Battle Royal at the Albert Hall

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]

Battle Royal at the Albert Hall
VHS cover featuring The Road Warriors
PromotionWorld Wrestling Federation
Date3 October 1991
CityLondon, England
VenueRoyal Albert Hall
Attendance5,000[1]

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
No. Results[1] Stipulations Times
1 The Nasty Boys (Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags) (with Jimmy Hart) defeated The Rockers (Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty) Tag team match 16:21
2 Ric Flair defeated Tito Santana Singles match 16:14
3 Earthquake (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Big Boss Man Singles match 15:47
4 The Mountie (with Jimmy Hart) defeated Kerry Von Erich (Known As The 'Texas Tornado') Singles match 13:46
5 The Undertaker (with Paul Bearer) defeated Jim Duggan by disqualification Singles match 6:18
6 The Legion of Doom (Hawk and Animal) (c) defeated Power and Glory (Paul Roma and Hercules) Tag Team match for the WWF Tag Team Championship 9:08
7 The British Bulldog defeated The Barbarian Singles match 10:07
8 The British Bulldog won the match by last eliminating Typhoon 20-man battle royal 14:40
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Battle Royal
Elimination Wrestler Eliminated by Time
1 Hercules Hawk 2:26
2 Kerry Von Erich Knobbs & Barbarian 2:41
3 Brian Knobbs Piper 3:24
4 Marty Jannetty Typhoon 3:40
5 The Barbarian Santana 4:16
6 Tito Santana Earthquake 4:40
7 Road Warrior Hawk Sags 5:14
8 Jerry Sags Duggan & Animal 5:19
9 Shawn Michaels Mountie 5:50
10 Jim Duggan Earthquake 6:39
11 Earthquake Animal 7:11
12 Ric Flair Piper 7:45
13 Paul Roma Bulldog 8:57
14 Road Warrior Animal Undertaker 9:06
15 The Undertaker Piper 9:33
16 Roddy Piper Undertaker 9:39
17 Big Boss Man Mountie 11:26
18 The Mountie Typhoon 13:38
19 Typhoon Bulldog 14:40
Winner The 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

References
  1. "Mayhem in Manchester". Pro Wrestling History. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  2. "WWE Home Video Classics Now Available on WWE Network; Update on Edits". WWE Network News. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
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