Stone cold steve austin is the most successful rumble participant, having won the match three times. Lets journey back in time and take a look at the controversial win by stone cold steve austin in the 1997 royal rumble. Also, in an era where wrestling matches in the wwf rarely went longer than 15 minutes, bret hart and jake roberts lasting more than 20, with hart finally eliminated after 25 minutes and. The second annual royal rumble features 30 top wwf stars. Royal rumble 2007 20 redo royal rumble 2007 2018 redo royal rumble 2008 original. From 2001 to 2007, the royal rumble match winner had gone on to win a world. Why tommy merlyn was killed off after just one season. Wwe smackdown vs raw 2007 season mode part 10 get pedigreed sir duration. Royal rumble 2007 was the twentieth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by world wrestling entertainment wwe. Royal rumble 1998 was the eleventh annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. With mark calaway, shawn michaels, john cena, eddie fatu. The royal rumble is an annual gimmick payperview, produced every january by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe since 1988. On the january 5, 1997 episode of wwf superstars, the undertaker attacked vaders manager, jim. It took place on january 19, 1997, from the alamodome in san antonio, texas.
Wwe smackdown vs raw 2005 season mode ep 6 royal rumble duration. Royal rumble 1996 was the ninth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf. Reviews from across the pond wwf royal rumble 1997 wwf royal rumble 1997 in the past few weeks on shotgun weve seen buildup for hhhgoldust, ahmed johnsonfaarooq, and the 1997 royal rumble. He was declared winner of the 1997 royal rumble and given a title shot at wrestlemania xiii. The royal rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced every january since 1988 by. Here is a full breakdown of the timing for the 1997 royal rumble. Royal rumble 1997 intercontinental champion triple h def. The mens royal rumble match is usually located at the top of the card, though there have been exceptions, such as the 1988, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 20, and 2018 events. Steve austin, bret hart, mankind, the rock, and more clash in the royal rumble with the winner going to wrestlemania for a wwe title match. Royal rumble is one of wwes biggest pay per views of the year, and this volume featuring the editions from 2003 to 2007 shows exactly why. Match ratings listed above are from dave meltzers highly respected wrestling observer newsletter. Wwe smackdown vs raw 2007 season mode part 9 royal rumble. Sid new wwe champion stone cold steve austin last eliminates bret hart to win the royal rumble match. Wwe royal rumble 2007 dvd, 2007 for sale online ebay.
Technically, the final four for the 1997 royal rumble are. The royal rumble is a professional wrestling event, produced by professional wrestling. This is drunk royal rumble 1997 by swoggle squad on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Dave meltzers personal rating of all royal rumble matches. Bret hart, undertaker, vader and diesel, but austin realizing no referee saw the elimination, sneaks back in and eliminates both. This volume features some great royal rumble matches, including two epic showdowns at the end of the 2005 and 2007 rumble matches. The undertaker wwe ppv opponents quiz by pipebomb69. Royal rumble 1997 was the tenth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview. This marked the first time that the new ecw brand participated in the royal rumble match. With the royal rumble only weeks away, anticipation is building for what is arguably. It is named after the royal rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants.
Royal rumble 1997, stone cold steve austin, sun jan 19,1997, alamodome. Wwe smackdown vs raw 2007 30 man royal rumble match. Wwf royal rumble 97 at alamodome wrestling results. Wwe royal rumble 1997 match time and statistics cageside seats. Royal rumble 1997 20 redo royal rumble 1997 2017 redo royal rumble 1998 original. Everybody knows the royal rumble is the wrestling event of the calendar year. Wwe royal rumble 1997 oww online world of wrestling.
The netcop retro rant for royal rumble 1997 i will refrain from commentating overly on the vince russo thing until i can make a proper column on the subject. Real reason why brock lesnar is number 1 in wwe royal rumble 2020. It took place on january 21, 1996 at the selland arena in fresno, california. The 1997 royal rumble came at the wwfs lowest point. Royal rumble 1997 was the tenth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview ppv event produced by the world wrestling federation wwf, now wwe. The 30 best wrestling games in the virtual royal rumble. Wwe royal rumble 2007 the royal rumble match full length part 12 hq thekinganirbantv. Royal rumble 1997 ppv w preshow royal rumble 1998 ppv w preshow royal rumble 1999 home video royal rumble 2000 home video royal rumble 2001 home video royal rumble 2002 home video royal rumble 2003 dvd version royal rumble 2004 dvd version royal rumble 2005 ppv royal rumble 2006 ppv royal rumble 2007dvd version royal. The overthetoprope affair in which a new participant enters at different intervals has been a wwe staple since hacksaw. I always found it to be an interesting nugget in wwe history and held on to it until the rumble season. Bucks 1996 7210 season scottie pippen street street street. The royal rumble match is a professional wrestling match based on the classic battle royal. Two start, and a new one is introduced every 2 minutes.
