Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble
Rated T for Language and Violence
Summary: 100 of your favorite cartoon characters compete in a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a chance to be named The Greatest Cartoon Character Ever! Featuring the most popular and less obscure cast of characters ever, who will be the last cartoon standing in this animated battle royal gauntlet?
Disclaimer: I do not, AND I REPEAT, I do not own anything involving the characters and their brands. They include Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Hanna-Barbera, FOX, MTV, Hasbro, Mattel, Starz Media, ZAG Heroez, Netflix, etc.
P.S.: Since I've been helping The Amazing Ghost Musician with his stories, I think it's only exceptional that he'll help me out with this story of mine I'm creating. That's right, we're gonna be co-writing the story ourselves! Anyway, this will be some sort of redo of my Cartoon Royal Rumble, except this time around, the cartoon roster will be updated a bit and instead of 80, it will now be up to 100 entrants. And expect this to be unpredictable as well, because not also will anyone not know who'll enter, but no one knows who will win either.
P.S.: WOLFWATCHER12 will also help me out too, so he also deserves a lot of thanks as well. So it'll be a three-person effort! ^_^
Chapter 3: The Rumble Begins (For Real This Time)
The camera soon got a good look at the entire ring being set up for the matchup to take place as the show's lead announcer WWE Hall of Famer Howard "The Fink" Finkel entered the ring for forced the crowd to die down before speaking on the mic with flair and ease:
"Ladies and gentleman, it is now time for the 1st annual Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble!"
Once the crowd heard those words coming from the ring announcer's mouth, they automatically cheered out of their seats waiting for this match to happen soon enough. But before they could though, Howard Finkel explained to the crowd the entire rules for the Rumble match itself.
"Now let me explain the rules: In this event, entrants number 1 and 2 will begin the event. And then, every minute thereafter, another character will join in by the number that they drew. This will continue until all 100 cartoons have entered the ring. In this Rumble, it is every cartoon for themselves. No friends, only foes. Eliminations will occur when a character is thrown over the top rope with both feet touching the floor. The character that is the last one standing after all 99 characters have been eliminated will be the winner of not just the Royal Rumble match, but will receive a grand prize of one million dollars and named The Greatest Cartoon Character of All Time!"
The cheers were rose once again after knowing what the grand prize was. Joey, Booker and even Corey himself was even more excited for this Rumble to get started underway.
"This is what it's all about ladies and gentleman, so get those pictures ready!" Corey reminded everyone watching at home.
After the cheers died down once again, The Fink cleared his throat and shouted out, "And now… let us introduce the man who has drawn number 1!"
The crowd all soon waited in anticipation for a good second until the song "Sirius" by the Alan Parsons Project was blaring out of the speakers. It wouldn't be long before a man dressed up in a long-sleeved white gi and white hakama pants came out with a sword in hand, bringing in much-needed cheers from the audience themselves. Even Joey and Booker couldn't believe it themselves.
"Well, this is a much needed surprise!" Joey chuckled out.
"I think so too, Joey! This guy means business!" Booker nodded out.
After seeing the first entrant come out, The Fink then announced, "Entering at #1… Samurai Jack!"
Entrant #1: Samurai Jack
"Samurai Jack entering number 1 at the first-ever Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble here tonight!" Joey pointed out, "I wonder what he was thinking drawing number 1 here?"
"I got a thinking it could either be a death knell or a blessing in disguise." Corey reminded Joey first-hand, "Of course, if you do recall in the 1995 Royal Rumble, 'The Heartbreak Kid' Shawn Michaels entered at #1 and lasted all the way to the end, winning the whole thing by eliminating "The British Bulldog" Davey Boy Smith Sr."
Booker then said out of pure patience, "Of course, it's gonna be hard for Samurai Jack since he's gonna have to last a good hour and a half to do so."
"I do agree with you on that one, Book." Joey Styles nodded.
Once Samurai Jack got right inside the ring, he decided to show off his samurai skills to the entire crowd by swinging his sword and move slowly around his feet. While that's going on, a pyro full of cherry blossoms started bursting out of the four corners just to add an amazing orient-like effect.
