Event:
WWE Royal Rumble 2002
Date: January 20, 2002
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Arena: Phillips Arena
Attendance: 12,915
World Tag
Team Title Match:
Tazz and Spike Dudley defeated The Dudley Boyz (Buh-Buh
Ray and D-Von) (5:06) when Tazz made D-Von Dudley
submit to retain the tag team titles...Intercontinental
Heavyweight Title Match: William Regal
pinned Edge (9:45) to win the title...Women's
World Heavyweight Title Match: Trish
Stratus pinned Jazz (3:43) to retain the title.
Jacquline was the special guest referee...Street
Fight Match: Ric Flair defeated Vince
McMahon (14:55) via submission (23:58)...WWE
and WCW World Heavyweight Title Match:
Chris Jericho pinned The Rock (18:48) to retain the
title...Royal Rumble Match: Triple
H won the "Royal Rumble" (69:22) eliminating Kurt
Angle. Participants included: Al Snow, Albert, Big
Show, Billy Gunn, Booker T. Big Bossman, Bradshaw,
Christian, Chuck Palumbo, Diamond Dallas Page,
Faarooq, The Godfather, Goldust, Jeff Hardy, Kane,
Kurt Angle, Lance Storm, Matt Hardy, Maven, Mr.
Perfect, Perry Saturn, Rikishi, Rob Van Dam, Scotty
Too Hotty, Steve Austin, Test, Hurricane Helms,
Triple H, The Undertaker, and Val Venis.
