The First Royal Rumble Was Not On TV

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Join us as we dig into the history of the Royal Rumble and its first ever untelevised events! ‍♂️ #WWE #RoyalRumble #WrestleMania #Wrestling #HistoryLesson

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00:00 The Royal Rumble has become an annual occasion for wrestling fans to sit down and dig into

00:07 who's coming out next and who's going to win going on to WrestleMania.

00:11 Well, the first Royal Rumble was an interesting one.

00:15 Since 1988, it's been that big occasion that you sit down and watch, but the first Royal

00:21 Rumble wasn't televised.

00:24 That's right, before airing it on the USA Network in the winter of 1988, WWE practiced

00:30 the Royal Rumble first on un-televised house shows in October of 1987.

00:37 What's the biggest match you've seen from WWE live?

00:41 Maybe it wasn't even on TV.

00:43 Maybe it was at a house show.

00:44 Let us know in the comments below.

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