"It feels like I'm watching something created by Miyazaki himself." Corey replied, feeling breathless at what he was seeing himself.
"Yeah, it kinda looks that way, Graves." Joey nodded, agreeing with Corey for once.
Right after he was finished with his sword-swinging skills, Jack put his sword away in the left corner and awaited the second entrant of the match. He waited for a good 5 seconds before the song "I Came To Collect" (Lio Rush's theme song) started playing around the soundsystem. After that came the second entrant of the match, which happened to be a duck wearing a monocle around his left eye, wearing a long-sleeved reddish-orange shirt and a big black belt wrapped around his waist. He wasn't alone though as he also brought his signature cane with him to keep as a weapon.
"Well, this is gonna be an interesting first two!" Joey chuckled out.
Looking at the second entrant head-on from far away the ring, The Fink then announced, "And now, here's the individual who has drawn number 2! From "DuckTales"… 'The Richest Duck In All of Duckburg', Scrooge McDuck!"
Entrant #2: Scrooge McDuck (DuckTales)
"Oh man, Scrooge is looking swag as he can be, guys!" Booker said, impressed by Scrooge's regal style.
"Well, it ain't surprising since he says what he is!" Joey nodded out, "With all the money in the world, he's definitely 'The Richest Duck In All of Duckburg'!"
"I'm wondering if he makes much more money than Mr. McMahon does?" asked Corey Graves.
"Well, unlike McMahon, his entire family is way more important than money will ever be." Booker informed Corey, "And with the richest fortune there ever is in the Rumble, there's no doubt that winning this Rumble may be another treasure he plans to get!"
After swinging his cane all around with just the twirl of his finger, Scrooge McDuck put the cane around his coat and entered the ring right around the same time both he and Samurai Jack started swinging their fists at each other. This scene forced the referees to call for the bell, signaling the Rumble match to start right away to thousands of cheers from the Green Bay fans.
"Look at this, both Jack and Scrooge not wasting time right away!" Joey pointed out from the incredible face-off.
"That's what you can expect from the Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble!" Corey nodded to Styles, "These two ain't looking to show off, they're looking to get down to business!"
The slugfest happened for a good ten seconds before Jack managed to shove McDuck right to the corner and respond with an open hand slap so loud it literally burst Joey's ears open.
"HOLY CRAP!" Joey shrieked with laughter.
"If that don't give you heartburn, I don't know what will!" nodded Booker T.
One slap wasn't enough to satisfy the Samurai.
So as Scrooge was busy trying his best to hold his chest in, Jack attempted another open-handed chop, but only for McDuck to counter it and shove the samurai back to the corner and replying with a Ric Flair chop of his own!
"McDuck just turned the tide over Jack!" Corey pointed out.
"Scrooge definitely using his brain here in the Rumble so far." Joey also pointed out in unison.
Knowing that chop was more than enough to stun Jack, McDuck immediately decided to go for the kill and lift Jack's legs up, hoping to nail the first elimination of the night. But Jack, knowing the slim yet muscular physique he possessed, held on quite tightly making it hard for Scrooge McDuck to lift him over the rope and onto the floor.
"Samurai Jack hanging onto the corner as best as he could." Booker replied.
"I wonder if McDuck has enough meds at his house to handle strength like this?" Corey said as a joke.
"Don't be fooled by his age, Corey." Joey said to the tattooist, "While Scrooge may look old, he's got a ton of heart to keep on fighting!"
The elimination process lasted for a good 20 seconds before Jack landed a big elbow on the back of Scrooge's head, letting the Samurai go right away. Samurai Jack capitalized on the occasion and sent Scrooge McDuck's shoulder being rammed right on the ringpost.
"Ohhh, right at the ringpost!" Corey cringed a little before chuckling, "You think he still brought pain meds with him?"
"What is it with you and the old man jokes?" Booker asked Corey.
"Sometimes, I get that habit, Book." Corey chuckled again.
All Scrooge could do at this point was sit right at the corner and nurse his hurt shoulder. It proved to be a mistake though as Samurai Jack found another opportunity for him to put his foot in McDuck's mouth, choking him right away on the lower right turnpad. Now it was being hard for Scrooge to find air knowing the position he now found himself in.
