Event:
Royal Rumble 1997
Date: January 21, 1997
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Arena: The AlamoDome
Attendance: 60,525
Free-For-all Match:
Venum and Perro Aguayo, Jr. defeated Maniaco and
Mosco de la Merced (10:00)....Free-For-all
Match: Octagon, Blue Demon Jr., and
Tinieblas Jr. defeated Heavy Metal, Avismo Negro,
and Histeria (14:00)....Free-For-all Match:
Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. and La Parkita defeated Mini
Mankind and Mini Vader (4:29) when Sagrada pinned
Vader....Intercontinental Heavyweight Title
Match: Hunter Hearst Helmsley pinned
Goldust (16:50) to retain the title....Ahmed Johnson
defeated Farooq (8:48) by Disqualification....Vader
pinned Undertaker (13:19)....Hector Garza, Perro
Aguayo, and El Canek defeated Jerry Estrada, Heavy
Metal, and Fuerza Guerrera (10:56) when Aguayo
pinned Metal....Royal Rumble Match:
Steve Austin won the "royal rumble" (50:29). Also in
the match were: Cibernetico, Crush, Diesel II,
Farooq, Flash Funk, Terry Funk, Goldust, Henry and
Phinneus Godwinn, Bart Gunn, Bret Hart, Owen Hart,
Hunter Hearst Helmsley, Jesse Jammes, Ahmed Johnson,
Latin Lover, Jerry Lawler, Rocky Maivia, Mankind,
Marc Mero, Mil Mascaras, Pierroth Jr, Razor Ramon
II, Jake Roberts, Davey Smith, The Sultan, The
Undertaker, Vader, and Savio Vega....World
Heavyweight Title Match: Shawn Michaels
pinned Sycho Sid (13:49) to win the title.
