Okay, finally into 2002.
Royal Rumble 2002
We get a nice history montage to start. Val Venis, Goldust, Mr. Perfect, and Godfather all back? Pad that roster! HHH is finally back too.
Dudley Boyz vs. Spike Dudley & Tazz
Spike's got a neck collar from some injury I guess. Tazz gets double teamed outside right away so Spike can be trapped in the ring.
All kinds of neckbreakers here on Spike. Dudley dog doesn't save him, but he ducks a double team and tags in Tazz. Camera botch as they're showing a replay during the hot tag.
Stacy tries to save the Dudleys, she's put in the tazzmission. Now he gets it on D-von and he taps right away. Oh, that was a quick match.
William Regal's been on a brass knuckle rampage against Edge. Edge can use chairs.
William Regal vs. Edge
Nick Patrick is really concerned with searching Regal for brass knuckles, oh he finds some.
Crazy suplex from Regal send Edge onto his face. Edge counters a double underhook into a back body drop and cover. Regal rolls over with the hook still on and hits a double underhook powerbomb. He tries it again on the apron, not gonna happen.
They bump heads and are both dazed. Here's another suplex that Edge oversells to make look brutal. Regal stretch is on! But Edge can get the ropes.
Edge reaches over and gets the Regal stretch on Regal now! Edge hits a heel kick off the top rope now. And a spear but the ref is in the way! He's down.
Regal's got something in his hand, he knocks out Edge with it. Classic heel move, Regal gets the cover and the intercontinental belt.
They've got 5 refs helping Edge out of the ring. Sell those knuckles all day.
Atlanta Thrashers play hockey here! I bet they're a good team.
Jacqueline is the guest ref for the next match.
Jazz vs. Trish Stratus
Jazz jumps Trish immediately. They exhange a series of quick covers, 1 counts for everyone.
Jacqueline's arguing with Jazz, this won't work in Jazz's favor. She's getting slow counts now. Stratusfaction but only a 2 count.
Trish with a boot and a bulldog and she wins somehow.
Flair and Vince are feuding. The recap videos are showing that Flair still has no problem blading his face right open.
Flair's son is here, he looks bored out of his mind.
Street fight: Ric Flair vs. Vince McMahon
Vince is looking bigger than Flair, how many steroids has he been taking.
Here's a chop from Vince, he shouts WHOO. Flair comes back with many chops. WHOOO WHOOO WHOOO
Flair's doing his best to make Vince look like a million bucks in the ring. Now Vince has a sign and Flair's taking the shots to the head.
Trash can to the face, here's a flair flop and Flair is busted open and bleeding everywhere. Vince is taking pictures of himself and Flair's bleeding face. Check out that camera, that's surely not digital.
Vince puts the figure four on Flair! He turns it over and escapes. Vince grabs a lead pipe but gets punched in the groin. Flair with a TV monitor right to Vince's face.
And Vince is busted open too. Flair goes and gets some pictures of Vince now. Flair's got the pipe and he nails Vince right in the head.
Figure four coming up, Vince has to tap out.
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ONLY FIVE CAN LADDER.
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