"Samurai Jack wasting no time causing damage to the richest duck in all of Duckburg!" Joey replied.
"So far, this Rumble has been all Jack and less Scrooge it seems!" Booker nodded once more.
"I think we may have to see a lot more of our third entrant, because I think here she comes right now!" Corey said, looking over to the countdown clock.
While the action between Samurai Jack and Scrooge McDuck continued on, the Rumble clock appeared on the titantron, therefore indicating that entrant number three was about to make his/hers way by the count of 10.
10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… *BZZT!*
Entrant #3: Lynn Loud Jr. (The Loud House)
After the buzzer sounded, the NFL Films theme song played all across Lambeau Field as a 13-year old ponytailed brunette tweenager dressed in a Tom Brady New England Patriots jersey and decked out in black shorts, black knee pads and wrestling boots made his way to the curtain and to a round of boos coming from the Green Bay faithful.
In order to win them over though, Lynn Loud started doing football poses while moving around like your usual running back, but the fans (most of them were Packers fans) weren't buying this at all.
"Whoa, Lynn Loud Jr. is doing whatever it takes to win over the Green Bay people!" Joey said, feeling in awe at this.
"Unfortunately, I don't think she's doing a very good job at it," Booker shook his head before stating, "This is mostly Packer territory she's in!"
Corey then scowled as he said, "It's so disrespectful for these Green Bay fatasses that they have to trash such good talent like this!"
"She's wearing a Tom Brady jersey, Corey. What else can ya expect?" Joey shrugged it off. "In case you don't know it, but Green Bay is Packers country."
"Who cares Styles?" Graves replied. "The Packers are not in the superbowl, because they suck!"
"Unless you don't want the fans of Green Bay to jump the barricade and kick your punkass," Booker glared, "I suggest that you shut your mouth right now Graves, before you end up saying something that you'll regret."
After Lynn Jr. threw the New England Patriots football over to the crowd (which some of the fans angrily popped out because of their hatred for both the Patriots and Tom Brady altogether), Lynn grabbed something behind her shorts, which turned out to be a microphone out of all people. She soon dusted it off before speaking to a crowd full of angry Green Bay Packer-loving citizens.
"What's up, dunderturds? Lynn Loud Jr. is in the hiz-house!" Lynn shouted to a bunch of boos, which continued to rain down on her like a torrential downpour.
"These people are the ones that need to shut up," Corey muttered loudly, "Can't they see that Lynn's talking?"
"I think these people have a right to not share Lynn Loud's opinion!" Booker said to Corey.
Lynn to be honest, wasn't affected by the boos that they gave her. Because as soon as the boos towards her finally died down, Lynn continued speaking on the mic, "Oh, come on, you know you already like me, and everyone of you Green Bay goblins totally know it! Because you wanna know why you love me? It's all because I'm Lynn Loud Jr., the future winner of the 1st annual Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble and the winner of one million dollars! And that's not just a prediction, it's a full-blown SPOILER!"
"I highly doubt it with the number she's been drawn!" Booker chuckled out of spite for Lynn.
"You may never know, Booker." Corey shook his head with a grin, "Ric Flair lasted a while drawing #3 at the 1992 Royal Rumble and won it all!"
"As much as I hate to admit it, Booker. Corey does have a point." Joey nodded, possibly agreeing with the Savior of Misbehavior for the first time.
"Yeah well, here's the differences: Lynn Loud Jr. is not a pro wrestling legend like Ric Flair." Booker explained to his partners.
Once those boos died down, Lynn Jr. decided to speak her final words to the disdain of the restless Green Bay crowd, "You should all be lucky that yours truly has shown up to make this Rumble great again, otherwise no one would want to see an idiot Onimusha cosplayer and an old fart play happy slaps with each other. They want to see a true winner in me, much like my favorite football player and yours, Tom Brady! Come this Super Bowl, the Patriots will once again be champions, just like me! And the rest of you Packer Pricks will have no choice but to accept me and Brady as America's REAL favorite heros! Because that's the Lynn way of life, and it's time for everybody to Win With Lynn!"
