Live Royal Rumble notes, Rock's VH1 special replays, more Submitted by Matthew Tremley on Monday, January 20, 2003 at 7:12 PM EST
PalmerCat1999 sent in the following:
I just got back from the Royal Rumble in Boston and here is some quick notes.
Crowd was hot from the get go cheered for everything from announcers came out through the Dudleyz match though there was huge dissapointment there was no tables. The Dawn/Torrie Wilson match killed the crowd and got little to no reaction.
Triple H came out to a huge pop and kept some cheers going for him(He is from New Hampshere and trained in Boston) Steiner had huge heat for him I don't know if it was because he used mostly punches and repeated suplexs early on but he was booed out of the building.
Angle and Benoit was slow getting the crowd involved to begin with but by the time the match was over there was a standing ovation for Benoit, give him the title and not Brock!
Rumble match was what everyone was waiting for and even though I just read they shortened the entry time I personally didn't notice any real difference.
I didn't catch to much of the ended because I left to try to get out early(fat chance) but after Taker left Brock celabrated in the ring and I heard his music until I was out of the building.
Biggest Pops: Chris Benoit after the WWE title match Anytime HBK was shown Undertaker Brock Lesnar when he first came out Dudleyz winning the belt Triple H(go figure)
Most heat: Scott Steiner (once again go figure) Rock photo on Sunday night heat when he was doing that special after the Rumble followed by Rocky sucks chants. Chris Jericho elimenating HBK early Regal and Storm
Last night's VH1 special with The Rock titled "Driven" will be replayed on VH1 several times in the upcoming days. Here is the schedule of times for you to catch it:
Tuesday at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m. Wednesday at 3 p.m. and midnight Thursday at 4 p.m. Friday at 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Next Monday at 1 a.m.
While just finishing the WWE Royal Rumble last night, the WWE plans to revist the Fleet Center on a future date for a live Raw.
Former ECW announcer Joey Styles has returned to MLW to do voice overs for their home videos and DVDs.
Credit: wrestlingobserver.com
Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Jan. 20 -- EDDIE GUERRERO and CHAVO GUERRER0 will be signing autographs from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at South Hills Mall, 1895 South Road.
Ft. Myers, Fla. Jan. 22 -- JERRY "THE KING" LAWLER will be signing copies of his autobiography, "It's Good to be the King ... Sometimes," from 7 to 9 p.m. at Books-A-Million, Colonial Plaza, 5007 South Cleveland Ave.
Williamsburg, Va. Jan. 22 -- LITA and MATT HARDY will be signing autographs from 2 to 4 p.m. at the grand opening of Wal-Mart, 731 E. Rochambeau Rd.
