WWE Greatest Royal Rumble - Wikipedia WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Greatest Royal Rumble Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers Theme song ( s ) `` When Legends Rise '' by Godsmack Information Promotion WWE Brand ( s ) Raw SmackDown Sponsor ( s ) Saudi General Sports Authority Date April 27, 2018 Attendance 60,000 Venue King Abdullah International Stadium City Jeddah, Saudi Arabia WWE Network event chronology WrestleMania 34 Greatest Royal Rumble Backlash ( 2018 ) Greatest Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay - per - view event and WWE Network event promoted by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. The event was held on April 27, 2018 at the King Abdullah Sports City 's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event was scheduled for 7 : 00 p.m. local time. It aired live in the United States at noon EDT, with a pre-show starting at 11 a.m. EDT. At the event, all men 's main roster championships were defended, in addition to a 50 - man Royal Rumble match. The card featured ten matches. In the main event, Braun Strowman won the titular Greatest Royal Rumble match to become the inaugural Greatest Royal Rumble Champion. In the penultimate match, Brock Lesnar retained the Universal Championship in a steel cage match against Roman Reigns. On the undercard, the WWE Championship match between AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura resulted in a double countout, The Undertaker defeated Rusev in a casket match, and John Cena defeated Triple H in the opening match. Contents 1 Production 1.1 Background 1.2 Storylines 2 Event 2.1 Preliminary matches 2.2 Main event 3 Controversy 4 Results 4.1 Tag Team Eliminator bracket 4.2 Greatest Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations 5 WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship 5.1 History 5.2 Championship belt design 5.3 Reigns 6 References 7 External links Production Background Since 1988, the Royal Rumble has been an annual event held by WWE and is typically shown on pay - per - view. The event is highlighted by the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal whose participants enter at timed intervals. The Greatest Royal Rumble included the largest version of the match to date, having a total of 50 participants. On March 5, 2018, WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority advertised the Greatest Royal Rumble, a live event to be held on April 27, 2018, at King Abdullah International Stadium, part of the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event is a part of a 10 - year strategic multi-platform partnership between WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia 's social and economic reform program. On March 19, 2018, WWE scheduled seven championship matches for the event : the WWE Championship, Universal Championship, United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, SmackDown Tag Team Championship, Raw Tag Team Championship and Cruiserweight Championship were to be defended at the event. As revealed on March 22, 2018, the event was streamed live on the WWE Network. It also aired on traditional pay - per - view in the United States and internationally. The event was also the first WWE pay - per - view to feature Arabic commentary. In the weeks leading up to the event, the WWE held tryouts in Saudi Arabia. From these tryouts, eight were selected to receive training by WWE, which would include an opportunity to earn a spot at the Greatest Royal Rumble event itself. Storylines The card comprised ten matches that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands. Storylines were produced on WWE 's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and the cruiserweight - exclusive 205 Live. On April 9, Brock Lesnar, who had renewed his WWE contract, was scheduled to defend the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match as a rematch from WrestleMania 34. On Raw following WrestleMania, Reigns expressed frustration about not being told about his future matches and opponents, singling out the steel cage match with Lesnar. Reigns alleged that there was a conspiracy against him. Samoa Joe, who had been out with an injury since January, came out and warned Reigns that Lesnar would beat him again. On March 26, WWE scheduled a ladder match between then - champion The Miz, Seth Rollins, Finn Bálor, and Samoa Joe