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00:00:00Welcome to the Royal Rumble. This is the Royal Rumble.
00:00:06It is now time for the Royal Rumble.
00:00:17Hulk Hogan and the Warrior.
00:00:19There is not a person sitting down.
00:00:22The Big Red Machine is going crazy here.
00:00:25Kane is dominant.
00:00:26Oh, yes. Tyler did it.
00:00:30It's over. The Game. The Game.
00:00:33I can't believe it. Two years in a row.
00:00:36This is over. Hulk has won the Rumble.
00:00:39It has been Royal Rumble 316.
00:00:46Both men went out at approximately the same time.
00:00:49Who won this thing?
00:00:50Michaels has been eliminated.
00:00:53Only one of Shawn Michaels' feet hit the floor.
00:00:58No. Mr. McMahon has won the Royal Rumble.
00:01:05Yes. The Rock has done it.
00:01:07Batista has won the Royal Rumble.
00:01:09He did it. He did it.
00:01:11Rey Mysterio is going to WrestleMania.
00:01:18The most star-studded Royal Rumble in history.
00:01:22Talk about a who's who.
00:01:23The ECW Extremists joined Raw Smackdown Superstars.
00:01:26Your chance to dance with the Lats O'Brien.
00:01:28And the winner to get a championship match at WrestleMania.
00:01:34May God have mercy on the 29 individuals who dare to get in my way.
00:01:42You're not going to win the Rumble and main event WrestleMania.
00:01:45I am.
00:01:46At 20 years of age, I'll be the youngest person ever to win the Royal Rumble match.
00:01:51Across the face. Benoit rolling toward the Rumble.
00:01:55This Great Khali is a dangerous animal.
00:01:57We may be looking at the winner of this Sunday's Royal Rumble.
00:02:01That was just the first casualty.
00:02:0429 more await me.
00:02:08I'm going to go to the Royal Rumble and prove I am the king of the world.
00:02:13Undertaker making a major statement.
00:02:16That man wants his fifth title reign.
00:02:20It is the Royal Rumble match.
00:02:2230 men in the ring.
00:02:24Every man for himself.
00:02:26Friend versus friend. Foe versus foe.
00:02:28One goal. Who will headline WrestleMania?
00:02:31The Royal Rumble match.
00:02:33And the stakes couldn't be any higher.
00:02:35The road to WrestleMania starts now.
00:02:40And now it is time for the Royal Rumble match.
00:02:46Now in this match, the two superstars that drew number one and number two will start the match.
00:02:53Every 90 seconds, another superstar will join in, in the order of the number they drew.
00:02:59This will continue until all 30 superstars are in the ring.
00:03:03Now the only way to find out who drew number one and number two is to watch the match.
00:03:08Now the only way to be eliminated is to be thrown over the top rope with both feet landing on the floor.
00:03:14The last man in the ring will be declared the 2007 Royal Rumble winner
00:03:20and will advance to the main event at WrestleMania 23.
00:03:32Who is going to enter number one?
00:03:35Woo!
00:03:37Oh man!
00:03:39The Nature Boy!
00:03:41The 60-minute man, how apropos.
00:03:44Well, introducing first, from Charlotte, North Carolina, the Nature Boy, Ric Flair!
00:03:54Ric Flair has spent his entire career trying to be number one and usually being successful,
00:03:59but tonight was one night I don't think Ric wanted to be number one.
00:04:02Well, he should feel at home, Ric Flair, in entering early back in 1992, 15 years ago.
00:04:07Ric Flair entered at number three.
00:04:09He went on to win the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble,
00:04:13lasting nearly one full hour, fourth longest time in Rumble history.
00:04:18Just 34 seconds short of a full hour, but can the Nature Boy still be the 60-minute man again?
00:04:26JBL, I'm glad Michael Cole has such a good memory, don't you?
00:04:30Who's going to be number two?
00:04:34My name is Finlay, and I love to fight.
00:04:41And from Belfast, Ireland, weighing in at 233 pounds, Finlay!
00:04:47And it's the first Royal Rumble for Finlay.
00:04:50The first two competitors to begin the road to WrestleMania
00:04:54will be the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, from Raw, Finlay from SmackDown.
00:04:58Finlay grew up in Belfast, Ireland.
00:05:00He's been fighting for the last 30 years of his life.
00:05:03I don't think 60 minutes is going to mean anything to him.
00:05:06Well, you know what?
00:05:07No better way to start the Royal Rumble than with a damn good fight, isn't it, JBL?
00:05:10I love a good fight.
00:05:11And Finlay's always up for a good fight.
00:05:13Well, remember last year, gentlemen,
00:05:14Rey Mysterio won the Royal Rumble match from the number two position,
00:05:18lasting over an hour and two minutes.
00:05:21And Mr. McMahon, the guy who should be president, won it, coming in at number two.
00:05:26So, Finlay and Ric Flair start things off.
00:05:28Any strategy, gentlemen, you would use as the first two men in the ring in this matchup?
00:05:33Well, they're only going to be in there for 90 seconds
00:05:36before somebody else enters this thing.
00:05:38So, I don't know.
00:05:39You know, there's not a lot of strategy you can employ in 90 seconds, is it, JBL?
00:05:42No, you look at Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:05:44When he first, Austin 316, came around, he made a name for himself.
00:05:48He threw him out right and left.
00:05:50That's true.
00:05:51Now, if you could have eliminated your opponent within the first few seconds,
00:05:53then you could stand around and wait for somebody.
00:05:55Well, there you go.
00:05:56And Flair with a right-fist chop to the chest of Finlay,
00:05:59bringing the 16,000 WWE fans in San Antonio to their feet.
00:06:04Again, the rules of the matchup.
00:06:05Once you're over the top rope and both feet hit the floor, you are eliminated.
00:06:10I've known three generations of Finlays.
00:06:12They all love to fight.
00:06:14Finlay has wanted to be a world champion his entire life.
00:06:16And look at this.
00:06:17Here is his opportunity.
00:06:18Finlay trying to toss Ric Flair off the top rope for the first elimination of the matchup.
00:06:22Can he do it?
00:06:23Oh, Nature Boy close to being eliminated.
00:06:24That should get that foot under that bottom rope.
00:06:26Good strategy by Flair.
00:06:28And a rake of the eyes by the dirtiest player in the game, Ric Flair.
00:06:32Only time in Rumble history the WWE championship was up for grabs was the Rumble Flair one in 92.
00:06:39Well, there you see our timer on his screen.
00:06:42Five seconds.
00:06:43We're going to find out who's third.
00:06:44Three, two, one.
00:06:47Here we go.
00:06:48The man who vows he will become the youngest Royal Rumble winner ever and king.
00:06:52A man that has had some problems with Ric Flair in the past.
00:06:55Well, you say man, but I mean, this kid, in my eyes, is just 20 years old.
00:07:01And he's already got three victories over Nature Boy.
00:07:03You guys realize that Kenny Dykstra was less than a year old when the first Royal Rumble took place.
00:07:10And Ric Flair tearing it up.
00:07:12Ric Flair was alive when he used to have two people in the Royal Rumble.
00:07:15And look at Finlay like to work on Ric Flair.
00:07:18Flair and, of course, his personal animosity toward Kenny Dykstra.
00:07:22Flair went right after Dykstra.
00:07:24Every man for himself.
00:07:26Don't think Dykstra is not going to go right after Flair.
00:07:29Look at this.
00:07:30Kenny Dykstra.
00:07:31Every man for himself.
00:07:32Finlay looking to eliminate Dykstra.
00:07:34That's what you got to love about Mick Finlay.
00:07:36He'll fight anybody.
00:07:37And Ric Flair from behind.
00:07:40There are no partners.
00:07:41There are no friends.
00:07:42And Kenny Dykstra not eliminated.
00:07:44Went over the top rope.
00:07:45But his feet did not hit the floor.
00:07:47Back into the matchup.
00:07:49Did you hear that?
00:07:51Flair with a chop to Dykstra.
00:07:53And these two men who have no love lost for one another.
00:07:56You know just as well as I do.
00:07:58Is there anything that can light you up more than a Ric Flair chop?
00:08:01It feels like he's chopping you from inside your chest.
00:08:04It hurts so bad.
00:08:05Who will be number four to enter the Rumble match?
00:08:075, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:08:14Oh yeah.
00:08:15Oh yeah.
00:08:16From SmackDown, Matt Hardy.
00:08:19Entering his sixth Royal Rumble match.
00:08:22And Matt Hardy making a beeline for the ring of Kenny Dykstra.
00:08:26Matt Hardy who already competed so many times.
00:08:29Making a beeline for the ring of Kenny Dykstra.
00:08:32Matt Hardy who already competed tonight in what was a hell of a tag team matchup with Eminem.
00:08:38Side effect that I was going to ask you JBL.
00:08:40Will that affect Matt Hardy since he's already competed in a match tonight?
00:08:43Oh look at this.
00:08:44Dykstra hung on.
00:08:46And Finlay on the other side trying to be ducked over by Ric Flair.
00:08:49It can't help.
00:08:50It can't possibly do anything but hurt Matt Hardy.
00:08:52The worst thing in the world is to compete.
00:08:54Get tired.
00:08:55Get cold.
00:08:56Get rested.
00:08:57Then have to come back and compete again.
00:08:59And Matt Hardy with that dislocated jaw still got to be tough.
00:09:03And Dykstra delivering the shoulder to the gut of Matt Hardy.
00:09:06A few years ago Matt Hardy, a veteran of these Rumbles, lasted nearly 30 minutes.
00:09:11He'll have to go longer than that tonight if he's going to win this.
00:09:15Four men in the ring.
00:09:16All four of the first entries into the 30 man Royal Rumble.
00:09:21Almost star-studded in history.
00:09:23No one's been eliminated yet.
00:09:25This is the closest thing we have to an endurance contest in sports entertainment.
