Royal Rumble (2000)

For the video game released in 2000, see WWF Royal Rumble (2000 video game).
Royal Rumble
Promotional poster featuring various WWF wrestlers
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateJanuary 23, 2000[1]
CityNew York City, New York[1]
VenueMadison Square Garden[1]
Attendance19,231[2]
Buy rate590,000[3]
Tagline(s)The Road to WrestleMania Begins
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The 2000 Royal Rumble was the 13th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and 100th PPV overall produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on January 23, 2000, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. Six matches were contested on the event's card.

As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2000 event, the winner received a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000. The main event was the 2000 Royal Rumble match, which The Rock won by last eliminating Big Show. The undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship which Triple H won to retain the title.

This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay-per-view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year. The Royal Rumble aired live, with commercial breaks—a format that was changed for later PPVs on Channel 4. The event has been named as one of "the 15 best pay-per-views ever" by WWE,[4] with the Street Fight match being critically acclaimed among various reviewers.[5][6][7]

  1. ^ a b c "WWF Royal Rumble PPV Results History". TWNP. Retrieved April 4, 2008.
  2. ^ "2000 Royal Rumble results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved January 30, 2011.
  3. ^ "WWE Pay-Per-View Buys (1993-2015)". Wrestlenomics. March 25, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  4. ^ "The 15 best pay-per-views ever". WWE.
  5. ^ Canton, John (January 18, 2023). "WWE Royal Rumble 2000 Review". TJR Wrestling.
  6. ^ "PPV Lookback: What is the legacy of the Royal Rumble 2000 including Cactus Jack vs. Triple H, Dudleys vs. Hardy, Holly vs. Chyna vs. Jericho". December 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Bramma, Jack (January 21, 2011). "Ring Crew Reviews: WWE Royal Rumble 2000". 411Mania.