Royal Rumble 2000 Royal Rumble 2000 was the thirteenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay - per - view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF ) . It took place on January 23 , 2000 at Madison Square Garden in New York City , New York . The main event was the Royal Rumble match , which The Rock won by last eliminating The Big Show to win the match . Featured matches on the undercard included a street fight match between Triple H and Cactus Jack for the WWF Championship , a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship , and The New Age Outlaws versus The Acolytes for the WWF Tag Team Championship . This Royal Rumble was the first WWF pay - per - view event to air on terrestrial television in the United Kingdom , as Channel 4 had acquired the rights to broadcast World Wrestling Federation programming that year . Background . The main feud going into the event was between Triple H and Mick Foley . The McMahon - Helmsley Faction began in late 1999 , where Triple H and Stephanie McMahon - Helmsley had control over the WWF , and scheduling unreasonable matches for the wrestlers . Foley objected to this , and the faction attacked several times before finally firing him . On the January 3 edition of " Raw is War " , Triple H won the WWF Championship , and mocked Foley with an impersonator . On the January 10 edition of " Raw is War " , The Rock brought every superstar to the ring , demanding that Foley be reinstated or the entire roster would walk out . Foley was reinstated , and he requested a Street Fight for the WWF Championship at Royal Rumble . Foley and Triple H fought in a 4 - on - 4 tag team match later that night . Triple H pinned Foley after using the ring bell , and delivering two Pedigrees . After the match , Foley took off his mask , and attacked Triple H . On the January 13 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Foley returned to his Cactus Jack persona ( with a more violent and psychotic character ) by taking off his Mankind attire to reveal his Cactus Jack attire . Buildup towards the Royal Rumble match began on January 10 , when The Rock announced his participation in the match . The following week , The Big Show announced that he will win the match , and The Rock guaranteed he will win . Later that night , The Rock and The Big Show faced the New Age Outlaws . At the end , Big Show attacked The Rock , and The Rock hit him with a steel chair , and a People ' s Elbow . On the January 20 edition of " SmackDown ! " , The Big Show confronted The Rock . Kane and Tori came out , and Tori claimed that Kane was the favorite . The three fought , and were scheduled for a Triple Threat Over - the - Top - Rope Lumberjack match later . In the match , The Big Show eliminated The Rock with a chokeslam , and Kane eliminated The Big Show with a back body drop to win , sparking a fight involving all the competitors and lumberjacks . Another feud going into the event was between Chris Jericho , Chyna and Hardcore Holly over the WWF Intercontinental Championship . On the December 30 edition of " SmackDown ! " , a title match between Chyna and Jericho ended in a double pinfall . On the January 3 edition of " Raw is War " , both were declared co - champions . Afterwards , Holly challenged Chyna for the title , and Jericho helped her retain . Jericho and Chyna were forced to work together , and this created tension between them . The title situation would be solved in a Triple Threat match between Jericho , Chyna and Holly . Event . Before the event aired live on pay - per - view , a live edition of Sunday Night Heat was held featuring several matches . The first match of the pre - show was a standard wrestling match in which Christian defeated Steve Blackman . In the second match , The Headbangers ( Mosh and Thrasher ) and The Big Bossman defeated Prince Albert , The Godfather and D ' Lo Brown in a Six - man tag team match . The main event was another singles match in which Edge defeated Al Snow by disqualification . The first match of the event was between Kurt Angle and an unannounced opponent . Before the match , Angle spoke to the audience , putting down the New York Knicks , and his opponent . Tazz then made his WWF debut as Angle ' s opponent . Tazz gained the early advantage , performing a back body drop , sending Angle outside the ring . Angle gained the advantage after performing a vertical suplex outside the ring . After performing a belly to belly suplex , Angle climbed the turnbuckles , but Tazz hit the ropes . Angle fell onto the top turnbuckle , and Tazz performed a belly to belly suplex off the turnbuckles . Angle regained the advantage after a small package , and a bridging German suplex . Tazz then countered an Olympic slam attempt into a German suplex . After a T - Bone suplex , and a Head and arm suplex , Tazz applied the Tazzmission . Angle passed out to the hold and Tazz won the match , ending Angle ' s undefeated streak . The second match was the first - ever Tag Team Tables match , between the Hardy Boyz ( Matt and Jeff ) and the Dudley Boyz ( Bubba Ray and D - Von ) . Before the match , the Dudley Boyz