January 18, 1998 – San Jose, California
Royal Rumble 1998 Image Gallery
SINGLES MATCH
Vader defeated Goldust:
MINIS MATCH
Max Mini & Mosaic & Nova defeated El Torito & Tarantula & Battalion:
GRUDGE MATCH
The Rock defeated Ken Shamrock by DQ:
TAG TEAM MATCH
Legion of Doom (Hawk & Animal) defeated The New Age Outlaws (Billy Gunn & Roaddog) by DQ:
WWF HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE CASKET MATCH
Shawn Michaels defeated The Undertaker to retain the WWF Heavyweight title!:
ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
Stone Cold Steve Austin eliminated The Rock to win the Royal Rumble!:
| Order of Entry | Order of Elimination |
|---|---|
| 1- Cactus Jack 2- Chainsaw Charlie 3- Tom Brandi 4- Rocky Maivia 5- Mosh 6- Phineas Godwinn 7- 8-Ball 8- Bradshaw 9- Owen Hart 10- Steve Blackman 11- D-Lo Brown 12- Kurrgan 13- Marc Mero 14- Ken Shamrock 15- Thrasher 16- Mankind 17- Goldust 18- Jeff Jarrett 19- Honky Tonk Man 20- Ahmed Johnson 21- Mark Henry 22- Skull 23- Kama Mustafa 24- Stone Cold Steve Austin 25- Henry Godwinn 26- Savio Vega 27- Faarooq 28- Dude Love 29- Chainz 30- Vader |
(1- Brandi by Cactus & Chainsaw before #4) (2- Cactus by Chainsaw before #8) (3- Mosh by Kurrgan before #13) (4- Blackman by Kurrgan before #14) (5- Kurrgan by 6 bef. #15) (6- Chainsaw by Mankind before #17) (7- Mankind by Goldust before #18) (8- Jarrett by Owen before #19) (9- Shamrock by Rocky before #20) (10- Owen by Goldust w/HHH & Chyna b4 #20) (11- Skull no showed before #23) (12- Ahmed by Henry & D-Lo before #23) (13- Phineas by Henry before #23) (14- Mero by Austin before #25) (15- 8-Ball by Austin before #25) (16- Bradshaw by Dude Love before #29) (17- D-Lo by Faarooq before #30) (18- HTM by Vader) (19- Thrasher by Austin) (20- Kama by Austin) (21- Savio by Austin) (22- Vader by Goldust) (23- HOG by Dude Love) (24- Goldust by Chainz) (25- Chainz by Austin) (26- Henry by Faarooq) (27- Dude Love by Faarooq) (28- Faarooq by Rocky) (29- Rocky by Austin) (Winner: Steve Austin) |
Most Eliminations : (By themselves)
01. Steve Austin – 7 (Rock, 8-Ball, Marc Mero, Thrasher, Kama, Savio Vega, Chainz)
02. Farooq – 3 (D-Lo Brown, Mark Henry, Dude Love)
03. Rocky Maivia – 2 (Ken Shamrock, Farooq)
04. Kurrgan – 2 (Headbanger Mosh, Steve Blackman)
05. Goldust – 2 (Mankind, Vader)
06. Mankind – 1 (Chainsaw Charlie)
07. Dude Love – 1 (Blackjack Bradshaw)
08. Mark Henry – 1 (Phinneas Godwinn)
09. DOA Chainz – 1 (Goldust)
10. Owen Hart – 1 (Jeff Jarrett)
11. Vader – 1 (Honkytonk Man)
12. Henry Godwinn – 1 (Himself)
13. Chainsaw Charlie – 1 (Cactus Jack)
Longest Lastings : (In ring)
01. Rocky Maivia – 51:32
02. Blackjack Bradshaw – 35:45
03. D-Lo Brown – 32:21
04. DOA 8-Ball – 30:43
05. Phinneas Godwinn – 28:48
06. Headbanger Thrasher – 28:08
07. Goldust – 26:01
08. Chainsaw Charlie – 25:19
09. Honkytonk Man – 19:55
10. Marc Mero – 19:38
11. Mark Henry – 19:07
12. Stone Cold Steve Austin – 15:58
13. Kama Mustafa – 13:58
14. Headbanger Mosh – 13:09
15. Henry Godwinn – 11:32
16. Farooq – 10:03
17. Savio Vega – 9:29
18. Cactus Jack – 9:21
19. Ken Shamrock – 9:15
20. Dude Love – 7:53
21. Steve Blackman – 5:58
22. DOA Chainz – 4:56
23. Kurrgan – 3:38
24. Ahmed Johnson – 3:18
25. Vader – 2:15
26. Mankind – 2:07
27. Owen Hart – 2:00
28. Jeff Jarrett – 1:05
29. Tom Brandi – 0:12
30. DOA Skull – 0:00 (Never showed up)