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Royal Rumble

WWF Royal Rumble 1996
January 21, 1996 - Fresno, California
Selland Arena

The Advertisement | The Program | The Video

Dark Match: Broadcast On WWF Free For All
Duke Droese def. Hunter Hearst Helmsley via DQ (6:25)
Final Moments: Hunter Hearst Helmsley was disqualified after hitting Duke Droese with a foreign object.

Match #1
Ahmed Johnson def. Jeff Jarrett via DQ (6:40)
Final Moments: Jeff Jarrett was disqualified after hitting Ahmed Johnson with his guitar.

Match #2 - WWF World Tag Team Championship
The Smoking Gunns
(Billy & Bart Gunn)

Champions
def. The Body Donnas
(Skip & Zip)

w/Sunny
Challengers
via pinfall (11:14)
Final Moments: Bart Gunn pinned Zip with a rollup to retain the titles.

Match #3 - WWF Intercontinental Championship
Goldust
w/Marlena
Challenger
def. Razor Ramon
Champion
via pinfall (14:17)
Final Moments: Goldust pinned Razor Ramon to win the title after a spinning heel kick off of the top rope by The 1-2-3 Kid.

Match #4 - Royal Rumble Match
Shawn Michaels def. Diesel
(58:45)
Final Moments: Shawn Michaels last eliminated Diesel with The Superkick.


Entry #NameExit #TimeEliminated By
1Hunter Hearst Helmsley 1948:00 Diesel
2Henry Godwinn 216:24 Jake Roberts
3Bob Backlund 114:46 Yokozuna
4Jerry Lawler 1640:31 Shawn Michaels
5Bob Holly 1845:44 Steve Austin
6Mabel 320:56 Yokozuna
7Jake Roberts 625:05 Vader
8Dory Funk, Jr. 523:19 Savio Vega
9Yokozuna 1133:45 Shawn Michaels
10The 1-2-3 Kid 1334:02 Shawn Michaels
11Takao Omori 421:11 Jake Roberts
12Savio Vega 1032:51 Vader
13Vader 1233:45 Shawn Michaels
14Doug Gilbert 727:26 Vader
15Squat Team I 827:42 Vader
16Squat Team II 929:20 Vader & Yokozuna
17Owen Hart 2151:32 Diesel
18Shawn Michaels ---- --
19Hakushi 1438:28 Owen Hart
20Tatanka 1741:03 Diesel
21Aldo Montoya 1540:28 Tatanka
22Diesel 2958:45 Shawn Michaels
23Kama 2858:41 Diesel
24The Ringmaster 2355:45 Fatu
25Barry Horowitz 2051:00 Owen Hart
26Fatu 2456:04 Isaac Yankem D.D.S.
27Isaac Yankem D.D.S. 2557:59 Shawn Michaels
28Marty Jannetty 2255:22 The British Bulldog
29The British Bulldog 2758:28 Shawn Michaels
30Duke Droese 2658:05 Kama & Diesel

Match #5 - WWF World Heavyweight Championship
The Undertaker
w/Paul Bearer
Challenger
def. Bret Hart
Champion
via DQ (28:31)
Final Moments: Bret Hart was disqualified after Diesel pulled the referee out of the ring while counting a pinfall, but retains the title.