The Royal Rumble
As previously announced, Roman Reigns is #1. Rusev is #2. Reigns
and Rusev slug it out to start. Reigns charges at Rusev, but Rusev
catches him with a back elbow shot. Rusev tries to dump Reigns, but
Reigns lands an elbow shot to the back of the head to avoid elimination.
Rusev tosses Reigns out of the ring, but Reigns went under the bottom
rope, so he has not been eliminated. Rusev thinks he eliminated Reigns
and starts to celebrate, but Reigns hits the Drive By. Reigns heads
back into the ring and eliminates Rusev. #3 is… AJ STYLES! AJ STYLES
IS HERE! Damn, I’ve got goosebumps. The crowd is going wild for AJ.
Reigns goes for a quick elimination, but Styles floats over. Styles
hits a Pele kick and goes for the Styles Clash, but Reigns counters into
a Samoan Drop. Tyler Breeze is #4. Breeze goes right after Styles
before turning his attention to Reigns. Styles tries to eliminate
Reigns, but Styles and Reigns team up to eliminate Breeze. Curtis Axel
is #5, and the other Social Outcasts join him at ringside. Styles goes
after Axel, but Axel drops him with a double ax handle. Styles Superman
punches Adam Rose off the ring apron and then clotheslines Axel to the
outside to eliminate him. We’re back down to just Reigns and Styles.
Chris Jericho is #6. Jericho goes rights after Reigns and posts him in
the corner. Styles levels Jericho with a Superman punch and goes for
the Styles Clash, but Jericho counters into the Walls of Jericho. Kane
is #7. Styles heads for Kane, but Kane levels him with a Big Boot.
Kane hits Reigns with a sidewalk slam and tosses Jericho over the top
rope, but Jericho catches himself on the ring apron. Kane tries to dump
Styles, but Styles head butts his way back into the ring. Goldust is
#8. We’ve got Reigns, Styles, Jericho, Kane, and Goldust in the ring at
the moment. Kane whips Goldust to the ropes, but Goldust catches him
with his patented low uppercut. Jericho suplexes Styles and works over
Goldust in the corner. Styles eats a powerslam from Goldust, but
Jericho levels Goldust with a double ax handle from the second rope.
Ryback is #9. Ryback cleans house, but Kane stops his momentum with an
uppercut. Ryback retaliates with a spinebuster to Kane and tries to
dump Jericho, but Goldust makes the save. Goldust tries to dump Ryback,
but Ryback lands on the ring apron. Kofi Kingston is #10, accompanied
by Big E and Xavier Woods. Kofi tries to eliminate Jericho but then
turns his attention to Reigns. Ryback hits Styles with a HUGE back body
drop, but Styles regains momentum with a springboard Superman punch to
Jericho. Titus O’Neil is #11. The ring is starting to get very crowded
as O’Neil goes after Jericho. Styles flies at O’Neil, but O’Neil
catches him in mid-air and drives a knee into the ribs. O’Neil splashes
Kane in the corner and then splashes Goldust off the ring apron to
eliminate him. Ryback works over Styles in the corner as Kofi keeps his
focus on Reigns. R-Truth is #12, and he brings a ladder into the ring
with him. You know, I guess this is technically legal. Truth sets up
the ladder in the middle of the ring and climbs, but he quickly realizes
that this isn’t a ladder match. Kane drags Truth off the ladder and
choke slams him out of the ring. Truth’s bad. Kane tosses Kofi, but
Kofi lands on Big E’s shoulders. Kofi takes a breather on the outside
on Big E’s shoulders, but he definitely has not been eliminated. Luke
Harper is #13. Mr. McMahon leads the League of Nations out to ringside,
and they pull Reigns out of the ring (without eliminating him).
Sheamus, Rusev, and Del Rio work over Reigns at ringside and whip him
into the ring steps. Sheamus hits a Brogue Kick, and Stardust is #14.
Sheamus and Del Rio hold Reigns on one announce table, and Rusev runs
across the other two announce tables and splashes Reigns through the
table. Mr. McMahon decides that Reigns has been sufficiently decimated
and leads the League of Nations back up the ramp. It looks like Kofi
was eliminated for real at some point while Reigns was getting attacked.
Big Show is #15. Show eliminates O’Neil and Ryback as referees and
EMTs help Reigns to the back. Remember, Reigns has not been eliminated.
Neville is #16. Neville connects with a springboard hurricanrana to
Luke Harper. Harper gets back to his feet and goes after Big Show in
the corner as the crowd is still chanting for AJ Styles. Jericho tries
to toss Neville, but Neville hangs on to the top rope. Braun Strowman
is #17, and he quickly eliminates Kane. Strowman faces off with Big
Show, but Strowman chokes out Show and eliminates him as well. Kevin
Owens is #18, and he slowly limps down the ramp toward the ring. Owens
faces off with Styles in the middle of the ring, and the crowd is loving
it. Styles goes for the Styles Clash on Neville, but Owens catches him
with a super kick. KEVIN OWENS ELIMINATES AJ STYLES!!! The crowd
continues to chant for Styles even after his elimination. Dean Ambrose
is #19, and he doesn’t seem to be in much better shape than Owens.