insulted the fans , expressing their dislike for the booing of John Rocker . The Hardy Boyz gained the advantage with a double superplex to Bubba Ray , and the use of a ladder . After using the chair , Matt placed Bubba Ray on a table outside the ring . Matt then hit a diving leg drop as Jeff hit a diving splash ( known as the Event Omega ) to send Bubba Ray through the table . The Hardy Boyz then placed D - Von on a table outside the ring . Matt performed a diving leg drop through the table , but D - Von avoided it . Jeff then performed a suicide senton , but missed , sending himself into a table . The Hardy Boyz were not defeated as they sent themselves through the tables . Bubba Ray sent Matt through a table in the ring with a superbomb . The Dudley Boyz then beat down the Hardy Boyz , and stacked tables in the entrance way under a balcony in the seating area . Bubba Ray dragged Jeff to the balcony , but Jeff performed a low blow , and used a chair on Bubba Ray . Matt moved as Bubba Ray fell through the tables . Matt then placed D - Von onto a table , and Jeff sent him through it with a Swanton Bomb from the balcony for the Hardy Boyz to win the match . Next was the Miss Rumble 2000 swimsuit contest . The contestants consisted of Ivory , Terri , Jacqueline , Barbara Bush , Luna and The Kat , while the judges consisted of WWF alumni Sgt . Slaughter , Tony Garea , Johnny Valiant , Freddie Blassie , The Fabulous Moolah , and comedian Andy Richter . After the contestants showed their swimsuits , and as the judges were deciding , Mae Young appeared , and announced her participation in the contest . After showing her swimsuit , she flashed her breasts . The video was censored before Mark Henry appeared , and covered her up . The judges then unanimously decided Young as the winner . The third match was a Triple Threat match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship between Hardcore Holly , and co - champions Chris Jericho and Chyna . Before the match , Jericho declared his plans for a celebration after winning the match . The match went back and forth before Holly sent Chyna outside the ring . Jericho then fought with Holly , applying the Walls of Jericho . Chyna returned to the ring , and attacked Jericho . Jericho performed a springboard splash to Holly outside the ring . Back in the ring , Chyna performed a handspring back elbow , and a DDT to Jericho . Chyna attempted a pin , but Holly returned and threw her out of the ring . All three were outside the ring , and Holly attempted to use a chair , but Chyna performed a dropkick to the chair into Holly ' s face . In the ring , Chyna performed a diving splash onto Holly , and Jericho performed a diving splash onto both of them . Chyna countered a belly to back suplex , and performed a low blow to Jericho . Chyna then performed a Pedigree to Holly . Jericho performed a diving crossbody to Chyna , who was on Holly ' s shoulders . Chyna performed a superplex to Holly , hit him with a chair , and applied the Walls of Jericho . Jericho then performed a one - handed bulldog , and a Lionsault to Chyna , to pin her for the victory . Jericho gained sole possession of the title as a result . The fourth match was between the New Age Outlaws ( Road Dogg and Billy Gunn ) and The Acolytes ( Faarooq and Bradshaw ) for the WWF Tag Team Championship . Before the match , the New Age Outlaws delivered their signature speech to the audience . The Acolytes gained the early advantage after a fallaway slam from Bradshaw to Gunn . After avoiding an attack in the corner , Bradshaw performed the Clothesline from Hell on Gunn . Faarooq then hit a spinebuster on Dogg . As Faarooq attempted a pin , Gunn pulled the referee outside the ring , and Bradshaw knocked down both Gunn and the referee . After The Acolytes performed an aided powerbomb on Dogg , X - Pac came down to interfere , and performed a spinning heel kick on Bradshaw . Gunn then pinned Bradshaw after a Fameasser to retain the title . The fifth match was between Triple H and Cactus Jack in a Street Fight for the WWF Championship . Jack gained the early advantage after repeated punches , and they fought outside the ring , where Triple H hit Jack with the ring bell . Triple H then hit Jack with a chair , but Jack got up , and performed a leg drop with the chair . The fight continued into the audience , with Jack performing a suplex onto pallets , and using a trash can . Triple H performed a belly to back suplex , but Jack came back with a running knee lift into the steel steps . Jack attempted to use a barbed wire two - by - four , but Triple H performed a low blow , and used the weapon on Jack . Jack came back , hit Triple H ' s groin with the weapon , and performed a double arm DDT . Jack attacked Triple H ' s head repeatedly with the weapon . Jack attempted a back to belly piledriver through the announce table , but Triple H countered with a back body drop . Jack countered a Pedigree attempt and performed a bulldog onto the two - by - four . Triple H performed a hip toss into the steps , and targeted Jack ' s knees , using the two - by - four . Triple H then handcuffed Jack ' s wrists behind his back . As Triple H tried to use the steel steps , Jack performed a drop toe hold , sending Triple H ' s head into the steps . Triple H came back by using the chair . The Rock came out , and hit Triple H with a chair , as a police officer removed Jack ' s handcuffs . Jack performed a pulling Texas piledriver on the announce table , and spilled a bag of thumbtacks in the ring . Triple H came back with a back body drop onto the thumbtacks , and a Pedigree . Triple H finally performed a Pedigree onto the thumbtacks to win , and retain his title . After the match , Jack hit Triple H with the two - by - four again . The main event was the Royal Rumble match . During the match , non - participants Kaientai ( Funaki and Taka Michinoku ) repeatedly and randomly entered the ring , and attacked the participants . They were thrown out soon after each time . Rikishi , the fifth entrant , dominated upon entering , and eliminated all except Grand Master Sexay . Scotty 2 Hotty entered next , and the three Too Cool members danced in the ring until Rikishi eliminated the other two , and continued to dance . Rikishi eliminated the first to eighth entrants . The Big Boss Man , the ninth entrant , refused to enter the ring until Test , the following entrant , threw him in . During Kaientai ' s second interference , Taka was injured when he was thrown out of the ring , and sent to the hospital . Funaki continued to interfere by himself . It took six men to eliminate Rikishi . After Faarooq , the eighteenth entrant , entered , non - participants Mean Street Posse came out , and attacked Faarooq , helping The Big Boss Man eliminate him . Bradshaw , entering twenty - seventh , was attacked by the Mean Street Posse , and eliminated soon after . Faarooq came out and , with Bradshaw , fought with the Mean Street Posse backstage . The final four participants in the Royal Rumble match were The Rock , The Big Show , Kane , and X - Pac . The New Age Outlaws pulled Kane out of the ring , and attacked him . The Rock eliminated X - Pac , but the referees were preoccupied with Kane and did not see this . X - Pac re - entered the match . Kane hit an enzuigiri , and a scoop slam on The Big Show , but X - Pac then eliminated Kane with a spinning heel kick . X - Pac hit The Big Show with a Bronco buster , but The Big Show eliminated him with a gorilla press drop , leaving The Rock and The Big Show . The Rock performed a spinebuster and a People ' s Elbow , but The Big show came back with a chokeslam . The Big Show had The Rock on his shoulder , and attempted to throw him over the top rope , but The Rock hung onto the rope , and pulled The Big Show over . The Rock won the match . Aftermath . Triple H and Cactus Jack ' s feud continued into No Way Out , the following pay - per - view . On the January 31 edition of " Raw is War " , Jack fought Triple H in a match where Jack beat Triple H down . The following week , Triple H , in an attempt to end their feud , made a match between the two for the WWF Championship at No Way Out , but Jack would have to retire if he lost . Jack then decided that the match would be a Hell in a Cell match . The Big Show started a feud with The Rock . The Big Show claimed that The Rock was eliminated first when his feet hit the floor before The Big Show ' s . During the following weeks , The Big Show attempted to gather evidence to prove his claim . The Big Show finally produced video evidence to Triple H , and he was granted a match at No Way Out for The Rock ' s match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 2000 . The feud between Chris Jericho , Chyna and Hardcore Holly ended when Holly failed to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship from Jericho , and Chyna aligned herself with Jericho . Jericho moved on to feud with Kurt Angle . Angle won the WWF European Championship on the February 10 edition of " SmackDown ! " , and on the February 14 edition of " Raw is War " , Angle challenged Jericho to a match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship at No Way Out . The feud between the Hardy Boyz and the Dudley Boyz continued , with Edge and Christian joining the feud . While initially showing respect , the Dudley Boyz attacked the Hardy Boyz during their match on the January 24 edition of " Raw is War " . On the January 27 edition of " SmackDown ! " , Edge and Christian supported the Hardy Boyz and fought the Dudley Boyz , who put Edge and Christian through a table . On the January 31 edition of " Raw is War " , the Hardy Boyz put the Dudley Boyz through tables , and , later , the Dudley Boyz put the Hardy Boyz through three stacked tables . On the February 14 edition of " Raw is War " , D - Von Dudley defeated Edge and Jeff Hardy to earn a shot at the WWF Tag Team Championship at No Way Out , starting their feud with the champions the New Age Outlaws . Also during the match , the Hardy Boyz had a confrontation with Edge and Christian , starting their feud . They would also have a match at No Way Out . Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations . A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds .