WWE Royal Rumble 1997

Reported by Ernest Aguilar

INTERCONTINENTAL TITLE MATCH: Hunter Hearst Helmsley def Goldust.. 

GRUDGE MATCH: Ahmed Johnson def Faarooq by Disqualification.. 

MATCH: Vader def The Undertaker.. 

AAA TRIOS: Perro Aguayo & El Canek & Hector Garza beat Fuerza Guerrera & Heavy Metal & Jerry Estrada.. 

WWF TITLE MATCH: Shawn Michaels def Sycho Sid to win the title! 

ROYAL RUMBLE: Steve Austin eliminated Bret Hart to win the Royal Rumble..

Entrance Elimination

    1- Crush (1- Razor by Ahmed before #4)

   2- Ahmed Johnson (2- Ahmed by himself before #4)

   3- New Razor Ramon (3- Crush by Phineas before #6)

   4- Phineas Godwinn (4- Phineas by Austin before #7)

   5- Steve Austin (5- Bart by Austin before #7)

   6- Bart Gunn (6- Jake by Austin before #9)

   7- Jake Roberts (7- Sultan by Bulldog before #13)

   8- British Bulldog (8- Bulldog by Owen before #14)

   9- Pierroth (9- Cibernetico by Mascaras before #17)

  10- The Sultan (10- Pierroth by Mascaras before #17)

  11- Mil Mascaras (11- Mascaras by himself before #17)

  12- Hunter Hearst Helmsley (12- HHH by Goldust before #17)

  13- Owen Hart (13- Goldust by Owen before #18)

  14- Goldust (14- Lover by Faarooq before #19)

  15- Cibernetico (15- Faarooq by Ahmed cheating before #19)

  16- Marc Mero (16/17- Owen & Mero by Austin before #19)

  17- Latin Lover (18- Savio by Austin before #20)

  18- Faarooq (19- JJ by Austin before #21)

  19- Savio Vega (20- Lawler by Bret before #23)

  20- Jesse James (21- Flash by Vader)

  21- Bret Hart (22- HOG by UT)

  22- Jerry Lawler (23- Rocky by Mankind)

  23- New Diesel (24- Funk by Mankind)

  24- Terry Funk (25- Mankind by UT)

  25- Rocky Maivia (26/27- Vader & UT by Austin)

  26- Mankind (28- Diesel by Bret)

  27- Flash Funk (29- Bret by Austin)

  28- Vader   (Winner: Steve Austin!) 

  29- Henry Godwinn            (--was eliminated 26th by Bret, but not seen by referees--) 

  30- Undertaker    

ROYAL RUMBLE: WINNER: Steve Austin - Referees didn't see Steve Austin 

being thrown out of the ring. He was judged winner and given a title 

shot at Wrestlemania XIII. However, a Final 4 match was setup instead.

Most Eliminations : (By themselves)

01. Steve Austin - 10 (Phineas/Bart/Roberts/Owen/Mero/Vega/James/Taker/Vader/Bret)

02. Mil Mascaras - 3 (Pierroth Jr, Cibernetico, Himself)

03. Ahmed Johnson - 2 (Fake Razor, Himself)

04. Owen Hart - 2 (British Bulldog, Goldust)

05. Farooq - 2 (Latin Lover, Himself)

06. Bret Hart - 2 (Jerry Lawler, Diesel 2)

07. Mankind - 2 (Terry Funk, Rocky Maivia)

08. Undertaker - 2 (Mankind, Henry Godwinn)

09. Phineas Godwinn - 1 (Crush)

10. British Bulldog - 1 (The Sultan)

11. Goldust - 1 (Hunter Hearst Helmsley)

12. Vader - 1 (Flash Funk)

 

Longest Lastings : (By Themselves)

 

01. Steve Austin - 45:07

02. Savio Vega - 21:12

03. Fake Diesel - 17:49

04. Terry Funk - 15:18

05. Rocky Maivia - 13:01

06. Mankind - 12:20

07. Pierroth Jr - 10:32

08. Vader - 10:06

09. Owen Hart - 8:29

10. British Bulldog - 8:04

11. Mil Mascaras - 7:28

12. Undertaker - 6:46

13. Hunter Hearst Helmsley - 6:42

14. Crush - 6:17

15. Flash Funk - 6:12

16. Henry Godwinn - 6:11

17. Goldust - 5:33

18. Marc Mero - 3:53

19. The Sultan - 3:23

20. Ahmed Johnson - 3:02

21. Phineas Godwinn - 2:52

22. Latin Lover - 1:47

23. Cibernetico - 1:25

24. Jake Roberts - 1:10

25. Jesse James - 0:46

26. Farooq - 0:41

27. Bret Hart - 0:29

28. Bart Gunn - 0:26

29. Fake Razor Ramon - 0:17

30. Jerry Lawler - 0:04