00:09:30And Finlay on the top rope.
00:09:31Matt Hardy trying to dump Finlay out.
00:09:34Finlay's on his way out.
00:09:36Oh.
00:09:37A little more leverage there.
00:09:39Under 10 seconds to the fifth entry.
00:09:42Whoa.
00:09:43Kenny Dykstra in danger over there.
00:09:45Dykstra in trouble as well.
00:09:51Oh boy.
00:09:52And here comes the former world champion.
00:09:55Now the current tag team champion.
00:09:57Edge from RAW into the ring.
00:09:59And Edge going right for the flare.
00:10:01Well, as JR would say, business is about to pick up.
00:10:03Look at these spears.
00:10:04Edge and his partner Randy Orton.
00:10:06Randy Orton KO'd.
00:10:08Oh, and nobody holds.
00:10:10Matt Hardy, who has a personal history with Edge, delivers the twist of fate.
00:10:14And Matt Hardy taking the man who actually forced him to leave RAW.
00:10:19And that would be Edge.
00:10:20Forced him to give up his girlfriend.
00:10:22Oh.
00:10:23Both men down center of the ring.
00:10:25Boy, that is not the entrance that Edge had in mind.
00:10:28Look at this.
00:10:29Right out here in front of us, Ric Flair has not been eliminated for the matchup, ladies and gentlemen.
00:10:33What is he looking for?
00:10:34I have no idea.
00:10:35The dirtiest player in the game is going to pull one out of the hat.
00:10:38Ric Flair.
00:10:39Steel chair in hand.
00:10:41Ric Flair with a steel chair.
00:10:44All publicly legal in this matchup.
00:10:46Flair, I don't know who Flair was.
00:10:48Oh, I know what.
00:10:49Ric Flair was going to deliver a concerto to Edge.
00:10:52Great point.
00:10:53Flair has been on the receiving end of the concerto from Randy Orton KO'ed over the past few weeks.
00:10:57And look out, look out.
00:10:58Eliminated.
00:10:59Oh, man.
00:11:00Ric Flair eliminated by Dunstroy and Edge.
00:11:03Every man for himself is Dunstroy.
00:11:06Well, he paid for it.
00:11:08Hey, Kenny, there are no friends in the Royal Rumble match.
00:11:11Take a shower, kid.
00:11:135, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:11:17And entering at number 6, an ECW extremist, here comes Tommy Dreamer.
00:11:24Now things are about to get extreme.
00:11:27And you got to try to figure out King and JBL, the physical condition of Tommy Dreamer.
00:11:34Remember, he has been assaulted and attacked by Great Khali over the past month before Khali left ECW for Raw.
00:11:40Right now, it doesn't look like he's suffering too many ill effects.
00:11:44No, not at all.
00:11:45Dreamer's been in one Rumble before when he was a member of the Raw roster a few years ago.
00:11:50Yeah, look at this.
00:11:51Finley with a right to the face and a takedown, Dreamer.
00:11:54Boy, right in the jaw, Matt Hardy, that dislocated jaw.
00:11:58The hard thing about the Rumble, and you know this, King, is you're out there, you're tired, you're trying to eliminate people,
00:12:04and all of a sudden, someone fresh comes out there and comes after you.
00:12:08You guys know all about being in Rumbles for a long time.
00:12:12JBL, you lasted 40 minutes in one Rumble.
00:12:15King, you lasted over 36 minutes in another.
00:12:18Yeah, but I hid for 30 minutes.
00:12:20He stole the punchline from JBL.
00:12:22Oh, I'm sorry.
00:12:23King thought there was a young chick under the ring.
00:12:25And look at this, Edge in trouble.
00:12:27Edge may be eliminated.
00:12:28Dumped over the top rope, but both feet did not touch the floor.
00:12:31But that's a strategy.
00:12:32You look at what Jerry the King Lawler did over half an hour in the Royal Rumble.
00:12:36What about what Vince McMahon did?
00:12:37Vince McMahon did the same thing.
00:12:39Came in number two and won it.
00:12:41Sometimes you pick your spots.
00:12:43You find a place to hide.
00:12:44You find a corner to get in and just pick what you can do.
00:12:47Who is it?
00:12:50Entering at number seven from ECW, he is Sabu, another ECW original.
00:12:59Well, you know, they say there's no one.
00:13:02Well, what would Sabu do in a Rumble?
00:13:04He'd take out a table.
00:13:05He's made a career out of it.
00:13:07Of course.
00:13:08We're getting extreme.
00:13:09I like it.
00:13:10Getting extreme early on.
00:13:13You know, I can't help but worry that, well, I thought,
00:13:16I was going to worry that these two ECW combatants might team up,
00:13:19but it doesn't look like it doesn't.
00:13:21Sabu will do whatever it takes.
00:13:23He'll throw his body in harm's way to win this Royal Rumble matchup.
00:13:27Going right for Tommy Dreidler and Sabu.
00:13:29Edge in trouble on the near corner.
00:13:34And Sabu goes after Matt Hardy.
00:13:36Sabu is like a maniac.
00:13:38He's homicidal.
00:13:39He's genocidal.
00:13:43And Sabu.
00:13:44But he's not either.
00:13:45Anything but either.
00:13:46That is for sure.
00:13:47Oh, and Dreidler with that close one.
00:13:49And what else?
00:13:50Go ahead and finish, Michael.
00:13:51He's homicidal, genocidal, genocidal.
00:13:55You didn't think I'd do it all, did you?
00:13:57Well, you know what?
00:13:58He's just the kind of underdog that can win this thing.
00:14:00Sabu in trouble.
00:14:02Matt Hardy trying to eliminate Sabu, but he's back into the ring.
00:14:05And Finley.
00:14:06Climbing to those ropes like a spider monkey.
00:14:07And look at Finley.
00:14:08He came in number two.
00:14:09He's been in there a long time.
00:14:11About to be eliminated.
00:14:13The next entry will be number eight in this 30-man over-the-top Royal Rumble match.
00:14:17Finley got two men trying to get him out of there.
00:14:19Gregory Helms.
00:14:20Hey, it's the Cruiserweight champion who JBL a year ago tonight won that Cruiserweight title.
00:14:26He's held on to it ever since.
00:14:27SmackDown's greatest secret, Gregory Helms.
00:14:30He's going after his buddy from North Carolina, Matt Hardy.
00:14:33They're not buddies.
00:14:34They've got a major rivalry going on.
00:14:35He said it facetiously, jackass.
00:14:37Listen to me.
00:14:38JBL going after him is an understatement.
00:14:40Look at Gregory Helms go.
00:14:41Oh, they've had this.
00:14:42Oh, look at Finley.
00:14:43There we go.
00:14:44He stays in the matchup.
00:14:45Finley went over the top rope and remains in the matchup.
00:14:47An athletic move by Finley.
00:14:49Sabu choking the life out of Finley, all legal in this match.
00:14:54Edge and Dreamer.
00:14:56To Finley, you add a little barbed wire and a few people run around the streets like crazy.
00:15:00It's home for him like Belfast.
00:15:02Look at Matt Hardy.
00:15:03Matt Hardy's on the apron.
00:15:04He's been tossed over the top rope.
00:15:05Helms eliminated his former friend, and now he's been a rival.
00:15:08It's Sabu.
00:15:10Finley had a head of steam.
00:15:12Sabu holding on.
00:15:14Helms and Hardy spent most of last year fighting each other.
00:15:16They're picking up where they left off, and Helms is about to eliminate Matt Hardy.
00:15:20Matt Hardy.
00:15:21See how he's got his legs wrapped around that bottom rope?
00:15:23Both feet have got to touch the floor before he's eliminated.
00:15:27Helms has been wanting to step up from heavyweight, just like Rey Mysterio did,
00:15:31like Bernard Hopkins did, Roy Jones.
00:15:34This is his chance.
00:15:35Look at this.
00:15:36Gregory Helms teetering on the top rope near that table that Sabu set up moments ago.
00:15:40Well, this is the last 30 of these guys' chance to seize the dream.
00:15:45This will be entry number nine in a 30-man over-the-top rope rumble.
00:15:50Ain't no stopping me, no.
00:15:52Uh-oh.
00:15:53From the world's greatest tag team, Shelton Benjamin.
00:15:56His fifth Royal Rumble matchup.
00:15:58He is a veteran of these affairs.
00:16:00Goes right to work on Matt Hardy.
00:16:02There's one of your guys, King, one of the best pure athletes in the WWE,
00:16:06Shelton Benjamin.
00:16:07Exactly.
00:16:08I'm going to tell you something about this guy.
00:16:09Every Monday night on Raw, he amazes both JR and I and all our WWE fans
00:16:14with his Matt Hardy over-the-top rope.
00:16:17Matt Hardy hanging on.
00:16:19Still in the ring.
00:16:20Feet did not hit the floor.
00:16:22The table's still out there at ringside.
00:16:24That may save somebody, actually.
00:16:27Shelton Benjamin, a legend in the Carolinas, an All-American,
00:16:30a high school football player, wrestler, track star,
00:16:34one of the best athletes in the WWE.
00:16:37And Shelton Benjamin up over the top rope.
00:16:39Shelton Benjamin hanging on.
00:16:40Finley in trouble.
00:16:41Finley's going over the top rope.
00:16:42Can Shelton Benjamin, a little help from Matt Hardy,
00:16:45will Finley be eliminated here?
00:16:48Finley is hanging on.
00:16:50Finley's got his legs wrapped around.
00:16:52He's like an orangutan now.
00:16:53He's got his legs wrapped around Matt's shoulder.
00:16:55Ooh, nice kick.
00:16:56Finley hangs on again, the ever-resilient Irishman.
00:17:01You'd be resilient too, Michael.
00:17:02This is your chance to get a shot at headlining WrestleMania.
00:17:06That's what the Rumble is all about.
