This is part 2 of our Royal Rumble 2019 live coverage (part 1 is here).
Up next is the final match of the Royal Rumble 2019 Kickoff Show – Fatal 4 Way match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship.
Kalisto makes his way out first, followed by Akira Tozawa, Hideo Itami and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy.
After good back & forth high flying action, Murphy hit his finisher on Itami in the end to win the match and retain the Title.
Buddy Murphy (c) def. Hideo Itami, Akira Tozawa & Kalisto to retain the WWE Cruiserweight Championship
MURPHY'S LAW!!!! @WWE_Murphy RETAINS THE WWE CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/6u3Ndz5AuS
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 27, 2019
The Royal Rumble 2019 main show begins with the SmackDown Women’s Championship match.
“The Man” Becky Lynch makes her way out first, followed by the SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka.
The match begins and Becky is dominating Asuka. Becky is working on Asuka’s arm so that she can lock in the Dis-arm-her later in the match.
Asuka applies the Asuka Lock on Becky while hanging between the ropes till the referee’s 5 count. Becky later applies the Dis-arm-her on Asuka through the turnbuckle bars till referee’s 5 count.
Asuka Lock on the ropes! @WWEAsuka #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/TYYKSibccR
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 28, 2019
Becky jumps from the top rope on to Asuka, but eats a kick by the Champion.
Asuka hits a neckbreaker on Becky from the apron on to the floor and both women suffer a hard fall.
DAMN!!! @WWEAsuka #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/8FydPrHJtc
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 28, 2019
Becky enters the ring and Asuka nails a Sliding Kick and goes for the cover, but Becky kicks out.
#RoyalRumble @BeckyLynchWWE pic.twitter.com/rArDsUV4k5
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 28, 2019
Becky hits a Super Bexploder from the second rope and goes for a cover, but Asuka kicks out!
Asuka locks in the Dis-arm-her, but Becky reverses and locks in the Asuka Lock! Asuka reverses and goes for the cover, but Becky kicks out.
Becky locks in the Dis-arm-her, but Asuka gets out and they both go back & forth with pin fall attempts and Asuka locks in the Asuka Lock.
Asuka does a variation of the lock and Becky taps out!
BECKY TAPS OUT!! @WWEAsuka RETAINS THE SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/5vBXAfU1fe
— Italo Santana ?? (@BulletClubIta) January 28, 2019
Asuka (c) def. Becky Lynch to retain SmackDown Women’s Championship
STILL THE EMPRESS of #SDLive.@WWEAsuka just made @BeckyLynchWWE TAP OUT to kick off #RoyalRumble! pic.twitter.com/uRqGaUGRIa
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019
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