Jason Jordan's basically has the same gimmick as the oft-injured Ben Roethlisberger. It was an incredible commercial for CrossFit. Seth Rollins spent a lot of time in the Royal Rumble only to turn around and defend the Tag Team Championships with Jason Jordan selling an injury for the entire match. Credit: WWE.comĬesaro and Sheamus vs Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan: WWE Raw Tag Team Championship Shinsuke Nakamura won the WWE 2018 Men's Royal Rumble. The Royal Rumble clock had to average around 30 seconds between entrants. Cole chastised Saxton for being unbiased. What is more likely to make a heel: Making fun of the Eagles or tossing out Rusev?īyron Saxton, a babyface commentator, was rooting for Sami Zayn to get eliminated after Zayn cheated to enter the Royal Rumble illegally. Heath Slater getting attacked by everyone on their way to the ring was funny and all, but if it kept happening, he'd have a legit shot at making the final four and winning. Naturally, he was eliminated by uber heel Baron Corbin, who went all Big Show 2001 after being eliminated by Balor.Įlias played guitar on his way to the ring better than most people can play guitar with a music sheet in front of them. Rhyno's ECW ties made him every bit as popular as Rusev. WWE kicked off the Royal Rumble with Rusev and Finn Balor, presumably with the hope that the Philly fans get their nerdgasms out of their systems early so they don't have the energy to riot. Okay, so there has to be a reason WWE is saving the women's Royal Rumble for last.
In a developing subplot, Jey Uso's DWI is clearly a non-issue, though he is still ineligible to play in the XFL. This was the rare two out of three falls match that ended in two falls. The Usos, charter inmates of the Uso Penitentiary, come off as far less threatening in purple ring gear. Shelton Benjamin and Chad Gable: WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships (YouTube Views: 7,920) Tom Phillips mentioned the WWE Championship has never changed hands in a handicapped match, which is like mentioning that the WWE Championship has never been held by an extraterrestrial life form.įor the most part, Philadelphia played along by booing Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens as if they were convincing heels.ĭaniel Bryan and Shane McMahon have been neck-deep in this feud for months but couldn't be bothered to even make a run-in at the Royal Rumble. If Zayn and Owens win, will the WWE Championship be split in half a la Lay-Cool? Either WWE announcer Greg Hamilton forgot or WWE is tired of fans shouting "one fall!" There was no mention of "one fall" for the announcement of this match. AJ Styles: WWE Championship (YouTube Views: 24,640) WWE Royal Rumble: Sunday, Janu(Kickoff Show YouTube Views: 282,000) WWE Royal Rumble Estimated Live Gate: $6,699,020
WWE Raw 25/Royal Rumble Go-Home Show Social Media Score:
WWE SmackDown Live Viewership- Last Five Weeks Air Date