00:17:07The road to WrestleMania has started.
00:17:09We are on it already.
00:17:11Doesn't get any bigger than this.
00:17:12Look out, Shelton.
00:17:13Oh, look at Matt Hardy.
00:17:14Matt Hardy trying to take Shelton Benjamin over.
00:17:18And this is entry number 10.
00:17:22Oh, my.
00:17:25Oh, no.
00:17:27Kane is the man who holds the record.
00:17:30This being his ninth consecutive Royal Rumble matchup.
00:17:33And JBL, remember what happened back in 2001
00:17:37when the Big Red Machine dominated.
00:17:38The Big Red Machine came out and Hill was unleashed.
00:17:41He threw out 11 people and all-time records.
00:17:45Former WWE Champion Kane wants another shot at the gold.
00:17:50How many men are in the ring right now?
00:17:51Are there 11?
00:17:52One, two.
00:17:54It's hard to count right now.
00:17:55I think he'd like to break his own record.
00:17:57Oh, look at this.
00:17:58Hell slam by Kane.
00:17:59Oh, man.
00:18:00We have 10 men in the ring, superstars and extremists.
00:18:03Edge in trouble.
00:18:04Kane with a choke slam.
00:18:06And Kane picking up where he left off in 2001.
00:18:09Look out.
00:18:10Tommy Dreamer.
00:18:11Thanks for coming, Dreamer.
00:18:14Dreamer's been eliminated by the Big Red Machine.
00:18:19Kane, who lasted 53 minutes, almost 50.
00:18:21Oh, look at that.
00:18:22Sabu.
00:18:23Oh, no.
00:18:24Kane was trying to toss Sabu over the top rope.
00:18:27Sabu trying to square off with Kane.
00:18:29Trying to clothesline.
00:18:30That is not going to work, Sabu.
00:18:32That's like hitting a brick wall.
00:18:33Going to have to get a little more extreme.
00:18:34Look out.
00:18:35Sabu.
00:18:36He's hanging on.
00:18:37Sabu hangs on.
00:18:38Oh, look out.
00:18:39Oh, here we go.
00:18:40Oh, no.
00:18:41Here we go.
00:18:42Choke slam.
00:18:43Oh, no.
00:18:44Through the table.
00:18:45That's Sabu's setup.
00:18:51A sick thud.
00:18:52And Sabu smashed through that table.
00:18:54Listen to this.
00:18:57How good does Kane look right now?
00:19:00You ask about odds on favorite, Michael?
00:19:03That's the betting favorite is Kane.
00:19:06Who will be entry number 11?
00:19:085, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:19:13Another member of ACW.
00:19:16The up-and-coming CM Punk looking to make a name for himself in his first
00:19:21Rumble match.
00:19:24They say he doesn't drink.
00:19:26He doesn't do drugs.
00:19:27I call that boring.
00:19:28But that's okay.
00:19:29He's really talented.
00:19:30But he's a hell of an athlete.
00:19:31He's a great athlete.
00:19:32Obviously doesn't have much to socialize.
00:19:34Looking to make a name for himself.
00:19:36You see he went in right after the former world champion.
00:19:38This is where you make a name for yourself, Michael.
00:19:41You talk about a meritocracy.
00:19:44This is what it is.
00:19:45The 20th annual Royal Rumble.
00:19:49CM Punk almost eliminated by Finley.
00:19:51But he managed to stay in the matchup.
00:19:53Edge is still in there.
00:19:55Finley has been in longer than anyone.
00:19:58He entered number 2.
00:19:59Jeff Benjamin in trouble teetering on the apron.
00:20:02Look at that.
00:20:03Nice move by CM Punk.
00:20:04The knee right to the face of Edge.
00:20:09Punk looking to eliminate Edge.
00:20:12Looking to eliminate Edge here at CM Punk.
00:20:14Finley has been in there over 15 minutes right now.
00:20:18He entered at number 2.
00:20:19Finley been in the ring longer than anyone.
00:20:21Remember, two guys have come in at number 2 before and won the whole thing.
00:20:25Rey Mysterio and Mr. McMahon.
00:20:27Rey Mysterio last year.
00:20:29And perhaps many people say, including WWE.com,
00:20:32that it was the greatest Rumble moment in history.
00:20:35Mysterio winning.
00:20:37And look at Finley.
00:20:38Trying to dunk CM Punk over the top rope.
00:20:40Who will enter at number 12?
00:20:47The former world champion,
00:20:49who had a tremendous 2016,
00:20:51vows to win here tonight.
00:20:53Well, you can't have a Royal Rumble without royalty, can you, JBL?
00:20:56Absolutely not.
00:20:57You should know, King.
00:20:58Queen Charmelle directing King Booker to the ring.
00:21:01King Booker claiming he never got his one-on-one rematch with-
00:21:04Claiming he never got his one-on-one rematch.
00:21:07That guy right there got robbed of the world championship.
00:21:10He should be the one fighting Batista,
00:21:13not having to come out here in the Royal Rumble.
00:21:15But what he has the opportunity to do-
00:21:17Goodbye, Gregory Helms.
00:21:19See you later.
00:21:20What he has the opportunity to do
00:21:22is add one more accolade to a Hall of Fame career.
00:21:25King Booker eliminating Gregory Helms.
00:21:27He vows to win this Royal Rumble match here tonight.
00:21:29King Booker upset since losing that championship at Survivor Series.
00:21:33A native Texan man.
00:21:35King Booker started wrestling right here in Texas.
00:21:39And Finlay looking to eliminate the Big Red Machine.
00:21:41And that would be a huge man out of this match-up
00:21:43if Finlay could get it done here.
00:21:45Well, all of these men have been-
00:21:46This Rumble has been so physical up to now.
00:21:48It's a big advantage for Booker
00:21:50to come into this thing fresh as a daisy.
00:21:53CM Punk from ECW.
00:21:55Smackdown represented by King Booker, Matt Hardy, Finlay, and Kane.
00:21:58Edge and Shelton Benjamin in the ring from Raw.
00:22:01It is the first time ever all three brands have been a part of the Royal Rumble match-up.
00:22:06The next entry will be number 13.
00:22:10I think if I was the next entrant,
00:22:11I would go after the man that's been in there the longest.
00:22:13I'd go after Finlay.
00:22:15Pick the low-hanging fruit.
00:22:18Oh, no!
00:22:21He's super!
00:22:22And he's crazy!
00:22:23He's super crazy!
00:22:25And super crazy, the high flyer from Raw.
00:22:27And only his second Rumble appearance goes right after the King.
00:22:30Right. See, what did we say, JBL?
00:22:32You'd go after the low-hanging fruit, but not super crazy.
00:22:34He's crazy. He goes after the freshest man.
00:22:36I think he actually worked as my doorman for a while in New York.
00:22:39That's why he's crazy. Look at this.
00:22:41Kane with a high elbow.
00:22:42Royal Rumble match underway.
00:22:4413 men have entered.
00:22:46You remember Mil Mascaris once entered the Royal Rumble and eliminated himself.
00:22:51And a right hand.
00:22:52He's super idiot.
00:22:53Like Kane.
00:22:54Hated him. He still owes me money.
00:22:55Here we go.
00:22:56Kane working on Edge now in the corner.
00:22:58You never like it and you always will, right?
00:23:00Exactly.
00:23:01Okay, look out, Booker.
00:23:02Booker's in trouble.
00:23:03Like we talked about Friday night, JBL.
00:23:05Every man for himself.
00:23:06Booker and Finlay, well, they used to be friends.
00:23:08In fact, Finlay was in King Booker's court.
00:23:10Finlay knighted Booker and knighted Finlay.
00:23:14He did what? He knighted him?
00:23:15He knighted him.
00:23:16Oh, knighted him.
00:23:17Yes.
00:23:18And now he's trying to...
00:23:19Oh, look at Finlay!
00:23:20And Booker almost eliminated him.
00:23:22That's smart. Smart.
00:23:23Tell you, Finlay has been in this match for a long time.
00:23:26Shelton Benjamin's in trouble as we await entry number 14.
00:23:295, 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:23:37He's the Intercontinental Champion, King from Raw.
00:23:39Yes, he is, Jeff Hardy.
00:23:41But you can tell by looking at him,
00:23:42he's still hurting from that earlier match.
00:23:45But he's here.
00:23:46And Matt Hardy, who was in the earlier match as well,
00:23:48is also still in here.
00:23:50And the Hardys double teaming Finlay.
00:23:52And they're taking your strategy, King, to heart.
00:23:54Well, you say it's every man for himself,
00:23:56but when you've got two brothers in there,
00:23:57you know, there's got to be a bond.
00:23:59Yeah, but when you have gold on the line, King,
00:24:01and you've got a shot at going to WrestleMania,
00:24:03come on, these guys are going to turn on each other.
00:24:06And the Hardys, who've had a long history with Edge over the years,
00:24:08going right to work, unrated RKO.
00:24:10Well, he stole all their girlfriends.
00:24:12And Matt Hardy with a big right hand.
00:24:14Jeff Hardy entering this match at number 14.
00:24:17All the years he's been in the Rumble.
00:24:19Get that super crazy. Here we go, boys.
00:24:22What a double team by Matt and Jeff Hardy
00:24:25working as a cohesive unit.
00:24:27They picked up the win over Eminem earlier tonight
00:24:30and still riding that wave of momentum.
00:24:33In a hell of a match with Eminem.
00:24:35Well, I think the Hardys have picked the wrong guy now to double team.
00:24:38Oh, no.
00:24:41And the Hardys kicks to the midsection.
00:24:43Right hand to Kane.
00:24:44Trying to eliminate the Big Red Machine.
00:24:48I don't know if that's good sound strategy on the part of the Hardys,
00:24:51but they're going to try it anyway.
00:24:52Look at that. Poetry in motion.
