Royal Rumble (1996)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Royal Rumble (1996)


promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=January 21 1996
venue=Selland Arena
city=Fresno, California
attendance=9,600
lastevent=
nextevent=
event=Royal Rumble
lastevent2=Royal Rumble (1995)
nextevent2=Royal Rumble (1997)

Royal Rumble (1996) was the ninth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 21 1996 at the Selland Arena in Fresno, California. It was the first royal rumble to contain pyrotechnics.

Results

Notes

*This was the first pay-per-view event to feature the Free for All, a free preshow for pay-per-view events. Previous WWF pay-per-view events had a "countdown show" with a dark match taking place for the live audience, but this was the first event to feature a free match for the television audience.
*This was the first Royal Rumble match to include theme music for all 30 entrants as they came down to the ring.
*A Women's Championship match between Aja Kong and then champion Alundra Blayze was to take place, as had been advertised in WWF Magazine. However, the match was scrapped after Blayze was fired.

References

*cite news|title=2007 Pro Wrestling Illustrated Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s historical cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|date=2007|pages=95
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble96.html onlineworldofwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '96 results]
* [http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/rr96.html hoofco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '96 review]
* [http://www.wrestlinginformer.net/1996_royal_rumble_review.htm wrestlinginformer.net - Royal Rumble '96 review]

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/198811412/ Official 1996 Royal Rumble website]