Royal Rumble (1997) (TV)

Director:

Kevin Dunn

Release Date:

21 January 1997 (USA)

Plot:

The tenth annual Royal Rumble battle royale, with the winner to recieve a WWF Title shot at Wrestlemania XIII...

Plot Keywords:

World Wrestling Federation | Wrestling

Cast

Shawn Michaels	...	Himself
Sid Eudy	...	Sycho Sid
Paul Levesque	...	Hunter Hearst Helmsley
Dustin Runnels	...	Goldust
Tony Norris	...	Ahmed Johnson
Ron Simmons	...	Faarooq
Leon White	...	Vader
Brian Adams	...	Crush
Mark Calaway	...	The Undertaker
Dennis Knight	...	Phineas I. Godwinn
Steve Austin	...	Himself
Michael Polchlopek	...	Bart Gunn
Jake Roberts	...	Jake The Snake Roberts
Davey Boy Smith	...	Himself (as The British Bulldog)
Solofa Fatu Jr.	...	The Sultan

Runtime:

180 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Trivia:

During his stay with the WWF, Razor Ramon has competed at the Royal Rumble only in championship matches consecutively from 1993-1996. He faced Bret Hart for the WWF Championship in 1993 and from 1994-1996 he competed in matches for the WWF Intercontinental Championship or defending it. "Razor Ramon" did compete in the 1997 Rumble, however by that point he was being portrayed by Rick Bogner, not Scott Hall, who originated the character.

Quotes:

Jerry Lawler: [Rocky Maivia is trying to eliminate Bret Hart] Look at Bret Hart! Rocky's going to eliminate him! Whoo Hoo! A rookie!

Movie Connections:

Followed by Royal Rumble (1999) (TV)

Very Exciting Action

The 1997 Royal Rumble was like all other Royal Rumble events-brilliant and exciting mainly because of the 30 man Rumble which is everyone's favourite part of the show.

The undercard matches were brilliant-Vader batted the Undertaker in a great match and I was pleasantly surprised by the Goldust/Triple H match and the scrap between Ahmed Johnson and Farooq.

The 30 man Rumble itself was exciting with plenty of action; the only thing that spoiled it was the controversial ending.

Shawn Michaels and Sid had a great match for the WWF Title; Shawn was wrestling in his hometown of Texas and he put on a great show with Sid.

Fantastic stuff!