Post by Blaze on Feb 1, 2009 13:54:54 GMT -5
"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the Royal Rumble, where by the end of the night, we will have all of the championship slots in the WWE filled, we'll have the main event for Wrestlemania set. 30 superstars, but only one man can go onto Wrestlemania 25!" JR yells.
RVD vs. JBL
Jack Swagger comes out to major heat. The announcers are the crowd are confused to why Swagger is actually coming out here, due to him no longer in this match, and starting off the Rumble. Swagger jumps up onto the ring apron and asks for a microphone.
"Ladies and Gentlemen...let me introduce, a man that i've worked with in recent weeks, he is pretty much my boss, and the future ECW Champion: J.B.L!" Swagger introduces, the crowd boo's like crazy.
JBL comes out to large heat as well, he isn't coming out in his limo or normal gear either, he 's coming out in jeans and a JBL T-Shirt. JBL gets in the ring and tells Swagger to get out of the ring, Swagger jumps down and claps for JBL.
The crowd pops loudly for RVD as he comes out, he runs down into the ring and jumps up into the top rope, where he poses for the fans. RVD jumps back down and points at Swagger, then glares at JBL before making title belt motions. The ref rings the bell.
JBL and RVD go for a lock up, but RVD changes his game plan and kicks JBL in the knee, before using the ropes to launch himself at JBL, for a quick clothesline, JBL dodges and goes for a big boot, RVD falls down quickly, JBL turns around and poses.
RVD gets back up, and the crowd pops. JBL looks confused, he turns around and gets kicked in the head, the crowd cheers louder. The announcers start to yell in a way as RVD gets on the top rope to end the match with a bang.
Swagger gets on the top rope and pulls on RVD's foot, RVD stumbles, but kicks Swagger away, but JBL is up and throws RVD off the rope, and then goes for the cover, the crowd boo's, but RVD gets the shoulder up at the two count.
Jack Swagger jumps up on the apron again, the ref starts to yell at him, Swagger gets back down, JBL is beating down on RVD, RVD comes out of no where with a quick jump up, he rolls under JBL's foot and tries for a pin. Two count!
JBL is getting aggrivated, and Swagger jumps up on the apron one more time, this time the ref doesn't say anything, he just ejects him right from ringside! The crowd pops, JBL looks angry, but then the crowd's reaction changes as JBL smacks RVD with a Clothesline from Hell!
JBL goes for the cover, and he scores the three count! JBL stands triumphant, he grabs the title right from the ref's hand, and holds it up into the air. JBL gets on the top rope, and holds the championship high. JBL looks at RVD, and then gets out of the ring.
Swagger meets up with JBL on the ramp, and he holds JBL's hands up in the air as the crowd boo's them.
Backstage: Matt and Jeff Hardy
"Matt, hey Matt!" Jeff yells from the down hall. Matt Hardy slowly turns around, and Jeff is in his face. "Whats up with you Matt, you've changed since you've went to ECW, you've become a monster, a jealous, monster." Jeff says.
"Worry about your brand, Jeff." Matt says, they can hear the crowd giving Matt heat for that comment. "You worry about the WWE title, and STAY OUT OF MY BUSINESS." Matt yells, the crowd is boo'ing louder. "Or you'll end up like CM Punk." Matt continues.
"We'll see who ends up fucked up Matt, because ECW will be at the Rumble Result show tomorrow night...and no matter if I win or lose, its going to be me vs. you, understand?" Jeff says. Matt smirks.
"This is one of the biggest mistakes you've ever made, Jeff. You can't handle the new Matt Hardy." Matt says and walks off screen, Jeff kicks a table and then storms off down the hall.
Maryse (c) vs. Kelly Kelly
Maryse comes out to gather major heat as Edge comes out with her, Edge runs down to the ring first, and looks for any sign of Cena or some other enemy of his or Maryse's. Maryse gets in the ring, and Edge and Maryse share a brief kiss. Edge poses, and behind his back, Maryse wipes her lips, making the crowd laugh.
Kelly Kelly comes out on her own, and gets a large pop from the crowd. Kelly slides right into the ring, Edge gets out, and Maryse looks in disgust as Kelly poses on two of the turnbuckles. Kelly then changes her focus to Maryse.
