In 1988, Race suffered an abdominal injury and during his absence his manager Bobby ``the Brain'' Heenan awarded the crown to Haku in July, rechristening him King Haku, even though Randy Savage had won the tournament by that point and Ted DiBiase would also win the tournament during this storyline. Race eventually returned from his injury and briefly feuded with King Haku, but was unable to regain the crown at the 1989 Royal Rumble.
In 1988, Race suffered an abdominal injury and during his absence his manager Bobby ``the Brain'' Heenan awarded the crown to Haku in July, rechristening him King Haku, even though Randy Savage had won the tournament by that point and Ted DiBiase would also win the tournament during this storyline.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1988
1988
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Race
Race
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
suffer
suffered
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
abdominal
abdominal
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
injury
injury
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
during
during
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
absence
absence
NOUN
NN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
manager
manager
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Bobby
Bobby
PROPN
NNP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
Brain
Brain
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
appos
Number=Sing
Heenan
Heenan
PROPN
NNP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
award
awarded
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
crown
crown
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Haku
Haku
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
July
July
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
rechristen
rechristening
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
obj
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Haku
Haku
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
mark
though
though
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Randy
Randy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Savage
Savage
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
win
won
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
tournament
tournament
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
point
point
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing
Ted
Ted
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
DiBiase
DiBiase
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
advmod
also
also
ADV
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
win
win
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
tournament
tournament
NOUN
NN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
storyline
storyline
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Race eventually returned from his injury and briefly feuded with King Haku, but was unable to regain the crown at the 1989 Royal Rumble.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Race
Race
NOUN
NN
advmod
eventually
eventually
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
injury
injury
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
briefly
briefly
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
feud
feuded
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
King
King
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Haku
Haku
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Degree=Pos
unable
unable
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
regain
regain
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
crown
crown
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1989
1989
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
Royal
Royal
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Rumble
Rumble
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.