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Match Card.
- WWE United States Championship Match: Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens.
- Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. AJ Styles.
- 30-Man Royal Rumble Match: Cody Rhodes, GUNTHER, CM Punk, Shinsuke Nakamura, Damian Priest, Bobby Lashley, Santos Escobar, R-Truth, Carlito, Grayson Waller, Austin Theory, Dominik Mysterio, JD McDonagh, Finn Balor, and Drew McIntyre Announced.
- 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match: Bayley, Nia Jax, Becky Lynch, Alba Fyre, Zelina Vega, Shotzi, "Michin" Mia Yim & Bianca Belair announced.
Live Coverage.
- Michael Cole, Corey Graves & special guest commentator Pat McAfee welcomed the audience to the broadcast before transitioning into the opening match.
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match.
Natalya & the newly returned Naomi kicked off the match as entrants Number 1 and Number 2. After some chain wrestling, Naomi caught Natalya with a Hurricanrana. After Natalya hit a dropkick on Naomi, entrant #3 was revealed as none other than Bayley.
Bayley attacked Natalya & Naomi, but Naomi hit a modified Rear View on Bayley before hitting the Rear View on Natalya. Natalya briefly took over control of the match before Natalya & Bayley tried to eliminate Naomi, but Naomi stopped it before Bayley attacked Natalya.
Entrant Number 4 was revealed to be "The Poison Pixy" Candice LeRae, who went straight to striking on Bayley. Natalya went for a body slam on LeRae, but LeRae attacked her knee before hitting a Senton/ Code Breaker combo on Bayley & Natalya. LeRae hit the Tijeras on Naomi, but Bayley caught her with a lariat.
And then the violence arrived. Entrant #5 was revealed to be current TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, who laid out everyone before she & Naomi had a staredown. Grace & Naomi exchanged strikes before Grace hit the Made in Japan on Naomi. Indi Hartwell entered the match and immediately teamed with LeRae to gain brief dominance of the match.
Asuka entered the match and hit a shotgun dropkick on LeRae & Hartwell. Asuka & Bayley agreed to team up and hit a double lariat on Natalya and then hit a double lariat on Hartwell. Asuka tossed Hartwell over the top rope and tried to eliminate her, but Hartwell stopped her. Hartwell was about to eliminate Asuka, but Bayley attacked Hartwell from behind for the elimination.
Ivy Nile entered the match at number eight and immediately went at it with Bayley & Asuka before hitting a Deadweight Powerslam on Naomi. Nile attacked Natalya with a forearm before locking in a Guillotine on Natalya. Entrant Number 9 was revealed to be Katana Chance, who went after Asuka before going for a Bulldog on Grace, but Grace caught midair with a Back Drop Driver. Grace & Nile had a competition of Stalling Suplexes before Nile hit a Roundhouse Kick, but Grace responded with an Enziguri kick. Entrant #10 was revealed to be Bianca Belair, who went after Bayley & Asuka with a Running Blockbuster. Belair got a hold of LeRae, Chance & Bayley before hitting them all with a Rebound Moonsault.
Kairi Sane entered at #11 and hit a crossbody on Belair and a spear on Chance. Asuka, Kairi & Bayley gained dominance in the match. Le Rae tried to eliminate them all, but Asuka, Kairi & Bayley tossed LeRae out of the ring for the elimination. Tegan Nox entered at Number 12 and provided help to Natalya before hitting a Chokeslam on Kane, a seton on & a Swanton Dive on Bayley, but Grace caught her with a vicious lariat. Natalya caught Grace with a lariat after she tried to powerbomb. Natalya immediately betrayed Nox to try tossing her out of the ring, but Nox tossed Natalya to eliminate her. Nox did not have time to breathe, however, as Bayley tossed her out of the ring for elimination.
Kayden Carter made her way into the match and attacked all of Damage CTRL before they managed to eliminate Kairi. Belair, Chance & Carter managed to toss Asuka out of the ring, leaving Bayley as the only member of Damage CTRL remaining in the match.
