Contents.Production Background The is an annual pay-per-view, produced every January by the (WWF, now WWE) since 1988. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with, and, later dubbed the 'Big Four'. It is named after the, a modified in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. Traditionally, the winner of the match earns a match at that year's WrestleMania.

• Royal Rumble 2011
• Royal Rumble 1988

For 1996, the winner earned a match for the at. 1996 was the ninth event in the Royal Rumble chronology. Storylines The card consisted of five matches. The matches resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed, or to build tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results were predetermined by WWF's writers, with storylines produced on their weekly television show,.

Event In a match occurring on the Free For All preshow, defeated. WWF president stepped in after Droese was pinned and reversed the referee's decision, disqualifying Helmsley for using to knock Droese out. As a result, Droese won the right to be entry number 30 in the Royal Rumble match, while Helmsley had to enter first.Featured matches on the were the which was won by, who last eliminated Diesel to win the match, making it his second straight Royal Rumble win; defeating for the; and ( and ) defeating ( and ) to retain the.Aftermath The 1996 Royal Rumble marked the first pay-per-view appearance of, here using the name 'The Ringmaster,' a blond-haired master ring technician and the featured wrestler in the 's stable. His elimination was accidental as he was supposed to be in the final four, but he slipped on the ropes and fell out when he was doing a spot with Fatu. In the weeks following the Royal Rumble, 'The Ringmaster' gimmick was met with lukewarm reaction from fans, prompting Austin to create a new look and gimmick for himself: the 'Stone Cold' gimmick, that of a foul-mouthed individual who drank beer and freely spoke his mind, uncaring of who he angered or whether he had friends (he often attacked heel and face alike), openly disregarded the rules and fought until his last breath. As 'Stone Cold,' Austin—who began his first major feud, with, under 'The Ringmaster' moniker and continued it after changing his gimmick—went on to become one of the WWF's biggest stars and helped usher in the promotion's.Results No.ResultsStipulationsTimes1 Fdefeated byfor entry #30 in the06:252defeated by disqualification06:403( and ) (c) defeated ( and ) (with )for the11:144(with ) defeated (c)for the14:175won by last eliminating30-man for a match at58:496(with ) defeated (c) by disqualificationfor the28:31. Pro Wrestling History.

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