IWF Royal Rumble (1990)
From Iwe
| Royal Rumble (1990) | ||
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| Tagline(s) | Highway to Hell | |
| Theme song(s) | Highway to Hell by AC/DC | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 21, 1990 | |
| Attendance | 16,000 | |
| Venue | Orlando Arena | |
| City | Orlando, Florida | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| No Holds Barred | Royal Rumble (1990) | WrestleMania VI |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (1989) | Royal Rumble (1990) | Royal Rumble (1991) |
Royal Rumble (1990) was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 21, 1990 at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida.
The main event was the 1990 Royal Rumble match won by IWF Champion Hulk Hogan. Hogan last eliminated Mr. Perfect to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan versus The Big Boss Brandon, and The Bushwhackers versus The Fabulous Rougeaus.
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Background
Event
Preliminary matches
Before the event aired live on pay-per-view (PPV), Paul Roma defeated The Brooklyn Brawler in a dark match.The first match was a tag team match between The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke) and The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond). Raymond applied a sleeper hold on Butch but Butch dropped him in the corner. Raymond tagged Jacques. Butch and Luke both clotheslined Raymond and went for a battering ram on Jacques but Jacques slipped out. Jacques and Luke trade punches with each other until Luke bit him. Jacques ducked a clothesline by Luke and Raymond was instead hit with the move. Jacques began posing until Butch attacked him from behind. The Rougeaus did illegal double-teaming on Luke. Raymond tagged in and got a near-fall on Luke. Luke tried to get a tag but Raymond attacked Butch. The Rougeaus double-teamed Luke again. Raymond Irish whipped Luke into a forearm smash by Jacques to get another near-fall. Jacques tagged in and hit a back elbow on Luke. He hit Luke with two Hotshots. Raymond applied a chinlock but Luke bit out. Jacques applied an abdominal stretch on Luke and grabbed the ropes for leverage. Raymond tagged in and applied a chinlock on Luke again. Jacques tagged in and went for a diving splash but Luke hit Jacques with his knees. Butch got tagged in. Rougeaus tried to hit Butch but he sidestepped and they got Irish whipped into each other. Bushwhackers went for a battering ram on Raymond but Rougeaus' manager Jimmy Heart grabbed Luke's foot. Luke pulled Heart into the ring, causing the distraction. Rougeaus took advantage and nailed Bushwhackers with double dropkicks. Jacques rolled up Butch for a near-fall. Raymond slapped the Boston crab on Butch for Jacques to hit a knee drop on Butch. Luke tripped Jacques. Raymond tried to help his brother but Bushwhackers hit Rougeaus with the Battering ram and Butch pinned Jacques to win the match.
Main event matches
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Dark | Paul Roma defeated The Brooklyn Brawler | Singles match |
| 1 | The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke) defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond) (with Jimmy Heart) | Tag team match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Johnson | 18 | The Warrior |
| 2 | Brandon McLoed | 1 | Johnson |
| 3 | Russell Jensen | 2 | Johnson |
| 4 | Erik Peterson | 3 | Brady Nash |
| 5 | "King Macho" Brady Nash | 4 | Semmler |
| 6 | Roddy Piper | 7 | Brown |
| 7 | The Warlord | 5 | Andre |
| 8 | Bret Heart | 9 | Semmler |
| 9 | Bad News Brown | 6 | Piper |
| 10 | Dusty Semmler | 12 | Earthquake |
| 11 | André the Giant | 10 | Ax and Smash |
| 12 | The Red Rooster | 8 | Andre |
| 13 | Ax | 13 | Earthquake |
| 14 | Caku | 20 | Hogan |
| 15 | Smash | 16 | Caku |
| 16 | Akeem | 11 | Snuka |
| 17 | Jimmy Snuka | 19 | Hogan |
| 18 | Gino Bravo | 15 | The Warrior |
| 19 | Earthquake | 14 | Snuka, Smash, Caku, Johnson and Furlong |
| 20 | Jim Furlong | 17 | Johnson, Lubke and The Warrior |
| 21 | The Warrior | 25 | Hogan |
| 22 | Eric Lubke | 24 | The Warrior |
| 23 | Liam Phillips | 21 | The Warrior |
| 24 | The Honky Tonk Man}} | 22 | Hogan |
| 25 | Hulk Hogan | - | Winner |
| 26 | Ryan Barnhart | 23 | The Warrior |
| 27 | The Barbarian | 26 | "Hercules" |
| 28 | Rick Pembroke | 28 | Hogan, and Perfect |
| 29 | "Hercules" Semmler | 27 | Pembroke |
| 30 | Mr. Perfect | 29 | Hogan |
• Kyle Johnson beat the record for the longest time in the ring when he stayed in for 44:47. The previous record was held by Mr. Perfect 27:58