Chelsea Green entered the ring for the match. Belair tried to toss Belair out of the match, but Green evaded and caught Belair with a Rough Rider, but Grace hit a Spinebuster. Belair tried to toss Grace out of the ring, but Grace skimmed the cat. Belair & Grace brawled on the apron before Belair hit Grace with a KOD on Grace on the apron, eliminating her from the match.
Entrant #15 was revealed to be Piper Niven, who immediately saved Green from the elimination after Carter & Chance pushed her off the apron. Niven took down Carter & Chance before catching them with a running seton, a headbutt on Nile, and a Saito Suplex on Bayley. Niven went for a Stinger Splash on Naomi, but Naomi pulled Green to catch her on the spit.
Xia Li entered at #16 and immediately laid in the kicks on everyone in her way before hitting a Helicopter on Green. Zelina Vega entered at #17, where she gained dominance of the match before hitting a Tornado DDT on Niven. Entrant #18 was revealed to be Maxine Dupri, who had some offense before she was attacked by Bayley, but Dupri caught her with the Tijeras. Niven went for a forearm on Dupri, but Dupri lay on the ground. This helped Vega & Belair to hit an Assisted Code Red on Niven. Despite the tries of everyone, Niven eliminated Carter off the match.
Nia Jax entered the match from the #19 spot and immediately wrecked shop, eliminating Nile & Li from the match. Jax tries to eliminate Green & Niven, but Niven evades before Niven slams Jax onto Green. Vega, Bayley & Belair triple-teamed Jax, but Jax pushed them off. Niven & Jax clashed with Green before Jax slammed Niven onto Green, but Naomi caught her with an enziguri kick to make Jax squash Green.
As Shotzi entered the match at #20, Naomi, Niven & Shotzi attacked Jax to neutralize her before Dupri hit the Reverse Caterpillar. Everyone tried to toss Jax out of the match, but she powered her way out of the complication. Bayley tossed Dupri out of the match while Jax tossed Niven from the match. Jax got Chance in a Military Press before tossing her onto Green, Niven & Li.
Becky Lynch entered the match at #21 and immediately went at it with Jax. Lynch climbed to the top rope and hit a Shotgun Dropkick on Jax before hitting a Double DDT Combo on Shotzi & Vega, an Exploder Suplex and Stinger Splash on Bayley, and sending Jax to squash Bayley in the corner. Lynch tossed Green to the apron before pushing her off, eliminating her from the match.
Alba Fyre entered the match on the #22 spot, where she kicked Bayley with a Superkick, a tornado DDT on Belair, and a Double Gory Bomb on Shotzi & Vega. Jax went after Fyre, but Fyre caught her with a thrust kick, but Jax took down Fyre.
Shayna Baszler came to the match from #23 and immediately tossed everyone around before impressively hitting a Judo Throw on Jax. Number 24 was revealed to be Valhalla, but R-Truth entered the match instead. R-Truth was confused in the Rumble, which led to Jax tossing him out of the ring. Valhalla finally entered the ring but was tossed by Jax in 5 seconds for the elimination.
Entrant Number 25 was revealed to be “Michin” Mia Yim, who hit a vicious Tornado DDT on Fyre before hitting a Uranage/ Scorpion Death drop combo on Baszler & Bayley. Fyre was tossed by Naomi not the apron before Naomi hit the hit Seeker on Fyre for the elimination. Entrant Number 26 was Zoey Stark and immediately attacked everyone in her path, but was stopped by Vega hitting a Hurricanrana. Vega went for a Code Red on Stark, but Baszler caught her with a Choke. Vega went for a Hurricanrana on Baszler off the apron, but Stark & Baszler hit an Enziguri Kick/ Powerbomb combination on Vega to toss her onto Fyre for elimination.
Entrant #27 was none other than former NXT Women’s Champion Roxanne Perez, who took down Baszler & Stark. Bayley tried to toss Bailey out of the match, but Pere caught her with a Hurrianrana. Jax hit a Uranage on Bayley before powerbombing Baszler from the match and tossing Yim out of the ring. Jax picked Shotzi up and Powerbombed her onto Yim & Baszler for the elimination.