for the Intercontinental Championship. At WrestleMania 34, The Miz lost the Intercontinental Championship to Rollins, thus making Rollins the defending champion. Both Miz and Joe were traded to SmackDown while Rollins and Bálor remained on Raw. On March 26, Cesaro and Sheamus were scheduled to defend the Raw Tag Team Championship against The Hardy Boyz ( Jeff and Matt Hardy ). At WrestleMania 34, however, Cesaro and Sheamus lost the titles to Braun Strowman and 10 - year - old Nicholas. The following night on Raw, Strowman and Nicholas relinquished the titles due to Nicholas being a fourth grader. Cesaro and Sheamus demanded their titles back, but Raw General Manager Kurt Angle instead scheduled them to face the winner of the four - team Tag Team Eliminator tournament for the vacant titles at the Greatest Royal Rumble. `` Woken '' Matt Hardy and Bray Wyatt won the tournament by defeating Titus Worldwide ( Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil ) and The Revival ( Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson ). Cesaro and Sheamus were then traded to SmackDown during the Superstar Shake - up. At WrestleMania 34, The Bludgeon Brothers ( Harper and Rowan ) defeated The Usos ( Jey and Jimmy Uso ) and The New Day 's Big E and Kofi Kingston in a triple threat tag team match to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship. On the following SmackDown, The Usos defeated The New Day to earn a title match at Greatest Royal Rumble. A match between John Cena and Triple H was scheduled on March 26. The Undertaker, was originally scheduled to face Rusev in a casket match, the first match of its kind in three years. Due to reasons not entirely clear, Rusev was temporarily replaced by Chris Jericho -- this was explained with Rusev 's wife Lana complaining about her husband competing in a casket match -- but eventually reinserted back into the match. Jericho was restored to his original participation in the Greatest Royal Rumble match. At WrestleMania 34, Jinder Mahal defeated Randy Orton, Bobby Roode, and Rusev in a fatal - four way match to win the United States Championship. Mahal was then traded to Raw and lost the championship to Jeff Hardy and Mahal invoked his rematch clause for the Greatest Royal Rumble. Hardy was then traded to SmackDown the following night. At WrestleMania 34, AJ Styles successfully defended the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. After the match, showed his respect to Styles but then attacked him with a low blow and a Kinshasa, turning heel. On April 17, after repeated attacks on Styles by Nakamura, a rematch between the two was scheduled for the Greatest Royal Rumble. On the WrestleMania 34 pre-show, Cedric Alexander defeated Mustafa Ali in the WWE Cruiserweight Championship tournament final to win the vacant title. Two nights later on 205 Live, Buddy Murphy attacked the new champion during his celebration. Murphy was then scheduled to face Alexander for the title at the Greatest Royal Rumble, but he failed his mandatory weigh - in when he weighed 207 pounds, 2 pounds over the 205 pound weight limit. He was then removed from the match and banned from competing on 205 Live until he met the weight requirement. The following week, Kalisto earned a Cruiserweight Championship match at the Greatest Royal Rumble by winning a gauntlet match. Event Preliminary matches Other on - screen personnel Role : Name : English commentators Michael Cole Corey Graves Byron Saxton Spanish commentators Carlos Cabrera Marcelo Rodríguez Arabic commentators Faisal Almughaisib Sultan Alharbi Jude Aldajani Ring announcer Greg Hamilton Referees Danilo Anfibio Jason Ayers John Cone Dan Engler Darrick Moore Chad Patton Ryan Tran Interviewer Mike Rome Pre-show panel Byron Saxton Jerry Lawler Jim Ross Booker T The actual pay - per - view opened with John Cena facing Triple H. During the match, after trading finishers, and reversing each other 's finishers, Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment on Triple H, a springboard into the corner turnbuckle, followed and another Attitude Adjustment to pick up the victory. Following the match Cena thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for their hospitality, and expressed excitement over the event. In the following match, Cedric Alexander defended the Cruiserweight Championship against Kalisto. The match ended when Alexander countered a Salida Del Sol attempt into a Lumbar Check to retain the title. 