• Updated Match-Card For Greatest Royal Rumble
Below is the updated match-card for the Greatest Royal Rumble event:
– Steel Cage Match For The Universal Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns
– 50 Man Royal Rumble Match
– Triple H vs. John Cena
– Ladder Match For The Intercontinental Championship: Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz vs. Finn Balor vs. Samoa Joe
– WWE Championship Match: AJ Styles (c) vs. TBA
– United States Championship Match: Jinder Mahal (c) vs. TBA
– Match For The Vacant Raw Tag Team Championship: The Bar (Sheamus & Cesaro) vs. Matt Hardy/Bray Wyatt OR The Revival
– SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The Bludgeon Brothers (c) vs. TBA
– WWE Cruiserweight Championship Match: Cedric Alexander (c) vs. TBA
• Updated Match-Card For Backlash 2018
Two matches were announced for next month’s Backlash 2018 PPV on tonight’s post-WrestleMania 34 edition of RAW:
– Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe
– Intercontinental Championship Match: Seth Rollins (c) vs. The Miz
• Update On Major Factors That Resulted In WrestleMania 34 Main Event Swerve
WWE swerved the entire wrestling on Sunday night when they changed the finish of the WrestleMania 34 main event between Brock Lesnar & Roman Reigns (it should be noted that the plan was for Reigns to defeat Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 even before WrestleMania 33 happened).
According to Slice Wrestling, Lesnar’s new contract, WWE’s partnership with Saudi Arabia and the upcoming Greatest Royal Rumble event played major factors in WWE changing the WrestleMania 34 main event finish.
Report:
WWE's Commitment To Saudi Arabia Which Includes The "Greatest Royal Rumble" A 10-Year Deal Partnership In A Economic Reform Program And Re-Negotiating Brock's New Deal Were All The Major Factors In The "Swerve" Ending At #WrestleMania34 pic.twitter.com/y6TCgqvd2m
— SW (@SliceWrestling) April 9, 2018
It’s possible that WWE saved Reigns’ big win for their Greatest Royal Rumble event in Saudi Arabia, an event where WWE is pulling out all the stops.
