Royal Rumble PPV – 27/1/19
Chase Field, Phoenix Arizona
Opening Video Package + Old Town Road by BRC & LNX Commentary: Byron Saxton, Michael Cole, Renee Young
Ring Announcer: Mike Rome
Women’s Royal Rumble Match
Monday Night RAW’s Alicia Fox and Becky Lynch from Tuesday Night Smackdown. Got the second ever women’s Royal Rumble match going with the two women clashing in the middle of the ring.
3. Bianca Belair
The self-proclaimed “B.E.S.T of N.X.T” Bianca Belair from the company’s development brand served as the third entrant. She brawled with Fox first and then did the same with Lynch.
4. Bayley
Bayley to Belly to Fox, Bayley to Belly to Lynch and Bayley to Belly to Belair.
5. Billie Kay
Kay tried and failed to attack Bayley who was able to hit yet another Bayley to Belly on the new arrival.
6. Candice LeRae
All six women brawled amongst themselves but still no eliminations took place.
7. Dana Brooke
8. Carmella
6. Deonna Purrazzo
10. NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler
Alicia Fox eliminated by Shayna Baszler
Bianca Belair eliminated by Shayna Baszler
Billie Kay eliminated by Shayna Baszler
Candice LeRae eliminated by Shayna Baszler
11. Ember Moon
Moon climbed up to the top rope and launched herself off of it and levelled the “Queen of Spades” aka Baszler.
12. Mandy Rose
13. Sonya Deville
The duo of the twelfth and thirteenth entrants collectively known as Fire & Desire used the numbers game to their advantage.
Dana Brooke eliminated by Fire & Desire
Deonna Purrazzo eliminated by Bayley
14. Natalya Neidhart
15. Lacey Evans
16. Maria Kanellis-Bennett
17. Nia Jax
Carmella eliminated by Nia Jax
Natalya Neidhart eliminated by Nia Jax
Lacey Evans eliminated by Nia Jax
Maria Kanellis-Bennett eliminated by Nia Jax
18. Io Shirai
19. Kairi Sane
20. Liv Morgan
21. Sarah Logan
22. Ruby Riott.
Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax eliminated by Everyone Else
Sonya Deville eliminated by Riott Squad
Mandy Rose eliminated by Riott Squad
23. Nikki Cross
24. Mia Yim
25. Mickie James
26. Naomi
Cross got the better of Shirai while Sane managed to eliminate Logan. Which in turn caused Morgan and Riott to team up to beat her down and throw her out of the ring to the floor.
Io Shirai eliminated by Nikki Cross
Sarah Logan eliminated by Kairi Sane
Kairi Sane eliminated by Riott Squad
27. NXT UK Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley
The new arrival aka the reigning NXT UK Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley scored back-to-back eliminations. In the forms of the remaining two thirds of the Riott Squad.
Liv Morgan eliminated by Rhea Ripley
Ruby Riott eliminated by Rhea Ripley
28. Zelina Vega
29. Toni Storm
30. Sasha Banks
Banks eliminated James while Storm managed to get a double elimination in the form of both Cross and Yim.
Mickie James eliminated by Sasha Banks
Nikki Cross eliminated by Toni Storm
Mia Yim eliminated by Toni Storm
Both Lynch and Bayley picked up another elimination apiece in the likes of Vega and Naomi respectively.
Zelina Vega eliminated by Becky Lynch
Naomi eliminated by Bayley
While the pair of Ripley and Storm were brawling near the ropes Moon came up and tossed both women out.
Rhea Ripley eliminated by Ember Moon
Toni Storm eliminated by Ember Moon
The final four women left inside the squared circle consisted of Becky Lynch (2), Bayley (4), Moon (11) and Banks (30). After some brawling amongst the quartet of superstars, four became two. After Lynch eliminated Bayley and Banks was able to do the same to Moon.
Bayley eliminated by Becky Lynch
Ember Moon eliminated by Sasha Banks
Banks tried to sneak up on Lynch from behind only to end up being sidestepped and as a result she landed on the apron. Where the “Lass Kicker” proceeded to do away with her with a clothesline which sent her to the floor below.
Sasha Banks eliminated by Becky Lynch
Winner of the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble: Becky Lynch
Backstage
Several male WWE Superstars picked their numbers for the main event; no numbers were actually revealed though.
