WWE Royal Rumble Results
February 1, 2025
Indianapolis, Indiana (Lucas Oil Stadium)
Commentary: Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, and Pat McAfee
Results by: Mike Tedesco of Wrestleview.com
We see an overhead shot of Lucas Oil Stadium before going inside.
Pre-Show Arrivals
Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes is shown entering the building earlier today. Kevin Owens drove into the stadium in a KO golf cart in a Bret “Hitman” Hart jacket. World Heavyweight Champion Gunther is in the building. He is not booked to compete, but his WrestleMania opponent could be determined tonight. CM Punk is in the building. Seth “Freakin” Rollins is also in attendance. Bayley is shown walking around the stadium earlier today. WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Bianca Belair and Naomi arrived together. Roman Reigns arrived with Paul Heyman. This will be Reigns’ first Royal Rumble in five years.
Stephanie McMahon comes to the stage to welcome us to the Royal Rumble. She gets a great ovation. She says it is an incredible honor to be in Indianapolis. They are streaming on Peacock in the United States and on Netflix internationally. WWE grows because of the crowd. She thanks them for making this the biggest Royal Rumble in history. McMahon says, “Without further adieu, welcome to the 2025 Royal Rumble!” Pyrotechnics go off.
Video: The Royal Rumble hype video, narrated by Pat McAfee.
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
No. 1: IYO SKY
No. 2: Liv Morgan
The bell rings, and the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble is officially underway. They circle the ring and lock up. Morgan clips the knee and applies a side headlock. Sky whips her off, but Morgan shoulder-tackles her down. Morgan hits the ropes, but Sky ducks a clothesline and clubs her. Sky flips over her and does a pair of handsprings before connecting with a dropkick. Sky is fired up and signals that she wants the Women’s Championship back. Sky charges, but Morgan drops Sky on the apron. Morgan tries to kick her off, but Sky fights her off. Sky goes for a springboard, but Morgan moves. Morgan attempts Ob-Liv-ion, but Sky dumps her over the top rope. Morgan lands on the apron. Morgan quickly knees Sky in the face. The clock begins counting down.
No. 3: Roxanne Perez (NXT)
Perez quickly hits Sky with a Lou Thesz Press and punches away at her. Perez kicks and punches Morgan before driving Sky into her. Sky shoves Perez off, but Perez comes back with a hurricanrana. Perez goes back and forth to the opposite corners to hit Morgan and Sky. Perez hits Morgan with a leg sweep while simultaneously hitting Sky with a DDT. Perez kips up, and the crowd gives her a nice ovation. Perez sends Morgan over the top rope, but Morgan hangs on. Sky sneaks up on Perez and dumps her over the top rope, but Perez skins the cat and hits Sky with a head-scissor takeover to get back in the ring! Morgan then takes Perez out with a Codebreaker.
No. 4: Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria
An awesome news ticker at the bottom of the screen gives updates (and even nationalities of superstars) throughout this Royal Rumble.
Valkyria takes Perez out and takes Morgan down. Valkyria hits Sky with a tornado DDT, followed by a fisherman’s suplex. Valkyria is having a wardrobe malfunction and ties her top up. Morgan takes her down, and Valkyria quickly retreats to the corner to fix this. Maybe a safety pin could help? Morgan, Perez, and Sky are scrambling to pass the time. Valkyria comes back and sends Sky over the top rope. Sky holds on by one hand.
No. 5: Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green
There are five active competitors in the ring with no eliminations so far. Green takes a lot of time getting to the ring. Green slaps Perez and Morgan in the face. Green grabs Sky and sends her over the top rope, but Sky holds on. Green sends Valkyria and Perez over the top rope, but they all hang on. Green then sends Morgan over the top rope, but she hangs in there. Green gets on the second rope and points at the WrestleMania sign, thinking she eliminated everyone. Green, Morgan, Sky, and Valkyria all destroy Green before turning on each other.
No. 6: B-Fab
B-Fab gets on the apron and boots Green back before hitting a pair of shoulder tackles. B-Fab sends Valkyria to the corner and hits a spin kick that catches a little too much of her. Morgan goes for her, but B-Fab scoop slams her onto Valkyria. B-Fab connects with a twisting suplex on Sky. B-Fab tries to eliminate her, but Sky holds on. Morgan stomps away at Valkyria in the corner.
No. 7: Ivy Nile
Nile hits the ring and immediately slams Valkyria before punching away at her. Nile dumps Valkyria over the top rope, but Valkyria holds on. Sky attacks Nile, but Nile switches into a German Suplex. Morgan meets the same fate. Green goes for Un-Pretty-Her on Nile. Nile does a standing switch, so Green grabs for Perez. Nile then hits Green and Perez with a German Suplex! Morgan grabs Green and tries to eliminate her but to no avail.
No. 8: Zoey Stark
Zoey Stark has claw makeup on her face. Stark flips into the ring over Morgan and hits Sky with a half-nelson suplex. Stark knees B-Fab in the face and hits Nile with a slam. Green tries to eliminate Stark, but Stark knocks her back. Stark goes to the top rope and dives with a neckbreaker on the Women’s United States Champion. Stark tries to eliminate Sky, but Sky holds on. Nile has Valkyria over the top rope, but she stays in there. Morgan nearly has Green out, but Green scrambles to stay on the apron.
No. 9: Lash Legend (NXT)
Legend takes Nile and Sky down with right hands. Green eats a pump-kick. Perez charges, but Legend hits a backbreaker. Legend powers Valkyria up with a deadlift vertical suplex, followed by a kip-up. Legend flapjacks Stark onto Valkyria and points at the WrestleMania sign. Nile leaps at her, but Legend catches her and uses her to take everyone down. Legend then powerbombs Nile. B-Fab attacks Legend from behind and talks trash. They get into a strike exchange. B-Fab tries to eliminate her, but Legend stays in. They then take each other out with stereo big boots. Green grabs B-Fab and sends her over the top rope. The crowd gives Green a HUGE ovation! Green sends Legend over the top rope, but she holds on.
B-Fab has been eliminated.
No. 10: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair
The winner of the 2021 Women’s Royal Rumble runs down to the ring. Belair goes to the top rope and hits Green with a diving cross-body block. Belair grabs Perez and sends her over the top rope, but Perez holds on. Valkyria is sent over, but she also hangs on. Belair hits Sky with a vertical suplex. Belair hits Sky with a running shoulder in the corner before punching away at her. Belair flips over Nile and shoulders her into Sky before punching away at her. Stark charges, but Belair flips over her. Belair punches away at Stark before flipping over Legend. Belair has four women sandwiched in the corner and punches away at them. Belair then flips over Morgan and hits her with a rib-breaker! Belair grabs Legend and hits a vertical suplex. Sky quickly kicks Belair, but Belair presses her over her head. Sky holds the top rope to stay in the match.
