Royal Rumble 1989

Royal Rumble 1989 was the second annual Royal Rumble event from the World Wrestling Federation, and the first one to be held on pay-per-view. It took place on January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas.

Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.


 * Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six Man Tag Team match: Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques & Raymond Rougeau) vs. Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)
 * Jacques pinned Bret after an aided Seated Senton. (4:22)
 * Duggan pinned Jacques after an elbow drop. (11:46)
 * Bret pinned Bravo after Duggan knocked Bravo out with his 2x4. (15:42)
 * Winner: Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation(15:42).


 * Singles match: Haku vs. Harley Race
 * Haku pinned Race.
 * Winner: Haku (9:01).


 * WWF Women’s Championship match: Rockin' Robin vs. Judy Martin
 * Robin pinned Martin after a flying crossbody from the second rope.
 * Sensational Sherri would do commentary for this matchup and challenged the winner of the match.
 * Winner: Rockin' Robin(16:24).


 * Royal Rumble Match: Akeem vs. Andre The Giant vs. Arn Anderson vs. Ax vs. Bad News Brown vs. Big John Studd vs. Brutus Beefcake vs. Butch vs. Greg Valentine vs. Hercules vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Jake Roberts vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Luke vs. Marty Jannetty vs. Mr. Perfect vs. Randy Savage vs. Rick Martel vs. Ron Bass vs. Ronnie Garvin vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Smash vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Barbarian vs. The Big Bossman vs. The Honky Tonk Man vs. The Red Rooster vs. The Warlord vs. Tito Santana vs. Tully Blanchard
 * The final two were Big John Studd and Ted DiBiase.
 * Winner: Big John Studd (1:04:53).

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.

Trivia

 * In kayfabe "The Million Dollar Man" Ted Dibiase did not like the number that he drew and therefore consulted with Slick (who managed the Big Boss Man and Akeem) to arrange for the purchase of #30.
 * Curt Hennig broke the longevity record, lasting 27:58.

External links and references

 * Official 1989 Royal Rumble website
 * Royal Rumble 1989 at CAGEMATCH.net
 * Royal Rumble 1989 at Online World of Wrestling