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Mid-Card Championship Winner
Kick-Off- The New Day vs. Cesaro, Tyson Kidd and Adam Rose
Before the match, Xavier Woods cuts a promo on how he has to back out of the match because of a broken ankle. He announces he has a replacement who's all about the New Day!
The match goes underway, and Truth pins Adam Rose early with the Lie Detector. Kofi then pins Kidd after a Trouble in Paradise. It's 1-on-3 as Cesaro takes them all on by himself. It looks like Big E will take down Cesaro for a clean sweep, but Cesaro reverses a Big Ending into a Neutralizer, and pins him. Truth then charges in and Cesaro takes him for a swing and pins him too. It's down to Kofi vs. Cesaro and after some back-and-forth, Cesaro hits a European Uppercut and rolls him up for the third consecutive pinfall.
Winners: Cesaro, Tyson Kidd & Adam Rose
Xavier Woods is irate at ringside. Kidd and Rose hold Cesaro high and carry him to the back while Xavier argues with all three of them. He blames Truth, saying he doesn't belong in The New Day. Kofi tells Xavier to back off, but Xavier hits Truth with a front dropkick! He yells at Big E to hoist him for the Big Ending. Kofi is not liking this. Big E grabs R-Truth, but then lets him go. Big E and Kofi abandon Xavier while Woods is shaking his head. He looks as Truth and hits him with the Lost in the Woods!!!
The panel discusses what happened, highlighting that Cesaro was very dominant in the match, and that Xavier Woods has seemingly lost it.
PAY PER VIEW
1- WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
The PPV unpredictably starts off with the potential main event and hottest feud on the card. Seth gets in first, then Cena and then Brock. The match is under-way and Cena immediately hits an Attitude Adjustment on Rollins. Rollins rolls out of the ring, and Brock and Cena square off 1-on-1. Cena has the upperhand and eventually locks Brock into the STF, until Seth runs in to break it up. Cena and Seth start fighting it out, and Seth goes for the Curb Stomp. Brock breaks it down, grabs Seth and throws him against the turnbuckle. Brock goes full brawler on Seth's ass, but Cena grabs him from behind and nails the Attitude Adjustment!! Seth from behind, hits Cena with the Curbstomp. Seth then goes for the pin on Brock, but Brock kicks out. Seth brings Brock back up, and starts nailing him with everything he's got. Seth dominates Brock, and goes for the Curb Stomp, when Cena comes out of nowhere with a bulldog. Cena locks in the STF on Seth, but Seth gets out and rolls out of the ring. Cena then turns around and Brock starts pummeling him from behind. Brock hits Cena with consecutive suplexes, aiming to go for 16 again. This time, Cena breaks out after 4, and hits some right hands of his own. Cena goes for the AA, but Seth runs in and breaks it up again! All 3 of them are laying on the mat when Heyman starts screaming at Brock to go for the kill. Brock stands up as if it was nothing and starts throwing them both around like rag dolls. Seth tries standing up to him, but Brock F5's him out of the ring!! Brock picks Cena up, and Cena gets on his knees. He slaps Brock across the face, but it's over. Brock hits Cena with the F5. 1....2...3.... Clean dominant win for Brock!
Winner and still WWE Champion: Brock Lesnar
After the match, JJ Security picks Rollins up and takes him to the back, while Heyman and Brock laugh about their win. Cena looks disappointed. Backstage, Renee reminds everybody what she announced on the kickoff show: that the divas tag match will now be for the Divas title! All of a sudden, Miz & Mizdow show up. Miz tells everyone he'll be walking out as the Tag Team Champions! Damien repeats him saying "I will be tag team champions"... Miz stares a hole into his face and Damien whispers "Sorry, I'm obviously talking about YOU". Miz then reminds everybody that he's the Miz and he's a STAR.
2- WWE Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c)vs. Damien Mizdow & The Miz
This wouldn't have been my choice for a tag title match, but we gotta go through with it. The match starts off with Jimmy and Miz, while Mizdow replicates everything he does at ringside. Miz gets his ass handed to him by both Usos as they tag each other back-and-forth. Miz then rolls out of the ring to scream at Damien, telling him that he's the stunt double and he should be taking the damage. While they argue, the Usos grab them both and throw them in the ring. They both go to the turnbuckles for some Superfly splashes, but Damien out of the way!! Miz crawls up to the ropes to stare at Mizdow for bailing, but Jimmy then rolls him up for the 1-2-3.
Winners and still WWE Tag Team Champions: The Usos
Damien never tagged in, and Miz took all the offense resulting in the loss. After the match, Damien apologizes to Miz. He starts asking him why he didn't roll over as well. Miz then shoves him and Damien shoves him back. He says he has to do it since Miz did it first. Miz then walks away, frustrated with Mizdow while Damien stays in the ring, looking disappointed in himself.
Backstage, Rollins asks Triple H for a spot in the Rumble. Triple H tells him that he had his chance, but Rollins says it wasn't 1-on-1 and he wants to compete in the Rumble for a 1-on-1 chance against Brock. Triple H stares at his briefcase and Rollins says that's just INSURANCE. Triple H says he'll think about it, but he reminds Seth that he disappointed him earlier tonight.
3- WWE Diva's Championship: Paige and Natalya vs. The Bella Twins (c)
For the first time, the Bellas will be defending the title in tag team action! Paige and Brie start first with Brie taking most of the damage. Brie gets hit with a Paige turner and it looks like Paige is going for the easy win, when Nikki breaks it up. Brie starts complaining about her arm, and Nikki tags in yelling at her to stay in the corner. Nikki goes full hoss and tears Paige down. Natalya gets the hot tag and manages to put Nikki in the Sharpshooter. Brie runs into the ring to break it up, but Paige kicks her out of the way. Nikki taps, but the ref didn't see since he was yelling at Paige to get out of the ring. Natalya lets go and goes to the ref, and Nikki then crawls to the other side of the ring. Brie asks to tag in, but Nikki says no. In a split second, Brie tags herself in and tackles Natalya. Bella hits the Bella Buster and starts doing the Yes Chant. Nikki starts screaming at her to go for the pin, and Brie gets distracted, and Natalya rolls her up. 1...2...3!
Winner and NEW WWE Divas Champion: Natalya!
Paige and Natalya celebrate. Natalya grabs the title high, while The Bellas are in shock at ringside. The celebration goes on for a while when the Bellas get in the ring. It looks like they're both going to go after the winners, but Nikki then hits Brie with a Torture rack!! Uh-oh, looks like this feud is back in motion...
4- The New Age Outlaws vs. The Ascension
NAO cut a promo about how they will teach these goobers a lesson in old school, but between the bells, The Ascension completely destroy them. This is a total squash, and The Ascension play with their pray for a few minutes before hitting the Fall of Man and grabbing the win.
Winners: The Ascension
JBL is livid at ringside, when Konnor signals that he's going after him. JBL stands up and starts fighting Konnor off, but Viktor tackles him. The Ascension goes 2-on-1 and starts doing LOD's taunts. Konnor puts JBL on his shoulders and Viktor goes to the top rope and hits JBL with the Doomsday Device!! The Ascension start laughing over JBL's body.
Backstage, Nikki gets interviewed about her loss earlier tonight and she says that no matter what she does to Brie, Brie never learns. She says that she's going to hit Brie where it really hurts... The camera zooms out, and Cena is standing beside her. Nikki changes tone and starts acting all cute and charming, but Cena nods his head. He walks off while Nikki is left nervous about what John thinks.
Lillian is in the ring and will make her announcement for the Royal Rumble, but all of a sudden...
Stone Cold Steve Austin comes in with a microphone and says that he heard there's a vacancy on the announce desk, and tonight he wants to sit as close to the action as possible. He joins Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler at ringside!! Austin tells them that not only will he be on commentary, but that this Thursday after Smackdown, he'll be airing a special edition of the podcast with the winner of the Royal Rumble on the WWENetwork.
