Attitude Era Gem: The WWE 1998 Royal Rumble Match Quiz

Answer: Mike Tyson

In January of 1998, Mike Tyson was serving a suspension from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear during a match. Mike Tyson was invited to watch the 1998 WWE's "Royal Rumble" event by the McMahons. Tyson watched the event in McMahon family's in their private personal box in the arena. Mike Tyson served as the special outside enforcer for the main event of the WWE "Wrestlemania 14" Event.

Answer: Tom Brandi

Mick Foley and Terry Funk began the match with a hardcore battle including chairs. The hardcore wrestling legends took a break from beating on one another as the buzzer rang for the next entrant to arrive. The third entrant, Tom Brandi, took a beating from the legends before being eliminated from the match.

Answer: Jack Foley

In the 1980s, Mick Foley competed in the WWE as a jobber named Jack Foley. Jack Foley's WWE run didn't last very long. The Jack Foley persona never entered a Royal Rumble Match.

Mick Foley entered the 1998 Royal Rumble Match under three different personas. Cactus Jack was the first entrant in the match. Mankind was the sixteenth entrant and Dude Love was twenty-eighth entrant.

Answer: Jeff Jarrett

Jeff Jarrett attacked Owen Hart as Hart was entering the match. Jarrett's manager, Jim Cornette, hit Owen Hart with a tennis racket. Owen Hart wasn't able to participate in the match for an indefinite amount of time. When Jarrett entered the match as the number eighteenth entrant, Owen Hart returned to the match to eliminate Jarrett.

Answer: five

The seven foot Kurrigan joined the match as the number twelve entrant. Kurrigan eliminated two competitors. Kurrigan was eliminated by five wrestlers including 8-Ball, Bradshaw, Ken Shamrock, Phineas I. Godwinn and The Rock.

Answer: The Honky Tonk Man

The Honky Tonk Man made a surprise return in this match. He entered at number nineteen and lasted nearly twenty minutes. He was eliminated by Vader.

Answer: Triple H and Chyna

Neither Triple H nor Chyna were official entrants in the match. Triple H and Chyna sneakily followed the nineteenth entrant to the ring. Triple H and Chyna worked together to eliminate Owen from the match.

Answer: Skull

Los Boricuas incited a brawl with the Disciples of Apocalypse in the locker room. A Disciples of Apocalypse member named Skull was injured by the Los Boricuas during the brawl. Skull was scheduled the be the twenty-second entrant in the match. Skull couldn't compete in the match due to this injury.

Answer: Yes

When Nation of Domination leader Faarooq joined the match as the twenty-seventh entrant, the entire faction was in the match at the same time. Two Nation of Domination members, Faarooq and The Rock, eliminated other members of the faction from the match. Both Faarooq and The Rock were two of the final four competitors in the match.

Answer: Yes

"Stone Cold" Steve Austin was a "marked man" in the 1998 Royal Rumble Match due to his rebellious behavior on WWE programming. Austin entered the match at number twenty-four. The wrestlers in the ring were waiting on him when his entrance music started. Austin entered the ring from the crowd and began attacking the other competitors. Austin eliminated seven other wrestlers, lastly The Rock, to win the 1998 Royal Rumble Match.