The crowd yet again responded with boos that failed to at least resonate with Lynn (she was still hearing cheers in her mind), but nevertheless, pumped her up as got on the apron and entered the ring.
But as he did though, the crowd went nuts as both Samurai Jack and Scrooge McDuck wasted no time pushing Lynn Loud over the top rope and onto the floor. Lynn's shocking elimination from this match immediately forced the crowd to erupt with a big gigantic pop in response to this moment!
"NO! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!" Corey shouted angrily.
"Lynn Jr. is already out of this match!" Joey pointed out.
"I agree," Booker nodded before replying, "I think Lynn got her prediction wrong fellas!"
"THIS IS A DAMN TRAVESTY! LYNN SHOULD'VE GOTTEN A CHANCE!" Graves complained once more.
Joey then looked down at his stopwatch and took in an amazed gasp, "Corey and Booker, I don't know if you know this, but I think Lynn Jr. may have broken the record for the shortest time in the ring!"
1st Elimination: Lynn Loud Jr.; Eliminated by: Samurai Jack and Scrooge McDuck; Duration: 0:08
It look Lynn only ten seconds for her to get up, only to be told by the referees to go to the back. Lynn, however, refused to go out that way as she pushed the referees out of the way and got on the apron. But despite that, the referees still managed to get a good hold out of Lynn Jr., keeping her out of the ring at all times.
"It's… not fair! They didn't give me a chance!" Lynn shouted to the referees while pointing to both Scrooge and Jack!
"Oh, boo-hoo, Lynn. Quit whining." Booker scoffed from his announcer's table.
"It wasn't fair, Booker!" whined Corey Graves, "Lynn should get a restart!"
"Are you hopped up, Corey?" Joey said to Corey with a raised eyebrow, "You already know there are no restarts to the Rumble! Once you're gone, you'll have to stay in the back until the Rumble's already over!"
As Lynn Jr. continued arguing with the referees, the entire crowd looked over to the stage to see the Rumble clock light up, indicating the appearance of the 4th entrant in the match.
"Anyway, let's see who's coming out number 4 in the Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble!" Joey pointed out.
10… 9… 8… 7… 6… 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… *BZZT!*
Entrant #4: Shadowcat (X-Men Evolution)
As the buzzer sounded out for the second time, the song "Now You See It (Now You Don't)" by Ozzy Osbourne was blaring out in the speakers as a brunette-haired teenager with a ponytail and decked out in a blue shirt (with a dark blue coat) and dark blue jeans came out running through the curtain and down the aisle, even passing through an already complaining Lynn Loud Jr. on her way.
"Well, I didn't expect her to be in!" Corey pointed out.
"Well, she is now, Corey!" Joey nodded before announcing, "Shadowcat from X-Men Evolution is number four in the Rumble!"
"It's rare that you see superheroes or mutants like her entering this thing, but like they always say, 'anything can happen'!" Booker reminded Joey and Corey altogether.
Once Shadowcat got on the apron, Samurai Jack approached her trying to get his hands on the mutant, but Shadowcat immediately struck back with a huge shoulder thrust before front-flipping over Jack in order to get inside. She then immediately dodged a clothesline from Scrooge McDuck and started running back and forth, dodging yet another clothesline from both Scrooge and Jack. But Shadowcat started to impress everyone watching by hopping to the second rope and flipping back, hitting both the samurai and duck with a insane Lionsault!
"A huge springboard moonsault by Shadowcat!" Joey pointed out in amazement.
"I got a feeling this girl's gonna hold it on her own!" smirked an excited Booker T.
Jack and McDuck got back up right away, only for Shadowcat to deliver a dropkick to the both of them. She then finished off her combo when Shadowcat got around Scrooge and delivered a big float-over neckbreaker for good measure.
"And down goes Scrooge." Joey pointed out one more time.
"I'm telling you, he may still need those pain meds." Corey said to the WCW alumnist.
"He ain't that old, Corey!" Booker angrily replied to Corey, "Although I'm not sure how old he really is, truth be told…"
Once Shadowcat managed to get herself up right on her feet, Samurai Jack surprised her behind by grabbing onto her waist and attempting a German Suplex.
