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FROM: Hamilton, Ontario
DATE: January 24, 1988
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.5
MEAN MATCH RATING: **½
PEAK MATCH RATING: ***½
ATTENDANCE: 16,200
TV RATING: 8.2
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 20-man Royal Rumble and Hulk Hogan v. Andre the Giant, contract signing |
- Ricky Steamboat d. Rick Rude (DQ, 17:40, *)
- Itsuki Yamazaki & Noriyo Tateno d. Women's tag team champions Judy Martin & Leilani Kai in a 2/3 falls match (13:56, ***½)
· Martin & Kai d. Jumping Bomb Angels — Martin powerbomb - pin Yamazaki (6:11)
· Jumping Bomb Angels d. Martin & Kai — Yamazaki sunset flip - pin Kai (8:05)
· Jumping Bomb Angels d. Martin & Kai — Tateno double missile dropkick - pin Martin
- Jim Duggan won the 20-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating The One Man Gang (33:23, ***½)
- Haku & Tama d. Jim Powers & Paul Roma in a 2/3 falls match (15:28, **)
· Islanders d. Young Stallions (COR, 7:53)
· Islanders d. Young Stallions — Haku half crab - submission Roma
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FROM: Houston, TX
DATE: January 15, 1989
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.81
MEAN MATCH RATING: **¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: ***
ATTENDANCE: 19,000
BUYRATE: 1.5
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble |
- Jim Duggan, Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart d. Dino Bravo, Jacques & Raymond Rougeau in a six-man 2/3 falls match (15:42, **½)
· Bravo & Rougeaus d. Duggan & Hart Foundation — Raymond pins Bret (4:22)
· Duggan & Hart Foundation d. Bravo & Rougeaus — Duggan elbowdrop - pin Raymond (11:46)
· Duggan & Hart Foundation d. Bravo & Rougeaus — Bret pins Bravo
- WWF Women's champion Rockin' Robin d. Judy Martin, second rope bodypress — pin (6:24, **¾)
- King Haku d. Harley Race in a Crown match, thrust kick — pin (9:01, ***)
- Big John Studd won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Ted Dibiase (63:16, ***)
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FROM: Orlando, FL
DATE: January 21, 1990
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.75
MEAN MATCH RATING: *¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****
ATTENDANCE: 16,000
BUYRATE: 2.0
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble |
- Bushwhacker Luke & Butch d. Jacques & Raymond Rougeau — Butch battering ram - pin Jacques (13:35, DUD)
- Brutus Beefcake draws with The Genius — outside interference (DDQ, 11:03, DUD)
- Ronnie Garvin d. Greg Valentine in a submission match, sharpshooter — submission (16:52, **¼)
- Jim Duggan d. Big Bossman (DQ, 10:23, **½)
- Hulk Hogan won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Mr. Perfect (58:43, ****)
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FROM: Miami, FL
DATE: January 19, 1991
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.5
MEAN MATCH RATING: **½
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****
ATTENDANCE: 16,000
BUYRATE: 3.1
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and Sgt. Slaughter v. The Ultimate Warrior |
- Shawn Michaels & Marty Jannetty d. Tanaka & Kato — Jannetty sunset flip - pin Tanaka (19:14, ****)
- Big Bossman d. The Barbarian, top rope crossbody-reversal — pin (10:06, **½)
- Sgt. Slaughter d. WWF champion The Ultimate Warrior, elbowdrop — pin (12:46, *)
- Ted Dibiase & Virgil d. Dusty & Dustin Rhodes — Dibiase rollup - pin Dusty (9:58, **)
- Hulk Hogan won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Earthquake (65:15, ***)
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FROM: Albany, NY
DATE: January 19, 1992
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2
MEAN MATCH RATING: **
PEAK MATCH RATING: *****
ATTENDANCE: 17,000
BUYRATE: 1.8
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble |
- Owen Hart & Jim Neidhart d. Tanaka & Kato — Hart Rocket launcher - pin Kato (17:17, ***)
- Roddy Piper d. Intercontinental champion The Mountie, sleeper — submission (5:20, *½)
- Blake & Beau Beverly d. Bushwhacker Luke & Butch — Beau top rope axehandle - pin Luke (14:56, DUD)
- Earthquake & Typhoon d. WWF tag team champions Road Warrior Hawk & Animal (COR, 9:22, ½*)
- Ric Flair won the 30-man Royal Rumble match to win the vacant WWF Title — last eliminating Sid Justice (62:02, *****)
