WWF Royal Rumble Participants

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1988

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Tito Santana Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart
2 Bret Hart Don Muraco
3 Butch Reed Jake Roberts
4 Jim Neidhart Hillbilly Jim
5 Jake Roberts One Man Gang
6 Harley Race Don Muraco
7 Jim Brunzell Nikolai Volkoff
8 Sam Houston Ron Bass
9 Danny Davis Jim Duggan
10 Boris Zuhkov Jim Brunzell and Jake Roberts
11 Don Muraco Dino Bravo
12 Nikolai Volkoff Jim Duggan
13 Jim Duggan Winner
14 Ron Bass Don Muraco
15 B. Brian Blair One Man Gang
16 Hillbilly Jim One Man Gang
17 Dino Bravo One Man Gang
18 Ultimate Warrior Dino Bravo and One Man Gang
19 Junkyard Dog Jim Duggan
20 One Man Gang Ron Bass

1989

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Demoliton Ax Mr. Perfect
2 Demoltion Smash Andre The Giant
3 Andre The Giant Himself
4 Mr. Perfect Hulk Hogan
5 Ronnie Garvin Andre The Giant
6 Greg Valentine Randy Savage
7 Jake Roberts Andre The Giant
8 Ron Bass Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty
9 Shawn Michaels Randy Savage and Arn Anderson
10 Butch Miller Bad News Brown
11 The Honkytonk Man Tito Santana and Butch Miller
12 Tito Santana Randy Savage
13 Bad News Brown Hulk Hogan
14 Marty Jannetty Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard
15 Randy Savage Hulk Hogan
16 Arn Anderson Hulk Hogan
17 Tully Blanchard Hulk Hogan
18 Hulk Hogan Big Boss Man and Akeem
19 Luke Williams Hulk Hogan
20 Koko B. Ware Hulk Hogan
21 The Warlord Hulk Hogan
22 Big Boss Man Hulk Hogan
23 Akeem Big John Studd
24 Brutus Beefcake Ted DiBiase
25 The Red Rooster Ted DiBiase
26 The Barbarian Rick Martel
27 Big John Studd Winner
28 Hercules Ted DiBiase
29 Rick Martel Akeem
30 Ted DiBiase Big John Studd

1990

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Ted DiBiase Ultimate Warrior
2 Koko B. Ware Ted DiBiase
3 Marty Jannetty Ted DiBiase
4 Jake Roberts Randy Savage
5 Randy Savage Dusty Rhodes
6 Roddy Piper Bad News Brown (Already Eliminated)
7 The Warlord Andre the Giant
8 Bret Hart Dusty Rhodes
9 Bad News Brown Roddy Piper
10 Dusty Rhodes Earthquake
11 Andre the Giant Demolition Ax and Smash
12 Red Rooster Andre the Giant
13 Demolition Ax Earthquake
14 Haku Hulk Hogan
15 Demolition Smash Haku
16 Akeem Jimmy Snuka
17 Jimmy Snuka Hulk Hogan
18 Dino Bravo Ultimate Warrior
19 Earthquake Ted Dibiase, Smash, Haku, Jimmy Snuka,
Dino Bravo, and Jim Neidhart
20 Jim Neidhart Ultimate Warrior and Rick Martel
21 Ultimate Warrior Hulk Hogan, Rick Rude, and The Barbarian
22 Rick Martel Ultimate Warrior
23 Tito Santana Ultimate Warrior and Rick Martel
24 The Honkytonk Man Hulk Hogan
25 Hulk Hogan Winner
26 Shawn Michaels Ultimate Warrior
27 The Barbarian Hercules
28 Rick Rude Mr. Perfect
29 Hercules Rick Rude
30 Mr. Perfect Hulk Hogan

