Sunday, January 24, 2016

WWE Royal Rumble

-Jack Swagger & Mark Henry won a four-corner match with The Dudley Boys(Buh-Buh Ray & D-Von), Damien Sandow & Darren Young, and The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor); Henry stole the pin on Viktor after the Dudleys hit Viktor with the Dudley Death Drop.
-Dean Ambrose d. Kevin Owens in a last-man-standing match to retain the Intercontinental Title; Owens tried to moonsault Ambrose while he was laid out on chairs, but Ambrose shoved him off the top rope and through two stacked tables on the floor.  After that, Owens was unable to answer the ten-count.
-The New Day(Big E Langston & Kofi Kingston)(w/ Xavier Woods) d. Jimmy & Jey Uso to retain the Tag Team Titles when Big E pinned Jey after catching him in mid-air to hit the Big Ending.
-Kalisto d. Alberto Del Rio to regain the U.S. Title; Del Rio had removed a turnbuckle pad, but Kalisto sent him into the exposed metal with a flying rana off the second rope.  Kalisto followed up with the Salida Del Sol(sitout Asai DDT) for the win.
-Charlotte Flair(w/ Ric Flair) d. Becky Lynch to retain the Women's Title; Ric distracted Becky and Charlotte raked the eyes, then speared Becky for the win.  After the match, Sasha Banks came out and kicked Becky out of the ring...she seemed to form a truce with Charlotte, but then dropped her with a backcracker before locking her in the Bank Statement(modified Crippler Crossface).
-Royal Rumble for the WWE Title:
#1 Roman Reigns(C)
#2 Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry)
Reigns threw out Rusev after hitting a spear.
#3 A.J. Styles(!!!)
#4 Tyler Breeze
A.J. lifted Breeze up on the ropes and Reigns slugged Styles, causing Breeze to fall to the floor.
#5 Curtis Axel(w/ Social Outcasts)
Roman and Styles fought off the Outcasts, then Styles clotheslined Axel out of the ring.
#6 Chris Jericho
#7 Kane
#8 Goldust
#9 Ryback
#10 Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston(w/ Big E Langston & Xavier Woods)
#11 Titus O'Neil
Titus eliminated Goldust.
#12 "R-Truth" Ron Killings
R-Truth thought it was a ladder match and tried to bring the ladder into the ring...Kane immediately threw him out.  Kane nearly got Kofi out, but Big E caught him on his shoulders.
#13 Luke Harper
The League Of Nations members(ordered by Vince McMahon) attacked Reigns outside the ring.  Kofi was eliminated in the middle of the chaos as Jericho dropkicked him off Big E's shoulders.
#14 Stardust
Reigns left the ring area under his own power after being injured; he was splashed through one of the broadcast tables by Rusev.
#15 The Big Show
Show cleaned house with PUNCHes and eliminated Titus and Ryback.
#16 Adrian Neville
#17 Braun Strowman
Strowman threw out Kane, then choked out Show with his head-and-arm guillotine hold before dumping him out.
#18 Kevin Owens
Owens eliminated Styles after an impressive debut performance by A.J.
#19 Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose
#20 Sami Zayn
Zayn and Owens renewed their rivalry and Zayn threw out Owens.
#21 Erick Rowan
The Wyatts joined forces and Harper eliminated Neville and Stardust.
#22 Mark Henry
Henry tried to fight off the Wyatt Family, but they triple-teamed him and got him out.  Strowman manhandled Zayn and threw him out.
#23 Brock Lesnar(w/ Paul Heyman)
Brock clotheslined Rowan out of the ring.
#24 Jack Swagger
Swagger ran into an F-5 and was thrown out by Brock.
#25 Mike Mizanin
Miz bided his time by joining the commentary team...meanwhile, Lesnar clotheslined Harper to the floor.
#26 Alberto Del Rio
Lesnar finally clotheslined Strowman out of the match, eliminating the three members of the Wyatt Family.
#27 Bray Wyatt
The other members of the family gang-attacked Lesnar at Bray's behest, but Brock fought them off...however, the family re-entered to save Wyatt from an F-5 and Bray delivered the Sister Abigail.  After that, the Wyatt Family members threw out Lesnar.
#28 Dolph Ziggler
Miz finally entered the ring with Lesnar and Strowman gone.
#29 Sheamus O'Shaunessy
Reigns re-entered the fray and Superman-Punched Sheamus during his entrance.  Roman eliminated Miz and Del Rio.
#30 Triple H
HHH eliminated Ziggler.  Wyatt stood up to HHH, but Sheamus took him out with a Brogue Kick and HHH and Sheamus both threw Wyatt out.  Ambrose eliminated Jericho.  Reigns eliminated Sheamus but HHH dumped out Reigns from behind, guaranteeing a new champion.  That left Ambrose and Triple H as the final two.  HHH finally backdropped Ambrose out of the ring to win the Royal Rumble and the WWE Title.

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