Royal Rumble (2001) was the fourteenth annual Royal Rumble PPV. It was presented by MCI's 1-800-COLLECT and took place on January 21, 2001 at the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana. The main event was the Royal Rumble match. Kane set a record for the most eliminations and the match saw Drew Carey enter the Royal Rumble. Featured matches on the undercard included a ladder match between Chris Jericho and Chris Benoit for the WWF Intercontinental Championship and a singles match between Kurt Angle and Triple H for the WWF Championship.
Paul Lévesque
Kurt Angle
Chris Irvine
Steve Austin
Glenn Jacobs
Patricia Stratigeas
Lisa Moretti
Michael Manna
Chris Benoit
Adam Copeland
Jason Reso
Mark LoMonaco
Devon Hughes
Jeff Hardy
Barry Buchanan
Drew Carey
Ron Simmons
Allen Sarven
Scott Levy
Perry Satullo
Steve Blackman
Brian Lawler
Wayne Farris
Dwayne Johnson
Charles Wright
Peter Senerchia
John Layfield
Matt Bloom
Robert Howard
Ron Killings
Sean Morley
Darren Matthews
Andrew Martin
Paul Wight
Mike Lockwood
Mark Calaway
Scott Garland
Monty Sopp
Tonga Fifita
Solofa Fatu Jr.
Joanie Laurer