Wrestling

List of Royal Rumble 1997 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 1997 on January 19, 1997 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

3 itemsUpdated Mar 23, 2026

Royal Rumble 1997 on January 19, 1997 at the Alamodome in San Antonio featured Steve Austin winning his first Royal Rumble — despite being eliminated twice by referees who didn't see it, Austin re-entered and ultimately won. Shawn Michaels defeated Sycho Sid for the WWF Championship in the main event. The WWF Championship match was again the main event rather than the Rumble.

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#	Name	Loser	Winner	Match type	Manager winner
1	Vader def. Razor Ramon — Singles Match Mastodon Won Vader (with Jim Cornette) defeated Razor Ramon in a singles match.	Razor Ramon	Vader	Singles Match	Jim Cornette
2	Steve Austin won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #5 — Last Eliminated Bret Hart Austin's First Rumble Win — Eliminated Twice But Referees Didn't See It Stone Cold Steve Austin won his first Royal Rumble entering at number 5 and last eliminating Bret Hart — however Austin had been legitimately eliminated twice during the match (once by Undertaker and Vader) but the referees failed to see it and he re-entered the ring. Austin scored the most eliminations with 10 — still the all-time record for most eliminations in a single Rumble match. The Undertaker entered at #30.	—	Steve Austin (1st time)	30-Man Royal Rumble Match	—
3	Shawn Michaels def. Sycho Sid — WWF Championship — Main Event HBK Won WWF Title Back — Royal Rumble Match Was Not The Main Event Shawn Michaels defeated Sycho Sid to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship in the main event — the Rumble match was again not the main event, placed before the championship match.	Sycho Sid	Shawn Michaels (NEW WWF Champion)	WWF World Heavyweight Championship — Main Event	—

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 23, 2026.

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