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<p>WWE presented the thirty-seventh edition of Royal Rumble from the Tropicana Field, in Tampa, on January 27. The Road to Wrestlemania XL began spectacularly, as WWE looked to showcase their talents amidst the ongoing sexual assault controversy involving former chairman Vince McMahon.</p>



<p>With just four matches on the card, all eyes were on the Royal Rumble events, with CM Punk and Cody Rhodes looking to finish their respective stories. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Bayley Wins Women&#8217;s Royal Rumble</h2>



<p>Natalya, who has entered every single Women&#8217;s Rumble, and the returning Naomi kicked off the show. Michael Cole brought up Naomi&#8217;s run in TNA where she won the TNA Knockouts Championship.</p>



<p>Bayley and Candice LeRae entered next. Jordynne Grace came out fifth, wearing her TNA Knockouts Championship. She faced off with Naomi, who she defeated to win the title. Indi Hartwell and Asuka entered next, with Bayley being surprised at her Damage CTRL partner&#8217;s entrance. </p>



<p>Bayley partnered with Asuka to eliminate Hartwell. Ivy Nile and Katana Chance entered next, with Nile having a face-off with Grace. 2021 Rumble winner Bianca Belair entered at 10 and took out everyone in sight. Kairi Sane, the other half of WWE Women&#8217;s Tag Team Champions with Asuka, entered next and worked with Damage CTRL to take out LeRae. </p>



<p>Tegan Nox entered and took out Natalya before Bayley eliminated her. Kayden Carter entered at 13 and worked with Chance to take out Sane and Asuka. Belair delivered a KOD on the apron to Grace to eliminate her. </p>



<p>Chelsea Green, Piper Niven, Xia Li, Zelina Vega, and Maxxine Dupri entered, with Niven taking out Chance. Nia Jax at 19th spot took out Li and Nile. Jax and Niven had a faceoff, which ended up knocking out Green. Shotzi came in at 20 and she joined a big group to try and eliminate Jax, but they were unsuccessful. </p>



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<p>Bayley took out Dupri, while Jax took care of Chance and Niven. Lynch at 21 had a face-off with Jax and took out Green. Alba Fyre and Shayna Baszler entered next. Valhalla came out at 24 but R-Truth entered instead, thinking it&#8217;s the Men&#8217;s Rumble. Jax took him out and later eliminated Valhalla. </p>



<p>Michin and Zoey Stark entered next, as Naomi took out Alba while Stark and Baszler teamed up to take out Vega. Roxanne Perez entered next, and Jax took out Baszler, Michin, and Shotzi. </p>



<p>Jade Cargill entered at 28, making her WWE in-ring debut. She faced off with Jax and eliminated her single-handedly as the fans went crazy. Tiffany Stratton entered at 29, while Liv Morgan made her return from injury at the 30th spot. </p>



<p>Belair and Cargill had a show of strength before Stratton and Bayley broke it up. Cargill took care of Lynch and Naomi. Bayley eliminated Stratton and Belair after Stratton tried to hold on to Belair&#8217;s braid to survive. </p>



<p>Morgan ended up eliminating Cargill after a brief fight on the apron. Bayley then dumped Morgan to win the match. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Fatal Four Way: WWE Undisputed Universal Championship<br>Roman Reigns (c) def. LA Knight, AJ Styles, &amp; Randy Orton </h2>



<p>The three challengers ganged up on Reigns to start the match, as the action moved to the ringside. Knight banged everyone&#8217;s heads on the announce table and ended up getting slammed onto it by Orton. Knight hit a superplex on Styles in the ring, and a BFT on Reigns, but Styles broke up the pin.</p>



<p>Styles took down Reigns with a Styles Clash, but Knight broke the pin. AJ looked for the Phenomenal Forearm, but Orton took him down with an RKO. Orton hit another one on Knight and countered Reigns&#8217;s spear into an RKO. </p>



<p>Solo Sikoa appeared and broke the pin which infuriated Orton. Sikoa hit Samoan Strikes on Orton and Knight and looked to send Styles through the barricade. Styles moved out of the way, as Sikoa crashed and burned. </p>



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<p>Styles hit the Forearm on Reigns, as he fell onto the stack of Orton and Knight. Styles looked to pin them but they all kicked out at two. </p>



