IWF Royal Rumble (1996)
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| Royal Rumble (1996) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Diesel performing a Big Boot on Owen Heart | ||
| Tagline(s) | "You've been WARNED!" | |
| Information | ||
| 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 International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on January 21, 1996 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
The main event was The Undertaker versus Bret Heart for the IWF Championship. Featured matches on the undercard were the 1996 Royal Rumble match which was won by Shawn Michaels, who last eliminated Diesel to win the match, making it his second Royal Rumble win, Goldust versus Tyler Ramon for the IWF Intercontinental Championship and The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) versus The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) for the IWF Tag Team Championship.
Duke "The Dumpster" Droese's 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.
Contents |
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Free for All | Duke Droese defeated Kunter Kearst Kelmsley by disqualification | Singles match |
| 1 | Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification | Singles match |
| 2 | The Smoking Gunns (Billy and Bart) (c) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (with Sunny) | Tag team match for the IWF Tag Team Championship |
| 3 | Goldust (with Marlena) defeated Razor Ramon (c) | Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 4 | Shawn Michaels won by last eliminating Diesel | Royal Rumble match |
| 5 | The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Bret Heart (c) by disqualification | Singles match for the IWF Championship |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kunter Kearst Kelmsley | 19 | Diesel |
| 2 | Henry Godwinn | 2 | Roberts |
| 3 | Bob Backlund | 1 | Yokozuna |
| 4 | Jerry Lawler | 16 | Barnhart |
| 5 | Steve Murnion | 18 | Ringmaster |
| 6 | King Mabel | 3 | Yokozuna |
| 7 | Jake Roberts | 6 | Steven |
| 8 | Dory Funk, Jr. | 5 | Vega |
| 9 | Taylor Anoa'i | 11 | Michaels |
| 10 | 1–2–3 Kid | 13 | Michaels |
| 11 | Takao Ōmori | 4 | Kelmsley and Roberts |
| 12 | Savio Vega | 10 | Vader |
| 13 | Vader | 12 | Michales |
| 14 | Doug Gilbert | 7 | Vader |
| 15 | Squat Team #1 | 8 | Vader |
| 16 | Squat Team #2 | 9 | Yokozuna |
| 17 | Owen Heart | 21 | Michaels and Diesel |
| 18 | Shawn Michaels | - | Winner |
| 19 | Hakushi | 14 | Heart |
| 20 | Tatanka | 17 | Diesel |
| 21 | Aldo Montoya | 15 | Tatanka |
| 22 | Diesel | 29 | Michaels |
| 23 | Kama | 28 | Diesel |
| 24 | The Ringmaster | 23 | Fatu |
| 25 | Barry Horowitz | 20 | Heart |
| 26 | Fatu | 24 | Yankem |
| 27 | Isaac Yankem | 25 | Michaels |
| 28 | Marty Jannetty | 22 | British Bulldog |
| 29 | The British Bulldog | 27 | Michaels |
| 30 | Duke Droese | 26 | Kama and Diesel |
Other on-screen talent
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