Royal Rumble: Sacramento, California (January 24, 1993)
WWF Intercontinental Championship:
The British Bulldog vs Shawn Michaels (17:54)
(After losing the Intercontinental Championship to Shawn Michaels on the premiere episode of Monday Night RAW, The British Bulldog looks to regain the gold in this match. The British Bulldog puts up a fight, but in the end Shawn Michaels retains.)
WWF Tag Team Championships:
The Steiner Brothers vs The Natural Disasters (25:13)
(The Steiner Brothers challenge The Natural Disasters for the WWF Tag Team Championships and in an upset victory the team defeats The Natural Disasters in their first Pay Per View match.)
WWF Championship:
Mr. Perfect vs Randy Savage (23:11)
(Mr. Perfect challenges Randy Savage to a WWF Championship match after earning an upset victory over the champion on the premiere episode of Monday Night RAW. Savage accepts Perfect's challenge and this match is made. Perfect comes close on several occasions to winning the championship, but in the end The Macho Man manages to retain his WWF Championship.)
30 Man Royal Rumble Match:
#1- Ric Flair
#2- Bret Hart
#3- Jim Duggan
#4- Tatanka
Ric Flair eliminates Jim Duggan
#5- Bob Backlund
Bob Backlund eliminates Tatanka
#6- Carlos Colon
#7- The British Bulldog
#8- Typhoon
#9- Big Boss Man
Bret Hart, Ric Flair, Bob Backlund, and British Bulldog eliminate Typhoon
#10- Tito Santana
#11- Bam Bam Bigelow
Bam Bam Bigelow eliminates Tito Santana, Big Boss Man, and Carlos Colon
#12- Sgt. Slaughter
Bam Bam Bigelow eliminates Sgt. Slaughter
#13- Jerry Lawler
#14- Papa Shango
Jerry Lawler eliminates Papa Shango
#15- Mr. Perfect
#16- Earthquake
Bret Hart eliminates Earthquake
#17- Ted DiBiase
#18- Roddy Piper
Bret Hart eliminates Ted DiBiase
#19- Rick Martel
Ric Flair eliminates Rick Martel
#20- Shawn Michaels
Shawn Michaels eliminates British Bulldog
#21- Virgil
#22- Doink the Clown
Jerry Lawler eliminates Doink the Clown
#23- Marty Janetty
Marty Janetty eliminates Shawn Michaels
Mr. Perfect eliminates Virgil
#24- Irwin R. Schyster
#25- Owen Hart
Owen Hart eliminates Irwin R. Schyster, Roddy Piper, and Mr. Perfect
#26- Samu
Owen Hart eliminates Samu
#27- The Undertaker w/Paul Bearer
The Undertaker eliminates Bam Bam Bigelow, Jerry Lawler, and Marty Janetty
#28- Fatu
#29- Razor Ramon
Razor Ramon eliminates Fatu
#30- Yokozuna w/Mr. Fuji
Yokozuna eliminates Owen Hart
The Undertaker eliminates Bob Backlund
Yokozuna eliminates Razor Ramon
Bret Hart and Ric Flair eliminate Yokozuna
The Undertaker wins by last eliminating Ric Flair and Bret Hart! (1:01:37)
Royal Rumble Notes:
-Bob Backlund makes his return to WWF at number 5
-Bam Bam Bigelow makes his return to WWF at number 11
-After seeing Yokozuna and The Undertaker dominating the match Ric Flair and Bret Hart begin to work together to try and eliminate both men and they manage to eliminate Yokozuna, but The Undertaker proves to be to strong and manages to toss both men over the top rope at the same time to win the 1993 Royal Rumble.
-Ric Flair and Bret Hart break the record for the longest appearance in a single Rumble match, the record was previously held by just Ric Flair at 1:00:27
***And that's Royal Rumble 1993 in the books! The Undertaker wins the Royal Rumble and will go on to challenge Randy Savage for the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania 9! Also, I've been thinking about how to decide whether or not someone leaves the WWF based on my booking and here's what I decided at the start of every year in my rebooking I will look at everyone who was released from WWF in that year and see why they were released, if I think that booking is the reason they left then I will ask you guys if you think based on my booking that they would stay with the WWF. So, for this year the people that I think might have stayed with the WWF if they were booked better are Ric Flair, The Legion of Doom, and Tito Santana. So, please review and let me know if based on my booking you think any of them would stay with the WWF. Thanks for taking the time to read! Up next: Wrestlemania 9!***