No. 11: Shayna Baszler
Baszler hits the ring and looks to join forces with Stark, her Pure Fusion Collective compatriot. Belair slams Green before hitting Sky with a key lock suplex. Baszler goes to stomp Sky’s elbow. Morgan attacks, but Baszler hits a backbreaker on her while stomping Sky’s arm. Valkyria takes Baszler down. Stark goes for a springboard, but she slips and hits Valkyria with a stiff clothesline to save it. PFC sends Valkyria over the top rope, but she holds on. Valkyria knocks them back and goes to the top rope for a double missile dropkick. Valkyria kips up. Nile then grabs Valkyria and eliminates her! Nile signals she wants Valkyria’s title!
Women’s Intercontinental Champion Lyra Valkyria has been eliminated.
No. 12: Bayley
The winner of the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble looks to be one of the few Superstars to ever go back-to-back in winning this match. Her 17 career eliminations are the third most all-time. Bayley snaps Perez off the top rope and knees her in the face. Perez sidesteps Bayley, but Bayley grabs her and slams her down. Bayley and Sky square off. They were in Damage CTRL before Sky kicked her out, leading to a WrestleMania match last year. PFC attacks Sky and Bayley before anything happens. Bayley puts Stark on the apron and kicks Baszler away. Bayley puts Baszler on the apron.
No. 13: Sonya Deville
All three members of Pure Fusion Collective are now in the match. Deville kicks Bayley down and spikes Sky on her tailbone before kneeing her in the face. Deville spears Morgan down and directs traffic with Baszler and Stark. Green begs Deville off. Deville hits her with the Advocate. Baszler turns Belair inside out with a German Suplex. Stark then crushes Perez with a rolling Death Valley Driver. Legend attacks, but Stark chop blocks the knee. Nile tries to eliminate Sky, but she holds on. Stark and Deville flip Morgan over for a slam.
No. 14: Maxxine Dupri
Maxxine Dupri gets on the apron and sees PFC waiting for her. Nile walks by and says she’s got Dupri. Dupri immediately takes it to Nile and spin-kicks her down. Dupri hits a fisherman’s suplex and turns to see PFC waiting for her. Bayley, Sky, and Belair take out PFC. Dupri crushes Nile with a German Suplex and kips up. Dupri pulls the straps down and does the Reverse Caterpillar Elbow Drop. Dupri puts Nile on the apron and spin-kicks her off! The crowd loudly cheers for Dupri. Deville, Baszler, and Stark then sneak up and eliminate Dupri.
Ivy Nile has been eliminated.
Maxxine Dupri has been eliminated.
No. 15: WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Naomi
Naomi kicks Deville and Baszler back before shouldering Stark. Naomi spikes Stark on her head and knocks Green away. Naomi goes to the top rope and hits Green with a blockbuster. Perez grabs Naomi, but Naomi slides under a clothesline and kicks her. Baszler and Stark double-team Naomi with clubs and stomps. Deville joins in. Bayley, Sky, and Belair run over for the save. Naomi and Belair hit Stark with a double-team KOD. Sky hits Deville with an Over the Moonsault. Belair and Naomi send Stark over the top rope. Bayley eliminates Baszler. Sky then kicks Deville off the apron. Pure Fusion Collective is gone.
Zoey Stark has been eliminated.
Shayna Baszler has been eliminated.
Sonya Deville has been eliminated.
No. 16: Jaida Parker (NXT)
Parker attacks Perez and Bayley. Parker shoulder tackles Bayley and hits Morgan with a front suplex, followed by a running kick to the chest. Parker stomps Green down. There are nine women active in the match. Legend tries to form an alliance with Parker. Green tries to get involved, but she’s taken out by everyone. Legend accidentally takes Parker down. Green then eliminates Legend! Green turns to see Belair and Naomi waiting for her.
Lash Legend has been eliminated.
No. 17: Piper Niven
Green goes to the apron and yells for Niven to get to the ring faster. Niven is Green’s “Secret Service” protection. Green stands behind Niven as she squares off against Belair and Naomi. Niven slams Naomi and flips Belair off her. Niven then hits a basement cross-body on the Women’s Tag Team Champions. Niven hits Bayley with a Boss Man Slam before hitting Sky with a sitdown uranage. Naomi grabs Green and puts her over the top rope. Niven runs over to save Green, but she accidentally hits her when Naomi moves! Green is eliminated!
Women’s United States Champion Chelsea Green has been eliminated.
No. 18: Natalya
Natalya has competed in all eight of the Women’s Royal Rumble matches. Natalya hits Bayley with a Discus Clothesline before hitting Morgan with a German Suplex. Natalya spikes Naomi on her tailbone before hitting Belair with a German Suplex. Sky attacks Natalya, but Natalya counters and nearly eliminates Sky. Perez jumps on Natalyas back, but Natalya takes her out. Perez shoulders Natalya away. Parker runs Natalya over with a knee to the face and tries to eliminate her. Belair and Naomi double-team Sky.
No. 19: Jordynne Grace
Jordynne Grace comes out to a HUGE ovation. This is her second Royal Rumble appearance but her first as a member of the WWE roster. Grace spikes Parker on her head with a German Suplex. Bayley charges, but Grace hits a spinebuster. Perez jumps on her back, but Grace shakes it off and hits a clothesline on Sky and Morgan before hitting Perez with a backpack senton. Parker sends Grace over the top rope, but Grace knocks her away. Grace puts Parker on the apron and kicks her in the face before kneeing her to eliminate her.
Jaida Parker has been eliminated.
Niven then head-butts Grace in the face, but Grace gets fired up. Grace LIFTS Niven and hits a WILD rolling Death Valley Driver! Naomi embraces Grace, and Belair is not happy about that. Belair attacks Grace and tries to eliminate her, but she’s unsuccessful. Niven clotheslines Naomi, so Belair attacks her.
No. 20: Michin
Michin dropkicks Niven and kicks Natalya. Michin knocks Bayley away and hits a cannonball on Natalya and Bayley. Bayley grabs her knee in pain. Natalya tries to eliminate Belair, but Belair holds on. Belair skins the cat and gets in the ring. Niven counters Eat Defeat and hits Michin with a Piper Driver. Niven goes for an elimination, but Michin holds on. Belair slams Perez down.
No. 21: Alexa Bliss
Alexa Bliss comes out to a HUGE ovation with the Lily doll. This is Bliss’s first appearance in WWE since the January 2023 Royal Rumble. Bliss squares off with Bayley and hits a head-scissor takeover. Bliss takes Natalya down with a basement dropkick and attacks Bayley. Bliss hits a double knee, followed by a senton splash on Bayley. Bliss is fired up as the crowd chants, “Welcome back!” Natalya tries to eliminate Bliss, but Bliss holds on.
