borntorun
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The Must-See Grand Finale of the Billy Gunn Countdown: The Royal Rumble
I was fortunate enough to attend Sunday night�s Royal Rumble in Philadelphia, and it certainly was an incredible evening. An ending that the
wrestling world will never forget compounded the unexpected twists, returns and debuts that came about during the battle royal. Now, some of the pics
may be a bit blurry due to the fast-paced nature of the event, but hopefully you�ll feel the same excitement that all of us in attendance experienced.
By the way, for some reason they used a WCW ring. Don�t ask me why.
Now, I present Borntorun�s photos from the 2004 Royal Rumble match!
As anticipated, Chris Benoit walks to the ring as the #1 entrant. Can he make it through 29 other competitors and head straight to Wrestlemania? Who
cares, because�
After all these months, Billy Gunn is back as the second entrant!
For 90 seconds, the two technical artists grapple back and forth in an effort to get the other over the ropes. Benoit somehow gets the best of Billy,
and is about to toss him when�
Rob Van Dam enters the ring at #3, wielding a cheese puff! Apparently, he didn�t get to finish his munchies before coming out and takes out his
frustration with a devastating puff shot to Benoit's head. This interference allows Billy to acrobatically cling to the ring ropes and barely
avoid elimination.
Scott Steiner enters at #4, obviously not caring about the other wrestlers as he immediately starts some sort of push-up routine. After determining
that Steiner isn�t a threat, RVD looks to finish off Benoit with an innovative maneuver known as the VanCheesinater, which is more insidious than it
sounds. After pointing to himself not once, not twice, but thrice, he is about to leap when entrant #5 Kane�s music envelopes the arena.
Unable to avoid the ringpost pyrotechnics, Van Dam is catapulted out of the ring and thus eliminated by the firework explosion. He also suffered
severe burns on his twig and berries. Talk about a firecrotch! Oh, I kill me.
Kane unnsuccesfully tries to chokeslam Steiner out of the ring; Steiner is just too agile and quick and escapes to the ropes. Benoit, now out of
harm�s way, sneaks up on entrant #6 Christian, who inexplicably comes out in his outfit from 1999. From the crowd�s reaction, I don�t think the peeps
approved of the costume change. Or maybe they just don�t care about Christian. Eh, whatever.
Benoit, though, is a SUPLEX MACHINE and instinctively sets up for his famous German Suplex. He is about to deliver the first of 26 Germans when�
Kurt Angle comes in at #7, with not only a will to win but also a brand new, immaculate head of hair! Looking good: oh yes, it�s true.
Benoit and Angle quickly have a match of the year while the other wrestlers enthusiastically watch. Kane finds RVD�s cheese puff and wonders how he
is going to eat it now that he has to wear the mask again. Angle Slam!
Rey Misterio, competitor #8, is next and immediately delivers a crowd-popping 619 to Christian! Meanwhile, Benoit reaches for the ropes while Angle
applies the Anklelock, Steiner and Billy debate on who is more winded, and Kane ponders whether or not he should light the cheese puff on fire.
He does. It just smolders and Kane doesn�t like the taste of ash. Or ass. But especially ash.
While Kane debates whether or not he should just ignite himself, Shawn Michaels comes in at #9! Fresh off of his Last Man Standing Match defeat vs.
Triple H, he exacts his revenge on Christian because there can be only 1 true favorite son of Jesus in the WWE. Benoit and Angle continue their *****
classic, with the Crossface the next applied maneuver. Oh, and Steiner proves that he is the most winded, collapsing and gasping like a fish out of
water. Billy�s boots look spectacular.
In the first of many returns, Saturn steps into the ring at #10. Shawn Michaels takes out his frustration by immediately tossing Saturn out of the
ring and screaming �Get out of here, you idol-worshipping Pagan! The Roman Gods were not real!� An enraged Kane throws a hissy fit over the burnt
cheesy puff, and hurls it like a javelin right into Rey Rey�s spleen. Benoit locks Angle into a side suplex with a bridge, which would be really
spectacular except that there are no pinfalls. But it�s a SUPLEX so their match now gets ******. Steiner regains consciousness through the power of
Billy�s Ass.
Tazzzzz returns to wrestling, coming in at #11 and attacking the Big Red Machine without hesitation. HBK tries to get Scott Steiner to convert from
his moon-speak to the Bible, and Benoit earns another � * by landing a flying headbutt.
X-Pac makes his surprising comeback at #12, sticking out his tongue as the former DeGeneration X members pound on the former WCW champion. HBK taunts
Steiner with verses from the book of Matthew.