Back to the Ring
Charlotte Flair Theme
The number one contender to the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship made her entrance.
Asuka Theme
Soon followed by the reigning and defending WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Asuka©.
WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
Asuka© VS Charlotte Flair
As soon as the opening bell rang the champion that being the “Empress of Tomorrow” Asuka©, wasted little time in taking the fight to her opponent for the night. You could tell from the get go that the challenger that being the self-proclaimed “Queen of WWE” Charlotte Flair was overconfident to a fault.
She managed to get near victories in the forms of her Natural Selection finisher, as well at another point in time by trapping Asuka in the Figure Eight. Despite all of this she would end up finding herself trapped in the Empress Lock and shocking a lot of people was forced to submit to the hold.
Winner & Still WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion: Asuka
Backstage
Several more male WWE Superstars picked their numbers for the main event; no numbers were actually revealed though.
Back to the Ring
Alexa Bliss Theme
She made her entrance into the arena accompanied by a fifty/fifty split reaction from the WWE Universe.
Ronda Rousey Theme
Soon followed by the WWE RAW Women’s Champion and “Baddest Woman on the Planet” Ronda Rousey©.
WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Ronda Rousey© VS Alexa Bliss
Back-to-back women’s championship matches is what was on offer at the 2019 WWE Royal Rumble pay per view event. This time around the WWE RAW Women’s Championship was contended for as the current champion Ronda Rousey©. Found herself face to face with the very same woman she defeated in the first place at Summerslam 2018 to win the gold in the form of Alexa Bliss.
Despite the challenger using a combination of in ring skill and rule bending in this attempt to reclaim the gold. It would end up being unsuccessful on this occasion after she found herself in a very bad predicament that being stuck in a Triangle Choke and she passed out in it.
Winner & Still WWE RAW Women’s Champion: Ronda Rousey
Backstage
The winner of the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble that being the “Lass Kicker” Becky Lynch. Took the time to reveal her decision on her choice of which championship she would challenge for at WrestleMania. With her revealing that she was going after the WWE RAW Women’s Championship.
Back to the Ring
Shinsuke Nakamura Theme
The winner of the 2018 men’s Royal Rumble and current Number One Contender to the WWE Championship. Made his entrance and he was weirdly both stoic and energetic truly a bizarre combination.
Daniel Bryan Theme
As the reigning WWE Champion made his way to the ring down the ramp, he shouted No repeatedly at members of the WWE Universe.
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan© VS Shinsuke Nakamura
What happens when you have the pair of WWE Champion Daniel Bryan© and Shinsuke Nakamura inside the same ring? You get the next scheduled match, and what a match it was given the well known in ring skills of both champion and challenger.
This encounter was a master class in the fusion of stiff strikes and technical wizardry. It drew to its conclusion and what a conclusion it was, as Nakamura attempted to hit a Kinsasha only for Bryan to reply with a Busaiku Knee which led to the pin.
Winner & Still WWE Champion: Daniel Bryan
Elimination Chamber PPV Video
A video package hyping up the Elimination Chamber pay per view for the 17th of February at the Toyota Center in Houston Texas.
Finn Balor Theme
He made his entrance.
Roman Reigns Theme
Soon followed by the arrival of the reigning and defending WWE Universal Champion.
WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns© VS Finn Balor
In the penultimate match of the event, we had a clash of current Universal Champion (Reigns) and the first ever Universal Champion (Balor). This one started off hot in the form of the challenger sending the champion flying backwards into one of the for corners of the ring with a Shotgun Dropkick. Only for Reigns to absorb the impact and come flying back out of the corner with a Superman Punch.
However, when Reigns attempted a pinfall following the move, Balor was very quick to kick out of it. The two men went back and forth for another fifteen minutes before the match reached its final moments. Which took the form of Balor having knocked Reigns to the mat and then climbed up to the top rope and attempted his Coup De Grace finisher. Only for Reigns to move out of the way resulting in an unsteady landing for Balor, then Reigns managed to hit a Spear for the win.
Winner & Still WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
Spring Stampede PPV Video
A video package hyping up the Spring Stampede pay per view for the 10th of March. Which would take in the city of Cleveland Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena.
History of the Men’s Royal Rumble Video
Showcased the history of the men’s variant of the Royal Rumble match.
