Tonight’s Royal Rumble 2019 PPV is airing live from the Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona and this is the 32nd Royal Rumble event.
Below is the match-card for tonight’s show:
– Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn Balor
– Men’s Royal Rumble Match:
– Women’s Royal Rumble Match:
– WWE Championship Match: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
– RAW Women’s Championship Match: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks
– SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch
– SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The Bar (c) vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz
– WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. Hideo Itami [KICKOFF SHOW]
– United States Championship Match: Rusev (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura [KICKOFF SHOW]
– RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & Chad Gable vs. Rezar & Scott Dawson [KICKOFF SHOW]
It should be noted that 16 time WWE World Heavyweight Champion John Cena won’t be working tonight’s show due to a kayfabe injury (storyline). Cena has now been replaced by Braun Strowman in the Men’s Royal Rumble 2019 match.
You can watch the Kickoff Show below:
We kick things off with a non-title match between RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & Gable and Rezar (of AOP) & Scott Dawson (of The Revival). If Rezar & Dawson win, then AOP & The Revival will receive future RAW Tag Team Title matches.
This match ends with Roode & Gable hitting their finisher on Dawson to pick up the win.
NECKBREAKER + MOONSAULT COMBO! @WWEGable & @REALBobbyRoode WINS!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/Etdsg8Appi
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 27, 2019
RAW Tag Team Champions Bobby Roode & Chad Gable def. Scott Dawson & Rezar
Below is the Tale of the Tape for tonight’s Universal Championship match:
Up next is the United States Title match.
Shinsuke Nakamura recaptures the United States Title after Rusev accidentally knocks Lana off the apron (WrestleMania 31 style) and Nakamura nailed a Kinshasa to the back of Rusev’s head.
DOWN GOES LANA! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/0rGFR7yajJ
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 27, 2019
KINSHASA!!!! @ShinsukeN IS THE NEW WWE UNITED STATES CHAMPION!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/KkkVFiuG0o
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 27, 2019
Shinsuke Nakamura def. Rusev (c) to win the United States Championship
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