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OO SPECIAL FEATURE  
Royal Rumble Stat-a-Mania
January 23, 2003

by Tony Cottam 
OnlineOnslaught.com/SmashWrestling.com

 

OK, bear in mind, any times are measured by me and my trusty stopwatch, and I count the time of entry from when that particular person entered the ring officially. The match clock started when the bell rang for the first time - surprising, huh?
 
Rumble Timeline
 
Time    Event
0:00    HBK and Jericho start
1:30    Chris Nowinski scheduled to enter
2:31    HBK eliminated by Jericho; Jericho alone in 
          the ring.
3:21    Rey Mysterio enters
4:28    Chris Nowinski finally enters
4:48    Edge enters
6:49    Christian enters
8:22    Chavo Guerrero enters
9:06    Chris Nowinski eliminated by Rey Mysterio
9:18    Rey Mysterio eliminated by Jericho
9:56    Tajiri enters
11:24   Bill DeMott enters
13.10   Tommy Dreamer enters
13.38   Bill DeMott eliminated by Edge
13.58   Tommy Dreamer eliminated by Christian & Jericho
14:38   Tajiri eliminated by Jericho
14:51   B2 enters
15:15   B2 eliminated by Edge
15:32   Chavo Guerrero eliminated by Edge
15.52   Edge & Christian eliminated by Jericho; Jericho 
          alone in the ring.
16:38   Rob Van Dam enters
18:17   Matt Hardy enters
20:12   Eddie Guerrero enters
21:43   Jeff Hardy enters
23:25   Rosey enters
25:01   Test enters
27:43   John Cena (eventually) enters
28:08   Charlie Haas enters
29:10   Jeff Hardy eliminated by Rob Van Dam
29:58   Rikishi enters
31:24   Jamal enters
31:57   Stinkface on Jamal by Rikishi
33:07   Kane enters
33:41   Rosey eliminated by Kane
34:24   Shelton Benjamin enters
36:11   Booker T enters
36:35   Spineroonie by Booker T
36:42   Eddie Guerrero eliminated by Booker T
37:43   A-Train enters
38:40   HBK returns to attack Jericho
38:59   Jericho eliminated by Test
39:41   Maven enters
41:17   Goldust enters; 13 men in the ring - most 
          during the match.
42:03   Goldust eliminated by Charlie Haas
42:32   Booker T eliminated by Charlie Haas & Shelton 
          Benjamin
43:07   Batista enters
43:48   Test eliminated by Batista
44:10   Rikishi eliminated by Batista
44:47   Brock Lesnar enters
45:21   Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin eliminated by 
          Brock Lesnar
45:33   Matt Hardy eliminated by Brock Lesnar
47:00   Undertaker enters; all 30 men have now entered 
          the match.
47:24   John Cena eliminated by Undertaker
47:33   Jamal eliminated by Undertaker
48:02   Maven eliminated by Undertaker
49:19   A-Train eliminated by Rob Van Dam & Kane
49:36   Rob Van Dam eliminated by Kane; down to Final Four
53:02   Batista eliminated by Undertaker
53:31   Kane eliminated by Undertaker
53:47   Undertaker eliminated by Brock Lesnar; Lesnar wins 
          the 2003 Royal Rumble.
 
Length In Rumble
 
Entry   Name                     Time
11      B2                       0:24
27      Goldust                  0:45
11      Tommy Dreamer            0:48
9       Bill DeMott              2:14
1       Shawn Michaels           2:31
3       Chris Nowinski           4:38
8       Tajiri                   4:42
4       Rey Mysterio             5:57
24      Booker T                 6:21
30      Undertaker               6:47
7       Chavo Guerrero           7:10
15      Jeff Hardy               7:27
26      Maven                    8:21
23      Shelton Benjamin         8:57
19      Brock Lesnar             9:00 *Winner*
6       Christian                9:03
28      Batista                  9:55
16      Rosey                   10:16
5       Edge                    11:04
25      A-Train                 11:38
20      Rikishi                 14:12
21      Jamal                   16:09
14      Eddie Guerrero          16:30
19      Charlie Haas            17:13
17      Test                    18:47
18      John Cena               19:41
22      Kane                    20:24
13      Matt Hardy              27:16
12      Rob Van Dam             32:56
2       Chris Jericho           38:59
 
Order of Entry
 
Shawn Michaels
Chris Jericho
Chris Nowinski
Rey Mysterio
Edge
Christian
Chavo Guerrero
Tajiri
Bill DeMott
Tommy Dreamer
B2
Rob Van Dam
Matt Hardy
Eddie Guerrero
Jeff Hardy
Rosey
Test
John Cena
Charlie Haas
Rikishi
Jamal
Shelton Benjamin
Booker T
Goldust
Batista
Brock Lesnar *Winner*
Undertaker
 
Order of Elimination
 
Shawn Michaels
Chris Nowinski
Rey Mysterio
Bill DeMott
Tommy Dreamer
Tajiri
B2
Chavo Guerrero
Edge & Christian (double elimination)
Jeff Hardy
Rosey
Eddie Guerrero
Chris Jericho
Goldust
Booker T
Test
Rikishi
Charlie Haas & Shelton Benjamin (double elimination)
Matt Hardy
John Cena
Jamal
Maven
A-Train
Rob Van Dam
Batista
Kane
Undertaker
 
Eliminations
 
˝    Christian
       Shelton Benjamin
1     Rey Mysterio
       Booker T
       Test
1˝   Charlie Haas
       Rob Van Dam
2      Batista
2˝   Kane
3     Edge
4     Brock Lesnar *Winner*
5     Undertaker
5˝   Chris Jericho
 
Rumble Facts
 
Match Length : 53:47
Length of time after 30th entry : 6:47
Length of time winner was in match : 9:00
 
Longest time in match : Chris Jericho - 38:59
Shortest time in match : B2 - 0:24
 
Longest in match without an elimination : Matt Hardy - 27:16
Shortest in match with an elimination : Rey Mysterio - 5:57 (1)
 
Double Eliminations : 2 - Chris Jericho (Edge & Christian) and Brock Lesnar (Haas & Benjamin)
 
Double Team Eliminations : 3 - Christian & Chris Jericho (Tommy Dreamer), Haas & Benjamin (Booker T) and Rob Van Dam & Kane (A-Train)
 
Final Four : Kane, Batista, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker
Time from Final Four to end of match : 4:11
 
Longest between eliminations : 13:18 (from Edge & Christian to Jeff Hardy)
Shortest between eliminations : 0:09 (John Cena & Jamal)
 
Most Eliminations : Chris Jericho - 5˝
Most consecutive Eliminations : 3 - Brock Lesnar & The Undertaker
 
Most in ring at once : 13 - RVD, Matt Hardy, Test, John Cena, Charlie Haas, Rikishi, Jamal, Kane, Shelton Benjamin, Booker T, A-Train, Maven & Goldust.
 
Least in ring : 1 - Chris Jericho (twice)
 
Chokeslams : 5
Rikishi Superkicks : 7
Singapore Cane Shots : 12
 
0:24 : How long it took Booker T to perform a Spineroonie after his entry
0:25 : How long it took Jim Ross to say “Charlie IS a Haas” after Haas’s entry
0:59 : How long it took Rikishi to unleash a Stinkface after his entry.


 
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