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Introduction
The Royal Rumble for the second consecutive year emanated from Florida, as the 1991 version took place from the Miami Arena. Once again going from strength to strength – the WWF Championship was defended for the first time at the event, with Sgt. Slaughter beating The Ultimate Warrior to become champion.
This is a match with longevity, with over 10 competitors going over 20 minutes, with Rick Martel setting an Iron Man record of 52:17. Hogan won the Royal Rumble for the second year in a row, and had the most eliminations for the third year in a row. He last eliminated Earthquake, bringing an end of their feud.
After the Royal Rumble, Hulk Hogan went on to beat Slaughter for the WWF Championship, making the third time he has been on top of the mountain.
19th January, 1991
Miami, Florida
Miami Arena
16,000
- Friend vs Friend, Foe vs Foe
- It's Every Man for Himself!
1:05:17
Notable Records
| Record | Individual |
|---|---|
| Winner | Hulk Hogan |
| Iron Men | Rick Martel (52:30) |
| Least time in Match | Bushwhacker Luke (00:04) |
| Most Eliminations | Hulk Hogan (7) |
| Potential Winners (wrestlers in the ring after last entrant) | 10 (Hulk Hogan, Earthquake, Brian Knobbs, British Bulldog, Rick Martel, Haku, Jim Neidhart, Mr. Perfect, Tugboat, Shane Douglas) |
| Number of debutants | 11 (Paul Roma, Texas Tornado, Saba Simba, The Undertaker, British Bulldog, Hawk, Shane Douglas, Animal, Crush, Brian Knobbs, Tugboat) |
| Last Rumble Appearances | 8 (Dino Bravo, Paul Roma, Saba Simba, Smash, Hawk, Shane Douglas, Jim Neidhart, Tugboat) |
| Average Time in match | 16:29 |
| Number of individuals with at least one elimination | 40% |
Did You Know?
- Hulk Hogan winning here became the first person to win who had previously been in the match.
- Although Hulk Hogan fought Sgt. Slaughter in the main event of Wrestlemania, it was not stated that the winner had a title shot at Wrestlemania beforehand.
- This is the second Royal Rumble in a row that took place from Florida.
- This is the first Royal Rumble missing an entrant. Number 18 was meant to be “Macho Man” Randy Savage, but he didn’t compete.
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Results
| Number of Entrant | Wrestler Name | Time of Entry | Time of Elimination | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bret Hart | 00:00 | 20:38 | 20:38 | 27 | 0 | The Undertaker | First person to draw the first number twice. |
| 2 | Dino Bravo | 00:00 | 03:08 | 03:08 | 30 | 0 | Greg Valentine | |
| 3 | Greg Valentine | 02:09 | 46:21 | 44:12 | 16 | 1 | Hulk Hogan | |
| 4 | Paul Roma | 04:08 | 18:14 | 14:06 | 28 | 0 | Jake Roberts | |
| 5 | Texas Tornado | 06:07 | 30:28 | 24:21 | 24 | 0 | The Undertaker | |
| 6 | Rick Martel | 08:07 | 1:00:37 | 52:30 | 5 | 4 | British Bulldog | |
| 7 | Saba Simba | 10:11 | 12:39 | 02:28 | 29 | 0 | Rick Martel | |
| 8 | Bushwhacker Butch | 12:21 | 22:29 | 10:08 | 26 | 0 | The Undertaker | |
| 9 | Jake Roberts | 14:12 | 27:13 | 13:01 | 25 | 1 | Rick Martel | |
| 10 | Hercules | 16:11 | 53:57 | 37:46 | 13 | 1 | Brian Knobbs | |
| 11 | Tito Santana | 18:12 | 48:44 | 30:32 | 15 | 0 | Earthquake | |
| 12 | The Undertaker | 20:28 | 34:47 | 14:19 | 21 | 3 | Animal, Hawk | |
| 12 | Jimmy Snuka | 22:23 | 30:31 | 08:08 | 23 | 0 | Hawk | |
| 14 | British Bulldog | 24:12 | 1:01:02 | 36:50 | 4 | 3 | Brian Knobbs, Earthquake | |
| 15 | Smash | 26:14 | 44:41 | 18:27 | 17 | 0 | Hulk Hogan | |
| 16 | Hawk | 28:12 | 34:51 | 06:39 | 20 | 2 | Hercules, Rick Martel | |
| 17 | Shane Douglas | 30:14 | 56:46 | 26:32 | 10 | 0 | Brian Knobbs | |
| 18 | No Entrant | 32:07 | 32:07 | 00:00 | 22 | 0 | No Entrant | It was given to be “Macho Man” Randy Savage. However to protect Macho Man’s figures, it’s listed as No Entrant. |
| 19 | Animal | 34:13 | 40:53 | 06:40 | 19 | 1 | Earthquake | |
| 20 | Crush | 36:16 | 54:53 | 18:37 | 12 | 0 | Hulk Hogan | |
| 21 | Jim Duggan | 38:20 | 43:05 | 04:45 | 18 | 0 | Mr. Perfect | |
| 22 | Earthquake | 40:31 | 1:05:16 | 24:45 | 2 | 4 | Hulk Hogan | |
| 23 | Mr. Perfect | 42:46 | 59:02 | 16:16 | 8 | 1 | British Bulldog | |
| 24 | Hulk Hogan | 44:18 | 1:05:17 | 20:59 | 1 | 7 | Winner | |
| 25 | Haku | 46:20 | 59:45 | 13:25 | 6 | 0 | British Bulldog | |
| 26 | Jim Neidhart | 48:18 | 59:30 | 11:12 | 7 | 0 | Rick Martel | |
| 27 | Bushwhacker Luke | 50:36 | 50:40 | 00:04 | 14 | 0 | Earthquake | |
| 28 | Brian Knobbs | 52:21 | 1:02:28 | 10:07 | 3 | 3 | Hulk Hogan | |
| 29 | The Warlord | 54:20 | 55:56 | 01:36 | 11 | 0 | Hulk Hogan | |
| 30 | Tugboat | 56:21 | 58:53 | 02:32 | 9 | 0 | Hulk Hogan |
Graphs
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
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