WWE Royal Rumble 2019
Date: 27/1/19
Location: Chase Field, Phoenix Arizona
Commentary: Byron Saxton, Corey Graves, Michael Cole & Tom Phillips
Ring Announcers: Greg Hamilton & Mike Rome
2019 Women’s Royal Rumble Match
The opening contest of the night was the second ever women’s Royal Rumble match. Where the last woman in the ring at the conclusion of the match would earn themselves a women’s championship opportunity at WrestleMania 35.
1# Alicia Fox
2# Becky Lynch
The first two entrants into the match were Alicia Fox from Monday Night RAW and Tuesday Night Smackdown’s Becky Lynch. The latter that being the “Lass Kicker” (Lynch) would dominate the former (Fox).
3# Bianca Belair
Soon joined by the first entrant from NXT in the form of the self-proclaimed “B.E.S.T of N.X.T” Bianca Belair who took the fight two both Fox and Lynch.
4# Bayley
Bayley made a beeline for Belair while both Lynch and Fox attempted to recover from Belair’s onslaught.
5# Billie Kay
6# Dana Brooke
Brooke fought Fox, Kay tried to hold her own against Lynch, and Belair and Bayley traded blows.
7# Candice LeRae
Lynch scored here first elimination by doing away with Kay, while Bayley was able to negate Belair. Then grabbed Fox from behind and threw her out of the ring.
Billie Kay eliminated by Becky Lynch
Alicia Fox eliminated by Bayley
8# Carmella
The eighth entrant was the “Princess of Staten Island” herself Carmella who hit a Superkick on Lynch. Then hit another one on Belair followed up with a Mella Buster on Bayley.
9# Ember Moon
Moon did make her way into the squared circle to join the match but of course she didn’t do it in the normal way. Instead, she got to the ringside area and then climbed up onto one of the top turnbuckles. From here she proceeded to launch herself of it and took out both Carmella and LeRae with a Double Eclipse.
10# Nikki Cross
The “Twisted” Nikki Cross hightailed it into the match unleashed utter carnage on everyone.
11# Charlotte Flair
A self-proclaimed “Queen of WWE” took part in the match and made her presence known very quickly.
Bianca Belair eliminated by Charlotte Flair
Dana Brooke eliminated by Charlotte Flair
12# Liv Morgan
13# Ruby Riott
14# Sarah Logan
With all three members of the Riott Squad inside the ring at the same time they set to work to thin the field out a bit.
Candice LeRae eliminated by Riott Squad
Carmella eliminated by Riott Squad
15# Dakota Kai
16# Mickie James
17# Mandy Rose
18# NXT Women’s Champion Shayna Baszler
The reigning NXT Women’s Champion that being the “Queen of Spades” Shayna Baszler unleashed hell on the other women in the ring.
Nikki Cross eliminated by Shayna Baszler
Liv Morgan eliminated by Shayna Baszler
Sarah Logan eliminated by Shayna Baszler
Dakota Kai eliminated by Shayna Baszler
In quick succession Baszler racked up not one, not two, not even three but a total of four eliminations.
19# Kairi Sane
20# Natalya Neidhart
21# Naomi
22# Toni Storm
Just after Baszler had eliminated four women one after the other, no other eliminations took place as many new entrants entered the squared circle.
24# Peyton Royce
As soon as the other half of the Iconics tag team entered the ring she found herself out on the floor by the hands of Baszler.
Peyton Royce eliminated by Shanya Baszler
It ended up taking the joint effort from Lynch, Bayley and Flair to send the NXT Women’s Champion out of the match.
Shayna Baszler eliminated by Becky Lynch, Bayley and Charlotte Flair
25# NXT UK Women’s Champion Rhea Ripley
Ripley scored back-to-back eliminations in the forms of James and Rose.
Mickie James eliminated by Rhea Ripley
Mandy Rose eliminated by Rhea Ripley
26# Deonna Purrazzo
27# Io Shirai
Back-to-back entries from the black and gold brand aka NXT took the next two spots into the match.
28# Sasha Banks
Banks got rid of Riott, Flair did the same to Neidhart and Bayley managed to eliminate Sane.
Ruby Riott eliminated by Sasha Banks
Natalya Neidhart eliminated by Charlotte Flair
Kairi Sane eliminated by Bayley
29# Sonya Deville
30# Nia Jax
What a pick for the coveted number thirty spot as the imposing Nia Jax stormed to the ring.
Naomi eliminated by Nia Jax
Deonna Purrazzo eliminated by Nia Jax
Io Shirai eliminated by Nia Jax
There was still a total of nine women inside the squared circle, so the opening contest was far from over. Jax eliminated Moon, Flair got rid of both Storm and Ripley.