No. 22: Zelina Vega
Vega sweeps Bayley’s feet and kicks Morgan back. Vega grabs Sky and takes her down. Vega then hits Niven with a tornado DDT. Grace goes after Vega. Grace goes to the second rope and powers her up, but Vega counters with a HUGE Code Red! Bayley attacks Bliss in the corner. Natalya pushes Bayley away and tries to eliminate Bliss. Belair and Naomi hit Michin with a double-team hip toss, followed by a leg drop/standing moonsault combo.
No. 23: Women’s Speed Champion Candice LeRae
LeRae attacks Bayley and drives her into Naomi. LeRae hits Naomi with a neckbreaker, causing Naomi to DDT Bayley. LeRae hits Morgan with a senton while giving Niven a Codebreaker. There are a staggering thirteen women active in this match. Only ten have been eliminated. Naomi goes for a Sharpshooter on Bayley, but she’s unsuccessful. Michin tries to eliminate LeRae, but LeRae manages to hang in there. Belair is hanging on the ring post to avoid being eliminated.
No. 24: Stephanie Vaquer (NXT)
Stephanie Vaquer gets a huge ovation. Vaquer hits Bayley with a springboard cross-body block, followed by a back suplex. Vaquer ducks a Discus Clothesline from Natalya and hits a suplex. Vaquer grapevines the head and drives her head into the mat. Bayley tries to attack, but Vaquer hits a double dragon screw. Vaquer then hits Natalya with a meteora in the corner. Naomi and Belair hit Bliss with a double-team suplex.
No. 25: WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus
Trish Stratus comes out in her old T&A gear. Stratus punches away at Natalya before hitting a Lou Thesz Press. LeRae grabs her, but Stratus knocks her away. Stratus goes for Stratusfaction on Grace, but Grace shoves her off. Stratus goes to the top rope and hits LeRae and Grace with a double bulldog. Stratus then hits Natalya with Stratusfaction. Niven takes Stratus down and poses. There are fifteen women in this match. Insane. Niven tries to eliminate Stratus, but Stratus knocks her back.
No. 26: Raquel Rodriguez
Liv Morgan finally has some help. Rodriguez goes after Natalya and big boots her down. Rodriguez then powerbombs Morgan onto Natalya. Morgan grabs Natalya, but Natalya sends her over the top rope. Morgan hangs on. Rodriguez sends Natalya over the top rope, and Morgan hits her with a Codebreaker on the apron to eliminate her.
Natalya has been eliminated.
Bliss tries to eliminate Morgan, but Rodriguez saves her. Morgan then hits Bliss with a Codebreaker to eliminate her!
Alexa Bliss has been eliminated.
The crowd loudly boos Bliss’s elimination. Belair and Naomi attack Morgan and Rodriguez. Rodriguez fights back and swings Naomi around a bit.
No. 27: Charlotte Flair
The winner of the 2020 Royal Rumble match makes her way to the ring. This is her first appearance in WWE since blowing out her knee on SmackDown in December 2023. She is wearing a huge red robe and a silver knee brace on her left leg. Flair takes a lot of time getting to the ring. She even gets pyro as she heads to the ring. We are back to fifteen active women in the match.
Flair chops away at Bayley. Perez grabs Flair, so Flair chops away at her. Belair meets the same fate, as does Grace. Grace reverses a whip to the corner, but Flair rolls up the turnbuckle and lands on the apron. Flair big boots Michin off the apron, eliminating her.
Michin has been eliminated.
Flair hits Grace and Perez with a double cross-body block. Grace and Vaquer go for a double-team suplex, but she counters into a double DDT. Flair kips up and gets a great ovation. Niven attacks Flair. Stratus nearly eliminates Vega. Flair then dumps Niven over the top rope.
Piper Niven has been eliminated.
Morgan and Rodriguez take Flair down. Rodriguez powerbombs Morgan onto her.
No. 28: NXT Women’s Champion Giulia
Giulia gets in the ring and squares off against Sky. They go at it before Giulia takes her down. They then take each other out with a double strike. Rodriguez and Morgan put Flair over the top rope, but she holds on. Sky and Morgan have been in the match for 59 minutes. Perez is at 56 minutes. Giulia gets Grace on the apron and knees her in the face to eliminate her.
Jordynne Grace has been eliminated.
Giulia turns and sees Vaquer staring at her. They appear to agree to team against Bayley and Flair. Belair joins in as Perez does. A huge brawl breaks out.
No. 29: Nia Jax
The 2024 Queen of the Ring heads to the ring. Her twenty career eliminations are tied for most all-time in the Women’s Royal Rumble. We’re back to fourteen active women. Vega fights Stratus off before being eliminated. Jax then pulls Vega off the apron and whips her into the barricade. Jax hasn’t even entered the ring and is the official record holder for most eliminations of all time.
Zelina Vega has been eliminated.
Stratus squares off against Jax. LeRae grabs Stratus, so Stratus eliminates her.
Candice LeRae has been eliminated.
Stratus takes it to Jax and hits a hurricanrana. Jax quickly pops up and puts Stratus on the apron. Stratus hangs on and fights LeRae off, who tries to pull her down. Jax then forearms Stratus in the face to eliminate her.
Trish Stratus has been eliminated.
No. 30: WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Bella
Nine women try to eliminate Jax, but Jax powers them off. Bella runs wild and does some push-ups. Perez mocks her with some push-ups, so Bella sends her over the top rope. Perez fights her off. Vaquer tries to eliminate Sky and gets her over the top rope. Sky is DANGLING over the floor! Sky somehow hangs on. Wow! Vaquer then is nearly eliminated, but she holds on. Belair and Morgan are dumped over. Five women are hanging off the apron! Jax then eliminates them all! Six women!
IYO SKY has been eliminated.
Liv Morgan has been eliminated.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair has been eliminated.
WWE Women’s Tag Team Champion Naomi has been eliminated.
Stephanie Vaquer has been eliminated.
Raquel Rodriguez has been eliminated.
Jax and Perez start to brawl on the apron. Jax clubs her off! Wow!
Liv Morgan has been eliminated.
Giulia takes it to Jax. Bella spears Giulia and holds her up. Perez knocks Giulia off Bella’s shoulders. Perez and Giulia brawl on the apron. Flair tries to blindside them, but they pull her over the top rope. Flair kicks Perez down, and Giulia kicks Flair in her surgically repaired knee. Perez then knocks Giulia into the ring post to eliminate her.
NXT Women’s Champion Giulia has been eliminated.
Bayley and Bella go at it before Bella eliminates her. Jax then eliminates Bella.
Bayley has been eliminated.
Nikki Bella has been eliminated.
The final three are Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair, and Roxanne Perez. Jax and Flair brawl before Perez clips Flair’s injured knee. Perez attacks Flair’s knee and moves before Jax avalanches them. Jax grabs Perez and tries to put her on the apron. Flair knocks Jax over the top rope!
