IWF Royal Rumble (1996)
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Revision as of 00:45, 25 July 2011
| Royal Rumble (1996) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Diesel performing a Big Boot on Owen Heart | ||
| Tagline(s) | "You've been WARNED!" | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 21, 1996 | |
| Attendance | 9,600 | |
| Venue | Selland Arena | |
| City | Fresno, California | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| In Your House 5 | Royal Rumble (1996) | In Your House 6 |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (1995) | Royal Rumble (1996) | Royal Rumble (1997) |
Royal Rumble (1996) was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on January 21, 1996 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
The main event was Martin McAlmond versus Bret Heart for the IWF Championship.. Featured matches on the undercard were the 1996 Royal Rumble match which was won by Ryan Barnhart, who last eliminated Diesel to win the match, making it his second Royal Rumble win, James Thomas versus Tyler Ramon for the IWF Intercontinental Championship and The Smoking Gunns versus The Bodydonnas for the IWF Tag Team Championship.
David "The Dumpster" Drose victory over Kunter Kearst Kelmsley on the Free for All prior to the event earned him the coveted number 30 spot in the Royal Rumble match while Kelmsley had to enter first.
This was the first Royal Rumble to play the entry music of each wrestler when they entered the Royal Rumble match.
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Free for All | David Laster defeated Kunter Kearst Kelmsley by disqualification | Singles match |
| 1 | Colton Sherley defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification | Singles match |
| 2 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) (c) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (with Melissa) | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 3 | James Thomas (with Mikayla Andridge) defeated Tyler Ramon (c) | Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 4 | Ryan Barnhart won by last eliminating Diesel | Royal Rumble match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Hurst Kelmsley | 19 | Diesel |
| 2 | Sean Clinch | 2 | Erik Petterson |
| 3 | Bob Backlund | 1 | Kim Berry |
| 4 | Jerry Lawler | 16 | Barnhart |
| 5 | Steven Murnion | 18 | Ringmaster |
| 6 | King Nable | 3 | Kim Berry |
| 7 | Erik Petterson | 6 | Kim Berry |
| 8 | Zack Kozak Jr. | 5 | David Roope |
| 9 | McCorrmack | 11 | Barnhart |
| 10 | The 1-2-3 Kid | 13 | Barnhart |
| 11 | Takao Omori | 4 | Erik Petterson |
| 12 | David Roope | 10 | Steven |
| 13 | Steven | 12 | Barnhart |
| 14 | Doug Gilding | 7 | Steven |
| 15 | Squat Team #1 | 8 | Steven |
| 16 | Squad Team #2 | 9 | Kim Berry |
| 17 | Owen Heart | 21 | Ryan Barnhart and Diesel |
| 18 | Ryan Barnhart | - | WINNER |
| 19 | Hakushi | 14 | Owen Heart |
| 20 | Pat Carter | 17 | Diesel |
| 21 | Nick Montoya | 15 | Pat Carter |
| 22 | Josh Erickson | 29 | Barnhart |
| 23 | Luke "Kama" Musfa | 28 | Diesel |
| 24 | The Ringmaster | 23 | Keith Coleman |
| 25 | Paul Rinehart | 20 | Owen Heart |
| 26 | Keith Coleman | 24 | Yankem |
| 27 | Isaac Yankem | 25 | Barnhart |
| 28 | Russel Jensen | 22 | American Bulldog |
| 29 | The American Bulldog | 27 | Barnhart |
| 30 | David Laster | 26 | Luke Musfa and Diesel |
