While Benoit and Orton are still down, The Cat dances. I didn’t expect Eddie to win the WWE Title at the next pay-per-view, but that’s what happened.). Nobody watching this thought that Holly could win the match, which hurts it as a title match. Eddie gets him in a mounted position, but he won’t throw a punch.

He quickly throws out Booker T. soon after. Lesnar is next with the WWE Title and he got a bigger reaction even as the heel champion. Cena with a five-knuckle shuffle drop. Royal Rumble 2004 was the seventeenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Hardy goes for a Twist of Fate, but it’s reversed. It was more of an angle to put over Nidia’s blind status and her mistake cost Noble the match. A video package aired to set up Eddie Guerrero vs. Chavo Guerrero Jr., who was Eddie’s nephew. Thanks for reading. I marked out for that dance a little bit. They pair off with Benoit and Tajiri and Orton and Henry. It was a short match to put over Lesnar in a big way. They’re both up by eight. Kurt Angle tossed Goldberg out! Big Show grabs them, head butting them both at the same time. No reaction the entire time. Steiner just got eliminated although we never saw it. Michaels connected with a desperation superkick, and both men were down for the 10 count!

T-Bone suplex to Rhyno. Chavo Jr. is bleeding now. (I liked the rivalry a lot because they were great friends that had perfect chemistry.

He shoves Chavo into the corner. Benoit chops on Henry, but he shrugs him off. Booker gets a scissors kick on Orton. Michaels lands on top of him on the way down. Eddie Guerrero defeated Chavo Guerrero w/Chavo Classic: Eddie Guerrero pinned his nephew Chavo (Jr.) after a frog-splash! First time ever for that. Orton gets the RKO on Rico. He gets clotheslines on Orton, Henry and Tajiri. He uses his momentum to flip Angle out over the top. He goes after everybody. Swinging DDT by Chavo is blocked by Eddie. Chavo sneaks out of the ring before the bell. “Are we seeing a miracle here?” asks JR. Another clothesline knocks him down. He picks up the steel steps, hitting an official. In a sick kind of way, it’s an awesome visual. Headbutt to Jericho. Benoit just stares. He makes fun of ECW, saying that Paul ran a “rinky dink” promotion in Philly. Chris Benoit + Evolution (Ric Flair & Randy Orton & Batista): Chris Benoit talked about having to go through 29 men (he’s #1) to win the Royal Rumble. Bradshaw ties to toss him out, but Benoit holds on and Bradshaw falls out.

I wish it went a bit longer. Holly finally breaks it, then goes back in the ring. Email me at. On the outside, Foley tosses him headfirst into the steps. Austin drives off with a beer in hand. Benoit with a headbutt. Backstage, Triple H is shown getting ready. Eddie goes to the top.

He slams Michaels head first into the steps. Didn’t take long. Hunter with a takedown, Michaels bridges out. #14 is Rikishi. I’ll just add that Randy Orton and Big Show also had very good showings in this Rumble. WWE coverage of the Rumble has been very selective; no photos of Benoit exist on WWE's webpage for the event, focusing rather on the Last Man Standing match between Triple H and Shawn Michaels, and Benoit is only mentioned on the results page as the winner of the event. Holly jumps on him after the fireworks. Six in the ring now. Austin shared a few beers with Paul Heyman before delivering a stunner to HIM as well!

#10 is the Hurricane. Benoit tries to throw Hardy out. #23 is Nunzio. Foley and Orton head to the back. They got pops for that. Analysis: 1/2* That was weak. Cena & Jericho teaming on Show. Final WWE PPV appearance for Test until Survivor Series 2006. Rhyno helps him with that, but Morgan breaks that up. Frog splash hits for the three count at 8:03. That’s the third time now. Eddie’s reluctant to punch Chavo in the face. At #24, Big Show came out and Jim Ross remembered Big John Studd, saying those “big guys” have an advantage. Tazz says Big Show is his pick. Holly returned to get revenge on Lesnar and was given a WWE Title shot even though he was never at that level his entire career. Tazz is hilarious, though, as he sings the theme song. Backbreaker attempt reversed by Shawn, but Hunter knocks him down with punches. Took 30 seconds!

Hurricane comes in with cross body blocks on just about everybody. Both up now, they exchange punches in the middle of the ring. It was designed to put over Batista as a big threat. Orton gets decked by Henry. Coach leaves the announce table, going on the apron. Headbutt by Eddie.

