WWE Royal Rumble: Watch how Jim Duggan won the first-ever bout
Duggan dumped out One Man Gang to win first Rumble in 1988
Last Updated: 23/01/17 8:28am
Next Sunday's Royal Rumble Match will be the 30th in history - with "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan winning the first, way back in 1988.
Duggan lastly eliminated One Man Gang to triumph in a 20-man match in Ontario, Canada, that also featured legends such as Bret Hart, Harley Race, Tito Santana, The Ultimate Warrior and Jake Roberts.
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Duggan would spend more than 14 minutes in the ring after entering at No 13, dispatching Dangerous Danny Davis and Nikolai Volkoff and, finally, the 450lb One Man Gang after the giant had accidentally ousted Dino Bravo.
Watch how he did it in the video at the top of the page.
WWE Royal Rumble booking details
WWE Royal Rumble will be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) and Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) from midnight Monday, January 30.
The pay-per-view will cost £19.95 for viewers in the United Kingdom and €24.95 for customers in the Republic of Ireland.
WWE Royal Rumble will repeated on Sky Sports Box Office (channel 491) BUT NOT Sky Sports HD Box Office (channel 492) between 10am on Monday, January 30 and 8pm on Thursday, February 2 - 8pm is the start of the final playout.
A live blog of WWE Royal Rumble will run on skysports.com and the Sky Sports app during the event, featuring text commentary, social media and short highlight clips.
You can order the show by visiting this link: https://my.sky.com/orderboxoffice/?DCMP=WWERoyalRumble
You can also book the event over the phone: UK viewers should call 03442 410 888, while customers in the Republic of Ireland should call 0818 220 225. (There may be an additional charge for telephone bookings).
You will also be able to order the show via your Sky remote nearer the event:
Sky+: Press the box office button on your remote, then click the sports tab followed by WWE Royal Rumble.
Sky Q: Press Home on your Sky Q remote, select TV guide, then Box Office and then WWE Royal Rumble. Enter your TV Pin if prompted. (Only bookings via Sky TV remote are recordable using Sky Plus).
Sky TV residential customers only. Commercial customers contact Sky for price and to order. Sky Box Office terms apply. Cable customers should contact their local cable operator.
