WWE Royal Rumble 2018 - 01/28/18 Live Results and Review by Shawn Shashidharan

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Match 1: WWE Championship Handicap Match – AJ Styles (c) vs. Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens

Match starts with frequent tags made by Zayn and Owens where-in Styles was seen in pain during most parts of the match. Attacks after attacks were made to Styles which was near for 20-minutes.


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Later the legal man in the ring - Zayn who was over the should of the champion tried to tag Owens which was not a official tagged. The referee then calls it a tag, then Styles then throws Zayn outside the ring and pins Owens for victory.

Winner:  And still WWE Championship – AJ Styles

Match 2: SmackDown Tag Team Championship 2 out of 3 Falls Match – The Usos (c) vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin.

Match starts with trash talk from the tag champions, Gables and Jay kicks off the match by frequent tags were made by each team. Later, Jay nearly tagged Gable which was not successful and then Gable also tried to pin Jay and it was kicked off at two. Gables then delivered a moon sault to both Jay and Jimmy outside the ring. Then Gables throws Jay to the ring, Gables get a super-kick and a splash drop by The Usos and tried to pin to which Gables kick off at two.

Later, both The Usos delivers a double super-kick to Gables in the ring and get the first pinfall. Gables later tags Benjamin. Both Gable and Benjamin attacks Jay outside the ring and enter the ring to attack Jimmy, where Jimmy rolled up and pinned Benjamin for the second pinfall by leading themselves to victory.

Winner: And still WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champion - The Usos.


Match 3: 30 – Men’s Royal Rumble Match

Special ringside announcer was introduced, Jerry Lawler who joined Michael Cole and other at the announcing table.

Enter #1: Aiden English introduced Rusev as number one entry. Enter: #2: Finn Balor, Rusev and Balor starts the match, quickly Rusev tried to throw Balor out of the ring and even Balor does the same – both men unsuccessful. 

Entry #3: Rhyno, Rhyno goes straight to Rusev and attacks him as the WWE Universe chants “ECW-ECW-ECW”. Rhyno then attacks Balor.

Entry #4: Baron Corbin, Corbin runs in the ring and attacks everyone. Rhyno sets for spear, Corbin throws Rhyno and eliminates him. Just then Balor eliminates Corbin. Corbin gets angry and pulls Balor and Rusev out of the ring.

Entry #5: Heath Slater. As Slater makes his way out Corbin attacks him and left him lying on the entrance ramp.

Entry #6: Elias: As Elias walks out he kicks Slater and asks the WWE Universe “Who wants to walk with Elias” and enters the ring and sings.

Entry #7: Andrade “Cien” Almas: Almas enters the ring and attacks Elias, both men lying down.

Entry #8: The Eater Of Words - Bray Wyatt: As Wyatt makes his way to the ring he get attacks Slater outside the ring and then attacks Balor, Elias and Almas in the ring.

Entry #9: The New Day member - Big E: He enters Royal Rumble for the fourth time. He enters the ring and delivers an belly-to-belly suplex to Wyatt.

Entry #10: Perfect 10 - Tye Dillinger: As his music hit he was not seen, soon backstage Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn was seen attacking Dillinger and then Zayn runs to the ring to take the number 10 spot.

Entry #11: The Bar – Sheamus: As Sheamus walks out he throws Slater in the ring and enters too. Slater then eliminates Sheamus as Wyatt eliminates Slater too.

Entry #12: The New Day member - Xavier Woods – He enters the second Royal Rumble in his WWE. Woods and Big E play as a team and tries to eliminates other.

Entry #13: Apollo Crews: In the past there were three Royal Rumble winner from the number 13 spot. Crews runs his way out to the ring and attack Rusev. Balor and Wyatt was seen attacking each other.

Entry #14: Shinsuke Nakamura, who enters his first Royal Rumble and attacks Elias as The WWE Universe sings his entrance music. Then Nakamura eliminates Zayn.

Entry #15: Cesaro runs to the ring and goes after Balor and tries to eliminate him but was attacked by Rusev. Cesaro and Rusev was seen delivering punches to each other.

