Royal Rumble 1992
From Pro Wrestling
| Royal Rumble 1992 | |
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| Promotion | WWF |
|---|---|
| Date | January 19, 1992 |
| Venue | Knickerbocker Arena |
| City | Albany, New York, USA |
| Attendance | 17,000 |
| Last Event | This Tuesday In Texas |
| Next Event | Saturday Night's Main Event XXX |
Royal Rumble 1992 was the fifth annual Royal Rumble event from the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 19 1992 in the Knickerbocker Arena in Albany, New York.
Contents |
Show events
Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- Tag Team Match: The New Foundation (Jim Neidhart & Owen Hart) vs. The Orient Express (Kato & Tanaka) (w/Mr. Fuji)
- Hart pinned Tanaka after a Rocket Launcher.
- Winner: The New Foundation (17:18).
- WWF Intercontinental Championship Match: Roddy Piper vs. The Mountie (w/Jimmy Hart)
- Piper won by TKO when he applied the sleeper hold on Mountie.
- After the match, Piper took the cattle prod from Jimmy Hart and shocked Mountie with it.
- Piper was a substitute for Bret Hart, who was originally scheduled to face the Mountie for the belt. 2 days prior to the pay-per-view, the Mountie pinned Bret at a house show to win the title. This was explained by claiming Bret competed with a 104ºF fever.
- Winner: Roddy Piper (5:22).
- Tag Team Match: The Beverly Brothers (Beau Beverly & Blake Beverly) (w/The Genius) vs. The Bushwhackers (Butch & Luke) (w/Jamison)
- Blake pinned Butch after a Double Axe Handle from Beau.
- After the match, The Bushwhackers held down The Genius while Jamison kicked him.
- Winner: The Beverly Brothers (14:56).
- WWF Tag Team Championship Match: The Legion Of Doom (Animal & Hawk) vs. The Natural Disasters (Earthquake & Typhoon)
- The Natural Disasters won the match by count out. Because of this, the Legion of Doom retained their titles.
- Winner: The Natural Disasters (9:24).
- Royal Rumble Match For The Vacant WWF Championship: Col. Mustafa vs. El Matador vs. Greg Valentine vs. Haku vs. Hercules vs. Hulk Hogan vs. Irwin R. Schyster vs. Jake Roberts vs. Jerry Saggs vs. Jim Duggan vs. Jimmy Snuka vs. Nikolai Volkoff vs. Randy Savage vs. Repo Man vs. Ric Flair vs. Rick Martel vs. Roddy Piper vs. Sgt. Slaughter vs. Shawn Michaels vs. Sid Justice vs. Skinner vs. Ted DiBiase vs. The Barbarian vs. The Berzerker vs. The Big Bossman vs. The British Bulldog vs. The Texas Tornado vs. The Undertaker vs. The Warlord vs. Virgil
- The final two participants were Ric Flair and Sid Justice. Hulk Hogan, who was just eliminated by Sid, was not pleased over the result and grabbed Sid's arm. This help from Hogan assists Flair's elimination of Sid to become the new WWF Champion.
- Randy Savage momentarily forgot about the rules of the match when he jumped over the top rope after the just-eliminated Jake Roberts, as this would usually mean an elimination. The Undertaker went after Savage and threw him back into the ring. This was covered up with explanation that Savage was not eliminated because he wasn't eliminated by any particular person.
- Following the match, Hulk Hogan and Sid had a brawl in the ring while Ric Flair was interviewed backstage (along with Mr. Perfect and Bobby Heenan) over his win.
- Winner: Ric Flair (1:02:02)
Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations
A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes.
| Entrant | Eliminated by | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British Bulldog | 7 | Flair | 23:33 |
| 2 | Ted DiBiase | 1 | British Bulldog | 1:18 |
| 3 | Ric Flair | - | WINNER | 59:26 |
| 4 | Jerry Sags | 2 | British Bulldog | 1:06 |
| 5 | Haku | 3 | British Bulldog | 1:51 |
| 6 | Shawn Michaels | 9 | Santana | 15:46 |
| 7 | Tito Santana | 10 | Michaels | 13:55 |
| 8 | The Barbarian | 11 | Hercules | 12:55 |
| 9 | The Texas Tornado | 8 | Flair | 9:20 |
| 10 | Repo Man | 6 | Big Boss Man | 6:23 |
| 11 | Greg Valentine | 5 | Repo Man | 4:12 |
| 12 | Nikolai Volkoff | 4 | Repo Man | 1:03 |
| 13 | The Big Boss Man | 13 | Flair | 3:38 |
| 14 | Hercules | 12 | Big Boss Man | 0:56 |
| 15 | Roddy Piper | 26 | Justice | 34:06 |
| 16 | Jake Roberts | 15 | Savage | 10:55 |
| 17 | Jim Duggan | 19 | Virgil | 20:45 |
| 18 | Irwin R. Schyster | 23 | Piper | 27:01 |
| 19 | Jimmy Snuka | 14 | Undertaker | 2:27 |
| 20 | The Undertaker | 17 | Hogan | 13:51 |
| 21 | Randy Savage | 27 | Justice | 22:26 |
| 22 | The Berzerker | 18 | Hogan | 9:00 |
| 23 | Virgil | 20 | Duggan | 7:29 |
| 24 | Col. Mustafa | 16 | Savage | 2:36 |
| 25 | Rick Martel | 25 | Justice | 12:39 |
| 26 | Hulk Hogan | 28 | Justice | 11:29 |
| 27 | Skinner | 21 | Martel and Piper | 2:13 |
| 28 | Sgt. Slaughter | 22 | Justice | 4:37 |
| 29 | Sid Justice | 29 | Flair and Hogan | 5:55 |
| 30 | The Warlord | 24 | Hogan and Justice | 1:43 |
Trivia
- Ric Flair broke the record for longest lasting in a Royal Rumble, lasting 59:26.
- This was the first and only time the WWF/E Championship (or any other championship) was contested in a Royal Rumble. The championship was vacated in December 1991 after the controversial finish to the Hulk Hogan vs. The Undertaker match at the Tuesday in Texas PPV event.
DVD and video releases
External links and references
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