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ROYAL RUMBLE 1988
24 JANUARY 1988 (Not Shown on PPV)
- ATTENDANCE : 15,000
- Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat beat Ravishing Rick Rude by DQ. (17:00)
- WWF WOMEN'S TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Jumping Bomb Angels beat the Glamour Girls (Lelani Kai & Judy Martin) in a best
2 out of 3 falls match to win the titles.
- Martin pin Yamazaki. (7:00)
- Yamazaki pin Kai. (10:00)
- Tateno pin Martin. (15:00)
- The Islanders (Haku & Tama) beat the Young Stallions (Jim Powers & Paul Roma)
in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
- Roma was counted out. (7:00)
- Haku forced Roma to submit. (14:00)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Ron Bass, Brian Blair, Dino Bravo, Jim Brunzell, Danny Davis, Bret
Hart, Hillbilly Jim, Sam Houston, Junkyard Dog, Don Muraco, Jim Niedhart, One Man
Gang, Harley Race, Butch Reed, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Nikolai Volkoff,
Ultimate Warrior, Jim Duggan and Boris Zuhkov.
WINNER : "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan. (33:00)
Hacksaw Jim Duggan won the 20-Man Royal Rumble.
ROYAL RUMBLE 1989
15 JANUARY 1989
- ATTENDANCE : 19,000
- Jim Powers beat Barry Horowitz.
- Sam Houston beat Brooklyn Brawler.
- The Hart Foundation and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beat The Rougeau Brothers and
Dino Bravo in a best 2 out of 3 falls match.
- Jacques pin Bret. (4:22)
- Duggan pin Jacques. (11:46)
- Hart pin Bravo. (15:42)
- WWF WOMEN'S TITLE MATCH
Rockin' Robin beat Judy Martin to keep title. (16:24)
- Ultimate Warrior beat Ravishing Rick Rude in the Super Posedown.
- Haku beat Harley Race. (9:01)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Akeem, Arn Anderson, Andre the Giant, The Barbarian, Ron Bass,
Brutus Beefcake, Big Boss Man, Tully Blanchard, Bad News Brown, Axe, Smash, Ted
DiBiase, Ronnie Garvin, Mr. Perfect, Hercules, Hulk Hogan, Honkytonk Man, Marty
Jannetty, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels, Butch, Red Rooster, Jake Roberts, Tito
Santana, Randy Savage, Greg Valentine, Koko B. Ware, Warlord, Big John Studd &
Luke.
WINNER : Big John Studd won after eliminating "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase.
(64:53)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1990
21 JANUARY 1990, Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida
- ATTENDANCE : 16,000
- DARK MATCH
Paul Roma beat Brooklyn Brawler. (6:13)
- The Bushwackers beat the Rougeau Brothers, when Butch pin Jacques. (13:35)
- The Genius and Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake fought to a double DQ. (11:07)
- "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin beat Greg "The Hammer" Valentine. (16:55)
- "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan beat The Big Bossman by DQ. (10:26)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Akeem, Andre the Giant, The Barbarian, Dino Bravo, Bad News Brown,
Axe, Ted DiBiase, Earthquake, Haku, Bret Hart, Mr. Perfect, Hercules, Honky Tonk
Man, Marty Jannetty, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels, Jim Niedhart, Roddy Piper, Red
Rooster, Dusty Rhodes, Jake Roberts, Rick Rude, Tito Santana, Randy Savage, Jimmy
Snuka, Ultimate Warrior, Koko B. Ware, Hulk Hogan & Warlord.
