WWE Royal Rumble 1997
WWE Royal Rumble 1997
Event: Royal Rumble 1997
Date: January 21st, 1997
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Arena: The AlamoDome
Attendence: 60,525
Free-For-all Match: Venum and Perro Aguayo, Jr. defeated Maniaco and Mosco de la Merced.
Free-For-all Match: Octagon, Blue Demon Jr., and Tinieblas Jr. defeated Heavy Metal, Avismo Negro, and Histeria.
Free-For-all Match: Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. and La Parkita defeated Mini Mankind and Mini Vader when Sagrada pinned Vader.
Intercontinental Heavyweight Title Match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned Goldust to retain the title.
Ahmed Johnson defeated Farooq by Disqualification.
Vader pinned Undertaker.
Hector Garza, Perro Aguayo, and El Canek defeated Jerry Estrada, Heavy Metal, and Fuerza Guerrera when Aguayo pinned Metal.
Royal Rumble Match: Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble. Wrestlers included in the match were: Cibernetico, Crush, Diesel II, Farooq, Flash Funk, Terry Funk, Goldust, Henry and Phinneus Godwinn, Bart Gunn, Bret Hart, Owen Hart, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jesse Jammes, Ahmed Johnson, Latin Lover, Jerry Lawler, Rocky Maivia, Mankind, Marc Mero, Mil Mascaras, Pierroth Jr, Razor Ramon II, Jake Roberts, Davey Smith, The Sultan, The Undertaker, Vader, and Savio Vega.
World Heavyweight Title Match: Shawn Michaels pinned Sycho Sid to win the title.
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