Benoit with a slow roll to turn Angle over for just a two count. Welcome to the WWE Raw Deal review on TJRWrestling. Steiner celebrated while the fans booed him because they hated this match. The amount of false finishes really got the crowd into the match because the wrestlers kept on coming back for more when it looked like they were down. Pre-match notes: Angle was the heel champion while Benoit was the face challenger. Christian tried to get rid of Tajiri to no avail. Test hits a Full Nelson slam on Batista. A new report says that WWE is trying to control the revenue that its wrestlers are making from Twitch. Analysis: **1/2 It was a high energy, fast paced tag team match where they had a traditional tag by working over D-Von and Bubba did a great job when he got the hot tag. This was Lesnar’s chance at payback. He was a major bust and did not amount to much in WWE although he had some mild success in the movies. Ultimately, Lesnar eliminated Undertaker to win. It was smart to keep it under five minutes. Kane said that Rob is a good tag team partner, but tonight it is every man for yourself. Benoit slapped on the Ankle Lock on Angle, which of course is Angle’s submission finisher. Scott Steiner got a good pop for his entrance with Steiner looking as big as he ever looked in his career. – The finish was weak. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. They didn’t venture out of the ring much at all, so it was all about keeping the action in the ring. Show came back by grabbing Lesnar and tossing him over the top to the floor. Hunter went back into the ring with a neckbreaker on Steiner followed by stomps against the turnbuckle, which led to Flair choking Steiner with his jacket while the referee didn’t see it. Another factor that went into this show is that WWE did the brand extension shortly after the name change in the summer of 2002. The 2003 Royal Rumble match lasted 53 minutes and 47 seconds (53m 47s). It was a bizarre story where Dawn married Torrie’s father Al Wilson, who died on their honeymoon. Brock Lesnar – I was impressed by his power as always. Torrie Wilson was up last. Stephanie wondered what Eric’s bombshell might be. These video promos were very popular with fans online because I remember them well with fans wanting O’Haire to get pushed. Lesnar was impressive with his suplexes, that nearfall for Show with the Chokeslam worked really well and then Lesnar looked great again with the F5 finisher. Triple H tried to leave through the crowd, but Steiner went after him and brought him back to the ring while the referee did not count them out. As the match went on, the crowd hated it even more. This table shows the total time that the ring was filled with an exact number of discrete superstars at once: The average result of 6.5 wrestlers in the ring at any point is pretty high. Benoit with a knee to the ribs for two. D-Von got the tag, Bubba with a body slam on D-Von, the referee was looking at Storm and D-Von jumped off the top with a headbutt to the groin of Regal. This was structured poorly and it didn’t help either guy. Chris Jericho was interviewed backstage by Terri.

Of all people to throw him out they pick Test? I counted this entire time span as Nowinski's entrance time. Rob Van Dam was shown stretching backstage. Lesnar wanted an F5, Taker fought out of it and Undertaker hits a Tombstone on Lesnar that looked sloppy. This span began when Jericho eliminated both Edge and Christian at the time stamp 15m 51s. There’s Test at #17 with Stacy Keibler, who was his actual girlfriend at the time. Benoit slapped on another Crippler Crossface submission this time on the right arm of Angle, who nearly tapped out and then Angle countered into an Angle Slam! Jeff takes control and Shannon Moore saves Matt by using his feet to keep him on the apron. The #2 person is Chris Jericho, but it’s his tag partner Christian in the aisle. Here is a text graphic displays much of the information discussed below, including a chronological listing of who the longest lasting men were at any given point in the match. The Bischoff announcement was the return of Steve Austin, which led to Austin beating up Bischoff at No Way Out 2003 and then Austin’s last match ever against Rock at WrestleMania 19. Analysis: 1/2* This match was a big-time failure. Analysis: -* This was really bad. I’m not going to write it all out.

The video featured Jones staring into the camera.

Benoit with a German suplex, Angle with a German Suplex, Benoit with a German Suplex and Angle did a flip bump where he basically did a moonsault to land on his stomach. Booker goes to work on Rikishi.

I almost went negative stars because it went on too long, there just weren’t enough exciting moments and the action was boring for most of it. DeMott used his power to stomp on people as well as hit some clotheslines. It’s Maven in the #26 spot as the announcers reference the fact that he eliminated Undertaker the year before. FACTS & OPINIONS about the Royal Rumble match.

The fans booed that. It was a great idea. It’s Edge at #5, who was an energetic babyface at this point. It’s Rikishi at #20 as JR mentions that he’s in his 8th Rumble, which was the most of all time at this point. Wow that was an awesome move and bump as Hardy crashed onto Team Angle on the floor. Angle won the WWE Championship at Armageddon 2002 thanks to an assist from Brock Lesnar who hit then champion Big Show with a F5 leading to Angle’s pinfall win. Steiner whipped Hunter into the ropes leading to Hunter coming back with a boot to the face. It’s a hoss-fest! This prompted JR to respond with "Word to your mother." A-Train hits the A-Train Bomb on Undertaker. Hardy takes down RVD while Jericho dropkicks RVD. The 16th Royal Rumble was the first one under the World Wrestling Entertainment name after WWE changed their name from the World Wrestling Federation in May 2002. Batista comes in with a chair, but Undertaker kicks him avoids it. Steiner whipped Hunter into the turnbuckle. Here are the entrance times for each superstar involved. “Yo yo yo” it’s John Cena in the #18 spot coming out to his rapping gimmick. They had a feud in the autumn of 2002 when Lesnar beat Undertaker in a very good Hell in a Cell match. It fit Jericho’s heel persona perfectly while giving us a reason to care about Michaels getting revenge on him.

Instead, they went nearly 20 minutes, which was a big mistake. If they went ten minutes and had the same type of match it would have been fine. That was a clever elimination spot. Goldust goes after Benjamin, so Haas clubs him from behind to get Goldust out of the match. ORDER OF ENTRY Steiner looked like he was very tired, which isn’t surprising since this was a long match. Benoit went up to, he jumped off with a headbutt, Angle moved and Benoit hit the mat. Steiner with a belly to belly overhead suplex. Chris Jericho started the match by giving HBK a low blow from behind.

I guess he was sacrificing himself.