WINNER : Hulk Hogan won after Mr Perfect jumped out of the ring. (58:46)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1991
19 JANUARY 1991, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida
- ATTENDANCE : 16,000
- DARK MATCH
Jerry Saggs beat Sam Huston. (5:25)
- The Rockers beat the Orient Express, when Marty pin Tanaka. (19:15)
- The Big Bossman beat the Barbarian. (14:15)
- The Mountie beat Koko B. Ware. (9:12)
- "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase and Virgil beat Dusty and Dustin Rhodes,
when DiBiase pin Dusty. (9:57)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Sgt. Slaughter beat The Ultimate Warrior to win the title after "Macho King"
Randy Savage cracked his scepter over the Warrior's face. (12:47)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Dino Bravo, The Bushwhackers, Demolition Crush & Smash, Shane
Douglas, Jim Duggan, Earthquake, Haku, The Hart Foundation, Mr. Perfect, Hercules,
Brian Knobbs, The Legion of Doom, Rick Martel, Jake Roberts, Paul Roma, Tito
Santana, Randy Savage (no show for fear of Warrior's reprisal), Saba Simba, Davey
Smith, Jimmy Snuka, Tugboat, The Undertaker, Greg Valentine, Kerry Von Erich, Hulk
Hogan and Warlord.
WINNER : Hulk Hogan won the Royal Rumble by eliminating Earthquake. (65:17)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1992
19 JANUARY 1992, Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, New York
- ATTENDANCE : 17,000
- Chris Walker beat Brooklyn Brawler by disqualification.
- WWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Natural Disasters beat the holders, the Legion of Doom, by countout. (9:24)
- The New Foundation (Owen Hart & Jim Niedhart) beat the Orient Express. (17:18)
- The Beverly Brothers beat the Bushwackers, when Blake pin Butch. (14:56)
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper beat the Mountie with a Sleeperhold to win the title. (5:22)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
PARTICIPANTS : Ric Flair, The Barbarian, The Berzerker, Big Boss Man, Ted DiBiase,
Jim Duggan, Haku, Hercules, Hulk Hogan, Sid Justice, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels,
Col Mustafa, Roddy Piper, Repoman, Jake Roberts, Jerry Sags, Tito Santana, Randy
Savage, Irwin R. Schyster, Skinner, Sgt Slaughter, Davey Smith, Jimmy Snuka, The
Undertaker, Greg Valentine, Virgil, Nikolia Volkoff, Kerry Von Erich & Warlord.
WINNER : Ric Flair won the Royal Rumble to win the title, lasting over one hour
after being the first man in. (62:02)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1993
24 JANUARY 1993, Arco Arena, Sacramento, CA
- ATTENDANCE : 16,000
- Doink beat Jim Powers via submission. (5:57)
- The Steiner Brothers beat the Beverly Brothers when Scott pinned Blake. (10:34)
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels beat Marty Jannetty to keep the title. (14:20)
- Bam Bam Bigelo beat The Big Bossman. (10:10)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
Bret "The Hitman" Hart beat Razor Ramon with the Sharpshooter to keep the title.
(17:52)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Bob Backlund, The Berzerker, Carlos Colon, Ted DiBiase, Damien
Demento, Earthquake, Fatu, Ric Flair, Owen Hart, Mr. Perfect, Jerry Lawler, Rick
Martel, Max Moon, The Nasty Boys, Repoman, Samu, Tito Santana, Randy Savage, Irwin
R. Schyster, Papa Shango, Skinner, Tatanka, Red Rooster, Genichiro Tenryu, Typhoon,
The Undertaker, Virgil, Yokozuna and Koko B. Ware.
WINNER : Yokozuna won the Royal Rumble to earn the right to meet the Heavyweight
Champion at Wrestlemania. (66:35)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1994
22 JANUARY 1994, Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhodes Island
- ATTENDANCE : 14,500
- Brooklyn Brawler beat Jim Powers.
- Tatanka beat Bam Bam Bigelo. (8:12)
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
Razor Ramon beat IRS to keep the title. (11:30)
- WWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Quebecers beat Bret and Owen Hart after the referee stopped the match for
fear of permenant injury to Bret. (16:48)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWIEGHT TITLE CASKET MATCH
Yokozuna beat the Undertaker, with the help of ten other wrestlers to stuff him
in the double deep, double wide casket, to keep the title. (14:20)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Bob Backlund, Bam Bam Bigelow, Adam Bomb, Crush, Doink, Diesel,
Fatu, Great Kabuki, Owen Hart, Marty Jannetty, Jeff Jarrett, Kwang, Rick Martel,
Men on a Mission, Shawn Michaels, Sparky Plugg, Samu, Randy Savage, The Smoking
Gunns, Rick Steiner, Scott Steiner, Tatanka, Genichiro Tenryu, Greg Valentine,
Bret Hart, Lex Luger and Virgil.
