Event:
Royal Rumble 1998
Date: January 18, 1998
Location: San Jose, California
Arena: San Jose Arena
Attendance: 18,542
Vader pinned Goldust
(7:47)....Max Mini, Mosaic, and Nova defeated
Battalion, El Torito, and Tarantula (7:49) when Max
pinned Torito. Sunny was the special referee....Intercontinental
Heavyweight Title Match: Rocky Maivia
defeated Ken Shamrock (10:53) by Disqualification to
retain the Intercontinental Heavyweight title....World
Tag Team Title Match: The Legion of Doom
(Hawk and Animal) defeated The New Age Outlaws
(Billy Gunn and Jesse James) (7:56) by
Disqualification. The New Age Outlaws retain the
title....Royal Rumble Match: Steve
Austin won the "royal rumble" (55:24). Also in the
match were: Steve Blackman, Justin Bradshaw, Tom
Brandi, D-Lo Brown, Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie,
Chainz, Eight-Ball, Farooq, Henry Godwinn, Phinneus
Godwinn, Goldust, Owen Hart, Mark Henry, Hunter
Hearst Helmsley, Honkytonk Man, Jeff Jarrett, Ahmed
Johnson, Kurrgan, Dude Love, Rocky Maivia, Mankind,
Mark Mero, Mosh, Kama Mustafa, Ken Shamrock,
Thrasher, & Savio Vega....World Heavyweight
Title Match (Casket Match): Shawn Michaels
defeated The Undertaker (20:37) in a "casket" match
to retain the title.