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. In the end, Hardy distracted Sheamus, allowing Wyatt to perform a Sister Abigail on him. Hardy and Wyatt then performed a wheelbarrow Twist of Fate on Sheamus to win the title. Jeff Hardy then defended the United States Championship against Jinder Mahal. In the end, Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb on Mahal to retain the title. After that, The Bludgeons Brothers defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos. Harper and Rowan retained their titles after performing a Double Crucifix Powerbomb on Jimmy Uso. Next, Seth Rollins defended the Intercontinental Championship against Finn Balor, Samoa Joe and The Miz in a Ladder match. Near the end of the match, Finn Balor climbed the ladder to unhook the championship, only for Rollins to leap from the top rope onto the ladder and managed to retrieve the title belt before Balor, thus retaining his championship. Later, AJ Styles defended the WWE Championship against Shinsuke Nakamura. During the match, Nakamura resorted to various illegal tactics, such as a Low Blow, increasingly frustrating Styles. In the end, both Nakamura and Styles brawled outside of the ring only for the match to end in a double countout. Post-match Styles performed a Phenomenal Forearm over the top rope on Nakamura. After that, The Undertaker fought Rusev ( who was accompanied by Aiden English ) in a Casket match. At the end of the match, Undertaker performed a Chokeslam on Rusev and rolled him into the casket. Before he could close the lid, English attacked the Undertaker, who retailiated with another Chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver before putting English into the casket alongside Rusev and closing it for the victory. In the penultimate match, Brock Lesnar ( accompanied by Paul Heyman ) defended the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match. Lesnar delivered multiple German Suplexes during the match, and both men kicked out of each other 's finishing moves. At one point in the match, Reigns tried to escape the cage through the door only for Heyman to slam the door on Reigns. The match ended after Reigns put Lesnar through the cage wall with a Spear, sending it onto the floor. Despite Reigns touching the floor with both feet first, the referee awarded the win to Lesnar, thereby retaining the Universal Championship. Main event Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler began the 50 - man Royal Rumble match as the first two entrants. Bryan survived until the final 3, beating out Rey Mysterio for the longest time spent in a single Royal Rumble match of all time at an hour and sixteen minutes. At the end of the match, Big Cass eliminated Bryan only for Cass to then attempt a Big Boot on Braun Strowman, who ducked and knocked Cass over the top rope to win the match. 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. Post-match, Strowman received a trophy and the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship. Controversy See also : Women in WWE WWE had been criticized for holding the event without female wrestlers, who were unable to perform at the event due to the limited rights women have in Saudi Arabia. Triple H, WWE 's Executive Vice President of Talent, Live Events and Creative, responded to the criticism : `` I understand that people are questioning it, but you have to understand that every culture is different and just because you do n't agree with a certain aspect of it, it does n't mean it 's not a relevant culture... You ca n't dictate to a country or a religion about how they handle things but, having said that, WWE is at the forefront of a women 's evolution in the world and what you ca n't do is effect change anywhere by staying away from it... While women are not competing in the event, we have had discussions about that and hope that, in the next few years they will be ''. Women were in attendance for the event, though only if accompanied by a male guardian. This was a major change from previous events, which were only open to men. Associated Press noted that this is due to `` a series of social changes '' by the Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. During the event, WWE aired a promotional video, which included WWE female wrestlers. The Saudi General Sports Authority issued an apology for `` indecent material '' that aired at the event. 