Rookie Rumble: Season 1 Results

Rookie Rumble Event
This season's Rookie Rumble had a total of 12 participants who qualified for the Rumble match with a win percentage of 33% or less, all qualified wrestlers elected to enter the Rookie Rumble. Before the event each wrestler was given a random entry position. The NMWGP Championship was also on the line in the very final match of Season 1 as Val Venis was challenged by Test after both men earned title matches through the Team Battle Tournament.

Rookie Rumble Match Results:
Matt Hardy defeated 11 other superstars - 26:07

Elimination Results (By entry order):

 * 1) Richards (0 eliminations) - 10:26 eliminated by Snow
 * 2) Snow (2 eliminations) - 23:02 eliminated by Tazz
 * 3) Bubba (0 eliminations) - 6:03 eliminated by Tazz
 * 4) Tazz (5 eliminations) - 23:35 eliminated by Jeff
 * 5) Jericho (0 eliminations) - 10:00 eliminated by Tazz
 * 6) Malenko (0 eliminations) - 7:18 eliminated by Chyna
 * 7) Chyna (1 elimination) - 3:12 eliminated by Snow
 * 8) Christian (0 eliminations) - 2:29 eliminated by Tazz
 * 9) Jeff (1 elimination) - 4:46 eliminated by Rios
 * 10) Hardcore (0 eliminations) - 0:28 eliminated by Tazz
 * 11) Matt (1 elimination) - 4:47 Winner of the match
 * 12) Rios (1 elimination) - 2:53 eliminated by Matt

World Title Match:
Test defeated Venis(c) - 5:39 to become the 6th NMWGP champion

Season One Rookie Rumble: Trivia

 * Tazz had a great showing with 5 eliminations and was the only wrestler to reach the final 4 from starting in the opening 4
 * Despite having a great chance at winning by starting at number 10, Hardcore was eliminated the quickest, in only 28 seconds
 * This was Matt's first win in NMWGP, fast-tracking him to a title match
 * Bubba was the only NMWGP wrestler to enter every single tournament in Season 1
 * Test and Jeff Hardy are the only two NMWGP wrestlers to finish Season 1 without ever being pinned
 * This show was sponsored by Windows computers

Season One Rookie Rumble Conclusion
Season 1 was now completed with Test leading the NMWGP into Season 2 as the champion. His first challenger for the title was also set, would Matt be able to overcome the odds? Season 2 would begin with the second SURVIVOR-1 Tournament as 16 wrestlers hoped to prove themselves and earn a shot at the title.

This event was named 'Arma-Goddamn-Motherfucking-Geddon'

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