Royal Rumble 1997 was the tenth annual Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 19, 1997 in San Antonio, Texas.
Free for All[]
- Mascarita Sagrada, Jr. and La Parkita defeated Mini Mankind and Mini Vader.
Results[]
- Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
- Ahmed Johnson defeated Faarooq.
- Vader defeated The Undertaker.
- El Canek, Héctor Garza and Perro Aguayo defeated Fuerza Guerrera, Heavy Metal, and Jerry Estrada in a six-man tag team match.
- Shawn Michaels defeated Sycho Sid to win the WWF Heavyweight Championship.
Royal Rumble Match[]
- Stone Cold Steve Austin won the 1997 30-man Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Bret Hart.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crush | 3 | Phineas I. Godwinn | 06:17 | 0 |
| 2 | Ahmed Johnson | 2 | Himself | 03:02 | 2 |
| 3 | Fake Razor Ramon | 1 | Ahmed Johnson | 00:17 | 0 |
| 4 | Phineas I. Godwinn | 4 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 02:52 | 1 |
| 5 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | - | Winner | 45:07 | 10 |
| 6 | Bart Gunn | 5 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 00:26 | 0 |
| 7 | Jake Roberts | 6 | 01:10 | 0 | |
| 8 | The British Bulldog | 8 | Owen Hart | 08:04 | 1 |
| 9 | Pierroth | 10 | Mil Máscaras | 10:32 | 1 |
| 10 | The Sultan | 7 | The British Bulldog | 03:23 | 0 |
| 11 | Mil Máscaras | 11 | Himself | 07:28 | 2 |
| 12 | Hunter Hearst Helmsley | 12 | Goldust | 06:42 | 0 |
| 13 | Owen Hart | 17 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 08:29 | 2 |
| 14 | Goldust | 13 | Owen Hart | 05:33 | 1 |
| 15 | Cibernético | 9 | Mil Máscaras and Pierroth | 01:25 | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Mero | 16 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 03:53 | 0 |
| 17 | Latin Lover | 14 | Faarooq | 01:47 | 0 |
| 18 | Faarooq | 15 | Ahmed Johnson | 00:41 | 1 |
| 19 | Savio Vega | 18 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 00:46 | 0 |
| 20 | Jesse James | 19 | 00:29 | 0 | |
| 21 | Bret Hart | 29 | 21:12 | 2 | |
| 22 | Jerry Lawler | 20 | Bret Hart | 00:04 | 0 |
| 23 | Fake Diesel | 28 | 17:49 | 0 | |
| 24 | Terry Funk | 24 | Mankind | 15:18 | 0 |
| 25 | Rocky Maivia | 23 | 13:01 | 0 | |
| 26 | Mankind | 25 | The Undertaker | 12:20 | 2 |
| 27 | Flash Funk | 21 | Vader | 06:12 | 0 |
| 28 | Vader | 26 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 10:06 | 1 |
| 29 | Henry O. Godwinn | 22 | The Undertaker | 06:11 | 0 |
| 30 | The Undertaker | 27 | Stone Cold Steve Austin | 06:46 | 2 |