Entrant #28 was revealed to be none other than former AEW TBS Champion Jade Cargill and immediately confronted Jax. Jax hit a series of forearm strikes on Jax before Cargill hit Jax with a Modified Death Valley Driver and tossed Jax out of the match, which left Becky Lynch bamboozled. Entrant #29 was none other than former NXT Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton, who hit a Swanton Bomb onto everyone. Stratton caught Lynch with a lariat before planting her with a Sky High, a Cartwheel Alabama Slam on Perez, a Elbow strike, and a Stomp on Lynch.
The last entrant of the Women’s Rumble match was revealed to be none other than Liv Morgan. Morgan cleaned house on the match, but she was caught with a thrust kick from Stark. Morgan managed to eliminate Stark from the match. Stratton tossed Perez onto the apron with a Bandera before eliminating her from the match as WWE Women’s Champion Iyo Sky watched the match. Belair got Morgan in a Military Press as Lynch was picked up by Cargill. Cargill & Belair dropped their opponents before locking eyes, but Stratton & Bayley dropped them.
Cargill dropped Naomi with a Spinebuster before going for a Fireman’s Carry on Lynch. Cargill placed Lynch on the top rope and dropped her with a Thrust Kick before she pushed her out of the match with Naomi, proceeding to toss Naomi from the match. Stratton tried to hold onto the match by grabbing Belair’s braid, but Bayley tossed them from the match. The final three were Morgan, Bayley & Cargill. Morgan tossed Bayley onto the apron, but Cargill pulled Morgan. Morgan went for the Oblivion, but Cargill hello onto the rope. Morgan & Bayley were not eh apron and attacked Cargill before Morgan hit the Oblivion to eliminate Cargill from the match, but Bayley pushed Morgan off the ringer the elimination, becoming the first Mexican Woman to win the Women’s Royal Rumble.
Winner: Bayley.
Undisputed WWE Universal Championship Match
Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Randy Orton vs. LA Knight vs. AJ Styles.
The Universal Title Match began with AJ Styles & LA Knight arguing before the three joined forces and attacked Reigns in the corner. As Orton stomped down Reigns in the corner, Knight & Styles brawled in the other side of the ring. Orton pulled Reigns out of the ring and slammed him into the apron and the stairs, all while Knight hit a lariat on Styles in the ring before tossing him to the outside.
Knight repeatedly slammed Styles head into the broadcast table before Reigns was dropped with a Singh Bomb by Orton. Knight saw that and hit a Singh Bomb of his own on Styles. Orton went for a Singh Bomb on Knight, but Knight landed on his feet and slammed Orton’s head into the table. Knight went for a knee strike, but Orton picked him up and dropped him with a Singh Bomb into the broadcast table.
After tossing him into the stairs, Orton brought Orton back into the ring and stomped down Reigns’s legs, arms and knees before stomping his leg and clotheslining him out of the ring. AJ Styles got back in the ring and laid in a series of strikes on Orton, but Orton responded with a Powerslam. Knight hit a basement kick on Orton before catching him with a Russian Leg Sweep. Knight stomped down Orton in the corner before catching him with a knee strike and a lariat on Styles, but Reigns responded with an Uppercut for a near fall.
Reigns regained control of the match and hit a series of corner clotheslines before hitting a leaping lariat on Knight. Styles caught him with a series of kicks on Reigns, but Reigns responded with a Giant Back Body Drop. Reigns went for a Superman Punch on Knight, but Knight evaded before hitting a series of strikes and a DDT on Reigns.
Knight got Orton and hit a Powerslam, but Orton kicked out. Knight got Styles on the top rope for a Superplex, but Orton got him and slammed Orton with an Irish Whip. Knight got Orton with a Diving Bulldog before hitting Styles with an Avalanche Brainbuster. Reigns sneaked his way into the ring, but Knight caught him with a BFT before going for the pin, but Styles Gell over to break the pin. Orton hit a Ushigoroshi on Knight before hitting a Pele Kick & the Styles Clash on Reigns to get the pin, but Knight broke the pin.