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FROM: Sacramento, CA
DATE: January 24, 1993
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.95
MEAN MATCH RATING: **
PEAK MATCH RATING: ***¼
ATTENDANCE: 16,000
BUYRATE: 1.25
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and Bret Hart v. Razor Ramon |
- Rick & Scott Steiner d. Blake & Beau Beverly — Scott frankensteiner - pin Blake (10:45, ½*)
- Intercontinental champion Shawn Michaels d. Marty Jannetty, superkick — pin (14:20, ***¼)
- Bam Bam Bigelow d. Big Bossman, top rope headbutt — pin (10:09, DUD)
- WWF champion Bret Hart d. Razor Ramon, Sharpshooter — submission (17:59, ***)
- Yokozuna won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Randy Savage (66:35, ***)
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FROM: Providence, RI
DATE: January 22, 1994
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.05
MEAN MATCH RATING: *
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****
ATTENDANCE: 14,500
BUYRATE: 0.9
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and Yokozuna v. The Undertaker, Casket |
- Tatanka d. Bam Bam Bigelow, top rope bodypress — pin (8:10, *)
- WWF tag team champions Jacques & Pierre d. Bret & Owen Hart — ref stoppage (16:44, ****)
- Intercontinental champion Razor Ramon d. IRS, Razor's Edge out of the corner — pin (11:44, ¾*)
- WWF champion Yokozuna d. The Undertaker in a casket match (14:19, -****)
- Bret Hart & Lex Luger co-won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Shawn Michaels and Fatu respectively (55:25, ***½)
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FROM: Tampa, FL
DATE: January 22, 1995
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.58
MEAN MATCH RATING: **½
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****
ATTENDANCE: 10,000
BUYRATE: 1.0
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, celebrity guest: Pamela Anderson and Diesel v. Bret Hart |
- Jeff Jarrett d. Intercontinental champion Razor Ramon — outside interference (COR, 11:44, **½)
· Jeff Jarrett d. Intercontinental champion Razor Ramon, inside cradle — pin (6:18, **)
- The Undertaker d. IRS, chokeslam — pin (10:45, ¼*)
- WWF champion Diesel draws with Bret Hart — outside interference (DDQ, 27:21, ****)
- Bob Holly & The 1-2-3 Kid d. Bam Bam Bigelow & Tatanka in the WWF tag team title finals — Kid avoiding a moonsault - pin Bigelow (15:44, ***¼)
- Shawn Michaels won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating The British Bulldog (38:39, ***½)
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FROM: Fresno, CA
DATE: January 21, 1996
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.67
MEAN MATCH RATING: *¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: **½
ATTENDANCE: 9,600
BUYRATE: 1.1
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and The Undertaker v. Bret Hart |
- Duke Drose d. Hunter Hearst Helmsley in the Free-For-All match — reverse decision (DQ, 6:26, *½)
- Ahmed Johnson d. Jeff Jarrett (DQ, 6:37, **)
- WWF tag team champions Billy & Bart Gunn d. Bodydonna Skip & Zip — Bart rollup - pin Zip (11:14, **½)
- Goldust d. Intercontinental champion Razor Ramon, outside interference — pin (14:15, DUD)
- Shawn Michaels won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Diesel (58:50, **½)
- The Undertaker d. WWF champion Bret Hart — outside interference (DQ, 28:28, *½)
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FROM: San Antonio, TX
DATE: January 19, 1997
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.29
MEAN MATCH RATING: *¼
PEAK MATCH RATING: **½
ATTENDANCE: 60,525
BUYRATE: 0.7
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and Shawn Michaels v. Sycho Sid |
- Intercontinental champion Hunter Hearst Helmsley d. Goldust, Pedigree — pin (16:45, ¼*)
- Ahmed Johnson d. Faarooq — outside interference (DQ, 8:45, ½*)
- Vader d. The Undertaker, Vaderbomb — pin (13:17, *½)
- Perro Aguayo, Canek & Hector Garza d. Fuerza Guerrera, Heavy Metal & Jerry Estrada in a six-man tag team match — Aguayo double stomp - pin Metal (10:56, ½*)
- Steve Austin won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — illegally eliminating Vader, The Undertaker & Bret Hart (50:26, **½)
- Shawn Michaels d. WWF champion Sycho Sid, Sweet Chin Music — pin (13:52, **½)
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FROM: San Jose, CA