WINNERS : Lex Luger and Bret Hart were co-winners of the Royal Rumble when they
went over the top rope together. (55:08)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1995
22 JANUARY 1995, Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida
- ATTENDANCE : 10,000
- Guest Timekeeper of Rumble and to accompany the winner to Wresltemania was
Pamela Anderson.
- Buck Quartermaine beat Brooklyn Brawler.
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
Jeff Jarrett beat Razor Ramon to win the title. (18:06)
- The Undertaker beat IRS. (12:21)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
"Big Daddy Cool" Diesel and Bret "The Hitman" Hart wrestled to a draw when the
match was stopped due to outside inteference, allowing Diesel to keep the title.
(27:19)
- WWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE TOURNAMENT FINAL MATCH
The 123 Kid and Bob Holly beat Bam Bam Bigelo and Tatanka after the Kid pinned
Bigelow to win the title. (15:32)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Shawn Michaels, Bob Backlund, The Blue Brothers, Adam Bomb, King
Kong Bundy, The Bushwhackers, Crush, Doink (Apollo), Duke Droese, Fatu, Henry
Godwinn, Owen Hart, The Heavenly Bodies (Pritchard & Del Rey), Kwang, Lex Luger,
Mantaur, Rick Martel, Men on a Mission, Aldo Montoya, Dick Murdoch, Sionne, The
Smoking Gunns, and Well Dunn.
WINNER : "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, who was the first man in, won after
throwing out The British Bulldog, who was the second man in. (38:41)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1996
21 JANUARY 1996, Fresno Convention Center, Fresno, California
- ATTENDANCE : 9,600
- FREE FOR ALL MATCH
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese beat Hunter Hearst Helmsley by a reverse decision. (6:40)
- WWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Smoking Gunns beat The Bodydonnas to keep the title, when Bart pin Zip. (11:14)
- Ahmed Johnson beat Jeff Jarrett by DQ. (6:40)
- WWF INTECONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
Goldust beat Razor Ramon to win the title. (14:17)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWIEGHT TITLE MATCH
The Undertaker beat the Champion, Bret "The Hitman" Hart, by DQ. (28:31)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : The 1-2-3 Kid, Shawn Michaels, Bob Backlund, Diesel, Duke Droese,
Fatu, Dory Funk Jr, Doug Gilbert, Henry Godwinn, Hakushi, Owen Hart, Hunter Hearst
Helmsley, Bob Holly, Barry Horowitz, Marty Jannetty, Kama, Jerry Lawler, Mabel,
Aldo Montoya, Takao Omori, Ringmaster, Jake Roberts, Davey Smith, Squat Team #1 &
#2, Tatanka, Vader, Savio Vega, Isaac Yankem, and Yokozuna.
WINNER : "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels won when he superkicked "Big Daddy
Cool" Diesel out of the ring, despite being the second man in. (58:49)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1997
19 JANUARY 1997, San Antonio, Texas
- ATTENDANCE : 60,525
- FREE FOR ALL MIDGET MATCH
Mascarita Sagrada Jr and La Parkita beat Mini Mankind and Mini Vader, when Sagrada
pin Vader. (4:29)
- FREE FOR ALL
Venum & Perro Aguayo Jr beat Maniaco & Mosco de la Merced. (10:00)
- FREE FOR ALL
Octagon, Blue Demon Jr & Tinieblas Jr beat Heavy Metal, Avismo Negro & Histeria.
