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UNDERCARD
Tag Team Champions Spike Dudley and Tazz defeated The Dudley Boyz (Bubba Ray and D-Von) (with Stacy Keibler) when Tazz forced D-Von Dudley to tap out.William Regal pinned Intercontinental Champion Edge to win the title after using brass knuckles.
Women's Champion Trish Stratus beat Jazz with special guest referee, Jacqueline
Ric Flair defeated Vince McMahon in a Street Fight when Flair applied the figure-four leglock forcing McMahon to tap out.
Undisputed WWF Champion Chris Jericho pinned The Rock with a roll-up and both feet on the ropes.
ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
| Order of Entry | Order of Elimination | |
| 1 | Rikishi | Big Boss Man eliminated by Rikishi |
| 2 | Goldust | Storm eliminated by Snow |
| 3 | The Big Boss Man | Bradshaw eliminated by Billy Gunn |
| 4 | Bradshaw | Goldust eliminated by Undertaker |
| 5 | Lance Storm | Snow eliminated by Undertaker |
| 6 | Al Snow | Rikishi eliminated by Undertaker |
| 7 | Billy Gunn | Billy Gunn eliminated by Undertaker |
| 8 | Undertaker | Jeff Hardy eliminated by Undertaker |
| 9 | Matt Hardy | Matt Hardy eliminated by Undertaker |
| 10 | Jeff Hardy | Undertaker eliminated by Maven |
| 11 | Maven | Maven eliminated by Undertaker |
| 12 | Scotty Too Hotty | Scotty Too Hotty eliminated by DDP |
| 13 | Christian | DDP by Christian |
| 14 | Diamond Dallas Page | Albert eliminated by Christian |
| 15 | Chuck Palumbo | Godfather eliminated by Christian |
| 16 | The Godfather | Christian eliminated by Austin |
| 17 | Albert | Palumbo eliminated by Austin |
| 18 | Perry Saturn | Saturn eliminated by Austin |
| 19 | Steve Austin | Venis eliminated by Austin |
| 20 | Val Venis | Test eliminated by Austin |
| 21 | Test | Hurricane eliminated by Austin and HHH |
| 22 | Triple H | Faarooq eliminated by HHH |
| 23 | The Hurricane | TBS eliminated by HHH |
| 24 | Faarooq | Kane eliminated by Angle |
| 25 | Mr. Perfect | Van Dam eliminated by Booker T |
| 26 | Kurt Angle | Booker T eliminated by Austin |
| 27 | The Big Show | Austin eliminated by Angle |
| 28 | Kane | Perfect eliminated by HHH |
| 29 | Rob Van Dam | Angle eliminated by HHH |
| 30 | Booker T | WINNER: Triple H |
Rikishi and Goldust entered first. Goldust was given his entire elaborate ring entrance. Bossman came out third. The action crawled to a standstill as all three tried to eliminate each other over the top rope in a corner of the ring. Bradshaw entered next. He went after all three. Rikishi gave Bossman (1) the Anal-Lip Rub in the corner and then eliminated him over the top rope. Lance Storm was the fifth entrant. More standstill in the ring as the four wrestlers in the match stood around half-heartedly trying to eliminate each other. Just a blah match at this point. Al Snow entered next. Fans chanted "We Want Head!" Billy Gunn entered next. Snow eliminated Storm (2) with a sidekick, knocking him off the apron to the floor. Gunn eliminated Bradshaw (3) as Bradshaw was going after Goldust. Undertaker entered eighth, and it was time to clear the ring. Taker punched Gunn, rammed Snow into the turnbuckle, then eliminated Goldust (4), Snow (5), Rikishi (6), and Gunn (7). Matt Hardy entered next with Lita by his side. They stomped away at Taker in center-ring. Matt tried to eliminate Taker, but he couldn't get him off his feet. Taker beat on Matt for another minute. Jeff Hardy entered next, at no. 10. As Taker was about to suplex Matt over the top rope, Jeff made the save. Matt and Jeff hugged. Taker double clotheslined them. Taker eliminated Jeff (8) when he flew at him in the corner. Taker than slammed Matt (9) to the mat and eliminated him. Maven entered the ring next and Taker gave him a boot to the face. Lita got on the ring apron to yell at Taker. Taker shoved her off the apron. The Hardys