Royal Rumble (1996)

Royal Rumble (1996)
Tagline(s)You've been Warned!
Information
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
DateJanuary 21, 1996 (1996-01-21)
Attendance9,600[1]
VenueSelland Arena
CityFresno, California
Pay-per-view chronology
In Your House 5 Royal Rumble (1996) In Your House 6
Royal Rumble chronology
Royal Rumble (1995) Royal Rumble (1996) Royal Rumble (1997)

Royal Rumble (1996) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event made by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. It was the ninth Royal Rumble event held by the WWF.

Background

As is the case every year since the event's beginning, the event featured the 30-man over-the-top-rope battle royal, also known as the Royal Rumble match. The match started with two wrestlers and a new one was added every 90 seconds. To eliminate an opposing wrestler he must be thrown over the top rope and have both his two feet hit the floor, this continued until there was only one man left, who was named the winner. The winner received a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania XII. The match was won by Shawn Michaels, who became the second man after Hulk Hogan to win it two years in a row. The main event saw The Undertaker defeat Bret Hart in a WWF Championship match via disqualification after interference from Diesel. Therefore Hart remained the WWF Champion.

Results

No. Results Stipulations Times[1]
1F Duke Droese defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley by disqualification Singles match for entry #30 in the Royal Rumble match 6:25
2 Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification Singles match 6:40
3 The Smoking Gunns (Bart and Billy Gunn) (c) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (with Sunny) Tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 11:14
4 Goldust (with Marlena) defeated Razor Ramon (c) Singles match for the WWF Intercontinental Championship 14:17
5 Shawn Michaels won by last eliminating Diesel 30-man Royal Rumble match for a WWF Championship match at WrestleMania XII 58:49
6 The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Bret Hart (c) by disqualification Singles match for the WWF Championship 28:31
  • (c) – is the champion(s) going into the match
  • F – This match aired before the pay-per-view on Free for All

Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.

  – Winner

Draw[2] Entrant[2] Order[2] Eliminated by[2] Time Eliminations
1 Hunter Hearst Helmsley 19 Diesel 48:04 1
2 Henry O. Godwinn 2 Jake Roberts 16:24 0
3 Bob Backlund 1 Yokozuna 12:22 0
4 Jerry Lawler 16 Shawn Michaels 36:02 0
5 Bob Holly 18 The Ringmaster 39:35 0
6 King Mabel 3 Yokozuna 12:14 0
7 Jake Roberts 6 Vader 14:39 2
8 Dory Funk Jr. 5 Savio Vega 10:53 0
9 Yokozuna 11 Shawn Michaels 19:14 3
10 1-2-3 Kid 13 15:40 0
11 Takao Omori 4 Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Jake Roberts 02:48 0
12 Savio Vega 10 Vader 12:28 1
13 Vader 12 Shawn Michaels 11:04 4
14 Doug Gilbert 7 Vader 02:59 0
15 Squat Team #1 8 01:11 0
16 Squat Team #2 9 Yokozuna 00:24 0
17 Owen Hart 21 Diesel and Shawn Michaels 20:43 2
18 Shawn Michaels - Winner 26:10 8
19 Hakushi 14 Owen Hart 01:53 0
20 Tatanka 17 Diesel 04:09 1
21 Aldo Montoya 15 Tatanka 01:52 0
22 Diesel 29 Shawn Michaels 17:51 5
23 Kama 28 Diesel 15:57 1
24 The Ringmaster 23 Fatu 10:57 1
25 Barry Horowitz 20 Owen Hart 04:15 0
26 Fatu 24 Isaac Yankem, DDS 07:07 1
27 Isaac Yankem, DDS 25 Shawn Michaels 07:05 1
28 Marty Jannetty 22 The British Bulldog 02:35 0
29 The British Bulldog 27 Shawn Michaels 03:39 1
30 Duke Droese 26 Diesel and Kama 01:10 0

References

  1. 1 2 "Royal Rumble 1996 results". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 2008-03-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Shawn Michaels (spot No. 18) wins the Royal Rumble Match". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved March 18, 2011.

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