Greatest Royal Rumble

Greatest Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view  and WWE Network livestreaming event made by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It took place on April 27, 2018 at the King Abdullah Sports City's  King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.  It aired live in the United States at 12:00 PM 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. It was the first big event in a ten-year partnership between WWE and the Saudi-Arabian Ministry of Sport.

+ Other on-screen personnelRole:Name:English commentatorsMichael ColeCorey GravesByron SaxtonSpanish commentatorsCarlos CabreraMarcelo RodríguezArabic commentatorsFaisal AlmughaisibSultan AlharbiJude AldajaniRing announcerGreg HamiltonRefereesDanilo AnfibioJason AyersJohn ConeDan EnglerDarrick MooreChad PattonRyan TranInterviewerMike RomePre-show panelByron SaxtonJerry LawlerJim RossBooker T
Matches

 John Cena vs Triple H

The actual pay-per-view started with John Cena facing Triple H. During the match, Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment on Triple H for a near-fall. Cena attempted another Attitude Adjustment but Triple H countered into a Pedigree for a near-fall. In the end, Cena performed a second Attitude Adjustment on Triple H, a catapult into the corner, and a third 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.

 Cedric Alexander vs Kalisto

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.

 Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy vs Cesaro and Sheamus

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 vs Jinder Mahal

Jeff Hardy then defended the United States Championship against Jinder Mahal. Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb on Mahal to retain the title.

 The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) vs The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)

The Bludgeon Brothers defended the SmackDown Tag Team Championship against The Usos. Harper and Rowan retained the title after performing The Reckoning on Jimmy Uso.

 Seth Rollins vs Finn Bálor vs Samoa Joe vs The Miz

Seth Rollins defended the Intercontinental Championship against Finn Báor, Samoa Joe and The Miz in a Ladder match. Near the end of the match, Bálor attempted to grab the title, only for Rollins to springboard onto the ladder and grab the title belt himself, retaining the championship.

In a segment between matches, four prospects from the recent Saudi tryouts came out to the ring to introduce themselves. Cruiserweight Ariya Daivari and his brother Shawn Daivari, who had not appeared for WWE in many years, came out to interrupt them. The Saudi prospects attacked and cleared the Daivari brothers from the ring.

 AJ Styles vs Shinsuke Nakamura

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 fought outside of the ring, only for the match to end in a double countout. After the match, Styles performed a Phenomenal Forearm to the floor on Nakamura.

 The Undertaker vs Rusev

The Undertaker fought Rusev  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 retaliated with another chokeslam and a Tombstone Piledriver before putting English into the casket alongside Rusev and closing it for the victory.

 Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns

In the second to last match, Brock Lesnar (managed by Paul Heyman) defended the Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a steel cage match. Reigns performed three spears on Lesnar for a near-fall. Reigns tried to escape through the door but Heyman pushed the door into Reigns, allowing Lesnar to execute an F5 on Reigns for a near-fall. In the end, Reigns performed a Spear through the cage wall on Lesnar. Despite Reigns touching the floor first, the referee awarded the win to Lesnar, retaining the Universal Championship.

 Main Event 

 50 man Royal Rumble match

Braun Strowman eliminated Big Cass to win the match. Strowman also got the most eliminations of a single Royal Rumble match at 13, beating a record previously held by Roman Reigns with 12. Strowman received a trophy and a green championship belt.
 Results 

Greatest Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
 – Raw
 – SmackDown
 – NXT
 – Free agent

DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byTimeElimination(s) 1Daniel Bryan48Big Cass1:16:053 2Dolph Ziggler12Kurt Angle21:442 3Sin Cara1Dolph Ziggler01:180 4Curtis Axel2Mark Henry02:000 5Mark Henry5Daniel Bryan and Dolph Ziggler03:273 6Mike Kanellis3Mark Henry00:030 7Hiroki Sumi4Mark Henry00:460 8Viktor6Daniel Bryan00:510 9Kofi Kingston14Elias16:341 10Tony Nese9Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods07:131 11Dash Wilder7Daniel Bryan and Hornswoggle01:260 12Hornswoggle8Tony Nese01:001 13Primo Colón11Kurt Angle05:100 14Xavier Woods15Elias09:561 15Bo Dallas10Kurt Angle01:340 16Kurt Angle16Elias07:593 17Scott Dawson19Bobby Roode11:440 18Goldust18Bobby Roode10:040 19Konnor13Elias02:250 20Elias41Bobby Lashley34:045 21Luke Gallows20Rey Mysterio09:160 22Rhyno25Roderick Strong16:220 23Drew Gulak17Tucker Knight01:470 24Tucker Knight23Big E10:081 25Bobby Roode29Baron Corbin17:442 26Fandango21Mojo Rawley03:420 27Chad Gable24Apollo Crews08:170 28Rey Mysterio37Baron Corbin20:251 29Mojo Rawley27Randy Orton08:522 30Tyler Breeze22Mojo Rawley00:160 31Big E33Braun Strowman13:591 32Karl Anderson26Randy Orton04:250 33Apollo Crews28Randy Orton03:261 34Roderick Strong30Baron Corbin06:001 35Randy Orton39Elias10:584 36Heath Slater34Braun Strowman07:380 37Babatunde31Braun Strowman05:530 38Baron Corbin38Randy Orton07:083 39Titus O'Neil35Braun Strowman04:420 40Dan Matha32Braun Strowman02:010 41Braun StrowmanWinner13 42Tye Dillinger36Braun Strowman00:290 43Curt Hawkins40Braun Strowman00:200 44Bobby Lashley45Braun Strowman14:382 45The Great Khali42Braun Strowman and Bobby Lashley00:310 46Kevin Owens47Braun Strowman10:430 47Shane McMahon44Braun Strowman08:070 48Shelton Benjamin43Chris Jericho04:230 49Big Cass49Braun Strowman07:231 50Chris Jericho46Braun Strowman03:181 

 By eliminating 13 men, Braun Strowman broke the record of 12, set by Roman Reigns at the 2014 Royal Rumble.
 Daniel Bryan broke the length record for lasting 1:16:05, previous record held by Rey Mysterio (lasting 1:02:12) at the 2006 Royal Rumble.

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