Royal Rumble (2001)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Royal Rumble (2001)


tagline=30 men. Every man for himself. One victor.
promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=January 21 2001
venue=New Orleans Arena
city=New Orleans, Louisiana
attendance=16,056
lastevent=Armageddon (2000)
nextevent=No Way Out (2001)
event=Royal Rumble
lastevent2=Royal Rumble (2000)
nextevent2=Royal Rumble (2002)

Royal Rumble (2001) was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21 2001 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Results

Notes

*Steve Austin broke the record for most Royal Rumble wins with his third win. The previous record of two wins was held jointly by himself, Hulk Hogan and Shawn Michaels.
*Kane broke the record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble with 11.
*Comedian Drew Carey appeared on the show and in the Royal Rumble match to hype his upcoming "Improv Comedy PPV". He eliminated himself as after the ring had cleared and he was all alone, Kane came out and Carey attempted to bribe him. Carey eliminated himself after Raven attacked Kane with a kendo stick from behind.
*Tonga Fifita who was prior to the event the WCW Hardcore Champion as Meng, made a surprise move to the WWF as Haku. The WCW Hardcore Championship as a result was abandoned.

References

*cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s Historical Cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|date= 2007|pages=107
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble01.html removed onlineworldofwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '01 results]
* [http://www.twnpnews.com/information/rumble.shtml twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble]
* [http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/rr01.html hoffco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '01 review]

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881142/ Official 2001 Royal Rumble website]