1991

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Bret Hart The Undertaker
2 Dino Bravo Greg Valentine
3 Greg Valentine Hulk Hogan
4 Paul Roma Jake Roberts
5 Kerry Von Erich The Undertaker
6 Rick Martel Davey Boy Smith
7 Saba Simba Rick Martel
8 Butch Miller The Undertaker
9 Jake Roberts Rick Martel
10 Hercules Brian Knobbs
11 Tito Santana Tito Santana
12 The Undertaker Hawk and Animal
13 Jimmy Snuka Hawk
14 Davey Boy Smith Brian Knobbs and Earthquake
15 Demolition Smash Hulk Hogan
16 Hawk Rick Martel and Hercules
17 Shane Douglas Brian Knobbs
18 Randy Savage See Note #1
19 Animal Earthquake
20 Crush Hulk Hogan
21 Jim Duggan Mr. Perfect
22 Earthquake Hulk Hogan
23 Mr. Perfect Davey Boy Smith
24 Hulk Hogan Winner
25 Haku Davey Boy Smith
26 Jim Neidhart Rick Martel
27 Luke Williams Earthquake
28 Brian Knobbs Hulk Hogan
29 The Warlord Hulk Hogan
30 Tugboat Hulk Hogan

Note #1: Randy Savage was supposed to enter, but he was supposedly being chased around the
building by the Ultimate Warrior after costing him the World title.  

1992: Royal Rumble for the WWF World Title

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Davey Boy Smith Ric Flair
2 Ted DiBiase Davey Boy Smith
3 Ric Flair Winner
4 Jerry Saggs Davey Boy Smith
5 Haku Davey Boy Smith
6 Shawn Michaels Tito Santana
7 Tito Santana Shawn Michaels
8 The Barbarian Hercules
9 Kerry Von Erich Ric Flair
10 Repo Man Big Boss Man
11 Greg Valentine Repo Man
12 Nikolai Volkoff Repo Man
13 Big Boss Man Ric Flair
14 Hercules Big Boss Man
15 Roddy Piper Sid Justice
16 Jake Roberts Randy Savage
17 Jim Duggan Virgil
18 Irwin R. Schyster Jim Duggan
19 Jimmy Snuka The Undertaker
20 The Undertaker Hulk Hogan
21 Randy Savage Sid Justice
22 The Berzerker Hulk Hogan
23 Virgil Jim Duggan
24 Col. Mustapha Randy Savage
25 Rick Martel Sid Justice
26 Hulk Hogan Sid Justice
27 Skinner Roddy Piper and Rick Martel
28 Sgt. Slaughter Sid Justice
29 Sid Justice Ric Flair
30 The Warlord Sid Justice and Hulk Hogan

1993

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Ric Flair Mr. Perfect
2 Bob Backlund Yokozuna
3 Papa Shango Ric Flair
4 Ted DiBiase The Undertaker
5 Brian Knobbs Ted DiBiase
6 Virgil The Berzerker
7 Jerry Lawler Mr. Perfect
8 Max Moon Jerry Lawler
9 Genichiro Tenryu The Undertaker
10 Mr. Perfect Ted DiBiase and Koko B. Ware
11 Skinner Mr. Perfect
12 Koko B. Ware Ted DiBiase
13 Samu The Undertaker
14 The Berzerker The Undertaker
15 The Undertaker Giant Gonzales (Non-Participant)
16 Terry Taylor Ted DiBiase
17 Damien Demento Carlos Colon
18 Irwin R. Schyster Himself
19 Tatanka Yokozuna
20 Jerry Saggs Owen Hart
21 Typhoon Earthquake
22 Fatu Bob Backlund
23 Earthquake Yokozuna
24 Carlos Colon Yokozuna
25 Tito Santana Yokozuna
26 Rick Martel Bob Backlund
27 Yokozuna Winner
28 Owen Hart Yokozuna
29 Repo Man Randy Savage
30 Randy Savage Yokozuna