Maryse poses and twirls around, and then slings her hair back. The crowd whistles, and then starts to chant for Kelly to Dance. Kelly laughs and responds by doing a quick dance number, then Maryse strikes her in the head, and the bell rings.
Maryse goes for a quick pin, and only gets a two count. Maryse pulls up Kelly by the hair and throws her into the corner, the crowd is boo'ing, but they start to be quiet as the match progesses.
Kelly finally kicks Maryse in the face, Maryse stumbles, and the crowd pops. Kelly jumps up onto the top rope and then jumps onto Maryse, but Maryse catches her, and turns around, going to slam Kelly down, but Kelly flips over Maryse and pulls her down.
Kelly has Maryse rolled up! 3 COUNT! Kelly Kelly has won the Women's Championship from Maryse!? Thats unbelieveable! Kelly poses with the title on the top rope. Maryse is yelling at Edge, who just shrugs. Maryse gets out of the ring and storms up the ramp.
Kelly points at her and then claps. Maryse has a blank expression on her face, and then makes title belt motions and heads backstage, with Edge soon following.
Backstage: Kane
"Tonight...I will win gold...its promised to me, its promised...to everyone...in the match." Kane says with his back turned to the camera. "But the gold I win will not be tag team, or second level, its going to be...World Title gold. Batista, Shawn Michaels, and The Rock...don't get in my way too much...you might get hurt." Kane says and turns around, he is in his masked attire.
"The Old Kane...is back. Hahahahahahahahahhaha" Kane says and the camera shot of him turns off.
Chris Jericho vs. Jeff Hardy
Chris Jericho comes out to major heat, highlights of Jericho's road to the rumble matches are shown. Jericho gets in the ring and another highlight video, from the Highlight Reel is shown, the Chair Shot is in Slow Motion. Jericho is shown in the ring smiling.
Jeff Hardy comes out to a large pop from the crowd. Jeff's road to the rumble highlight video is shown, Jeff gets in the ring, and another highlight video recaps his confrontation with Matt earlier, the announcers confirm that Jeff vs. Matt will be on RAW tomorrow night.
Jeff glares right at Jericho, and rubs his head. Jericho laughs at him and taunts him, then the bell rings. Jeff charges at Jericho, who side steps his charge, Jeff bangs into a turnbuckle. Jericho turns Hardy around and goes for a suplex, but Hardy reverses, and goes for a DDT, Jericho slips out.
Jericho and Hardy lock up for the first time in the match, Jericho tries to break it by ripping Hardy's arm to the side, but Hardy knees Jericho in the gut, breaking the hold in Hardy's favor, Hardy bounces off the ropes and kicks Jericho down.
Hardy taunts Jericho to get back up, Jericho was stunned by the move, Hardy charges at him, but Jericho pulls the rope down, and Hardy goes falling to the outside of the ring. Jericho gets a moment to recover.
Hardy jumps up onto the ring apron and starts to run across it, but Jericho kicks Hardy in the head, but Hardy hangs on and hits Jericho with a hard punch to the face. Jericho falls, and Hardy jumps over the ropes and hits a leg drop on Jericho, then pulls up his legs for a cover. Two count.
Hardy waits for Jericho to get up, and then goes for a Whisper in the Wind, but Jericho kicks him in the gut, and Hardy falls mid-move. Hardy gets up and Jericho hits a Codebreaker! The crowd boo's, and Jericho goes for the cover, Hardy grabs the rope right before the three count.
The crowd pops, but Jericho doesn't look impressed, he drags Hardy out to the center of the ring, and goes for a Lionsault to secure the WWE title, but Hardy rolls over, and Jericho lands hard on the ring, Hardy and Jericho both jump up and Hardy goes for a Twist of Fate, but Jericho pushes him towards a turnbuckle.
Hardy jumps onto the turnbuckle and hits the Whisper in the Wind on Jericho, the crowd pops loudly. Hardy throws his shirt out into the crowd and uses the ring apron to get on the top rope. Hardy goes for the Swanton, but he misses, Jericho rolls him up, but gets a two count.
Hardy kicks Jericho in the gut and hits a Twist of Fate out of no where, Hardy quickly goes to the top rope and hits the Swanton! Jericho is hit, and Hardy goes for the cover, 3 COUNT! JEFF HARDY WINS THE WWE TITLE!