Orton got back up and hit the Draping DDT on Knight before going for the RKO, but Styles stopped. Styles went for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Orton caught him and spiked him with an RKO. Orton then hit an RKO on Knight before catching Reigns with an RKO off a Spear for the pin, but Solo Sikoa pulled the referee out of the match.
Orton tried to attack Sikoa, but Solo Sikoa hit the Samoan Spike on Orton and on Knight consecutively. Sikoa went outside and went for a Hip Attack on Styles, but Styles evaded to send Sikoa crashing into the barricade. Reigns got back up, but he was greeted with a Phenomenal Forearm on Reigns before going for a stacked pin on all three, but they all kicked out.
Styles got a chair and attacked Reigns with the chair before laying it onto Knight & Orton, dominating the proceedings of the bout. Styles tried to hit Styles with the chair, but Orton caught him with an uppercut. Reigns hit a Spear on Orton, but Knight picked Reigns up and dropped him with a Back Drop Driver and an elbow drop. Knight went for the BFT, but Reigns pushed Knight onto Styles. Reigns ended proceedings with a Superman Punch on Knight before hitting a Spear on Styles for the win.
Winner & Still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns.
WWE United States Championship Match.
Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens.
Owens went right at Paul to begin the match, catching him with a series of strikes and stomps to send him out of the ring. Owens got Paul on the outside before slamming him into the barricade twice. Back in the ring, Owens went for a pin on Paul, but Paul kicked out. Owens got Paul in the corner before going for a seton, but Paul slid out of the ring. Paul pushed Owens into the apron and taunted the crowd, but Owens caught him with a lariat & a senton before hitting him with two vicious chops. Paul stomped Owens’s hand before hitting a crossbody to the outside.
Paul got Owens’s hand on the outside before slamming his hand into the ring post and tossing him into the stairs. Back in the ring, Paul hit a Springboard Crossbody and a Standing Moonsault for a near fall on Owens, but he quickly responded by locking in a Kimora Lock on Owens. Owens escaped the hold, but Paul responded by locking in The Octopus. Owens escaped the hold, but Paulresponded with an arm drag before punching down Owens’s injured hand.
Paul hit an uppercut on Owens before going for a split leg drop, but Owens kicked out at one and punched Paul in the head. Paul responded by working on Owens’s hand before going for a 619, but Owens evaded before catching him with a lariat. Owens went for another seton, but Paul blocked it with his knees before hitting a series of uppercuts on Owens, but Owens responded by hitting a Fisherman’s Ushigoroshi.
Owens hit a series of chops on Paul before stomping him down and hitting two Cannonballs and a Frog Splash on Paul, but Paul kicked out at two. Owens went for a Swanton, but Paul blocked it with his knees before climbing to the top rope and went for a Swanton of his own, but Owens evaded to send Paul crashing. Paul hit a Guillotine on Owens before hitting a Buckshot Lariat and a Frog Splash on Owens together the pin, but Owens kicked out.
Paul put Owens on the top rope and went for a Superplex on Owens, but Owens reversed it with an Avalanche Northern Lights Bomb on Paul for a near fall. Owens went for a Stunner, but Paul blocked it before punting his hand. Paul went for a jab on Owens, but Owens reversed it with a Thrust Kick. Owens went for a Pop-Up Powerbomb, but Paul evaded before catching him with a vicious jab for the pin, but Owens kicked out. Paul’s stooge tried to give Paul the brass knuckles, but the referee kicked him out of the arena. Paul went for a dive, but Owens evaded before catching them with double lariats.
