WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Vince McMahon1989-01-15
No Partners... 30 Opponents
5.5
155 min
The 1989 WWE Royal Rumble was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by 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. The main event was the 1989 Royal Rumble match won by Big John Studd, who last eliminated Ted DiBiase to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan and The Hart Foundation versus Dino Bravo and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Rockin' Robin versus Judy Martin for the WWE Women's Championship and "King" Haku versus Harley Race.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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John Minton | Big John Studd | Unowned |
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Ted DiBiase Sr. | "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase | Unowned |
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Bill Eadie | Demolition Ax | Unowned |
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Barry Darsow | Demolition Smash | Unowned |
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André Roussimoff | André the Giant | Unowned |
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Curt Hennig | Mr. Perfect | Unowned |
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Roger Barnes | "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin | Unowned |
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John Wisniski Jr. | Greg "The Hammer" Valentine | Unowned |
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Aurelian Smith Jr. | Jake "The Snake" Roberts | Unowned |
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Ron Heard | "Outlaw" Ron Bass | Unowned |
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Michael Hickenbottom | Shawn Michaels | Unowned |
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Robert Miller | Butch Miller | Unowned |
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Wayne Farris | The Honky Tonk Man | Unowned |
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Merced Solis | Tito Santana | Unowned |
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Allen Coage | Bad News Brown | Unowned |
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Frederick Jannetty | Marty Jannetty | Unowned |
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Randy Poffo | "The Macho Man" Randy Savage | Unowned |
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Martin Lunde | Arn Anderson | Unowned |
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Tully Blanchard | Tully Blanchard | Unowned |
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Hulk Hogan | Hulk Hogan | Unowned |
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Brian Wickens | Luke Williams | Unowned |
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James Ware | "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware | Unowned |
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Terry Szopinski | The Warlord | Unowned |
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Ray Traylor | The Big Boss Man | Unowned |
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George Gray | Akeem | Unowned |
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Ed Leslie | Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake | Unowned |
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Paul Taylor | The Red Rooster | Unowned |
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Sione Vailahi | The Barbarian | Unowned |
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Ray Fernandez | The Mighty Hercules | Unowned |
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Rick Vigneault | Rick Martel | Unowned |
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Jim Hellwig | The Ultimate Warrior | Unowned |
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Rick Rood | "Ravishing" Rick Rude | Unowned |
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Tonga Fifita | "King" Haku | Unowned |
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Harley Race | Harley Race | Unowned |
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Robin Smith | Rockin' Robin | Unowned |
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Judy Hardee | Judy Martin | Unowned |
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Jim Duggan | "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan | Unowned |
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Bret Hart | Bret "The Hitman" Hart | Unowned |
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Jim Neidhart | Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart | Unowned |
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Jacques Rougeau | Jacques Rougeau | Unowned |
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Raymond Rougeau | Raymond Rougeau | Unowned |
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Adolfo Bresciano | Dino Bravo | Unowned |
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Jimmy Hart | Jimmy Hart (Manager) | Unowned |
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Ray Heenan | Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) | Unowned |
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Jean Gagné | Frenchy Martin (Manager) | Unowned |