The Crowd is going crazy, and fireworks surround the ring as Hardy starts to celebrate. Hardy holds the WWE title high up in the air. Jericho is walking up the ramp, his head hanging in defeat. Jericho turns back to look at Hardy, who looks back at him. Hardy nods, and Jericho turns around and keeps walking.
Backstage: Randy Orton
"Randy Orton, you have been very dominate on Smackdown, are you seem to have targeted The Rock as the next legend you want to kill, what are your thoughts on if The Rock wins the World Heavyweight Title?" Todd Grisham asks.
"Its very easy to figure out Todd...if The Rock wins the World title, i'm going to win the Royal Rumble, go to Wrestlemania, and DEFEAT HIM, to win MY WORLD TITLE." Orton says, then turns to the camera. "...But of course...no matter who wins the World title, that is their destiny." Orton says and walks off screen.
The Rock vs. Kane vs. Batista vs. Shawn Michaels
Kane comes out to gather major heat, highlight videos of Kane from the past few weeks are shown, including some of the highlights from the matches that Kane made as GM of Smackdown for one night.
HBK comes out to a large pop, he struts down to the ring, highlight videos recap his friendship with Batista, the announcers think that Shawn and Batista would make great tag champions, but anything can happen in this match.
Batista comes out to a pop similar to HBK's, he does his normal entrance, and slaps a few hands on his way down to the ring, he slides in and poses on the top rope, he shakes Shawn's hand, then glances back at Kane before posing on another turnbuckle.
The Rock comes out to the biggest pop of the night. He runs into the ring and poses on the top rope. The Rock jumps down and quickly goes kane to begin the match. Batista and HBK pull The Rock off of Kane.
The Rock flips off Batista and hits the Rock Bottom on him! The crowd pops, but HBK breaks the pin, Kane taps on Shawn's shoulder, Shawn turns into a Chokeslam attempt, but Shawn fights out of it.
The Rock finally gets a hold of Kane and starts to beat on him while Batista and HBK look at each other, and then lock up, Kane pushes The Rock into Batista and HBK, but Kane pulls up Shawn, and laughs as he hits the chokeslam on Shawn, and goes for the cover. Shawn has been eliminated! Shawn is one half of the tag team champions!
The Rock meanwhile, has hit another Rock Bottom on Batista, and covers him for the three count. Batista and HBK are now the WWE Tag Team Champions!
Kane and The Rock come to face-to-face and then start to trade blows like crazy, Kane falls first, and the crowd pops. The Rock goes for the people's elbow, but Kane rolls out of the way, Kane picks him up for a Chokeslam, but The Rock reverses into a Rock Bottom, and goes for the cover.
Kane barely gets his shoulder up before the three count. The Rock waits for Kane to get up, to get ready for another Rock Bottom, but Kane grabs him by the throat and hits a Chokeslam out of no where, Kane goes for the cover and gets the three count! The Rock is the Intercontinental Champ, and Kane is the WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
Vince McMahon vs. Stone Cold Steve Austin
A highlight video of the rivalry, going all the way back to the first stunner that Vince recieved in 1997, to the recent history in past month between the two.
Vince comes out to a mixed reaction from the crowd, he does his normal strut down to the ring, and slowly gets into the ring itself, and he looks around to make sure that Stone Cold isn't sneaking around the ring.
Stone Cold comes out to the biggest pop of the night, but isn't coming down the ramp, Vince's eyes become wide, as the referee behind him takes off a wig, and its Stone Cold!!
Stone Cold taps Vince's shoulder, Vince slowly turns around, and is hit with the Stone Cold Stunner! The crowd pops as another referee runs into the ring as Stone Cold goes for the cover, a record breaking match for Stone Cold! About 6 seconds long! Stone grabs a microphone.
"Ya see Vince...you don't want to mess with the Rattlesnake, I got things to do." Stone Cold says and lets his arm get raised before dropping the microphone on top of Vince and getting out of the ring. The announcers wonder what things Stone Cold has to do.
Jack Swagger gets into the ring, and poses in the ring, the crowd gives him no reaction because they say him earlier.