then attacked Taker before he could eliminate Maven. Taker fought off both Hardys. Maven dropkicked Taker (10) from behind to eliminate him for a huge pop. Maven celebrated. Taker, being a sore loser, returned to the ring and went after Taker. Taker beat up Maven at ringside, drilling him with a stiff chairshot. Taker continued to beat on Maven. Scotty 2 Hotty came out in the no. 12 slot. Taker threw Maven back into the ring, then punched Scotty before he could get to the ring. Taker then returned to the ring and threw Maven over the top rope (Ross said Taker wasn't legal), who was bleeding from the forehead. This whole Taker-Maven sequence was very well booked, getting Taker over as a sore loser and a bully. Taker dragged Maven into the lower deck and beat on him among the fans, then dragged him into the concession area. Christian entered an empty ring. Meanwhile, Taker threw Maven through the glass window of the popcorn stand. Scotty finally made it to the ring, having recovered sufficiently from Taker's attack in the aisle..
Dallas Page entered next. Scotty gave Christian the Worm. Page threw Scotty (11) out of the ring. Chuck Palumbo entered next. Godfather came out next with twelve hos. Ross informed us that in the ring, Page (12) was eliminated. They showed it on replay. Albert entered next. In the ring at this point were Albert, Chuck, Christian, and Godfather. Maven technically hadn't been eliminated, but he hadn't been seen since Taker rammed him into the popcorn stand. Albert (13) and Godfather (14) were eliminated next. Perry Saturn entered next, followed by Steve Austin in the 19th slot. Austin eliminated Christian (15), Saturn (16), and Chuck (17). Val Venis was no. 20 to enter. Val did the male stripper gimmick. Test entered next and went right after Austin, kicking him in the corner. Val joined in. Test mistakenly gave Val a big boot. Austin eliminated Val (18) with a clothesline. Austin then threw Test (19) over the top rope. Triple H's entrance music began. Austin waited for The Game's arrival. It took Triple H almost two full minutes to make it to the ring. They had an intense stare down. Hurricane came out next. He went for a double chokeslam on both Austin and Triple H. The crowd laughed as he struggled to lift both men at once. Triple H and Austin then easily tossed Hurricane (20) over the top rope. Nice spot. Faarooq entered next, but he was quickly eliminated (21) by a Triple H clothesline..
Mr. Perfect came out next. Ross said this is quite a way for Perfect to return to the WWF after "years of obscurity since leaving the WWF." Kurt Angle and Big Show then entered and dominated offense until Kane entered. Kane picked up Big Show (22) and dropped him over the top rope. Angle then quickly eliminated Kane (23). The announcers raved about Kane's strength. Rob Van Dam entered in the 29th slot. Big crowd pop. He entered the ring by giving Angle a Five Star Splash. Booker T got the lucky no. 30 spot. Booker eliminated Van Dam (24), then did the Spinarooni, but Austin met him with a stunner and Booker (25) bumped over the top rope for a huge pop. The Final Four at this point are Perfect, Angle, Austin, and Triple H (not counting Maven). Angle eliminated Austin (26) from behind. Austin returned to the ring with a chair and hit Angle, then Perfect, then Triple H. Angle was about to eliminate Perfect, but Perfect remained on the apron. Perfect then gave Angle the Perfectplex. Triple H then eliminated Perfect from behind.
It came down to Triple H and Angle. Angle backdropped Triple H over the top rope, but Triple H held on and his feet didn't touch. He returned to the ring. As Angle celebrated, Triple H returned to the ring, attacked him from behind, and clotheslined Angle (29) over the top rope for the win at 1:11:42.
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