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Greatest Royal Rumble

2018 WWE pay-per-view and WWE Network event

WWE Greatest Royal Rumble[1] was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event[2] and WWE Network event[3][4] made by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It happened on April 27, 2018 at the King Abdullah Sports City's King Abdullah International Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[1][5] It aired live in the United States at 12:00 PM EDT, with a pre-show starting at 11 a.m. EDT.[6] At the event, all men's main roster championships were defended, in addition to a 50-man Royal Rumble match.[7] It was the first big event in a ten-year partnership between WWE and the Saudi-Arabian Ministry of Sport.

WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Theme
song(s)		"When Legends Rise" by Godsmack[8]
Information
PromotionWWE
Brand (s)Raw
SmackDown
SponsorSaudi General Sports Authority
DateApril 27, 2018
Attendance60,000[9]
VenueKing Abdullah International Stadium
CityJeddah, Saudi Arabia
Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
English commentatorsMichael Cole
Corey Graves
Byron Saxton
Spanish commentatorsCarlos Cabrera
Marcelo Rodríguez
Arabic commentatorsFaisal Almughaisib
Sultan Alharbi
Jude Aldajani
Ring announcerGreg Hamilton
RefereesDanilo Anfibio
Jason Ayers
John Cone
Dan Engler
Darrick Moore
Chad Patton
Ryan Tran
InterviewerMike Rome
Pre-show panelByron Saxton
Jerry Lawler
Jim Ross
Booker T

Matches

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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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

Jeff Hardy then defended the United States Championship against Jinder Mahal. Hardy performed a Swanton Bomb on Mahal to retain the title.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

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.[10]

Main Event

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  • 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.[11] Strowman received a trophy and a green championship belt.[10]

Results

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No.ResultsStipulationsTimes[10]
1John Cena defeated Triple HSingles match[12]15:45
2Cedric Alexander (c) defeated KalistoSingles match for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship[13]10:15
3Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy defeated Cesaro and SheamusTag team match[broken anchor] for the vacant WWE Raw Tag Team Championship[14]8:50
4Jeff Hardy (c) defeated Jinder Mahal (with Sunil Singh)Singles match for the WWE United States Championship[15]6:10
5The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) (c) defeated The Usos (Jey and Jimmy Uso)Tag team match for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship[16]5:05
6Seth Rollins (c) defeated Finn Bálor, Samoa Joe, and The MizLadder match[broken anchor] for the WWE Intercontinental Championship[17]15:05
7AJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ended in a double countoutSingles match for the WWE Championship[18]14:25
8The Undertaker defeated Rusev (with Aiden English)Casket match[19]9:40
9Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) defeated Roman Reigns by escaping the cageSteel Cage match for the WWE Universal Championship[20]9:15
10Braun Strowman won by last eliminating Big Cass50-man Greatest Royal Rumble match for the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Championship[21]1:17:20
  • (c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Greatest Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations

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  – Raw
  – SmackDown
  – NXT
  – Free agent
DrawEntrantOrderEliminated byTime[22]Elimination(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 Strowman—Winner22:1413
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

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 WWE.com staff (March 5, 2018). "Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble". WWE. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ↑ "WWE Greatest Royal Rumble to be shown live on Sky Sports Box Office". Sky Sports. March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  3. ↑ WWE.com staff (April 4, 2018). "Greatest Royal Rumble to stream on WWE Network Friday, April 27, at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT". WWE. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mike Johnson (March 12, 2018). "WWE NETWORK TO BROADCAST GREATEST ROYAL RUMBLE". PWInsider. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Saudi Arabia to host the Greatest Royal Rumble". Saudigazette. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "WWE Network confirms Greatest Royal Rumble start time, Kickoff". WWE. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Seven title bouts, 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match announced for Greatest Royal Rumble". WWE. Retrieved March 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "First-ever WWE Greatest Royal Rumble wows 60,000 in Jeddah". Arab News. April 27, 2018. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
  10. ↑ 10.00 10.01 10.02 10.03 10.04 10.05 10.06 10.07 10.08 10.09 10.10 10.11 Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE Greatest Royal Rumble live review: 50-man Royal Rumble match, Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns in a cage match for the WWE Universal Championship, AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura for the WWE Championship, John Cena vs. Triple H, Undertaker vs. Rusev in a casket match". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  11. ↑ Martin, Adam. "WWE Royal Rumble PPV results 1/26/14 - (30 man Rumble)". WrestleView. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "John Cena def. Triple H". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  13. ↑ Powers, Kevin. "WWE Cruiserweight Champion Cedric Alexander def. Kalisto". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  14. ↑ Wortman, James. ""Woken" Matt Hardy & Bray Wyatt def. Cesaro & Sheamus (new Raw Tag Team Champions)". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  15. ↑ Melok, Bobby. "United States Champion Jeff Hardy def. Jinder Mahal". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  16. ↑ Wortman, James. "SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bludgeon Brothers def. The Usos". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  17. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "Intercontinental Champion Seth Rollins def. The Miz, Finn Bálor and Samoa Joe (Ladder Match)". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  18. ↑ Melok, Bobby. "WWE Champion AJ Styles vs. Shinsuke Nakamura ended in a Double Count-out". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  19. ↑ Clapp, John. "The Undertaker def. Rusev in a Casket Match". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  20. ↑ Melok, Bobby. "Brock Lesnar def. Roman Reigns in a Steel Cage Match to retain the Universal Championship". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  21. ↑ Benigno, Anthony. "Braun Strowman won the first-ever 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match to become the Greatest Royal Rumble Champion". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  22. ↑ "50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match statistics: Entrant order, eliminations, times and more". WWE. Retrieved April 27, 2018.

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