WWE Royal Rumble 2020 took place at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. It was the official start of the Road To WrestleMania 36 as the show features the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble match as well as Becky Lynch defending the Raw Women’s Championship against Asuka and The Fiend defending the Universal Championship against Daniel Bryan.
The show began with an opening package of WWE Hall Of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin, talking about the Rumble and hyping up tonight’s big show.
Roman Reigns defeated Baron Corbin in a Falls Count Anywhere Match.
No table, Spanish or German, is safe around King @BaronCorbinWWE in this #FallsCountAnywhere Match! #RoyalRumble @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/vVOT6zqQMT
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
🚨 KING @BaronCorbinWWE is IN THERE 🚨#RoyalRumble @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/rOYn9jd7PK
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
BALL GAME.@WWERomanReigns SPEARS King @BaronCorbinWWE on top of the dugout to get the VICTORY! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/1f53FZzkHa
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Kevin Owens and Samoa Joe talk about being in the Rumble match and Owens claims he can’t wait to win the match and eliminate Seth Rollins. Joe says when it comes to Seth he has his back, but he will have no problem eliminating him to win the Rumble.
Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville are interviewed and Sonya says she will not eliminate Mandy in the Rumble match. She says that’s how much she cares about her.
Michael Cole addresses the recent tragic passing of Kobe Bryant. They pay tribute to Kobe by showing a memoriam of him.
Corey Graves joins Tom Phillips and Jerry The King Lawler for the Women’s Royal Rumble match.
Women’s Royal Rumble Match
Entrant #1: Alexa Bliss
Entrant #2: Bianca Belair
Entrant #3: Mighty Molly Holly
Entrant #4: Nikki Cross
Entrant #5: Lana
Lana walks to the ring with the microphone, claiming that she will win it for her hot husband, Bobby Lashley.
Entrant #6: Mercedes Martinez
Entrant #7: Liv Morgan
Liv Morgan eliminated Lana.
Lana eliminated Liv Morgan from the top rope and the two fight outside the ring.
Entrant #8: Mandy Rose
Entrant #9: Candice LaRae
Belair eliminates Molly Holly
Mandy almost got eliminated until Otis saves her from touching the floor.
YOU ARE A TRUE PRINCE CHARMING, @otiswwe! 😍
Otis saves his 🍑@WWE_MandyRose with his STOMACH in the #WomenRumble! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/Hz3ZK6hX8e
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Entrant #10: Sonya Deville
Sonya and Mandy eliminate Martinez
Entrant #11: Kairi Sane
Entrant #12: Mia Yim
Belair eliminates Nikki.
Mandy gets knocked out of the ring by Sonya but Otis catches her. Belair knocks Sonya out and lands onto Mandy and Otis, eliminating her and Mandy.
He tried. He really tried.#WomensRumble #RoyalRumble @otiswwe @WWE_mandyRose @SonyaDevilleWWE pic.twitter.com/SZYZbNON3O
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 27, 2020
Entrant #13: Dana Brooke
Belair eliminates Candice.
Bliss eliminated Kairi Sane.
Entrant #14: Tamina
Belair eliminated Tamina.
Entrant #15: Dakota Kai
Bliss eliminated Mia Yim.
Entrant #16: Chelsea Green
Green eliminated Dakota.
Bliss eliminated Green.
Belair eliminated Brooke.
Belair eliminated Bliss after they have a tug of war with Belair’s hair on the apron.
Entrant #17: Charlotte Flair
Entrant #18: Naomi
Entrant #19: Beth Phoenix
Entrant #20: Toni Storm
Charlotte eliminated Belair.
There goes @BiancaBelairWWE…after 33 MINUTES! #RoyalRumble #WomensRumble pic.twitter.com/zMqZkXlJ1j
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 27, 2020
Entrant #21: Kelly Kelly
Entrant #22: Sarah Logan
Charlotte eliminated Logan and Kelly Kelly.
Entrant #23: Natalya
Entrant #24: Xia Li
Entrant #25: Zelina Vega
Entrant #26: Shotzi Blackheart
Naomi almost get eliminated but jumps onto the barricade. She walks onto the announce tables.
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯#WomensRumble #RoyalRumble @NaomiWWE pic.twitter.com/OzRW0QsjUx
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 27, 2020
Entrant #27: Carmella
Entrant #28: Tegan Nox
Entrant #29: Santina Marella
Santina eliminated herself.
Entrant #30: Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler eliminated Xia Li, Tegan Nox, Zelina Vega, Blackheart, Carmella, Toni Storm, and Naomi.
Beth Phoenix eliminated Natalya.
Baszler eliminated Phoenix.
Charlotte eliminated Baszler.
Charlotte Flair won the 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble Match
NEXT STOP: @WrestleMania.
Congratulations, @MsCharlotteWWE!!! #RoyalRumble #WomensRumble pic.twitter.com/v0LIJQSvjH
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Charlotte is interviewed in the ring and says since day one she has been a diamond. She says she reminded everyone tonight that this is her division.
Corbin interrupts backstage and says he is going to throw Roman over the top rope and punch his ticket to WrestleMania when he wins the entire match later that night.