But as soon as she threw her backwards, Shadowcat immediately landed right on her feet via a backflip and set herself on a corner waiting for Jack to get right back up!
"Whoa, are you kidding me?!" Joey shrieked in amazement.
"This girl is like frickin' rubber!" Booker shouted, also feeling impressed by the brunette.
Samurai Jack, still dazed from all the craziness that was going on, turned around only for Shadowcat to run right at him and attempt a hurricanrana. But Jack thought quickly and launched Shadowcat right in the air, only for her feet to land on the middle rope out of pure safety. However, with Samurai Jack right behind her, Shadowcat decided to counter back by falling backwards in order to attempt a hurricanrana out of nowhere. But once Shadowcat was on Jack's shoulders, the Samurai reacted quickly by giving her a sitdown powerbomb!
"Looks like something finally stopped her!" chuckled Corey Graves.
"Jack with that powerbomb all over Shadowcat!" Joey shouted in pure flair.
The effects of that powerbomb forced Shadowcat to hold her neck in pain, which gave Jack and Scrooge enough time to come to their senses and pick up the teenaged mutant themselves. The two proceeded to get Shadowcat over the top rope, but the mutant who real-life alias was Kitty Pryde wasn't going out this way as she instantly managed to hang onto the ropes for dear life.
"Uh-oh, I think she could be joining Lynn Loud right in the back soon enough." shook Booker T's head.
"No kidding," Corey nodded at Booker's face before pointing out, "I think that powerbomb Shadowcat took might have dazed her enough."
Before both Samurai Jack and Scrooge McDuck could come so close to getting her out, Shadowcat decided to put her powers to good use by phasing out past them phantom-wise. Before both Jack and McDuck could realize what the hell was going on, Shadowcat phased her body out, forcing half of her upperbody in the ring and trip both Jack and McDuck by their feet in the process!
"What a maneuver!" Booker smirked, impressed by the brunette-haired youngster.
Corey then stepped in and said to Booker, "Wait, hold up! Is there anything in the rulebook that says you can't use your powers? Because I think that may be cheating!"
"To be honest, Corey. I don't think there's anything in the rulebook that says so, so I think it's pretty much legal in this matchup!" Joey shrugged out.
As Shadowcat kept getting herself on a roll, the camera then switched back to the entranceway and saw the Rumble clock light up again, bringing yet another entrant to compete in the Cartoon All-Star Royal Rumble.
"I think we're about to see who entrant number 5 is here in the Rumble!" Joey said, pointing to the clock.
10… 9… 8...7...6...5...4...3...2...1… *BZZT!*
GOTTA BLAST!
Entrant #5: Jimmy Neutron
As the buzzer sounded off once more, the song "Intergalactic" by the Beastie Boys blasted on the titantron as a kid who was dressed in a red shirt (with a yellow atom labeled on it), blue jeans, black sneakers and sported an soft-serve ice cream-like hairdo came out to a surprising pop from the fans.
"I think we're about to suffer an ounce of brain blast, ladies and gentleman!" Booker nodded.
"And this kid is gonna bring it to them in this Rumble!" Joey exclaimed before stating, "Because our next entrant is the Boy Genius of Nickelodeon itself, Jimmy Neutron!"
"You notice he doesn't have his pet robot dog Goddard with him, I wonder if that's gonna be a factor in the match?" Corey asked both Joey and Booker.
Once Jimmy ran down the aisle and got right in the ring, he wasted no time firing shots of punches to both Samurai Jack and Scrooge McDuck, who were still getting dazed from the trip they had earlier, thanks to Shadowcat.
"This kid ain't wasting no time already!" Booker pointed out again. (What's this? A pointing competition? LOL)
"Jimmy making sure he cleans house too, just like Shadowcat did earlier!" exclaimed an ecstatic Joey Styles.
However, the slugfest didn't last long as Scrooge McDuck started fighting back by replying with an open hand slap to Jimmy's chest. The impact of that chest was so loud that it started to ring Joey Styles's eardrums completely!
"Oh my god!" Joey shriveled in fear.
"I think my eardrums may have bled, Joey!" Booker said, feeling his ears chill from the chopping sound.
"You want a Q-Tip, Book?" Corey replied to Booker while holding a literal Q-Tip in his hands.
