WWF Royal Rumble 1989

Non-Televised Match
Jim Powers	def.	Barry Horowitz
Notes:

Non-Televised Match
Sam Houston	def.	Steve Lombardi
Notes:

Match #1 - 2-out-of-3 Falls Match
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan & "The Hart Foundation" (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)	def.	Dino Bravo & "The Fabulous Rougeaus" (Jacques & Raymond Rougeau) w/Frenchy Martin, Jimmy Hart	via 2-1 (14:53)
Notes: Raymond pinned Hart at 4:30, Duggan pinned Raymond at 10:09, and then Hart pinned Bravo at 14:53. Duggan had used his 2x4 to knock out Bravo.

Match #2 - Super Posedown
The Ultimate Warrior	def.	"Ravishing" Rick Rude w/Bobby Heenan
Notes: Gene Okerlund officiated this event. The crowd voted with cheers or jeers. Categories included "Double Bicep," "Best Abs," "Most Muscular," and "Medley of Poses." Frankly, I think Rude should have won.

Match #3
"King" Haku w/Bobby Heenan	def.	Harley Race	via Pinfall (9:01)
Notes: This match is not on the Coliseum home video. But at the time, Harley Race was feuding with Haku and Heenan due to Haku becoming the King after Race's injury.

Match #4 - WWF Women's Championship
Rockin' Robin Champion	def.	Judy Martin Challenger	via Pinfall (2:46)
Notes: Sensational Sherri made a challenge to whomever won the match and then joined commentary.

Match #5 - Royal Rumble Match
Big John Studd	def.	(See Below)	(1:03:09)
Notes: Andre eliminated himself when Jake Roberts came back down with his snake, Damien. When Hogan eliminated Macho, Miss Elizabeth had to smooth things over. The destruction of the Mega-Powers continues... Hogan was still outside pissing and moaning, when the Boss Man was going to bounce off the ropes to hit Beefcake. Hogan pulled the ropes down and eliminated Boss Man. The two then brawled to the backstage area. Studd got to toss around Virgil too.

Non-Televised Match

Jim Powers

def.

Barry Horowitz

Notes:

Non-Televised Match

Sam Houston

def.

Steve Lombardi

Notes:

Match #1 - 2-out-of-3 Falls Match

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan &
"The Hart Foundation"
(Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart)

def.

Dino Bravo &
"The Fabulous Rougeaus"
(Jacques & Raymond Rougeau)
w/Frenchy Martin, Jimmy Hart

via 2-1 (14:53)

Notes: Raymond pinned Hart at 4:30, Duggan pinned Raymond at 10:09, and then Hart pinned Bravo at 14:53. Duggan had used his 2x4 to knock out Bravo.

Match #2 - Super Posedown

The Ultimate Warrior

def.

"Ravishing" Rick Rude
w/Bobby Heenan

Notes: Gene Okerlund officiated this event. The crowd voted with cheers or jeers. Categories included "Double Bicep," "Best Abs," "Most Muscular," and "Medley of Poses." Frankly, I think Rude should have won.

Match #3

"King" Haku
w/Bobby Heenan

def.

Harley Race

via Pinfall (9:01)

Notes: This match is not on the Coliseum home video. But at the time, Harley Race was feuding with Haku and Heenan due to Haku becoming the King after Race's injury.

Match #4 - WWF Women's Championship

Rockin' Robin
Champion

def.

Judy Martin
Challenger

via Pinfall (2:46)

Notes: Sensational Sherri made a challenge to whomever won the match and then joined commentary.

Match #5 - Royal Rumble Match

Big John Studd

def.

(See Below)

(1:03:09)

Notes: Andre eliminated himself when Jake Roberts came back down with his snake, Damien. When Hogan eliminated Macho, Miss Elizabeth had to smooth things over. The destruction of the Mega-Powers continues... Hogan was still outside pissing and moaning, when the Boss Man was going to bounce off the ropes to hit Beefcake. Hogan pulled the ropes down and eliminated Boss Man. The two then brawled to the backstage area. Studd got to toss around Virgil too.

