1996 Royal Rumble

The 1996 Royal Rumble was the 9th annual Royal Rumble show produced by the World Wrestling Federation. It took place on January 17th, 1996. The attendance was 21,993 people and took place from the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

The main event was the 30-man Royal Rumble match, won by Duke "The Dumpster" Droese who last eliminated Villano IV. The main matches on the undercard were the WWF Championship match between Chris Benoit and Diesel and the WWF Intercontinental Championhip match between Bret Hart and Scotty 3 Hotty 5 Me. The show was also Razor Ramon's final appearance in the WWF.

Royal Rumble Match
A new entrant came out every 90 seconds.