"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan (spot No. 13) wins the 20-man Royal Rumble Match

"Hacksaw" Jim Duggan emerged victorious from the first-ever Royal Rumble Match, which was fought under a 20-man format. Tito Santana and Bret "Hit Man" Hart were the first-ever Royal Rumble participants. One Man Gang was a force in this Rumble, eliminating one-fourth of its participants.

ORDER OR ENTRY:

1. Bret "Hitman" Hart
2. Tito Santana
3. "The Natural" Butch Reed
4. Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart
5. Jake "The Snake" Robert
6. Harley Race
7. "Jumping" Jim Brunzell
8. Sam Houston
9. "Dangerous" Danny Davis
10. Boris Zhukov
11. "The Rock" Don Muraco
12. Nikoli Volkoff
13. "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan
14. "Outlaw" Ron Bass
15. B. Brian Blair
16. Hillbilly Jim
17. Dino Bravo
18. Ultimate Warrior
19. One Man Gang
20. Junkyard Dog

ORDER OF ELIMINATION:

1. Tito Santana by Bret Hart and Jim Neidhart
2. Boris Zhukov by Jake Roberts
3. Harley Race by Don Muraco
4. Jim Brunzell by Nikoli Volkoff
5. Jim Neidhart by Hillbilly Jim
6. Butch Reed by Hillbilly Jim
7. Sam Houston by Ron Bass
8. Bret Hart by Jim Duggan
9. B. Brian Blair by One Man Gang
10. Jake Roberts by One Man Gang
11. Nikoli Volkoff by Jim Duggan
12. Hillbilly Jim by One Man Gang
13. Danny Davis by Jim Duggan
14. Ultimate Warrior by One Man Gang
15. Junkyard Dog by Dino Bravo
16. Ron Bass by Don Muraco
17. Don Muraco by Dino Bravo and One Man Gang
18. Dino Bravo by Jim Duggan
19. One Man Gang by Jim Duggan

WINNER: "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan