Royal Rumble (1989)

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Royal Rumble 1989

Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	January 15, 1989
Venue	The Summit
City	Houston, Texas
Attendance	19,000
Pay-per-view chronology
Survivor Series 1988	Royal Rumble 1989	WrestleMania V

Royal Rumble 1989 was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 15, 1989 in the The Summit located in Houston, Texas.

1 Results
2 Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
3 Other on-screen talent
4 Trivia
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Results

Dark match: Jim Powers def. Barry Horowitz
Dark match: Sam Houston def. Steve Lombardi
Two out of three falls match: Jim Duggan and The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) def. Dino Bravo (w/Frenchy Martin) and The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau w/Jimmy Hart)
- Jacques pinned Bret. (4:30)
- Duggan pinned Jacques. (10:09)
- Bret pinned Bravo after Duggan knocked Bravo out with his 2x4. (14:53)
Super Posedown: Ultimate Warrior def. Rick Rude
- Warrior won the posedown by winning fan reaction in each of the four categories: "Double Biceps," "Best Abs," "Most Muscular," and "Medley of Poses."
Haku def. Harley Race
- Haku defeated Race by pinfall. (9:01)
WWF Women's Championship match: Rockin' Robin (c) def. Judy Martin
- Robin pinned Martin following a Corkscrew flying crossbody from the second rope. (2:48)
  - Prior to the match, Sensational Sherri gave a challenge to the winner of this match. Sherri would also do commentary for this matchup.
Big John Studd won the 1989 Royal Rumble
- The final two were Big John Studd and Ted DiBiase. Studd eliminated DiBiase to win the Royal Rumble. (1:03:09)
  - After being eliminated by André the Giant, Jake "The Snake" Roberts decided to bring out his snake Damien. When Roberts threw Damien into the ring, André ran out of the ring and eliminated himself.
  - Hulk Hogan accidentally eliminated "Macho Man" Randy Savage. The two had a confrontation that led to Miss Elizabeth trying to break them up. The Twin Towers, Akeem and Big Boss Man, took advantage of this and eliminated Hogan together. Hogan got his revenge and eliminated Big Boss Man.

[edit] Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.

Entrant		Eliminated		Time
1	Ax	4	by Mr. Perfect	14:38
2	Smash	1	by André the Giant	4:55
3	André the Giant	5	by himself	14:33
4	Mr. Perfect	11	by Hulk Hogan	28:25
5	"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin	2	by André the Giant	2:51
6	Greg "The Hammer" Valentine	8	by Randy Savage	20:10
7	Jake "The Snake" Roberts	3	by André the Giant	2:18
8	"Outlaw" Ron Bass	7	by Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty	12:47
9	Shawn Michaels	9	by Randy Savage and Arn Anderson	18:29
10	Bushwhacker Butch	13	by Bad News Brown	26:51
11	The Honky Tonk Man	6	by Bushwhacker Butch and Tito Santana	4:32
12	Tito Santana	12	by "Macho Man" Randy Savage	12:54
13	Bad News Brown	20	by Hulk Hogan	16:36
14	Marty Jannetty	10	by Tully Blanchard	8:00
15	"Macho Man" Randy Savage	19	by Hulk Hogan	12:36
16	Arn Anderson	16	by Hulk Hogan	10:13
17	Tully Blanchard	17	by Hulk Hogan	8:13
18	Hulk Hogan	21	by Akeem and Big Boss Man	11:43
19	Bushwhacker Luke	15	by Hulk Hogan	3:31
20	Koko B. Ware	14	by Hulk Hogan	1:17
21	The Warlord	18	by Hulk Hogan	0:01
22	Big Boss Man	22	by Hulk Hogan (illegally)	4:44
23	Akeem	28	by Big John Studd	18:54
24	Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake	24	by The Barbarian and Ted DiBiase	14:23
25	The Red Rooster	23	by Ted DiBiase	11:27
26	The Barbarian	26	by Rick Martel	11:33
27	Big John Studd	-	WINNER	12:53
28	Hercules	25	by The Barbarian and Ted DiBiase	6:22
29	Rick Martel	27	by Akeem	5:39
30	Ted DiBiase	29	by Big John Studd	6:53

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Promotional poster of Royal Rumble 1989

Commentators

Interviewers

Referees

Other

Howard Finkel - ring announcer
Jay Strongbow - official

[edit] Trivia

The Warlord set a record by being in the ring for only 1.8 seconds before being eliminated by Hulk Hogan. This dubious record for shortest participation in any single Royal Rumble match still stands to this day.
The 1989 Royal Rumble was the first Royal Rumble event to have a WWF Women's Championship match on the card.
Shawn Michaels is currently the only superstar on the WWE roster who competed in the first 30-man Royal Rumble in 1989, and the most recent in 2006.
In kayfabe "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase did not like the number that he drew and therefore consulted with Slick (who managed the Big Boss Man and Akeem) to arrange for the purchase of #30.
Four wrestlers had previously participated in the original 1988 Royal Rumble, they are: Jake Roberts, Ron Bass, Tito Santana and Akeem/One Man Gang.
The match between King Haku and Harley Race is edited out and never mentioned on the video.
Curt Hennig broke the longevity record, lasting 28 minutes.