<p>Styles took out everyone in sight with chair shots but Orton stopped him. Reigns speared Orton, and Knight looked to deliver the BFT on Reigns. Reigns countered and hit the Spear on Styles to win the match. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">WWE United States Championship<br>Logan Paul (c) def. Kevin Owens by DQ.</h2>



<p>Owens had a strong start but Paul took control by attacking Owens&#8217; injured hand. Paul hit a crossbody and a standing shooting star press. Owens hit a clothesline but his senton attempt was blocked with raised knees. </p>



<p>Owens hit multiple cannonballs and a frog splash for a near-fall. Paul hit the Buckshot Lariat for a near-fall, while Owens countered a superplex attempt into a brainbuster from the top. Paul hit a big punch but it wasn&#8217;t enough to keep Owens down. </p>



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<p>One of Paul&#8217;s buddies tried to interfere but the ref kept him out. Austin Theory and Grayson Waller entered and Theory sneaked in brass knuckles to Paul. Owens snatched the knuckles away and attacked Paul with a punch, but the referee caught him during the pin attempt and called the match. </p>



<p>Post-match, a frustrated Owens powerbombed Paul through the announce table.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Cody Rhodes Wins Men&#8217;s Royal Rumble </h2>



<p>Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso kicked off the match, as the twin brothers kicked off a rivalry that could culminate in a Wrestlemania Match. Grayson Waller entered next and teamed up with Jimmy. </p>



<p>Andrade made his return to WWE to a good ovation. Former NXT Champions Carmelo Hayes and Shinsuke Nakamura entered next, with Hayes taking out Waller. Santos Escobar, Karrion Kross, Dominik Mysterio, and Carlito entered next, with Carlito eating an apple and taking out Escobar. </p>



<p>The Almighty Bobby Lashley at #11 took out Carlito and Kross. AOP came out, and the distraction allowed Kross to eliminate Lashley. AOP/Kross fought with Lashley and Street Profits at ringside. </p>



<p>Ludwig Kaiser, Austin Theory, and Finn Balor entered next with Balor teaming up with Dominik. Balor took out Hayes, and Cody Rhodes entered next at #15. He eliminated Theory, as Dom and Balor went after him.</p>



<p>Bronson Reed took out Andrade, and Kofi Kingston took out Kaiser. Rhodes eliminated his rival Nakamura. Gunther entered at #18 and started chopping everyone in sight, eliminating Kingston. Gunther and Rhodes, the final two from last year faced off for a bit. </p>



<p>Ivar entered at 19, while former NXT Champion Bron Breakker made his main roster debut at the 20th spot. Breakker took out Jimmy and Balor and delivered plenty of spears. </p>



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<p>Omos came out at 21 and took out Reed, while Breakker eliminated Ivar. Breakker and Omos had a face-off as Pat McAfee entered at 22. McAfee got scared and eliminated himself. Breakker took out Omos, while Dominik eliminated Breakker. </p>



<p>Breakker speared JD McDonagh who entered at 23. R-Truth came out at 24 again, after he entered at 24 during the Women&#8217;s Rumble. Truth sent McDonagh into the ring, who then got immediately eliminated by Jey Uso. Truth entered and thought it was a tag match, demanding a tag from his Judgement Day buddy Dom. Dom tagged in Truth, who took offense to Gunther and delivered the five moves of doom. </p>



<p>The Miz entered at 25 and had an Awesome Truth reunion. Damian Preist entered next and immediately eliminated Truth. CM Punk made his return to a televised WWE match for the first time in 10 years and took out Dom. Ricochet entered at 28, as Gunther eliminated Miz. Drew McIntyre and a returning Sami Zayn were the final two entrants. </p>



<p>Gunther took out Jey USo, while McIntyre took out Richochet. Zayn gave McIntyre a Helluva Kick and elimianted Priest. McIntyre eliminated Zayn. </p>



<p>Gunther, Rhodes, Punk, and McIntyre were the final four. Punk and Rhodes teamed up against Gunther and McIntyre. Punk eliminated McIntyre while Rhodes eliminated Gunther for the second year running. </p>



<p>Rhodes and Punk had a long exchange, with Punk hitting the GTS and Rhodes hitting the Cross Rhodes. Punk went for another GTS but Rhodes countered and pushed Punk out of the ring to win the match.</p>



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