Bayley defeated Lacey Evans to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship
[lawrence-related id=1038727]The Fiend defeated Daniel Bryan in a Strap Match to retain the Universal Championship
Maybe @WWEDanielBryan knew EXACTLY what he was doing when he challenged #TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt to a #StrapMatch… #RoyalRumble #BrayWyatt pic.twitter.com/a0c0VVqMJq
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
The consequences of a #StrapMatch.#RoyalRumble #UniversalChampionship pic.twitter.com/XW8FprjhDV
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 27, 2020
Merciless in victory.#TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt is STILL your #UniversalChampion after an extremely punishing #StrapMatch at #RoyalRumble. pic.twitter.com/Lh5rWx6Yji
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Becky Lynch defeated Asuka to retain the Raw Women’s Championship
One last debt. One last hurrah.@BeckyLynchWWE is doing WHATEVER IT TAKES to put away the woman she has yet to defeat, @WWEAsuka! #RoyalRumble #WomensTitle @KairiSaneWWE pic.twitter.com/re7i3CRcjk
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
.@WWEAsuka's kicks in this one have been next-level. #RoyalRumble #WomensTitle pic.twitter.com/BJRlT7IQw9
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
DEBT COLLECTED.#TheMan @BeckyLynchWWE is STILL your #Raw #WomensChampion! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/4vbYVgx6in
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
The Street Profits hype up the Men’s Royal Rumble match.
Booker T makes his way out to the announce table to help commentate the Rumble match. Michael Cole announces that Rusev and Bobby Lashley will not be competing the match due to their altercation before the show.
Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Entrant #1: Brock Lesnar
Entrant #2: Elias
Elias makes his way to the ring and says “Houston, we have a problem.” He says Brock and Heyman can’t stand the truth that WWE stands for Walk With Elias. Elias sings a song called Sacrificial Lamb until Brock rushes out of the ring to attack him. Elias rushes to the ring and the match begins.
Brock eliminated Elias.
Entrant #3: Erick Rowan
Brock eliminated Rowan.
Entrant #4: Bobby Roode
Brock eliminated Roode.
Entrant #5: John Morrison
Brock eliminated Morrison.
Entrant #6: Kofi Kingston
Entrant #7: Rey Mysterio
Entrant #8: Big E
Brock eliminated Mysterio, Big E and Kofi.
Can @WWEBigE @TrueKofi & @reymysterio use the numbers advantage and ELIMINATE @BrockLesnar?
It's not as easy as it sounds… and it doesn't sound easy at all. 😬😬😬 #RoyalRumble #MensRumble @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/FSy4zyhhVh
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Entrant #9: Cesaro
Brock eliminated Cesaro.
Entrant #10: Shelton Benjamin
Brock eliminated Benjamin.
Entrant #11: Shinsuke Nakamura
Brock eliminated Nakamura.
Entrant #12: MVP
Brock eliminated MVP.
Entrant #13: Keith Lee
.@BrockLesnar, meet @RealKeithLee. #RoyalRumble #MensRumble pic.twitter.com/vihOCcvZGw
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 27, 2020
Entrant #14: Braun Strowman
Brock eliminated Keith Lee and Braun Strowman.
Entrant #15: Ricochet
Entrant #16: Drew McIntyre
McIntyre eliminated Brock Lesnar and Ricochet.
OUT GOES THE BEAST!@DMcIntyreWWE has eliminated @BrockLesnar from the #MensRumble! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/Con5zKqS8m
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Entrant #17: The Miz
McIntyre eliminated The Miz.
Entrant #18: AJ Styles
Entrant #19: Dolph Ziggler
Entrant #20: Karl Anderson
Entrant #21: Edge
YOU THINK YOU KNOW HIM!?!?!?!?!@EdgeRatedR IS BACK AND IN THE #MensRumble!!!!!!!!!!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/iHLfhpa6Wh
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Entrant #22: Baron Corbin
Edge eliminated AJ Styles.
Entrant #23: Matt Riddle
Corbin eliminated Riddle.
Entrant #24: Luke Gallows
McIntyre eliminated Corbin.
Entrant #25: Randy Orton
Orton and Edge eliminated Gallows and Anderson.
Entrant #26: Roman Reigns
Roman eliminated Ziggler.
Entrant #27: Kevin Owens
Entrant #28: Aleister Black
Entrant #29: Samoa Joe
Entrant #30: Seth Rollins
Rollins eliminated Black, Owens and Joe. McIntyre eliminated Rollins. Edge eliminated Orton. Roman eliminated Edge. Drew McIntrye eliminated Roman.
Drew McIntyre wins the 2020 Men’s Royal Rumble Match.
He fought his way back to @WWE, and now he's officially on the ROAD to #WrestleMania!
Congratulations, @DMcIntyreWWE!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/rijxoFtUVb
— WWE (@WWE) January 27, 2020
Another memorable Royal Rumble is in the books. Charlotte Flair and Drew McIntyre are this year’s winners and will challenge the champion of their choosing at WrestleMania 36.
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