411’s LIVE Royal Rumble Coverage 1.30.05 – Edge Vs. HBK

Cool opening video, with a lot of fun Rumble moments that goes into another video with pieces of the commercial from this year,

We are LIVE from Fresno California and our announcers are JR and King for Raw, Tazz and Michael Cole for Smackdown and Hugo and Carlos for our Spanish speaking friends!

Match #1 Edge vs. HBK

HBK won the Rumble here in Fresno in 1996.

Edge attacks as HBK slides in and they duke it out with HBK still in entrance gear. Edge over the top to the floor and HBK disrobes. Edge back in, lock up and Edge takes him to the corner. Chop by HBK, and then another. Off the ropes, and a neck breaker by Edge. Right hand to HBK and he is down. Again and a 3rd time and then HBK fights back. Eye-poke by Edge and then chops to HBK. Thez press by HBK, and he pummels Edge and tosses him to the floor. HBK to the floor, but Edge slams HBK down. Edge back in, and then connects with a baseball slide. Slams HBK’s head off of the apron and then rolls him back in. Right hands by Edge, and then a hard whip to the corner and HBK goes down. Edge kicks away at HBK, as the crowd really putting the heat on Edge. Chops by HBK now, tries a RANA but Edge catches him with a sit down power bomb for 2. Reverse chin lock with body scissors by Edge, and HBK tries to battle out. HBK tries to break the body scissors…does and gets to his feet but back down. Edge really working over the neck, but HBK fights back up again. Elbows to Edge, chops but Edge slams him down to a loud chorus of boos. Edge grabs HBK by the hair and slams him down. Right hands to HBK, then chops. HBK to the turnbuckle, dumps Edge who lands on his feet and pulls him down with the hair. Edge up top…MISSES a cross body! Oklahoma roll by HBK for 2. Straight kick by Edge and a count of 2. Hair slam to HBK again and Edge still in control. Back suplex to HBK reversed and gets 2 on Edge. Edge pummels HBK with a clothesline and back to a reverse chin lock with the arm locked as well. HBK up, chops to Edge and then a forearm shot. Off the ropes…knee to Edge. Atomic drop to Edge. Another then Edge to the corner and an elbow to Edge. Chops again in the corner, HBK mounts and punches away, roll up and a 2 for HBK. Slams Edge to the ring post, roll up and 2. Edge starts to leave the ring and HBK follows! Chops again on the floor as HBK brings him back. Slams Edge’s head to the apron, but as the ref talks to HBK Edge gets the spear on the floor! Edge back in the ring and the ref counts. 1…2..3…4…5…6…7…8…9…and he makes it barely! Edge mocks HBK and tunes up the band! SPEAR! 1…2…NO! Edge is PISSED! Sets HBK on the top rope…he follows him up and HBK fights him off. Edge down! HBK gets up top…ELBOW DROP! Both men are down as the ref counts. We get to 4…5…6…7…and HBK is up! Tunes up the band! Edge blocks…ELECTRIC CHAIR DROP! Covers 1…2…NO! They are up and duke it out with rights and chops. Edge rolls through a sunset flip and gets the funky Sharp Shooter. HBK fights as Edge puts the pressure on…then pulls him back center ring. HBK crawls again…and gets the ropes! Edge tries again and gets rolled up for 2. HBK rolls him up, reversal and Edge grabs the ropes and gets the win!

Winners: Edge @ 18:33