Nia Jax has been eliminated.
Flair grabs Perez, but Perez knocks her back. Flair then big boots Perez off the apron to win the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble. Flair is a two-time Royal Rumble winner!
Roxanne Perez has been eliminated.
Winner: Charlotte Flair
Charlotte Flair celebrates as pyrotechnics go off. Flair is returning to WrestleMania to fight for a Women’s Championship of her choosing.
WWE Hall of Famer The Godfather is at ringside. Mickie James is next to him. WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle is with his daughter. She is an amateur wrestler. She has his legitimate Olympic Gold Medal and 1995 World Championship medal on. Angle has not taken the World Championship medal out of the case since 1995.
Backstage Segment
Drew McIntyre is warming up for the Men’s Royal Rumble later tonight. Elsewhere backstage, Sami Zayn is pacing around and getting pumped up.
Back to ringside, Marcus Freeman, the head coach of the Notre Dame football team, is with his family. Stephen Amell is also at ringside.
Backstage Segment
The Motor City Machine Guns are walking backstage. Elsewhere backstage, WWE Tag Team Champions #DIY are also walking. They’ll square off in a Two out of Three Falls Match next.
Video: WWE Tag Team Championship match
WWE Tag Team Championship
Two out of Three Falls Match
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin) vs. #DIY (Johnny Gargano and Tommaso Ciampa) (c’s)
Referee: Ryan Tran
It’ll be Chris Sabin starting against Tommaso Ciampa. Sabin hooks a side headlock, and Alex Shelley immediately tags in. MCMG attacks Ciampa before taking it to Gargano. They send #DIY out of the ring. Sabin tags in. MCMG hit stereo baseball slides on #DIY. Shelley holds the ropes open as Sabin hits Gargano and Ciampa with a suicide dive, knocking them into the commentary table. Sabin punches Gargano. Ciampa catches Sabin coming in the ring with a spike DDT. Ciampa elbows away at Sabin’s chest and tags Gargano in. Ciampa and Gargano double-team Sabin. Ciampa hits a big clothesline, and Gargano covers for a two-count. Gargano tags Ciampa in. Sabin boots Ciampa back and punches Gargano off the apron. Ciampa knocks Sabin back and elbows Shelley in the face. Sabin then takes Ciampa down with a spin kick. Shelley gets back on the apron and looks for a tag.
Shelley tags in, and Gargano pretends to tag in. Shelley attacks Gargano, thinking he is the legal man. Ciampa pulls the knee pad down and knees Shelley in the jaw to pick up the first fall.
#DIY leads this series 1-0.
Ciampa quickly hooks Shelley’s chin with a rear chin lock. Shelley fights up, but Ciampa knees him in the ribs. Gargano legally tags in, but Shelley attacks him. Gargano goes for a suplex to the floor, but Shelley suplexes him into the ring. Ciampa catches Gargano and saves him. Gargano rolls Shelley up for a two-count. Gargano chops Shelley’s chest and tags Ciampa in. Ciampa hits a stiff chop to the chest and stomps the hands. Gargano tags in, but Shelley boots him back. Shelley hits Gargano and Ciampa with a DDT/flatliner combo. Ciampa leaves the ring and crawls under the ring. Ciampa pulls Sabin off the apron and then distracts the referee. Shelley tags Sabin, but the referee doesn’t see it due to the distraction. #DIY hits Shelley with Shatter Machine for a near fall. Gargano mocks the MCMG. Gargano kicks Sabin in the head and goes for a slingshot spear, but Shelley superkicks him out of mid-air.
Sabin tags in and knocks Ciampa off the apron. Sabin punches back at Gargano. Gargano reverses a whip, but Sabin hits a diving clothesline. Sabin heads to the apron and kicks Ciampa in the chest. Sabin then kicks Gargano in the chest. Sabin then leaps off the second rope with a cross-body block on #DIY to the floor! Sabin gets Gargano in the ring and goes to the second rope, but Ciampa grabs him. Sabin knocks him back and hits Gargano with a tornado DDT. The Motor City Machine Guns hit Gargano with a Skull and Bones to even the series.
The series is tied 1-1.
Everyone hits the ring and starts throwing strikes. Sabin superkicks Gargano, and Gargano responds with a twisting clothesline. Ciampa tags in and grabs Sabin. #DIY hits a superkick/Fairy Tale Ending combo, but Shelley breaks it up. Gargano sends Shelley out of the ring and hits a suicide dive. Ciampa hits Sabin with Project Ciampa and covers. 1… 2… Sabin kicks out! Ciampa grabs Sabin and puts him on the top rope before chopping the chest. Ciampa goes for an air raid siren off the middle rope, but Sabin slides off. Ciampa punches him back, but Sabin shoves him. Ciampa’s face bounces off the top of the ring post. Ciampa is in the tree of woe. Gargano grabs Shelley. Shelley gives Gargano an overhead belly-to-belly suplex into Ciampa. Sabin follows up with a corner dropkick on Ciampa. Shelley tags in. They hit a double-team powerbomb/blockbuster combo! Gargano knocks Sabin into Shelley to break up the pin.
Ciampa looks to be busted open from hitting his face on the top of the ring post. Gargano goes for Sabin, but he accidentally superkicks Ciampa. MCMG hit Gargano with rapid-fire offense, followed by stereo big boots. Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins run down. Ford distracts the referee as Dawkins hits Shelley with a crutch. #DIY hits Meet in the Middle for the win.
Winners by Pinfall (2-1) and still WWE Tag Team Champions: #DIY
Ford goes after #DIY, but the escape. Dawkins smashes #DIY in the back with his crutch. The Street Profits hold up the Tag Team Titles. They helped #DIY retain to ensure they take the gold from the team that injured them.
WWE Clash in Paris is coming on August 31, 2025.
They show some highlights of Pat McAfee from his time on the Indianapolis Colts.
Video: Bianca Belair and Chelsea Green give a family free tickets to the Royal Rumble.
WWE Hall of Famer Ron Simmons is at ringside. WWE Hall of Famer Rick Steiner, Bron Breakker’s father, is also there. WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam is also there. RVD gets a big reaction.
UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammed is at ringside. John Mellencamp, the legendary singer, is also there.
Video: Undisputed WWE Championship
Undisputed WWE Championship
Ladder Match
Kevin Owens vs. “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes (c)
Referees: Dan Engler and Ryan Tran
The Undisputed WWE Championship and the WWE Winged Eagle Championship are hung above the ring.
The bell rings, and Rhodes approaches Owens. Rhodes shouts at him, and Owens looks unimpressed. The crowd is buzzing for this match big time. They then get into a brawl. Rhodes kicks him and hits a drop-down uppercut. Owens reverses a whip and connects with a back elbow. Owens stomps him and punches him to the corner. Owens presses him in the corner with his boot and goes to ringside. Rhodes knocks Owens into a ladder, and they brawl a bit. Rhodes grabs a ladder, but Owens attacks him from behind. Rhodes goes for a suplex onto the steel connectors of the ladder, but Owens blocks it. Owens then scoop slams Rhodes onto the steel connectors! Owens whips Rhodes with the broken brackets and digs them into his face.
