On this episode of The Pro Wrasslin Reflection....
Royal Rumble (1989) was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), and the first to be held on pay-per-view (PPV). It took place on January 15, 1989, at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The Professor Chabelo Vera Cruz and Tommy Wonder are joined by the resident guest of the PWRP “The Gooch” Anthony Marinelli as they break down this classic WWF event!
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EVENT INFO:
Name of the event: WWF Royal Rumble 1989
Date: 1/15/89
Promotion: World Wrestling Federation
Type: Pay Per View
Location: Houston, Texas, USA
Arena: The Summit
Attendance: ca. 19,000
Broadcast type: Live
Broadcast date: January 15, 1989
Commentary by: Gorilla Monsoon & Jesse Ventura
PPV buyrate (relative): 1.5
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MATCH CARD
Dark Match
Jim Powers defeats Barry Horowitz
Dark Match
Sam Houston defeats Steve Lombardi
Best Two Out Of Three Falls Six Man Tag Team Match
Jim Duggan & The Hart Foundation (Bret Hart & Jim Neidhart) defeat Dino Bravo & The Fabulous Rougeaus (Jacques Rougeau & Raymond Rougeau) (w/Frenchy Martin & Jimmy Hart) (17:54)
WWF World Women's Title Match
Rockin' Robin (c) defeats Judy Martin (6:24)
Singles Match
King Haku defeats Harley Race (9:01)
Royal Rumble Match
Big John Studd defeats Akeem and Andre The Giant and Arn Anderson and Ax and Bad News Brown and Brutus Beefcake and Butch and Greg Valentine and Hercules and Hulk Hogan and Jake Roberts and Koko B. Ware and Luke and Marty Jannetty and Mr. Perfect and Randy Savage and Rick Martel and Ron Bass and Ronnie Garvin and Shawn Michaels and Smash and Ted DiBiase and The Barbarian and The Big Boss Man and The Honky Tonk Man and The Red Rooster and The Warlord and Tito Santana and Tully Blanchard (65:03)
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