WWE Royal Rumble 1989 (1989)
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.
Director: Vince McMahon
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John Minton as Big John Studd |
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Ted DiBiase Sr. as "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase |
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Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan |
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Randy Poffo as "The Macho Man" Randy Savage |
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André Roussimoff as André the Giant |
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Bill Eadie as Demolition Ax |
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Barry Darsow as Demolition Smash |
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Curt Hennig as Mr. Perfect |
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Roger Barnes as "Rugged" Ronnie Garvin |
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John Wisniski Jr. as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine |
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Aurelian Smith Jr. as Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
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Ronald Heard as "Outlaw" Ron Bass |
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Michael Hickenbottom as Shawn Michaels |
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Robert Miller as Butch Miller |
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Wayne Farris as The Honky Tonk Man |
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Merced Solis as Tito Santana |
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Allen Coage as Bad News Brown |
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Frederick Jannetty as Marty Jannetty |
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Martin Lunde as Arn Anderson |
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Tully Blanchard as Tully Blanchard |
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Brian Wickens as Luke Williams |
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James Ware as "The Birdman" Koko B. Ware |
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Terry Szopinski as The Warlord |
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Ray Traylor as The Big Boss Man |
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George Gray as Akeem |
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Ed Leslie as Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake |
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Paul Taylor as The Red Rooster |
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Sione Vailahi as The Barbarian |
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Ray Fernandez as The Mighty Hercules |
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Rick Vigneault as Rick Martel |
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Jim Hellwig as The Ultimate Warrior |
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Rick Rood as "Ravishing" Rick Rude |
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Tonga Fifita as "King" Haku |
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Harley Race as Harley Race |
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Robin Smith as Rockin' Robin |
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Judy Hardee as Judy Martin |
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Jim Duggan as "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
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Bret Hart as Bret "The Hitman" Hart |
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Jim Neidhart as Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart |
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Jacques Rougeau as Jacques Rougeau |
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Raymond Rougeau as Raymond Rougeau |
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Adolfo Bresciano as Dino Bravo |
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James Ray Hart as Jimmy Hart (Manager) |
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Ray Heenan as Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager) |
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Jean Gagné as Frenchy Martin (Manager) |
| Directing | Vince McMahon | Director |
| Writing | Vince McMahon | Writer |
| Writing | Pat Patterson | Writer |
| Writing | Bruce Prichard | Writer |
