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WWE Royal Rumble 2008

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  Our opening video package shows various highlights from the Rumbles over the years, as well as going through the various competitors of this year's Rumble. Then there's a massive fight in a subway with several wrestlers. We're live from Madison Square Garden in New York City for the 21st annual Rumble, for the first time in HD. Michael Cole welcomes us to the show before getting to our first match. Career Threatening Match: Ric Flair vs MVP (WWE United States Champion) Pre-Match : Cole is joined by The Coach for commentary on the Smackdown. Non-title match here. Ric Flair at this point in the final stretch of his career, forced to retire if he loses this math. Ric takes the mic before the match to say what an honor it's been to wrestle in MSG all these years, and there's no place like it in the world. He recalls his first match there in March of 1976, long before most of the live crowd was born, and the level of respect they've paid him through the years is un...