WWF Royal Rumble - January 2002

Scotty Too Hotty pinned Crash with the Too Hot Drop in 0:18:23.
Rating: ** 3/4
(Scotty Too Hotty won the WWF Light-heavyweight Title.)

Dean Malenko made Hardcore Holly submit to the Texas Cloverleaf in 0:11:58.
Rating: *** 1/4

Sean O'Haire pinned TAKA Michinoku after a corkscrew armdrag in 0:11:48.
Rating: ***

Tajiri defeated Chris Benoit by countout in 0:16:59.
Rating: *** 1/4

Bradshaw pinned Chris Jericho with the Clothesline From Hell in 0:14:17.
Rating: ** 1/2

The Hardy Boyz defeated Edge and Christian when M. Hardy pinned Christian with the Neckbreaker in 0:26:37.
Rating: *** 1/4
(The Hardy Boyz won the WWF World Tag-Team Titles.)

No-Countout-No-DQ-Falls-Count-Anywhere Match:
Al Snow pinned Faarooq with the Snow Plow in 0:20:47.
Rating: 1/4*
(Al Snow won the WWF Hardcore Title.)

Triple H pinned William Regal with the Pedigree in 0:21:40.
Rating: ** 1/2

Rob Van Dam pinned Perry Saturn with the Five Star Frog Splash in 0:19:38.
Rating: *** 3/4
(Rob Van Dam retained the WWF Intercontinental Title.)

[Royal Rumble 2002]: No-Countout-No-DQ-30-Man Royal Rumble:
Triple H won a 30-man Royal Rumble:
x Benoit and M. Hardy started out.
x Edge entered at 0:02:00
x M. Hardy threw out Edge in 0:03:01
x Justin Credible entered at 0:04:00
x Benoit threw out Credible in 0:05:24
x Faarooq entered at 0:06:00
x M. Hardy threw out Faarooq after a snap suplex in 0:06:53
x Jeff Hardy entered at 0:08:00
x J. Hardy threw out Benoit in 0:09:55
x Crash entered at 0:10:00
x Eddie Guerrero entered at 0:12:00
x J. Hardy threw out E. Guerrero after a rana in 0:12:33
x Billy Gunn entered at 0:14:00
x Kanyon entered at 0:16:00
x M. Hardy threw out Crash after a kick to the head in 0:17:26
x Paul Wight entered at 0:18:00
x Kanyon threw out Billy Gunn after a lariat in 0:18:05
x Dean Malenko entered at 0:20:00
x Wight threw out Kanyon after a throw-off in 0:21:07
x Tajiri entered at 0:22:00
x Wight threw out J. Hardy in 0:22:47
x Tajiri threw out Wight in 0:23:22
x Hardcore Holly entered at 0:24:00
x Holly threw out D. Malenko in 0:24:57
x M. Hardy threw out Holly in 0:25:40
x Al Snow entered at 0:26:00
x Sean O'Haire entered at 0:28:00
x Tajiri threw out M. Hardy after a series of kicks to the head in 0:29:30
x Christian York entered at 0:30:00
x York threw out Tajiri after leg scissors in 0:30:14
x Perry Saturn entered at 0:32:00
x Christian entered at 0:34:00
x Lance Storm entered at 0:36:00
x Saturn threw out Snow after a kneelock submission in 0:36:50
x Joey Matthews entered at 0:38:00
x Bradshaw entered at 0:40:00
x TAKA Michinoku entered at 0:42:00
x York threw out Saturn in 0:43:59
x Chavo Guerrero Jr. entered at 0:44:00
x William Regal entered at 0:46:00
x Triple H entered at 0:48:00
x O'Haire threw out Michinoku after a vertical suplex in 0:49:11
x O'Haire threw out Bradshaw in 0:49:30
x Scotty Too Hotty entered at 0:50:00
x Christian threw out Hotty in 0:51:46
x Test entered at 0:52:00
x O'Haire threw out Test in 0:53:04
x Chris Jericho entered at 0:54:00
x Rob Van Dam entered at 0:56:00
x Van Dam threw out L. Storm after a duck-down move in 1:01:20
x York threw out Matthews in 1:02:12
x HHH threw out O'Haire after a punch in 1:07:56
x HHH threw out Van Dam in 1:13:22
x York threw out Chavo Jr. in 1:20:12
x York threw out Christian after a punch in 1:21:58
x Chris Jericho threw out Regal in 1:30:08
x York threw out Chris Jericho in 1:30:55
x HHH threw out York after a fist to the midsection in 1:30:56
Rating: *** 1/2

Booker T pinned Kurt Angle with the Missle Dropkick in 0:27:31.
Rating: *** 1/2
(Booker T retained the WWF World Heavyweight Title.)

Notes:

I wanted to intertwine the Holly feud with the Malenko/Hotty feud, so I had Hotty win the Light heavy title from Crash, and then I had Malenko beat Harcore in what was a surprisingly good match.
Sean O'Haire continued his rise to the top. Wonderful match against TAKA.
To elevate Tajiri, I put him against Benoit and had him win, but by countout. A good match even though it had a countout ending.
Continued Bradshaw's rise to the top by having him beat Jericho. I want Bradshaw to main event when I feel he's ready, so it's time to just start pushing him and see where he can go.
Christian finally snapped after he was pinned by Matt Hardy and lost the tag titles that he sooo wanted him and Edge to have. He yelled at and pushed Edge after the match, so Edge nailed him in the face to a huge pop and left through the crowd!
Had Bradshaw cost Faarooq the title, just to show Faarooq that he's the better man. Faarooq attacked him after the match. Al Snow finally gets HIS title back.
Sadly, I HAD to have Regal lose to get Triple H higher on the card.
Rob Van Dam beat Perry Saturn to retain, but Perry is now firmly established as a title contender. I want him to be huge, as I like Perry's look and think he could become a World champ in the future.
The Royal Rumble! Some people who aren't on PPV in my fantasy WWF, but ARE in the WWF (and appear on RAW and SmackDown!), had to enter the Rumble, such as Joey Matthews, Christian York, Paul Wight, Kanyon, and Billy Gunn. Sadly, Kanyon's the only one I'm planning on putting on PPV soon. I want Triple H against Booker at WrestleMania, so Trip's won the Rumble for the first time in his career.
Booker and Kurt again! A good match, but Booker retained clean enough. It will be him and Triple H at WrestleMania XVIII!