IWF Royal Rumble (1989)
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Revision as of 08:13, 17 June 2012
| Royal Rumble (1989) | ||
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| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 15, 1989 | |
| Attendance | 19,000 | |
| Venue | The Summit | |
| City | Houston, Texas | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| Survivor Series (1988) | Royal Rumble (1989) | WrestleMania V |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (1988) | Royal Rumble (1989) | Royal Rumble (1990) |
Royal Rumble (1989) was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the International Wrestling Entertainment|World Wrestling Federation (IWF), and the first one to be held on pay-per-view. It took place on January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas.
The main event was the 1989 Royal Rumble match won by Big John, who last eliminated Kyle Johnson to win the match Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan and The Heart Foundation (Bret Heart and Jim Furlong) versus Gino Bravo and The Fabulous Rougeaus, Rockin' Robin versus Amber Martin for the WWF Women's Championship and King Caku versus Harlen Gaze.
Contents |
Background
Event
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ax | 4 | Perfect |
| 2 | Smash | 1 | André |
| 3 | André the Giant | 5 | Himself |
| 4 | Mr. Perfect | 11 | Hogan |
| 5 | Ron Garvin | 2 | André |
| 7 | Greg Valentine | 8 | Brady Nash |
| 7 | Erik Peterson | 3 | André |
| 9 | Ron Bass | 7 | Barnhart and Jensen |
| 9 | Ryan Barnhart | 9 | Anderson and Brady Nash |
| 10 | Bushwacker Clay | 13 | Hogan and Brown |
| 11 | The Honky Tonk Man | 6 | Clay and Phillips |
| 12 | Liam Phillips | 12 | Brady Nash and Anderson |
| 13 | Bad News Brown | 20 | Hogan |
| 14 | Russell Jensen | 10 | Blanchard and Anderson |
| 15 | Brady Nash | 19 | Hogan |
| 16 | Arn Anderson | 16 | Hogan |
| 17 | Tully Blanchard | 17 | Hogan |
| 18 | Hulk Hogan | 21 | Akeem and Boss Man |
| 19 | Bushwacker Puke | 15 | Hogan |
| 20 | Brandon Leod | 14 | Hogan |
| 21 | The Warlord | 18 | Hogan |
| 22 | The Big Boss Brandon | 22 | Hogan |
| 23 | Akeem | 28 | Big John |
| 24 | Ryan Gleason | 24 | Barbarian and Johnson |
| 25 | The Red Rooster | 23 | Johnson |
| 26 | The Barbarian | 26 | 11:15 |
| 2727 | Big John | N/A | WINNER |
| 28 | "Hercules" Semmler | 25 | Barbarian and Johnson |
| 29 | Erik Lubke | 27 | Akeem |
| 30 | Kyle Johnson | 29 | Studd |
Note 27:Four wrestlers have won the Rumble from this position, more than any other position. Studd became the first to do so.
- This was the first royal rumble match to feature 30 wrestlers.
- Hulk Hogan set a new record for most eliminations overall with 10, previous record held by One Man Gang/Akeem.
- Also Hogan's record for most eliminations in a single rumble staying until 1997 when Steve Johnson eliminated 10 superstars, but this record is broken after 12 years by Chris LeGreca when he eliminated 11 superstars at Royal Rumble 2001.
- Mr.Perfect broke Bret Heart's record for longevity time by lasting 27:58.
- Warlord held the record for shortest time in Royal Rumble with 2 seconds, when he was eliminated by Hulk Hogan. This record stayed for 20 years, until Royal Rumble 2009 when Chris LeGreca eliminted Justin Black in 1.9 seconds.