Owens drives Rhodes into the barricade, but Rhodes soon knocks him over and into the crowd. They begin to brawl in the crowd. Owens grabs a drink from a fan and hits Rhodes. Rhodes fights back, but Owens drives him into the camera. Rhodes grabs Owens’ head and punches him in the eyebrow. They fight near the barricade, and Owens gives him a front suplex onto the barricade. Owens goes to ringside and kicks Rhodes in the ribs. Owens grabs a ladder from under the ring and leans it against the ring apron. Owens slams Rhodes onto the ladder before putting it in the ring. Owens starts to climb the ladder, but Rhodes cuts him off. Owens sends Rhodes out of the ring and starts to climb again. Rhodes intercepts him and attacks him in the corner. Rhodes drives Owens into the ladder, knocking it over. Rhodes kicks Owens out of the ring, but Owens pulls him out and bounces him off the commentary table. Owens takes the lid of the table and bounces it off Rhodes’s head. Owens goes under the ring and bridges a ladder from the ring apron to the commentary table. Rhodes fights back and sends Owens sternum-first into the ring steps. Rhodes gets in the ring and sets the ladder up. Owens grabs a step ladder from under the ring and attacks Rhodes with it. Owens slams it onto Rhodes and sets it up. Owens climbs to the top of the step ladder, then gets down and simply kicks Rhodes. Owens heads for the big ladder, but Rhodes grabs the little ladder and attacks Owens with it. Rhodes begins to climb the actual ladder and goes for the titles, but Owens throws the step ladder into Rhodes’ knees. Owens slings it into Rhodes’s elbow to knock him down. Owens then slams Rhodes down onto the step ladder! Ouch!
Owens grabs Rhodes, but Rhodes manages to sling him into the ladder. Rhodes begins to climb and grabs the titles, but Owens grabs him by the ankles and pulls him off the ladder. Rhodes is hanging above the ring. Rhodes kicks him away and swings before landing on the ladder. Owens pulls Rhodes down and hits a powerbomb! Owens takes it to Rhodes and puts him under the bottom rung of the ladder. Owens climbs, but Rhodes manages to press the ladder up. Owens lands on his feet and attacks Rhodes. Owens kicks Rhodes out of the ring. Rhodes grabs a ladder from under the ring, but Owens grabs him and slings him into the barricade. Owens drives Rhodes’s hip into the ring steps. Owens puts the ladder into the ring.
Owens gets in the ring, as does Rhodes. Rhodes quickly hooks Owens’s head and gives him a suplex onto the ladder lying on the mat! Rhodes starts to climb, but Owens pulls him down. The rung of the ladder comes with Rhodes, so Rhodes beats Owens with it! Owens finally superkicks him down and catches his breath. Owens hits some stinging left jabs before mocking Dusty Rhodes and hitting Cody in the head with the ladder rung. Owens pulls him up and hits him in the head with the ladder rung again. Owens drives the rung into Rhodes’s face before whipping him into the ladder. Owens continues to take it to Rhodes and throws the step ladder into his face. Owens goes under the ring and grabs another ladder. Three ladders are in the ring, one bridged from the apron to the commentary table, and a step ladder. Owens sets the ladder up on the bottom turnbuckle. Owens sets up for a slam, but Rhodes fights it. Owens goes for a Package Piledriver, but Rhodes counters with a back body drop onto the ladder lying sideways on the mat! Unbelievable! That was a sickening bump.
Rhodes sets the ladder up and starts to climb. Owens somehow gets to his feet and takes Rhodes down before hitting a powerbomb onto the ladder set up on the bottom turnbuckle! Owens climbs the ladder, but Rhodes manages to crawl up and grab his foot. Owens gets down and punches Rhodes in the head. Owens whips Rhodes into the ladder on the bottom turnbuckle before bridging that ladder from the rung of the standing ladder to the bottom rope. Owens attacks Rhodes and lays him on the ladder bridge. Owens shouts that he didn’t have to do this. Owens goes to the second rope for a splash, but Rhodes cuts him off. Owens then counters him with a fisherman’s buster off the middle rope onto the ladder bridge! Unreal! This is insanity.
The referees and SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis run over to check on Rhodes and Owens. Sami Zayn appears and goes to check on Owens. Zayn then checks on Rhodes. Owens somehow gets to his feet and grabs Rhodes. Owens goes for a Stunner, but Rhodes counters with Cross Rhodes. Owens falls to ringside, but he reaches and grabs Rhodes’s ankle. Rhodes goes outside and bounces Owens off the commentary table several times. Owens is busted wide open! Rhodes sends Owens face-first into the ring post. Rhodes catches his breath and punches away at the cut above Owens’s left eye. Rhodes stands on the table, but Owens stuns him with a low blow! Owens sets up for a Package Piledriver on the table, but Rhodes counters with an Alabama Slam through the ladder bridge! Owens lands on his head! Zayn and the WWE officials run over to check on Owens.
Rhodes gets in the ring and climbs the ladder. Standing on the second to last rung, Rhodes retrieves both titles to win the match!
Winner and still Undisputed WWE Champion: “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes
Sami Zayn and the WWE officials continue to check on Kevin Owens, who hasn’t moved an inch. Owens finally comes to and is bleeding. Rhodes stands over Owens and poses.
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2x NBA All-Star Tyrese Haliburton is at ringside. O’Shea Jackson Jr. is also at ringside. Kai Cenat is at ringside.
Joe Tessitore and Big E break down what happened between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens.
Video: Men’s Royal Rumble Match
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
No. 1: WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio was the winner of the 2006 Royal Rumble. This is his 14th career Royal Rumble appearance.
No. 2: Penta
The crowd buzzes as this huge meeting between two of the great luchadors gets underway. One is arguably the greatest luchador of all time. The other hopes to one day be.
They shake hands, but Penta won’t let go. Penta then does the Cero Miedo taunt. Mysterio signals for 619. They start to brawl before Mysterio hits a hurricanrana over the top rope, but they both hold on. They get in under the ropes. Penta stands Mysterio up in the corner and kicks him. Mysterio avoids an attack and goes to the top rope for a flying hurricanrana, but Penta catches him in the electric chair. Mysterio pulls him over the top rope. Penta goes over, and both of his feet touch the floor, but the announcers immediately shout that only one foot touched. Tough break. They quickly keep going. Mysterio goes to the top rope, but Penta hits the ropes to crash him to the mat.
