The Shawn Michaels-Marty Jannetty match was Sherri Martel's return after a three-month absence, and Marty's last appearance for four months, since he was fired the next day after being found passed out in the locker room.
Bob Backlund broke the record for longest lasting in a Royal Rumble. The record was previously held by Ric Flair, who set that record the previous year.
Only WWF PPV appearance for Carlos Colon until WrestleMania 30
On an episode of "Legends of Wrestling", Pat Patterson revealed that moments before Jerry "The King" Lawler was supposed to go to the ring, he went to grab his trademark crown, only to discover that someone had defecated in it, forcing Lawler to go the ring without it.