Royal Rumble (2018)

Royal Rumble (2018) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming show made by WWE. It took place on January 28, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the 31st Royal Rumble event held by WWE.

Nine matches were performed at the event. The main match was the first ever women's Royal Rumble match, which was won by Asuka, who recieved a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34. After the match, former UFC mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey appeared and started her pro wrestling career. She confronted both Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss and SmackDown Women's Champion, who were waiting for Asuka's decision of who she wanted to face following her win. The men's Royal Rumble match saw Shinsuke Nakamura win the match by last eliminating Roman Reigns.

 Results 

 Men's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations 
Brand

  – Raw
  – SmackDown
  – NXT
  – Free Agent
  – Winner

DrawEntrantBrandOrderEliminated byTimeEliminationsRusevSmackDown12Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy30:280Finn BálorRaw27John Cena57:384Rhyno1Baron Corbin02:060Baron CorbinSmackDown2Finn Bálor01:061Heath SlaterRaw4Bray Wyatt00:331Elias15John Cena26:000Andrade "Cien" AlmasNXT18Randy Orton29:241Bray WyattRaw13Matt Hardy20:382Big ESmackDown8Jinder Mahal14:140Sami Zayn5Shinsuke Nakamura06:570SheamusRaw3Heath Slater00:020Xavier WoodsSmackDown7Jinder Mahal08:240Apollo CrewsRaw6Cesaro05:160Shinsuke NakamuraSmackDownWinnerCesaroRaw9Seth Rollins05:081Kofi KingstonSmackDown11Andrade "Cien" Almas05:411Jinder Mahal10Kofi Kingston03:482Seth RollinsRaw22Roman Reigns19:012Matt Hardy14Himself01:172John CenaFree Agent28Shinsuke Nakamura29:143The Hurricane16John Cena00:450Aiden EnglishSmackDown17Finn Bálor02:160Adam ColeNXT19Rey Mysterio06:520Randy OrtonSmackDown25Roman Reigns13:551Titus O'NeilRaw20Roman Reigns06:070The Miz21Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins05:200Rey MysterioFree Agent26Finn Bálor09:401Roman ReignsRaw29Shinsuke Nakamura21:524Goldust23Dolph Ziggler02:430Dolph ZigglerSmackDown24Finn Bálor02:011

 Women's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations 
Brand

  – Raw
  – SmackDown
  – NXT
  – Hall of Famer (HOF)
  – Free Agent
  – Winner

DrawEntrantBrand/
StatusOrderEliminated byTimeEliminationsSasha BanksRaw27Brie & Nikki Bella54:463Becky LynchSmackDown14Ruby Riott30:542Sarah LoganSmackDown7Molly Holly16:300Mandy RoseRaw1Lita03:520LitaHOF3Becky Lynch05:512Kairi SaneNXT4Dana Brooke04:490TaminaSmackDown2Lita01:340Dana BrookeRaw5Torrie Wilson02:591Torrie WilsonFree Agent6Sonya Deville03:041Sonya DevilleRaw8Michelle McCool06:411Liv MorganSmackDown9Michelle McCool05:120Molly HollyFree Agent10Michelle McCool04:041LanaSmackDown11Michelle McCool02:540Michelle McCoolFree Agent13Natalya08:385Ruby RiottSmackDown17Nia Jax11:322Vickie GuerreroFree Agent12Becky Lynch, Michelle McCool, Ruby Riott, & Sasha Banks00:570CarmellaSmackDown21Nikki Bella18:450Natalya25Trish Stratus25:343Kelly KellyFree Agent16Nia Jax05:020NaomiSmackDown18Nia Jax06:490JacquelineHOF15Nia Jax01:520Nia JaxRaw23Asuka, Bayley, Brie Bella, Natalya, Nikki Bella, & Trish Stratus17:564Ember MoonNXT20Asuka06:140Beth PhoenixHOF19Natalya02:220AsukaRawWinnerMickie JamesRaw22Trish Stratus08:240Nikki BellaFree Agent29Asuka16:304Brie Bella28Nikki Bella11:582BayleyRaw24Sasha Banks05:041Trish StratusHOF26Sasha Banks05:363

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