WWE Royal Rumble 1989
WWE Royal Rumble 1989
Event: Royal Rumble 1989
Date: January 15th, 1989
Location: Houston, Texas
Arena: The Summit
Attendence: 19,000
Non-Televised Match: Jim Powers defeated Barry Horowitz.
Non-Televised Match: Sam Houston defeated Steve Lombardi.
Best 2 Out of 3 Falls Match: The Hart Foundation Jim Neidhart and Bret Hart and Jim Duggan defeated Dino Bravo, Jacques and Raymond Rougeau in three falls. Jacques pinned Hart. Duggan pinned Jacques. Hart pinned Bravo.
World Womens Title Match: Rockin' Robin pinned Judy Martin to retain the title.
Ultimate Warrior beat Rick Rude in a posedown.
King of the Ring Match: Haku pinned Harley Race.
Royal Rumble Match: John Studd won the Royal Rumble. Wrestlers included Akeem, Arn Anderson, Andre the Giant, The Barbarian, Ron Bass, Brutus Beefcake, Big Boss Man, Tully Blanchard, Bad News Brown, Demolition Axe and Smash, Ted DiBiase, Ronnie Garvin, Mr. Perfect, Hercules, Hulk Hogan, Honkytonk Man, Marty Jannetty, Rick Martel, Shawn Michaels, Butch Miller, Red Rooster, Jake Roberts, Tito Santana, Randy Savage, Greg Valentine, Koko B. Ware, Warlord, and Luke Williams.
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