00:24:54Right to the throat of the Big Red Machine
00:24:57as we await entry number 15.
00:24:59But the key is, Michael, you got to get him over the top.
00:25:02You can knock anybody down.
00:25:03You won't. You got to get the ass over the top
00:25:05if you want to go to WrestleMania.
00:25:07Exactly. Oh!
00:25:09We are halfway through the Rumble match.
00:25:12Where is he?
00:25:14VCW original, there he is, Sandman.
00:25:16Watch your back. Watch your back.
00:25:17He could be anywhere.
00:25:19Well, that's at least Sandman's second beer of the night.
00:25:22You saw him earlier on.
00:25:23I know.
00:25:24He really didn't give a damn what number he entered at.
00:25:26Hey, Stone Cold drank a lot of beer
00:25:28and threw out a total of 36 people
00:25:30in all of his Royal Rumble appearances.
00:25:33In fact, Austin won back-to-back Rumbles.
00:25:37And here with the Singapore, Kane, and all,
00:25:39Sandman, NECW original.
00:25:42Oh, man!
00:25:44Jeff Hardy, super crazy, mad Hardy,
00:25:47Sandman.
00:25:48Well, he was using the Kane for a while,
00:25:50and Sandman eliminated by Kane Booker.
00:25:53Oh, man, Sandman was just getting a dream.
00:25:55Well, we just found out he's no Stone Cold.
00:25:58Not at all.
00:25:59He can drink beer, but he ain't bald.
00:26:01He didn't just whoop everybody's ass.
00:26:03He ain't Stone Cold.
00:26:04Well, you drink beer, too.
00:26:05As we get back to the action,
00:26:0715 men have entered the Royal Rumble match.
00:26:09We have 15 to go.
00:26:10The winner will get headline WrestleMania
00:26:13and battle for the championship.
00:26:17Once again, we remind you of Finlay.
00:26:20Finlay is...
00:26:21Oh, look at Jeff Hardy!
00:26:22Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:26:23Finlay almost eliminated Jeff Hardy.
00:26:25Jeff Hardy's skin in the cap,
00:26:27back into the ring.
00:26:28We're under ten.
00:26:29Who's gonna be entry number 16?
00:26:31Referee was right there in place
00:26:32to see that Jeff Hardy's feet didn't hit.
00:26:34CM Punk hanging out in front of us.
00:26:42Another former world champion.
00:26:44What happened to tag team champions?
00:26:46Randy Orton and King.
00:26:48You've been watching Orton and Edge
00:26:49over the past few weeks.
00:26:50Earlier tonight, Randy Orton and Edge, well...
00:26:54Uh-oh.
00:26:55Yeah, they're going super crazy.
00:26:56Super crazy.
00:26:57Let me just tell you,
00:26:58if these two guys get back on the same page,
00:27:00everybody else better look out,
00:27:01because team-rated RKO could eliminate everybody.
00:27:05The last Monday on Raw,
00:27:06Orton eliminated Edge over the top rope.
00:27:08He said he'd do the same again tonight,
00:27:10but the tag team champions are working together.
00:27:13You look at this, Michael.
00:27:14We have four world champions in there right now.
00:27:16All former.
00:27:17You got Edge, RKO, Booker T.
00:27:19Matt Hardy.
00:27:20You've got Kane.
00:27:21Matt Hardy in trouble.
00:27:22Jeff Hardy.
00:27:23Jeff Hardy eliminated.
00:27:24And Matt Hardy eliminated as well.
00:27:26The Hardy brothers are gone.
00:27:28Uh-oh.
00:27:29That's a bad sign for everybody else in the Rumble.
00:27:32And remember, Randy Orton knows what it takes
00:27:34to get close to winning this thing.
00:27:36Last year, it was down to Orton and Mysterio
00:27:39as the final two men.
00:27:41Randy Orton wants to win the entire thing.
00:27:44I think Randy Orton and Edge would be content
00:27:46to get it down to those two as the last two men,
00:27:48then see which is the better man.
00:27:50One for a hurricanrana over the ropes by Rey Mysterio.
00:27:52We've seen Randy Orton go into WrestleMania,
00:27:55and you never heard the Cinderella story
00:27:57of Rey Mysterio last year.
00:27:59Well, look out here.
00:28:00Orton and Edge are tag team champions,
00:28:02but it's every man for himself in this matchup.
00:28:04Big uppercut by Randy Orton.
00:28:06We're under ten.
00:28:07Who's going to enter at number 17?
00:28:11CM Punk trying to hang on in the corner over there.
00:28:13Look at this.
00:28:14The King and Finlay working together
00:28:15trying to get rid of the Monster King.
00:28:17Uh-oh.
00:28:19Here comes the United States champion,
00:28:22Chris Benoit,
00:28:24who is in a much better position tonight
00:28:27than he was.
00:28:28The 2004 winner, a guy who's spent over an hour.
00:28:31Only one of three people to ever have done that,
00:28:33Chris Benoit.
00:28:34He loves to be out here in the Royal Rumble ring.
00:28:36He couldn't wait to get out.
00:28:37He's running full speed to get in the ring.
00:28:39In 2004, Chris Benoit went for number one.
00:28:42He eliminated The Big Show in an emotional,
00:28:45spectacular Royal Rumble matchup,
00:28:47and then Benoit went to WrestleMania
00:28:49to win the world championship.
00:28:51And do you believe in karma?
00:28:52This is the 20th Royal Rumble.
00:28:53At the 20th WrestleMania,
00:28:55Benoit became world champion.
00:28:57CM Punk in trouble.
00:28:58Jeff Benjamin with the right hands.
00:29:00Benoit just took out Kane in the middle of the ring.
00:29:03Punk is hanging on.
00:29:05A good showing for CM Punk this fall.
00:29:07Speaking of good showings,
00:29:08what about Finlay still in there?
00:29:09Finlay's been in there over 24 minutes now.
00:29:11Yeah, Finlay entered at number two.
00:29:13German suplexes galore
00:29:15for the Rabid Wolverine, Chris Benoit.
00:29:18Benoit lasted one hour, one minute,
00:29:2035 seconds three years ago to win the Rumble.
00:29:23Won't have to go quite that long tonight to win it.
00:29:26Benoit doesn't get warmed up until half an hour.
00:29:28The guy is a cardio machine.
00:29:31Chris Benoit in trouble on Finlay's shoulders.
00:29:36Benoit hammering away at the shoulder of Finlay.
00:29:38Boy, hammer is the right word, too.
00:29:40Edge has been in there over 22 minutes.
00:29:43He's the second longest entrant.
00:29:45Edge entered at number five.
00:29:47Who will enter at number 18?
00:29:58He is the man who,
00:30:00well, the only man in history
00:30:01to hold the WWE title and the ECW title
00:30:04at the same time.
00:30:05Rob Van Dam enters at number 18.
00:30:08And we now have six former world champions
00:30:11all in the ring.
00:30:12Rob Van Dam will want to skip kick
00:30:14to the jaw of Shelton Benjamin.
00:30:16RVD and ECW extremist.
00:30:19Man, RVD lighting him up in there.
00:30:21Uh-oh, that stopped him.
00:30:22Cade Booker right to Rob Van Dam.
00:30:24The RVD chance began for the WWE fans here.
00:30:28Cade Booker eliminated by Cade.
00:30:32Cade Booker's dream of retaining the championship
00:30:35will not happen in WrestleMania.
00:30:37And the King can't believe it.
00:30:38The King should have got his title shot.
00:30:40He shouldn't have to be in the Royal Rumble anyway.
00:30:43He should have won the thing
00:30:44and put his money where his mouth is.
00:30:45Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute.
00:30:46Hey, wait a minute.
00:30:47Cade Booker's back in the ring.
00:30:48He was eliminated.
00:30:49What the hell's going on?
00:30:50Well, the referee is, uh,
00:30:52he is admonishing Booker.
00:30:54Well, Cade Booker going right after the man
00:30:56who attacked him, Cade.
00:30:57Get him out of the ring.
00:30:59You go get him out, Michael.
00:31:02Cade's eliminated.
00:31:03It's legal to bring a Singapore Cade there.
00:31:05It's legal to bring a charity there.
00:31:06It's legal to come back in if you can do it.
00:31:09Does that mean Cade's eliminated?
00:31:11Cade is eliminated.
00:31:12He's over the top rope.
00:31:13Cade is out.
00:31:14This is ridiculous.
00:31:15It's not ridiculous.
00:31:17It's fact, Michael.
00:31:19It is what it is.
00:31:20It's the Royal Rumble.
00:31:21The world's largest love machine.
00:31:23Uh-oh.
00:31:24Here comes Miss Agra.
00:31:27I don't think he's bringing any love
00:31:29to the Royal Rumble.
00:31:30I tell you what.
00:31:31Booker and Cade are still going at it here in ringside.
00:31:35Booker incensed, and the Big Red Machine
00:31:37eliminated him from the Rumble.
00:31:39How the hell could he not be incensed?
00:31:40He should have never had to be in the Royal Rumble anyway.
00:31:42Then the monster came.
00:31:43Oh, come on, John.
00:31:44It's part of the damn match.
00:31:45Cade's a cheap shot at him.
00:31:46It throws him out.
00:31:47It's part of the match, and you know it.
00:31:49He should not have had to be in the Royal Rumble, Michael.
00:31:52I'm begging you to be unbiased.
00:31:55The 485-pound Viscera hammering away on Edge.
00:31:59He's lost weight.
00:32:00It took seven men to eliminate Viscera in his 1994 debut.
00:32:05He lost 15 pounds and walked to the ring.
00:32:07And look at Edge.
00:32:08Edge in trouble.
00:32:09Rob Van Dam and Viscera trying to eliminate Edge.
00:32:11Shelton Benjamin helping as well.
00:32:13Three men.
00:32:14Now two trying to eliminate Edge.