DATE: January 18, 1998
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.5
MEAN MATCH RATING: *½
PEAK MATCH RATING: ***½
ATTENDANCE: 18,542
BUYRATE: 0.97
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, celebrity guest: Mike Tyson and Shawn Michaels v. The Undertaker, Casket |
- Vader d. The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust, Vaderbomb — pin (7:50, ½*)
- Intercontinental champion The Rock d. Ken Shamrock — reverse decision (DQ, 10:55, *½)
- Road Warrior Hawk & Animal d. WWF tag team champions Billy Gunn & Road Dogg (DQ, 7:54, DUD)
- Steve Austin won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating The Rock (55:30, **)
- WWF champion Shawn Michaels d. The Undertaker in a casket match (20:33, ***½)
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FROM: Anaheim, CA
DATE: January 24, 1999
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.67
MEAN MATCH RATING: *¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: ***½
ATTENDANCE: 14,816
BUYRATE: 1.88
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and The Rock v. Mankind, I Quit |
- Big Bossman d. Road Dogg, Bossman Slam — pin (11:50, ½*)
- Intercontinental champion Ken Shamrock d. Billy Gunn, anklelock — submission (14:18, *)
- European champion X-Pac d. Gangrel, X-Factor — pin (5:51, **¼)
- WWF Women's champion Sable d. Luna in a strap match (4:41, ¾*)
- The Rock d. WWF champion Mankind in a "I Quit" match, chairshots — submission (21:44, ***½)
- Vince McMahon won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Steve Austin (56:34, **)
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FROM: New York City, NY
DATE: January 23, 2000
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 3
MEAN MATCH RATING: ***
PEAK MATCH RATING: *****
ATTENDANCE: 19,231
BUYRATE: 1.6
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and HHH v. Cactus Jack/Mankind, Streetfight |
- Tazz d. Kurt Angle, Tazzmission — submission (3:16, **¾)
- Matt & Jeff Hardy d. Bubba & D-Von Dudley in a tag team tables match (10:17, ***½)
· Matt & Jeff d. Bubba Ray, legdrop off a ladder / top rope splash combo through a table at ringside (4:12)
· Bubba d. Matt, top rope powerbomb through a table (6:31)
· Jeff d. D-Von, swanton through a table
- Intercontinental champion Chris Jericho d. Intercontinental champion Chyna & Hardcore Holly — Jericho Lionsault - pin Chyna (7:30, **¼)
- WWF tag team champions Billy Gunn & Road Dogg d. Bradshaw & Faarooq — Gunn fameasser - pin Bradshaw (2:35, ½*)
- WWF champion HHH d. Cactus Jack in a streetfight, Pedigree on the tacks — pin (26:48, *****)
- The Rock won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating The Big Show (51:48, ****)
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FROM: New Orleans, LA
DATE: January 21, 2001
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 3.1
MEAN MATCH RATING: ***
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****¾
ATTENDANCE: 16,056
BUYRATE: 1.35
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble and Kurt Angle v. HHH |
- Bubba & D-Von Dudley d. WWF tag team champions Edge & Christian — D-Von 3D - pin Edge (10:10, ***½)
- Chris Jericho d. Intercontinental champion Chris Benoit in a Ladder match (18:48, ****¾)
- WWF Women's champion Ivory d. Chyna, injury angle — pin (3:33, DUD)
- WWF champion Kurt Angle d. HHH, outside interference — pin (24:12, ***¾)
- Steve Austin won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Kane (61:38, ***½)
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FROM: Atlanta, GA
DATE: January 20, 2002
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.63
MEAN MATCH RATING: **¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****¼
ATTENDANCE: 16,106
BUYRATE: 1.60
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, Ric Flair v. Vince McMahon, Streetfight and Chris Jericho v. The Rock |
- WWF tag team champions Tazz & Spike Dudley d. Bubba & D-Von Dudley — Tazz Tazzmission - submission D-Von (5:06, **)
- William Regal d. Intercontinental champion Edge, knuckle shot — pin (9:44, **¼)
- WWF Women's champion Trish Stratus d. Jazz, bulldog — pin (3:42, ½*)
- Ric Flair d. Vince McMahon in a streetfight, figure-four — submission (14:54, ***)
- WWF champion Chris Jericho d. The Rock, rollup — pin (18:41, ****¼)
- HHH won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Kurt Angle (69:16, ***¾)
