10 Fascinating WWE Royal Rumble 2000 Facts
5. Cactus Wasn't Supposed To Kick Out Of The First Pedigree
After a brutal, bloody, and grueling 25-plus minutes of physical dissection, it was finally time for Triple H and Cactus Jack to go home. Helmsley delivered a Pedigree that would end most matches, but Jack muscled the shoulder up to a deafening cheer.
Turns out that the Pedigree was supposed to end the match. The look of bewilderment and disbelief on Helmsley's face wasn't an acting stretch - he legitimately had no idea why Foley kicked out. Was Foley refusing to cooperate?
Not at all. Veteran Foley was simply calling an audible, and told Helmsley to Pedigree him a second time on the thumbtacks for the finish. The fact that Foley was spared having any of said tacks pierce his eyeballs is probably a small miracle. In any event, the audible improved the finish by a) making Jack look superhuman, and b) by showing the lengths Helmsley was willing to go to win.