IWF Royal Rumble (1990)
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| Royal Rumble (1990) | ||
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| 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 Brandon (McDonald's)The Big Boss Brandon, and The Bushwhackers versus The Fabulous Rougeaus.
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Background
The Bushwhackers (Butch and Luke) made their IWF debut in Madison Square Garden on December 30, 1988, defeating The Bolsheviks (Nikolai Volkoff and Boris Zhukov). They got involved in a feud with The Bolsheviks, which was to be settled at WrestleMania V. Bolsheviks missed the event, however, so they were replaced by The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques and Raymond), whom Bushwhackers beat. Bushwhackers and Rougeaus continued to feud with each other for the rest of the year, culminating in a tag team match at Royal Rumble 1990.
Greg Valentine and Ronnie Garvin had been feuding since a match on December 30, 1988 in Madison Square Garden (MSG) which Valentine won by grabbing the tights for leverage. On the April 22, 1989 episode of Superstars, Garvin defeated Valentine in a match. On the following edition of Superstars, they both faced each other in a retirement match where the loser could not wrestle anymore in WWF. Valentine won the match, sending Garvin into retirement. During this time, he disqualified his rival Valentine in a match against Jimmy Snuka and was suspended after the match. Valentine was so irate that he demanded for Garvin to be re-instated as a professional wrestler and his request was accepted. At Survivor Series, they both battled in a match on opposing teams.
All the other wrestlers in International Wrestling Federation were prepared to participate in the 1990 Royal Rumble match. Many tag team wrestlers, mid-card wrestlers and main event wrestlers chose their entry numbers to participate in this matchup. IWF Champion Hulk Hogan also signed to participate in the match as well as other champions also signed.
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 (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) and The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques & 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 Hart grabbed Luke's foot. Luke pulled Hart 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.
The second match was between Brutus Beefcake and The Genius. Genius became serious as the bell rang and he hit Beefcake with an eye rake. Beefcake got up and hit Genius an inverted atomic drop. Genius went down to the floor to recover. As he got back into the ring, he pounded on Beefcake but missed a charge. Beefcake hit Genius an Irish whip. Genius went to the floor but came back into the ring with a dropkick for a near-fall. A crucifix pin on Beefcake got another near-fall for Genius. Beefcake nailed Genius back and applied a Barber's Chair but Genius elbowed out of it. Genius applied a headlock but Beefcake pushed him into the referee. Genius tried to hit an Irish whip on Beefcake but Beefcake reversed it into a Barber's Chair. Genius fell to the mat, but the referee was knocked out, so Beefcake could not be awarded with the win. He got his scissors and tried to cut Genius' hair with it, until Mr. Perfect came out and hit Beefcake with a Perfectplex. The referee got up and disqualified both Beefcake and Genius. Perfect brought a chair into the ring and nailed Beefcake in the ribs with it.
Main event matches
The third match was an Submission match between Ronnie Garvin and Greg Valentine. Garvin began hitting Valentine with chops. Valentine hit a headbutt low blow on Garvin. They both exchanged blows with each other before Garvin went for a piledriver but Valentine backdropped out of it. Valentine used a Heart Breaker on Garvin and went for a figure four leglock but Garvin kicked out of it. Garvin did a roll-up but due to pinfalls were not counted in this match. Valentine hit an elbow drop on Garvin and applied the figure four leglock. Valentine hit a Canadian backbreaker rack but Garvin didn't submit. Valentine hit another elbow drop and went for the figure four leglock again but Garvin kicked out and chopped him in the corner. Garvin applied the Indian deathlock on Valentine but Valentine caught the ropes. They battled each other on the floor where Garvin went for a piledriver but Valentine backdropped out of it. In the ring, Garvin reversed an Irish whip but missed a charge. Valentine applied Garvin's submission maneuver, Hammer Jammer on Garvin. Valentine pounded in the corner. Garvin fell near Valentine's manager Jimmy Heart. Valentine applied the figure four leglock on Garvin. Garvin released the hold but Valentine went for another figure four leglock, but Garvin blocked it with an inside cradle. Garvin slammed Valentine down on the mat. He untied the Heart Breaker but Valentine pulled him outside the ring. Garvin tied Valentine in the ropes and Hart tried to untangle him but got pulled by Garvin. Garvin threatened Heart with the Heart Breaker but instead hit Valentine with it and applied the Hammer Jammer on Valentine, who submitted.
| Role: | Name: |
|---|---|
| Commentator | Tony Schiavone |
| Jesse Ventura | |
| Interviewer | "Mean" Gene Okerlund |
| Sean Mooney | |
| Ring announcer | Howard Finkel |
| Official | Tony Garea |
| Pat Patterson | |
| Referees | Danny Davis |
| Earl Hebner | |
| Joey Marella | |
| Cody Stevens |
Aftermath
Roddy Piper and Bad News Brown's encounter in the Royal Rumble match led to a one-on-one match between the two at WrestleMania VI, which resulted in a double countout. Demolition (Ax and Smash) and Colossal Connection (André the Giant and Haku) also began a feud with each other for the Colossal Connection's IWF Tag Team Championship due to their encounter in their Royal Rumble match. It led to a tag team title match at WrestleMania, where Demolition defeated André and Haku to win the titles. The main event featured a title vs. title match as IWF Champion Hulk Hogan took on IWF Intercontinental Champion The Ultimate Warrior for both men's titles. Warrior won the match, winning the IWF Championship and then he vacated the Intercontinental Championship, leading it to be decided in a tournament, won by Mr. Perfect.
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 |
| 2 | Brutus Beefcake fought The Genius to a double disqualification | Singles match |
| 3 | Ronnie Garvin defeated Greg Valentine (with Jimmy Heart) | Submission 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 | Koko B. Ware | 1 | Johnson |
| 3 | Marty Jannetty | 2 | Johnson |
| 4 | John Chart, Jr.Jake Roberts | 3 | Savage |
| 5 | Brady Savage | 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 | Haku | 20 | Hogan |
| 15 | Smash | 16 | Haku |
| 16 | Akeem | 11 | Snuka |
| 17 | Jimmy Snuka | 19 | Hogan |
| 18 | Dino Bravo | 15 | Warrior |
| 19 | Earthquake | 14 | Snuka, Smash, Haku, Johnson and Furlong |
| 20 | Jim Furlong | 17 | Johnson, Martel and The Warrior |
| 21 | The Ultimate Warrior | 25 | Hogan |
| 22 | Rick Martel | 24 | The Warrior |
| 23 | Tito Santana | 21 | The Warrior |
| 24 | The Honky Tonk Man | 22 | Hogan |
| 25 | Hulk Hogan | - | Winner |
| 26 | Shawn Michaels | 23 | The Warrior |
| 27 | The Barbarian | 26 | Hercules |
| 28 | Rick Rude | 28 | Hogan, and Perfect |
| 29 | Hercules | 27 | Rude |
| 30 | Mr. Perfect | 29 | Hogan |
