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Introduction
New Orleans hosted their first Royal Rumble in the 2001 variant of the event. At the event, it was something relatively unique: there were about 5 or 6 genuine individuals who could have won. In the end: “Stone Cold” Steve Austin last eliminated Kane to win the match and go on to headline Wrestlemania X7.
This event began a mini hot period as the attitude era came to a close, as along with 1992, this Royal Rumble is considered to be one of the best. Stand out performer of the match was Kane, who set a most eliminations in one match record with 11. A record that stood for 13 years, before Roman Reigns achieved the feat of eliminating 12 in one match. This hot period ended with Wrestlemania X7, where Steve Austin turned on The Rock and became the new WWF World Heavyweight champion.
21st January, 2001
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans Arena
17,137
- 30 men. Every man for himself. One victor.
1:01:56
Notable Records
| Record | Individual |
|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Austin |
| Iron Men | Kane (53:44) |
| Least time in Match | Tazz (00:10) |
| Most Eliminations | Kane (11) |
| Potential Winners (wrestlers in the ring after last entrant) | 7 (Steve Austin, Kane, The Rock, Billy Gunn, Rikishi, The Undertaker, Haku) |
| Number of debutants | 9 (Jeff Hardy, Bull Buchanan, Matt Hardy, Drew Carey, Raven, Perry Saturn, Tazz, K-Kwik, William Regal) |
| Last Rumble Appearances | 11 (Bull Buchanan, Drew Carey, Raven, Steve Blackman, Grandmaster Sexay, Honky Tonk Man, The Rock, Tazz, K-Kwik, Crash Holly, Haku) |
| Average Time in match | 08:11 |
| Number of individuals with at least one elimination | 30% |
Did You Know?
- This Royal Rumble featured the first ever celebrity entrant. Drew Carey entered the match in place of one of the members of Lo Down. Ironically if Chaz (Mosh) was selected to be Lo Down’s representative it’d be the third time he would potentially be in the match but his tag team partner wasn’t in 3 years!
- This marked the second time that weapons were used in the Royal Rumble match.
- Like last year, this year was the first and only time that the logo design was used. The poster design, however, returned to the iconic posters used in the 1991 and 1992 Royal Rumbles.
- By winning this match, Stone Cold becomes the first (and as of 2023 – only) three time winner of the Royal Rumble.
- This match saw Hulk Hogan’s records of most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble (10 in 1989) and cumulative eliminations in a Royal Rumble (27) beaten. Kane eliminated 11 participants in this match, and Steve Austin had 29 cumulative eliminations by the end of the match.
Results
| Number of Entrant | Wrestler Name | Time of Entry | Time of Elimination | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Hardy | 00:00 | 06:38 | 06:38 | 27 | 3 | Matt Hardy | |
| 2 | Bull Buchanan | 00:00 | 02:10 | 02:10 | 30 | 0 | Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy | |
| 3 | Matt Hardy | 01:52 | 06:37 | 04:45 | 28 | 3 | Jeff Hardy | |
| 4 | Faarooq | 03:38 | 04:36 | 00:58 | 29 | 0 | Jeff Hardy, Matt Hardy | |
| 5 | Drew Carey | 06:15 | 09:08 | 02:53 | 26 | 0 | Self | Probably the first celebrity entrant into the Royal Rumble? |
| 6 | Kane | 08:11 | 1:01:55 | 53:44 | 2 | 11 | Steve Austin | |
| 7 | Raven | 08:55 | 17:48 | 08:53 | 22 | 0 | Kane | |
| 8 | Al Snow | 10:35 | 17:44 | 07:09 | 23 | 0 | Kane | Al Snow jumped Raven before the buzzer, but time is from when he entered the ring after the buzzer. |
| 9 | Perry Saturn | 12:44 | 18:00 | 05:16 | 21 | 0 | Kane | Perry Saturn attacked Kane before entering the ring, so time taken from then. |
| 10 | Steve Blackman | 14:25 | 17:36 | 03:11 | 24 | 0 | Kane | |
| 11 | Grandmaster Sexay | 16:14 | 17:19 | 01:05 | 25 | 0 | Kane | |
| 12 | Honky Tonk Man | 18:39 | 19:56 | 01:17 | 20 | 0 | Kane | |
| 13 | The Rock | 20:26 | 59:10 | 38:44 | 3 | 3 | Kane | |
| 14 | The Goodfather | 22:12 | 22:26 | 00:14 | 19 | 0 | The Rock | |
| 15 | Tazz | 23:53 | 24:03 | 00:10 | 18 | 0 | Kane | |
| 16 | Bradshaw | 25:53 | 43:31 | 17:38 | 13 | 0 | The Undertaker | |
| 17 | Albert | 27:42 | 43:36 | 15:54 | 11 | 0 | Kane | |
| 18 | Hardcore Holly | 29:32 | 43:37 | 14:05 | 10 | 0 | The Undertaker | |
| 19 | K-Kwik | 31:28 | 39:22 | 07:54 | 15 | 0 | Big Show | |
| 20 | Val Venis | 33:19 | 43:42 | 10:23 | 9 | 0 | The Undertaker | |
| 21 | William Regal | 35:15 | 37:16 | 02:01 | 17 | 0 | Test | |
| 22 | Test | 37:07 | 39:16 | 02:09 | 16 | 1 | Big Show | |
| 23 | Big Show | 39:06 | 40:29 | 01:23 | 14 | 2 | The Rock | |
| 24 | Crash Holly | 41:03 | 43:33 | 02:30 | 12 | 0 | Kane | |
| 25 | The Undertaker | 43:07 | 53:55 | 10:48 | 6 | 4 | Rikishi | |
| 26 | Scotty 2 Hotty | 45:02 | 45:48 | 00:46 | 8 | 0 | Kane, The Undertaker | |
| 27 | Steve Austin | 52:07 | 1:01:56 | 09:49 | 1 | 3 | Winner |
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| 28 | Billy Gunn | 48:01 | 55:24 | 07:23 | 4 | 0 | Steve Austin | |
| 29 | Haku | 49:55 | 52:46 | 02:51 | 7 | 0 | Steve Austin | |
| 30 | Rikishi | 52:08 | 54:52 | 02:44 | 5 | 1 | The Rock |
Graphs
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
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