Austin Theory & Grayson Waller came to the ringside area to stop the ejection of Paul’s stooge. Theory saw the opening and passed Paul the brass knuckles. Paul went for a jab, but Owens blocked it and took the brass knuckles off his hand before punching Paul in the face with the brass knuckles to get the pin, but the referee saw Owens with the knuckles, causing him to disqualify Owens to give Paul the win.
Owens power-bombed Paul through the broadcast table after the match.
Winner (via Disqualification) & Still United States Champion: Logan Paul.
Samantha Irvin announced the attendance of 48,044.
30-Man Royal Rumble Match.
Jey Uso entered the match as the #1 Entrant, but entrant #2 was revealed to be none other than his brother, Jimmy Uso. The two twins immediately stared daggers at one another before they began exchanging strikes. Jey tried to eliminate Jimmy, but Jimmy got back in the ring and hit a Thrust Kick. Jimmy went for an enziguri kick, but Jey evaded and caught him with a thrust kick. Jey went for a splash, but Jimmy blocked it with his knees.
Entrant Number 3 was none other than Grayson Waller, who wanted to host an impromptu “Grayson Waller Effect” before dissing both members. Jey kicked Waller off the apron, but Waller responded by hitting a Flatliner on Jey. Waller & Jimmy Uso teamed up to attack Jey Uso before they tried to toss him out. Entrant Number Four was revealed to be none other than Andrade, making his WWE Return after being with AEW. Andrade hit a vicious on Waller before catching him with a back elbow. Andrade hit a running forearm on Jimmy before hitting Jimmy & Waller with consecutive Meteoras. Andrade hit the Two Amigos on Waller before going for a third, but Waller blocked it.
Then arrived HIM. Carmelo Hayes entered from Position #5 and immediately went after Jimmy Uso & Waller before Jey Uso & Hayes had a brief alliance. Andrade & Uso attacked Andrade before Hayes caught Waller with a Codebreaker before clotheslining Waller out of the ring for the first elimination of the match. Shinsuke Nakamura entered to the match from Number 6 and attacked Hayes in the corner. Hayes went for a Springboard Lariat, but Nakamura caught him with a kick before hitting a sliding knee on Hayes, a kick on Jimmy Uso, and a knee strike on Andrade.
Lucky Number 7 was none other than Santos Escobar who came to the ring to hit a kick on Uso, a leaping thrust kick on Nakamura, a V-Trigger on Jimmy Uso, and a pop-up gut buster on Hayes before locking eyes with Andrade. Escobar hugged Andrade and went to two the LFI pose, but Andrade disregarded him. Andrade & Escobar brawled in the ring while Nakamura & Jimmy Uso brawled in the other corner. Karrion Kross entered the match from Number 8 and hit a vicious lariat on Hayes before locking eyes with Jimmy Uso. Kross attacked Jey in the corner to send Jimmy a message, seemingly making alliance with Jimmy Uso.
Dominik Mysterio entered the match at Number 9 and waited at ringside to survey the scene. Dominik entered the ring and attacked someone; unfortunately, that someone was Karrion Kross, who spiked him with a Saito Suplex into the mat. Carlito entered the match at Number 10, where he immediately went after Dominik Mysterio. Carlito bit an apple but was tossed by Escobar to the apron. Carlito spat the apple on Escobar, which led to Carlito tossing Escobar for the elimination. Bobby Lashley entered the math and went full Vegeta, laying out everyone's insight before catching Dominik with a spear. Lashley dumped Carlito out of the match before hitting a spear on Kross and tossing him out of the match. Akem & Rezar came to the ramp. After Lashely was dumped to the apron, Andrade, Nakamura & Hayes triple-teamed to stagger Lashely before Kross dropped him off the apron of the elimination.
As The Pride & The Final Testament brawled on the ramp, Ludwig Kaiser entered the match and hit an enziguri kick on Hayes, and attacked Dominik Mysterio. Austin Theory entered the match from the Number 13 position, immediately hitting the A-Taxia on Hayes. He continued to brawl with Hayes in the corner. Entrant Number 14 was none other than former IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and currently One-half of the WWE Tag Team Champions, Finn Balor. Balor helped out Dominik to toss Hayes from the match for the elimination. Balor & Dominik dominated the proceedings of the match.