(14:00)
- Hector Garza, Perro Aguayo & El Canek beat Jerry Estrada, Heavy Metal & Fuerza
Guerrera, when Aguayo pin Metal. (10:56)
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
Hunter Hearst Helmsley beat Goldust to keep the title. (16:50)
- Ahmed Johnson beat Farooq by DQ when the Nation of Domination attacked him.
(8:48)
- Vader beat The Undertaker with the Vaderbomb. (13:19)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Steve Austin, Cibernetico, Crush, Diesel II, Farooq, Flash Funk,
Terry Funk, Goldust, Henry & Phinneus Godwinn, Bart Gunn, Bret Hart, Owen Hart,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jesse Jammes, Ahmed Johnson, Latin Lover, Jerry Lawler,
Rocky Maivia, Mankind, Marc Mero, Mil Mascaras, Pierroth Jr, Razor Ramon II, Jake
Roberts, Davey Smith, The Sultan, The Undertaker, Vader, and Savio Vega.
WINNER : "Stone Cold" Steve Austin was eliminated by Bret "The Hitman" Hart but the
referee did not see it so Austin came back to eliminate Bret and won the Royal
Rumble. (50:29)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE MATCH
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels beat Sycho Sid to win the title. (13:49)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1998
18 JANUARY 1998, San Jose Arena, San Jose, California
- ATTENDANCE : 18,542
- Vader beat The Artist Formerly Known As Goldust when Vader landed the
Vaderbomb with Luna on his back. (7:47)
- 6-MAN MEXICAN MINI MATCH
Max Mini, Mosaic and Nova beat El Torito, Tarantula and Battalion with Sunny as
the guest referee. (7:49)
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
"The Rock" Rocky Maivia beat "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Ken Shamrock with a
reverse decision after The Rock used a pair of knuckles on Shamrock, planted them
in Shamrock's trunks and, when Shamrock won, accused Shamrock of using knuckles
which the referee found on Shamrock. (10:53)
- WWF WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH
The Legion of Doom beat the Champions, The New Age Outlaws, by DQ when "Bad Ass"
Billy Gunn handcuffed Hawk to the ringpost and helping "Road Dog" Jesse James to
attack Animal, who had the match won, with a steel chair until Hawk broke the
handcuffs to save Animal. (7:56)
- ROYAL RUMBLE
PARTICIPANTS : Steve Austin, Steve Blackman, Justin Bradshaw, Tom Brandi, D-Lo
Brown, Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, Chainz, Eight-Ball, Farooq, Henry Godwinn,
Phinneus Godwinn, Goldust, Owen Hart, Mark Henry, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Honky
Tonk Man, Jeff Jarrett, Ahmed Johnson, Kurrgan, Dude Love, Rocky Maivia, Mankind,
Mark Mero, Mosh, Kama Mustafa, Ken Shamrock, Thrasher, & Savio Vega.
WINNER : Despite being a marked man (everyone was searching for him from the minute
he arrived in the arena), "Stone Cold" Steve Austin won after giving The Rock the
"Stone Cold" Stunner and throwing him out. (55:24)
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE CASKET MATCH
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, with Degeneration-X, beat the Undertaker
when The New Age Outlaws and Los Boricuas attacked the Undertaker, who had the
match won, before Kane came out to clear the ring before chokeslamming the
Undertaker into the casket and locking it. (20:37)
- Paul Bearer and Kane take the casket down the aisle. Kane uses an axe to
chop some holes in the casket and poured gasoline over the casket. Kane sets the
casket ablaze. Later, officials manage to out out the fire and open the casket
only to find scraps of the Underataker's clothes inside. A booming voice then
says, "Kane, until our paths cross again, I will never rest in peace." (More or
less)
ROYAL RUMBLE 1999
24 JANUARY 1999, Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, California
- The Big Bossman beat Jesse James with the Sidewalk Slam. This match was
originally supposed to be for James' WWF Hardcore Title.
- WWF INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH
Ken Shamrock beat Billy Gunn by submission, with the Ankle Lock Submission, to keep
the title. Val Venis came out, when the referee had been knocked unconscious, to
give Shamrock a DDT but Shamrock managed to kick out when Gunn went for the pin.
