[36], After that, The Bludgeon Brothers defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos. [36], Next, the vacant Raw Tag Team Championship was contested between the team of Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy and the former champions, Cesaro and Sheamus. The Miz, Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe (Ladder Match)", "WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ended in a Double Count-out", "The Undertaker def. Since 1988, the Royal Rumble has been an annual January event held by WWE, shown on pay-per-view since 1989. As far as tabletop games are concerned, it is fast paced and exciting. [5] The predominant match on the SmackDown! It took place on January 27, 2008, at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York and featured talent from the Raw, SmackDown, and ECW brand divisions. The match ended when Alexander countered a Salida Del Sol attempt into a Lumbar Check to retain the title. [7], The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) since 1988. [28] Due to reasons not entirely clear, Rusev was temporarily replaced by Chris Jericho[29] — this was explained with Rusev's wife Lana complaining about her husband competing in a casket match[30] — but eventually reinserted back into the match. After the initial event was broadcast as a television special on USA Network, the Royal Rumble has been shown on pay-per-view and is one of WWE's "Big Four", along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series. You can be one of 30 different WWE Superstars fighting for the win in a classic last man standing Royal Rumble match. [25] Cesaro and Sheamus were then traded to SmackDown during the Superstar Shake-up. In the end, Hardy distracted Sheamus, allowing Wyatt to perform a Sister Abigail on him. [36], Later, AJ Styles defended the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. Royal Rumble. Jeff then pinned Nitro for the victory. Rob Van Dam won an online poll against Test and Sabu to earn a title shot on the January 2 episode of ECW, which ended in no-contest. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal whose participants enter at timed intervals. For 2007, the winner could choose to challenge for either Raw's WWE Championship, SmackDown's World Heavyweight Championship, or the ECW World Championship at WrestleMania 23. The match generally features 30 wrestlers. Cena signed the contract and proceeded to attack both Umaga and Estrada. After it was announced that Estrada could choose the match type, Estrada chose the match to be a Last Man Standing match. Batista performed a clothesline and a Batista Bomb to retain the title. The once-a-year Royal Rumble match features 30 Superstars battling for an opportunity to become a World Champion. Strowman also achieved the most eliminations of a single Royal Rumble match at 13, beating out a record previously held by Roman Reigns with 12. In the end, Cena performed a second Attitude Adjustment on Triple H, a catapult into the corner, and a third Attitude Adjustment to pick up the victory. In the main event, Braun Strowman won the Greatest Royal Rumble match by eliminating Big Cass to win the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Trophy and Championship. The Revival for a shot at the vacant Raw Tag Titles", "4/17 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: The WWE Superstar Shakeup Night Two", "4/10 Powell's WWE Smackdown Live TV Review: AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan, Paige named new general manager, New Day vs. The main event was the annual 30-man Royal Rumble match, which featured wrestlers from all three brands. Using action cards representing classic wrestling moves found in every match you have ever seen, like arm bars and DDTs, you attack your opponents, eventually throwing them over the top rope. Take a look back at some of the most thrilling Royal Rumble moments from The Rock, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and more. All in all it was a fun for the whole family. [43], Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, a militant group offshoot of Al-Qaeda in Yemen, issued a warning to bin Salman and criticized the WWE event stating that "Disbelieving wrestlers exposed their privates and on most of them was the sign of the cross, in front of a mixed gathering of young Muslim men and women. The Undertaker, the thirtieth entrant, won the match by last eliminating Shawn Michaels, the twenty-third entrant. This past week I was given the chance to play and review Ravensburger action card game WWE LEGENDS ROYAL RUMBLE CARD GAME. [42], Another subject of criticism was the situation of LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia, as in Saudi Arabia homosexual intercourse is illegal and can be punished by death. Like the WWE Championship belt and other belts introduced since 2016, the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship belt contains two side plates, both separated by gold divider bars, with removable round sections that can be replaced with the current champion's logo; the default plates show the official logo of Saudi General Sports Authority, which is identical to the national emblem of Saudi Arabia. Using action cards representing classic wrestling moves found in every match you have ever seen, like arm bars and DDTs, you attack your opponents, … [23] A Triple Threat match for the title occurred on the January 16 episode of ECW between Lashley, Van Dam, and Test. You can be one of 30 different WWE Superstars fighting for the win in a classic last man standing Royal Rumble match. On the Raw after the event, a storyline excuse was given in where Sami was suffering from vertigo given to him by Bobby Lashley and therefore couldn't compete. Batista retaliated against Kennedy, causing The Undertaker to get disqualified. [24] Both Miz and Joe were traded to SmackDown while Rollins and Bálor remained on Raw. [41], In addition to the women, wrestler Sami Zayn did not participate in the event as Zayn is of Syrian descent, and Saudi Arabia has strained relations with Syria. It's Freakin' Awesome! Hair match at WrestleMania.[36]. [24] Mahal was then traded to Raw and lost the championship to Jeff Hardy and Mahal invoked his rematch clause for the Greatest Royal Rumble. Soon after the Royal Rumble, Umaga and Bobby Lashley joined the feud between Mr. McMahon and Donald Trump in the "Battle of the Billionaires" as their representatives respectively for the Hair vs. In the end, Reigns performed a Spear through the cage wall on Lesnar. 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Using action cards representing classic wrestling moves found in every match you have ever seen, like arm bars and DDTs, you attack your opponents, eventually throwing them over the top rope. Despite Reigns touching the floor first, the referee awarded the win to Lesnar, thereby retaining the Universal Championship. Royal Rumble. [36], In the penultimate match, Brock Lesnar (accompanied by Paul Heyman) defended the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match. The corruptors did not stop at that, for every night musical concerts are being announced, as well as movies and circus shows. Test interfered in the match, and attacked both men. WWE Network_ AJ Styles makes his WWE debut in the Royal Rumble Match_ Royal Rumble 2016. On the undercard, Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match, and the WWE Championship match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura resulted in a … [34], After The Undertaker made his choice on February 5, Shawn Michaels, Edge, and Randy Orton all wanted to face Cena for his title at WrestleMania. [20] The following week after on SmackDown!, The Undertaker was put in a match with Kennedy, where if he won, he would be added to the title match at the Royal Rumble. Trump Biden … The 2006 Royal Rumble also resulted in 548,000 pay-per-view buys, 57,000 more than the 2007 Royal Rumble.