00:32:16You know, I don't know how many men
00:32:18Viscera's going to eliminate, but is there anybody in there
00:32:20capable of lifting Viscera over the top rope?
00:32:22Like I said before, seven men it took in Viscera's debut.
00:32:26I don't know how many men Viscera's going to eat.
00:32:29Henson, have you seen his appendix scar?
00:32:31It's two feet long.
00:32:33Oh, look out.
00:32:34Nice kick to the face.
00:32:37And Viscera, right hand to Randy Orton.
00:32:40Finley is still in the matchup.
00:32:42He came in at number two.
00:32:43Edge is still in the matchup.
00:32:44He came in at number five.
00:32:46Who's going to enter at number 20?
00:32:55Oh, here's another man who had a match earlier tonight.
00:32:57The former Intercontinental Champion, Johnny Nitro.
00:33:00Well, we're two-thirds of the way through the Royal Rumble.
00:33:03Only 10 superstars left to go.
00:33:06Johnny Nitro making his move in the Rumble now.
00:33:08And Finley still in there going strong.
00:33:11Right hand to him.
00:33:12Nitro went big after RVD.
00:33:14Again, you're eliminated when you're tossed over the top rope
00:33:17and both feet hit the floor.
00:33:18And you see when I talk about strategy, Michael, look at Finley.
00:33:20Just staying out of the way.
00:33:21Letting everybody else beat themselves up.
00:33:23That's smart.
00:33:24And conserving his energy.
00:33:26Oh, man.
00:33:27Look at this.
00:33:28You know, anybody that comes in from this point on,
00:33:30you've got to be happy with the number that you pulled out of that tumbler.
00:33:33Of course you do.
00:33:35And to go to that tumbler, we've got to get an exhibitionist on Raw.
00:33:38Let's go to SmackDown.
00:33:39Or just my room.
00:33:40Rob Van Dam over the top rope.
00:33:42Both feet did not touch.
00:33:43Back in the ring.
00:33:44Uh-oh.
00:33:45Randy Orton and Edge rated RKO the Tag Team Champions.
00:33:48Working as a unit thus far.
00:33:50Yep.
00:33:51Still functioning as a cohesive team.
00:33:52Look at Shelton.
00:33:53Look at Shelton Benjamin.
00:33:54Holy cow.
00:33:55Trying to hold on.
00:33:56Trying to hold on.
00:33:57Can he get to the apron?
00:33:58Can he get back to the ring?
00:33:59And he does.
00:34:00How close were Shelton's feet on the floor?
00:34:01That is strength.
00:34:02And Rob Van Dam may be eliminated here by Finley.
00:34:05As we await entry number 21.
00:34:08Look, is Finley trying to hold Rob in or get him out?
00:34:11I'm talking about strange dudes.
00:34:17The vampire-like Kevin Thorne.
00:34:22I'm scared of this guy.
00:34:23You should be.
00:34:24It goes to the competitors in the ring.
00:34:26He's a big man.
00:34:27He's made an impression on ECW.
00:34:29He wants to make a name for himself here tonight.
00:34:31Look at this.
00:34:32We mentioned earlier how close Shelton Benjamin's feet were.
00:34:35How close was Shelton to being eliminated?
00:34:37That is impressive.
00:34:38I tell you, King, you've got to be proud to have that guy on Raw.
00:34:41That could be the best athlete in the WWE right now.
00:34:44But again, remember, both feet have got to hit the floor.
00:34:47Uh-oh.
00:34:48Oh, look at Viscera.
00:34:49Big Miss has Rob Van Dam dangling.
00:34:53Johnny Nitro.
00:34:56See, at this point, Michael, you've got everybody realizing
00:34:58and smelling a WrestleMania main event.
00:35:01They've got to work together if they have any chance whatsoever
00:35:04to get the big love machine Viscera out of the ring.
00:35:06Rob Van Dam trying to close the line.
00:35:08Going to take more than RVD, I believe, to knock Viscera over the top rope.
00:35:11That's nearly 500 pounds.
00:35:16You realize that Finley has just passed the 30-minute mark in this rumble?
00:35:20Finley entered at number two.
00:35:22Finley has always wanted to be a world champion.
00:35:25Try not to look amazed, Finley.
00:35:27Hey, if Finley wins this matchup, it'll be the second straight year
00:35:30that SmackDown has won the rumble.
00:35:32In fact, since the brand extension, Raw has only won once.
00:35:37And who's going to enter now at number 22?
00:35:39Oh, nice dropkick.
00:35:41You don't see many of those in a rumble.
00:35:45Also from ECW, Hardcore Holly, a rumble veteran.
00:35:50Rumble match number six.
00:35:51And here's one man who's going to come out of the chute fresh,
00:35:54and you don't want to get in his way.
00:35:56From LA, lower Alabama, Bob Holly.
00:36:00And Hardcore Holly, who's still upset
00:36:03after losing a championship opportunity on ECW this past Tuesday night
00:36:07after Tess mysteriously put himself into that matchup.
00:36:10Hardcore Holly is just upset that there are other people in his world.
00:36:13That's true, too.
00:36:15We were at Mobile, Alabama, the home of Hardcore Holly.
00:36:17He'd find all his friends, none.
00:36:20No one showed up.
00:36:21And look at Edge.
00:36:22Don't talk bad about Alabama.
00:36:24Those are the people that made Jeff Boxer a millionaire.
00:36:28Holly's in trouble already.
00:36:30And you notice how the ring has begun to fill up.
00:36:33More and more superstars.
00:36:34We haven't had an elimination in some time.
00:36:37Here comes one now.
00:36:38RVD, but he hung on.
00:36:39Bob Van Dam hung on.
00:36:41Uh-oh.
00:36:42Very unorthodox, very flexible, almost Gumby-like Bob Van Dam.
00:36:46Yeah, a tough guy like Bob Holly coming in this late.
00:36:49Holly could be the one that ends up going to WrestleMania.
00:36:52And look at him.
00:36:53On the other side of the ring in trouble is CM Punk.
00:36:55And there's Viscera.
00:36:56Four men try to eliminate Viscera.
00:36:58JBL, did Michael Cole just compare Rob Van Dam to Gumby?
00:37:01I said he was Gumby-like.
00:37:03Oh, man.
00:37:04It's disgusting.
00:37:05I deal with this every week.
00:37:07Oh, look at that.
00:37:08Who's it going to be coming in now?
00:37:10At number 23, who's it going to be?
00:37:14Whoa.
00:37:16The showstopper.
00:37:18San Antonio Dome.
00:37:20Shawn Michaels, who has been on an emotional ride
00:37:24over the past few weeks.
00:37:26And the Hot Red Kid, who won back-to-back Rumbles.
00:37:30We're going to win one here tonight.
00:37:32Listen to this ovation.
00:37:35Shawn Michaels taking it to Finley.
00:37:37The Hot Red Kid.
00:37:43After half an hour, the hometown kid, Shawn Michaels.
00:37:47Remember the last time a Royal Rumble was here.
00:37:50Yeah, Shawn Michaels won the WWE Championship here in 97
00:37:54at the Royal Rumble.
00:37:55From sight, no see.
00:37:56He's got a lot of fans.
00:37:57He's got a lot of fans.
00:37:58He's got a lot of fans.
00:37:59He's got a lot of fans.
00:38:00He's got a lot of fans.
00:38:01He's got a lot of fans.
00:38:03From sight, no said.
00:38:04I think Shawn Michaels just kicked some of Big Biz's teeth out.
00:38:08And Viscera.
00:38:10There with the love machine, Viscera.
00:38:13And a couple of molars as well.
00:38:14And hardcore Holly.
00:38:15Put the work on Shawn Michaels.
00:38:17Hot Red Kid and Holly in the back of the ring.
00:38:19Shawn Benjamin.
00:38:20Shroud of the top rope and eliminated.
00:38:22Shawn eliminated Shawn Benjamin.
00:38:24And Finley was in there for 32 and a half minutes.
00:38:28What a performance.
00:38:29Great performance by Finley.
00:38:31He won't get you the headline Wrestlemania, the light's so bright.
00:38:36Look at Holly go.
00:38:38Who's gonna enter at number 24?
00:38:41Uh-oh, Shawn Michaels in trouble.
00:38:43Holly, who's been here 12 years, never been a world champion.
00:38:46Bob Holly would love to go to Wrestlemania.
00:38:48Uh-oh.
00:38:49Chris Masters, the masterpiece from Raw, making his way to the ring.
00:38:53I can tell you firsthand how strong this guy is.
00:38:55He's capable of tossing a lot of men out of that ring.
00:38:58Entry number 24 goes right to work on Chris Benoit.
00:39:01Million-dollar body, nickel brain, but at this level coming in,
00:39:04Chris Masters could be the one.
00:39:06Yeah. Entry number 24.
00:39:08Only six more men to enter.
00:39:12Shawn Michaels.
00:39:13And look at Rated-RKO squaring off against Shawn Michaels.
00:39:16You know the history.
00:39:17Rated-RKO taking out Triple H.
00:39:19What happened to D-Generation X a few weeks ago?
00:39:21And you know they'd love to do the same thing to Shawn Michaels.
00:39:24Johnny Nitro eliminated.
00:39:26Rated-RKO looking to take Shawn Michaels out.
00:39:29Spoke with Triple H earlier this week.
00:39:31Says the therapy's going fine.
00:39:33Triple H also says Shawn Michaels has been unbelievable.
00:39:36He's been on fire.
00:39:37And Triple H says that he will pick Shawn Michaels to win this Rumble tonight.
00:39:41Check out one more time how Johnny Nitro was eliminated
00:39:44courtesy of the Rabid Wolverine, Chris Benoit.
00:39:47And Kevin Thorne and Chris Benoit in one corner.
00:39:50Benoit battling it out of the corner.
00:39:53Yes.