No. 3: Chad Gable
Gable, who has some issues beating luchadors, gets in the ring. Gable attacks Penta and sends him over the top rope. Penta holds on. Mysterio hits a sunset flip, but Gable attempts a slingshot. Gable hits Penta with a back body drop and catapults Mysterio over the top rope, but Mysterio holds on. Penta attacks Gable and hits an inverted Sling Blade. Mysterio and Penta square off again. Mysterio stands on Penta’s shoulders, loses his footing, and lands hard on Gable’s knees. Gable holds both knees in pain and cannot move. He may have hyperextended them or worse. That’s terrible.
No. 4: Carmelo Hayes
Hayes hits the ring and quickly takes Penta down with a slam. Hayes shoves Mysterio down. Mysterio kicks him and hits a head-scissor takeover. Hayes kicks Mysterio and hits a springboard DDT. Gable gets to his feet and agrees to team with Hayes. Thankfully, Gable appears to be ok. Gable and Hayes hit a German Suplex/springboard clothesline combo on Penta. They then send Mysterio into the ropes for a double shoulder tackle/elbow drop combo. Hayes then grabs Gable and tries to eliminate him. Gable flips through a back suplex and catches him attempting a springboard with a German Suplex. Gable poses.
No. 5: Santos Escobar
Escobar knocks Hayes back and hits Gable with a tornado DDT. Escobar attacks Mysterio and sends him into the middle rope. Escobar signals for a 619 and hits Mysterio with it! Penta then gets in Escobar’s face and does the Cero Miedo taunt. Penta hits the ropes, but Escobar hits him with a Mexican Destroyer. Mysterio quickly hits Escobar with a hurricanrana into the ropes before hitting a 619. Mysterio sends Escobar over the top rope, but he skins the cat. Hayes grabs Mysterio and sends him over, but he holds on. Penta sends Hayes over, but he hangs on. Gable then sends Penta over, but he hangs on. Everyone gets in the ring and superkicks Gable down. That was four superkicks for Gable. They then take each other out. All five men are down. The clock counts down.
No. 6: Otis
Otis jogs down to the ring and gets in. Otis hits Escobar with a one-armed slam before gyrating. Otis goes for a Caterpillar Elbow Drop, but Gable grabs him by the ankle and applies an Ankle Lock. Otis kicks him away. Gable slaps him, so Otis responds with a STIFF slap. Otis rips his shirt off, and Gable pulls the straps down. Gable and Otis brawl before Gable hits a German Suplex! Wow! Otis is quickly up to his feet and applies a torture rack. Hayes saves Gable. Gable and Hayes try to eliminate Otis, but he fights them off. Penta runs wild and hits Hayes and Mysterio with a double DDT.
No. 7: WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker
Breakker gets in the ring and CRUSHES Hayes with a Spear. Breakker sends him over the top rope.
Carmelo Hayes has been eliminated.
Breakker quickly leaps to the top rope and hits Gable with a Frankensteiner. Breakker grabs Otis and hits an exploder suplex. Breakker hits the ropes hard and fast before clubbing Mysterio down. Escobar lifts Penta, but Breakker hits Escobar with a Spear. Breakker grabs Escobar and sends him over the top rope.
Santos Escobar has been eliminated.
Otis attacks Breakker and punches him in the corner.
No. 8: Akira Tozawa
As Tozawa poses on the stage, an angry Carmelo Hayes attacks him from behind and knocks him out. Raw General Manager Adam Pearce comes out to check on him, and Tozawa is helped to the back. WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque says someone has to replace him. Triple H then sees iShowSpeed and tells him he’s in the Royal Rumble!
No. 8 (again): iShowSpeed
iShowSpeed gets in the ring and sends Gable over the top rope, but he holds on. Breakker is trying to eliminate Otis, and iShowSpeed sneaks up and helps to eliminate him. iShowSpeed has an elimination in the Royal Rumble. For real.
Otis has been eliminated.
Breakker and iShowSpeed shake hands. iShowSpeed poses and does a backflip. Breakker hits the ropes at a ridiculous speed and ANNIHILATES iShowSpeed with a Spear! Breakker presses iShowSpeed over his head and throws him over the top rope into Otis’s arms! Otis then hits a fallaway slam over the commentary table to officially eliminate iShowSpeed.
iShowSpeed has been eliminated.
No. 9: Sheamus
The winner of the 2012 Royal Rumble is making his 11th appearance. Sheamus grabs Gable and hits the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán from the apron. Breakker goes after him and meets the same fate. Sheamus hasn’t even entered the ring. Sheamus gets in, and Penta clotheslines him over the top rope. Sheamus holds on and hits a slingshot clothesline on Penta. Mysterio charges, but Sheamus hits him with an Irish Curse Backbreaker. Breakker quickly slams Sheamus down and gets fired up. Breakker charges, but Sheamus lays him out with a Brogue Kick. Gable gets up and challenges Sheamus. Gable and Sheamus exchange stiff chops.
No. 10: Jimmy Uso
Jimmy Uso goes to the top rope and hits Gable with a cross-body block. Uso superkicks Sheamus and Mysterio. Penta superkicks Uso and sends him to the corner. Uso elbows him back and goes to the top rope for a Whisper in the Wind on Penta. Uso kicks Breakker before kicking Sheamus in the head. Jimmy hits Mysterio and Gable with running hip attacks. Uso then catches Penta with a running hip attack. Uso chops Sheamus, but Sheamus easily chops him down. Sheamus sends him over the top rope, but Jimmy holds on.
No. 11: Andrade
Andrade attacks Penta with a hurricanrana before taking Sheamus out with a flying forearm. Andrade crushes Gable with a meteora in the corner. Sheamus meets the same fate. Andrade grabs Penta, but Penta sends him over the top rope. Andrade holds on, so Penta digs a boot into his face. Andrade manages to knock him away. Penta hits Andrade with a superplex that almost lands him on Gable’s legs again. It’s getting sloppy in the ring.
No. 12: Jacob Fatu
Fatu gets in the ring and superkicks Gable before hitting Andrade with a pop-up Samoan Drop. Fatu hits Gable with a running hip attack. Penta approaches Fatu and lets him know he has no fear. Fatu uppercuts him down. Mysterio dives at Fatu, but Fatu catches him. Penta charges, but Fatu boots him and gets him on top of Mysterio! Fatu is holding Mysterio and Penta before hitting a massive Samoan Drop! Fatu sends Gable over the top rope before sending Mysterio over! Two eliminations for Fatu.
Chad Gable has been eliminated.
Rey Mysterio has been eliminated.
Andrade attacks Fatu and kicks him. Fatu grabs him by the throat and shoves him over the top rope.
Andrade has been eliminated.
Breakker appears behind Fatu. They tease a fight, but Jimmy superkicks Fatu. Sheamus takes Breakker down.
