Below you will find everything that happened in Professional Wrestling history on January 21st.
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (January 21, 2001) – WWF Royal Rumble 2001
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on January 21, 2001, the World Wrestling Federation aired their annual ‘Royal Rumble’ event LIVE on PPV from the New Orleans Arena in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This marks the 3rd and last time that “Stone Cold” Steve Austin officially won the Royal Rumble match, which is a record that still stands as of today.
The PPV results:
WWF Tag Team Championship: The Dudley Boyz defeated Edge & Christian (c)
Ladder match – WWF Intercontinental Championship: Chris Jericho defeated Chris Benoit (c)
WWF Women’s Championship: Ivory (c) defeated Chyna
WWF World Heavyweight Championship: Kurt Angle (c) defeated Triple H
Stone Cold Steve Austin won the 30-man Royal Rumble match
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (January 21, 1996) – WWF Royal Rumble 1996
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on January 21, 1996, the World Wrestling Federation aired their annual ‘Royal Rumble’ event LIVE on PPV from the Selland Arena in Fresno, California.
This was the second out of 2 Royal Rumble wins for “The Heartbreak Kid” Shawn Michaels, as well as the first time that the WWF World Title match main evented the PPV instead of the 30-man Royal Rumble match.
The Results:
Free For All – for the #30 spot in the Royal Rumble: Duke Droese defeated Hunter Hearst Helmsley by DQ
Ahmed Johnson defeated Jeff Jarrett by DQ
WWF Tag Team Championship: The Smoking Gunns (c) defeated The Bodydonnas
WWF Intercontinental Championship: Goldust defeated Razor Ramon (c)
Shawn Michaels won the 30-man Royal Rumble match
WWF World Heavyweight Championship: The Undertaker defeated Bret Hart (c) by DQ
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• On This Day In Pro Wrestling History (January 21, 1990) – WWF Royal Rumble 1990
On this day in Pro Wrestling history on January 21, 1990, the World Wrestling Federation aired their annual ‘Royal Rumble’ event LIVE on PPV from the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida.
WWF World Heavyweight Champion Hulk Hogan won this year’s Royal Rumble match, which was only possible because the rule for the Rumble winner to get a title shot at WrestleMania, wasn’t established till 1993.
The PPV Results:
The Bushwhackers defeated The Fabulous Rougeaus
Brutus Beefcake wrestled The Genius to a double DQ
Submission match: Ronnie Garvin defeated Greg Valentine
Jim Duggan defeated The Big Boss Man by DQ
Hulk Hogan won the 30-man Royal Rumble match
1/21/90: Though infamous for Ronnie Garvin's faces, I quite like his submission match with Greg Valentine.
Here's the ending. pic.twitter.com/o7ZVQzfQKB
— OVP – Retro Wrestling Podcast (@ovppodcast) January 21, 2021
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