WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Results (Jan 29, 2022) – Ronda Rousey RETURNS & Huge Swerve!!
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WWE Royal Rumble 2022 Full Results – Jan 29th 2022.
Roman Reigns (C) Vs. Seth Rollins – Universal Championship
As Reigns waits for Rollins, The Sheild’s music hits. Rollins is in full Sheild gear and enters through the crowd. Reigns is visibly upset. After the bell rings Rollins quickly escapes a waist lock from Reigns. Reigns lands a few strikes. Rollins fires back and sends Reigns over the top with a clothesline. Rollins tries a springboard but Reigns blasts him with an uppercut as he sails through the air. Drive-by by Reigns.
Reigns leaps of the steps for a Superman Punch but Rollins counters with a powerbomb through the announce desk. Rollins sends Reigns back into the ring and hits a frog splash. Reigns kicks out. Rollins tries a phoenix splash but Reigns moves out of the way. Buckle Bomb by Rollins. Rollins hits the Stomp! Reigns kicks out at 2.9. Rollins runs right into a clothesline. Reigns grounds and pounds Rollins. Powerbomb by Reigns. Rollins kicks out. Rollins traps Reigns in a triangle. Reigns counters with a powerbomb. Reigns drives Rollins into the post. Rollins falls out of the ring.
Reigns tosses Rollins into the ring steps before sending him back into the ring. Superman Punch by Reigns. Rollins kicks out. Rollins rolls out of the ring. Reigns Spears Rollins out on the floor. Reigns tries another but Rollins reverses it into a Pedigree. Somehow, Reigns manages to kick out. Reigns avoids the Stomp and sets up a Rock Bottom. Rollins fights out of that. Spear by Reigns. Rollins is laughing as he is rolling around in pain on the mat. Reigns paces around the ring. Rollins tries to fist bump Reigns. Reigns locks Rollins in the Guillotine. Rollins grabs the ropes but Reigns doesn’t break the hold and ref was forced to disqualify Reigns.
After the match, Reigns decimates Rollins with chair and leave him almost unconsious in the middle of the ring.
Winner: Seth Rollins via DQ & Still Universal Champion Roman Reigns
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
30 Women Royal Rumble Match
Entrant #1: Sasha Banks
Entrant #2: Melina
Melina tries a kick but Banks picks her up and dumps her over the top.
Melina has been eliminated
Banks mocks Melina and does a split in the ring.
Entrant #3: Tamina
Before Tamina gets to the ring Banks hits Meteora off the apron. Banks hits a bulldog followed by Meteora in the corner.
Entrant #4: Kelly Kelly
Kelly sends Tamina into the corner with a head scissors. Handspring splash by Kelly. Kelly tries to head scissor Banks out of the ring. Banks escapes and boots Kelly off the apron.
Kelly Kelly has been eliminated
Entrant #5: Aliyah
Entrant #6: Liv Morgan
Entrant #7: Queen Zelina
Zelina surprises Banks and kicks her over the top.
Sasha Banks has been eliminated
Entrant #8: Bianca Belair
Entrant #9: Dana Brooke
Reggie is at Brooke’s side as she takes her way to the ring.
Entrant #10: Michelle McCool
Brooke gets knocked out of the ring but Reggie catches her and sets her back on the apron. Brooke dives off the top into a boot by McCool. McCool dumps Brooke over the top.
Dana Brooke has been eliminated
Entrant #11: Sonya Deville
Deville walks over to the announce desk. She still has her jacket on, so she’s going to do commentary until she’s ready to get in the match.
Entrant #12: Natalya
Entrant #13: Cameron
Cameron lands a ranna and a wheelbarrow bulldog. Once Deville hears that Cameron and Naomi are friends, Deville takes off her jacket and attacks Cameron. Deville dumps Cameron.
Entrant #14: Naomi
Naomi checks on Cameron before getting in the ring. Naomi and Deville tear into each other, trading strike after strike. Disaster kick by Naomi. Naomi kicks Deville out of the ring.
