| Royal Rumble (2001) | ||||
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| Tagline(s) | 30 men. Every man for himself. One victor. | |||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Fed. | |||
| Date | January 21, 2001 | |||
| Attendance | 16,056 | |||
| 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 (PPV event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). 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 Steve Johnson won by last eliminating Chris LeGreca to win the match, making it his third Royal Rumble win, the first person to ever do so in IWF history. Chris LeGreca also set a record for the most eliminations. The match also saw Drew Carey enter the Royal Rumble. Featured matches on the undercard included a Ladder Match between Kris McGowan and Kevin Hunter for the IWF Intercontinental Championship and a Singles Match between Matt Borske and Triple K for the IWF Championship.
Contents
Background[edit | edit source]
Event[edit | edit source]
Preliminary Matches[edit | edit source]
Main Event Matches[edit | edit source]
Aftermath[edit | edit source]
Card[edit | edit source]
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Heat | Lo Down defeated Kaientai | Tag team match for a spot in the Royal Rumble match (which ultimately went to Drew Carey) |
| 1 | The Dudley Boyz (Harlan and Scott) defeated Edge and Khristian | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 2 | Kris McGowan defeated Kevin Hunter (c) | Ladder match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 3 | Ivory (c) (with Richard Veach) defeated Amber | Singles Match for the IWF Women's Championship |
| 4 | Matt Borske (c) (with Baley Dalton) defeated Triple K (with Brittany Mayer-Helmsley) | Singles Match for the IWF Championship |
| 5 | Steve Johnson won by last eliminating Chris LeGreca | Royal Rumble Match |
Royal Rumble Entrants and Eliminations[edit | edit source]
| # | Entrant | Order | Eliminated By |
| 1 | Josh Hooper | 4 | Matt Hooper |
| 2 | Quinn Noel | 1 | Matt Hooper & Josh Hooper |
| 3 | Matt Hooper | 3 | Josh Hooper |
| 4 | Jon "Faarooq" Rispen | 2 | Matt Hooper & Josh Hooper |
| 5 | Drew Carey | 5 | Himself |
| 6 | Chris LeGreca | 29 | Steve Johnson |
| 7 | Russell Dalton | 9 | Chris LeGreca |
| 8 | Al Know | 8 | Chris LeGreca |
| 9 | Perry Jupiter | 10 | Chris LeGreca |
| 10 | Steve Blackmail | 7 | Chris LeGreca |
| 11 | "Grand Master Sexay" Tom Stahr | 6 | Chris LeGreca |
| 12 | Honky Tonk Man | 11 | Chris LeGreca |
| 13 | Sam Simkins | 28 | Chris LeGreca |
| 14 | "The Goodfather" Luke | 12 | Sam Simkins |
| 15 | Tazz | 13 | Chris LeGreca |
| 16 | Bradshaw | 18 | Martin McAlmond |
| 17 | Blubert | 20 | Chris LeGreca |
| 18 | Steven Murnion | 21 | Martin McAlmond |
| 19 | K-Kwik | 16 | The Big Marc |
| 20 | Sean Venis | 22 | Martin McAlmond |
| 21 | William Kapphan | 14 | Andrew Sekora |
| 22 | Test | 15 | Big Marc |
| 23 | The Big Marc | 17 | Sam Simkins |
| 24 | Crash Murnion | 19 | Chris LeGreca |
| 25 | Martin McAlmond | 25 | Keith |
| 26 | Scotty | 23 | McAlmond & LeGreca |
| 27 | Steve Johnson | - | WINNER |
| 28 | Billy Morgan | 27 | Steve Johnson |
| 29 | Tom Larson | 24 | Steve Johnson |
| 30 | Kishi | 26 | Sam Simkins |