Ember Moon eliminated Nia Jax
Toni Storm eliminated by Charlotte Flair
Rhea Ripley eliminated by Charlotte Flair
Lynch was able to send Deville on her way over the top rope and to the floor signalling the end of her time in the rumble.
Sonya Deville eliminated by Becky Lynch
The duo of Bayley and Sasha Banks aka the Boss & Hug Connection were able to send Flair on her way.
Charlotte Flair eliminated by Boss & Hug Connection
However, they wouldn’t be able to celebrate this joint elimination as Jax came up from behind them. From here she grabbed each of them with one of her hands and eliminated both of them.
Bayley eliminated by Nia Jax
Sasha Banks eliminated by Nia Jax
The final two women in only the second ever women’s Royal Rumble were the “Lass Kicker” Becky Lynch and Nia Jax. The history between the final two women is well-known and there was no love loss between them. They collided into each other in the middle of the ring. Jax was able to control her smaller opponent in the short term but in the grand scheme of things this just wouldn’t be enough. As Lynch was able to getter the better of her charging and proceeded to pull the top and middle ropes down and Jax crashed to the floor.
Nia Jax eliminated by Becky Lynch
Winner of the 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble: Becky Lynch
Backstage
In a backstage segment showed several male WWE Superstars picking their spots for the main event. The 2019 men’s Royal Rumble match it should be noted that no numbers were revealed.
Back to the Ring
The Bellas Theme
The number one contender to the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship Nikki Bella with her sister Brie alongside her made her way to the ring.
Asuka Theme
Soon followed by the arrival of the reigning and defending WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion Asuka©.
WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship
Asuka© VS Nikki Bella with Brie Bella
As soon as the opening bell rang out both champion and challenger met in the very middle of the ring. Asuka took control of the match from the get go and proceeded to dish out some very justified brutality on her opponent. About ten minutes into this one-on-one women’s division match over the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship.
The other Bella twin that being Brie Bella got on apron of the ring and succeeded in getting the “Empress of Tomorrow’s” attention. As a direct a result of this down right blatant interference at the hands of Brie, two things were set in motion. First it distracted the referee and second it allowed her sister the opportunity to take control of the match. However, the ref would gain the ire of both Bella twins when he proceeded to send Brie to the bank, as a result Asuka was able to get back in control. From here Asuka trapped her opponent in the Asuka Lock and a screaming Nikki Bella was forced to submit to the hold.
Winner & Still WWE Smackdown Women’s Champion: Asuka
Backstage
Pre-recorded promos from the WWE RAW Tag Team Champions, Bobby Roode & Chad Gable©. And their opponents for tonight the former champions the Authors of Pain. With Roode and Gable promising to do their best to retain the gold. Whereas the monstrous duo of Akam and Rezar stated they would steam role over the champions and reclaim the gold.
Back to the Ring
Authors of Pain Theme
Akam and Rezar stormed down to the ring, looking very menacing while do so.
Bobby Roode & Chad Gable Theme
Akam and Rezar stormed down to the ring, looking very menacing while do so.
WWE RAW Tag Team Championship
Bobby Roode & Chad Gable© VS Authors of Pain
The pair of Chad Gable and Akam kicked this match off with the latter taking the early advantage. Eventually Akam would drag a beaten down Gable over to his corner and make the tag to Rezar. Who continued to destroy Gable for another five minutes, however Gable would summon an amount of strength to level his opponent with a German Suplex. Gable would end up managing to make the journey across to tag in a fired up Roode.
Who dragged Rezar up just to put him down with a clothesline, then he proceeded to knock Akam off the ring apron. From here he would drag Rezar back to his feet and proceeded to drag him over to his team’s corner and tagged in Gable. Who climbed up to the top turnbuckle, from here they hit a Neckbreaker/Diving Moonsault for the win.
Winners & Still WWE RAW Tag Team Champions: Bobby Roode & Chad Gable
Backstage
In a backstage segment showed several male WWE Superstars picking their spots for the main event. The 2019 men’s Royal Rumble match it should be noted that no numbers were revealed.
Back to the Ring
Akira Tozawa Theme
An energetic Tozawa made his entrance
Buddy Murphy Theme
Then it was time for the WWE Cruiserweight Champion to make his presence known.
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Buddy Murphy© VS Akira Tozawa
Despite a very energetic attempt from the number one contender to the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. Would end up being unsuccessful in this attempt to become a two-time champion. As the reigning and defending champion put a full stop to the match following a successfully attempted Murphy’s Law.
Winner & Still WWE Cruiserweight Champion: Buddy Murphy
Backstage
A video package hyped up the Tuesday Night Smackdown exclusive Elimination Chamber ppv. For the 17th of February at the Toyota Center in Houston Texas.
