Who was the first man to enter the very first Royal Rumble?

skysmom65

The first Royal Rumble took place on January 24, 1988 in Hamilton, Ontario. Jim Duggan won, and the first pay-per-view Rumble occurred a year later. It has been traditionally booked by Pat Patterson, who is credited with "inventing" the match.[citation needed] Since his departure from WWE, the Rumble is booked by WWE's creative team Royal Rumble winners Year Winner and Entry # 1988 [1] Jim Duggan 13 1989 Big John Studd 27 1990 Hulk Hogan 25 1991 Hulk Hogan 24 1992 Ric Flair 3 1993 Yokozuna 27 1994 [2] Bret Hart 27 Lex Luger 23 1995 Shawn Michaels 1 1996 Shawn Michaels 18 1997 [3] Steve Austin 5 1998 Steve Austin 24 1999 Vince McMahon 2 2000 [4] The Rock 24 2001 Steve Austin 27 2002 Triple H 22 2003 Brock Lesnar 29 2004 Chris Benoit 1 2005 [5] Batista 28 2006 Rey Mysterio 2 2007 TBD - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble Jan 12 07, 7:30 AM

high_flyer

Bret Hart http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Rumble_%281988%29#Royal_Rumble_entrances_and_eliminations Jan 12 07, 11:04 AM