Lillian smiles, and begins her announcement for tonight's Royal Rumble!! Our first competitor....
Neville comes out and makes his way to the ring. He grabs a mic and says that that not everyone here will know him, but he's a former NXT Champion who has paid his dues and worked all around the world and he's finally making his WWE debut tonight. He says that when he asked Triple H for a spot in the Rumble, Triple H said that it was best for business for him to enter at #1. Triple H thinks he's setting Neville up for failure, but the joke's on him, because Neville will deliver, he will win the Royal Rumble and he'll go on to main event WrestleMania!!!
The second entrant interrupts and out comes Jamie Noble!! Seth and Joey are behind him, and Seth grabs a mic. He says that he might not have a spot in the Royal Rumble tonight, but his good friend Jamie Noble is the #2 entrant, and he's going to sit at ringside and watch him teach this rookie punk a lesson. He says he's rooting for Noble to go onto win the Royal Rumble and face Brock Lesnar. Jamie is excited and runs into the ring while Neville looks confused. Austin welcomes Seth on commentary and they immediately click.
The match is underway as Joey Mercury manages Jamie at ringside. Adrian takes it to Jamie and hits all the offense he can, but Jamie grabs the ropes. The ref holds Adrian back, but Jamie cheap shots Neville! Jamie starts hitting some right hands as the clock counts down...
Seth is excited on commentary as Joey gets in the ring. Austin says this is ridiculous, but Seth says that as long as Joey or Jamie wins the Rumble, he's a happy camper. Cole and Lawler are mostly quiet during Austin and Seth's arguing. Jamie and Joey double team Adrian, but Adrian is able to overcome the odds. He hits some multiple kick variations, and nails Joey with an enzuigiri. The clock strikes zero and the 4th entrant is revealed...
Cesaro appears on the ramp as he's ready to come in. Austin is excited, saying this cat is one of his favorites to win. He begins walking down, when all of a sudden, The Big Show and Kane attack him!! They double chokeslam him into the ramp and Big Show grabs a mic: "My apologies to the King of Swing, but it looks like he is unable to compete!" Kane continues, "As Director of Operations, on behalf of the Authority, there will be a new 4th entrant... The music hits!!
Seth Rollins takes off his headset and runs into the ring!! Austin is livid!! Adrian looks like he's in for the fight of his life, as Seth and JJ attack him!! Seth motions at J&J to get a table. They bring one in and Shield 2.0 triple powerbombs Neville through a table!! Seth gets on the mic and says that make no mistake, he's winning the Royal Rumble and there's not a damn thing anyone can do!!
Goldust makes his way to the ring and immediately tackles Rollins! J & J help Rollins fight him off and they all start kicking him down. They grab him for another Triple Powerbomb, but this time, they throw him out of the ring.
1st Elimination: Goldust by Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury & Seth Rollins
Adrian Neville has rolled out of the ring and Seth motions at J&J to bring him back in, as the clock counts down for the 6th entrant...
Stardust comes out, and he's pissed!! He runs to the ring and goes after J&J. Michael Cole mentions that he heard from the grape vine that Cody had drawn a much better number, but he traded it so he and Goldust could be together in the Rumble. Stardust is nailing Seth, but J & J run back in to help out. Stardust hits Joey with Dark Matter, and then hits Jamie with the Cross-Rhodes!! He goes to eliminate Jamie, but Seth from behind pushes him out instead!!!
2nd Elimination: Stardust by Seth Rollins
Seth lays down next to J&J as they are exhausted after Cody's offense. Neville is still selling on the outside, as the clock counts down...
Seth's face says it all as shit's about to get real. The Show Off runs to the ring and clotheslines both J & J. He nails Seth with a Famouser and starts taunting with the crowd. J & J start fighting back, but Dolph is able to fight them off. Seth then comes in and hits him with a low blow and starts kicking him down. Dolph is slightly phased, but he's still fighting back and shoving them around. Austin is excited that someone is finally taking it to Rollins when the 8th entrant comes in...
