WWE Royal Rumble 2000 (2000)

(minor spoilers but no match results listed in this review) Tagged Classics: Royal Rumble 1999 and 2000 Double DVD Part 2: WWF Royal Rumble 2000 "So tonight... even if it's just for one night... I have decided to be your champion!" – Kurt Angle From the opening match between Kurt Angle and his supposed "mystery opponent" (how did the crowd all know it'd be Tazz?!... Whoops!) you KNOW you're in for a great show! The crowd are hot and ready to scream their lungs out. It could be argued that the Jericho/Chyna/Holly match drags a little and The Outlaws' match with The Acolytes could have been a little less sloppy but the rest of the card more than makes up for it with the original tag-team tables match between The Dudley Boys (Team 3D) and The Hardys. Good times."It looks like we have a late entrant..." – Jerry Lawler This is more of a warning than a review. The Miss Rumble Swimsuit contest is EXACTLY the same as broadcast... I'll say that again... EXACTLY THE SAME. Just in case you were wondering it has something to do with a very famous woman wrestler getting topless in the ring. And you can probably guess who. The whole this is undeniably hilarious though."I think you know the guy... His name is Cactus Jack!" – Mick FoleyThis is my most favourite match of all time. It's Mick Foley at his best and it's Triple H at his best in a Street Fight for the WWF title. The match build-up is excellent showing Foley's transformation from Mankind into Cactus Jack with Hunter doing an amazing job making you believe that the same man in a different shirt is like something from his worst nightmares. Footage of Jack's brutal history is also shown including some Japanese death match bumps and really putting over the sadistic streak that resides in the man's heart. The match itself is a total classic which really solidified Triple H as one of the top names in the industry. It's a pretty sick affair too as the blood flows and the action is devastatingly brutal in places without going overboard. The whole match is dramatic and a great example of wrestling getting it right in every aspect of its planning and implementation."Remember again, you gotta go out over the top and both of your feet have to touch the floor..." – Jim Ross The Rumble match in 2000 is much better than 1999. It's surprising and fun while throwing in a few nice touches here and there (watch out for Taka Michinoku's botched landing on being thrown over the top... ouch!) It's capped with a satisfying conclusion but after the Street Fight you feel a little less interested in it from an emotional point of view. It nicely rounds off a great evening of entertainment."What...? No way! Adverts?!!" – JoeMDesign Yes, I said that when I originally saw this show in January 2000 on Channel 4 in the UK. The terrestrial TV station had bought the rights from Sky to show the Rumble live which they did... although they must have assumed that they could take commercial breaks in between the matches and no-one would notice. They were wrong. I remember on the original Channel 4 version that the Rock's legendary promo skills were cut off mid-sentence! Blasphemy! The best part of owning this pay-per-view is that it is the complete event. It's not an official "extra" but one of my reasons for buying this was to see the whole thing.Officially the extras are very poor. I think WWF at the time weren't sure what to do with servicing DVD extras and the results are evident here. The best extra on the disc is surely the footage from after the Rumble showing Triple H getting his leg mended in the trainer's room. The warning about graphic footage is well-deserved here.Overall I can't really recommend this collection much higher than to say "Thank you, Silvervision!" A classic has been fully restored to its original glory and the world can enjoy two really great shows. The only thing holding this back from 5-star status are the lack of extras but since they're presented in a double-pack and at a reasonable price you can't grumble about the Rumble! Bang bang!

This was not the best Royal Rumble that I watched, although it was some what entertaining, it was not the best that I have seen.FIRST MATCH- TAZZ VS. KURT ANGLE Not bad to start the show off, but a very short match, nothing good or special in this match. Tazz wins after Kurt Angle passed out to the Tazzmission. 2/10SECOND MATCH- DUDLEY BOYS VS. HARDY BOYS IN A TAG TEAM TABLES MATCH Okay tables match, but it got dragged a bit onwards in my opinion. Hardy Boys win after Jeff hardy does a dangerous leap from the top off the stage & a Swanton Bomb on Bubba through a table for the win. 5/10THIRD MATCH- THE ACOLYTES {BRADSHAW & FAROOQ} VS. ROAD DOGG & BILLY GUNN FOR THE WWF TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP What a short match, even though the Acolytes dominating a whole majority of the match, it is such a short match. Some team called Mean Street Posse interfere, making Billy Gunn Road Dogg & Billy Gunn win to retain their WWF Tag Team Championship. 2/10FOURTH MATCH- HARDCORE HOLLY VS. CHRIS JERICHO VS. CHYNA FOR THE WWF INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPIONSHIP Not a bad triple-threat match, but could of been somewhat way better in my opinion. Jericho nails a Lionsault on Chyna for the win, & to be the right holder of the WWF Intercontinental Championship.FIFTH MATCH- TRIPLE H W/ STEPHANIE MCMAHON VS. MICK FOLEY IN A STREET FIGHT MATCH FOR THE WWF CHAMPIONSHIP Entertaining & also brutal match, HHH bleeds throughout the match while Mick Foley delivers the punishment throughout the match. Even Rock interferes during the match. But HHH overcomes the brutal match & Pedigrees Mick Foley on thumbtacks for the win & to retain his WWF Championship. 5/10SIXTH MATCH- 30 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH Not really a bad Royal Rumble match, but also nothing special either. It was entertaining as usual. The best is to be seen yet. Rock head scissors Big Show over the top rope for the win & will be going to main event Wrestlemania 2000. After the match, Big Show tosses Rock over, but it doesn't matter, Rock still won the Rumble & will be going to Wrestlemania for a title shot. 5/10Okay Royal Rumble, I have to say that I was entertained. But also a bit disappointed as the lack of some matches. But still it was a decent Rumble, with Rock being the right winner for the Royal Rumble.Overall I'll give it 5/10 & a D

One of the best Royal Rumble's ever. However there were a few flaws.Match one saw the debut of Tazz. His entrance was chilling. He beat Kurt Angle, ending 'The Olympic Hero's' winning streak.Next up Chyna, Hardcore Holly and Chris Jericho do battle in a fine triple threat match for the vacant Intercontinental Championship.Then The APA do battle with The New Age Outlaws in a passable match. APA win by DQ I think when X-Pac runs in.Then Triple H faces off against Cactus Jack in a brutul match up. HHH wins by pedigreeing Jack through thumb tacks.Then we didn't need this, a bikini contest featuring some lovely women like Terri, Jackie and Tori. 85 year old Mae Young comes down and takes her bra off in front of Jerry Lawler. She wins........The the rumble takes place. D'Lo Brown is number one and Grandmaster Sexay is number 2. The Rock wins this by eliminating The Big Show.Overall a solid PPV!

WWF is the greatest wrestling federation out there, by far. The year 2000 Royal Rumble was not the best of the year, but it was very good. This PPV was important in many ways. It showed the premiere of Tazz, who ended Kurt Angle's long time winning streak. It had a very memorable first-ever Tag Team Table Match, in which the Hardy Boyz defeated the Dudley Boyz, who are the true masters of tables. Chris Jericho became the undisputed Intercontinental Champion after defeating Chyna and Hardcore Holly. Triple H defended his WWF Title in an excellent "street fight" match against "Cactus Jack" Mick Foley. The Royal Rumble itself, in which 30 wrestlers would compete to be the last one thrown out of the ring, was the best of the night. The Rock won and became the Number One Contendor for the WWF Title and would recieve a title shot at Wrestlemania. The whole PPV was very entertaining and cool. The only bad thing was when Mae Young won the "Miss Rumble" Contest. No one wants to see a near-80 year old woman's breast! *YUCK!* But aside from that, very good.