Sonya Deville has been eliminated
Entrant #15: Carmella
Entrant #16: Rhea Ripley
Carmella still hasn’t entered the ring. She’s buying time putting on her protective mask. Ripley throws Carmella into the ring. Ripley dumps Vega and Carmella at the same time.
Carmella and Queen Zelina have been eliminated
Entrant #17: Charlotte Flair
Flair tosses out Aliyah.
Aliyah has been eliminated
Flair tosses Naomi out to the apron. Naomi manages to hold on by locking her feet around the ropes. Deville runs down to ringside and pulls Naomi out to the floor.
Naomi has been eliminated
Entrant #18: Ivory
Ivory has a mic. She says been a long time but nothing has changed. All she sees are a lot of wayward lost little girls. Ripley picks up Ivory and sets her on the apron. Ripley pats Ivory on the head before booting her off the apron.
Ivory has been eliminated
Entrant #19: Brie Bella
Brie gets a Yes Chant going.
Entrant #20: IMPACT Women’s Champion Mickie James
James is proudly wearing the IMPACT title. McCool immediately attacks James. James rannas McCool out of the ring.
Michelle McCool has been eliminated
Entrant #21: Alicia Fox
Entrant #22: Nikki A.S.H.
Nikki sneaks up behind Ripley and tries to dump her but Ripley fights her way back into the ring. Nikki goes through the ropes to avoid Ripley.
Entrant #23: Summer Rae
Natalya slams Summer Rae over the top rope.
Summer Rae has been eliminated
Entrant #24: Nikki Bella
Nikki, Brie, and Fox have a Team Bella reunion. Nikki punches Fox out of the ring.
Entrant #25: Sarah Logan
The Bella Twins toss out Logan
Sarah Logan has been eliminated
The Bellas toss Morgan.
Liv Morgan has been eliminated
Entrant #26: Lita
Lita hits a DDT that sends James out of the ring.
Mickie James has been eliminated
Entrant #27: Mighty Molly
Before Molly gets to the ring, Nikki attacks Molly. Nikki sends Molly into the ring steps. Nikki tosses Molly.
Mighty Molly has been eliminated
Entrant #28: Ronda Rousey
Rousey superkicks Nikki out of the ring.
Nikki A.S.H. has been eliminated
Brie knocks Nikki out of the ring.
Nikki Bella has been eliminated
Entrant #29: Shotzi
Rousey knocks Brie out of the ring.
Brie Bella has been eliminated
Entrant #30: Shayna Baszler
Baszler and Rousey square up but Flair stops the two besties from being able to lock up. Rousey tosses out Shotzi.
Shotzi has been eliminated
Belair tosses out Natalya.
Natalya has been eliminated
Natalya gets back in the ring and Rousey eliminates her again. Lita goes up for a moonsault. Ripley knocks Lita off the top but she lands on the apron. Flair boots Lita off the apron.
Lita has been eliminated
Ripley and Rousey end up on the apron. Flair boots Ripley off the apron.
Rhea Ripley has been eliminated
Flair dumps over Belair and Baszler at the same time.
Bianca Belair and Shayna Baszler have been eliminated
Flair and Rousey are the final two women. Flair charges in and Rousey tosses her over the top for the win!
Charlotte Flair has been eliminated
Winner: Ronda Rousey
Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars
Becky Lynch (c) Vs. DouDrop – RAW Women’s Championship
Doudrop tosses Lynch all over the ring. Lynch is totally overpowered. Doudrop sets up her finish but Lynch moves out of the way. Lynch tries a shoulder block but it has no effect. Doudrop runs over Lynch. Lynch rolls out of the ring and lays against the ring steps. Doudrop tries a senton but Lynch moves out of the way. Doudrop crashes into the steps. Lynch works over Doudrop. Doudrop fires up and crushes Lynch with a senton.