Entry #16: The New Day member: Kofi Kingston, Cesaro and Crews were seen attacking each other as Cesaro eliminates Crews.

Entry #17: The Modern Day Maharaja - Jinder Mahal, who enters his first Royal Rumble. Mahal then eliminates Woods and Big E.

Entry #18: The Kingslayer Seth Rollins: Rollins runs to the ring and eliminates Cesaro. Meanwhile Mahal throws Kingston out of the ring, Kingston’s one foot fell over Wood’s chest and then stamps over the pancake. Kingston enters the ring and kicks Mahal and eliminates him. Later Kingston gets eliminated too.

Entry # 19: Woken Matt Hardy: Matt and Wyatt together and eliminates Rusev and then eliminates each other.

Entry #20: John Cena who enters his eighth Royal Rumble, as Cena enters the ring everyone attacks him. Cena quickly gets up and eliminates Elias.

Entry #21: Hurricane Helms and goes after Cena, Cena then eliminates him.

In the ring Cena, Nakamura, Balor, Rollins and Almas the legal men in the ring who were joined by 

Entry #22: Aiden English who goes after Nakamura .

Entry #23: Adam Cole who enters his first Royal Rumble and goes after the NXT Champion Almas. Later, English was eliminated by Balor.

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Entry #24: The Viper Randy Orton who is the winner of last years Rumble. As he enters the ring he delivers a scope slam to Cena and also delivers and RKO to Almas, later eliminates Almas.

Entry #25: Titus O'Neil who goes after Cena and the Cole.

Entry #26: The Intercontinental Champion The Miz who enters his eleventh Royal Rumble match, and delivers as IT kicks to Rollins and Cena, as Rollins delivers an super-kick to Miz.

Entry #27: The master of 619 and the man who won the 2006 Royal Rumble- Rey Mysterio. Mysterio runs to the ring and eliminates Cole and then delivers and 619 to The Miz. More hype over the number spot 27 by the announcing team as more winner are outcome from that spot.


Entry #28: Roman Reigns, who enters the ring and attacks Cena and Nakamura and then attacks The Miz as he lost his title to him on past Monday Night Raw. As Reigns goes to throws MIz out fo the ring he was stopped by The Miztourage. Rollins quickly helps Reigns to eliminate The Miz and the Reigns eliminates Rollins.

Entry #29: Goldust who enters the Royal Rumble for the 12th time and attacks Cena.

Entry #30: The Show Off Dolph Ziggler, who goes after Cena. Cena quickly goes for Attitude Adjustment which was unsuccessful. Then Ziggler eliminates Goldust. Later goes after Nakamura for super-kick, Balor then quickly eliminates Ziggler.

Nakamura, Balor and Reigns teams up against Cena, Orton and Mysterio and attacks each other. Team Cena, Orton and Mysterio stands tall as Orton goes to RKO Cena, Reigns delivers and Superman punch to Orton and eliminates him. Then Mysterio delivers and 619 to Cena and Reigns. Later Balor eliminates Mysterio.

In the ring, Cena, Reigns, Nakamura and Balor the legal men in the ring as Nakamura being the fan favourite to win the Rumble. Cena attacks Nakamura and Reigns attacks Balor. As Cena and Reigns stares down to each other WWE Universe chants “You both sucks”

Nakamura and Balor attacks them and then ended up attacking each other. Later Cena and Reigns delivers an cloth line to Nakamura and Balor and then attacked each other as Reigns stood tall over the three men.

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Reigns sets up for superman punch for Cena which was unsuccessful as Balor attacks him, later Balor was eliminated by Cena – Cena received the massive boo every by the  WWE Universe.

Cena and Reigns attacks Nakamura, the Cena and Reigna attacks each other. Nakamura from behind attacks Cena and eliminates him.

In the ring final two Superstars Nakamura and Reigns from Monday Night Raw attacks each other which punches, Nakamura becomes a victim of superman punch from Reigns and throws Nakamura outside the ring as Nakamura holds on and enters the ring and gets a spine buster from Reigns.