Edge comes out to a minor pop, some of the longer WWE fans are more glad to hear his old song more then to see Edge himself, the announcers remind everyone that Edge's contract involves him losing his regular titantron and music, due to his losing streak.
Edge and Swagger start off the match by pacing around the ring, the announcers also note this is the first time EVER these two have been in the same ring at the same time. Edge and Swagger lock up, and stay in that position for a while, neither side letting the other take advantage.
Entrant Number 3: Mike Knox
Mike Knox runs into the ring, and Edge goes right for him, JR reminds us all that Edge has to eliminate 4 people, including Hawkins and Ryder to keep his WWE contract in its current state, and immediatly quialifying for the Elimination Chamber.
Swagger hits Edge in the back and throws him over the top rope, but Edge doesn't get eliminated, he slides back in while Swagger and Knox battle it out.
Entrant Number 4: MVP
MVP runs into the ring and quickly joins the battle, Edge punches MVP in the face, MVP falls against the ropes, and Edge eliminates him! Edge has a quick celebration, but Mike Knox charges at him, Edge dodges and eliminates him as well! Swagger and Edge lock up once more.
Entrant Number 5: CM Punk
CM Punk comes out to large pop, Punk runs into the ring and goes right for Swagger, Edge backs away and rests in the turnbuckle, which is what Joey Styles notes a Wise Decision, and good Strategy.
Swagger hits a spinebuster on Punk, then turns his attention back to Edge, who responds by spearing him. Edge poses for the crowd, which gives him another minor pop.
Entrant Number 6: Curt Hawkins
Edge's face lights up as Hawkins runs into the ring, Tazz says that he thinks that Hawkins and Ryder might be fired with Edge still in the Rumble match, because they both have to last 5 minutes. Edge knocks Hawkins right out to the floor, and the crowd pops. Hawkins is fired!
CM Punk hits a high knee to Edge, and then hits him with a bulldog. Swagger picks up CM Punk and hits the Gut-Wrench Powerbomb on him before posing to the crowd, which gives him major heat.
Entrant Number 7: Vladamir Kozlov
Kozlov slowly walks down into the ring, all fighting in the ring stops, as Kozlov comes in. Kozlove throws Swagger and Punk around the ring. Edge starts to beg for Kozlov to leave him alone, CM Punk strikes Kozlov in the back of the head.
CM Punk attempts for a GTS, but Kozlov gets out of it and headbutts Punk, Punk falls down and holds his chest tightly. Edge spears Kozlov, but Swagger kicks Edge in the head and stands over all three men.
Entrant Number 8: Santino Marella
Santino runs down into the ring and comes face to face with Edge, who smirks. Edge goes for a clothesline, but Santino ducks and kicks Edge in the gut and clotheslines him. Santino cheers, but Kozlov is back on his feet.
Santino turns around and is picked up by his throat and tossed over to another corner of the ring. Punk charges at Kozlov and tries to take him down, but Kozlov throws him up in the air, and almost out of the ring. Punk barely hangs on to the ring apron.
Entrant Number 9: R*Truth
R-Truth comes out to a pop as he runs into the ring, Edge responds by taking him right back out of the rumble. Kozlov then goes for Edge, who ducks, and Kozlov tumbles out of the ring. Edge stands up celebrating, but Santino throws him over the top rope!
Santino looks shocked himself. Swagger comes back into the match and throws Santino over the top rope, but Santino holds on and slowly rolls back into the ring while Swagger kicks around CM Punk.
Entrant Number 10: Mark Henry
Mark Henry slowly comes down to the ring, Swagger, Santino, and CM Punk look a little nervous as Henry gets in the ring. Henry smiles and quickly knocks all three men down, he yells out a war cry and picks up Santino.
CM Punk kicks Henry in the back of the leg, making Henry drop Santino right onto the ring apron. Santino screams out in pain, and Henry turns his attention towards CM Punk.
Entrant Number 11: Ricky Ortiz
Ricky Ortiz runs down into the ring and quickly goes for an attack on Mark Henry, CM Punk and Ortiz double team Henry, but Henry knocks down both of them. Swagger and Santino quickly try and pick up where Punk and Ortiz left off, but Henry throws out Santino and clotheslines Swagger.
