Royal Rumble 1989

January 15, 1989

WrestlingFeuds documents three storylines that ran through Royal Rumble 1989, held on January 15, 1989.

Storylines that built through here

Golden Era·WWF·1987–1989

Hulk Hogan vs. Macho Man Randy Savage (Oct 1987 – Apr 1989)

The partnership between Hulk Hogan and Randy Savage collapsed at WrestleMania V in one of the WWF's most carefully built storylines, driven by jealousy over Miss Elizabeth and the WWF Championship.

Hulk Hogan · Randy Savage · Miss Elizabeth

Golden Era·WWF·1989–1990

The Ultimate Warrior vs. Ravishing Rick Rude (Jan 1989 – Aug 1990)

It started with a posedown and a steel bar, ran through two Intercontinental title changes and a WWF Championship cage match, and by the end, according to the referee who was there, Rick Rude was chasing the Ultimate Warrior into his limo for real.

Ultimate Warrior · Rick Rude · Bobby Heenan

Also referenced in

Golden Era·WWF·1989–1990

Rick The Model Martel vs. Tito Santana (Apr 1989 – Nov 1990)

Rick Martel walked out on tag partner Tito Santana mid-match at WrestleMania V after an accidental forearm, ending Strike Force, and the two spent the next year and a half fighting on house shows, on Saturday Night's Main Event, in a King of the Ring final and at two Survivor Series while Martel became The Model, before Martel closed the rivalry with a clean Boston crab submission on The Main Event IV.

Rick Martel · Tito Santana