Royal Rumble (2001)
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| Tagline(s) | 30 men. Every man for himself. One victor. | |||
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| Promotion | World Wrestling Federation | |||
| Sponsor(s) | MCI | |||
| Date | January 21, 2001 | |||
| Attendance | 17,137 | |||
| Venue | New Orleans Arena | |||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
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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.
The main event was the Royal Rumble match, which Stone Cold Steve Austin won by last eliminating Kane to win the match, making it his third Royal Rumble win. The match also included comedian Drew Carey. On the undercard, Kurt Angle defended the WWF World Heavyweight Championship against Triple H and Chris Jericho defeated Intercontinental Champion Chris Benoit in a ladder match.
The main event at the Royal Rumble was the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal in which wrestlers entered the ring at regular timed intervals of approximately 120 seconds, attempting to eliminate each other by throwing opponents over the top rope. The winner of the match received a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania X-Seven. The Rock began discussing the Royal Rumble on the January 4 episode of SmackDown!, when he promised to win the Royal Rumble match for the second year in a row to earn the title match at WrestleMania. On the following week's episode of SmackDown!, Vince McMahon, the WWF Chairman, added Stone Cold Steve Austin to the match. On the same episode, Rikishi defeated The Rock, Kane and The Undertaker for the right to enter at number 30 in the Royal Rumble match.
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