| Royal Rumble Match for the Vacant WWE Championship |
| A new entrant came out approximately every 2 minutes. |
| # |
Order of Entry |
Order of Elimination |
| 1 |
British Bulldog |
"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase |
| 2 |
"Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase |
Jerry Sags |
| 3 |
Ric Flair |
Haku |
| 4 |
Jerry Sags |
Nikolai Volkoff |
| 5 |
Haku |
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine |
| 6 |
Shawn Michaels |
Repo Man |
| 7 |
Tito Santana |
British Bulldog |
| 8 |
Barbarian |
Texas Tornado |
| 9 |
Texas Tornado |
Shawn Michaels |
| 10 |
Repo Man |
Tito Santana |
| 11 |
Greg "The Hammer" Valentine |
Barbarian |
| 12 |
Nikolai Volkoff |
Hercules |
| 13 |
Big Boss Man |
Big Boss Man |
| 14 |
Hercules |
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka |
| 15 |
Rowdy Roddy Piper (WWE Intercontinental ©) |
Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
| 16 |
Jake "The Snake" Roberts |
Col. Mustafa |
| 17 |
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
Undertaker |
| 18 |
Irwin R. Schyster |
Berzerker |
| 19 |
Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka |
"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan |
| 20 |
Undertaker |
Virgil |
| 21 |
"Macho Man" Randy Savage |
Skinner |
| 22 |
Berzerker |
Sgt. Slaughter |
| 23 |
Virgil |
Irwin R. Schyster |
| 24 |
Col. Mustafa |
Warlord |
| 25 |
Rick "The Model" Martel |
Rick "The Model" Martel |
| 26 |
Hulk Hogan |
Rowdy Roddy Piper |
| 27 |
Skinner |
"Macho Man" Randy Savage |
| 28 |
Sgt. Slaughter |
Hulk Hogan |
| 29 |
Sid Justice |
Sid Justice |
| 30 |
Warlord |
| Winner: Ric Flair |
