WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Highlights: Brock Lesnar will headline WWE’s first pay-per-view event of the year Royal Rumble 2020. (Source: WWE)
WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Highlights: Drew Mcintyre and Charlotte Flair seized the moment to win the Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble respectively and clinch a title opportunity at WrestleMania.
Apart from the two high-profile matches, The Fiend defeated Daniel Bryan in a strap match with the Universal Championship title on the line. Becky Lynch also retained the Raw Women’s Championship title against Asuka. This edition of the Royal Rumble was held at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. Scroll down for full highlights-
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WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Highlights: Becky Lynch will battle for her reputation and the Raw Women's Championship title against Asuka. (Source: WWE)
Drew hits the Claymore on Reigns and dumps him out to win the 2020 Royal Rumble! It only took you Ten Years. You have always been the Chosen One. THAT WAS THE BEST PPV THAT WWE HAS HAD IN A LONG LONG TIME ! The return of Edge was truly special and a great Men’s Royal Rumble match, expertly booked by WWE. Tremendous stuff.
Friendship goes out of the window as Edge eliminates Randy Orton.
All four have Rollins in their sights, and they just decimate Seth. He's gone, and then there was four
Seth Rollins gets the much sought after number 30. Meanwhile, Aleister Black who entered at 28 has been eliminated.
Randy Orton enters at 25 and that leads to a reunion with Edge. Remember Rated RKO and together they eliminate the former tag champs Anderson and Gallows.
The rumours were true! EDGE THE RATED R SUPERSTAR IS BACK! The crowd's reaction is priceless
Ricochet with a low blow to Lesnar and Drew McIntyre just eliminated Brock Lesnar with Claymore Kick! Brock Lesnar. You Freak. 13 eliminations, but now you are out!
Brock ties the rumble elimination record! 13 men! What are the chances Lesnar gets 13 eliminations to tie, then he eliminates Strowman to break the record? The way this one's going, it wouldn't be a shock. Brock's been on fire so far
BRAUN, KEITH AND BROCK IN THE RING AT THE SAME TIME?
WOW! This should be a good match up. Lesnar is surprised at the size of Lee. Will Lesnar finally meet his match. It seems like it as Lee buries Lesnar with a big elbow. Lesnar is in trouble. These are two behemoths.
Lesnar betrays his friend Shelton Benjamin and then gets rid of Nakamura. Brock Lesnar continues to run them down. He is now gone to 10. No one has eliminated 10 straight opponents in a rumble match.
The record is 13. Big E and Rey are out- Brock Lesnar has been a BEASTTTTT in this Rumble. Next in is Cesaro who is also tossed out in no time! 8 men have been eliminated. Lesnar gets time for a rest. Has this happened before?
Kill Brock kill shouts a section of fans! Lesnar is out there to pummel the competition and now he sends Morisson flying out! Next in- Kofi Kingston! This should be interesting
What a cracking start for Brock Lesnar. First, he gets rid of Elias and at no.3 comes Eric Rowan who lasts eight seconds. Lesnar is not allowing to be in this ring! What's gonna happen next? Rober Roode is in! Will he last the distance? It doesn't seem so as he is tossed over the ring. Lesnar has eliminated three men!
Brock Lesnar is entering the rumble at number one... and guess who is next? Elias is number two! Lesnar is not happy with Elias' song and goes for an early assault. This is not good with Elias. And Lesnar has already upped the ante and broken the guitar on Elias!
Now THAT was a title match. Inevitable but no less disappointing. Asuka attempted to use the green mist to her advantage but that turned out NOT to be the case this time! The disarmer was locked in and that was all that Lynch needed. That was a really good match. Damn good finish too!
Damn! That kick was absolutely brutal! Becky got knocked out. Becky kicks out. She's still in it. After Becky sells that kick to the face by Asuka, the Ref was about to stop the match until Becky grabbed his ankle in what sounded like him saying 'Don't Break It! Don't Break It! I'll Continue The Match!'
Asuka is taking some scary bumps but it does feel like she is a real test for The Man The crowd not really feeling this match though.
Time for the RAW Women's Championship Match. Becky Lynch VS Asuka has been built up like a proper money match. Great storytelling. Becky Lynch’s title reign has had its down stretches, some subpar opponents and tag feud diversions. But the highs, like the Sasha Banks feud, and now this, have been great.
The Fiend retains the universal championship! First Bryan connects with a running knee and is all pumped up. But once again The Fiend is back up and continues to laugh as Bryan tries to whip him over. The Fiend turns it around and goes for the Mandible Claw. He gets the 3 count and retains the Universal Championship. Great match. I thought the ending of the match was perfect. Bryan sold it perfect “If I can’t beat him I’m gonna go out fighting”. Best match of the night so far and best fiend match so far. Hopefully they keep this trend with no red lights.