Entrant Number 15 was none other than the winner of the 2023 Royal Rumble, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes. Rhodes hit a lariat on Theory and a back elbow on Balor before hitting the Cody Cutter on Theory, proceeding to toss Theory out of the ring of the elimination. Entrant Number 16 was Bronson Reed, and came in to bring the meats. He hit a double Stinger Splash on Rhodes & Nakamura before hitting a double lariat on Balor & Dominik. Reed picked Dominik & Balor before hitting a giant Double Samoan Drop on Balor & Dominik. Andrade went for a back elbow on Reed, but Reed tossed Andrade out of the ring for the elimination.
Entrant Number 17 was Kofi Kingston, who immediately attacked Ludwig Kaiser. As Kaiser & Kingston brawled, Rhodes attacked Nakamura before hitting him with a Guillotine Cross Rhodes to toss him out of the ring for elimination. Kaiser tried to dump Kingston from the match, but Kingston skimmed the cat before hitting a Springboard Trouble In Paradise for elimination. Number 18 was none other than WWE Intercontinental Champion GUNTHER. After scolding Kaiser, GUNTHER immediately laid in the vicious chop on Balor & Kingston before hitting another chop on Dominik & Jey. Jimmy Uso congratulated GUNTHER, but GUNTHER responded with a vicious chop on Jimmy before hitting a giant Body Slam on Reed. After Rhodes & GUNTHER exchanged strikes, GUNTHER went at it with Kingston before tossing him out of the ring.
Number 19 was Ivar, who attacked everyone in his sight before hitting a sit-down seton on Rhodes and a cartwheel Dropkick on Jey Uso. Reed & Ivar brawled in the center of the ring before they collided with a giant double-cross body.
And then, the ass-whooping began. Bron Breakker came to the ring and speared the hell out of Jimmy before power slamming Ivar, hitting a lariat on Ivar, and dumping Jimmy Uso out of the match. Breakker tossed Balor immediately out of the ring before coming head-to-head with an old foe of his, GUNTHER. GUNTHER hit a chop on Breakker, but Breakker picked up GUNTHER with a Military Press before hitting a vicious Spear on the Intercontinental Champion. Omos made his WWE Return. Omos attacked Rhodes, Jey Uso, and Dominik before being attacked by Bronson Reed. Omos hit a Big Boot on Reed before tossing him out of the ring. Ivar went for a Springboard move, but Breakker caught him with a spear before tossing him out of the match.
Pat McAfee entered the Royal Rumble match from the commentary team. McAfee realized that he made a huge mistake and eliminated himself in 38 seconds. Breakker & Omos brawled in the ring before Breakker tossed Omos out of the ring. Dominik tossed Breakker from behind. JD McDonagh was the next entry, but Breakker caught him with a vicious spear on the outside. As teased earlier in the night, R-Truth entered the match at Number 24. R-Truth tossed JD McDonagh into the ring, but he was immediately eliminated. R-Truth was on the apron to try and tag Dominik (despite it not being a tag match). R-Truth hit two shoulder blocks, a backdrop driver, and went for the U Can’t See Me, but GUNTHER caught him with a big boot.
The Miz entered the match in the 25th spot and immediately went after GUNTHER, catching him with a Tornado DDT. Miz & R-Truth teamed up to hit a double hip toss on Jey Uso before Miz tried to toss Dominik, but R-Truth stopped him. Dominik hit the 619 on Miz while GUNTHER attacked R-Truth. Entrant Number 26 was Damian Priest and immediately tossed R-Truth out of the match. Priest attacked nearly everyone on his sight before hitting the South of Heaven on GUNTHER. Priest went for a Stinger Splash on Rhodes, but Rhodes evaded.