Lynch traps Doudrop in the Disarm-her. Doudrop reverses it into a sit-out powerbomb. Lynch kicks out. Doudrop hits a cannonball in the corner. Lynch kicks out again. Lynch hits the Molly-Go-Round for a near fall. Doudrop hits a modified version of the Big Ending. Lynch kicks out at two. Doudrop goes up top. Lynch cuts her off and hits a Manhandle Slam off the second rope for the win.
Winner: Becky Lynch
Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars
Brock Lesnar (c) Vs. Bobby Lashley – WWE Championship
After three big matches, the crowd is ready for the big game. And by the white pants of Bobby Lashley and the braid on Brock Lesnar, this match has that Wrestlemania feel. These two in the ring feel right. Right away, Lashley hits an impressive German Suplex on Lesnar, and he is unphased. Lesnar attempts an F5, and Lashley reverses and gives his two flawless spears. Lesnar has control when he hits countless Germans on Lashley. Lashley has the Hurt Lock out of nowhere, and fans are on their feet hoping Lesnar is fading away. Lesnar locks in the F5 and knocks out the referee.
And then Roman Reigns spears Lesnar looks at Paul Heyman, and hands the WWE Championship to Reigns. Reigns hit Lesnar with the championship, and the new referee counts three, and Bobby Lashley is the new WWE Champion. Reigns leaves with Heyman and begin the sets up Lesnar vs. Reigns for possibly Wrestlemania.
Winner: New WWE Champion Bobby Lashley
Ratings: 4 out of 5 Stars
Edge & Beth Phoenix Vs. Miz & Maryse – Mixed Tag Team Match
Beth Phoenix is chasing Maryse in a goofy, funny fashion right away. Phoenix begins to get frustrated and attempts to get a chair to defend her husband. Finally, Phoenix and Miz are face to face and get Miz into a corner, shoulders into the midsection. Maryse hits Phoenix with the purse brick from behind, and Phoenix is ready for it when she is kicked out of two.
Maryse and Phoenix have a great wrestling moment showing that they were pioneers of the Women’s Revolution. The ending moments of the match have the entire arena on their feet. Phoenix hits the Miz with an incredible powerbomb into an elbow drop from Edge. Maryse has one the most significant moves she’s hit when she hit Edge with a fantastic huricanrana. Then Edge and Phoenix hit a double spear, then a double Glam Slam. It was a very entertaining match to get the crowd read for the Men’s Royal Rumble.
Winner: Edge & Beth Phoenix
Ratings: 3 out of 5 Stars
30 Man Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Entrant #1: AJ Styles
Entrant #2: Shinsuke Nakamura
Styles and Nakamura trade strikes. Nakamura floors Styles with a spin kick. Styles avoids the Kinshasa and hits a sliding forearm of his own.
Entrant #3: Austin Theory
Theory drops Styles with a rolling dropkick. Theory tries to dumpNakamura but Styles breaks it up.
Entrant #4: Robert Roode
Roode drops Theory and Nakamura with spinebuster. Roode and Styles have a staredown as the crowd chants “TNA”. Styles knocks Roode off the apron.
Robert Roode has been eliminated
Entrant #5: Ridge Holland
Styles sends Nakamura over the top.
Shinsuke Nakamura has been eliminated
Entrant #6: Montez Ford
Entrant #7: Damian Preist
Entrant #8: Sami Zayn
Entrant #9: Johnny Knoxville
Knoxville double legs Zayn and lands a bunch of punches. leaping elbow by Knoxville. Styles and Knoxville get in each other’s face. Knoxville slaps Styles. Styles lands a combo of strikes. Ford destroys Knoxville with a frog splash. Zyan Helluva Kicks Knoxville off the apron.
Johnny Knoxville has been eliminated
Zayn gloats and Styles dumps him over the top.
Sami Zayn has been eliminated
Entrant #10: Angelo Dawkins
Entrant #11: Omos
Omos tosses out both Street Profits.
