WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989)

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The 1989 WWE Royal Rumble was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, and the first one to be held on pay-per-view. It took place on January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The main event was the 1989 Royal Rumble match won by Big John Studd, who last eliminated Ted DiBiase to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan and The Hart Foundation versus Dino Bravo and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Rockin' Robin versus Judy Martin for the WWE Women's Championship and "King" Haku versus Harley Race.

Cast (45)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

J

John Minton

Big John Studd

Ted DiBiase Sr.

"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase

Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan

Randy Poffo

"The Macho Man" Randy Savage

André Roussimoff

André the Giant

Bill Eadie

Demolition Ax

Barry Darsow

Demolition Smash

Curt Hennig

Mr. Perfect

Roger Barnes

"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin

John Wisniski Jr.

Greg "The Hammer" Valentine

Aurelian Smith Jr.

Jake "The Snake" Roberts

Ronald Heard

"Outlaw" Ron Bass

Michael Hickenbottom

Shawn Michaels

Robert Miller

Butch Miller

W

Wayne Farris

The Honky Tonk Man

Merced Solis

Tito Santana

A

Allen Coage

Bad News Brown

Frederick Jannetty

Marty Jannetty

Martin Lunde

Arn Anderson

Tully Blanchard

Tully Blanchard

Brian Wickens

Luke Williams

James Ware

"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware

Terry Szopinski

The Warlord

Ray Traylor

The Big Boss Man

George Gray

Akeem

Ed Leslie

Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake

P

Paul Taylor

The Red Rooster

S

Sione Vailahi

The Barbarian

Ray Fernandez

The Mighty Hercules

Rick Vigneault

Rick Martel

Jim Hellwig

The Ultimate Warrior

Rick Rood

"Ravishing" Rick Rude

Tonga Fifita

"King" Haku

Harley Race

Harley Race

Robin Smith

Rockin' Robin

Judy Hardee

Judy Martin

Jim Duggan

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

Bret Hart

Bret "The Hitman" Hart

Jim Neidhart

Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

Jacques Rougeau

Jacques Rougeau

Raymond Rougeau

Raymond Rougeau

A

Adolfo Bresciano

Dino Bravo

Jimmy Hart

Jimmy Hart (Manager)

Ray Heenan

Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)

Jean Gagné

Frenchy Martin (Manager)

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