Royal Rumble (1991)

Royal Rumble 1991 was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 19 1991 at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida.

Results

 * Dark match: Jerry Sags defeated Sam Houston (5:25)
 * Sags pinned Houston.
 * The Rockers (Marty Jannetty and Shawn Michaels) defeated The Orient Express (Pat Tanaka and Kato) (w/Mr. Fuji) (19:15)
 * Jannetty pinned Tanaka with a roll-up.
 * The Big Boss Man defeated The Barbarian (w/Bobby Heenan) (14:15)
 * Big Boss Man pinned Barbarian after he rolled through a high crossbody.
 * Sgt. Slaughter (w/General Adnan) defeated The Ultimate Warrior to win the WWF Championship (12:47)
 * Slaughter pinned Warrior after a elbow drop after Randy Savage hit Warrior with his scepter.
 * The Mountie defeated Koko B. Ware (9:12)
 * The Mountie pinned Koko B. Ware.
 * This marked the debut of The Mountie after months of promos.
 * Ted DiBiase and Virgil defeated Dusty Rhodes and Dustin Rhodes (9:57)
 * DiBiase pinned Dusty with a roll-up.
 * After the match, DiBiase demanded that Virgil wrap the Million Dollar Belt around his waist. Virgil turned on DiBiase and hit him with the Million Dollar Belt.
 * Hulk Hogan won the 1991 Royal Rumble (1:05:17)
 * The final two participants were Hulk Hogan and Earthquake. Hogan gave Earthquake a bodyslam and a clothesline to eliminate Earthquake and achieve his second Royal Rumble win.

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

Trivia

 * The first Royal Rumble to have a WWF Championship match on the card.
 * The promotional poster of the 1991 Royal Rumble served as the inspiration for the promotional poster of the 2001 Royal Rumble which featured the top WWF Superstars in a similar format. The 1992 Royal Rumble has a poster that is strikingly similar in appearance but has a slightly different art style.
 * WWF Magazine announced André the Giant, Buddy Rose and The Honky Tonk Man as participants in the Royal Rumble. Rose and The Honky Tonk Man were no longer in the WWF by the time of the Rumble. Andre was most likely scratched due to health issues . They were replaced in the match by Tito Santana, Shane Douglas and Greg Valentine.
 * Rick Martel broke the longevity record, lasting 52:17.