Roman makes his way from the audience and helps even the odds with Ziggler!! He immediately spears Rollins, and throws Joey Mercury over the top rope!!
3rd elimination: Joey Mercury by Roman Reigns
Ziggler then sizes up Jamie Noble, who is leaning on the ropes. Noble turns around, and Roman charges and Superman Punches him out of the ring!!
4th elimination: Jamie Noble by Roman Reigns
The odds are no longer in Seth's favor, as Adrian Neville gets back in the ring. Seth is sitting by a turnbuckle as Roman, Ziggler and Neville look on. They begin to go after Rollins when the next entrant's music hits.
Luke Harper charges to the ring and starts defending Seth against the onslaught!! Luke and Roman are fighting it out, as Ziggler and Neville double-team against Seth.
Titus runs to the ring and goes after Ziggler!! He's actually very effective and they take turns hitting strikes. Neville is trying to eliminate Seth at ringside while Roman and Harper continue to fight it out. Titus hits Ziggler with a spinebuster and does his signature barks.
Darren Young gets his proper return as he runs to the ring and tackles Titus!! He hits him with some right hands, and clotheslines him out of the ring!
5th elimination: Titus O'Neil by Darren Young
After eliminating his former partner, Darren goes after Harper. Ziggler and Rollins start brawling in a corner, as Roman takes a breather. Neville gets close to Roman and tries throwing him over the top! Roman and Neville have a staredown and the two begin to lock up themselves!!
The Miz makes his way to the ring with Mizdow at his side. He goes after both Roman and Neville, but they start taking turns hitting Miz with some moves. Mizdow is selling all of this at ringside as Cole and Austin talk up how unique Damien is as a performer.
Lucky 13 Jack Swagger runs into the ring and immediately goes after Seth Rollins. Darren Young was trying to eliminate him, but Swagger goes after him too. Swagger nails Young with a big boot, and Rollins comes from behind and shoves him over the top! Swagger grabs on to the bottom rope, almost having been eliminated. Roman and Ziggler are toying with Miz as Harper and Neville fight on the other side of the ring.
Kane runs to the ring and immediately goes after Swagger!! Seth and Kane double team him. Darren tries to even the odds, but Kane chokeslams him out of the ring like it was nothing!
6th elimination: Darren Young by Kane
Kane has officially broken the record for most eliminations in Rumble history. Roman and Ziggler turn their attention towards Kane and Rollins and the five start brawling in the center of the ring. Harper hits a spinning side slam on Neville and joins the center brawl, making it a 3-on-3 fight! Miz is cowering in a corner as Mizdow tires to cheer him on.
Mizdow enters the ring and gets Miz to stand up and they both get into a battle stance against them. The six other guys start attacking the duo as Mizdow tries to repeat everything Mizdow does. Roman throws Miz to the other side of the ring, and Mizdow jumps forward, doing the same thing. Miz then starts attacking Neville, who was down in a corner, and Mizdow starts doing the same to an empty turnbuckle. Suddenly, Dolph comes from behind, grabs him by the head and dropkicks Miz out of the ring!!
7th elimination: The Miz by Dolph Ziggler
All seven other guys stand still. Roman Reigns, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Adrian Neville, Kane, Luke Harper and Seth Rollins are all watching Mizdow to see if he will eliminate himself. Mizdow follows the theatrics. Someone is grabbing his head, pulls him back, goes to the ropes, but then stops dead in his tracks. Miz starts screaming at him and Mizdow says he's sorry. He goes back in and starts attacking Luke Harper!! All 8 guys resume brawling as Miz stays pouty on the outside.
Bray Wyatt moves slowly on his way to the ring. Mizdow is fighting off Ziggler in a turnbuckle when Harper runs in, takes Ziggler off and throws him down. Harper moves away to Swagger as Mizdow signals to Austin. He starts doing all of Austin's signature taunts and goes for the Stunner on Ziggler! The StunDow connects and Mizdow starts raving for the crowd. Wyatt then runs into the ring and throws Mizdow out!!
