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 ...

Royal Rumble, a universally adored event since 1988 ... Having stayed that way ever since 1989, Patterson remains incredibly humble about his idea: "I’m very proud of it, no question, but ...

The Royal Rumble match as a concept came about in the late 1980s, and its first match took place on January 24th, 1988. The WWE has had the match every year since its creation and started doubling ...

Since 1988, the Royal Rumble has become the premier match for WWE to start the new year. The event, a WWE original, and the bout itself means that the road to WrestleMania has arrived. On the line ...