Later as Reigns sets up for spear, Nakamura delivers knee-kick to Reigns then Nakamura gets speared and both men lying in the ring. Then Reigns picks up Nakamura which was turned and Nakamura throws Reigns out of the ring.

Winner: The King Of Strong Style - Shinsuke Nakamura (2018 Royal Rumble match)

After the match Nakamura was asked by Renee Young to choose the title he wants to go for at WrestleMania and he says he would face The WWE Champion AJ Styles.


Match 4: Raw Tag Team Championship Match – Seth Rollins & Jason Jordan (c) vs. Cesaro & Sheamus

Rollins and Cesaro starts the match, where Rollins delivers leg drop after leg drop to Cesaro as he tags Sheamus and rolls out of the ring. Sheamus attacks Rollins and outside the ring Cesaro attacks Jordan to the ring post.

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In the ring, Sheamus and Cesaro attacks Rollins as Jordon receives medical help out of the ring. Rollins then avoids the disastrous attack and throws Sheamus out of the ring and attacks Cesaro in the ring.

Rollins then delivers double frog splash to both Sheamus and Cesaro. Jordon then tags himself in the ring and Rollins tags himself as Jordon was not hundred per-cent ready. Then Rollins was attacked by Cesaro and was pinned by which Cesaro & Sheamus becomes the four time WWE Raw Tag Team Champions.

Winner: New WWE Raw Tag Team Champions - Cesaro & Sheamus.


Match 5: Universal Championship Match – Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman vs. Kane

Strowman makes his way out to the ring, so does Kane as his music hits as both men stars at each other. Lesnar music hits as he makes his way out to the ring with Paul Heyman.

Match starts and Lesnar attacks Kane and Strowman attacks Lesnar. Kane delivers chokeslam to Lesnar. As Strowman attacks Kane, Lesnar gets a steel-chair in the ring – Strowman punches the steel-chair and attacks Lesnar and Kane outside the ring with the steel-setps.

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Strowman gets two tables from under the ring and throws it in the ring. Strowman gets Kane in the ring and sets up both the tables. Strowman attacks Kane and tries to pin him which was blocked by Lesnar. Then Lesnar delivered two german suplexs to Strowman. Strowman then throws Lesnar to the table to pin and it was blocked by Kane.

Later Strowman and Lesnar continues the action out of the ring, where in Strowman clears the German announcing table which allowed Lesnar to deliver an F5 to Strowman to the German announcing table. The Lesnar buries Strowman with the American announcing team tables.

Later Lesanar delivers F5 to Kane to the Spanish announcing table. In the ring Strowman delivers two power slam to Lesnar, Kane enters the ring with a steel-chair and attacks to Strowman and later sets up to coke slam Lesnar. Lesnar quickly picks up Kane and delivers an F5 and pins for victory.

Winner: And still Universal Champion – Brock Lesnar.

After the match Strowman enters the ring and screams to Lesnar that “You didn’t beat me”.


Match 6: 30 - Women’s Royal Rumble Match.

Stephanie McMahon joining the announcing team at the ring side with Michael Cole. WWE Raw’s Womens Champion Alexa Bliss and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte also makes their way out to the ring to be at the ring side.

Entry #1: Sasha Banks makes her way out to the ring.

Entry #2: Becky Lynch also makes her way out to the ring. Both women goes right after each other and the both women tries to eliminate each other.

Entry #3: Sarah Logan from The Riott Squad, goes straight to the ring and tries to eliminate Lynch but end up unsuccessful.

Entry #4: Mandy Rose from Absolution, enters the ring and goes after Banks and tries to eliminates Banks.

Entry #5: Former WWE Women’s Champion Lita, Banks and Lynch stood up to face Lita, Lita ends up attacking both the women. Rose then attacks Lita, Lita turns and attacks Rose in the ring. Lita the eliminates Rose.


Entry #6: Kairi Sane enters the ring and attacks Lita and Bank.

Entry #7: Tamina enters the ring Lita eliminates Tamina. Lynch eliminates Lita.

Entry #8: Dana Brooke enters and attacks everyone in the ring. Brooke eliminates Kairi Sane.