Jimmy didn't feel too pleased about the open handed slap to the chest that Scrooge gave to him. So in return, Neutron responded back with a kick right to the ribs and followed by a standing front dropkick to the face, knocking Scrooge for a loop!
"That one was right to the beak!" Joey pointed out again.
Meanwhile, as Jimmy and Scrooge was still fighting it out, Shadowcat still had her hands full with Samurai Jack, who right now was sitting at the corner and feeling his face get choked out by the cold hard end of Shadowcat's boots.
"Talk about foot-in-mouth disease right there, Book." Corey pointed out to the move that Shadowcat herself was doing, "Don't you hate to be caught in that?"
"I don't think anybody does at this point!" Booker shook his head.
Once Samurai Jack fell into the state of consciousness from that hold, Shadowcat finally let him go and went right to the other corner just to plan something big for her opponent. All she could do was look at Jack and give him a big fighting smirk before setting herself up in a three-point stance.
"What's Shadowcat got planned here?" Joey asked both Corey and Booker.
Before she could take off running, Shadowcat had yet another idea.
So she decided to phase her body out under the ring, and then pop back up back in the ring with a steel chair in hand. Her move, once again, brought out a tremendous pop from the entire crowd, wondering what Shadowcat was about to do to that chair.
"I think she's got a steel chair in hand!" Booker exclaimed.
"Jack better get out of the way if he knows what's good for him!" Corey warned Jack from the commentary table.
It was way too late for Jack, especially when Shadowcat finally came after him and sent the chair flying towards him while at the same time she kicked the chair right in his face!
"VAN DAMINATOR!" Joey shrieked out excitedly.
"My girl making RVD proud with that move!" Booker chuckled out before stating, "I think she may be my new favorite to win if she keeps that up!"
"Well, then again, everyone who's competing in the Rumble is considered a favorite, so it's everyone's ballgame!" Corey reminded Booker first-hand.
While Samurai Jack was having quite a tough time getting right back on track, Scrooge McDuck finally got himself on the right path by setting up Jimmy Neutron on the Tree of Woe, but not without Scrooge kicking Neutron in the gut multiples of time in order to keep him still.
"Scrooge stomping a mudhole on the young Neutron right there." Joey replied.
"Kid hasn't had much of a break since he got in." Corey shook his head before saying, "You think the heartburn he had is kicking in?"
"Not that I really know of, Corey." shrugged Joey as Scrooge ran right to the other corner.
With Neutron upside down and standing still from the position that he was in, Scrooge McDuck ran right towards the youngster, only for Jimmy to lean his body forward forcing Scrooge to slide out under the ropes and onto the floor.
"Oh, wow!" Joey said, seeing this happening. "Scrooge McDuck slides under the ropes!"
However, when Scrooge McDuck slid back right into the ring, he came to a stop only for Jimmy Neutron to hit a leaping reverse STO in his wake!
"A leaping reverse STO!" Corey shouted.
"Came at the wrong place and the wrong time!" Booker asked Corey.
As Scrooge McDuck lay prone and unconscious right on the mat, the crowd immediately checked over to the stage and noticed the Rumble clock coming on again, indicating another entrant's arrival into the match.
"Let's see what awaits number six now!" Joey pointed out to the curtain.
Wow, what an impressive start to the Rumble, huh? Looks like Lynn Jr. definitely deserved it for treating Lincoln like a punching bag and calling him "Stink-oln" after all this time. Oh well, you can't always get what you want, Lynn. So suck it up, crybaby!
Anyway, now that Lynn Loud is no more for the rest of the night (thank god), let's see the rest of the stats, shall we?
Entrants in the ring: 4
Entrants left to go: 95
Eliminated: Lynn Loud Jr.
Still in the ring: Samurai Jack, Scrooge McDuck, Shadowcat, Jimmy Neutron
Shortest time: Lynn Loud Jr. - Record: 0:08
So far, we got 95 contestants left to go on this intense animated battle royal gauntlet. Who will survive all the way through the end? Next chapter will be coming soon, so feel free to leave some feedback if you want until then! Now if you'll excuse me, time for some Wendy's!