Ken Shamrock enters first, with Shane McMahon at his side. Billy Gunn is #2, Shane has joined the commentary team of Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler for this match.
CORPORATE ROYAL RUMBLE
WWF Raw (11th January 1999)
Ken Shamrock kicks Billy Gunn off the apron and the bell rings, he launches himself over the top rope, eliminating himself. He starts punching at Billy Gunn on the mat, he sends Gunn into the steps and the ring post, then beats him around ringside as Shane cheers on from the announce desk. Ken Shamrock sends Billy Gunn into ring posts and the announce desk before throwing him into the ring just as the countdown begins. Shamrock follows and keeps attacking Billy Gunn as Big Bossman enters #3. He hits Gunn with right hands in the corner. Billy Gunn is brought to the middle of the ring and knocked down with an uppercut. Billy Gunn gets sent off the ropes, he ducks a right hand, coming back with a forearm. He can't capitalize as Bossman clubs him across the back and starts choking with his boot. Billy Gunn survives an elimination attempt, the New Age Outlaws' music is playing but Test runs out at #4. He attacks Billy Gunn in the corner with Bossman as Shane plays innocent. Test sends Billy Gunn into a clothesline from Bossman. Big Bossman holds him for a Big Boot. Big Bossman and Test try to eliminate Billy Gunn as X-Pac enters #5. He pairs off with Test, evening the odds for Gunn. Big Bossman is able to cut X-Pac off with a club to the back as he's kicking at Test in the corner, but Billy Gunn fights back with kicks to the midsection. Test sends Billy Gunn off the ropes, they fight for hip tosses until Billy Gunn is sent over to the floor and eliminated.
X-Pac takes some heat, Test plants him with a kneeling powerbomb. X-Pac tries to fight back with a right hand but Bossman rakes his eyes. X-Pac fights back from his knees with right hands to Big Bossman, Road Dogg enters #6 getting into a slugfest with Test and backing him into the corner. X-Pac is in danger of being eliminated across the ring but Road Dogg saves him. Test is able to cut off Road Dogg's offense and The Corporation keep the upper-hand until Kane enters #7, with Road Dogg being sent off the ropes by Test into a clothesline, and X-Pac's head meeting the top turnbuckle thanks to Big Bossman. Kane makes a beeline for Road Dogg and chokes him in the corner, X-Pac hits Big Bossman with a backdrop but Road Dogg is clotheslined over the top and eliminated. X-Pac kicks at Bossman in the corner, but Kane knocks him down with a headbutt. Kane hits X-Pac with an uppercut, then another.
Triple H enters the match #8. He knocks Test down with clotheslines and hits him with right hands in the corner. Kane grabs Triple H, but her moves causing Test to collide with Kane on the clothesline. Kane grabs Test by the throat and sends him pit of the match. Kane quickly follows as Triple H and X-Pac knock him over the ropes with a clothesline, Bossman sends X-Pac over to join them, leaving himself and Triple H to exchange right hands. Triple H pokes Bossman in the eye and sends him off the ropes into a back elbow. He tries to send Big Bossman over the top rope, but Bossman gets out of it. The buzzer went off! Mr. McMahon is in the Corporate Rumble! He draws Triple H's attention, Big Bossman clubs him across the back and lifts him, he tries to throw Triple H over the top rope as Mr. McMahon joins the fray behind them and sends them both over. He celebrates but the bell hasn't rung. The buzzer goes off and Chyna enters the match at #10! Pat Patterson and Gerald Briscoe try and stop her from entering the match, but she decks them. Stone Cold's music hits, distracting Mr. McMahon. Chyna runs from behind McMahon and throws him over the top rope to win the match.
WINNER: CHYNA
This wasn't the worst match of the Attitude Era, but it had the same difficulties with reviewing, along with the battle royal format. It was a good way to get Chyna into the Royal Rumble match and carried on the Corporation vs. DeGeneration X stories..– As a match it's *½ but personally I'd rate it 2/10
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