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Sami Zayn is eliminated by The Undertaker Tye Dillinger is eliminated by Braun Strowmanīraun Strowman is eliminated by Baron CorbinĪll three members of The New Day are eliminated by Cesaro and SheamusĬesaro and Sheamus are eliminated by JerichoĪpollo Crews is eliminated by Luke Harperĭean Ambrose is eliminated by Brock Lesnarĭolph Ziggler is eliminated by Brock Lesnarīaron Corbin is eliminated by The Undertaker Mark Henry is eliminated by Braun Strowman Mojo Rawley is eliminated by Braun Strowman Jack Gallagher is eliminated by Mark Henry RESULT: John Cena via pinfall to win the championship. WWE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: AJ Styles (c) vs. THOUGHTS: Very glad Neville is the new champion and the match was good as well. RESULT: Neville wins the title via submission. He reveals Zayn's number, which is 8.ĬRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Rich Swann (c) vs. Sami Zayn picks a blue ball (insert joke). Shane McMahon, Daniel Bryan, Mick Foley and Stephanie McMahon are backstage with the balls and the tumbler. There's an elongated promo for KFC's Georgia Gold Honey Mustard BBQ chicken thing. If this is just a means to have Strowman win the Royal Rumble and Reigns win the belt at Fastlane, then I'll be pissed. THOUGHTS: If this means Reigns isn't holding the Universal Championship going into WrestleMania, I'm cool with this. RESULT: Kevin Owens retains after interference from Braun Strowman. Having some network connection issues right now. UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Kevin Owens (c) vs. I'm disappointed Emmalina didn't interfere, but I'm not surprised Charlotte won. RAW WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Charlotte Flair (c) vs. HBK cuts a promo about the Royal Rumble.nothing too interesting. Stephanie McMahon announces that Seth Rollins has been banned from the arena. THOUGHTS: Nothing worth bothering to check out. Ambrose is talking again about how he wants a new title belt. THOUGHTS: I'm totally down for new champs.Īustin Aries and Pete Rosenberg take Lawler and Michaels' place on the pre-show panel to talk about some of their predictions.Ĭharly is backstage with Dean Ambrose in the social media lounge (no Tom Phillips?) answering questions from Twitter about the Intercontinental Championship and so forth. RESULTS: Gallows and Anderson win the belts when Cesaro is pinned in a roll-up. Note: they are calling Cesaro's version of the 6-1-9 the "Swiss-1-9" hahaha. RAW TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH: Cesaro & Sheamus (c) vs. Jericho is upset about having to be in the shark cage.Īpparently the commentary team doesn't get individual entrances anymore, but they're shown on camera, so that's kind of interesting. Owens says he'll retain the title tonight. THOUGHTS: Nothing wrong with this kickoff match.īackstage, Charly Caruso talks to Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens. RESULTS: Naomi pins Alexa Bliss to get the win for her team. SIX-WOMEN TAG TEAM MATCH: Naomi, Becky Lynch and Nikki Bella vs. Live coverage of the special event will begin as soon as the pre-show starts. You can check out my predictions here with the spoilers of all these matches and more. Who will win? When the time comes, check out the live coverage of the 2017 Royal Rumble pay-per-view with results and review here. Follow along with WWE Royal Rumble 2017 ppv live online coverage of results and review here. Longtime WWE star Triple H won the 30-Superstar rumble in 2016, hosted in Florida.The 2017 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place Januat the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. The winner of Royal Rumble typically receives a title opportunity at Wrestlemania, which will be held in Orlando on April 2, 2017. RELATED: 'Extreme Midget Wrestling' headed to San Antonio Stone Cold Steve Austin, who now lives in South Texas, went on to be the last man standing in the Royal Rumble, which featured Mil Mascaras, Canek and others. When San Antonio's own "Heartbreak Kid" headlined the 1997 fight, he regained the WWF title after defeating Sycho Sid. WWE Royal Rumble, heralded as one of the organization's biggest events and the official start of the Road to Wrestlemania, was a success the last time it came to the Alamo City. MORE: San Antonio superstar says he's done with WWE Styles, Randy Orton and Kevin Owens, confirmed. WWE superstars expected to compete include: John Cena, Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, A.J. The last time the show came to that San Antonio venue, in 1997, a title bout between Shawn Michaels and Sycho Sid brought more than 60,000 fans into the Alamodome.