The profusely bleeding Ric Flair tries to come in at #13, but in his excitement to be busted open he bladed backstage. Although the crimson mask
looks good, he doesn�t have enough blood to enter the match and passes out before he makes it to the ring.
Saturn and Tazzzzz are eliminated at the same time that Angle hits his picture-perfect moonsault on Benoit. The match now stands at *********1/2.
The reunited DX celebrates in the adjacent corner, back together at last!
Well, at least until Billy tosses them both, proving his physical dominance and charisma.
Then, out of nowhere, the Man Known As Sting appears! The greatest wrestler to never work for Vince McMahon is finally in the WWF!
But wait! Another Sting comes forth, dressed in his vintage Wolfpac outfit. The two stand face to face as the crowd wonders, �Who is the real
Sting?�
20,000 people look to the ceiling as a third Sting descends from the rafters! Will this be the true Stinger?
Upon landing in the ring, Trenchcoat Sting unleashes his trademark tenacity as he performs a double Stinger Splash on the two frauds!
A Scorpion Death Drop is next, as the star of Shutterspeed is quite the picture of perfection at the Royal Rumble.
Kane, distracted by the shinyness of Billy�s derriere, attempts to rub it like a nickel. The fake Stings are eliminated, and the crowd wonders what
surprises are next.
#17 (after the 3 Stings) is an even gianter Big Show! Standing at 9ft, this behometh literally casts a shadow over the rest of the ring.
The two legends stand eye to eye. Can anyone get the Big Show over the top rope?
Yep! With a Herculean effort that seemed as effortless as a flick of the wrists, Billy Gunn launches the 800 lb. Big Show out of the ring.
He�s Got it All!
In another electrifying return, Raven comes out at #18 and decides to use his words instead of his fists. He, Kane, and Sting debate on who is the
most �Goth� wrestler. Personally, I think it�s Vampiro, but he wasn�t invited. Benoit has Angle in the Tarantula, and my * button on my keyboard may
be broken. I�ll let it cool off for a while, even though these guys are just heating up.
Meanwhile, Raven gets sick of arguing who the most depressed band is and decides that he likes a track off of Pearl Jam�s 10th album. Kane disagrees,
but has to hear it anyway.
Billy Gunn feels like showing off his gold trunks, and Sting is about to lock in the Scorpion Deathlock when�
Stone Cold! Stone Cold! He�s here to kick ass and take names! Or�is he? Somehow, he couldn�t get the glass to shatter and without the Kee-Rash! he
can�t enter the ring.
Next at #20 is�Triple H? But, he�s still champion! He can�t be in the Royal Rumble! Does he have some sort of backstage influence?
Before Trips enters the ring, he walks up to Austin and apologizes for the glass thing. �I�m sorry, I thought Chris Jericho was coming out. I didn�t
mean to give you this portable glass ceiling.� A simple tap of the sledgehammer shatters the barrier into 316 shards and the two legends enter the
ring.
Within seconds, they show their superiority by executing their finishers on Sting and Raven. Business has certainly picked up!
In the weirdest turn of events yet, the 21st entrant is�the old WWF logo? The ominous image slowly floats toward the ring, the menacing metal
glittering in the arena lights.
Austin doesn�t give a $hit about what the logo is up to, and yells �Get the �F out!� as he delivers another stunner.
Ric Flair regains consciousness and slowly climbs back in the ring, joining the greatest collection of superstars in wrestling history: Kurt Angle,
Chris Benoit, Triple H, Steve Austin, Kane, and Billy Freakin� Gunn. They all lock eyes with one another and there is no question that chaos is to
ensue.
Ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaahhhhh! The most surprising return yet comes in at #22, as Bonesaw is back! Everyone stares at him,
wondering if Tobey MaGuire will be out next. He's dreamy! Billy Gunn, being a cowboy, especially loved Seabiscuit.
Let�s get it on! Everybody finds a partner or two and commences the beatdowns. Benoit and Angle are bored with the rest of the wrestlers and they
lock up in the most technical �stand in the corner of the ring and punch� sequence of all time!
What�s this? An army of M.U.S.C.L.E.S are in at 23! How can the WWE Superstars defeat a squadron of tiny wrestlers with spikes and helmets?
The legends cower in fear as the M.U.S.C.L.E.S. creep in the ring and set their sights on winning the match. However, before they can attack, a
trumpet echoes throughout the arena.
