The 1989 WWE Royal Rumble was the second annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation, and the first one to be held on pay-per-view. It took place on January 15, 1989 at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The main event was the 1989 Royal Rumble match won by Big John Studd, who last eliminated Ted DiBiase to win the match. Featured matches on the undercard were Jim Duggan and The Hart Foundation versus Dino Bravo and The Fabulous Rougeau Brothers, Rockin' Robin versus Judy Martin for the WWE Women's Championship and "King" Haku versus Harley Race.
Big John Studd
Hulk Hogan
"The Macho Man" Randy Savage
André the Giant
Demolition Ax
Demolition Smash
"Rugged" Ronnie Garvin
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
"Outlaw" Ron Bass
Shawn Michaels
Tito Santana
Marty Jannetty
Arn Anderson
Tully Blanchard
"The Birdman" Koko B. Ware
The Warlord
Akeem
The Mighty Hercules
Rick Martel
The Ultimate Warrior
"Ravishing" Rick Rude
Harley Race
Rockin' Robin
Judy Martin
Bret "The Hitman" Hart
Jacques Rougeau
Raymond Rougeau
Bobby "The Brain" Heenan (Manager)
Frenchy Martin (Manager)
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