These Royal Rumble results wrapped up Saturday from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Find out who will main event WrestleMania in this play-by-play recap.
Oba Femi and Bron Breakker opened up the men’s Royal Rumble. On the way to the ring, Breakker was attacked by a hooded assailant, resulting in being eliminated within seconds. This left Femi alone for the next entrant, Solo Sikoa.
Rey Mysterio and Rusev were next, but “The Bulgarian Brute” was eliminated within seconds by Femi. The same man went on to eliminate everybody within minutes. Matt Cardona entered at number six, but he was also thrown out swiftly. Femi, “The Ruler,” was dominant early.
Damian Priest was next to go one-on-one with Femi, and he lasted long enough for Je’Von Evans to become the third man in the ring. Mr. Iguana then joined the fray as things turned hectic. Trick Williams entered at number ten.
Williams quickly whopped that trick of Iguana, before Cody Rhodes, El Grande Americano, and “the original” El Grande Americano all entered next, in that order. It’ll be interesting to see how that plays out in the coming weeks, with what appeared to be the return of Chad Gable.
Both Americanos and Williams were eliminated next. Number 14 was a surprise AEW transfer, Powerhouse Hobbs, now known as Royce Keys. The latest WWE hire quickly eliminated Priest.
Austin Theory and Bronson Reed were the next stars to enter the rumble. They teamed to hold temporary control while “The Mad Dragon” Ilya Dragunov, La Parka, Dragon Lee, and Jake Paul entered the match.
Keys and Parka were eliminated next. LA Knight was the next participant, who quickly eliminated Reed and Theory. Brock Lesnar entered to hit a few suplexes, before The Miz entered at 23.
Lesnar eliminated Dragunov before Rey Fenix entered, and was subsequently eliminated by The Beast Incarnate. Femi then approached him in a juiced-up standoff. Oba got the worst of it, ending up on the floor.
Jey Uso was yeeting for his entrance when Knight and Rhodes teamed to eliminate Lesnar. Uso was still yeeting when Roman Reigns entered the match.
Reigns went on a tear before eliminating Miz. Reigns was face-to-face with Rhodes when Jacob Fatu joined, followed shortly by Penta.
Rhodes eliminated Knight before Randy Orton, and Gunther entered to finish the field. Orton reversed Evans’ finisher into an RKO, which was the most entertaining point of the match to this point. Penta was next to go.
Rhodes was hanging on for his life when McIntyre, who wasn’t even in the match, eliminated him. Fatu, Uso, and Paul were next to hit the floor.
Gunther entered at number 30, quickly eliminating Orton, leaving only Reigns in his path. Gunther sunk in the sleeper for an extended period before it was reversed, and he was ultimately thrown out to finish the rumble. Reigns, “The OTC,” is headed to the main event, WrestleMania.
These Royal Rumble results show that WWE is going with proven talent rather than pushing fresh faces. As if all of these events in Saudi Arabia didn’t say it, money talks.
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