00:39:54Who do you think's been in there the longest now?
00:39:56Edge has.
00:39:57Edge from Raw.
00:39:58Over 31 minutes.
00:39:59Edge entered at number 5.
00:40:00Shawn Michaels went back-to-back Royal Rumble in 1995 and 1996.
00:40:06Triple H won the Royal Rumble in 2002,
00:40:08and it could be D-Generation X, the other side,
00:40:11Shawn Michaels' time in his hometown to win it right here in 2007.
00:40:16At entry number 25, Chavo Guerrero in his third Rumble match.
00:40:22And Chavo in a prime position to win this Rumble with the number that he's drawn.
00:40:28He's certainly got a shot.
00:40:30And Chavo ready to work on Chris Masters from Raw.
00:40:33Big uppercut by Chavo Guerrero.
00:40:37Kevin Thorne.
00:40:38Kevin Thorne's eliminated.
00:40:39Kevin Thorne was eliminated.
00:40:42I think Chris Benoit was the man that got Thorne out.
00:40:44Thorne finally looking to eliminate Chris Benoit.
00:40:47Shawn Michaels really focusing on Randy Orton and Edge,
00:40:52other side of the ring.
00:40:54Shawn Michaels taking out his aggression on those two,
00:40:56much as he has over the past few weeks.
00:40:58You know, Benoit is so physical and he's such a ring veteran.
00:41:01Did you see as soon as he was almost grabbed to get thrown over,
00:41:05he just locked his arm around his opponent?
00:41:07Took the advantage.
00:41:08And look at this matchup.
00:41:09ECW, Bob Holly and SmackDown's own Chris Benoit.
00:41:12That's two tough guys beating the crap out of each other.
00:41:16And Shawn Michaels has been relentless on his assault on Randy Orton and Edge.
00:41:20And if I'm counting right,
00:41:21there are only five superstars left to enter this Royal Rumble.
00:41:25Chavo Guerrero with that uppercut.
00:41:29Bob Van Dam and CM Punk were working on one another on the other side of the ring.
00:41:33Bob Van Dam and CM Punk were working on one another on the other side of the ring.
00:41:37Less than ten seconds to the next entry.
00:41:39It'll be entry number 26.
00:41:41Who will it be?
00:41:42Three, two, one.
00:41:45Oh.
00:41:48Well, from SmackDown, Montel Montavious Porter.
00:41:52MVP, who we know has third degree burns on his back from the Inferno match with Kane.
00:41:57This is my guy.
00:41:58He should have never been in a match Friday night on SmackDown.
00:42:01Teddy Long has something in for him.
00:42:03But here he is.
00:42:04It's prize time.
00:42:05MVP going to make a name for himself.
00:42:08MVP burns it all.
00:42:09Going to look to block out the pain.
00:42:11Goes right to work on Chris Benoit, the rabid wolverine in the ring.
00:42:15And that's Shawn Michaels, who's holding MVP for those knife-edge chops of Chris Benoit.
00:42:20Boy, that Inferno match that MVP had with Kane was amazing, wasn't it?
00:42:24Unbelievable.
00:42:25Absolutely sickening.
00:42:26Chris Nastor's eliminated.
00:42:29Goodbye, Reggaeton.
00:42:30Nastor's eliminated by RVD and the dropkick.
00:42:33And Rob Van Dam happy with himself.
00:42:35Rob Van Dam, in every rumble he's ever been in, has been among the final six competitors.
00:42:40He knows what it takes to get close to the end.
00:42:43Look at Randy Orton.
00:42:44He's just about got CM Punk on the outside of the ring.
00:42:47And look at Chavo Guerrero and Hardcore Holly.
00:42:50Rob Van Dam as well.
00:42:52A lot of men teetering on the brink of extinction now.
00:42:54Holly and Van Dam have had some physical battles in recent months at ECW.
00:42:59Keep it on CM Punk.
00:43:00I think he's gone.
00:43:01CM Punk, though, you've got to give him credit.
00:43:03I'll tell you, the young extremist from ECW has hung into this matchup since entering at 11.
00:43:09This guy, CM Punk, is a popular young star.
00:43:12He's got a huge future ahead of him, whether he wins his Royal Rumble or not.
00:43:15He needs to start drinking, though.
00:43:17Entering at lucky number 27.
00:43:22Is Carlito, the gentleman, the reason I say that?
00:43:25Number 27.
00:43:26Four men have won from number 27 in the history of the Rumble more than any other entry number.
00:43:32That's a lucky number.
00:43:33It is.
00:43:34He's won the casino bet 27.
00:43:35And Carlito hammering away on Rob Van Dam and also on Randy Orton.
00:43:42So, again, the later you enter, the better off it is for you.
00:43:45Right now, there are 11 men in that ring.
00:43:47That may be the most at one time.
00:43:48That is one hell of an intelligence statement.
00:43:50I'm just trying to remind everyone that there's only 30 minutes before this thing.
00:43:53Our fans are intelligent.
00:43:55Shawn Michaels almost eliminated by Rob Van Dam.
00:43:59But Shawn Michaels hanging on, looking to win his third Rumble,
00:44:02which would tie a record with Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:44:07The showstopper.
00:44:09Shawn's in trouble.
00:44:10The showstopper is about to be stopped at his hometown.
00:44:13HBK trying to hang on.
00:44:16And HBK knows what it takes to hang on.
00:44:18Who will ever forget 1995, gentlemen,
00:44:20with Shawn Michaels one foot hitting the floor.
00:44:23Almost eliminated by the British Bulldog.
00:44:25People thought Michaels was eliminated.
00:44:27He wasn't.
00:44:28He won the Rumble match.
00:44:29Well, Shawn Michaels wants so much to do well here tonight in front of his hometown fans.
00:44:34His family is here tonight.
00:44:35Shawn would love to win this Royal Rumble.
00:44:38Not to mention his buddy Triple H, the 2002 Royal Rumble winner, watching at home.
00:44:42Here comes number 28.
00:44:48Who is it?
00:44:50Oh, no.
00:44:51Oh, no.
00:44:52Oh, my God.
00:44:54Now, what do you guys tell me?
00:44:55Who the hell is going to stop The Great Khali?
00:44:587'4", 400 pounds.
00:45:00And we saw what he did on Raw Monday Night King.
00:45:03He cleared the ring of everybody on Raw.
00:45:05And he may just do a repeat performance right now.
00:45:07Look at everyone in the ring getting set.
00:45:09Everyone trying to hold their ground when they see Khali approaching.
00:45:13The Great Khali has dominated SmackDown.
00:45:15He's dominated ECW.
00:45:17He's been dominating Raw.
00:45:18And he wants to dominate the Rumble tonight.
00:45:20Well, he's literally the biggest threat in the Royal Rumble thus far.
00:45:24Great Khali with headbutts to Benoit and Orton and Holly and Edge.
00:45:28It's CM Punk.
00:45:32And what the MVP?
00:45:33I guess he's got room for everybody.
00:45:35The road to WrestleMania goes through that man right there, The Great Khali.
00:45:40That is a tremendous point.
00:45:42Because, quite frankly, it's his to lose.
00:45:45I was going to say the only way to eliminate this man is going to be by double team.
00:45:48But that didn't work.
00:45:49I don't think double team is going to do it.
00:45:51I think all those bodies laying out there better jump on this man.
00:45:54If anybody wants a shot, go to WrestleMania.
00:45:56Guys, look. Look at the carnage.
00:45:58Almost everyone in the ring is laid out.
00:46:01And Chris Benoit from behind.
00:46:02The Rabid Wolverine as we await entry number 29.
00:46:05The key is Khali has got to throw him over.
00:46:08You can't just knock him down, Khali.
00:46:10I think he understands that now.
00:46:12He just heard you.
00:46:13Hard with Orton.
00:46:16Oh, boy.
00:46:17Here comes Miz at number 29.
00:46:20One man to go.
00:46:22Don't worry, King. I hate him too.
00:46:25And Miz.
00:46:27He may have set a record.
00:46:31The Warlord had the record at three seconds.
00:46:33And Miz just made it.
00:46:34Rob Van Dam eliminated as well.
00:46:36Boys, this is getting serious.
00:46:37Look at The Great Khali now.
00:46:39He's finally realized what you said, JBL.
00:46:41The Warplunk is eliminated.
00:46:43You don't just knock him down.
00:46:44You throw him out.
00:46:45You throw him out.
00:46:46They're going to be tearing him off like corduroy.
00:46:48Khali goes out.
00:46:50The Great Khali is cleaning house.
00:46:53How many has Khali eliminated?
00:46:55Here goes Chavo.
00:46:56There's got to be a half dozen at least.
00:47:02I'm afraid this thing is unstoppable.
00:47:04I'm afraid Great Khali may be going to WrestleMania.
00:47:07And I think Fieng is right, King.
00:47:10One man to enter at number 30.
00:47:12Somebody dropped an ugly bomb on him.
00:47:14I don't see any chance of anybody doing anything against Khali.
00:47:17I think we have the WrestleMania main event standing right there.
00:47:21Wait a minute.
00:47:23Shawn Michaels trying to be game.
00:47:25Trying to be valiant.
00:47:26Shawn Michaels in trouble.
00:47:28Only five superstars remain in the ring.
00:47:31I think the hometown hero may finally eat his demise.
00:47:34Did you see the look of fright on the face of Shawn Michaels
00:47:38when he fell face to face with Khali?
00:47:40Look at that.
00:47:41He almost broke Michaels in half.
00:47:44The power.
00:47:45The strength.
00:47:46Who can stop?
00:47:47Who can stop the Great Khali?
00:47:49Absolutely nobody.
00:47:51I have second thoughts about coming out next.
00:47:53Here we go.
00:47:54Maybe there is someone.
00:47:57Maybe there is someone.
00:48:00The legendary phenom.
00:48:02The Undertaker.