*Entrants were supposed to come down in 2:00 minute intervals. But for storytelling purposes, they sometimes have to run over/short, depending on what's happening in the ring. Individual times are from when the timer hit zero until the Superstar's feet hit the floor. Times are approximate, taken from video footage.
#	Time In	Name	Exit	Time Out	Eliminated By	Total
1	0:00	Ax	4	14:38	Mr. Perfect	14:38
2	0:00	Smash	1	4:55	Andre	4:55
3	2:08	Andre the Giant w/Bobby Heenan	5	16:41	Himself	14:33
4	4:10	Mr. Perfect	11	32:35	Hulk Hogan	28:25
5	6:10	"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin	2	9:01	Andre	2:51
6	8:11	Greg "The Hammer" Valentine w/Jimmy Hart	8	28:21	Randy Savage	20:10
7	10:11	Jake "The Snake" Roberts	3	12:29	Andre	2:18
8	12:11	"Outlaw" Ron Bass	7	24:58	Michaels, Jannetty	12:47
9	14:12	Shawn Michaels	9	28:51	Savage, Anderson	14:39
10	16:11	Bushwhacker Butch	13	34:40	Bad News	18:29
11	18:11	Honky Tonk Man w/Jimmy Hart	6	22:43	Butch, Santana	4:32
12	20:11	Tito Santana	12	33:05	Randy Savage	12:54
13	22:11	Bad News Brown	20	38:47	Hulk Hogan	16:36
14	24:11	Marty Jannetty	10	32:11	Tully Blanchard	8:00
15	26:11	"Macho Man" Randy Savage	19	38:47	Hulk Hogan	12:36
16	28:12	Arn Anderson w/Bobby Heenan	16	38:25	Hulk Hogan	10:13
17	30:12	Tully Blanchard w/Bobby Heenan	17	38:25	Hulk Hogan	8:13
18	32:12	Hulk Hogan	21	43:55	Akeem, Boss Man	11:43
19	34:12	Bushwhacker Luke	15	37:43	Hulk Hogan	3:31
20	36:12	Koko B. Ware	14	37:29	Hulk Hogan	1:17
21	38:12	The Warlord w/Mr. Fuji	18	38:41	Hulk Hogan	0:29
22	40:13	The Big Boss Man w/Slick	22	44:57	Hulk Hogan	4:44
23	42:13	Akeem w/Slick	28	1:01:07	John Studd	18:54
24	44:14	Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake	24	58:37	Barbarian, DiBiase	14:23
25	46:15	The Red Rooster	23	57:42	Ted DiBiase	11:27
26	48:16	The Barbarian w/Mr. Fuji	26	59:49	Rick Martel	11:33
27	50:16	Big John Studd	WINNER
28	52:15	Hercules	25	58:37	Barbarian, DiBiase	6:22
29	54:16	Rick Martel	27	59:55	Akeem	5:39
30	56:16	"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase w/Virgil	29	1:03:09	John Studd	6:53

*Entrants were supposed to come down in 2:00 minute intervals. But for storytelling purposes, they sometimes have to run over/short, depending on what's happening in the ring. Individual times are from when the timer hit zero until the Superstar's feet hit the floor. Times are approximate, taken from video footage.

Time In

Name

Exit

Time Out

Eliminated By

Total

0:00

14:38

Mr. Perfect

14:38

0:00

Smash

4:55

Andre

4:55

2:08

Andre the Giant
w/Bobby Heenan

16:41

Himself

14:33

4:10

Mr. Perfect

32:35

Hulk Hogan

28:25

6:10

"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin

9:01

Andre

2:51

8:11

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
w/Jimmy Hart

28:21

Randy Savage

20:10

10:11

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

12:29

Andre

2:18

12:11

"Outlaw" Ron Bass

24:58

Michaels, Jannetty

12:47

14:12

Shawn Michaels

28:51

Savage, Anderson

14:39

16:11

Bushwhacker Butch

34:40

Bad News

18:29

18:11

Honky Tonk Man
w/Jimmy Hart

22:43

Butch, Santana

4:32

20:11

Tito Santana

33:05

Randy Savage

12:54

22:11

Bad News Brown

38:47

Hulk Hogan

16:36

24:11

Marty Jannetty

32:11

Tully Blanchard

8:00

26:11

"Macho Man" Randy Savage

38:47

Hulk Hogan

12:36

28:12

Arn Anderson
w/Bobby Heenan

38:25

Hulk Hogan

10:13

30:12

Tully Blanchard
w/Bobby Heenan

38:25

Hulk Hogan

8:13

32:12

Hulk Hogan

43:55

Akeem, Boss Man

11:43

34:12

Bushwhacker Luke

37:43

Hulk Hogan

3:31

36:12

Koko B. Ware

37:29

Hulk Hogan

1:17

38:12

The Warlord
w/Mr. Fuji

38:41

Hulk Hogan

0:29

40:13

The Big Boss Man
w/Slick

44:57

Hulk Hogan

4:44

42:13

Akeem
w/Slick

1:01:07

John Studd

18:54

44:14

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

58:37

Barbarian, DiBiase

14:23

46:15

The Red Rooster

57:42

Ted DiBiase

11:27

48:16

The Barbarian
w/Mr. Fuji

59:49

Rick Martel

11:33

50:16

Big John Studd

WINNER

52:15

Hercules

58:37

Barbarian, DiBiase

6:22

54:16

Rick Martel

59:55

Akeem

5:39

56:16

"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
w/Virgil

1:03:09

John Studd

6:53

Commentary:	Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura w/Gene Okerlund, Sean Mooney
Ring Announcer:	Howard Finkel
Referees/Officials:	Joey Marella, Earl Hebner, Jay Strongbow, etc.

Commentary:

Gorilla Monsoon and Jesse "The Body" Ventura
w/Gene Okerlund, Sean Mooney

Ring Announcer:

Howard Finkel

Referees/Officials:

Joey Marella, Earl Hebner, Jay Strongbow, etc.

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