1994

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Scott Steiner Diesel
2 Samu Rick and Scott Steiner
3 Rick Steiner Owen Hart
4 Kwang Diesel
5 Owen Hart Diesel
6 Bart Gunn Diesel
7 Diesel Mabel, Sparky Plugg, Crush, Bam Bam Bigelow
8 Bob Backlund Diesel
9 Billy Gunn Diesel
10 Virgil Diesel
11 Randy Savage Crush
12 Jeff Jarrett Randy Savage
13 Crush Bret Hart, Sparky Plugg, Lex Luger, Bam Bam Bigelow
14 Doink Bam Bam Bigelow
15 Bam Bam Bigelow Lex Luger
16 Mabel Greg Valentine, Sparky Plugg , Tatanka,
Great Kabuki, Bam Bam Bigelow, Shawn Michaels, Crush
17 Sparky Plugg Bret Hart and Shawn Michaels
18 Shawn Michaels Lex Luger
19 Mo Fatu
20 Greg Valentine Rick Martel
21 Tatanka Bam Bam Bigelow
22 Great Kabuki Lex Luger
23 Lex Luger * Bret Hart
24 Genichiro Tenryu Bret Hart and Lex Luger
25 ----- -----
26 Rick Martel Tatanka
27 Bret Hart * Lex Luger
28 Fatu Bret Hart
29 Marty Jannetty Shawn Michaels
30 Adam Bomb Lex Luger

* Co-Winner of the Royal Rumble

Referee Joe Morella told Howard "The Fink" Finkel that Lex Luger had won, and it was announced over the loudspeakers, and his music was played. But then it stopped, and referee Earl Hebner told him that Bret "Hitman" Hart had won and that was announced. But then again the music was stopped, and WWF President Jack Tunney approached the square circle. He told something to "The Fink" and he announced "The Winner of the 1994 WWF Royal rumble...", and he stopped, and asked him again. Then he tried for a fourth time, and finally he announced "The Winner of the 1994 WWF Royal Rumble... The winners are Lex Luger and Bret "Hitman" Hart", and the Royal Rumble theme music was played.

1995

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Shawn Michaels Winner
2 Davey Boy Smith Shawn Michaels
3 Jacob Blu Sieone
4 Duke Droese Shawn Michaels
5 Jimmy Del Ray Shawn Michaels
6 Sieone Jacob Blu
7 Tom Pritchard Shawn Michaels
8 Doink Kwang
9 Kwang Sieone
10 Rick Martel Sieone
11 Owen Hart Davey Boy Smith
12 Timothy Davey Boy Smith
13 Bush Unknown
14 Eli Blu Shawn Michaels
15 King Kong Bundy Shawn Michaels
16 Mo King Kong Bundy
17 Mabel Lex Luger
18 Butch Miller Shawn Michaels
19 Lex Luger Shawn Michaels and Crush
20 Mantaur Fatu
21 Aldo Montoya Shawn Michaels
22 Henry Godwinn Lex Luger
23 Billy Gunn Dick Murdoch and Crush
24 Bart Gunn Dick Murdoch and Crush
25 Bob Backlund Lex Luger
26 Steven Dunn Aldo Montoya
27 Dick Murdoch Henry Godwinn
28 Adam Bomb Crush
29 Fatu Crush
30 Crush Davey Boy Smith

1996

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Hunter Hearst Helmsley Diesel
2 Henry Godwinn Jake Roberts
3 Bob Backlund Yokozuna
4 Jerry Lawler Shawn Michaels
5 Bob Holly Steve Austin
6 King Mabel Yokozuna and Savio Vega
7 Jake Roberts Vader
8 Dory Funk Jr. Savio Vega
9 Yokozuna Shawn Michaels
10 1-2-3 Kid Shawn Michaels
11 Takao Omari Jake Roberts
12 Savio Vega Vader
13 Vader Shawn Michaels
14 Doug Gilbert Vader
15 Headhunter #1 Vader
16 Headhunter #2 Vader, Yokozuna
17 Owen Hart Shawn Michaels
18 Shawn Michaels Winner
19 Hakushi Owen Hart
20 Tatanka Diesel
21 Aldo Montoya Tatanka
22 Diesel Shawn Michaels
23 Kama Diesel
24 Steve Austin Fatu
25 Barry Horowitz Owen Hart
26 Fatu Issac Yankem
27 Issac Yankem Shawn Michaels
28 Marty Jannetty Davey Boy Smith
29 Davey Boy Smith Shawn Michaels
30 Duke Droese Kama

1997

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Crush Phinneas Godwinn
2 Ahmed Johnson Himself (Went after Faarooq)
3 "Razor Ramon" Ahmed Johnson
4 Phinneas Godwinn Steve Austin
5 Steve Austin Bret Hart
6 Bart Gunn Steve Austin
7 Jake Roberts Steve Austin
8 Davey Boy Smith Owen Hart
9 Pierroth Jr. Mil Mascaras
10 The Sultan Davey Boy Smith
11 Mil Mascaras Himself (Jumped at Pierroth Jr.)
12 Hunter Hearst Helmsley Goldust
13 Owen Hart Steve Austin
14 Goldust Owen Hart
15 Cibernetico Mil Mascaras
16 Marc Mero Steve Austin
17 Latin Lover Faarooq
18 Faarooq Himself (Went after Ahmed)
19 Savio Vega Steve Austin
20 Jesse James Steve Austin
21 Bret Hart * Steve Austin
22 Jerry Lawler Bret Hart
23 "Diesel" Bret Hart
24 Terry Funk Mankind
25 Rocky Maivia Mankind
26 Mankind The Undertaker
27 Flash Funk Vader
28 Vader Steve Austin
29 Henry Godwinn The Undertaker
30 The Undertaker Steve Austin

* Winner of the Royal Rumble. However, since the referees didn't see Steve Austin being thrown out of the ring (they had their hands full with getting Mankind out), he was judged as the winner, and was to be given a title shot at Wrestlemania XIII. However, instead of that, a "final four" match was setup at In Your House XIII.

1998

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Cactus Jack Chainsaw Charlie
2 Chainsaw Charlie Mankind
3 Tom Brandi Cactus Jack and Chainsaw Charlie
4 Rocky Maivia Steve Austin
5 Headbanger Mosh Kurrgan
6 Phinneas Godwinn Mark Henry
7 8-Ball Steve Austin
8 Blackjack Bradshaw Dude Love
9 Owen Hart Hunter Hearst Helmsley
10 Steve Blackman Kurrgan
11 D-Lo Brown Faarooq
12 Kurrgan 8-Ball, Ken Shamrock, Blackjack Bradshaw
13 Marc Mero Steve Austin
14 Ken Shamrock Rocky Maivia
15 Headbanger Thrasher Steve Austin
16 Mankind Goldust
17 Goldust Chainz
18 Jeff Jarrett Owen Hart
19 Honky Tonk Man Vader
20 Ahmed Johson Mark Henry
21 Mark Henry Faarooq
22 ----- -----
23 Kama Mustafa Faarooq
24 Steve Austin Winner
25 Henry Godwinn Himself
26 Savio Vega Steve Austin
27 Faarooq Rocky Maivia
28 Dude Love Faarooq
29 Chainz Steve Austin
30 Vader Goldust

1999

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Steve Austin Vince McMahon
2 Vince McMahon Winner
3 Golga Steve Austin
4 Darren Drozdov Mable
5 Edge Jesse James
6 Gillberg Edge
7 Steve Blackman Edge
8 Dan Severn Mable
9 Tiger Ali Singh Mable
10 The Blue Meanie Mable
11 Mable Faarooq, Bradshaw, Mideon
12 Jesse James Kane
13 Gangrel Jesse James
14 Kurrgan Kane
15 Al Snow Jesse James
16 Goldust Kane
17 The Godfather Kane
18 Kane Himself
19 Ken Shamrock Steve Austin
20 Billy Gunn Steve Austin
21 Test Steve Austin
22 Big Boss Man Steve Austin
23 Hunter Hearst Helmsley Steve Austin
24 Val Venis Hunter Hearst Helmsley
25 X-Pac Big Boss Man
26 Mark Henry Chyna
27 Jeff Jarrett Hunter Hearst Helmsley
28 D-Lo Brown Big Boss Man
29 Owen Hart Steve Austin
30 Chyna Steve Austin

