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WWE "Royal Rumble" Winners Trivia Quiz

The WWE has had the "Royal Rumble" since 1988. How many winners do you know or remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by rvdfan420. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
rvdfan420

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
98,874

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
11 / 15

Plays
5673

Last 3 plays: Guest 99 (12/15), Guest 172 (14/15), Guest 68 (14/15).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. Who created the WWE "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Pat Patterson

Jerry Lawler

Gerald Brisco

Vince Mcmahon

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2. Which of the following men won the WWE "Royal Rumble" three times, and what years did he win? Hint

Mick Foley - 1997, 1992, and 1996

Shawn Michaels - 1995, 1996, and 1993

Steve Austin - 1997, 1998, and 2001

Hulk Hogan - 1990, 1991, and 1992

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3. Who was the first winner of the WWE "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Bret "The Hitman" Hart

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

"Macho Man" Randy Savage

King Haku

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4. The 1988 WWE "Royal Rumble" was in Canada?

True

False

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5. Who won the 1989 WWE "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka

"Big" John Studd

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Hulk Hogan

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6. Who was the first wrestler to win back to back WWE "Royal Rumbles" in 1990 and 1991? Hint

Hulk Hogan

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair

Jerry "The King" Lawler

Papa Shango

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7. What was the importance of the 1992 WWE "Royal Rumble", and who won? Hint

There was no importance at all, Sid Justice

Winner got $10,000, Randy Savage

Winner got the WWE World Heavyweight Title, Ric Flair

Winner got $25,000, Razor Ramon

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8. Shawn Michaels won the 1993 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

True

False

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9. Two men won the 1994 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

True

False

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10. Which two men won the 1994 WWE "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Razor Ramon and IRS

Diesel and Shawn Michaels

Bret Hart and Lex Luger

Yokozuna and The Undertaker

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11. What man entered the 1995 WWE "Royal Rumble" as Number 1, and went on to win the match? Hint

Bret Hart

Shawn Michaels

Roddy Piper

The Rock

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12. Who won the 1996 WWE "Royal Rumble"? Hint

Diesel

Bret Hart

Mankind

Shawn Michaels

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13. The two times that Shawn Michaels won the WWE "Royal Rumble", he went to WWE "Wrestlemania" and won the main event?

True

False

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14. Steve Austin shouldn't have won the 1997 WWE "Royal Rumble," because he was already eliminated by Bret Hart?

True

False

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15. Who did Steve Austin eliminate last to win the WWE "Royal Rumble" in 1998? Hint

Faarooq

The Rock

Bradshaw

Marc Mero

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who created the WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Pat Patterson

Pat Patterson, was the first WWE Intercontinental Champion. Kane became the last champion in 2002, when the title was retired.

2. Which of the following men won the WWE "Royal Rumble" three times, and what years did he win?

Answer: Steve Austin - 1997, 1998, and 2001

Stone Cold Steve Austin, whose real name is Steve Williams, left the WWE in 2002, because he thought his character wasn't going anywhere and because he thought the storylines were lame.

3. Who was the first winner of the WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan

At one time he was a janitor in WCW.

4. The 1988 WWE "Royal Rumble" was in Canada?

Answer: True

The only WWE "Royal Rumble" outside of the United States, and the only WWE "Royal Rumble" not televised as a Pay Per View.

5. Who won the 1989 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: "Big" John Studd

In Texas, just like the 1997 WWE "Royal Rumble".

6. Who was the first wrestler to win back to back WWE "Royal Rumbles" in 1990 and 1991?

Answer: Hulk Hogan

In 1990, he wrestled at WWE "Wrestlemania 6" and lost to the Ultimate Warrior. In 1991, he wrestled at WWE "Wrestlemania 7" and defeated WWE legend, Sergeant Slaughter.

7. What was the importance of the 1992 WWE "Royal Rumble", and who won?

Answer: Winner got the WWE World Heavyweight Title, Ric Flair

"The Nature Boy" Ric Flair is a mult-titled champion. When Flair says this, he is counting all the titles, from all the organizations he's been with in his career : WWE, WCW, NWA, AWA.

8. Shawn Michaels won the 1993 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: False

The 1993 WWE "Royal Rumble" winner was Yokozuna (RIP).

9. Two men won the 1994 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: True

Both fell out of the ring at the exact same time.

10. Which two men won the 1994 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Bret Hart and Lex Luger

This was the only time in WWE "Royal Rumble" history that this happened. Both men fought Yokozuna for the WWE World Heavyweight Title at "Wrestlemania"10, and Bret Hart won the belt.

11. What man entered the 1995 WWE "Royal Rumble" as Number 1, and went on to win the match?

Answer: Shawn Michaels

This was never done before until Shawn Michaels did it.

12. Who won the 1996 WWE "Royal Rumble"?

Answer: Shawn Michaels

Michaels knocked Diesel out of the ring to win.

13. The two times that Shawn Michaels won the WWE "Royal Rumble", he went to WWE "Wrestlemania" and won the main event?

Answer: False

In 1995, Diesel defeated him. 1996, Bret Hart was "Superkicked" in the Sudden Death Match and Shawn Michaels won the WWE World Heavyweight Title.

14. Steve Austin shouldn't have won the 1997 WWE "Royal Rumble," because he was already eliminated by Bret Hart?

Answer: True

Bret Hart threw him over the top rope, but the referees were watching another brawl outside of the ring and saw nothing.

15. Who did Steve Austin eliminate last to win the WWE "Royal Rumble" in 1998?

Answer: The Rock

The Rock iwas thrown forcefully over the top rope, and Steve Austin went to WWE "Wrestlemania"14, and pinned Shawn Michaels after he gave him the "Stone Cold Stunner".

Source: Author rvdfan420

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