Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The 1991 Royal Rumble was the fourth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on Saturday January 19, 1991, at the Miami Arena in Miami, Florida .
Another feat is while the Royal Rumble was introduced in 1988, it wasn't until 1993 that the winner received a championship opportunity at WrestleMania. ... 1991: Hulk Hogan (second win) 1992: Ric ...
The Royal Rumble match was created by wrestler and WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson and the event was established by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). After the match was first tested at a house show in October 1987, [1] the first Royal Rumble event took place on January 24, 1988, and was broadcast live as a television special on the USA Network. [2]
A 30-man Royal Rumble on January 17, 1994, at Madison Square Garden was won by Owen Hart, last eliminating Fatu. An 18-man Royal Rumble match took place on May 9, 1994, in Osaka, Japan and was won by The Undertaker, last eliminating Bam Bam Bigelow. There was a tag team Royal Rumble on the June 15, 1998 episode of Raw.
Hogan's clean pin fall loss signaled the end of an era. However, Hogan remained with the WWF for the next three years, winning the title another three times. After WrestleMania VI, Hogan started appearing with less frequency in WWF events, with Warrior taking most of the main-event spots for the rest of 1990 and up until the 1991 Royal Rumble.
The event's main featured match is a battle royal-type match, also titled the Royal Rumble. It is regarded as one of the "Big Four", as along with WrestleMania , SummerSlam and Survivor Series , as it was one of the original four annual WWE pay-per-views.
The secret word is... arrested. On July 26, 1991, undercover detectives from the Sarasota County Sheriff's department raided the South Trail Cinema — an adult movie theater located in Sarasota, Fla.
Houston defeated Steve Lombardi in the dark match at the 1989 Royal Rumble but was unable to move past lower-level competition. On the February 11th edition of WWF Superstars he lost to The Honky Tonk Man in less than two minutes. [7] After this Houston wrestled primarily on house shows, facing Barry Windham and The Genius.