Entry #9: Torrie Wilson, the former WWE Diva and current fitness instructor and blogger makes a comeback and enters the ring. Wilson attacks Brooke and eliminates her.

Entry #10: Sonya Deville from Absolution, enters the ring and attacks Lynch. Then Deville eliminates Wilson.

Entry #11: Liv Morgan from Riott Squad enters and works along with Logan.

Entry #12: Former WWE Women’s Champion Molly Holly enters the ring and eliminates Logan and then attacks Banks.

Entry #13: Lana who enters the ring and gets attacked by Morgan and Deville as the WWE Universe chants “Rusev Day”. Lane then slaps Deville and attacks Morgan.

Entry #14: Former WWE Diva’s Champion Michelle McCool enters the ring and eliminates Deville and Morgan. Holly attacks McCool, then McCool eliminates Holly and Lana.

Entry #15: Ruby Riot from the Riott Squad, enters and McCool, Lynch and Banks tries to eliminate Riot but ends up unsuccessful.

Entry #16: Vickie Guerrero, enters the ring with the microphone and screams “Excuse Me” in the ring McCool, Lynch, Banks and Riot carries Guerrero and throws her out of the ring.

Entry #17: Miss Money In The Bank Carmella. Guerrero attacks Carmella before entering the ring.

Entry #18: Natalya, before entering the ring Natalya throws her jacket over Carmella,Carmella gets up and attacks Natalya and enters the ring.

Entry #19: Former Women’s Champion Kelly Kelly enters the ring.

Entry #20: Naomi enters the ring and attacks everyone. Riot eliminates Lynch.

Entry #21: Jacqueline enters the ring and attacks everyone, Then Jacqueline and Natalya tries to eliminates Kelly Kelly but ends up unsuccessful.

Entry #22: Nia Jax enters the ring and eliminates Jacqueline, McCool, Riot. Naomi attacks Jax, Jax throws Naomi out of the ring and she lands up on the ring side barricade.

Entry #23: WWE Nxt Women’s Champion Ember Moon, Meanwhile Naomi enters the ring by showing some Kingston moves and Jax later eliminates Naomi.

Entry #24: Beth Phoenix enters the ring and attacks Jax. Phoenix carries Jax over her shoulders and tries to eliminates Jax. Natalya enters and helps Phoenix against Jax. Asuka later eliminates Phoenix.

Entry #25: Asuka enters the ring and goes after Moon. Moon delivers one arm eclipse to Asuka. Asuka then eliminates Moon.

Entry #26: Mickie James enters the ring and attacks Natalya.

Entry #27: Former WWE Women’s Champion Nikki Bella enters the ring and goes after Banks. Carmella then attacks Nikki, Nikki turns and attacks her and eliminates Carmella.

Entry #28: Brie Bella runs to the ring and attacks everyone with her sister Nikki.

Entry #29: Bayley runs to the ring and attacks The Bells Twins, James and Asuka. Asuka tries to eliminate Bayley but unsuccessful.

Entry #30: Former Women’s Champion Trish Stratus enters the ring attacks everyone and delivers double stratusfaction to the Bells Twins.

James stood face to face with Trish renewing their past feud. As Jax enters the ring everyone attacks Jax, Later everyone comes to eliminates Jax.

Meanwhile Banks eliminates Bayley. Natalya attacks Trish with a sharpshooter in the ring. Later Trish eliminates Natalya. Then Banks eliminates Trish. As Banks turns around Asuka stares her down. Banks attacks Asuka along with The Bells Twins. Total Diva’s Stars throws Banks outside the ring and eliminates her.

Asuka then delivers kicks to The Bella Twins. Meanwhile, Nikki eliminates Brie. Final two women Nikka and Asuka in the ring, Asuka land over the ropes, Asuka the get Nikki over the ropes and kick on Nikki’s knee and eliminates her out of the ring.

Winner: Asuka.

After the match WWE Raw’s Womens Champion Alexa Bliss and SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte enters the ring. The Ronda Rousey’s music hits and she makes her way out to the ring and points to the WrestleMania sing and leaves the ring and goes to Stephanie McMahon and shook her hand and leaves the arena.


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