Battle Royal at the Albert Hall explained

Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
Promotion:World Wrestling Federation
Date:3 October 1991
Venue:Royal Albert Hall
City:London, England
Attendance:5,000[1]
Event2:WWE in Europe
Lastevent3:UK Rampage (1991)
Nextevent3:UK Rampage (1992)

Battle Royal at the Albert Hall was a live professional wrestling event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) that took place on 3 October 1991 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England. The event was televised on Sky Movies Plus and later released on VHS and DVD. On 5 February 2018 the event became available on the WWE Network.[2]

The main event was a 20-man battle royal which was won by The British Bulldog, last eliminating Typhoon. The other matches were singles matches, and tag team matches, including a tag team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship.

Background

The main feature of this event was the 20-man battle royal, in which The British Bulldog won. 'Lord' Alfred Hayes provided guest commentary for the contest.

Results

Battle Royal

EliminationWrestlerEliminated byTime
1HerculesHawk2:26
2The Texas TornadoKnobbs & Barbarian2:41
3Brian KnobbsPiper3:24
4Marty JannettyTyphoon3:40
5The BarbarianSantana4:16
6Tito SantanaEarthquake4:40
7Road Warrior HawkSags5:14
8Jerry SagsDuggan & Animal5:19
9Shawn MichaelsMountie5:50
10Jim DugganEarthquake6:39
11EarthquakeAnimal7:11
12Ric FlairPiper7:45
13Paul RomaBulldog8:57
14Road Warrior AnimalUndertaker9:06
15The UndertakerPiper9:33
16Roddy PiperUndertaker9:39
17Big Boss ManMountie11:26
18The MountieTyphoon13:38
19TyphoonBulldog14:40
WinnerThe British Bulldog-N/A

Legacy

This event is significant for featuring one of Andre The Giant's last live wrestling appearances and the last on videotape or DVD before his death in January 1993. Andre arrives at the end of the Battle Royal to save winner British Bulldog from an attack by the Natural Disasters, Earthquake and Typhoon.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mayhem in Manchester. 8 January 2009. Pro Wrestling History.
  2. News: WWE Home Video Classics Now Available on WWE Network; Update on Edits. 2018-02-05. WWE Network News. 2018-02-06. en-GB.