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Introduction
The 1998 Royal Rumble took place for the third time in California, and saw the christening of “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as the guy. A back to back winner of the Royal Rumble, Austin would eventually be lucky this year and go on to win the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania in a match against Shawn Michaels.
Michaels – however – would not be so lucky at this event. He suffered a debilitating back injury in the night’s main event, taking him out of action for 4 years.
Amongst the other memorable performers were attitude era stalwarts The Rock – who was the Iron Man in the match, and Mick Foley, who entered three times into the match: as Cactus Jack, Mankind & Dude Love.
18th January, 1998
San Jose, California
San Jose Arena
18,542
- Pain! Just A 4 Letter Word.
55:26
Notable Records
| Record | Individual |
|---|---|
| Winner | Steve Austin |
| Iron Men | The Rock (51:31) |
| Least time in Match | Tom Brandi (00:11) |
| Most Eliminations | Steve Austin (7) |
| Potential Winners (wrestlers in the ring after last entrant) | 13 (Steve Austin, The Rock, Faarooq, Dude Love, Mark Henry, Chainz, The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust, Henry O. Godwinn, Vader, Savio Vega, Kama Mustafa, Thrasher, Honky Tonk Man) |
| Number of debutants | 14 (Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, Tom Brandi, Mosh, 8-Ball, Bradshaw, Steve Blackman, D'Lo Brown, Kurrgan, Ken Shamrock, Thrasher, Mark Henry, Dude Love, Chainz) |
| Last Rumble Appearances | 15 (Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, Tom Brandi, Phineas I. Godwinn, 8-Ball, Marc Mero, Thrasher, Mankind, Ahmed Johnson, Kama, Henry O. Godwinn, Savio Vega, Dude Love, Chainz, Vader) |
| Average Time in match | 14:48 |
| Number of individuals with at least one elimination | 60% |
Did You Know?
- This is one of only two Royal Rumbles with no previous World Champions in it, the other being the 1988 Royal Rumble.
- This is the first match to feature weapons in it.
- This was the second time that recognised tag team partners (Cactus Jack & Chainsaw Charlie) began the match. The first being in 1989 (Ax & Smash of Demolition)
- This is the third year in a row that The Royal Rumble was not the main event of the show. The main event saw Shawn Michaels defeat The Undertaker in a casket match.
- This Royal Rumble saw the first elimination by a woman in the match. Chyna assisted Triple H in eliminating Owen Hart.
Results
| Number of Entrant | Wrestler Name | Time of Entry | Time of Elimination | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cactus Jack | 00:00 | 09:23 | 09:23 | 29 | 1 | Chainsaw Charlie | |
| 2 | Chainsaw Charlie | 00:00 | 25:22 | 25:22 | 25 | 3 | Mankind | |
| 3 | Tom Brandi | 01:56 | 02:07 | 00:11 | 30 | 0 | Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie | |
| 4 | The Rock | 03:54 | 55:25 | 51:31 | 2 | 3 | Steve Austin | |
| 5 | Mosh | 05:33 | 18:43 | 13:10 | 28 | 0 | Kurrgan | |
| 6 | Phineas I. Godwinn | 07:26 | 36:13 | 28:47 | 18 | 1 | Mark Henry | |
| 7 | 8-Ball | 09:01 | 39:46 | 30:45 | 16 | 1 | Steve Austin | |
| 8 | Blackjack Bradshaw | 10:54 | 46:41 | 35:47 | 15 | 1 | Dude Love | |
| 9 | Owen Hart | 29:13 | 31:14 | 02:01 | 21 | 1 | Chyna, Triple H |
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| 10 | Steve Blackman | 14:20 | 20:19 | 05:59 | 27 | 0 | Kurrgan | |
| 11 | D'Lo Brown | 16:14 | 48:36 | 32:22 | 14 | 1 | Faarooq | |
| 12 | Kurrgan | 18:10 | 21:48 | 03:38 | 26 | 2 | 8-Ball, Blackjack Bradshaw, Chainsaw Charlie, Ken Shamrock, Phineas I. Godwinn, The Rock | |
| 13 | Marc Mero | 19:56 | 39:34 | 19:38 | 17 | 0 | Steve Austin | |
| 14 | Ken Shamrock | 21:30 | 30:46 | 09:16 | 22 | 1 | The Rock | |
| 15 | Thrasher | 23:22 | 51:30 | 28:08 | 12 | 0 | Steve Austin | |
| 16 | Mankind | 25:11 | 27:50 | 02:39 | 24 | 1 | The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust | Mick Foley, eliminated as Cactus Jack, re-entered as Mankind. |
| 17 | The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust | 26:50 | 52:52 | 26:02 | 7 | 2 | Chainz | |
| 18 | Jeff Jarrett | 29:04 | 30:08 | 01:04 | 23 | 0 | Owen Hart | |
| 19 | Honky Tonk Man | 30:35 | 50:30 | 19:55 | 13 | 0 | Vader | |
| 20 | Ahmed Johnson | 32:45 | 36:04 | 03:19 | 19 | 0 | D'Lo Brown, Mark Henry | |
| 21 | Mark Henry | 34:17 | 53:24 | 19:07 | 5 | 2 | Faarooq | |
| 22 | No Entrant | 35:35 | 35:35 | 00:00 | 20 | 0 | No Entrant | Skull of the Disciples of Apocalypse was unable to compete. |
| 23 | Kama Mustafa | 37:41 | 51:39 | 13:58 | 11 | 0 | Steve Austin | |
| 24 | Steve Austin | 39:30 | 55:26 | 15:56 | 1 | 7 | Winner | |
| 25 | Henry O. Godwinn | 41:08 | 52:41 | 11:33 | 8 | 0 | Dude Love | |
| 26 | Savio Vega | 42:53 | 52:23 | 09:30 | 10 | 0 | Steve Austin | |
| 27 | Faarooq | 44:51 | 54:54 | 10:03 | 3 | 3 | The Rock | |
| 28 | Dude Love | 46:36 | 54:30 | 07:54 | 4 | 2 | Faarooq | Mick Foley, eliminated as Cactus Jack and Mankind, re-entered as Dude Love. |
| 29 | Chainz | 48:18 | 53:14 | 04:56 | 6 | 1 | Steve Austin | |
| 30 | Vader | 50:16 | 52:30 | 02:14 | 9 | 1 | The Artist Formerly Known as Goldust |
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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