It�s the U.S. Military, coming in at #24! Oh my God, the U.S. Military! Apparently, the M.U.S.C.L.E.S are Al-Queda soldiers, and the good guys are
after justice. They're here for our freedom!
The infantry opens fire, and with pinpoint accuracy all of the muscles are shot over the top rope. It�s a good day for America.
USA! USA! USA! USA!
We all pause for the national anthem, the soldiers leave, and the action resumes as if this never happened.
Before the next wrestler comes out, an ambulance comes to pick up the casualties and help the wounded. What a nice gesture.
Wait, that�s not an ambulance�it�s a robot in disguise! Some crappy little Transformer is in at 25, and although it�s small, it has a lot of
firepower. Is anybody a match for the robot?
Billy Gunn has had enough of these shenanigans and punts the Transformer out of the ring. It�s up, and it�s good! Just like Billy. Except he�s more
than good, he�s exceptional. Hooray for Billy!
Hulkamania is back! Hulk Hogan is the next super return, and although he knows everybody says their prayers and keeps in shape, he�s here to make
sure we�re all Flinstone kids. We all know Betty is the hottest, especially when she's one of the orange ones.
Hogan decides that there is too much talent in the ring, and literally throws Kane, Flair, and Macho Man at the same time. Nothing new there. The
Vitamins look on in approval, keeping us strong and growing.
Hollywood superstar Rocky Maivia is #27. Apparently, the studios didn�t like his current hardass look and wanted a kindler, gentler, babyface Duane
Johnson. The crowd cheers in approval in memory of the last real goodguy.
In another electrifying moment, Rock/Hogan III looks to be next. Will this confrontation match the levels of Wrestlemania X-8? The icons stand toe to
toe, knowing that the first one to break the gaze is done for.
The lights go out! What happened? Is there a new ref in the ring? Are You Afraid of the Dark? on Nickelodeon was a great SNICK show, by the
way. I liked how it was scary but not too scary, you know? Anyway...
Someone gets the lights back on, and amid a sea of fallen heroes stands the Undertaker! And he has one leg. This is truly the scariest man that
could ever come to the WWE.
Except for Jason Vorhees! He slit Spike Dudley�s throat in the back and comes in at #29, on the hunt for skinny-dipping teenagers and drug-using
coeds.
Instead, he finds half-naked men and beer-swilling bastards. A slash of Austin�s Smoking Skull takes him out, and Rock and Hogan soon fall to the
Undead monster.
Triple H sneaks under the bottom rope as Billy Gunn nonchalantly relaxes in the corner. Angle and Benoit are locked in a German Suplex when Jason
skewers both of them simultaneously. The double-sell gives their match a final rating of ****************!!!!!1111!!!!****OMG. Undertaker also
disappears without a trace.
With HHH out of the ring, it�s just Billy and Jason. Can the Assman beat the Crystal Lake Slasher? Jason raises his machete, seconds away from
ending Billy forever.
With cat-like reflexes, Billy unleashes wrestlings most dangerous maneuver�the FameAsser. One of those puts Vorhees down for the count faster than
you can say "Chucky."
The audience finds out entrant #30, Bill Goldberg, is stuck in a utility closet and can�t get out. So we�re left with the moment we�ve all been
waiting for: The Cerebral Assassin vs. The plain ASSassin. Will HHH win and face himself at Wrestlemania? Would he job to his mirror image?
During the staredown, Triple H injures all of his leg muscles, bones, and tendons at the same time. The quads, hamstrings, ankles, acls, and
everything else falls apart as The Game screams in agony.
Billy, not knowing what else to do, flaunts his rear. His glorious ass sends a heavenly beam of energy to HHH, knocking Trips over the top rope.
Billy Gunn is the winner of the Royal Rumble! My, God, Billy Gunn is the last man standing!
The show fades to black as Billy taunts Triple H with the title belt. �At Wrestlemania, I�ve got two waaaaards for ya: New Champion!�
I'd like to thank my friends Tim and Dustin for helping me pose and capture the photos. I would especially like to thank my buddy Justin
(XFactor) for all the editing work and giving me ideas for a lot of the shots. Justin is cool, and he and Tim let me borrow/have many of the
figures.
And thanks to all of you for inspiring me to talk about my Billy admiration. If you haven't seen the rest of the countdown, go
here. I hope you enjoyed every minute of it as thoroughly as I have.
[Edited on 5-5-2005 by borntorun]
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HBKING
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Absolutely freakin hysterical. Didnt see The MUSCLES bit coming, great stuff!!!