Bryan giving his all-
The Strap match between Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan starts with "The Fiend" whipping the latter with the leather strap. However, Bryan seems all prepared for the brutality as he soon hits the current Universal Champion with The Running Knee for a near fall.
Bryan is making a believer of WWE universe and comes out with a flying crossbody of the top turnbuckle. He goes up top and connects with a missile dropkick, then kips up and hits a series of Yes Kicks. Can Daniel Bryan actually do this? But the fiend back to his feet! WOW! This is crazy
The Fiend is dominating Bryan and yelling “yowie wowie”. But Bryan, despite being a broken man, is fighting back. He continues to respond with kicks, dodges Sister Abigail, and hits a running knee for a near fall!
Next Up: WWE Universal Championship
Bayley is the winner. She grabs the tights and gets a tainted win over Evans. Not a very memorable match.
Both the superstars don't waste any time with Evans getting the upper hand in the contest. However, the Women's Champion counters by hitting Lacey into the turnbuckle and has shifted the momentum in her favour. Evans looking to fight her way back into the contest as she avoids a dive from Bayley and then goes on to hit her with a Bronco Buster. She then goes for the Jumping Moonsault but Bayley hets her knees up at the right moment. She then quickly rolls up Lacey for the win. It's all over as Bayley retains her title at the Minute Maid Park in Houston.
Now it’s time for the SmackDown Women’s Championship match where Bayley defends her title against Lacey Evans. Bayley in first and then comes Evans, who greets her daughter and husband at ringside.
The Queen reigns supreme
She attacks Flair at ringside, then eliminates Xia Li and Nox, then with a Kirifuda Clutch targets Vega, then eliminates Blackheart. Flair rejoins the match, but she can’t get rid of Baszler, who eliminates Beth.
After 8 eliminations and 30 minutes in the match Belair is eliminated by Charlotte Flair who gets a hostile reception from the crowd. Fantastic showing from the EST of NXT though!
By Bianca Belair, who is having some night in the ring! Belair has eliminated eight people so far. But uh-oh Charlotte Flair in at 17 and the entire atmosphere changed when Charlotte's music hit. Will Belair survive? Stay tuned
Their chemistry works again as Mandy Rose joins the fray, then Candice Le Rae and then Sonya Deville. Rose was nearly eliminated by Le Rae Otis saves the day at ringside by catching her and tossing her back in! Brilliant. Meanwhile, Lana has eliminated Liv Morgan.
Capt Marvel-inspired gear for Lana and she is in at five. But someone needs to cut off the mike before its too late. Up to seven in without an elimination. Wonder how many it'll get up to? Meanwhile, Liv Morgan is here! WOW
So it is the Women’s Royal Rumble Match is next up! Guess who is number 1? Alexa Bliss the goddess is in and NXT’s Bianca Belair is number two! What a way to get things started!
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Roman Reigns hits the spear on top of the cheating Astros dugout for the 1-2-3 on King Corbin. That was an enjoyable opening match, The Usos, the portaloo & the spear on-top of the dugout/barrier was exciting as well. Good start to hopefully a fun night! Winning on top of the dugout instead of spearing him onto tables was a nice touch.
When was the last time you saw such a thing in WWE?
WHAT A MOVE!
This is not going to end nice-
Roman Reigns vs. King Corbin in a Falls Count Anywhere match to start off the Royal Rumble PPV. A mixed reaction to Reigns, more than usual anyway. Both of these men will compete tonight later in the rumble match.
WWE Champion Brock Lesnar (entered himself at No. 1)
Roman Reigns
King Corbin
Dolph Ziggler
Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura
Braun Strowman
SmackDown Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston
SmackDown Tag Team Champion Big E
The Miz
John Morrison
Erick Rowan
AJ Styles
Randy Orton
Elias
Rey Mysterio
Ricochet
Drew McIntyre
Otis
Tucker
Rusev
Bobby Lashley
Aleister Black
Raw Tag Team Champion Buddy Murphy
Raw Tag Team Champion Seth Rollins
Kevin Owens
Samoa Joe
R-Truth (undeclared after declaring)
Sheamus defeats Shorty G after Gable resorts to more kicks in the corner, his White Noise is countered into a crucifix pin, but he hits a Brogue Kick for the win!
Andrade versus Humberto Carillo- Andrade wins with a sneaky roll-up pin! Haha, what a heel.
Thirty male superstars will fight for the opportunity at sports-entertainment immortality when the 2020 Men’s Royal Rumble Match begins. The winner of the massive melee will go on to challenge for a World Championship at WrestleMania 36. Stay tuned for live updates.