Event:
Royal Rumble 1996
Date: January 21, 1996
Location: Fresno, California
Arena: Selland Arena
Attendence: 9,600
Free-For-all
Match: Duke Droese defeated Hunter Hearst
Helmsley (6:25) by Disqualification....Ahmed Johnson
defeated Jeff Jarrett (6:40) by Disqualification....World
Tag Team Title Match: The Smoking Gunns
(Billy and Bart Gunn) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip
and Zip) (11:14) when Bart pinned Zip to retain the
titles....Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
Match: Goldust pinned Razor Ramon (14:17)
to win the Intercontiental Title....Royal
Rumble Match: Shawn Michaels won the "royal
rumble" (58:49). Also in the match were: The 1-2-3
Kid, Bob Backlund, Diesel, Duke Droese, Fatu, Dory
Funk Jr, Doug Gilbert, Henry Godwinn, Hakushi, Owen
Hart, Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Bob Holly, Barry
Horowitz, Marty Jannetty, Kama, Jerry Lawler, Mabel,
Aldo Montoya, Takao Omori, Ringmaster (Steve
Austin), Jake Roberts, Davey Smith, Headshrinker #1
and #2, Tatanka, Vader, Savio Vega, Isaac Yankem,
and Yokozuna....World Heavyweight Title
Match: The Undertaker defeated Bret Hart
(28:31) by Disqualification. Bret Hart retains the
title.
