WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
January 19, 1997Release Date
WWE Royal Rumble 1997 (1997)
January 19, 1997Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Michael Hickenbottom
Shawn Michaels
Mark Calaway
The Undertaker
Sid Eudy
Sycho Sid
Leon White
Vader
Steve Austin
'Stone Cold' Steve Austin
Bret Hart
Bret 'The Hitman' Hart
Kevin Dunn
Director
Kevin Dunn
Director
Vince McMahon
Producer
Paul Michael Lévesque
Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Dustin Runnels
Goldust
Felipe Estrada
El Canek
Tony Norris
Ahmed Johnson
Héctor Garza
Héctor Garza
Ron Simmons
Faarooq
Pedro Aguayo Damian
Pedro Aguayo
Jerry Estrada
Himself
Fuerza Guerrera
Fuerza Guerrera
Erick Francisco Casas Ruiz
Heavy Metal
Brian Adams
Crush
Rick Bogner
Razor Ramon
Dennis Knight
Phineas I. Godwinn
Aurelian Smith Jr.
Jake 'The Snake' Roberts
Davey Boy Smith
The British Bulldog
Solofa Fatu Jr.
The Sultan
Marc Mero
'Wildman' Marc Mero
Juan Rivera
Savio Vega
Brian James
Jessie James
Jerry Lawler
Jerry 'The King' Lawler
Glenn Jacobs
Diesel
Michael Polchlopek
Bart Gunn
Terry Funk
Himself
Dwayne Johnson
Rocky Maivia
Mick Foley
Mankind
Charles Scaggs
Flash Funk
Mark Canterbury
Henry O. Godwinn
Pierroth Jr.
Pierroth Jr.
Aarón Rodríguez Arellano
Mil Mascaras
Owen Hart
'The King of Harts' Owen Hart
Octavio López Arreola
Cibernético
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
The 1997 Royal Rumble was the 10th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE). It took place on January 19, 1997, from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 1997 event, the winner received a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania 13.
The main event saw Shawn Michaels defeat Sycho Sid to win the WWF Championship. The main match on the undercard was the 1997 Royal Rumble match, which Stone Cold Steve Austin won after last eliminating Bret Hart. Additionally, Vader defeated The Undertaker, and Hunter Hearst Helmsley defeated Goldust to retain the WWF Intercontinental Championship.
The attendance of 60,477 is the highest recorded live crowd in the Royal Rumble's history with the 2017 edition of the event held at the same venue being the second largest. In addition to hometown hero Shawn Michaels going for the WWF championship, the WWF was working with the Mexico based Lucha Libre AAA World Wide (AAA) promotion, and had several wrestlers from that company participate in the Royal Rumble match, as well as in a number of undercard matches.