- WWF EUROPEAN TITLE MATCH
X-Pac beat Gangrel, with the X-Factor, to keep the title.
- WWF WOMEN'S TITLE STRAP MATCH
Sable beat Luna by touching all four corner turnbuckles to keep the title. Luna was
originally dragging Sable around as she touched each turnbuckle but Sable was
touching the turnbuckles at the same time. This frustrated Shane McMahon who argued
with the referee while an obsessed Sable fan ran it to nail Luna to allow Sable to
touch the last turnbuckle.
- WWF WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE I-QUIT MATCH
NO TEAM CORPORATE AT RINGSIDE, NO DISQUALIFICATION, NO COUNTOUT, NO KNOCKOUTS, NO
STOPPING OF MATCH FOR EXCESSIVE BLOOD LOSS
"The Rock" Rocky Maivia nailed Mankind with a steel chair repeatedly until Mankind
said "I Quit", thus winning the title. The match spilled to the outside as the two
brawled down the aisle, used a ladder and fought on the balcony. Mankind was then
knocked about 15 feet off the balcony and onto the electrical circuit table,
knocking out the power in the arena temporarily. Shane McMahon tried to stop the
match but the Rock resisted. He then handcuffed Mankind in the ring and gave him
the People's Elbow onto a chair on his head, busting him wide open. He then kept
hitting him with the chair. Mankind just said, "You'll have to kill me". The Rock
continued nailing Mankind with the chair down the aisle until he finally gave up.
A doctor came out with a stretcher but Mankind insisted on walking out as a man.
- ROYAL RUMBLE
WINNER : Vince McMahon
1 1/2 minute intervals. Austin immediately went to work on Vince. They brawled back
through the crowd and the lobby before entering the restroom where Team Corporate
ambushed Austin. Austin later had to be taken away in an ambulance while Vince
returned with Shamrock to join the commentary booth. Mabel took Mosh's place after
injuring him and threw several superstars out. Finally, Undertaker and the Ministry
of Darkness captured Mabel for their next sacrifice, loading him into a hearse.
Kane was clearing house when orderlies came out with a straight jacket to take him
back to the Insane Asylum so Kane elminated himself andd escaped through the crowd.
Austin returned in the ambulance and tried to get Vince but Team Corporate
intervened. Chyna came out and went straight after Mark Henry. Austin finally
cleared the ring while Vince begged him not to do anything to him. Austin threw him
into the crowd, hit him with a chair and threw him back into the ring. McMahon hit a
low blow but Austin hit the Stone Cold Stunner. The Rock then came out to taunt
Austin who went after him and got eliminated by Vince.
ENTRANCE : "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, Vince McMahon, Golga, Droz, Edge, Gillberg,
Steve Blackman, Dan Severn, Tiger Ali Singh, The Blue Meanie, Mabel, Jesse James,
Gangrel, Kurrgan, Al Snow, Goldust, The Godfather, Kane, Ken Shamrock, Billy Gunn,
Test, The Big Bossman, Triple H, Val Venis, X-Pac, Mark Henry, Jeff Jarrett, D-Lo
Brown, Owen hart and Chyna.
ELIMINATION : Golga (Austin), Gillberg (Edge), Dan Severn (Mabel), Steve Blackman
(Mabel), Ticger Ali Singh (Mabel), The Blue Meanie (Mabel), Droz (Mabel), Edge
(Jesse James), Mabel (Ministry of Darkness), Gangrel (Jesse James), Al Snow (Jesse
James), Jesse James (Kane), Kurrgan (Kane), The Godfather (Kane), Goldust (Kane),
Kane (by himself), Ken Shamrock (Austin), Billy Gunn (Austin), Test (Austin), X-Pac
(Bossman), Jeff Jarrett (Triple H), Mark Henry (Chyna), Chyna (Austin), Val Venis
(Triple H), Triple H (Austin), Owen Hart (Austin), D-Lo Brown (Austin), Bossman
(Austin), and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin (Vince McMahon).
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