Henry picks up Ortiz and trys to throw him out, but Ortiz fights back and hits a very soft DDT to the World's STrongest Man, the announcers remind us that Ortiz is the NEW United States Champion, giving him great momentum for this match.
Entrant Number 12: The Miz
The Miz comes out and throws off his hat quickly and joins the ongoing attack on Mark Henry, Punk, Ortiz, The Miz, and Jack Swagger start to overtake the worlds strongest man, but he starts to push them away like flies, out of no where, all four men strike him at once, and henry is out!
The Miz goes for Punk, while Swagger and Ortiz start to brawl near the ropes. Miz hits a Reality Check on Punk and then tries to throw him over the top rope, Punk fights his way back in, and takes Miz down.
Entrant Number 13: Big Show
Big Show walks slowly to the ring. All four men decide to unite once more and try and take out Big Show when gets into the ring, but the first thing Show does is throw out Ricky Ortiz. Swagger and Punk goe for the legs.
Miz tries to kick Show in the gut, but Show pushes Punk and Swagger off, and then chokeslams Miz. Show poses for the crowd and gets a minor pop.
Entrant Number 14: The Great Khali
Khali runs as fast as he can down to the ring and meets the Big Show head on with a few fast, but strong punches. Show wraps his hand around Khali's throat, while the other three just let these two giants brawl.
Khali lifts Show up into the air despise the chokeslam attempt. The crowd is cheering loudly for Khali, but Show goes back down to the earth and hits the right hand on Khali, who stumbles against the ropes, Big Show takes out Khali!
Entrant Number 15: Zack Ryder
Zack Ryder comes to laughter, due to his partner being fired for not lasting five minutes. Zack Ryder slides into the ring and joins an attempt to take out Big Show, and its a success! The current participants are safe from giants currently.
Ryder goes for Miz, but Miz pokes him in the eyes and hits a DDT on him. CM Punk then quickly elliminates Miz right afterwards! CM Punk lets out a war cry of his own.
Entrant Number 16: Shelton Benjamin
Shelton runs in to a regular sized pop from the crowd, and starts to trade blows with Swagger, who responds by sending right back out of the ring. Swagger and Punk start to brawl.
CM Punk attempts to take out Swagger, but Swagger slides in and almost takes out Punk, both men are getting low on energy, being in the Rumble for long amounts of time, especially Swagger.
Entrant Number 17: Festus
Festus slowly walks into the ring, Jesse is having to bring him down, and then rings a bell in Festus's ear so he can start off strong, Festus slides in the ring, and Swagger and Punk are still fighting each other. Festus pulls them apart and kicks Punk down.
Swagger starts to eliminate Festus, but Jesse slaps him by jumping up on the apron, and jumping back down. Swagger stumbles back, and Punk gets a GTS on him. Punk celebrates finally hitting a blow like that onto Swagger.
Entrant Number 18: Finlay
Finlay runs into the ring and quickly starts to fight with Swagger. Joey Styles wonders why everyone is after Swagger. JR and Tazz both reply by reminding him that Swagger said earlier that JBL was his boss.
Finlay and Festus start to work together to take out Swagger, but Swagger spits in Festus's face, and rakes Finlay's eyes to keep himself in the rumble.
Entrant Number 19: Rey Mysterio
Mysterio comes out to a large pop. Ryder is still waiting in the corner, trying to avoid all action at all costs. Tazz says according to his stop watch, Ryder's job is safe. Mysterio comes in and quickly takes out Ryder, then goes for Swagger, and does what nobody else could do.
Mysterio slings Swagger over the top rope, and then locks up with CM Punk. JR says he is impressed that Swagger lasted that long in the Rumble, and that JBL should be proud.
Entrant Number 20: Sim Snucka
Snucka runs into the ring, and meets Finlay head on, the two have a short brawl before Finlay throws him over the top rope. Tazz reminds everyone that Matt Hardy is entrant Number 30, and The Undertaker is Number 29, due to their respective won spots.
Mysterio and Punk end their brawl with Festus colliding with both men, and beating on Mysterio over Punk. Punk hits Festus in the back of the head and throws him over the top rope.
Entrant Number 21: Charlie Haas
Charlie Haas runs into the ring and joins up with Finlay and Snucka, Haas takes out Snucka, and in return, Finlay takes out Haas! Finlay is tapping on the ring, and Hornswoggle comes out from under it.