The Street Profits have been eliminated
Omos tosses Styles into the ring post. Styles rolls out of the ring.
Entrant #12: Ricochet
Entrant #13: Chad Gable
Gable organizes everyone to attack Omos. Gable tells Priest to go first. Omos destroys Priest. Omos tosses him over the top.
Damian Priest has been eliminated
Everyone gangs up to send Omos out of the ring. Styles hops on the pile to finally send Omos over the top.
Omos has been eliminated
Entrant #14: Dominik Mysterio
Entrant #15: Happy Corbin
Corbin launches Ricochet over the top.
Ricochet has been eliminated
Entrant #16: Dolph Ziggler
Corbin hits Deep Six on Dominik. Corbin sends Dominik over the top rope.
Dominik Mysterio has been eliminated
Styles sends Theory over the top.
Austin Theory has been eliminated
Styles dumps out Holland.
Ridge Holland has been eliminated
Entrant #17: Sheamus
Entrant #18: Rick Boogs
Boogs press slams Gable out of the ring,
Chad Gable has been eliminated
Entrant #19: Madcap Moss
Moss sends Styles over the top.
AJ Styles has been eliminated
Entrant #20: Riddle
Boogs gets tossed out.
Rick Boogs has been eliminated
Entrant #21: Drew McIntyre
McIntyre sends Corbin and Moss over the top.
The Happy folks have been eliminated
McIntyre beats up Corbin and Moss outside the ring.
Entrant #22: Kevin Owens
Entrant #23: Rey Mysterio
Entrant #24: Kofi Kingston
Kingston tries a springboard but Owens knocks Kingston off the apron onto the barricade. Kingston’s feet hit the floor as hit crashes into the barricade.
Entrant #25: Otis
Entrant #26: Big E!
Big E with a belly to belly on Owens, throw to Riddle, Big E gyrates and hits a big splash on Owens. Sheamus hits the Brogue Kick on Big E. Sheamus drives Rey into the corner, catches a crossbody into a backbreaker.
Entrant #27: Bad Bunny!
Bunny takes out Sheamus, climbs to the top, crossbody to Sheamus, Owens stares him down, Bunny hits a hurricanrana. Riddle faces down Bunny, Bunny hits the Canadian Destroyer on Riddle! Sheamus attacks Bunny from behind, throws him over the ropes, but Bunny hands on, Sheamus goes for the Brogue Kick but Bunny pulls down the ropes an Sheamus falls out of the ring. Ziggler attacks Bunny. Rey hits the 619 on Ziggler, Bunny throws him out of the ring! Bunny tries to eliminate Rey but he hangs on.
Entrant #28: Shane McMahon!
Otis eliminates Rey. Shane attacks Owens. Shane with punches to Riddle, Owens hits a superkick, Shane eliminates Owens! Shane faces off with drew, punches back and forth. Riddle with strikes to Otis and Big E. Big E and Otis try to eliminate Riddle.
Entrant #29: Randy Orton!
Riddle and Shane fight in the corner, RKO to Big E! Orton and Riddle throw out Big E! RKO to Otis, Riddle hits an RKO on Drew! RKBro runs wild. Orton and Riddle eliminate Otis! Shane and Riddle fight in the ropes.
Entrant #30: Brock Lesnar
Lesnar takes out Shane, belly to belly on Orton, suplex to Shane, knees to Riddle. Lesnar eliminates Orton! Bad Bunny stares down Lesnar, Lesnar f5’s him. then throws him out. Lesnar belly to bellys Shane, then tosses out riddle, suplex to Shane. Lesnar clotheslines Shane over the ropes.
Final Two: Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre!
Brock and Drew stare each other down, strikes back and forth, Brock powers Drew into the corner Drew blocks an F5, Brock blocks the Claymore! Lesnar f5’s Drew out of the ring!
Winner: Brock Lesnar
Ratings: 3 out of 5 stars
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