BACK FROM THE DEAD: Royal Rumble 2001

About this episode

The episode revisits the 2001 Royal Rumble with live commentary and discussions on key moments and performances.

It's Royal Rumble season so we're helping you get in the spirit with a classic Talking Taker Watch-Along episode, BACK FROM THE DEAD at the top of your podcast feed! It's the 25th anniversary of the epic 2001 Royal Rumble so we invite you to revisit our coverage of this classic. This match was also drafted #1 overall on our Ultimate Rumble Fantasy Draft, which is even more reason to rewatch this one with us! This one has our patented live commentary of the match itself plus our discussion of Drew Carey's Hall Of Fame performance, Kane's incredible run through the roster, the surprising return of Haku, a rare match between Raven and The Undertaker during the build, and so much more! Enjoy this look back, and be sure to join us February 1st for a brand new episode diving into Undertaker footage from the WWE Vault channel!

Topics covered

• Royal Rumble
• wrestling
• Undertaker
• Drew Carey
• Kane
• Haku
• Raven

Keywords

• Watch-Along
• live commentary
• fantasy draft

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: BACK FROM THE DEAD

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