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WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Results, Highlights, and Grades

By Patches Chance

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Credit: WWE.com

It’s finally here. The Road to WrestleMania begins tonight with the thirty-second annual Royal Rumble. With several championships on the line and two huge marquee matches, it’s sure to be an unforgettable night that sets the stage for WrestleMania 35.

The Road to WrestleMania usually comes up right around the end of the year, but it’s really the Royal Rumble that kicks things off. In both the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, one superstar will outlast 29 others to punch their ticket to WrestleMania 35.

On top of that, we’ve got seven championship matches. While leaving the Royal Rumble with championship gold doesn’t guarantee a spot on the card at WrestleMania, it surely increases the chances for anyone who can do so.

The Royal Rumble comes with a level of unpredictability that makes it truly special to most fans, and that trend will certainly continue tonight. There are swirling rumors of potential entrants from NXT, superstars returning from injury, and legends making surprise appearances.

As much fun as that aspect of the Royal Rumble matches will be, tonight is also packed with top-notch championship matches. Despite being on the Kickoff Show, the Fatal 4-Way for the Cruiserweight Championship could certainly steal the show. AJ Styles and Daniel Bryan are sure to have a fantastic match, and we’ve got two huge Women’s Championship matchups.

While it’s not clear what will be the night’s most memorable moment, this is surely an event that fans won’t want to miss. Who will win the Royal Rumble matches? Can Finn Balor conquer The Beast? Will we see “The Demon” despite Finn’s insistence we won’t? The Road to WrestleMania begins tonight.

Full Match Card

  • United States Championship Match: Rusev (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura (Kickoff Show)
  • Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match: Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami vs. Kalisto (Kickoff Show)
  • SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match: The Bar (c) vs. The Miz & Shane McMahon
  • SmackDown Women’s Championship Match: Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch
  • Raw Women’s Championship Match: Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks
  • Universal Championship Match: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn Balor
  • WWE Championship Match: Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
  • 2019 Men’s Royal Rumble Match (Participants: R-Truth, Drew McIntyre, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy, Dean Ambrose, Bobby Lashley, Samoa Joe, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, Apollo Crews, Andrade, Mustafa Ali, Rey Mysterio, Titus O’Neil, Randy Orton, Braun Strowman, and 10 unannounced entrants.)
  • 2019 Women’s Royal Rumble Match (Participants: Carmella, Ember Moon, Natalya, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Zelina Vega, Naomi, Mickie James, Billie Kay, Peyton Royce, Charlotte Flair, Tamina, Dana Brooke, Lana, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Alexa Bliss, Lacey Evans, and 7 unannounced entrants.)

Check back here at 5 p.m. ET for live results, highlights, grades, and analysis of the show. That’s when the Kickoff Show begins, but the main card will start at 7 p.m. ET on the WWE Network. 

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