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FROM: Boston, MA
DATE: January 19, 2003
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.5
MEAN MATCH RATING: *½
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****¾
ATTENDANCE: 14,712
BUYRATE: 0.95
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, Kurt Angle v. Chris Benoit and Scott Steiner v. HHH |
- Brock Lesnar d. The Big Show in a Royal Rumble qualifying match, F5 — pin (6:28, **)
- Bubba & D-Von Dudley d. RAW tag team champions Lance Storm & William Regal — D-Von knuckle shot - pin Storm (7:26, **)
- Torrie Wilson d. Dawn Marie, neckbreaker — pin (3:38, -*)
- Scott Steiner d. RAW champion HHH (DQ, 18:13, -**½)
- Smackdown champion Kurt Angle d. Chris Benoit, heel hook — submission (19:47, ****¾)
- Brock Lesnar won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating The Undertaker (53:47, ***¾)
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FROM: Philadelphia, PA
DATE: January 25, 2004
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.83
MEAN MATCH RATING: *¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: *****
ATTENDANCE: 17,289
BUYRATE: 0.98
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, HHH v. Shawn Michaels, Last Man Standing and Brock Lesnar v. Hardcore Holly |
- RAW tag team champions Ric Flair & Batista d. Bubba & D-Von Dudley in a tables match (4:22, DUD)
- Cruiserweight champion Rey Mysterio d. Jamie Noble, Drop the Dime — pin (3:12, ½*)
- Eddie Guerrero d. Chavo Guerrero, frog splash — pin (8:03, **)
- Smackdown champion Brock Lesnar d. Hardcore Holly, F5 — pin (6:30, ¾*)
- RAW champion HHH draws with Shawn Michaels in a last man standing match — double knockout (22:45, **¾)
- Chris Benoit won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating The Big Show (61:37, *****)
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FROM: Fresno, CA
DATE: January 30, 2005
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.8
MEAN MATCH RATING: **¾
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****
ATTENDANCE: 12,000
BUYRATE: 0.83
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, HHH v. Randy Orton and JBL v. Kurt Angle v. The Big Show, Triple Threat |
- Edge d. Shawn Michaels, rollup-reversal — pin (18:35, ***)
- The Undertaker d. Heidenreich in a casket match (13:19, *)
- Smackdown champion JBL d. Kurt Angle & The Big Show in a triple threat match — Clothesline from Hell - pin Angle (12:04, ***¼)
- RAW champion HHH d. Randy Orton, Pedigree — pin (21:28, **¾)
- Batsita won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating John Cena (53:54, ****)
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FROM: Miami, FL
DATE: January 29, 2006
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 1.29
MEAN MATCH RATING: *¼
PEAK MATCH RATING: ***
ATTENDANCE: 16,178
BUYRATE: 1.31
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, John Cena v. Edge and Kurt Angle v. Mark Henry |
- Finlay d. Brian Kendrick in the Heat match, Emerald Frosien — pin (2:08, *)
- Gregory Helms d. Cruiserweight champion Kid Kash, Funaki, Jamie Noble, Paul London & Nunzio in a six-way match — Helms Shining Wizard - pin Funaki (7:42, **½)
- Mickey James d. Ashley, modified powerbomb — pin (7:46, -*)
- The Boogeyman d. JBL, pumphandle slam — pin (1:56, DUD)
- Rey Mysterio won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Randy Orton (62:15, ***)
- John Cena d. RAW champion Edge, STFU — submission (14:03, **¼)
- Smackdown champion Kurt Angle d. Mark Henry, rollup — pin (9:30, *¼)
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FROM: San Antonio, TX
DATE: January 28, 2007
AVERAGE MATCH RATING: 2.55
MEAN MATCH RATING: **½
PEAK MATCH RATING: ****
ATTENDANCE: 16,000
BUYRATE: 1.25
ADVERTISED MAIN EVENT: 30-man Royal Rumble, John Cena v. Umaga, Last Man Standing, Batista v. Mr. Kennedy and Bobby Lashley v. Test |
- Jeff & Matt Hardy d. Johnny Nitro & Joey Mercury — Jeff swanton - pin Nitro (15:27, ***)
- ECW champion Bobby Lashley d. Test (COR, 7:10, ½*)
- Smackdown champion Batista d. Mr. Kennedy, Batista Bomb — pin (10:24, **)
- RAW champion John Cena d. Umaga in a last man standing match, STFU — knockout (22:40, ****)
- The Undertaker won the 30-man Royal Rumble match — last eliminating Shawn Michaels (56:31, ***¼)
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