00:48:04But nobody has come in at number 30 and won the Royal Rumble.
00:48:07Ever.
00:48:08It's never happened.
00:48:09But Undertaker has faced.
00:48:11He has battled.
00:48:12He has taken out Khali before.
00:48:14The room is about to blow up this place.
00:48:20Guys, it doesn't get any better than this.
00:48:22Throw some gasoline on the fire, Michael.
00:48:25I love it.
00:48:26Undertaker with the right hands.
00:48:27The four-time champion.
00:48:29This is a moment that's going down in history.
00:48:32Oh, what a chop.
00:48:34Undertaker still on his feet.
00:48:36And coming back for more.
00:48:37A right hand by Khali.
00:48:39These two behemoths.
00:48:41With those huge right hands by the Undertaker.
00:48:43Barely facing Khali.
00:48:45He is moving through Taker.
00:48:46Have you ever seen Undertaker fighting from underneath?
00:48:49Trying to get back on top.
00:48:52Whoa.
00:48:53Listen to these WWE fans.
00:48:54They're screaming for Undertaker.
00:48:5616,000 on their feet in San Antonio.
00:48:59Undertaker has backed Khali out.
00:49:01No way.
00:49:02Undertaker.
00:49:03No way.
00:49:04Will he get up?
00:49:05No way.
00:49:06Khali's eliminated by The Undertaker.
00:49:10Undertaker.
00:49:11That's unbelievable.
00:49:12Raised in hell.
00:49:14Single-handedly.
00:49:15Undertaker.
00:49:17Eliminating The Great Khali.
00:49:19The Undertaker wants his fifth world championship.
00:49:22The Undertaker's got to be the odds-on favorite to go to WrestleMania.
00:49:26The Undertaker looking to go old school.
00:49:29Oh, baby.
00:49:33There are five men left in the rumble.
00:49:35Edge, at this point, has been in the longest.
00:49:38From number five, MVP eliminated.
00:49:40We are down to four.
00:49:42Shawn Michaels, Edge, Undertaker, and Randy Orton.
00:49:47That is vintage Undertaker.
00:49:51Vintage Undertaker's body's lying everywhere.
00:49:54MVP's got the steel chair.
00:49:56What's he doing?
00:49:57Well, he's got a history with The Undertaker.
00:49:58It's all legal.
00:49:59It is legal.
00:50:00And MVP's got a history with The Undertaker in the past.
00:50:02Other side of the ring.
00:50:03Edge hanging on.
00:50:04Edge is hanging on.
00:50:05Orton's got a chair.
00:50:06Randy Orton with a steel chair and a skull.
00:50:09It's all legal.
00:50:11The world is on the line here, Michael.
00:50:14Randy Orton, who came so close last year,
00:50:16wants to win the rumble match this time around.
00:50:19Well, Randy Orton just laid out The Undertaker with that chair.
00:50:23And, hey.
00:50:24Oh, look at Edge.
00:50:25Look at Edge.
00:50:26Edge is setting up for himself.
00:50:28Edge setting up for a spear.
00:50:29Here we go.
00:50:30Turn around, Randy.
00:50:32Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:50:33Is Edge going for the Undertaker?
00:50:37I'm almost certain Edge is going for Undertaker.
00:50:40Don't you think?
00:50:43No way.
00:50:44He was turning on his partner.
00:50:47Which I agree with.
00:50:48He should do.
00:50:49A turn don't mind.
00:50:50Shawn Michaels up and walked into an RKO.
00:50:55Shawn is outside the ring, but he did not go over the top.
00:50:58He rolled over the bottom rope.
00:51:00Edge trying to reason with Orton, he's explaining the two of them need to work
00:51:05together to eliminate the Undertaker, Undertaker's the biggest threat here
00:51:08right now.
00:51:09Well, every man for himself, but for now, Edge and Orton have got to concentrate
00:51:13on eliminating the Phenom to King's Point.
00:51:15They're the World Tag Team Champions.
00:51:17Oh, wait, Undertaker's busted from that chance.
00:51:19You've got to hand it to Edge and Orton, they have worked together as a team.
00:51:22You see their strategy, it's right in front of you, they get rid of the threats
00:51:26and then at the end, those two fight it out.
00:51:29And Orton used that steel chair to open up the Undertaker, now they're trying
00:51:33to finish him off.
00:51:34Orton and Undertaker have had major battles in the past.
00:51:37Undertaker bleeding from the chair to the skull.
00:51:40Rated RKO believe that they have got it.
00:51:43It is Undertaker with a right hand.
00:51:44What a shot.
00:51:45And a Phenom.
00:51:49Road to WrestleMania.
00:51:51Here we are with RKO.
00:51:56Rated RKO are going to be.
00:51:59Rated technical knockout after this one.
00:52:02Uh-oh.
00:52:03Because Undertaker is taking it to the tag team champs.
00:52:07Double kick to the stomach.
00:52:12Undertaker ducked under that double hook line.
00:52:14Wow.
00:52:17Undertaker.
00:52:19I'm afraid Undertaker may have suffered too much damage to be able to hang on here.
00:52:25Edge who ended at number five, how much does he have left?
00:52:29Snake eyes.
00:52:31Snake eyes.
00:52:3399.
00:52:35Undertaker stalking Randy Orton.
00:52:37He's smelling it.
00:52:38Well, Edge is at 45 minutes almost in this rumble.
00:52:40He can't have much left.
00:52:42Orton, don't turn around.
00:52:43You're not going to like the view.
00:52:45Undertaker with Orton by the throat.
00:52:50Going for the choke slam.
00:52:51Spear.
00:52:52And spearing Undertaker.
00:52:54Saving Randy Orton.
00:52:55But don't forget this.
00:52:56Undertaker, four-time world champion.
00:52:58He knows how to finish opponents.
00:53:01I don't care if it's two on one.
00:53:02It looks bad for the Undertaker.
00:53:04But that's why we do the Royal Rumble.
00:53:06This is what it's all about.
00:53:08Look at this.
00:53:09Again.
00:53:10A steel chair to the skull.
00:53:13Again.
00:53:14But they've got to get him over the top rope, Michael.
00:53:17It may be academic.
00:53:18It doesn't do enough to knock him down.
00:53:20It doesn't do enough to knock him out.
00:53:22You've got to get his big carcass over the top rope.
00:53:25Wait a minute.
00:53:26Let me tell you one thing.
00:53:27I don't want to disagree with you.
00:53:28But there is one thing that may finish the Undertaker.
00:53:30And that's a concerto.
00:53:32And that is what Edge and Orton are setting the Undertaker up for here, King.
00:53:35You've seen how devastating the concerto has been over the past few weeks.
00:53:39It's been delivered to a number of superstars.
00:53:41Including Shawn Michaels.
00:53:43Including Ric Flair.
00:53:45If this doesn't end your career, it'll put you on the shelf for a while.
00:53:47I can assure you of that.
00:53:51They are setting the Undertaker up.
00:53:52They are setting the Undertaker up for the concerto.
00:53:54I give it to Team RKO.
00:53:56Hey, hey, hey.
00:53:57Wait a minute.
00:53:58Shawn Michaels back in the ring.
00:53:59And he's eliminated.
00:54:01Orton's eliminated.
00:54:03Champions have eliminated Edge.
00:54:05We are down to two men.
00:54:09Listen to this crowd.
00:54:11Orton's eliminated.
00:54:12Edge's eliminated.
00:54:13I'd almost forgotten about Shawn.
00:54:15And RKO.
00:54:17Now what?
00:54:18Shawn's down.
00:54:19The Undertaker's down.
00:54:20Two legends in the history of this business.
00:54:22Two Hall of Famers.
00:54:24Do you realize what this means?
00:54:26Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker.
00:54:28One of these men are going to WrestleMania.
00:54:31This means we've still got a hell of a show left.
00:54:35The lights are on bright.
00:54:37We've got two legends that know how to finish people.
00:54:40Undertaker, sit up.
00:54:42Shawn Michaels, kip up.
00:54:45These two legends are face to face.
00:54:47One of these men is going to headline WrestleMania.
00:54:50How long has it been since we've seen this?
00:54:52Undertaker, Shawn Michaels.
00:54:54I don't know if I've ever seen it, but we're about to.
00:54:57Undertaker misses with the right hand.
00:54:59Shawn Michaels, the heartbreak kid,
00:55:01running an emotional wave over the past few minutes.
00:55:03The strength of The Undertaker.
00:55:05And Shawn goes to hell with a steel chair.
00:55:07Goes right back to work on The Undertaker.
00:55:09Shawn Michaels pounding away on the open wound.
00:55:11Look at The Undertaker just swat Shawn Michaels away.
00:55:14Undertaker, hand around the throat.
00:55:16Ooh.
00:55:18With one arm.
00:55:20And now, the lights have left.
00:55:22But perhaps the best pure striker in the history
00:55:24of Undertaker.
00:55:26Right hand, look out.
00:55:28What a shot.
00:55:30Shawn Michaels, close to being eliminated.
00:55:32Can Undertaker eliminate Shawn here?
00:55:34Shawn Michaels with some right hands of his own.
00:55:36The Undertaker already opened up.
00:55:38They know what's at stake.
00:55:40Both of them have been to the top of the mountain.
00:55:41I don't know about you, but I got chills out here.
00:55:43You better have chills.
00:55:45How many times do you get a chance to see two legends,
00:55:47two cornerstones of this company,
00:55:49go at it with everything possible,
00:55:51is on the line.
00:55:53Shawn Michaels with rights and lefts.
00:55:55And one of these two men are going to Wrestlemania.
00:55:57And quite frankly, these two guys
00:55:59who have been around the block,
00:56:01both of them, never better.
00:56:03Shawn Michaels in trouble in the corner.
00:56:05We are watching this.
00:56:07We are watching this.