Entrant Number 27 was CM Punk, making his In-Ring return to WWE for the first time in 10 years. Punk attacked Miz, Dominik & Priest before hitting Miz with a neckbreaker. Punk laid out the Rising Knee Strikes on everyone before hitting a Bulldog/ Lariat combo on Miz & Priest. Dominik tried to toss Punk out of the match, but Punk stopped him before tossing him out of the ring. Entrant number 28 was Ricochet, who made his return from injury. Ricochet hit a springboard crossbody on Miz before hitting one on GUNTHER, but Priest caught him with a lariat. Miz got on the top rope, but GUNTHER caught him with a vicious chop to send him down to the floor. Entrant number 29 was The Scottish Psychopath, Drew McIntyre, who went after Rhodes, Punk & GUNTHER before hitting an overhead Suplex on Ricochet. Jey Uso regained force and hit a Spear & a Thrust Kick on GUNTHER, but GUNTHER tossed Jey from the match.
Entrant number 30 2qw none other than Sami Zayn, went past GUNTHER to attack McIntyre. Zayn dropped CM Punk but was greeted by Priest with a boot. Zayn ran past GUNTHER to try to eliminate McIntyre, but McIntyre held onto the top rope. Ricochet evaded the South of Heaven from Priest and hit an enziguri kick before going for a kick, but McIntyre tossed Ricochet out of the match. The final six were McIntyre, Zayn, Priest, CM Punk, GUNTHER & Rhodes.
Zayn hit the Helluva Kick on McIntyre, but Priest caught him with a Pump Kick. Priest went for the Razor’s Edge, but Zayn evaded. Zayn dumped Priest out of the ring for the elimination, but McIntyre tossed Zayn for the elimination, leaving the final four being the two European Stars in McIntyre & GUNTHER and the other two being the former AEW Talents, Rhodes & Punk.
Rhodes hit a Cody Cutter on GUNTHER, but GUNTHER responded with a lariat. McIntyre & GUNTHER went on a chop fest on CM Punk & Rhodes as a competition. Rhodes & Punk fought back, but McIntyre caught Punk with a neckbreaker. McIntyre went for the Claymore, but CM Punk side-stepped before picking him up. McIntyre escaped and hit the Glasgow kiss on Punk. McIntyre hit the Claymore on Rhodes and GUNTHER before hitting another one Punk. McIntyre picked Punk up, but CM Punk tossed McIntyre for the elimination. Unfortunately for the Second City Saint, GUNTHER caught him with a shotgun dropkick before hitting a powerbomb. GUNTHER tried to eliminate Rhodes, but Rhodes pulled GUNTHER from the ring to the apron to eliminate him from the match, leaving the final two being CM Punk & Cody Rhodes.
Rhodes & Punk exchanged jabs before colliding with a double clothesline. Rhodes & Punk were on their knees and exchanged punches before Punk hit a spinning gut kick, a slap, and a backlist. Punk went for a corner splash on Rhodes, but Rhodes leaped over Punk before hitting a Powerslam. Rhodes went for the Cody Cutter, but Punk responded by hitting two German Suplexes on Rhodes. Punk went for the GTS on Rhodes, but Rhodes evaded. Rhodes hit a series of jabs before hitting the Bionic Elbow on Punk. Punk got back up and tried to dump Rhodes out of the ring, but Rhodes managed to slide from the apron back into the ring. CM Punk went for the GTS, but Rhodes reversed it with the Cross Rhodes to escape the move. Rhodes picked Punk back up, but CM Punk caught him with a GTS. Punk picked Rhodes up for another GTS, but Rhodes caught him with a Crucifix in the ropes before Rhodes managed to roll back in the ring. Punk got Rhodes and spiked him with the Pepsi Plunge. Punk picked Rhodes up for another GTS, but Rhodes caught him and tossed Punk out of the ring to win the match, becoming the first man since “Stone Cold” Steve Austin to win back-to-back Royal Rumbles.
Rhodes immediately aimed his eyes on Roman Reigns, who was in the crowd. One step closer to finally finishing his story, Cody Rhodes stood tall to end the broadcast.
Winner: Cody Rhodes.
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