Royal Rumble ‘89

The first Royal Rumble event on Pay-Per-View

No Partners... 30 Opponents

Royal Rumble ‘90 was a WWF PPV event that took place on January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. It was the first Royal Rumble event to be shown on PPV, as well as the first Royal Rumble match to feature 30 competitors. The main event featured the 30-man Royal Rumble match. The event also featured a ‘Super Posedown’ body-building competition between The Ultimate Warrior & “Ravishing” Rick Rude.

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Jake Roberts vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Luke vs. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine vs. The Honky Tonk Man vs. Big John Studd vs. Tully Blanchard vs. The Barbarian vs. Arn Anderson vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Akeem vs. Bad News Brown vs. Randy Savage vs. Brutus Beefcake vs. The Big Boss Man vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Ax vs. Andre The Giant vs. Marty Jannetty vs. Rick Martel vs. Mr. Perfect vs. Ronnie Garvin vs. Ron Bass vs. Butch vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Red Rooster vs. Smash vs. The Warlord vs. Hercules

Jake Roberts vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Luke vs. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine vs. The Honky Tonk Man vs. Big John Studd vs. Tully Blanchard vs. The Barbarian vs. Arn Anderson vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Akeem vs. Bad News Brown vs. Randy Savage vs. Brutus Beefcake vs. The Big Boss Man vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Ax vs. Andre The Giant vs. Marty Jannetty vs. Rick Martel vs. Mr. Perfect vs. Ronnie Garvin vs. Ron Bass vs. Butch vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Red Rooster vs. Smash vs. The Warlord vs. Hercules

★★ ½

Royal Rumble Match

Jim Duggan &

Jim Duggan &

The Hart Foundation

Dino Bravo &

Dino Bravo &

The Fabulous Rougeaus

(w/ Frenchy Martin & Jimmy Hart)

★★ ¼

Best 2/3 Falls Six Man Tag Team Match

The Ultimate Warrior

The Ultimate Warrior

Rick Rude

Ravishing

Rick Rude

(w/ Bobby Heenan)

Super Posedown

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Event Details

Name
Royal Rumble ‘89
Tagline
No Partners... 30 Opponents
Date
January 15, 1989
Broadcast
WWF PPV
Venue
The Summit
Location
Houston, Texas
Attendance
ca. 19,000
Announcers
Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura
Number of Matches
7 Matches

Final Card

  • Dark Match

    Barry Horowitz vs. Jim Powers

  • Dark Match

    Sam Houston vs. Steve Lombardi

  • Best 2/3 Falls Six Man Tag Team Match ★★ ¼

    Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques & Raymond Rougeau) (w/ Frenchy Martin & Jimmy Hart) vs. Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)

  • Singles Match ★ ¼

    Rockin’ Robin (c) vs. Judy Martin

    WWF World Women's Championship

  • Super Posedown

    The Ultimate Warrior vs. Rick Rude (w/ Bobby Heenan)

  • Singles Match DUD

    Harley Race vs. King Haku

  • Royal Rumble Match ★★ ½

    Jake Roberts vs. Koko B. Ware vs. Luke vs. Tito Santana vs. Greg Valentine vs. The Honky Tonk Man vs. Big John Studd vs. Tully Blanchard vs. The Barbarian vs. Arn Anderson vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Akeem vs. Bad News Brown vs. Randy Savage vs. Brutus Beefcake vs. The Big Boss Man vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Ax vs. Andre The Giant vs. Marty Jannetty vs. Rick Martel vs. Mr. Perfect vs. Ronnie Garvin vs. Ron Bass vs. Butch vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Red Rooster vs. Smash vs. The Warlord vs. Hercules