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FusionFistCutter
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Even though I'm crocked and only read 1/8th of that post, I am officially pronouncing it POST OF THE YEAR.
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derfsucks
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Oh my god, I can't stop f@cking giggling at this. Greatest Royal Rumble EVER!
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Timmy
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Words cannot describe...................you are the man!
PSN: grovsie
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Slade
The Great One
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I can't wait for Triple H vs. Billy Gunn at Wrestlemania XX. It's 48 days away, and I'm already jacked!
"Love is making out with someone after you've blown a load on his/her face." - Dan Savage
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cpdevine1
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this is great stuff, I cannot stop laughing, but I have to say, you have WAY too much time on your hands.
Two Time! Two Time! MLB Survivor winner
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outback jack
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This should be on the Main Page.
BTR, this has been a great run of posts, but its probably time to go back on the medication.
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mcian
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GREAT POST
"you are just a piece of shit who probably has no fucking life and no fucking friends so you spend all your time online thinking you are cool."
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Operation Retard
Beats me, I'm gay!
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absolutely awesome, BTR. the perfect end to a great countdown.
if your name was lee, i'd quote tenacious d and yell "LEE RULES!!", but alas, your name is cory, and "CORY RULES!!" just doesn't have
teh same ring to it. so... i think i'm just gonna pretend your name is lee.
LEE RULES!!!!!
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bigjimjustice
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Yeah, this was really funny. The injured HHH and the grappling Angle/ Benoit made me laugh the most.
This DEFINITELY deserves a main page nod.
"Sometimes I lie awake at night, and I ask, 'Where have I gone wrong?' Then a voice says to me, 'This is going to take more than
one night.' "
-Charlie Brown.
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lz4005
Man of a Thousand Holds
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Absolutely deserves main page props.
Good thing Undertaker vanished. With only one leg to hit the floor, he couldn't have been eliminated.
Speaking of which, damn them for cutting Zach Gowan before he could win a RR. Then again, maybe that is why they let him go.
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salmonjunkie
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Dude, that was awesome! Post of the year candidate for sheezy!
Rick, put a link to this on your main page. Cory deserves it!
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d-rock
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In all my year of posting that is the funniest post ever. And btr is officially insane.
Wait a minute...
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Chris Is Good517
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Absolutely freaking BRILLIANT! Nice job, buddy
Monday Night Flaw, a podcast about professional wrestling starring OO's own
Figure Foreskin as Andy the Smarmy Host and Chris Is Good517 as Cousin Balki.
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angstboy
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A post as perfect as my avatar.  You're the man, BTR!
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Drago
And I am AWESOME
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Fucking hilarious...
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dragonmak
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downright A W E S O M E ! ! !
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GimmickMan
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borntorun...
In true Billy Gunn fashion:
I got two words for ya:
FREAKIN AWESOME!
Good job representin Michigan!
Go Green! Go White! Go State!
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PCW Dude
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As Edge would say, that totally reeked of awesomeness! I couldn't stop laughing. borntorun, you are a GENIUS!!!
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borntorun
God of This World
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For all of those who have given me compliments and otherwise endorsed this thread, I give a sincere and heartfelt thanks. I DEFINITELY appreciate the
kind words, and I'm glad you enjoyed this.
Special shout-out to Rick, for making my day, week, month and year by endorsing me as a "Billy Gunn Enthusiast."
For all of you coming over from onlineonslaught.com, stick around! There's always some craziness going on, as well as intelligent movie, music
and book discussions and debates everything under the sun.
Oh, we also talk about wrestling.
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Canadian Bulldog
Man of a Thousand Holds 
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| posted on 1-29-2004 at 10:29 PM |
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Can't believe I didn't notice that before now. Must have been the main page placement... Oh my lord, that was hilarious. Good show! I need
to print that out somewhere. You've provided me with my laugh for today.
The book... IS... HERE!!!
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Operation Retard
Beats me, I'm gay!
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| posted on 1-29-2004 at 11:29 PM |
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hey man. congrats on the main page plug. you DEFINITELY deserve it.
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bigjimjustice
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| posted on 1-29-2004 at 11:40 PM |
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Yeah it was nice to see that you got a main page nod. This post made my day again.
Huzzah!
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ConcreteTG
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| posted on 1-30-2004 at 01:43 AM |
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MAn o MAN, that's messed up!
Too bad I know a lot of people here who would have paid $35 to see THAT on PPV. Hey BTR, thanks for the "Giveaway" Rumble, it rocks!
I will never eat Cheetos seriously again ^_^
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