00:56:08Shawn Michaels in trouble in the corner.
00:56:10We are watching a moment in time.
00:56:12Shawn's on the apron.
00:56:14Headbutt by The Undertaker.
00:56:16Shawn may be close to being eliminated here.
00:56:18Undertaker went for the blue back cover.
00:56:20Undertaker on the apron.
00:56:22This is Shawn's team.
00:56:24He's knocked off the apron.
00:56:26This shot wins it.
00:56:28Shawn Michaels going for the victory.
00:56:30Undertaker hanging on.
00:56:32A right by Shawn.
00:56:34If he gets it loose, Shawn goes to Wrestlemania.
00:56:36Feet out, trying to hang on.
00:56:38He's driving.
00:56:40What's it going to take?
00:56:42Both of these men are so determined.
00:56:44Both of these men want to headline Wrestlemania.
00:56:46Who cares what's it going to take, King?
00:56:48I love watching it.
00:56:50Shawn Michaels across the ring.
00:56:52Look out!
00:56:54This is a moment you're going to tell your kids
00:56:56about, your grandkids.
00:56:58And ladies and gentlemen, how appropriate is it
00:57:00that in the most star-studded Rumble in history,
00:57:02the final two men,
00:57:04perhaps the biggest stars in the history
00:57:06of the WWE,
00:57:08both of them in their prime
00:57:10with everything on the line.
00:57:12It doesn't get any better.
00:57:15San Antonio's on.
00:57:17Shawn Michaels, hometown crowd.
00:57:19Oh!
00:57:21But even the hometown crowd
00:57:23is not going to save him
00:57:25from that Undertaker boot.
00:57:27That boot glancing off the jaw
00:57:29of Shawn Michaels has nearly silenced
00:57:3116,000 in the AT&T Center
00:57:33in San Antonio.
00:57:35The Undertaker busted open
00:57:36this very building
00:57:38where Shawn has season tickets
00:57:40to watch his Spurs play.
00:57:42He wants to win the Royal Rumble
00:57:44one more time to go to Wrestlemania.
00:57:46He would set a record tying Austin
00:57:48with three wins
00:57:50if Michaels can get it done.
00:57:52And the Undertaker lifts Shawn Michaels.
00:57:54He took two brutal champ shots.
00:57:56Oh, look at that!
00:57:58Shawn's in trouble!
00:58:00Undertaker's in trouble as well!
00:58:02Oh, look at the upper hand!
00:58:04Who's going to have the leverage?
00:58:06Oh, the Undertaker's hair!
00:58:08Undertaker bounced off the turnbuckle.
00:58:10Shawn Michaels,
00:58:12going to go up top.
00:58:14Shawn Michaels, oh,
00:58:16and a right hand by the Undertaker.
00:58:18Whoa, whoa, whoa!
00:58:20Again, Shawn teetering,
00:58:22holding on desperately.
00:58:24This is about Wrestlemania.
00:58:26This is about living.
00:58:28This is about destiny.
00:58:30It's about history.
00:58:32Now what?
00:58:34Oh, no.
00:58:36Shawn Michaels.
00:58:38Somebody's going out.
00:58:40Undertaker with a headbutt.
00:58:42Oh, look at this.
00:58:44Undertaker trying to...
00:58:46I don't know if Undertaker wants to...
00:58:48He's going to throw him out.
00:58:50The Undertaker's going to throw him out.
00:58:52Look where he's looking.
00:58:54Trying to figure out the best place
00:58:56to toss Shawn Michaels.
00:58:58Undertaker's looking to toss Shawn Michaels.
00:59:00It's about 12 feet straight down.
00:59:02On that top rope, it's Shawn!
00:59:04Right hand, the guts of a champion!
00:59:06Oh, man!
00:59:10The heartbroken kid trying to feed off
00:59:13these fans at San Antonio!
00:59:16WWE fans on their feet!
00:59:18Well, JBL, you're right.
00:59:20Shawn Michaels can hit this elbow,
00:59:22but that's not going to...
00:59:24That's not going to get the Undertaker
00:59:26out of the damn ring!
00:59:28That is classic HBK!
00:59:30You've got to get that 320-pound man
00:59:32over the top rope.
00:59:34Shawn Michaels got the adrenaline.
00:59:36And now Shawn...
00:59:38Uh-oh.
00:59:40Is going to set up the Undertaker.
00:59:42The Phenom in trouble.
00:59:44Shawn feeling it.
00:59:46The adrenaline pumping.
00:59:48The momentum is shifting.
00:59:50Not a person in the crowd
00:59:52on the sitting down.
00:59:54Everybody in this arena
00:59:56standing up and feeling it.
00:59:58And 16,000 people
01:00:00are helping Shawn tune up the band!
01:00:02Four!
01:00:04Five!
01:00:06There's it!
01:00:08Undertaker caught him!
01:00:10Oh, no!
01:00:12Shawn in trouble!
01:00:14Chokeslam!
01:00:16Oh, no!
01:00:18A chokeslam from the heavens!
01:00:20Well, Undertaker's taken
01:00:22two chair shots
01:00:24directly on the head.
01:00:26There's that face, though.
01:00:28That face where we saw
01:00:30him drop 15 feet
01:00:32and still beat Mr. Kennedy.
01:00:34That face has done it
01:00:36saying, turn out the lights.
01:00:38Undertaker giving the signal
01:00:40that this one is over.
01:00:42Both of these legends
01:00:44want one more shot.
01:00:46Undertaker with Shawn Michaels up!
01:00:48Undertaker!
01:00:50Shawn Michaels realizing he's in trouble!
01:00:52Trying to slither his way out the door!
01:00:54Sweet Chin Music!
01:00:56Sweet Chin Music!
01:00:58Good gosh!
01:01:00But Michaels doesn't know
01:01:02where he is either.
01:01:04But from out of nowhere,
01:01:06that's the instinct of a champion.
01:01:08And both of these men
01:01:10have withstood so much punishment.
01:01:12Telling you, we're watching history.
01:01:15Undertaker trying to make it
01:01:17to his feet first.
01:01:19Shawn Michaels as well.
01:01:21Who would believe that
01:01:23the 20th Royal Rumble,
01:01:25the most star-studded,
01:01:27is quite frankly the best of them all.
01:01:29JBL, right now, who do you think
01:01:31who's got the most gas left in the tank?
01:01:33This is how Shawn Michaels
01:01:34is going to Sweet Chin Music.
01:01:36Come on!
01:01:38Shawn Michaels!
01:01:40Undertaker is going
01:01:42to WrestleMania!
01:01:44Here's the winner
01:01:46of the 2007 Royal Rumble,
01:01:48The Undertaker!
01:01:51For the first time
01:01:53in his illustrious career,
01:01:55The Undertaker has won
01:01:57the Royal Rumble match!
01:01:59Going to WrestleMania,
01:02:01the main event,
01:02:02The Undertaker 14-0
01:02:05in WrestleMania.
01:02:07Undertaker's brain
01:02:09was scrambled
01:02:11by the two chair shots
01:02:13from Edge and Orton,
01:02:15but somehow,
01:02:17somehow The Undertaker
01:02:19sucked it up and has won
01:02:21the Royal Rumble.
01:02:23Shawn Michaels' boyhood dream
01:02:25came true once,
01:02:27but not tonight.
01:02:29What a match-up, Michael.
01:02:30What a match-up by Shawn Michaels
01:02:32here tonight,
01:02:34and what a performance by that man,
01:02:36by the phenom, The Undertaker,
01:02:38who is going to main event
01:02:40a place that he's never been
01:02:42I can't tell you how proud I am
01:02:44to have sat there and called
01:02:46this Royal Rumble.
01:02:48Well, The Undertaker's shaking
01:02:50on his feet, but he's standing tall.
01:02:52Standing tall,
01:02:54standing directly in the middle
01:02:56of the road to WrestleMania.
01:02:58Shawn Michaels and Undertaker
01:03:00have just pure respect.
01:03:02Nothing but respect.
01:03:04Two of the greatest legends,
01:03:06perhaps the greatest in the WWE,
01:03:08and they just fought their ass off.
01:03:10Ladies and gentlemen,
01:03:12the phenom is back
01:03:14at the top of the food chain.
01:03:16The Undertaker is going
01:03:18to WrestleMania,
01:03:20another crowning achievement
01:03:22in a legendary
01:03:24Hall of Fame career,
01:03:26not only for The Undertaker,
01:03:28but for Shawn Michaels.
01:03:30Shawn Michaels Park used
01:03:32to have 16,000 plus here.
01:03:34Nobody is sitting down
01:03:36to this second.
01:03:38They are paying their respect
01:03:40to Shawn Michaels and that man,
01:03:42The Undertaker.
01:03:44That's how you do it.
01:03:46You want to go to the top
01:03:48of the mountain?
01:03:50Get this tape, watch it over
01:03:52and over and over because
01:03:54that is the best in the business
01:03:56and how they fight.
01:03:58I love it.
01:04:00The Deadman certainly
01:04:02has something to be proud of.
01:04:04It could have gone either way,
01:04:06but the WrestleMania 14-0,
01:04:08The Undertaker.
01:04:10Don't know which title he goes
01:04:12after, but we know this.
01:04:14He headlines it and he's
01:04:16never lost in WrestleMania.
01:04:18Ladies.
01:04:20Look at this sight.
01:04:22There's your main event
01:04:24at WrestleMania,
01:04:26The Undertaker.
01:04:31Look at that face.
01:04:33Get ready.
01:04:35WrestleMania.
01:04:37The Deadman's coming.
01:04:49Michael King.
01:04:51We have seen a classic.
01:04:53Ladies and gentlemen,
01:04:55what an absolute honor
01:04:57and privilege to be with you
01:04:58tonight, to be a part
01:05:00of this historic Royal Rumble.
01:05:02Good night everybody
01:05:04from San Antonio.