Announcers: Michael Cole & Tazz |||, ||| Royal Rumble Announcers: Jim Ross & Tazz |||. Holly is first out. Chavo takes him down and throws some more punches. FACTS & OPINIONS about the Royal Rumble match, Person that lasted the longest: Chris Benoit at 61:30. Shoulderblock by A-Train on Benoit. On the mat, Lesnar grapevines the waist with his legs and wraps his arms around Holly’s neck. Show tosses Jericho, but he skins the cat, hanging on just barely. Big Show is getting doubled by Gunn and Nunzio. Replays aired of the finish and Benoit’s celebration continued as the show ended. Shawn catches his leg and leg drags him down. (I don’t think Holly should have received a WWE Title match just because Lesnar hurt his neck in September 2002. He gets a headbutt on Show while he’s leaning over. Chris Benoit wins it and the crowd cheered wildly for the win. Cena gets the FU on Kurt Angle. He sold it better than Bischoff, for those wondering. Superkick is missed as Hunter ducks and punches him in the nuts! F5 for Brock for the pinfall win at 6:30. Considering Eddie won the WWE Title at the next PPV – No Way Out 2004, it made sense for him to win here.). Heyman says Bischoff started it. Booker goes up from behind Kane, eliminating him by tossing him out. Little did we know that two months later they’d have the match at WrestleMania that would be the last time either guy wrestled in WWE? Sidekick misses Orton, crotching Benjamin on the top. Michaels is up again, this time at seven. Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (The neck injury was an accident although there were stories that Holly didn’t go up easily when Lesnar picked him up. At this point, we knew Goldberg was likely leaving WWE after WrestleMania. Rikishi hits a sidekick to send Dupree out. The final three are all Smackdown people, Tazz notes. The Dudley Boyz in a Tables Match (1/2*). Dupree suplexes Hardy on the top rope and knocks out Hardy. He’s insinuating that Lesnar is. Christian jumps on his back. They’re both down till seven. Michaels almost gets up at six, but falls down. Meanwhile, Rhyno gores Henry and that sends Tajiri out. He charges off the ropes and Lesnar hits a very sharp overhead belly-to-belly suplex. She said she thought it was Mysterio. Jericho & Christian give a double suplex to Haas.

Brock Lesnar ran down and planted Bill Goldberg with a big F5! Hard lockup to start. SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT – NON TITLE MATCH Bubba rips his shirt off, exposing his taped ribs. Flair says Chris may be the best technical wrestler in the world, but Benoît can never get the job done. He decks Matt Hardy with a big boot. Show is waiting for him. – Big Show’s elimination of Angle was fantastic. #8 is Scott Steiner. Show fights all of them off. He charges, but Show gets a goozle on the throat. Everybody’s paired off. Cole & Tazz bicker about what Chavo Sr. is doing there. The match was ruled a draw and both men were bleeding heavily — the fans booed the finish. The Foley angle was really hot and would lead to a fantastic feud that went into WrestleMania and Backlash. This could be it. #12 is Kane. | The crowd was nuts for Foley, with good reason. Batista put D-Von through a table to end a bad bad baaad match. This would be Bob "Hardcore" Holly's only PPV main event title match. He’s got the flannel! Welcome to another AEW Dynamite review here on TJRWrestling. WWE Royal Rumble He gets a clothesline on Flair. He pulls him, pulls him, pulls him and Big Show falls out. Brock looks around, but then stares at Goldberg again. Rob Van Dam interrupts him to say that he’s gonna win the Royal Rumble. Slingshot by HBK sends HHH face first into the ringpost. Angle orders them to toss out Show. #13 sounds and it’s the Undertaker’s music. He’s up at the 10 count at the number seven. Suplex by Lesnar. JR and Tazz are awesome together as a team. Chokeslam on Morgan. Doesn’t matter. SUNDAY NIGHT HEAT: Hosted by Josh Mathews & Rue Debona (SmackDown!) WWE's website has also posted photo galleries dedicated to the number one entrants and winners in the Royal Rumble history, both of which completely ignore Chris Benoit and the year of 2004.The pay-per-view and the Royal Rumble match exist in their entirety on the WWE Network unedited. Pedigree near the ropes leads to a backdrop over the top by HBK. Although, recognized by everyone else, WWE will not hold any claim to the Royal Rumble match, or it's eventual winner itself. Orton looks shocked.

Jericho is trying to toss Angle. It led to Holly missing a year of action due to major neck surgery. Can’t blame the crowd. Benoit eliminates Bradshaw.