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The 1996 Royal Rumble was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on January 21, 1996, at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California .
Smith entered the Royal Rumble on January 21, 1996, where he made it to the final four before being eliminated by Michaels. [50] On 18 February at In Your House 6, he lost to Yokozuna by disqualification after Vader interfered. [51] At WrestleMania XII on 31 March, he teamed with Vader and Owen Hart to defeat Yokozuna, Ahmed Johnson, and Jake ...
The Headhunters debuted in the World Wrestling Federation on January 21, 1996, at the WWF Royal Rumble, renamed "The Squat Team". Identified as "Squat Team #1" and "Squat Team #2" respectively, the Headhunters took part in the Royal Rumble match , but were both eliminated, with Yokozuna eliminating Team #2 after 24 seconds and Vader eliminating ...
January 21, 1996: Royal Rumble: Fresno, CA: 1 71: 63 WWE recognizes Goldust's reign as ending on March 25, 1996. [47] — Vacated: April 1, 1996 [47] Raw: San Bernardino, CA — — — Held up when a title defense against Savio Vega ended in a no contest. Aired on tape delay on April 15, 1996. [48] [49] 38 Goldust: April 1, 1996: Raw: San ...
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]
The WWE announced on Monday that the Royal Rumble, one of the marquee premium live events the company holds, will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in 2026.. The Royal Rumble event has primarily ...
Royal Rumble (1996) S. SummerSlam (1996) Survivor Series (1996) W. WrestleMania XII This page was last edited on 22 September 2020, at 00:32 (UTC). Text is available ...
In January 1996, Diesel competed in the Royal Rumble, entering at number 22. Diesel was the last man to be eliminated from the Royal Rumble, being superkicked over the top rope by the winner, Shawn Michaels. Following the match, Diesel teased attacking Michaels before instead giving him a high five.