No. 13: Ludwig Kaiser
Kaiser gets to ringside, but he puts the brakes on before getting in the ring. Kaiser will sit this one out and is looking for the right spot to get in. Back in the day, if you didn’t get in the ring by the time the next competitor came out, you were automatically out. Kaiser gets in the ring and grabs Penta, but Penta reverses and sends him over the top rope!
Ludwig Kaiser has been eliminated.
Michael Cole thinks Kaiser may have set the record, but it’s not even close. Santino Marella still holds the record for the shortest time in the match. Breakker is nearly eliminated, but he holds on.
No. 14: The Miz
The Miz gets on the apron and talks trash to Breakker. Miz slides under his legs and goes to eliminate him, but Breakker holds on. Sheamus lifts Miz, but Miz slides off and knocks him into Breakker. Breakker holds on. Miz hits Jimmy Uso with a Skull Crushing Finale. Penta kicks Miz down and hits a head-scissor takeover. Miz knocks Penta back and comes off the second rope with a flying hurricanrana! Fatu grabs Miz, but Miz kicks him. Fatu puts him over the top rope, but Miz somehow kicks him back. Miz goes for a springboard cross-body block, but Fatu counters with a Samoan Drop out of mid-air!
No. 15: TNA Heavyweight Champion Joe Hendry (TNA)
The crowd goes wild and sings that they believe in Joe Hendry! Hendry clotheslines Miz, Penta, and Jimmy. Miz charges, but Hendry catches him with a fallaway slam. Hendry poses, and Sheamus looks confused. Hendry stomps his feet and lifts Miz with one arm before slamming him down. Fatu then wipes Hendry out. Sheamus tells Fatu that he was enjoying Hendry’s act.
No. 16: Roman Reigns w/ Paul Heyman
The winner of the 2015 Royal Rumble heads to the ring. Reigns hits Miz with a Spear before eliminating him. Reigns then hits Sheamus with a Spear before eliminating him. Hendry kicks Reigns and sends him into the ropes, but Reigns hits a Spear. Reigns then eliminates Hendry.
The Miz has been eliminated.
Sheamus has been eliminated.
TNA Heavyweight Champion Joe Hendry has been eliminated.
Reigns and Breakker square off. The dogs are barking in Indianapolis. They hit the ropes, and Breakker CRUSHES Reigns with a Spear! Paul Heyman is stunned. Breakker grabs Reigns, but Reigns turns it and eliminates him!
WWE Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker has been eliminated.
Reigns drops down and grabs his ribs in pain. Jimmy Uso gets up and helps Reigns up. Fatu superkicks Jimmy and sends him over the top rope.
Jimmy Uso has been eliminated.
It’s down to Reigns and Fatu right now! Michael Cole exclaims this is a future WrestleMania main event. They exchange strikes before Fatu viciously head-butts him down. In the corner is Penta, who is still in this match. Fatu sends Reigns into the ropes, but Reigns hits him with a Spear.
No. 17: Drew McIntyre
The winner of the 2020 Royal Rumble is entering his 9th Royal Rumble against his archnemesis Roman Reigns. Reigns sneers at him. McIntyre says it’s not going to end well for Reigns. They exchange some big right hands before Fatu attacks Reigns from behind. McIntyre punches Penta down before staring at Fatu. They then look down at Reigns and double-team him with stomps. Fatu hits Penta with a running hip attack. McIntyre punches away at Reigns.
No. 18: Finn Bálor
Bálor hasn’t been seen since losing to Damian Priest in a Street Fight on the January 13 WWE Raw. Bálor hits Penta with a Sling Blade before sending him over the top rope. Penta holds on. Bálor takes McIntyre down before Reigns wipes him out. Reigns grabs Fatu and uppercuts him. Reigns attacks Bálor and sends Penta into him. Reigns then sends Penta into Fatu.
No. 19: United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
The winner of the 2018 Royal Rumble gets in the ring and attacks Reigns. Nakamura attacks Penta and kicks him down. Bálor joins in and stomps Penta. Bálor and Fatu try to eliminate Penta, but he holds on. Penta kicks Bálor down and jumps off his back to hit Fatu with a Mexican Destroyer! Penta goes for a Mexican Destroyer on Bálor, but Bálor counters and sends him over the top rope to eliminate him (for a second time).
Penta has been eliminated.
No. 20: “Main Event” Jey Uso
Uso punches away at Bálor and takes him down. Uso ducks a clothesline from McIntyre and hits him with a Spear. Uso punches Fatu and hits a poisonrana! Nakamura attacks and ducks an enzuigiri. Nakamura then rocks Uso with a spin kick, but Uso responds with a step-up enzuigiri. Nakamura gets up and charges, but Uso sends him over the top rope.
United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura has been eliminated.
No. 21: AJ Styles
AJ Styles has not been seen since getting a freak injury on Smackdown in October 2023. Styles made his WWE debut in the Royal Rumble.
Styles attacks anything that moves. Styles connects with a ushigoroshi on Bálor. Styles takes everyone down and hits Reigns with a corner clothesline. Styles then squares off against Fatu. Styles punches away at him and hits a Pele Kick. Styles hits the ropes, but Fatu hits him with a back body drop.
No. 22: Braun Strowman
This is Strowman’s 8th career Royal Rumble match. He won the Greatest Royal Rumble in 2018.
Strowman shoves Bálor away and goes right after Fatu. Fatu viciously destroyed Strowman last week on Saturday Night’s Main Event. Strowman hits Fatu with a knee, followed by a running cross-body. Strowman scoops Fatu up and lawn darts him over the top rope! Fatu is IRATE and clears off the commentary table.
Jacob Fatu has been eliminated.
Fatu starts throwing furniture and is absolutely furious. McIntyre grabs Strowman and holds him as Bálor attacks.
No. 23: John Cena
The last time is now! The first leg of the John Cena Retirement Tour kicks off now! The winner of the 2008 and 2013 Royal Rumbles is looking for his third victory. Cena gets in the ring and lifts Strowman for an Attitude Adjustment, but he slides off. Strowman charges, but Cena pulls the top rope down to get him out of the ring.
Braun Strowman has been eliminated.
Bálor dumps Cena over the top rope, but Cena holds on. Bálor charges, but Cena grabs him. Cena hits an Attitude Adjustment on Bálor off the apron. Strowman was supposed to catch Bálor, but he wasn’t in position. Bálor lands horribly on the floor, and Strowman loudly curses at himself for screwing up the spot. That was a rough one.
Finn Bálor has been eliminated.
In the ring, McIntyre hits the ropes, but Reigns hits him with a Spear. Reigns turns and sees Cena staring at him. Reigns can see Cena. They circle the ring as the clock counts down.
No. 24: CM Punk
Reigns, Cena, and Punk, the faces of three generations in WWE, square off. Cena backs up and looks startled as the clock ticks down. Nothing has happened.