8th elimination: Damien Mizdow by Bray Wyatt
Yes!!! Yes!! Yes!! Daniel Bryan runs into the ring and goes after Bray Wyatt. Daniel hits some high knees. Bray tries reversing it, but to no avail. Bryan locks in the Yes Lock!! Kane comes in to end Bray's torture and starts pounding on Bryan. Swagger and Roman are brawling on a turnbuckle, as Neville and Ziggler are fighting it out with Rollins and Harper.
The IC Champ charges to the ring and goes after Adrian Neville! The two Brits are fighting it out as commentary puts over how BNB is a legend in Britain and how Neville has always looked up to him. BNB gets the upper hand takes him down with a Wasteland. 10 men are brawling in the ring in anticipation for the 19th entrant...
Randy runs into the ring and starts RKO'ing everybody!!! He RKO's Swagger! He RKO's Barrett! Then Kane! Then Neville! Then Harper! Then Ziggler! Then Wyatt! Then Bryan! Then Roman! Seth Rollins can't believe it! Orton lands his final RKO on Rollins!! The announcers put over Randy hitting 10 RKO's in succession!! Swagger gets up and tries to fight Orton off, but Orton shoves him over the top.
9th elimination: Jack Swagger by Randy Orton
Bo Dallas comes out with a microphone in hand. He says that he got injured but he's back better than ever because he bo-lieved! Bo gets in the ring, but Orton immediately smacks him down. Ziggler nails Harper with a Zig Zag and signals Neville to go to the top. Neville goes up and connects a Red Arrow!!
Rey Mysterio makes his long awaited return!! Almost everyone is down, but Bray Wyatt stands up to take on the masked menace. Rey hits all his offense and nails Wyatt with a 6-1-9. The crowd is roaring as Barrett comes from behind, trying to eliminate Rey. Wyatt is upset on the mat as Ziggler picks him up for an elimination. Wyatt hits Ziggler with a Sister Abigail and turns around to go after Rey. Rey is on the ropes, and Wyatt pushes him over. Rey instead latches on a huricanrana and throws Wyatt over the top!
10th elimination: Bray Wyatt by Rey Mysterio
As Wyatt walks to the back, Kofi makes his way to the ring! They stare down on the ramp as Wyatt laughs. Kofi runs into the ring and goes after Bo Dallas! He hits the Trouble in Paradise and starts posing for the crowd. Kane then clotheslines him down and starts laughing. Bo gets up to hit him with a knee, but Daniel tackles him and throws him over the top!
11th elimination: Bo Dallas by Daniel Bryan
Bo Dallas is on the floor when Kane grabs Kofi Kingston and chokeslams him out of the ring!!! Kofi lands on top of Dallas's body and gets back up. The announcers put over how this was not only a testament to his agility, but also to his good luck. He jumps back into the ring and latches onto Kane.
Fandango poses on the ramp and makes his way to the ring. He immediately goes after Roman Reigns, but Roman is hearing none of this. He spears Fandango down, and Randy then RKO's him. Daniel then hits a Knee+ and Fandango lands on the ropes. Rey goes for a 6-1-9 and connects!! Adrian Neville then goes and drops kick him out of the ring!
12th elimination: Fandango by Adrian Neville
After Fandango was thrown out, Rey goes after Adrian Neville! Harper clotheslines Kofi and tries to eliminate him at one turnbuckle, while Kane and Roman fight in another. Rollins is trying to push Orton over the top on the 3rd turnbuckle while Bryan has Harper in another. In the center of the ring, Barrett nails a Wasteland on Kofi and Kofi is out cold!!
Sheamus makes his long awaited return and immediately goes after Barrett who is in the center of the ring!! He Brogue Kicks him and plays around with him and tries throwing him over the top. Then Kane comes from behind and starts chopping him, with Roman going after Harper. It's a mess as we have 12 guys in the ring in an all-out brawl.
The Big Show runs to the ring and immediately goes to defend Rollins from Randy, Roman and company. Rey tries sizing Show up, but Show chokeslams him out of the ring.
