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.
5.5 / 10
1989-01-15
Vince McMahon
2h 35m
Budget: Unknown
Revenue: Unknown
Big John Studd
"The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase
Demolition Ax
Demolition Smash
André The Giant
Mr. Perfect
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
"The Outlaw" Ron Bass