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The 1998 Royal Rumble was the 11th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on January 18, 1998, at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California. Six matches were contested on the event's card.
Jan 27, 2024 · The Royal Rumble match was created in 1988, with “Hacksaw” Jim Duggan credited as the first winner. Since then, it has gone from a creative contest to determining the future stars of WWE. Pat...
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Jan 23, 2021 · The first-ever Royal Rumble match and event took place in 1988 with WWE wanting to try a new concept. Pat Patterson was the brilliant mind to come up with a unique spin on the battle royal. A countdown clock of wrestlers coming out one by one added a different element that found great results.
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Royal Rumble 1998. In a sign of things to come, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin won his second consecutive Royal Rumble Match by last eliminating The Rock. Also, Shawn Michaels retained his WWE Championship in a legendary Casket Match against The Undertaker.
Jan 14, 2024 · The very first Royal Rumble took place on January 24, 1988 at the Copps Coliseum (now known as the FirstOntario Center) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The event, with 18,000 in attendance, aired as a live special on the USA Network.
Jan 15, 2023 · WWE Royal Rumble 1998 Review. This is the 11th Royal Rumble and the first one where Steve Austin officially became “the man” in WWE. It was 1998 and business was really starting to turn around for the company. They had a lot of momentum thanks to the rise of Steve Austin as a future main event star.
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Jan 23, 2024 · What follows is the full list of Royal Rumble winners by year, not including 2018's Greatest Royal Rumble, which was a special event in Saudi Arabia won by Braun Strowman. Men's Royal Rumble...