2000

Number Name Eliminated By
1 D'Lo Brown Rikishi Phatu
2 Brian Christopher Rikishi Phatu
3 Headbanger Mosh Rikishi Phatu
4 Christian Rikishi Phatu
5 Rikishi Phatu Test, Big Boss Man, Edge, Gangrel,
The British Bulldog, Bob Backlund
6 Scott Taylor Rikishi Phatu
7 Steve Blackman Rikishi Phatu
8 Viscera Rikishi Phatu
9 Big Boss Man The Rock
10 Test Big Show
11 The British Bulldog Jesse James
12 Gangrel Big Show
13 Edge Val Venis
14 Bob Backlund Chris Jericho
15 Chris Jericho Chyna
16 Crash Holly The Rock
17 Chyna Big Boss Man
18 Faarooq Big Boss Man
19 Jesse James Billy Gunn
20 Al Snow The Rock
21 Val Venis Kane
22 Prince Albert Kane
23 Hardcore Holly Al Snow
24 The Rock Winner
25 Billy Gunn Jesse James
26 Big Show The Rock
27 Bradshaw Billy Gunn and Jesse James
28 Kane X-Pac
29 The Godfather Big Show
30 X-Pac Big Show

2001

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Jeff Hardy Matt Hardy
2 Bull Buchanan Jeff and Matt Hardy
3 Matt Hardy Himself
4 Faarooq Jeff and Matt Hardy
5 Drew Carey Himself (Thank God!)
6 Kane Steve Austin
7 Raven Kane
8 Al Snow Kane
9 Perry Saturn Kane
10 Steve Blackman Kane
11 Grandmaster Sexay Kane
12 Honky Tonk Man Kane
13 The Rock Kane
14 The Goodfather The Rock
15 Tazz Kane
16 Bradshaw The Undertaker
17 Albert The Undertaker
18 Hardcore Holly Kane
19 K-Kwik Big Show
20 Val Venis Kane
21 William Regal Test
22 Test Big Show
23 Big Show The Rock
24 Crash Holly The Undertaker
25 The Undertaker Rikishi Phatu
26 Scotty Too Hotty Kane and The Undertaker
27 Steve Austin Winner
28 Billy Gunn Steve Austin
29 Haku Steve Austin
30 Rikishi Phatu The Rock

2002

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Rikishi The Undertaker
2 Goldust The Undertaker
3 Big Boss Man Rikishi
4 Bradshaw Goldust
5 Lance Storm Al Snow
6 Al Snow The Undertaker
7 Billy Gunn The Undertaker
8 The Undertaker Maven
9 Matt Hardy The Undertaker
10 Jeff Hardy The Undertaker
11 Maven The Undertaker?
12 Scotty Too Hotty Diamond Dallas Page
13 Christian Steve Austin
14 Diamond Dallas Page Christian and Chuck Palumbo
15 Chuck Palumbo Steve Austin
16 The Godfather Christian and Chuck Palumbo
17 Albert The Godfather
18 Perry Saturn Steve Austin
19 Steve Austin Kurt Angle
20 Val Venis Steve Austin
21 Test Steve Austin
22 Triple H Winner
23 Hurricane Helms Steve Austin and Triple H
24 Faarooq Triple H
25 Mr. Perfect Triple H
26 Kurt Angle Triple H
27 The Big Show Kane
28 Kane Kurt Angle
29 Rob Van Dam Booker T.
30 Booker T. Steve Austin