Finlay and Hornswoggle do an Irish dance, then Mysterio takes out Finlay. Mysterio and CM Punk are the only men in the Rumble right now, they agree to let each other rest for the upcoming entrants.
Entrant Number 22: Umaga
Umaga comes in to a large gasp mixed with a chorus of boo's coming from the crowd. Punk and Mysterio look neverously at each other.
Umaga gets in the ring and quickly goes for both men, but Punk and Mysterio start to work together, they make Umaga fall to one knee, and Punk kicks Umaga in the head, Umaga is leaning against the ropes, and Mysterio hits a 619!
Entrant Number 23: Gregory Helms
Helms runs into the ring and joins the attack to get Umaga out of the ring. But, right before Umaga is eliminated, Helms turns and kicks CM Punk right in the jaw, Punk stumbles to the outisde of the ring and is eliminated.
Mysterio starts yelling at Helms. Helms slaps Mysterio in the face, but gets attacked by Umaga, who throws Helms right out of the rumble. Umaga goes for Mysterio, but Mysterio ducks and falls to the outside of the ring! Mysterio is the only one in the Rumble right now!
Entrant Number 24: Tommy Dreamer
Tommy Dreamer runs into the ring and shakes Mysterio's hand. Dreamer asks if Mysterio wants to rest and they can just wait for Number 25. Mysterio replies with a nod. Dreamer appears to sit down, but then goes for Mysterio.
This draws heat from the crowd, but his attack fails as Mysterio fights him back, and hits a Hurricarana to stop Dreamer in his tracks.
Entrant Number 25: John Morrison
John Morrison comes out to a mixed reaction, most of the cheers coming in as fan-girl screams. Morrison runs into the ring and attacks Mysterio, getting heat for doing so.
Dreamer stands up and goes for Morrison, but Morrison throws him over the top rope and poses for the crowd, the fan girl screams coming back, louder then before.
Entrant Number 26: John Cena
John Cena comes out to a pop similar to Stone Cold's earlier in the night. Cena runs down to the ring, and the announcers remind everyone that Cena won the Rumble the year before, as #30.
Cena throws Morrison right over the top rope and then asks Mysterio if he can trust him. Mysterio nods, and Cena sits down and tells Mysterio to rest for a moment.
Entrant Number 27: Randy Orton
Randy Orton comes out to gather major heat. Orton runs into the ring and kicks Cena in the back, Mysterio responds by hitting a DDT onto Orton, who rolls into a turnbuckle to recover. Mysterio helps Cena recover.
Cena says sorry, and then quickly throws Mysterio out of the rumble, getting a mixed reaction from the crowd. Cena goes to the turnbuckle to beat on Orton.
Entrant Number 28: CHRISTIAN CAGE
Christian slowly walks out to the largest pop of the night, easily beating out Stone Cold's. Christian runs down to the ring and shakes Cena's hand, who says Welcome Back. Christian and Cena both beat on Orton.
Orton responds by hitting an RKO on Cena, but Christian hits the Unprettier on Orton! Christian gets on the top rope and quickly poses before jumping down off the ropes.
Entrant Number 29: The Undertaker
The Undertaker makes his normal entrance, but its faster paced. Undertaker gets in the ring and quickly goes for Orton as well, but Orton throws Taker right over the top rope, making the crowd gasp.
Christian starts to brawl with Orton, but Orton throws him over the top rope as well. The announcers finally made a prediction that Orton will win the Rumble.
Entrant Number 30: Matt hardy
Matt Hardy comes out to major heat, JR and Tazz take a moment to plug the new WWE champion Jeff Hardy going against Matt Hardy on the next RAW. Matt comes in, only to be knocked out by Cena a moment after.
Orton and Cena glare at each other, the crowd is chanting CENA, while an ORTON chant responds to it. Cena shakes his head and charges at Orton. Orton hits a low-blow on Cena, and throws him over the top rope, the crowd gives a loud mixed reaction.
Randy Orton celebrates by jumping on the top rope as fireworks explode all around the arena. Orton points at the WM 25 logo, and then jumps down and poses in the middle of the ring.
The announcers jump in about five minutes into the celebration, as Orton heads backstage, they close up the Rumble.
Fade to Black