When using information on this site, please include a link to this page or the homepage. John bradshaw layfield made a reference to hickenbottom being a season ticket holder during the 2007 royal rumble. Royal rumble match stone cold steve austin eliminated bret hitman hart to win the royal rumble. Squaredcircle submitted 2 years ago by cabbius smackin down the womens division i was looking for something to watch tonight and figured id watch one of the better or way worse rumble matches. After being sidelined with a torn pectoral in october 2007, it looked like john cena would miss a year of action. The forgotten first wwe royal rumble camel clutch blog. It is one of the promotions original four payperviews, along with wrestlemania, summerslam, and survivor series, later dubbed the big four. June 1, 2010 season 1 finale nxt september 28, 2010. Its been 20 years since stone cold steve austin won the first of his. With shawn michaels, sid eudy, steve austin, bret hart. Nxt december 7, 2010 season 4 premiere nxt december 14, 2010. The main event was the undertaker versus bret hart for the wwf championship.
Featured matches on the undercard were the 1996 royal rumble match which was won. Reviews from across the pond wwf royal rumble 1997. The attendance of 60,477 is the highest recorded in the royal rumbles history. Meltzer wrote about the rumble in a 2012 edition of the wrestling observer.
Hacksaw jim duggan becoming the first royal rumble winner is a crowning accomplishment in itself. Triple h wwe ppvnetwork event opponents quiz by jrock826. Even though there have been 31 royal rumble shows, the list features 38 names. Mike tyson to appear on aew dynamite may 27th episode. The main event was between shawn michaels and sycho sid for the wwf world heavyweight championship. A 7man royal rumble took place on the january 22, 2007 episode of raw. The royal rumble match traditionally involves 30 wrestlers and usually lasts an hour the 2011 edition had a 40man field. Dave meltzers personal rating of all royal rumble matches self. Wwe royal rumble 2007 the royal rumble match full length part 22 hq. The rattlesnake won his first rumble in 1997 by lastly eliminating bret hart. Bucks 1996 in chicago 7210 season scottie pippen street street street. The greatest royal rumble the only edition to have a 50man field was the longest, lasting one hour and 17 minutes of a fivehour payperview event while the first televised rumble match in 1988 involved only 20 men and lasted 33 minutes of the twohour broadcast. Wwe svr 2007 season mode all cutscenes full movie xbox 360 1080p. The royal rumble is one of the biggest events for wwe, so we take a look at the very best in the.
On june 10, 1996, wwf monday night raw had eked out a. Wwes royal rumble 2007 was filmed in miami in january of 2006 and stars some of the favorite heroes of raw and smackdown. See boogeyman, edge, kurt angle, kid kash, and plenty of other hardcore wrestlers in a series of matches. Meet every wwe royal rumble winner, including newest winner roman reigns. In march 2007, wwe released a complete dvd box set titled royal rumble. The royal rumble 2007 was released on dvd on february 27, 2007 and was distributed by wwe. Wwf royal rumble 1998 events database cagematch the. Royal rumble was the tenth annual royal rumble professional wrestling payperview event produced by the world wrestling federation. Suffice it to say, i told you so, and everyone who flamed me for my thats sports entertainment column back in october where i said that this exact situation would come about can. Referees didnt see steve austin being thrown out of the ring near the end of the match, and he intelligently slipped back in and continued to fight. He was raised as a roman catholic, but became a nondenominational christian under the influence of his wife rebecca. Stone cold steve austin was able to reenter the ring in this way and win the 1997 match. The tenth annual royal rumble battle royale, with the winner to recieve a wwf title shot at wrestlemania xiii, wwf title.
120 255 975 556 91 1536 757 1292 652 972 311 1522 177 1265 750 764 313 598 451 871 731 1524 716 79 1408 1127 1199 627 221 435 410 567 941