2003

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Shawn Michaels (RAW) Chris Jericho (RAW)
2 Chris Jericho (RAW) Test (RAW)
3 Christoper Nowinski (RAW) Rey Mysterio (SmackDown!)
4 Rey Mysterio (SmackDown!) Chris Jericho (RAW)
5 Edge (SmackDown!) Chris Jericho (RAW)
6 Christian (RAW) Chris Jericho (RAW)
7 Chavo Guerrero Jr. (SmackDown!) Edge (SmackDown!)
8 Yoshihiro Tajiri (SmackDown!) Edge (SmackDown!)
9 Bill DeMott (SmackDown!) Chris Jericho (RAW)
10 Tommy Dreamer (RAW) Chris Jericho and Christian (RAW)
11 Bull Buchanan (SmackDown!) Edge (SmackDown!)
12 Rob Van Dam (RAW) Kane (RAW)
13 Matt Hardy (SmackDown!) Brock Lesnar (SmackDown!)
14 Eddie Guerrero (SmackDown!) Booker T. (RAW)
15 Jeff Hardy (RAW) Rob Van Dam (RAW)
16 Rosie (RAW) Kane (RAW)
17 Test (RAW) David Batista (RAW)
18 John Cena (SmackDown!) The Undertaker (SmackDown!)
19 Charlie Haas (SmackDown!) Brock Lesnar (SmackDown!)
20 Rikishi (SmackDown!) David Batista (RAW)
21 Jamal (RAW) The Undertaker (SmackDown!)
22 Kane (RAW) The Undertaker (SmackDown!)
23 Shelton Benjamin (SmackDown!) Brock Lesnar (SmackDown!)
24 Booker T. (RAW) Charlie Haas and Shelton Benjamin (SmackDown!)
25 A-Train (SmackDown!) Rob Van Dam and Kane (RAW)
26 Maven (RAW) The Undertaker (SmackDown!)
27 Goldust (RAW) Charlie Haas (SmackDown!)
28 David Batista (RAW) The Undertaker (SmackDown!)
29 Brock Lesnar (SmackDown!) Winner
30 The Undertaker (SmackDown!) Brock Lesnar (SmackDown!)

2004

Number Name Eliminated By
1 Chris Benoit (SmackDown!) Winner
2 Randy Orton (RAW) Mick Foley (RAW)
3 Mark Henry (RAW) Chris Benoit (SmackDown!)
4 Yoshihiro Tajiri (SmackDown!) Mark Henry (RAW)
5 Bradshaw (SmackDown!) Chris Benoit (SmackDown!)
6 Rhyno (SmackDown!) Chris Benoit (SmackDown!)
7 Matt Hardy (RAW) Renee Dupree (RAW)
8 Scott Steiner (RAW) Booker T. (RAW)
9 Matt Morgan (SmackDown!) Chris Benoit (SmackDown!)
10 Hurricane Helms (RAW) Matt Morgan (SmackDown!)
11 Booker T. (RAW) Randy Orton (RAW)
12 Kane (RAW) Booker T. (RAW)
13 Spike Dudley (RAW) Never made It In
14 Rikishi (SmackDown!) Randy Orton (RAW)
15 Renee Dupree (RAW) Rikishi (SmackDown!)
16 A-Train (SmackDown!) Chris Benoit (SmackDown!)
17 Shelton Benjamin (SmackDown!) Randy Orton (RAW)
18 Ernest Miller (SmackDown!) Randy Orton (RAW)
19 Kurt Angle (SmackDown!) The Big Show (SmackDown!)
20 Rico Constantino (RAW) Randy Orton (RAW)
21 Mick Foley (RAW) Himself
22 Christian (RAW) Chris Jericho (RAW)
23 Nunzio (SmackDown!) Bill Goldberg (RAW)
24 The Big Show (SmackDown!) Chris Benoit (SmackDown!)
25 Chris Jericho (RAW) The Big Show (SmackDown!)
26 Charlie Haas (SmackDown!) Bill Goldberg (RAW)
27 Billy Gunn (SmackDown!) Bill Goldberg (RAW)
28 John Cena (SmackDown!) The Big Show (SmackDown!)
29 Rob Van Dam (RAW) The Big Show (SmackDown!)
30 Bill Goldberg (RAW) Kurt Angle (SmackDown!)