On January 7, 1989 WWF Saturday Night's Main Event XIX aired on NBC from Tampa, Florida at the USF Sun Dome. Hulk Hogan would square off against Akeem (with Big Boss Man and Slick). Events during and after the Hulk Hogan-Akeem match – WWF Heavyweight Champion “Macho Man” Randy Savage declining to make the save and run off Akeem and Big Boss Man while they were beating down Hogan, but Savage immediately running to ringside when the heels were threatening to beat up Miss Elizabeth, and then Savage

On January 20, 1997 WWF Monday Night Raw aired from Beaumont, Texas. Bret Hart interrupted the opening of the show by cutting an in-ring promo directed at Vince McMahon, going over the promises McMahon made to him since returning and the screwjobs that happened in his match with Psycho Sid at In Your House and the Royal Rumble the previous night. Bret said he had been screwed by Shawn Michaels, Steve Austin, the WWF, and McMahon; moments later, he said since he wasn't going to get his WWF title

On January 15, 1989 the WWF’s second annual Royal Rumble took place in front of 19,000 fans at The Summit in Houston, Texas. The 1989 Royal Rumble was the first to have 30 men and the first to air on pay-per-view. WWF Tag Team Champions Demolition (Ax & Smash) drew numbers 1 and 2 in the match. The tag team championship partners battled with each other until the number 3 entrant André the Giant came in. The real fireworks came when Hulk Hogan eliminated WWF Heavyweight Champion (and Mega Powers