Ambrose and Owens immediately resume their war from earlier in the
evening, but Stardust holds Ambrose so that Owens can work him over.
Cole reminds us that Reigns has never been eliminated even though he has
gone to the back for medical attention. SAMI ZAYN IS #20!!! ZAYN
HEADS RIGHT FOR OWENS AND ELIMINATES HIM!!! Erick Rowan is #21, and we
now have three members of the Wyatt Family in the match. Rowan cleans
house, and Harper eliminates Neville. Rowan dumps Stardust onto the
ring apron, and Harper super kicks him off to eliminate him. We’re down
to Harper, Rowan, Strowman, Jericho, Ambrose, Zayn, and, technically,
Reigns. #22 is Mark Henry, but Rowan and Strowman double team him and
quickly eliminate him. Stowman chops Zayn down to the mat and then
easily tosses him to the outside for the elimination. BROCK LESNAR IS
#23!!! WELCOME TO SUPLEX CITY!!! Lesnar goes after the Wyatt Family
and cleans house. Lesnar levels Strowman with a clothesline and
eliminates Rowan with a clothesline. Suplex to Harper! Lesnar goes for
a German Suplex on Strowman, but Strowman backs him into the corner.
Lesnar levels Strowman with another clothesline. Jack Swagger is #24,
but he immediately eats an F5 and gets eliminated. We’re down to
Harper, Strowman, Jericho, Ambrose, and Lesnar. Lesnar works over
Strowman in the corner and delivers a volley of flying knees to the big
man. The Miz is #25, but he’s in no hurry to enter the ring. Miz heads
to the announce table and decides to do a little commentary before
joining the action. Suplex to Ambrose! Suplex to Harper, followed by
an elimination! Alberto Del Rio is #26. Jericho goes after Strowman as
Del Rio and Ambrose double team Lesnar. Suplex to Del Rio! Lesnar
turns his attention back to Strowman and clotheslines him out of the
ring. Lesnar has eliminated all three members of the Wyatt Family.
Bray Wyatt is #27, but he’s going to have to go solo at this point… or
so we thought. Harper, Rowan, and Strowman charge back into the ring,
and all four members of the Wyatt Family attack Lesnar. Lesnar tosses
Harper, Rowan, and Strowman for a second time before sending Bray to
Suplex City. Lesnar goes for the F5 on Bray, but Harper catches him
with a super kick. Bray delivers Sister Abigail to Lesnar, and the rest
of the family eliminates Lesnar. We’re down to Jericho, Ambrose, Del
Rio, and Wyatt in the ring, plus Miz on the outside and Reigns in the
back. Dolph Ziggler is #28. Ziggler splashes Jericho in the corner and
follows up with the Fameasser. The Miz decides this is his moment and
finally charges into the ring. Miz hits Ziggler with the Skull Crushing
Finale and tries to eliminate him, but Ziggler lands on the apron.
Wyatt works on Ambrose as Del Rio works on Ziggler. Sheamus is #29… BUT
HERE COMES ROMAN REIGNS! Reigns levels Sheamus with a Superman punch
on the ramp before heading into the ring and eliminating Miz and Del
Rio. Reigns cleans house and drops Wyatt with a Superman punch. TRIPLE
H IS #30!!! Triple H faces off with Reigns in the middle of the ring,
but it’s Ziggler who eats a quick Pedigree. Wyatt gest to his feet, but
Reigns drops him with a spear. Reigns and Triple H slug it out in the
middle of the ring, but Triple H catches Reigns with a face buster.
Triple H goes for the Pedigree, but Sheamus finally enters the ring and
double teams Reigns. Jericho connects with a Lionsault to Wyatt, but
Ziggler hits Jericho with the Zig Zag. Ziggler hits Triple H with the
Fameasser, but Triple H gets back to his feet and eliminates Ziggler.
Triple H faces off with Wyatt. Triple H tries to aim Wyatt at Reigns,
but Wyatt goes after Triple H instead. Sheamus comes to Triple H’s aid,
and together they eliminate Wyatt. Ambrose hits Sheamus with a
swinging neck breaker, but Jericho catches him with a top rope flying
cross body. Jericho hits Triple H with the Codebreaker, but Ambrose
eliminates Jericho from behind. The final four are Reigns, Ambrose,
Sheamus, and Triple H. Ambrose ducks a Brogue Kick, and Reigns Superman
punches Sheamus off the ring apron to eliminate him. TRIPLE H
ELIMINATES REIGNS!!! THE FINAL TWO ARE DEAN AMBROSE AND TRIPLE H!!!
Facebuster by Triple H followed by the Lunatic Lariat by Ambrose.
Ambrose tosses Triple H over the top rope, but Triple H lands on the
apron. TRIPLE H WINS THE ROYAL RUMBLE! After the match, Mr. McMahon
and Stephanie join Triple H in the ring to celebrate his victory.
Match Result: Triple H wins the Royal Rumble, last eliminating Dean Ambrose.
Match Length: 1:01:43
Match Length: 1:01:43
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