Royal Rumble 1996 was the ninth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21, 1996 in Fresno, California.
Free for All[]
- Duke Droese defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley by disqualification to enter the Royal Rumble match at number thirty.
Results[]
- Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by disqualification.
- The Smoking Gunns (Billy Gunn and Bart Gunn) defeated The Bodydonnas (Skip and Zip) (with Sunny) to retain the WWF Tag Team Championships.
- Goldust (with Marlena) defeated Razor Ramon to win the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
- The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Bret Hart by disqualification in a match for Hart's WWF Heavyweight Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Shawn Michaels won the 1996 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Diesel.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 19 | Diesel | 48:04 | 1 |
| 2 | Henry O. Godwinn | 2 | Jake Roberts | 16:24 | 0 |
| 3 | Bob Backlund | 1 | Yokozuna | 12:22 | 0 |
| 4 | Jerry Lawler | 16 | Shawn Michaels | 36:02 | 0 |
| 5 | Bob Holly | 18 | The Ringmaster | 39:35 | 0 |
| 6 | King Mabel | 3 | Yokozuna | 12:14 | 0 |
| 7 | Jake Roberts | 6 | Vader | 14:39 | 2 |
| 8 | Dory Funk, Jr. | 5 | Savio Vega | 10:53 | 0 |
| 9 | Yokozuna | 11 | Shawn Michaels | 19:14 | 3 |
| 10 | The 1-2-3 Kid | 13 | 15:40 | 0 | |
| 11 | Takao Omori | 4 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley and Jake Roberts | 02:48 | 0 |
| 12 | Savio Vega | 10 | Vader | 12:28 | 1 |
| 13 | Vader | 12 | Shawn Michaels | 11:04 | 4 |
| 14 | Doug Gilbert | 7 | Vader | 02:59 | 0 |
| 15 | Squat Teamer #1 | 8 | 01:11 | 0 | |
| 16 | Squat Teamer #2 | 9 | Yokozuna | 00:24 | 0 |
| 17 | Owen Hart | 21 | Diesel and Shawn Michaels | 20:43 | 2 |
| 18 | Shawn Michaels | - | Winner | 26:09 | 8 |
| 19 | Hakushi | 14 | Owen Hart | 01:53 | 0 |
| 20 | Tatanka | 17 | Diesel | 04:09 | 1 |
| 21 | Aldo Montoya | 15 | Tatanka | 01:52 | 0 |
| 22 | Diesel | 29 | Shawn Michaels | 17:51 | 5 |
| 23 | Kama | 28 | Diesel | 15:57 | 1 |
| 24 | The Ringmaster | 23 | Fatu | 10:57 | 1 |
| 25 | Barry Horowitz | 20 | Owen Hart | 04:15 | 0 |
| 26 | Fatu | 24 | Isaac Yankem, DDS | 07:07 | 1 |
| 27 | Isaac Yankem, DDS | 25 | Shawn Michaels | 07:05 | 1 |
| 28 | Marty Jannetty | 22 | The British Bulldog | 02:35 | 0 |
| 29 | The British Bulldog | 27 | Shawn Michaels | 03:39 | 1 |
| 30 | Duke Droese | 26 | Diesel and Kama | 01:10 | 0 |