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Royal Rumble 2026 Results – AJ Styles Retires (Video)

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WWE Royal Rumble 2026 in Saudi Arabia kicked off with the Women’s Royal Rumble match. Charlotte Flair was entry #1 and her tag team partner Alexa Bliss was entry #2. Kiana James was #3 and Nia Jax is #4. #5 was Ivy Nile and #6 was Lola Vice from NXT. #7 was Candice LeRae and #8 was Jordynne Grace. Grace eliminated Lola, Candice, and Ivy.

Charlotte eliminated both Nia and Alexa. Charlotte was sad that she accidentally eliminated her tag team partner. #9 was Women’s Intercontinental Champion Becky Lynch. Becky and Charlotte renewed their rivalry. #10 was NXT’s Sol Ruca, #11 was Judgment Day’s Roxanne Perez, and #12 was Maxxine Dupri.

#13 was Natalya, who officially debuts her Nattie character with new theme music. Nattie has competed in every Women’s Royal Rumble match in history. She went right after Maxxine. Becky eliminated Maxxine and Nattie eliminated Becky.

#14 was Liv Morgan, #15 was Lash Legend, and #16 was Zelina. Lash eliminated Jordynne. #17 was Judgment Day’s Raquel Rodriguez and she eliminated Kiana. #18 was AAA Mixed Tag Team Champion Chelsea Green, accompanied by Alba Fyre. Chelsea slapped Liv and Judgment Day went after her. Alba tried to save Chelsea, but Raquel clotheslined Alba out of the ring.

#19 was Women’s United States Champion Giulia. #20 was WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion IYO SKY and #21 was the winner of the first ever Women’s Royal Rumble match from 2018, Asuka. Asuka wanted to join forces with Giulia to take on IYO, but Giulia kicked Asuka’s handshake offer. #22 was WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Rhea Ripley. Giulia eliminated Zelina. Rhea eliminated Chelsea. Roxanne went for a Pop Rox, but Rhea countered and eliminated Roxanne with a Razor’s Edge.

#23 was the winner from 2024, Bayley. #24 was NXT Women’s Champion Jacy Jayne. Liv eliminated Nattie. #25 was WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella and #26 was Lyra Valkyria. Bayley eliminated Giulia. #27 was NXT’s Kelani Jordan and she hit Jacy with a Phoenix Splash as soon as she entered.

#28 was Kairi Sane of The Kabuki Warriors. Kairi accidentally eliminated Asuka. IYO then eliminated Kairi. #29 was WWE Hall of Famer Brie Bella, who came out of retirement. #30 was the returning Tiffany Stratton. The Bella Twins eliminated Bayley and Lyra. Jacy eliminated Kelani and Sol eliminated Jacy after hitting the Sol Snatcher.

Lash Legend eliminated The Bella Twins, Charlotte Flair, and IYO SKY. Rhea eliminated Lash. Raquel eliminated Rhea with a vicious Tijuana Bomb on the ring apron. Liv then eliminated Raquel.

Liv Morgan, Tiffany Stratton, and Sol Ruca are the final 3 women left. All 3 women brawled on the ring apron. Sol was going for the Sol Snatcher, but Tiffany pushed her off the apron and eliminated her. Liv then eliminated Tiffany after hitting her finisher to win the match.

Liv Morgan won the 2026 Women’s Royal Rumble Match

Morgan earned a world title match at WrestleMania 42. You can watch the finish below:

Next was AJ Styles’ career-threatening match against Gunther. This was AJ’s 370th televised WWE match. AJ’s forearm got busted open during the match due to an announce table spot. After back and forth action, Gunther hit AJ with a low-blow followed a powerbomb. Gunther went for the cover, but AJ kicked out. Eventually, AJ passed out to the Sleeper Hold and was forced to retire.

Gunther def. AJ Styles in a Career-Threatening Match

AJ Styles’ career is over. AJ didn’t leave his gloves in the ring. The Phenomenal One debuted in WWE at Royal Rumble 2016 and retired at Royal Rumble 2026.

Up next is the Undisputed WWE Championship match between Drew McIntyre and Sami Zayn. Drew is 11-0 against Sami, but Sami has never lost in Saudi Arabia. After back and forth action, Drew defeated Sami with a couple of Claymore Kicks.

Drew McIntyre (c) def. Sami Zayn to retain the Undisputed WWE Championship

Sami’s undefeated streak in Saudi Arabia is over. Drew is now 12-0 against Sami.

Up next is the main event of the evening and it is the Men’s Royal Rumble match. Entry #1 is former 2-time NXT Champion, Oba Femi. #2 is The Vision’s Bron Breakker. A masked man attacked Breakker during his entrance, stomped him and then threw him in the ring, and Oba immediately eliminated him.

#3 was Solo Sikoa, #4 was Rey Mysterio, #5 was Rusev, and #6 was Matt Cardona. All these men got eliminated by Femi.

#7 was Damian Priest, #8 was Je’Von Evans, #9 was AAA’s Mr. Iguana, #10 was Trick Williams. Damian chokeslammed Iguana and Trick eliminated Iguana. #11 was Cody Rhodes, #12 was El Grande Americano (Ludwig Kaiser). Chad Gable returned from injury as the original El Grande Americano and eliminated Ludwig. Ex-AEW star Powerhouse Hobbs made his WWE debut in this match as Royce Keys. Royce was eliminated by Bronson Reed.

LA Knight returned during the match. He eliminated Austin Theory and Bronson. Brock Lesnar came out and fought Oba Femi. Brock eliminated Oba. Cody and LA eliminated Lesnar.

Roman Reigns came out and started laying everyone out. Roman and Cody came face to face, but Jacob Fatu came out. Roman and Jey teamed up to hit Cody with the 1D. Cody eliminated Knight. #30 was Gunther. Randy was holding Gunther while Cody went for the Cody Cutter, but Gunther moved out of the way and Cody hit Randy with the Cody Cutter.

Drew McIntyre interfered and eliminated Cody. Roman eliminated Jacob. Only 4 men remain: Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Gunther, and Logan Paul. Roman eliminated Logan, and Gunther eliminated Randy.

Roman and Gunther are the final two men remaining. Roman speared Gunther and eliminated him to win the match.

Roman Reigns won the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble Match

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