WWE delivered the predictable to the completely beautiful on the Royal Rumble.
Charlotte Aptitude returned after greater than a yr away after sustaining a devastating knee harm to win the Girls’s Royal Rumble match and Jey Uso eradicated John Cena to finish one of many largest surprises within the historical past of the occasion in entrance of greater than 65,000 followers at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday.
Each now get to select which world champion they’ll face at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas on April 19-20. Uso is anticipated to select World Heavyweight champion Gunther and Aptitude will probably choose WWE Girls’s champion Tiffany Stratton.
Uso was a part of a star-studded last six with Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Logan Paul, John Cena and Seth Rollins.
Rollins and Reigns had been eradicated by Punk after the 2 rivals spent an excessive amount of time centered on attacking one another. Punk was then shortly dumped out of the ring by Logan Paul. Cena and Uso would mix to ensure Paul was eradicated, leaving the 2 babyfaces within the ring.
Cena, who’s starting his retirement tour, thought he had the match received as he lifted Uso up for an Angle Adjustment on the apron. However Uso slipped off and knocked a shocked Cena off from behind.
The one surprises had been YouTuber and rapper IShowSpeed changed Tozawa — who was taken out by an eradicated Carmelo Hayes. Velocity helped Bron Breakker get rid of Otis earlier than consuming a monster spear from the Intercontinental champion and getting eradicated. A.J. Kinds, who has been out since October with a Lisfranc harm returned at No. 21 and TNA world champion Joe Hendry took half in his first Royal Rumble.
On the ladies’s aspect, Aptitude turned the primary lady to win two Royal Rumbles after making her return. Aptitude, who entered at No. 27 soaked within the loud crowd response with a sluggish stroll to the ring. She acquired off to a sizzling begin, even reversing a stalling double suplex from former TNA star and latest WWE signee Jordynne Grace and Stephane Vaquer right into a double DDT. and scored fast eliminations of Michin and Piper Niven.
The Queen, Nikki Bella, Nia Jax and Roxanne Perez had been the ultimate 4 ladies within the match. Jax knocked Bella to the surface and Aptitude eradicated Jax. The 14-time world champion then hit a giant boot to ship Perez to the ground to win the match.
The largest shock was Alexa Bliss, wearing her gear from her time with Bray Wyatt with “F(r)iend 4 Ever” on the again and creepy doll Lilly, making her return since leaving WWE in January of 2023 to have a child with Ryan Cabrera. It was the primary large shock of the match and acquired a giant response at No. 21.
Bella, who lately finalized a divorce with Artem Chigvintsev, coming again to WWE for the primary time in three years was the opposite large shock.
Perez, who entered at No. 3 broke Bayley’s report for the longest time spent in a ladies’s Royal Rumble match at greater than 67 minutes.
On the remainder of the cardboard, Rhodes retained his Undisputed WWE championship in a violent ladder match with Kevin Owens. It ended with Rhodes countering Owens’ package deal pile driver try on the announce desk. He Alabama slammed the challenger by means of a ladder arrange between the ring and the announce desk. It left Owens in a heap and allowed Rhodes to climb and retrieve his title as Sami Zayn examine on the challenger.
DIY additionally retained their WWE World Tag Group championships in a two-out-of-three falls match with Motor Metropolis Machine Weapons with assist from exterior interference from the Avenue Earnings.
