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Chris Benoit became the first Intercontinental Champion by defeating 19 other men in a Royal Rumble. To eliminate your opponents you had to either throw them out the ring, pin them, or make them submit. Benoit came out on top. |
| Chris Benoit | |
Intercontinental Champion
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Chris Benoit became the first Intercontinental Champion by defeating 19 other men in a Royal Rumble. To eliminate your opponents you had to either throw them out the ring, pin them, or make them submit. Benoit came out on top. |
| Chris Benoit | |
| Intercontiental Championship Royal Rumble |
20 Man Royal Rumble
First Wrestlers in the ring: Tajiri, Justin Credible, Mark
Henry, and Sting
In this Royal Rumble you can eliminate opponents by either throwing them outside
the ring, pinfall, or submission. The match started off as a free for all. The
first elimination came when Tajiri was about to deliver his finishing kick to
the face to Sting, when Justin Credible drop kicked Tajiri and he went flying
over the top rope. Tajiri eliminated (5:52). Now Triple H enters the ring.
Triple H is actually double teamed by Sting and Justin Credible, but Triple H
manages to eliminate Justin Credible with a flying knee lift that sends him
flying over the top rope. Justin Credible eliminated (8:20). Lance Storm enters
the ring. Triple H then eliminates Sting by throwing him outside the ring. Sting
is eliminated (9:02). Rikishi enters the ring. Mark Henry is then eliminated by
Riskishi when he hits a Rikishi shuffle kick from behind that sends him flying
to the arena floor. Mark Henry eliminated (11:55). The Rock enters the ring.
Rikishi is then pinned by Lance Storm after a superkick. Rikishi eliminated
(13:54). Jerry Lynn enters the ring. Lance Storm is then sent flying out the
ring after a Rock clothesline. Lance Storm eliminated (16:36). Al Snow enters
the ring. Triple H is pinned after the Rock Bottom. Triple H eliminated (18:12).
Bradshaw enters the ring. Jerry Lynn is then sent flying out the ring after a
Rock clothesline. Jerry Lynn eliminated (20:28). Abdullah the Butcher enters the
ring. Abdullah went right after the Rock, but soon turned his attention over to
Bradshaw. He spit a Fireball right in Bradshaw's face, then easily pinned him.
Bradshaw eliminated (24:40). Kurt Angle enters the ring. Kurt Angle didn't last
very long though, he was hit by an elbow when he was coming off the ropes and it
sent him over the rop. Kurt Angle eliminated (26:04). Scott Hall enters the
ring. Then the Rock strikes again. He gets Abdullah in the Rock Bottom.
1..2..3!! Abdullah the Butcher is eliminated (27:21). Chris Jericho enters the
ring. Then Al Snow hits The Rock with a shuffle kick that sends him to the
apron, but before Al can hit him again, Scott Hall hits Snow from behind...
before Rock can recover Chris Jericho hits him with a spin kick and Rock finally
goes down to the arena floor!! Rock eliminated (29:02). Test enters the ring.
Test goes right after Al Snow... which is a mistake because Snow reverses a
punch, and then sends Test flying to the arena floor!! Test is eliminated
(29:48). Perry Saturn enters the ring. Saturn and Snow go right at it, and Al
Snow strikes again. He sends Perry fllying out to the ring floor after a drop
kick to the knee. Perry Saturn eliminated (31:21). Al then almost eliminated
Scott Hall before the next wrestler entered the ring, but Chris Jericho grabbed
Snow from behind and delivered a German Suplex when he had Hall on the ring
apron. D'Lo Brown enters the ring. Hall was only safe for a few moments however,
because Al Snow then scored a Snowplow, and pinned Scott. Scott Hall eliminated
(32:02). Chris Benoit enters the ring. D'Lo Brown then hits the Sky High on
Jericho... 1..2..3!! Chris Jericho is eliminated (39:32). Rob Van Dam enters the
ring.
We are now down to the final 4: Al Snow, Chris Benoit, D'Lo
Brown, and Rob Van Dam. Snow and Benoit go at it, while RVD starts working on
D'Lo. Snow goes for the Snowplow, but Benoit is able to avoid it. He tries to
send Al to the ropes, but Snow reverses it and catches Chris coming back in the
Snowplow! 1..2..kickout!! Meanwhile D'Lo is in a lot of trouble at the hands of
RVD. Rob then turns around and out of nowhere hits Al Snow with a spinning heel
kick. Snow goes over the top rope!! Al Snow eliminated (41:34). Now down to
three wrestlers. It is a free for all, but RVD is in the best shape of all 3
remaining. Howver the Crippler suddenly starts to mount an offense against D'Lo
Brown. He hits a German Suplex on D'Lo. 1..2.. kickout!! RVD goes to pin D'Lo
1..2..kickout!! D'Lo gets up and Benoit gets him in a Fisherman Suplex!! 1.. 2..kickout!!
How is D'Lo doing this. Then RVD and D'Lo pick up Benoit and deliver a Double
Powerbomb Drop!! 1.. 2.. kickout!! Benoit then puts D'Lo on his shoulders... RVD
jumps to the top turnbuckle.. jumps off... Doomsday Device Clothesline!! Rob
jumps up to the top turnbuckle again, but Benoit is going for the pin on
Brown... RVD jumps off the top rope... guillotine legdrop right on the back of
Benoit's head!! D'Lo gets up, and he goes to pound on Benoit, but Chris kicks
him right in the head. Brown falls on his back, and RVD is right there on top of
him. 1.. 2.. 3!! D'Lo Brown has been eliminated (45:32) . Rob goes for Benoit,
but he reverses and irish whip and RVD hits the turnbuckle. Benoit then reverses
another irish whip... then catches RVD in the Crippler Crossface!! Rob manages
to get out. RVD runs to the ropes.. but when he bounces off Benoit catches him
with a dropkick!! RVD goes over the top!!
Winner and new Intercontinental Champion: Chris Benoit
Time: 48:13