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Date: Sunday, January 18, 1998
City: San Jose, California
Location: San Jose Arena

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Main Event:

WWF HeavyWeight Championship
A Casket Match

Champion
Shawn Micheals
vs
Challenger
The UnderTaker


WWF InterContinantal Championship

Champion
"The Rock"
Rocky Mavia
vs
Challenger
"The World's Most Dangerous Man"
Ken Shamrock


WWF Tag Team Championship

Champion
The New Age Outlaws
Billy Gunn & Jesse James
vs
Challenger
Legion of Doom
Hawk & Animal


Vader
vs
Artist Formally Known as GoldDust


AND OF COURSE THE 30 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE

30 men will do battle in 1 Ring. It starts off with Numbers 1 and Number 2.
Then every 2 minutes, another man enters the ring until all 30 men have joined the Rumble.
The object: To throw your opponent over the top rope and BOTH feet must hit the floor.

Participants

Cactus Jack Chainsaw Charlie Tom Brandi
NOD Rocky Mavia Ken Shamrock Mark Henry
BlackJack Bradshaw Owen Hart Honkey Tonk Man
Headbanger Mosh Headbanger Thrasher Ahmed Johnson
NOD Farooq Jeff Jarrett NOD Kama
NOD D-Lo Brown Steve Blackman Marvelous Marc Mero
DOA 8-Ball DOA Skull DOA Chainz
Stone Cold Steve Austin Vader Artist formally known as GoldDust
Los Boriqous Savio Vega T.C. Kurrgan Henry Godwinn
Phineas Godwinn Dude Love Mankind

NOTE: Hunter Herst Helmsley will not particapate due to injury.



Results of the 1998 WWF Royal Rumble

Match 1: Vader vs Artist formally known as GoldDust
Everyone was worried what kind of outfit GoldDust would be coming out in, but luckily, it wasn't that bad. Luna Vachon was involved by jumping on Vader before a Vader-Bomb! Vader finished the Vader-Bomb with her on his back, for the win!
Winner: Vader via Vader-bomb

Match 2: Mini's Tag Match
Nobody was interested in this match. I don't even know who was in it. I think people were watching Sunny more than the mini's.
Winner: Max Mini's Team

Match 3: Rocky Mavia vs Ken Shamrock
The Rock is becoming a favorite Heel, because of his accent and his political incorrectness. But I was going for Sacramento-Native Shamrock. Shamrock had the advantage until Rocky hit Shamrock with brass knuckles. Even though Shamrock kicked out, Rocky hid the knuckles in his tights. When Shamrock pinned and won, Rocky pointed out the knuckles, disqualifing Shamrock, and awading Rocky with the victory.
Winner: Rocky Mavia via DQ

Match 4: New Age Outlaws vs. Legion of Doom
The NAO came out in Green Bay Packers uniforms, because of San Francisco's recent loss. LOD came out and the crowd went wild!!!! During the match, RoadDog handcuffed Hawk to the turnbuckle. Gunn continued to pummel Animal. Eventually the NAO used a chair, DQing them. Hawk got loose and saved his partner from injury. Winner: Legion of Doom via DQ

Match 5: The Royal Rumble
The Rumble was good! Number 1 and Number 2 were Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie! They broght in chairs and a chainsaw and trashcans! All out battle! hitting eachother with chairs! Rocky came out number 4. When Owen Hart came out, Jeff Jarrent attacked him. But Owen came out later and eliminated Jarrett. 8-Ball got jumped in back, when they thought it was Stone Cold, and couldn't make it back to the Royal Rumble. When Stone Cold Steve Austin's music came on, I knew he wasn't coming through the entrance. I was the first in my section to yell out, "It's Stone Cold Steve Austin" and point at him as he jumped over the barrier and jump in the ring! After Cactus Jack came... MANKIND!!! After Mankind came DUDE LOVE!!! Everyone knew it, but still loved seeing all three come out to wrestle! Last four guys were Stone Cold, Dude Love, Farooq, and Rocky Mavia. Dude Love got eliminated, for the NOD vs Stone Cold. As Farooq and Stone Cold were in the corner, Mavia threw Farooq out! Stone Cold vs Rocky Mavia! Stone Cold threw Mavia over the ropes, but not out. He rushes back in, but Stone Cold kicks and gives him a Stone Cold STUNNER. And threw him out for the win!!!
Winner of the 1998 Royal Rumble:

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin

Match 6: Shawn Micheal vs. The Undertaker
Everyone was ready for this match! The Undertaker. Shawn Micheals. The battle was brutal. Undertaker battled hard. At one time both combatants were in the casket. When the Undertaker tombstoned Micheals into the casket, Helmsly waved into the back and out came the New Age Outlaws and Los Boriequas to battle the Undertaker. Then... KANE! Kane comes down and beats everyone up and throws them out. Then... he hits the Undertaker! He throws him into the casket! Paul Bearer comes down and locks the Undertaker into the casket. The wheel it down to the entry way (near where I'm sitting). Kane walks over and grabs an ax and begins to cut the casket open. Then he pours gasoline over the casket. They light the match and it burns up. Afterwords the put the casket out. The open it... and... it's empty. Then you hear:

"Kane... Until we meet again... I will never Rest in Peace..."

Winner, and still champion: Shawn Micheals


Date Created: 11/12/97 Last Update: 02/01/98