The Royal Rumble Match, Part One
Entry #1: Steve Austin
The crowd goes wild as Austin makes his way to the ring and poses for on the turnbuckles for them.
Entry #2: Vince McMahon
The cheers turn to boos as the surprisingly ripped chairman of the board slowly makes his way in. Austin kicks him in the gut and the bell rings. The rattlesnake stomps a hole into the boss and whips him off the ropes, catching him with a Lou Thesz Press. Austin picks up the already dazed McMahon and runs him towards the ropes, halting at the last second. He lifts his middle finger at the tortured boss and then slams him onto his back. He bounces off the ropes and connects with his version of the elbow drop. Austin continues to torment McMahon to the audience's glee. The clock sounds.
Entry #3: The Blue Meanie
The member of the Job Squad rushes into the ring and drop kick Austin. He does some taunting before delivering kicks to the rattlesnake. After a short-arm clothesline he does his little dance before grabbing Austin and dragging him towards the ropes. The rattlesnake breaks free of the fool and gives him the stunner to thunderous applause. He shakes his head and says something before disposing of the third entrant.
The Blue Meanie is eliminated.
Vince McMahon crawls for the bottom rope, but Austin pulls him back by his legs and continues to beat him up. He goes out of the ring to fetch a chair and smacks the chairman in the head. A referee gets rid of the chair as the clock sounds.
Entry #4: D'Lo Brown
Austin turns to meet the up-and-comer. He and Brown exchange punches for a bit before the latter suddenly executes a drop kick. Austin falls back and D'Lo grabs him, lifting him up for a suplex. Austin wiggles his way out of his grip and goes for a hard right, which Brown dodges. D'Lo turns to Austin with an enziguri and goes for an elimination. After a struggle Austin breaks free with some back elbows. He dodges an attack by his opponent and then another, catching D'Lo with a Lou Thesz Press. He tosses him over the top rope, but he hangs on, his feet almost touching the ground. Brown gets back in and stops Austin before he can resume his punishment of McMahon.
Entry #5: Owen Hart
The audience chants "nugget" as the Black Hart and speeds into the ring and pounds on Austin and D'Lo Brown. He zeroes in on Austin and gives him a gut wrench suplex. He drives him into a corner and knees him in the back before going for an elimination. D'Lo Brown clotheslines him from behind and sends him onto the apron, wanting the reward money for himself. Austin fights off Brown and gets back, knocking Brown onto his back. McMahon finally recovers from his chair shot, only to be hit with a stone cold stunner. Austin also attempts the move on Hart, who shoves him off before it can be completed and lunges forward with a drop kick. Hart and Brown team up on Austin and try to eliminate him. The clock sounds.
Entry #6: Gillberg
Gillberg goes through a ridiculously dramatic entrance to pre-recorded "Gillberg" chants. As he takes his time getting into the ring Austin escapes elimination and bashes Hart and Brown's heads together. He tries to eliminate Owen Hart, but McMahon crawls over and low blows him. The pained Austin is driven into the mat by Owen Hart, who in turn is shoulder blocked by D'Lo. Gillberg gets into the ring and poses by the ropes, roaring at the audience before McMahon dumps him.
Gillberg is eliminated.
Vince McMahon celebrates like he just eliminated the won the match. Austin clotheslines him to the floor.
Vince McMahon is eliminated.
Steve Austin taunts the chairman and flips him off. An angry McMahon refuses to go back to the locker room and goes to the commentator's table to join Lawler and Cole. Back in the ring Owen Hart is trying to lever D'Lo Brown out of a corner and onto the floor. Austin grabs Hart and gets him partly over the top rope. Brown is released and kicks Austin in the gut. Hart eye rakes the rattlesnake and holds him from behind. Austin slips out of his grip as D'Lo performs a drop kick, letting the Black Hart take the hit.
Entry #7: Dan Severn
The UFC veteran comes in his gray shirt. He gets everybody with a belly-to-belly suplex and then applies his breast choker to Austin. The rattlesnake screams in pain, but refuses to tap out even though it wouldn't result in defeat. Owen Hart rests in a corner and smiles at his predicament, but Brown breaks the hold and stomps away at Severn. Owen Hart grabs Austin and shouts some insults at him before tossing him over the top rope. Steve Austin hangs on and rests at the apron while Severn throws Brown into Hart. Severn grabs Brown's arm and stretches it, shoving it down against his knee. Brown falls to the mat and clutches his arm in pain. Hart drives Severn into a corner and hits him with shoulder thrusts before he is grabbed by the arms and hit with some kind of piledriver. The timer goes down to zero.
Entry #8: Steve Blackman
Blackman goes straight for his current rival, hitting Severn left and right with various kicks. He grabs him and tosses him with a belly-to-belly suplex. He goes for the reward money, lunging at Steve Austin with a kick. Austin catches his leg and spins him around, connecting his own kick to the gut. Blackman shoves him off before he can connect with a stunner and moves forward, only for Austin to deck him with a clothesline. Owen Hart rushes Austin and is hit with a stunner. Another stunner connects with D'Lo Brown, and yet another with Dan Severn. The audience is growing increasingly louder with each stunner. Austin goes for four in a row with Blackman, but the martial artist catches his leg and counters with a thrust kick. Instead of dumping one of Austin's stunner victims, he tries to dispose of the rattlesnake himself. The clock sounds.