No. 25: Seth “Freakin” Rollins
The winner of the 2019 Royal Rumble enters the ring and immediately takes Punk down. Reigns attacks Cena and digs his boot into his throat in the corner. Reigns tries to eliminate Cena, but Cena holds on. Rollins attacks Punk in the corner before turning his attention to McIntyre. Cena punches Styles, with whom he had a tremendous rivalry in 2016. There is a huge brawl happening in the ring.
No. 26: “Dirty” Dominik Mysterio
Mysterio heads to the top rope and hits Cena with a Frog Splash. Mysterio grabs Reigns and gyrates a la Eddie Guerrero. Reigns blocks the first amigo and hits Mysterio with a Samoan Drop. Reigns chuckles at Mysterio. Mysterio begs him off, but Reigns uppercuts him. The clock is already counting down.
No. 27: Sami Zayn
Zayn hits the ropes and hits McIntyre with a Helluva Kick. Zayn then crushes Rollins with a Helluva Kick. Zayn goes to Punk and punches away at him before stomping him down in the corner. Punk said in recent weeks that Zayn isn’t on his level. There are nine men active in the match. Uso superkicks Styles down. Cena goes at Rollins in the corner.
No. 28: Damian Priest
Priest gets on the apron and kicks McIntyre back. Priest grabs the arm and walks on the top rope before hitting McIntyre with a cross-body. Priest attacks Reigns in the corner. Styles lifts Priest, but Priest slides off and punches him down. Mysterio dropkicks Priest into the ropes and goes for a 619, but Priest pops up and hits South of Heaven before eliminating him to a huge ovation.
“Dirty” Dominik Mysterio has been eliminated.
No. 29: LA Knight
This is LA Knight’s first Royal Rumble. Knight goes to the second rope before leaping up to the top rope to avoid Styles and dropping an elbow on Cena! Knight shoves Styles and hits a neckbreaker. Uso punches Knight, but Knight punches back. The crowd chants “YEET” and “YEAH” for each punch. Knight ducks a punch and hits Uso with a back suplex. Zayn attacks Knight and helps Reigns up. McIntyre knocks Reigns into Zayn. McIntyre tries to eliminate Zayn, but he hangs on. Uso then knocks Zayn off!
Sami Zayn has been eliminated.
McIntyre rocks Uso with a Glasgow Kiss and a Claymore Kick!
No. 30: Logan Paul
Paul hits Styles and Rollins with a Buckshot Lariat. Paul hits Uso with a twisting fisherman’s suplex. Knight sizes Paul up and punches him down. Priest grabs McIntyre and sends him over the top rope!
Drew McIntyre has been eliminated.
McIntyre is stunned. Knight continues to attack Paul and puts him on the apron. Knight tries to kick him off, but Paul leaps to the commentary table. His feet did not hit the floor, so he is not eliminated. Knight hits Priest with Blunt Force Trauma and clotheslines him over the top rope.
Damian Priest has been eliminated.
Knight stomps away at Rollins in the corner before hitting a running knee. Styles then sneaks up and eliminates Knight!
LA Knight has been eliminated.
Knight manages to get on top of the barricade and jumps to the steel steps. Styles is dropped onto the apron by Rollins, but he’s not eliminated. Styles knocks Rollins away and goes for a Phenomenal Forearm, but Paul knocks him to the floor!
AJ Styles has been eliminated.
Paul gets in the ring, and each man looks cautiously at each other. A big brawl breaks out. Cena attacks Uso. Punk concentrates on Rollins, and Paul and Reigns go at it. Paul grabs Punk, but Punk hits him with a Go To Sleep. Rollins superkicks Punk before hitting Uso with a Pedigree. Cena goes for an AA on Rollins, but Rollins slides off. Reigns hits Cena with a Superman Punch. Rollins then hits Cena with a Stomp before hitting Punk with one! Reigns and Rollins are the only ones standing. They slowly approach each other and start throwing right hands. Rollins soon kicks him and goes for a Stomp. Reigns avoids it, and Rollins avoids a Superman Punch. Rollins goes for a Pedigree, but Reigns lifts him up. Rollins avoids being eliminated and rocks Reigns with a pair of superkicks. Rollins hits ropes and charges, but Reigns avoids him. Reigns clotheslines him, but Rollins hangs on! Punk then dumps Reigns and Rollins over the top rope! Punk stands tall until Logan Paul eliminates him!
Seth “Freakin” Rollins has been eliminated.
Roman Reigns has been eliminated.
CM Punk has been eliminated.
Rollins hits Reigns with a Stomp on the floor before getting into a brawl with Punk! WWE officials pull them apart. Rollins goes near Paul Heyman, but officials keep him back. Rollins breaks through and hits Reigns with a Stomp on the steel steps! Rollins then goes back to Punk, but Punk takes him down. Rollins storms off. Punk goes by Heyman, but Heyman is too preoccupied with Reigns.
In the ring, it’s down to John Cena, Logan Paul, and Jey Uso. Uso lets out a big “YEET” before going after Paul. Paul rocks him with a forearm, but Uso responds with a right hand. Uso kicks Paul down. Cena goes after them and avalanches them in the corner with a back elbow. Cena gets Paul and Uso on his shoulders! Uso slides off and superkicks Paul off his shoulders. Cena then eliminates Paul!
Logan Paul has been eliminated.
It’s down to John Cena and “Main Event” Jey Uso. The winner is going to the Main Event of WrestleMania 41. The crowd is buzzing. Cena and Uso begin exchanging right hands. Cena ducks a clothesline and hits the trademark double shoulder tackles, followed by a back suplex powerbomb. Cena gets the crowd fired up and tells Uso, “You can’t see me.” Cena connects with the 5 Knuckle Shuffle. Cena lifts Uso up, but Uso slides off and superkicks him. Uso lifts Cena and tries to eliminate him, but he cannot. Uso superkicks Cena down. Uso tries to eliminate him, but Cena kicks him away. Uso hits Cena with a Spear, and both men are down. They take a few moments before getting up. Uso grabs him, but Cena puts him over the top rope. Uso lands on the apron and pulls Cena over. They’re brawling on the apron. Cena has Uso hanging on by a thread, but Uso responds with a superkick that nearly eliminates the legend. Cena then grabs him for an AA, but Uso slides off and kicks Cena off the apron! JEY USO IS GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!
Winner: “Main Event” Jey Uso
Oh my! It’s not just a nickname! “Main Event” Jey Uso is going to the Main Event of WrestleMania. John Cena enters the ring and embraces Jey Uso before whispering something in his ear. This is an incredible moment. One of the most unexpected winners of the Royal Rumble in the event’s history.
“Main Event” Jey Uso stands on the second turnbuckle and points to the WrestleMania sign as pyrotechnics go off. This is unbelievable. Pat McAfee pulls Michael Cole onto the commentary table, and Wade Barrett joins them to dance with Jey Uso. Uso celebrates big time as the show comes to an end.