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. 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. Results No. Results Stipulations Times John Cena defeated Triple H Singles match 15 : 45 Cedric Alexander ( c ) defeated Kalisto Singles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship 10 : 15 Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy defeated Cesaro and Sheamus Tag team match for the vacant WWE Raw Tag Team Championship 8 : 50 Jeff Hardy ( c ) defeated Jinder Mahal ( with Sunil Singh ) Singles match for the WWE United States Championship 6 : 10 5 The Bludgeon Brothers ( Harper and Rowan ) ( c ) defeated The Usos ( Jey and Jimmy Uso ) Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship 5 : 05 6 Seth Rollins ( c ) defeated Finn Bálor, Samoa Joe, and The Miz Ladder match for the WWE Intercontinental Championship 15 : 05 7 AJ Styles ( c ) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ended in a double countout Singles match for the WWE Championship 14 : 25 8 The Undertaker defeated Rusev ( with Aiden English ) Casket match 9 : 40 9 Brock Lesnar ( c ) ( with Paul Heyman ) defeated Roman Reigns by escaping the cage Steel cage match for the WWE Universal Championship 9 : 15 10 Braun Strowman won by last eliminating Big Cass 50 - man Royal Rumble match for the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship 1 : 17 : 20 ( c ) -- refers to the champion ( s ) heading into the match Tag Team Eliminator bracket First Round Raw ( 4 / 9 ) Finals Raw ( 4 / 16 ) Championship Match Greatest Royal Rumble ( 4 / 27 ) The Revival ( Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson ) Pin Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows 3 : 35 Cesaro and Sheamus 8 : 50 The Revival 5 : 25 Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy Pin Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy Pin Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy Pin Titus Worldwide ( Apollo Crews and Titus O'Neil ) 5 : 07 Greatest Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations -- Raw -- SmackDown -- NXT -- Free agent -- Winner Draw Entrant Brand Order Eliminated by Time Elimination ( s ) Daniel Bryan SmackDown 48 Big Cass 1 : 16 : 05 Dolph Ziggler Raw 12 Kurt Angle 0 : 21 : 44 Sin Cara SmackDown Dolph Ziggler 0 : 01 : 18 0 Curtis Axel Raw Mark Henry 0 : 02 : 00 0 5 Mark Henry Free agent 5 Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler 0 : 03 : 27 6 Mike Kanellis Raw Mark Henry 0 : 00 : 03 0 7 Hiroki Sumi Free agent Mark Henry 0 : 00 : 46 0 8 Viktor Raw 6 Daniel Bryan 0 : 00 : 51 0 9 Kofi Kingston SmackDown 14 Elias 0 : 16 : 34 10 Tony Nese Raw 9 Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods 0 : 07 : 13 11 Dash Wilder Raw 7 Daniel Bryan and Hornswoggle 0 : 01 : 26 0 12 Hornswoggle Free agent 8 Tony Nese 0 : 01 : 00 13 Primo Colón SmackDown 11 Kurt Angle 0 : 05 : 10 0 14 Xavier Woods SmackDown 15 Elias 0 : 09 : 56 15 Bo Dallas Raw 10 Kurt Angle 0 : 01 : 34 0 16 Kurt Angle Raw 16 Elias 0 : 07 : 59 17 Scott Dawson Raw 19 Bobby Roode 0 : 11 : 44 0 18 Goldust Raw 18 Bobby Roode 0 : 10 : 04 0 19 Konnor Raw 13 Elias 0 : 02 : 25 0 20 Elias Raw 41 Bobby Lashley 0 : 34 : 04 5 21 Luke Gallows SmackDown 20 Rey Mysterio 0 : 09 : 16 0 22 Rhyno Raw 25 Roderick Strong 0 : 16 : 22 0 23 Drew Gulak Raw 17 Tucker Knight 0 : 01 : 47 0 24 Tucker Knight NXT 23 Big E 0 : 10 : 08 25 Bobby Roode Raw 29 Baron Corbin 0 : 17 : 44 26 Fandango Raw 21 Mojo Rawley 0 : 03 : 42 0 27 Chad Gable Raw 24 Apollo Crews 0 : 08 : 17 0 28 Rey Mysterio Free agent 37 Baron Corbin 0 : 20 : 25 29 Mojo Rawley Raw 27 Randy Orton 0 : 08 : 52 30 Tyler Breeze Raw 22 Mojo Rawley 0 : 00 : 16 0 31 Big E SmackDown 33 Braun Strowman 0 : 13 : 59 32 Karl Anderson SmackDown 26 Randy Orton 0 : 04 : 25 0 33 Apollo Crews Raw 28 Randy Orton 0 : 03 : 26 34 Roderick Strong NXT 30 Baron Corbin 0 : 06 : 00 35 Randy Orton SmackDown 39 Elias 0 : 10 : 58 36 Heath Slater Raw 34 Braun Strowman 0 : 07 : 38 0 37 Babatunde NXT 31 Braun Strowman 0 : 05 : 53 0 38 Baron Corbin Raw 38 Randy Orton 0 : 07 : 08 39 Titus O'Neil Raw 35 Braun Strowman 0 : 04 : 42 0 40 Dan Matha NXT 32 Braun Strowman 0 : 02 : 01 0 41 Braun Strowman Raw 50 ! -- Winner 0 : 22 : 14 ! 