Royal Rumble (1990)

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Royal Rumble 1990

Details
Promotion	World Wrestling Federation
Date	January 21, 1990
Venue	Orlando Arena
City	Orlando, Florida
Attendance	16,000
Pay-per-view chronology
Survivor Series 1989	Royal Rumble 1990	WrestleMania VI

Royal Rumble 1990 was the third annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 21, 1990 in the Orlando Arena located in Orlando, Florida.

1 Results
2 Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
3 Other on-screen talent
4 Trivia
5 External links

[edit] Results

Dark match: Paul Roma def. The Brooklyn Brawler
- Roma pinned The Brooklyn Brawler (6:13)
The Bushwackers (Luke Williams and Butch Miller) def. The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) (w/Jimmy Hart)
- Butch pinned Jacques after the two hit the Battering Ram. (13:34)
Brutus Beefcake and The Genius fought to a draw
- Beefcake locked in a sleeper after referee Earl Hebner was knocked down and then went to cut The Genius's hair. After Mr. Perfect attacked Brutus, Hebner recovered gave the match a double disqualification. (11:04)
"I Quit" match: Ronnie Garvin def. Greg Valentine
- Garvin made Valentine submit to a Reverse Figure Four Leglock. (16:51)
Jim Duggan def. Big Boss Man (w/Slick)
- Jim Duggan defeated Big Boss Man by disqualification when Big Boss Man hit Duggan with his nightstick. (10:26)
Hulk Hogan won the 1990 Royal Rumble
- The final two participants were Hulk Hogan and Mr. Perfect. Hogan managed to throw Perfect over the top rope to win the Royal Rumble. (58:41)
  - Due to the kayfabe events the year before (in which "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase bought the #30 position), there were "added security measures" surrounding the drawing of the entrance numbers. Dibiase drew #1 and as a consequence, he could not "purchase" a higher number (as he was accused of doing the previous year). He lasted for approximately 45 minutes before being eliminated by The Ultimate Warrior.
  - Rick Rude entered prematurely and went straight after The Ultimate Warrior.
  - Hulk Hogan and The Ultimate Warrior had a one on one confrontation between the appearances of #26 and #27, leading to their match at WrestleMania VI.

[edit] Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations

A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.

Entrant		Eliminated		Time
1	Ted DiBiase	18	by Ultimate Warrior	44:50
2	Koko B. Ware	1	by Ted DiBiase	1:38
3	Marty Jannetty	2	by Ted DiBiase	1:43
4	Jake "The Snake" Roberts	3	by Randy Savage	10:31
5	"Macho King" Randy Savage	4	by Dusty Rhodes	10:16
6	Rowdy Roddy Piper	7	by Bad News Brown (Illegally)	12:28
7	The Warlord	5	by Andre the Giant	8:35
8	Bret Hart	9	by Dusty Rhodes	16:24
9	Bad News Brown	6	by Rowdy Roddy Piper	6:25
10	Dusty Rhodes	12	by Earthquake	18:25
11	Andre the Giant	10	by Ax and Smash	10:42
12	Red Rooster	8	by Andre the Giant	2:06
13	Ax	13	by Earthquake	12:56
14	Haku	20	by Hulk Hogan	22:38
15	Smash	16	by Haku	14:59
16	Akeem	11	by Jimmy Snuka	2:44
17	Jimmy Snuka	19	by Hulk Hogan	16:18
18	Dino Bravo	15	by The Ultimate Warrior	6:23
19	Earthquake	14	by Jimmy Snuka, Smash, Haku, Ted Dibiase, and Jim Neidhart	2:44
20	Jim Neidhart	17	by Rick Martel and Ultimate Warrior	8:47
21	Ultimate Warrior	25	by Hulk Hogan, Rick Rude, and Barbarian	14:34
22	Rick Martel	22	by The Ultimate Warrior	8:27
23	Tito Santana	21	by Rick Martel and Ultimate Warrior	5:14
24	Honky Tonk Man	23	by Hulk Hogan	4:15
25	Hulk Hogan	-	WINNER	12:56
26	Shawn Michaels	24	by Ultimate Warrior	0:18
27	The Barbarian	26	by Hercules	5:51
28	Rick Rude	28	by Mr. Perfect	6:28
29	Hercules	27	by The Barbarian	3:11
30	Mr. Perfect	29	by Hulk Hogan	3:38

[edit] Other on-screen talent

Promotional poster of Royal Rumble 1990

Commentators

Referees

Interviewers

Other

Howard Finkel - ring announcer
Tony Garea - official
Pat Patterson - official

[edit] Trivia

An "episode" of the Brother Love Show aired and featured "Sensational" Queen Sherri and Sapphire. The two got into a heated argument, leading into a brawl between the two. Randy Savage and Dusty Rhodes then joins them. Rhodes and Sapphire clean out the ring including Brother Love.
Jake Roberts, Tito Santana and Akeem are the only three to have competed in every Royal Rumble up to 1990.
Ted DiBiase broke Curt Hennig's longevity record, lasting nearly forty minutes. He entered at number 1, while in the previous year he had entered at number 30.