Back to the Ring
The Usos Theme
Jey and Jimmy made their usual entrance.
The Bar Theme
Then the reigning and defending WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions did the same.
WWE Smackdown Tag Team Championship
The Bar© VS The Usos
Jey Uso took the fight to Sheamus for the first ten minutes of this encounter with both fighting like men possessed. Then Jey managed to tag in his brother Jimmy at the exact same time that Sheamus did the same to Cesaro.
Cesaro would end up dominating Jimmy for another five minutes then proceeded to throw him into the Bar’s corner of the ring. From here he made the tag to Sheamus who proceeded to Brogue Kick Jimmy and cover him while Cesaro knocked Jey off the apron.
Winners & Still WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions: The Bar
Backstage
A split screen showed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns© and Finn Balor preparing for their match.
Back to the Ring
Alexa Bliss Theme
She made her entrance.
Ronda Rousey Theme
Soon followed by the “Baddest Woman on the Planet”.
WWE RAW Women’s Championship
Ronda Rousey© VS Alexa Bliss
The defending champion that being the “Baddest Woman on the Planet” Ronda Rousey, wasted little time in taking her opponent down to the mat. From here she set her sights on her opponent’s left arm and focused her efforts on it. However, Bliss would eventually gain control by way of a cheap shot to one of Rousey’s eyes.
Then she beat her opponent down and used a combination of rule bending and downright cheating to keep her recently won control of the flow of the match. In the end Bliss dragged a downed Rousey over to one of the corners of the ring, then proceeded up to the top rope. From here she launched herself into the air in the form of an attempted Twisted Bliss only for Rousey to get her knees up. Then kept hold of her opponent and turned it into a successful pinfall.
Winner & Still WWE RAW Women’s Champion: Ronda Rousey
Backstage
In a backstage segment more male WWE Superstars picking their spots for the main event. The 2019 men’s Royal Rumble match it should be noted that no numbers were revealed.
Back to the Ring
Finn Balor Theme
The number one contender to the WWE Universal Championship that being Finn Balor walked to the ring.
Roman Reigns Theme
Soon followed by the reigning and defending WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns©.
WWE Universal Championship
Roman Reigns© VS Finn Balor
The penultimate match started off with a bang in the form of Balor sending his opponent flying backwards into one of the corners of the ring with a Shotgun Dropkick. Only for Reigns to somehow absorbed the impact and came firing out of the corner with a Superman Punch which floored Balor. Who proceeded to make his exit from the squared circle by rolling out under the bottom rope. Determined to continue to be a fighting champion, Reigns soon made his exit from the ring. As a direct result of this decision made by the champion, he was caught unaware by a recovered Balor who took the fight to his opponent.
Eventually both the champion and challenger made the return to the squared circle where Reigns attempted a Superman Punch only for Balor to catch it and turn it into a 1916 for a close two count. Balor climbed up to the top rope and attempted a Coupe De Grace immediately after this only for Reigns to move at the last second. Which resulted in an unsteadily landing for Balor and left him open for a Spear from Reigns which got him the win.
Winner & Still WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns
Backstage
A video package hyped up the Monday Night RAW exclusive Spring Stampede pay per view event. Which would take place in Cleveland Ohio, on the tenth of March.
Back to the Ring
History of the Men’s Royal Rumble Video
A video package showcased the history of the original variant of the Royal Rumble match aired.
2019 Men’s Royal Rumble Match
1# Zack Ryder
2# Xavier Woods
The main event kicked off with a pair of babyfaces drawing the first two entries into the 2019 men’s Royal Rumble. That being the pair of Zack Ryder and Xavier Woods, who shook hands as a sign of mutual respect before proceeding to lock up in the middle of the ring.
3# Tyler Bate
With the arrival of Tyler Bate as third entrant we also got ourselves at the first superstar from NXT UK. He took the fight to first Ryder and then did the same with Woods.
4# Sin Cara
Cara made a beeline for Ryder while the duo of Woods and Bate traded blows.
5# Shelton Benjamin
The “Golden Standard” had a mission on his mind when he entered the squared circle. That mission being to level the four other superstars already in the ring with a variety of different Suplex’s.
6# Seth Rollins
Rollins burst on the scene and proceeded to brawl with Benjamin then Cara, Bate after that. He followed this up by laying out both Woods and Ryder with a Double Clothesline.
7# Samoa Joe
Joe made an instant impact by laying waste to the field of competition and ended Cara’s time in the match.
