14
         x Goldberg threw out Test in 1:09:34
         x Regal threw out Goldberg in 1:10:14
Rating: *** 1/2

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In a shocking turn of events, William Regal won the Royal Rumble after he
clocked Goldberg with Brass Knux.  At this current moment in time, it's going
to be Brock Lesnar vs William Regal at Wrestlemania.



Card rating: *** 1/2


Match observations: 

And so, the Royal Rumble has been and gone.  We have a new WWE Champion, a new
Intercontinental Champion, and the Rumble has been controversially won by
William Regal.

With Brock Lesnar winning the WWE title, it would seem as though the nWo is 
back in power.  However, Shane McMahon has been invited back to Raw tomorrow
night by Hollywood Hogan, seemingly for one last match between the two of 
them.

Expect to see Goldberg looking to get Regal tomorrow as well, after his dreams
of a Wrestlemania main event were shattered.  And of course, the Undertaker is
definitely back, so he's sure to show up on Raw too.

Next Show: Raw