Royal Rumble (1993)

Infobox Wrestling event
name=Royal Rumble (1993)


promotion=World Wrestling Federation
date=January 24 1993
venue=ARCO Arena
city=Sacramento, California
attendance=16,000
lastevent=Survivor Series (1992)
nextevent=WrestleMania IX
event=Royal Rumble
lastevent2=Royal Rumble (1992)
nextevent2=Royal Rumble (1994)

Royal Rumble (1993) was the sixth annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). It took place on January 24 1993 at the ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California.

Results

Notes

*This was the first Royal Rumble match to feature the stipulation of the winner receiving a WWF Championship shot at WrestleMania.
*Bob Backlund (who was slammed on the concrete floor by The Berzerker about a half hour into the match and remained there for a short period) broke the record for longest lasting in a Royal Rumble, lasting 1:01:10. The record was previously held by Ric Flair who had set the record in 1992.
*Before the Royal Rumble match, Bobby Heenan introduced Lex Luger.
*Tito Santana competed in the Rumble for a sixth consecutive year, making him the only wrestler to appear in all 6 Rumbles to that point.
* According to Bret Hart during an interview with the Below the Belt show, the WWF was actually preparing to have a Hart/Warrior match at Royal Rumble 1993. Warrior was replaced by Razor Ramon after he left.

References

*cite news|title=2007 Wrestling Almanac & Book of Facts|work=Wrestling’s Historical Cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing|date= 2007|pages=91
* [http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wweppv/royalrumble93.html onlineworldofwrestling.com - Royal Rumble '93 results]
* [http://www.twnpnews.com/information/rumble.shtml twnpnews.com - Royal Rumble]
* [http://www.hoffco-inc.com/wwe/ppv/ppv/rr93.html hoffco-inc.com - Royal Rumble '93 review]
* [http://www.wrestlinginformer.net/1993_royal_rumble_review.htm wrestlinginformer.net - Royal Rumble '93 review]

External links

* [http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/history/19881161/ Official 1993 Royal Rumble website]