Sin Cara eliminated by Samoa Joe
8# Sami Zayn
While Zayn met Rollins in the middle of the ring, resulting in both men beating the shit out of each other. Joe would manage two more eliminations in quick fashion.
Tyler Bate eliminated by Samoa Joe
Xavier Woods eliminated by Samoa Joe
9# WWE United States Champion Rusev
10# Rey Mysterio
A third of the way through the entrants of the 2019 men’s Royal Rumble and there were still six men inside the ring. All six of them brawled amongst themselves but no eliminations took place.
11# NXT UK Champion Pete Dunne
Joe eliminated Ryder, Rollins did the same with Benjamin which left the pairs of Zayn and Rusev and that of Mysterio and Dunne to brawl.
Zack Ryder eliminated by Samoa Joe
Shelton Benjamin eliminated by Seth Rollins
12# Mustafa Ali
13# The Miz
14# Matt Hardy
Eight men were in the squared circle at this point in time but no eliminations would take place.
15# Kofi Kingston
Halfway through the field of competition and the WWE Universe bare witness to the arrival of the second New Day member.
16# Kevin Owens
With the arrival of the “Prize Fighter” Kevin Owens into the match, Sami Zayn got some back up. Together the two men would manage to send the “Bulgarian Brute” aka Rusev out of the match.
Rusev eliminated by Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn
17# Johnny Gargano
18# Jeff Hardy
19# Luke Harper
The big man wasted very little time in sending bodies flying out of the ring one after the other.
Pete Dunne eliminated by Luke Harper
Mustafa Ali eliminated by Luke Harper
20# Drew McIntyre
Claymore to Rollins, Claymore to Zayn, Future Shock DDT to Miz.
The Miz eliminated by Drew McIntyre
21# Dolph Ziggler
22# WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
The reigning WWE Intercontinental Champion didn’t have eyes for anyone else except Rollins. With the two men who were once as close as brothers clashing in the middle of the ring.
23# Adam Cole
24# Aleister Black
Back-to-back entrants from NXT took the next two spots in the match with those being Adam Cole and Aleister Black. We had a total of fourteen men inside the ring at this point in time.
25# Braun Strowman
The “Monster Among Men” tore through body after body with indiscriminate savagery.
Sami Zayn eliminated by Braun Strowman
Kevin Owens eliminated by Braun Strowman
Matt Hardy eliminated by Braun Strowman
26# AJ Styles
27# Andrade Cien Almas
28# NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa
Ciampa’s first course of action once inside the squared circle was to kick Gargano in the balls and eliminate him. While McIntyre was able to pick up another elimination this time in the form Jeff Hardy.
Johnny Gargano eliminated by Tommaso Ciampa
Jeff Hardy eliminated by Drew McIntyre
29# Curt Hawkins
Harper and Strowman both grabbed hold of Hawkins and threw him from the ring straight away.
Curt Hawkins eliminated by Luke Harper and Braun Strowman
Styles got rid of Joe, Mysterio eliminated Almas, with Almas then causing a distraction which allowed Ziggler to eliminate Mysterio.
Samoa Joe eliminated by AJ Styles
Andrade Cien Almas eliminated by Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio eliminated by Dolph Ziggler
30# Randy Orton
RKO to Rollins, RKO to Cole, Double RKO to Black and Ciampa, basically RKOs for everyone. Orton picked Cole up and threw him out then did the same to Black. Kingston managed the herculean task of eliminated both Harper and Strowman at the same time.
Adam Cole eliminated by Randy Orton
Aleister Black eliminated by Randy Orton
Luke Harper & Braun Strowman eliminated by Kofi Kingston
While the pair of Rollins and Ambrose were brawling near the ropes McIntyre proceeded to tip both men out to the floor. Styles also managed to do away with Ciampa, while Ziggler eliminated McIntyre with a Superkick at the same time.
Seth Rollins & Dean Ambrose eliminated by Drew McIntyre
Tommaso Ciampa eliminated by AJ Styles
Drew McIntyre eliminated by Dolph Ziggler
The final four was made up of Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, AJ Styles and Randy Orton. Kingston got rid of Ziggler while Orton did the same with Styles leaving only two men left.
Dolph Ziggler eliminated by Kofi Kingston
AJ Styles eliminated by Randy Orton
Orton proceeded to lay Kingston out with a brutal RKO and then backed up into one of the corners. It was like the WWE Universe was sent back to the year of 2009. As Orton attempted to take Kingston’s head off with a Punt Kick, and yelling STUPID! when Kingston began to rise up. From here Kingston recovered enough to catch Orton with the Trouble in Paradise and before Orton could fall sent him flying over the top rope for the last elimination.
Randy Orton eliminated by Kofi Kingston
Winner of the 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble: Kofi Kingston
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