Entry #9: Golga
The masked member of the Oddities half-dances his way into the ring and pounds his hands into Blackman's back. Austin and charges the latest entrant, only to be caught and power slammed. The other participants recover, only to be knocked down by Golga, who finishes with a running Seaton splash to Owen Hart. Golga tries to eliminate Hart. Blackman and Severn go at it by themselves. D'Lo Brown beats up Austin and ascends to the nearest turnbuckle. He comes off with a Lo-Down. Austin rolls out of the way, but Brown manages to land on his hands and feet and rams the rattlesnake. He leaves Austin to go after Golga, with him and Hart failing to get the big man over the top rope.
Entry #10: X-Pac
The first member of DX to enter, X-Pac comes in hot with quick punches and spinning heel kicks to everybody. He hits D'Lo Brown with the X-Factor and goes for Austin. Austin kicks him and bounces off the ropes with a running elbow. X-Pac snaps in a heel kick, downing the rattlesnake. He hits Dan Severn with a flying lariat and then comes off the turnbuckle with a leg drop, only to be caught in mid-air by Owen Hart and tosses into a ring post. Golga punches Austin towards the ropes and goes for a body splash. The rattlesnake ducks, pulling the top rope down with him. Golga careens to the floor.
Golga is eliminated.
The six in-ring participants continue to batter each other.
Entry #11: No-shows
A backstage camera shows Headbanger Mosh, slated to be in the Rumble, being slammed into some equipment by Mabel. Mabel heads out the entrance and takes his time getting to the ring. Before he enters X-Pac and D'Lo Brown get into a fight over who gets to eliminate Austin, trading punches and kicks. Brown decks X-Pac with a side kick. On the other side of the ring Blackman and Severn tussle by the ropes, with Severn getting the upper hand with a choke hold. Hart tries to lever Severn, who is ignoring him, over the top rope. Mabel enters the ring and helps Hart get them over. Blackman falls to the floor.
Steve Blackman is eliminated
A few hits take care of Severn.
Dan Severn is eliminated.
Mabel grabs X-Pac and drives him into the mat with a double-handed chokeslam. Austin rushes him, only to get hit caught and hit with a side slam. The clock sounds as Mabel chokes D'Lo Brown.
Entry #12: Jeff Jarrett
Jeff Jarrett walks quickly to the ring, with his girlfriend Debra attracting a lot of male cheers. He slides in and attacks Steve Austin. Owen Hart and X-Pac try to eliminate Mabel, but he is too heavy and resistant. Jarrett whips Austin against the ropes and prepares for a back body drop, only for his opponent to stop himself and send an elbow down on his head. Austin whips Jarrett into a corner and thrashes him with mudhole stomping. Mabel sends double clotheslines Hart and X-Pac before grabbing D'Lo Brown and taking him down with a scoop slam onto Hart. He runs off the ropes and lands on the two with a body splash. X-Pac starts hitting him with spinning heel kicks, dodging his attacks. Jeff Jarrett survives an elimination attempt by Austin. The Rumble clock ticks down to zero as Owen Hart recovers and comes to Jarrett's aid.
Entry #13: The Godfather
The Godfather spends over half a minute dancing his way into the ring with his hoes as the in-ring participants batter each other. Jarrett and Hart dominate Austin. Upon finally entering, the Godfather clotheslines Brown and X-Pac and sees Mabel resting in a corner. He hits him with the ho train and whips D'Lo into a corner, doing the ho train to him as well. Austin starts to fight off Hart and Jarrett with some fists when Debra gets onto the apron. Austin stunners her off, but the distraction enables his two opponents to grab him and nearly eliminate him. Jarrett is especially vicious with his strikes after seeing Debra hurt. Mabel starts to dominate the Godfather.
Entry #14: Gangrel
As the vampire runs in and gets X-Pac with an Impaler DDT in retaliation for his earlier defeat, Mabel eliminates the Godfather.
The Godfather is eliminated.
Everybody except a downed X-Pac gang up on Mabel and try to get rid of him. The large man successfully resists until X-Pac recovers from the DDT assists.
Mabel is eliminated.
D'Lo Brown celebrates the team elimination with his patented head shake, leaving him open to be eliminated by Owen Hart.
D'Lo Brown is eliminated.
X-Pac, still a little woozy from the DDT, rests in a corner as Austin takes it to Jarrett and Gangrel. Owen Hart drop kicks the rattlesnake and he and Jarrett stomp him up. Gangrel goes for X-Pac, hitting him a few times before lifting him over one shoulder. He goes for the ropes, but X-Pac worms his way out of his grip and lands behind the vampire. Gangrel turns and is greeted by a spinning heel kick.
Gangrel is eliminated.
X-Pac attacks Jeff Jarrett and Owen Hart while Austin clutches his body in pain. X-Pac drives the two heels towards the ropes and charges them, a foolish move which sees him catapulted over the top rope.
X-Pac is eliminated.
Jarrett and Owen Hart attack Steve Austin again while Debra screams at them to make the prized elimination. They press the rattlesnake against the ropes and hit him before he breaks free and rushes to the center of the ring. The tag team charges him. He dodges Owen while decking Jarrett. He turns around and stunners the Black Hart before eliminating him.
Owen Hart is eliminated.
As the Rumble clock appears, Austin hits Jarrett with a stunner and throws him over the top rope.
Jeff Jarrett is eliminated.
Next: Austin has cleared the ring, but with barely any time left to rest. Can he outlast the next sixteen entrants?