- #2018 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PROFESSIONAL#
- #2018 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE SERIES#
On the Octoepisode of Raw, Kane returned from a ten-month hiatus and helped Braun Strowman to defeat Roman Reigns in a steel cage match. For the first time, the card was highlighted by two Royal Rumble matches. Storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and 205 Live, the latter of which is cruiserweight-exclusive.
#2018 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE SERIES#
The card consisted of nine matches, including three on the pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed villains, heroes, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands. The event also hosted the first-ever 30-woman Royal Rumble, in which the winner earned a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34 for her choice of either Raw's Women's Championship or SmackDown's Women's Championship.
3.2 Women's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminationsĪs is tradition, the winner of the 30-man Royal Rumble match earned a world championship match at WrestleMania 34 for his choice of either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship. 3.1 Men's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations. The event was also notable for the return of Rey Mysterio, who had last performed in WWE in 2015. The event was also notable for the surprise appearance of former UFC star Ronda Rousey following the women's match, officially confirming that she had signed full-time with WWE. Other prominent matches included Brock Lesnar retaining the Universal Championship in a triple threat match against Braun Strowman and Kane, and AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match. The men's Royal Rumble match was won by Shinsuke Nakamura. In the main event, Asuka won the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match, which was also the second women's match to main event a WWE pay-per-view, and the first to main event one of WWE's "Big Four" pay-per-views. Nine matches were contested at the event, including three on the pre-show. It was the thirty-first event under the Royal Rumble chronology, the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match, and consequently, two Royal Rumble matches. It took place on January 28, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
#2018 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PROFESSIONAL#
Royal Rumble (2018) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event produced by WWE featuring wrestlers primarily from the Raw and SmackDown brands, as well as surprise appearances from competitors on the NXT brand. KFC Pay-per-view event chronology Previous
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