A NO SHOW/BACK IN ACTION

SMACKDOWN! JANUARY 18TH, 2001

Angel was still in hospital on Smackdown, where Michael Cole and King announced that she was improving and would be able to leave hospital soon.

The Hardyz and Lita had a match against the Acolytes and Jacqueline. Matt and Jeff argued over tags and who was legal man. No one thought much of it. They were brothers, after all.

THE ROYAL RUMBLE, JANUARY 21ST, 2001

On Sunday at the Royal Rumble, Angel surprised everyone by accompanying Jeff Hardy, who had drawn number one, to the ring. She looked a little sore and had a plaster covering the stitches above her left eye but was fine enough to help Jeff with his dance/gyrating entrance. Angel was joined at ringside two minutes later by Lita, who was accompanying Matt. They both cheered the Boyz on as they eliminated Bull Buchanan and then Faarooq, but they eliminated each other before they could dispose of the celebrity entrant, Drew Carey. Angel and Lita tried to make peace between them in the locker room, but it was an uneasy truce to say the least.

Earlier in the night, Chyna’s return was cut short when she re-injured her neck and was left paralyzed.

Angel watched the rest of the Rumble and, each time a new member of RTC appeared, she vowed they would pay – even if she had to stick around until it happened.