Poster of WWE Royal Rumble

WWE Royal Rumble

Plot: Twenty top Superstars compete in the first-ever Royal Rumble match. See all your favorites including Bret "The Hitman" Hart, The Ultimate Warrior, Jake "The Snake" Roberts, "The Natural" Butch Reed and "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan compete in the over-the-top-rope elimination match
Release Date: Sunday, January 24 1988
36 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Rick Blood Sr.Rick Blood Sr.
Rick Blood Sr. was
34 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat'.
Sat, Feb 28 1953
Portrait of Rick RoodRick Rood
Rick Rood was
29 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"Ravishing" Rick Rude'.
Sun, Dec 07 1958 –
Tue, Apr 20 1999
Portrait of Patty SeymourPatty Seymour
Patty Seymour was
28 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Leilani Kai'.
Sat, Jan 23 1960
Portrait of Judy HardeeJudy Hardee
Judy Hardee was
32 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Judy Martin'.
Sat, Oct 08 1955
Portrait of Itsuki YamazakiItsuki Yamazaki
Itsuki Yamazaki was
22 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Itsuki Yamazaki'.
Mon, Jan 03 1966
Portrait of Noriyo TatenoNoriyo Tateno
Noriyo Tateno was
22 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Noriyo Tateno'.
Wed, Dec 01 1965
Portrait of Bret HartBret Hart
Bret Hart was
30 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Bret "The Hitman" Hart'.
Tue, Jul 02 1957
Portrait of Merced SolisMerced Solis
Merced Solis was
34 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Tito Santana'.
Sun, May 10 1953
Portrait of Bruce ReedBruce Reed
Bruce Reed was
33 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"The Natural" Butch Reed'.
Sun, Jul 11 1954 –
Fri, Feb 05 2021
Portrait of Jim NeidhartJim Neidhart
Jim Neidhart was
31 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart'.
Thu, Aug 02 1956 –
Mon, Aug 13 2018
Portrait of Aurelian Smith Jr.Aurelian Smith Jr.
Aurelian Smith Jr. was
32 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Jake "The Snake" Roberts'.
Mon, May 30 1955
Portrait of Harley RaceHarley Race
Harley Race was
44 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"King" Harley Race'.
Sun, Apr 11 1943 –
Thu, Aug 01 2019
Portrait of Jim  BrunzellJim Brunzell
Jim Brunzell was
38 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"Jumpin" Jim Brunzell'.
Sun, Aug 14 1949
Portrait of Michael SmithMichael Smith
Michael Smith was
24 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Sam Houston'.
Fri, Oct 11 1963
Portrait of Dan MarshDan Marsh
Dan Marsh was
31 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"Dangerous" Danny Davis'.
Wed, Mar 28 1956
Portrait of Jim HarrellJim Harrell
Jim Harrell was
28 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Boris Zhukov'.
Sun, Dec 13 1959
Portrait of Don MuracoDon Muraco
Don Muraco was
38 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"The Rock" Don Muraco'.
Sat, Sep 10 1949
Portrait of Josip PeruzovićJosip Peruzović
Josip Peruzović was
40 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Nikolai Volkoff'.
Tue, Oct 14 1947 –
Sun, Jul 29 2018
Portrait of Jim DugganJim Duggan
Jim Duggan was
34 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan'.
Thu, Jan 14 1954
Portrait of Ron HeardRon Heard
Ron Heard was
39 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"Outlaw" Ron Bass'.
Tue, Dec 21 1948 –
Tue, Mar 07 2017
Portrait of Brian BlairBrian Blair
Brian Blair was
31 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'B. Brian Blair'.
Sat, Jan 12 1957
Portrait of Jim MorrisJim Morris
Jim Morris was
35 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Hillbilly Jim'.
Sat, Jul 05 1952
Portrait of Adolfo BrescianoAdolfo Bresciano
Adolfo Bresciano was
39 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Dino Bravo'.
Fri, Aug 06 1948 –
Wed, Mar 10 1993
Portrait of Jim HellwigJim Hellwig
Jim Hellwig was
28 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'The Ultimate Warrior'.
Tue, Jun 16 1959 –
Tue, Apr 08 2014
Portrait of George GrayGeorge Gray
George Gray was
27 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'The One Man Gang'.
Fri, Feb 12 1960
Portrait of Sylvester RitterSylvester Ritter
Sylvester Ritter was
35 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'The Junkyard Dog'.
Sat, Dec 13 1952 –
Tue, Jun 02 1998
Portrait of Tonga FifitaTonga Fifita
Tonga Fifita was
28 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Haku'.
Tue, Feb 03 1959
Portrait of Sam FatuSam Fatu
Sam Fatu was
22 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Tama'.
Mon, Oct 11 1965
Portrait of Paul CentopaniPaul Centopani
Paul Centopani was
27 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Paul Roma'.
Fri, Apr 29 1960
Portrait of James ManleyJames Manley
James Manley was
30 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Jim Powers'.
Sat, Jan 04 1958
Portrait of Ray HeenanRay Heenan
Ray Heenan was
43 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Bobby "The Brian" Heenan (Manager)'.
Wed, Nov 01 1944 –
Sun, Sep 17 2017
Portrait of Jimmy HartJimmy Hart
Jimmy Hart was
44 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Jimmy Hart (Manager)'.
Sat, Jan 01 1944
Portrait of Hulk HoganHulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan was
34 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Hulk Hogan (Contract Signing)'.
Tue, Aug 11 1953
Portrait of André RoussimoffAndré Roussimoff
André Roussimoff was
41 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'André the Giant (Contract Signing)'.
Sun, May 19 1946 –
Wed, Jan 27 1993
Portrait of Ted DiBiase Sr.Ted DiBiase Sr.
Ted DiBiase Sr. was
34 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'The Million Dollar Man (Contract Signing)'.
Mon, Jan 18 1954
Portrait of Michael JonesMichael Jones
Michael Jones was
25 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Virgil (Bodyguard)'.
Wed, Jun 13 1962 –
Wed, Feb 28 2024
Portrait of Gene OkerlundGene Okerlund
Gene Okerlund was
45 in WWE Royal Rumble
as '"Mean" Gene Okerlund (Broadcasting)'.
Sun, Nov 29 1942 –
Wed, Jan 02 2019
Portrait of Adolfo BrescianoAdolfo Bresciano
Adolfo Bresciano was
39 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Dino Bravo (Weightlifting Demonstration)'.
Fri, Aug 06 1948 –
Wed, Mar 10 1993
Portrait of Jesse VenturaJesse Ventura
Jesse Ventura was
36 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Jesse "The Body" Ventura (Commentary)'.
Sun, Jul 15 1951
Portrait of Vince McMahonVince McMahon
Vince McMahon was
42 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Vince McMahon (Commentary)'.
Fri, Aug 24 1945
Portrait of John Tunney Jr.John Tunney Jr.
John Tunney Jr. was
>> in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Jack Tunney (WWE President)'.
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Crew

Portrait of Vince McMahonVince McMahon
Vince McMahon was
42 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Director, Producer, Writers' Production'
Fri, Aug 24 1945
Portrait of Pat PattersonPat Patterson
Pat Patterson was
47 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Writer'
Sun, Jan 19 1941 –
Wed, Dec 02 2020
Portrait of Bruce PrichardBruce Prichard
Bruce Prichard was
24 in WWE Royal Rumble
as 'Writer'
Thu, Mar 07 1963