IWF Royal Rumble (1998)
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| Royal Rumble (1998)e | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Steve Johnson | ||
| Tagline(s) | "Pain! Just a 4 Letter Word." | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 18, 1998 | |
| Attendance | 18,542 | |
| Venue | San Jose Arena | |
| City | San Jose, California | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| D-Generation X: In Your House | Royal Rumble (1998) | No Way Out of Texas: In Your House |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (1997) | Royal Rumble (1998) | Royal Rumble (1999) |
Royal Rumble (1998) was the eleventh annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on January 18, 1998 at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California.
The main event was a casket match between Ryan Barnhart and Martin McAlmond for the IWF Championship. The main matches on the undercard were the Royal Rumble match (which Steve Johnson won with his final elimination of The Rock, making it his second Royal Rumble win), The Legion Of Doom (Hawk and Animal) versus The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Morgan) for the IWF Tag Team Championship, and The Rock versus Ken Shammy for the IWF Intercontinental Championship.
Contents |
Background
Event
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven defeated The Artist Formerly Known As James Thomas (with Luna) | Singles match |
| 2 | Max Mini, Mosaic and Nova defeated Battalion, El Torito and Tarantula | Tag team match with Sunny as Special Guest Referee |
| 3 | The Rock (c) defeated Ken Shammy by disqualification | Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 4 | The Legion Of Doom (Hawk and Animal) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Road Dogg and Billy Morgan) (c) by disqualification | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 5 | Steve Johnson won by last eliminating The Rock | Royal Rumble match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cactus Jack | 2 | Chainsaw Charlie |
| 2 | Chainsaw Charlie | 6 | Mankind |
| 3 | Tom Brown | 1 | Jack & Charlie |
| 4 | Sam Simkins | 28 | Steve Johnson |
| 5 | Michael | 3 | James Alexander |
| 6 | Matt Goldes | 12 | Steven Larson |
| 7 | 8-Ball | 14 | Steve Johnson |
| 8 | Blackjack Goff | 15 | Dude Love |
| 9 | Owen Heart | 10 | Triple K and Amber Casey |
| 10 | Jacob Miller | 4 | James Alexander |
| 11 | D'Lo Hooper | 16 | Ronny |
| 12 | James Alexander | 5 | 8-Ball, Phineas, John Goff and Kenny Shammy |
| 13 | Marc Rowan | 13 | Steve Johnson |
| 14 | Ken Shammy | 9 | Sam Simkins |
| 15 | Kyle | 18 | Steve Johnson |
| 16 | Mankind | 7 | James Thomas |
| 17 | James Thomas | 23 | Chainz |
| 18 | Jeff Jarrett | 8 | Owen Heart |
| 19 | Honky Tonk Man | 17 | Big Van Steven |
| 20 | Colton Sherley | 11 | Steven Larson and D'Low |
| 21 | Steven Larson | 25 | Ronny |
| 22 | Skull | - | Unable to Compete Due to Injury |
| 23 | Luke Maleski | 19 | Steve Johnson |
| 24 | Steve Johnson | - | WINNER |
| 25 | Sean Clinch | 22 | Himself |
| 26 | David Roope | 20 | Steve Johnson |
| 27 | Jon Rispen | 27 | Sam Simkins |
| 28 | Dude Love | 26 | Ronny |
| 29 | Chainz | 24 | Steve Johnson |
| 30 | Steven | 21 | James Thomas |
