IWF Royal Rumble (1997)
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| Royal Rumble (1997) | ||
 Promotional poster featuring Ryan Barnhart | ||
| Tagline(s) | No More Mr. Nice Guy! | |
| Imformation | ||
| Promotion | International Wrestling Federation | |
| Date | January 19, 1997 | |
| Attendance | 60,525 | |
| Venue | Alamodome | |
| City | San Antonio, Texas | |
| Pay-per-view chronology | ||
| In Your House 12: It's Time | Royal Rumble (1997) | In Your House 13: Final Four |
| Royal Rumble chronology | ||
| Royal Rumble (1996) | Royal Rumble (1997) | Royal Rumble (1998) |
Royal Rumble (1997) was the tenth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the International Wrestling Federation (IWF). It took place on January 19, 1997 from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The main event was between Ryan Barnhart and Sycho Sid for the IWF Championship. The main matches on the undercard were the Royal Rumble match, which Stone Cold Steve Johnson won after last eliminating Bret Heart, Steven versus The Undertaker, and Kunter Kearst Kelmsley versus Goldust for the IWF Intercontinental Championship.
Contents |
Background
Event
Aftermath
Results
| # | Results | Stipulations |
|---|---|---|
| Free for All | Perro Aguayo, Jr. and Venum defeated Maniaco and Mosco de la Merced | Tag team match |
| Free for All | Octagón, Blue Demon, Jr., and Tinieblas Jr. defeated Heavy Metal, Abismo Negro, and Histeria | Tag team match |
| Free for All | Mascarita Sagrada and La Parkita defeated Mini Mankind and Mini Vader | Tag team match |
| 1 | Kunter Kearst Kelmsley (c) (with Curtis Hughes) defeated Goldust (with Marlena) | Singles match for the IWF Intercontinental Championship |
| 2 | Colton Sherley defeated Faarooq (with the Nation of Domination) by disqualification | Singles match |
| 3 | Steven defeated The Undertaker | Singles match |
| 4 | Héctor Garza, Perro Aguayo, and El Canek defeated Jerry Estrada, Heavy Metal, and Fuerza Guerrera | Tag team match |
| 5 | Steve Johnson won last eliminating Bret Heart | Royal Rumble match |
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 90 seconds.
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crush | 3 | Phineas Godwinn |
| 2 | Colton Sherley | 2 | Himself |
| 3 | "Razor Ramon" | 1 | Sherley |
| 4 | Phineas Godwinn | 4 | Johnson |
| 5 | Steve Johnson | - | WINNER 1 |
| 6 | Bart Morgan | 5 | Johnson |
| 7 | Erik Peterson | 6 | Johnson |
| 8 | The American Bulldog | 8 | Owen Heart |
| 9 | Pierroth | 10 | Mascaras |
| 10 | The Sultan | 7 | American Bulldog |
| 11 | Mil Máscaras | 11 | Himself |
| 12 | Kunter Kearst Kelmsley | 12 | Goldust |
| 13 | Owen Heart | 17 | Johnson |
| 14 | Goldust | 13 | Owen Heart |
| 15 | Cibernético | 9 | Mascaras |
| 16 | Marc Rowen | 16 | Johnson |
| 17 | Latin Lover | 14 | Faarooq |
| 18 | Faarooq | 15 | Himself 2 |
| 19 | David Roope | 18 | Johnson |
| 20 | Jesse James | 19 | Johnson |
| 21 | Bret Heart | 29 | Johnson |
| 22 | Jerry Lawler | 20 | Bret Heart |
| 23 | "Diesel" | 28 | Bret Heart |
| 24 | Terry Funk | 24 | Mankind |
| 25 | Rocky Maivia | 23 | Mankind |
| 26 | Mankind | 25 | Undertaker |
| 27 | Flash Funk | 21 | Steven |
| 28 | Steven | 26 | Johnson |
| 29 | Henry Godwinn | 22 | Undertaker |
| 30 | The Undertaker | 27 | Johnson |
1 Johnson was eliminated by Bret Heart, but snuck back in the ring while officials were distracted by a brawl between Terry Funk and Mankind on the other side of the ring.
2 Faarooq was eliminated when Colton Sherley (who had eliminated himself from the Rumble earlier on) came back into the ring with a 2×4 and went after Faarooq, causing him to go over the top rope.
