The 1998 Royal Rumble was the 11th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE).
It took place on January 18, 1998, at the San Jose Arena in San Jose, California.
Six matches were contested on the event's card.
As has been customary since 1993, the Royal Rumble match winner received a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania.
For the 1998 event, the winner received a match for the WWF Championship at WrestleMania XIV.