2019 Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls it is now time for the main event of the night. The 2019 edition of the men’s Royal Rumble match for a shot at a world championship at WrestleMania 35. The “Phenomenal” AJ Styles and Andrade Cien Almas began the match as its first two entrants.
3. NXT North American Champion Ricochet
The “One & Only” proceeded to tear the house down by going back and forth with both Almas and Styles.
4. Kofi Kingston
Kingston took the fight to the egotistical Almas while Styles and Ricochet traded shots.
5. Dolph Ziggler
Superkick to Styles, Superkick to Almas, Superkick to Ricochet and one to Kingston.
6. Mustafa Ali
7. Karl Anderson
8. Luke Gallows
With the arrivals of both Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows the lineup of the Club was complete. The trio proceeded to dominate and beat down the rest of the competition.
9. Johnny Gargano
10. Rey Mysterio
A third of the way through the field of competition and no eliminations had taken place. Mysterio tore the house down with Almas while everyone else brawled amongst themselves.
11. Braun Strowman
Ricochet eliminated by Braun Strowman
Mustafa Ali eliminated by Braun Strowman
12. Aleister Black
Karl Anderson eliminated by Braun Strowman
Luke Gallows eliminated by Braun Strowman
13. Samoa Joe
The “Samoan Submission Machine” set quickly work to make his presence known by racking up eliminations.
Andrade Cien Alams eliminated by Samoa Joe
Rey Mysterio eliminated by Samoa Joe
14. Matt Hardy
15. Jeff Hardy
16. NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne
Styles renewed an old rivalry with Joe, while Kingston and Ziggler did the same. Meanwhile everyone else attempted to get rid of Strowman but had no success.
17. NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa
Johnny Gargano eliminated by Tommaso Ciampa
Braun Strowman eliminated by Samoa Joe
18.Tyler Bate
19. Seth Rollins
Jeff Hardy eliminated by Seth Rollins
Matt Hardy eliminated by Seth Rollins
20. Randy Orton
You get an RKO, and you get an RKO, RKOs for everyone.
Aleister Black eliminated by Randy Orton
21. Eric Young
22. Bray Wyatt
Tommaso Ciampa eliminated by Bray Wyatt
Tyler Bate eliminated by Bray Wyatt
23. Kevin Owens
Pete Dunne eliminated by Kevin Owens
24. United States Champion Rusev
25. Jinder Mahal
Eric Young eliminated by Kevin Owens
Rusev eliminated by Samoa Joe
Jinder Mahal eliminated by Samoa Joe
26. The Miz
Miz fought Styles, Rollins and Orton traded shots, while Wyatt did the same with both Joe and Ziggler.
27. Bobby Lashley
28. Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
The Miz eliminated by Bobby Lashley
AJ Styles eliminated by Randy Orton
29. Drew McIntyre
Claymore to Kingston, then one to Ziggler and the same to both Joe and Owens one after the other.
Randy Orton eliminated by Bray Wyatt
30. Sami Zayn
The last man to enter the main event made a beeline for a man he knew very well in Owens. But shocking the two frenemies would not come to blows but instead hug and then work together.
Samoa Joe eliminated by Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
Bray Wyatt eliminated by Seth Rollins
With the 2019 men’s Royal Rumble match was well on its way to reach it’s crescendo, the bodies kept exiting the squared circle.
Bobby Lashley eliminated by Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
Dolph Ziggler eliminated by Drew McIntyre
Ambrose grabbed Owens and threw him into Zayn and before the latter could understand what happened he found himself on the floor of the ringside area.
Sami Zayn eliminated by Dean Ambrose
The remaining superstars inside the ring were Kofi Kingston, Drew McIntyre, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose. Ambrose did away with McIntyre, while it took the combined efforts of both Kingston and Rollins to get rid of Owens.
Drew McIntyre eliminated by Dean Ambrose
Kevin Owens eliminated by both Kofi Kingston and Seth Rollins
The pair of Ambrose and Rollins met in the middle of the squared circle and proceeded to beat the shit out of each other. Eventually though they duo brawled too close to the ropes and Kingston came up from behind and tossed both men out.
Dean Ambrose & Seth Rollins eliminated Kofi Kingston
Winner of the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble: Kofi Kingston
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