"Its begun..."
The Lights turn out and the titantron lights up. An eerie music accompanies the video that appears, a camera running slowly up an empty parking lot, where garbage covers the pavement, and dead trees accompany the dark setting.
"Young heroes. I was once like you."
Small visages of Royal Rumble competitors, such as Mike Landry, Jed, and other faces shaking hands and laughing, joyously enjoying life.
"You have come to this place, seeking to bring judgement upon the damned."
This line is accompanied by pictures of vile actions taking place, some performed by Randy Orton, or Matt Stone taking down Vince Caputo, as well as pictures of a man taunting, who's face is blurred out.
"You will venture deep into forgotten lands. You will see wonders beyond imagining."
There are ladders, a magical, awe inspiring Royal Rumble set, as well as the Undisputed title scrollign across the screen, glistening like the day it was first revealed.
"But be warned... The Land itself will rise up against you."
Many superstars are choked by the ropes, hit with steel chairs, tossed over the top rope by bigger superstars than them, or destroyed by double teams. The match featured in this section is almost undeniably a Royal Rumble match.
"Long forgotten terrors will smother your courage.
You will sacrifice everything."
This scene only shows an extremely bloody superstar, so bloody he is unrecognizable, falling to his knees and falling to the mat.
"As the final darkness falls, in the end all that awaits you... is death."
The music takes an epic turn as superstars begin to hit their finishers on each other. 2.0ver, RKO, Batista Bomb, Chokeslam, Ego Kick, Asai DDT.
"Only then will you realize, you've been following in MY footsteps all along!"
A large montage of the Royal Rumble participants attacking each other, stock footage from all of their recent matches, such as Matt Stone defeating Vince Caputo twice, Xavier hitting a shooting star elbow on Obsidian, Vulture guillotining Scott Storm on the ropes, Randy Orton getting 2.0ver'd, Jason Strong making Scotti Hendrix pass out, Venom powerbombing Jed outside, Mike Landry coughing up blood on the mat, RKO on 2.0, as well as 2.0 marking up the Championship. All this flashes over and over, faster and faster until coming to a head, the screen blanking out!
The screen slowly fades into a shot of a man from the back, in a long coat. One that fans surely recognize. His usual shoulder length hair is cut shorter, but the voice is undenyable.
"So come then, you heroes. Come in all your power and glory..."
The camera zooms up closer, gazing upon the back of the man from the shoulders up at this point.
"For in the final hour... All must serve..."
"The one."
"True..."
"King." 2.0 turns his head at this word, looking over his shoulder at the camera, a dark and crazy glint in his eye. And he smirks.
The screen flashes out with an ominous woosh.
Royal Rumble 2008
The Lights turn out and the titantron lights up. An eerie music accompanies the video that appears, a camera running slowly up an empty parking lot, where garbage covers the pavement, and dead trees accompany the dark setting.
"Young heroes. I was once like you."
Small visages of Royal Rumble competitors, such as Mike Landry, Jed, and other faces shaking hands and laughing, joyously enjoying life.
"You have come to this place, seeking to bring judgement upon the damned."
This line is accompanied by pictures of vile actions taking place, some performed by Randy Orton, or Matt Stone taking down Vince Caputo, as well as pictures of a man taunting, who's face is blurred out.
"You will venture deep into forgotten lands. You will see wonders beyond imagining."
There are ladders, a magical, awe inspiring Royal Rumble set, as well as the Undisputed title scrollign across the screen, glistening like the day it was first revealed.
"But be warned... The Land itself will rise up against you."
Many superstars are choked by the ropes, hit with steel chairs, tossed over the top rope by bigger superstars than them, or destroyed by double teams. The match featured in this section is almost undeniably a Royal Rumble match.
"Long forgotten terrors will smother your courage.
You will sacrifice everything."
This scene only shows an extremely bloody superstar, so bloody he is unrecognizable, falling to his knees and falling to the mat.
"As the final darkness falls, in the end all that awaits you... is death."
The music takes an epic turn as superstars begin to hit their finishers on each other. 2.0ver, RKO, Batista Bomb, Chokeslam, Ego Kick, Asai DDT.
"Only then will you realize, you've been following in MY footsteps all along!"
A large montage of the Royal Rumble participants attacking each other, stock footage from all of their recent matches, such as Matt Stone defeating Vince Caputo twice, Xavier hitting a shooting star elbow on Obsidian, Vulture guillotining Scott Storm on the ropes, Randy Orton getting 2.0ver'd, Jason Strong making Scotti Hendrix pass out, Venom powerbombing Jed outside, Mike Landry coughing up blood on the mat, RKO on 2.0, as well as 2.0 marking up the Championship. All this flashes over and over, faster and faster until coming to a head, the screen blanking out!
The screen slowly fades into a shot of a man from the back, in a long coat. One that fans surely recognize. His usual shoulder length hair is cut shorter, but the voice is undenyable.
"So come then, you heroes. Come in all your power and glory..."
The camera zooms up closer, gazing upon the back of the man from the shoulders up at this point.
"For in the final hour... All must serve..."
"The one."
"True..."
"King." 2.0 turns his head at this word, looking over his shoulder at the camera, a dark and crazy glint in his eye. And he smirks.
The screen flashes out with an ominous woosh.
Royal Rumble 2008