0 : 22 : 14 13 42 Tye Dillinger SmackDown 36 Braun Strowman 0 : 00 : 29 0 43 Curt Hawkins Raw 40 Braun Strowman 0 : 00 : 20 0 44 Bobby Lashley Raw 45 Braun Strowman 0 : 14 : 38 45 The Great Khali Free agent 42 Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley 0 : 00 : 31 0 46 Kevin Owens Raw 47 Braun Strowman 0 : 10 : 43 0 47 Shane McMahon SmackDown 44 Braun Strowman 0 : 08 : 07 0 48 Shelton Benjamin SmackDown 43 Chris Jericho 0 : 04 : 23 0 49 Big Cass SmackDown 49 Braun Strowman 0 : 07 : 23 50 Chris Jericho SmackDown 46 Braun Strowman 0 : 03 : 18 By eliminating 13 men, Braun Strowman broke the record of 12, set by Roman Reigns at the 2014 Royal Rumble. Daniel Bryan broke the longevity record for lasting 1 : 16 : 05, previous record held by Rey Mysterio ( lasting 1 : 02 : 12 ) at the 2006 Royal Rumble. WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship The WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship belt with default side plates Details Promotion WWE Date established April 27, 2018 Current champion ( s ) Braun Strowman Date won April 27, 2018 Other name ( s ) Belt Kingdom Championship Statistics First champion ( s ) Braun Strowman Longest reign Braun Strowman ( 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 + days ) Heaviest champion Braun Strowman ( 385 lbs ) The WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship, also known as the Belt Kingdom Championship ( Arabic : حزام بطولة المملكة ), is a professional wrestling championship created and promoted by American professional wrestling promotion WWE and sanctioned by the Saudi General Sports Authority. The current and inaugural champion is Braun Strowman, who was awarded the championship for winning the 50 - man Greatest Royal Rumble match at the namesake event. History On March 5, 2018, WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority advertised the Greatest Royal Rumble, a live event to be held on April 27, 2018, at King Abdullah International Stadium, part of the King Abdullah Sports City, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event was part of a 10 - year strategic multi-platform partnership between WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia 's social and economic reform program. The Greatest Royal Rumble Championship was unveiled by WWE on April 27, 2018 during the Greatest Royal Rumble event. The championship was announced on the official website of the Saudi General Sports Authority as the Belt Kingdom Championship. Braun Strowman, the 41st entrant of the 50 - man Greatest Royal Rumble match, became the inaugural Greatest Royal Rumble Champion by lastly eliminating Big Cass. Championship belt design As with some other championship belts unveiled in 2016, the base design is similar to the WWE Championship, with notable differences. Instead of a large cut out of the WWE logo, the center plate is modeled with Arabic pattern with the WWE logo in the center. Like the WWE Championship belt and other belts introduced in 2016 and 2017, the Greatest Royal Rumble Championship belt features 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 feature the official logo of Saudi General Sports Authority which is identical to the national emblem of Saudi Arabia. The plates are on a green leather strap resembling the color of the national flag of Saudi Arabia. Reigns As of May 28, 2018, there has been one reign, which is the inaugural and current champion, Braun Strowman. No. Champion Reign Date Days held Location Event Notes Ref. Strowman, Braun Braun Strowman April 27, 2018 7001310000000000000 ♠ 31 + Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Greatest Royal Rumble Became the inaugural champion by winning the 50 - man Greatest Royal Rumble match References Jump up ^ `` Let 's rumble like never before. `` When Legends Rise '' by @ godsmack is an # OfficialThemeSong for the Greatest Royal Rumble event. # WWEGRR ``. WWE on Twitter. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018. Jump up ^ `` First - ever WWE Greatest Royal Rumble wows 60,000 in Jeddah ''. Arab News. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018. ^ Jump up to : WWE.com staff ( March 5, 2018 ). `` Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble ''. WWE. Retrieved March 7, 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` WWE Greatest Royal Rumble to be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office ''. Sky Sports. March 22, 2018. 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Question: who won the wwe universal championship at greatest royal rumble
Answer: Braun Strowman