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List of Royal Rumble 1998 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 1998 on January 18, 1998 at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California.

3 itemsUpdated Mar 23, 2026

Royal Rumble 1998 on January 18, 1998 at the San Jose Arena featured Steve Austin winning his second Royal Rumble match. The main event was the Undertaker vs. Shawn Michaels Casket Match for the WWF Championship — HBK was rolled into the casket and suffered a serious back injury when Kane helped the Undertaker close it. Shawn Michaels subsequently 'lost his smile' and vacated the title.

#	Name	Loser	Winner	Match type
1	Vader def. Goldust — Singles Match Vader Won Vader defeated Goldust in a singles match.	Goldust	Vader	Singles Match
2	Steve Austin won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #24 — Last Eliminated The Rock Austin's Second Rumble Win — Back-to-Back Winner Steve Austin won the Royal Rumble for the second consecutive year entering at number 24 and last eliminating The Rock — Austin became the third back-to-back Rumble winner. The Rock (#4) lasted the longest at 51 minutes 32 seconds. Austin scored the most eliminations with 7.	—	Steve Austin (2nd time — back-to-back)	30-Man Royal Rumble Match
3	The Undertaker def. Shawn Michaels — WWF Championship Casket Match — Main Event HBK Rolled Into Casket — Serious Back Injury — Lost His Smile — Vacated Title The Undertaker defeated Shawn Michaels by rolling him into the casket to win the WWF World Heavyweight Championship — however Kane interfered and helped close the casket with HBK inside. Michaels suffered a serious back injury. He subsequently announced he 'lost his smile' and vacated the title, setting up the Deadly Game tournament at Survivor Series 1998.	Shawn Michaels	The Undertaker (NEW WWF Champion)	WWF World Heavyweight Championship Casket Match — Main Event

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

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