Great nearfall right there with Show having a shocked look on his face. Heyman was on the apron, Lesnar brought him into the ring, Lesnar wanted an F5, but Show was there and Show hit a Chokeslam on Lesnar. ![]() Lesnar hit another belly to belly suplex across the ring. Lesnar countered with an arm drag into a roll. Show with a sidewalk slam followed by the yell signaling for the Chokeslam. Heyman was on the apron, he avoided a strike from Lesnar, Heyman grabbed the leg of Lesnar and Show hit a boot to the face. Show charged, Lesnar moved and Lesnar hit a German Suplex for a two count. Show worked over Lesnar with kicks as well as hard chops to the chest followed by Show tossing Lesnar across the ring. Show came back by grabbing Lesnar and tossing him over the top to the floor. Lesnar hit another belly to belly suplex on Show leading to more cheers. Lesnar hit an impressive belly to belly suplex, which drew a lot of cheers from the crowd. Show shoved Lesnar back into the corner, the crowd was chanting for Lesnar and Lesnar hit Show with shoulder tackles against the turnbuckle. ![]() It did not take a rocket scientist to figure out who would win. The winner of this match gets to be in the Royal Rumble match while the loser is not in the match. Show lost the WWE Title to Kurt Angle one month after that. Show beat Lesnar for the WWE Title at Survivor Series 2002 due to Heyman turning on Lesnar, which was also Lesnar’s babyface turn. Lesnar was only 25 years old at the time of this match. Pre-match notes: Big Show was a heel and Lesnar was a face. Lesnar got a big pop from the crowd since he was positioned as a top babyface.īig Show (w/Paul Heyman) vs. The Smackdown announce team of Michael Cole and Tazz welcomed us to the show. The Boston crowd was very loud as you would expect.īig Show made his entrance with agent Paul Heyman joining him. An impressive pyro display followed that. The opening video package put over the importance of the Royal Rumble match and what it means about going into the main event of WrestleMania. I have added some updated thoughts in blue font because there’s always more to say.įrom the Fleet Center in Boston, Massachusetts This was written in 2020 although the Rumble match was probably ten years before that. I think that’s the second-best WrestleMania ever, behind only WrestleMania 17 two years earlier. This show was used to set up WrestleMania 19 (read my review here). This was a year where WWE followed their own rules regarding the brand extension, so it made the Rumble more unique because it was a match where Raw and Smackdown superstars could interact. ![]() That meant that some wrestlers were exclusive to Raw while others were Smackdown only. As a fan of Michaels, I was so excited to see him in a Rumble match again.Īnother factor that went into this show is that WWE did the brand extension shortly after the name change in the summer of 2002. Michaels was in title matches at the 19 Rumbles. Also, Shawn Michaels was making his Royal Rumble return after not being in a Rumble match since 1996.
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