

WWE Royal Rumble 1989
2 hours 35 minutes1989-01-15
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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

John Minton
Big John Studd

Ted DiBiase Sr.
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan

Randy Poffo
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage

André Roussimoff
André the Giant

Bill Eadie
Demolition Ax

Barry Darsow
Demolition Smash

Curt Hennig
Mr. Perfect

Roger Barnes
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin

John Wisniski Jr.
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Aurelian Smith Jr.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Ron Heard
"Outlaw" Ron Bass

Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels

Robert Miller
Butch Miller

Wayne Farris
The Honky Tonk Man

Merced Solis
Tito Santana

Allen Coage
Bad News Brown

Frederick Jannetty
Marty Jannetty

Martin Lunde
Arn Anderson

Tully Blanchard
Tully Blanchard

Brian Wickens
Luke Williams

James Ware
"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Terry Szopinski
The Warlord

Ray Traylor
The Big Boss Man

George Gray
Akeem

Ed Leslie
Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

Paul Taylor
The Red Rooster

Sione Vailahi
The Barbarian

Ray Fernandez
The Mighty Hercules

Rick Vigneault
Rick Martel

Jim Hellwig
The Ultimate Warrior

Rick Rood
"Ravishing" Rick Rude

Tonga Fifita
"King" Haku

Harley Race
Harley Race

Robin Smith
Rockin' Robin

Judy Hardee
Judy Martin

Jim Duggan
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Bret Hart
Bret "The Hitman" Hart

Jim Neidhart
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Jacques Rougeau
Jacques Rougeau

Raymond Rougeau
Raymond Rougeau

Adolfo Bresciano
Dino Bravo

Jimmy Hart
Jimmy Hart (Manager)

Ray Heenan
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