13th elimination: Rey Mysterio by The Big Show
Kofi then jumps on Big Show's back, nailing him with some strikes. In one fell swoop, Show grabs him by his arms and flails him out of the ring!! Not so fast, as Kofi has landed with one foot on the floor and the other on Rey. The referees start arguing and decide that Kofi is still in the bout! Kofi jumps back into the ring as Big Show complains. Big Show turns around and Roman starts pummeling him.
Ambrose makes his Rumble debut and joins the fray as he attacks Kane who was sitting on a turnbuckle. Barrett attacks him from behind, but Sheamus evens the odds as those 4 fight it out on one side of the ring. Rollins almost eliminates Neville, but Neville uses one hand on the floor to move himself to the steps. Kofi starts clapping impressed at Neville's agility, and Harper then throws him over the top!!
14th elimination: Kofi Kingston by Luke Harper
Luke Harper stares intently from the ring, when all of a sudden, Bryan and Ziggler double team him and hit a double dropkick, throwing Luke overboard.
15th elimination: Luke Harper by Dolph Ziggler & Daniel Bryan
It's now down to 11 men as we await the infamous 27th entrant...
David Otunga makes his return and flexes his muscles on the ramp!! He runs into the ring and immediately goes after Bryan!! Ziggler moves away and goes after Big Show, who was trying to eliminate Roman in a corner. Barrett hits Neville with a Bullhamer, and almost throws him over the top, but Sheamus then comes in and kicks him in the head. Sheamus grabs him for the High Cross, charges towards the rope, and High Crosses him out of the ring!!
16th elimination: Bad News Barrett by Sheamus
Sheamus taunts Barrett, motioning that he's going for the gold.
RVD is the next to make his return, and he immediately charges on David Otunga. That makes it 12 men in this fast-paced contest with no intent of slowing down.
Rusev comes out with Lana in toe, and he immediately dominates the match. He runs into the ring, laughs at RVD who is stomping Otunga, and he throws RVD over the top.
17th elimination: Rob Van Dam by Rusev
Rusev then tackles everybody else and headbutts both Rollins and Orton. Sheamus immediately goes after the man who took his US title, but that's a mistake as Rusev nails Sheamus with the Accolade and then throws him over the top!!
18th elimination: Sheamus by Rusev
The announcers put over that Rusev came in and dominated 2 world champions like it was nothing. Roman kicks Rusev from behind and is able to slow down his momentum for now.
Ryback is the last entrant of the Royal Rumble as he runs into the ring and goes after his former teammate David Otunga!! He grabs him like a ragdoll and throws him out of the ring.
19th elimination: David Otunga by Ryback
Rusev and Ryback then have a staredown and they begin to lock up. All Royal Rumble competitors have made their entrances and the winner will be among these 11 men.
After a few more minutes of brawling, Daniel has Rollins down for an elimination. Suddenly, his own theme music hits the speakers!!! Brie Bella walks down the ramp wearing a YES jacket and doing the chants!! Daniel doesn't know what's going on. She approaches the ring, and Bryan goes to the ropes to see what's going on. She opens her jacket and reveals herself to be Nikki! She slaps Bryan, and Big Show capitalizes, throwing Bryan over the top!!
20th elimination: Daniel Bryan by The Big Show
The crowd is in shock and starts booing intently. Nikki speeds up the ramp doing some sarcastic Yes chants as Bryan starts kicking things around ringside. The crowd is booing heavily and Big Show is eating it up.
Suddenly, Ambrose goes after Big Show trying to eliminate him, but Big Show nopes it through, and hits him with the Knockout punch!! Neville falls down at ringside unconscious. There goes another of the crowd favorites!
21st elimination: Dean Ambrose by The Big Show
Big Show is on fire and he starts taunting the crowd saying he'll eliminate all their heroes. Roman then decides he's had enough and nails Big Show with a spear. Big Show gets right back up, but Roman starts smacking Show around. Roman decides it's over and Superman Punches Big Show out of the ring! He's out!
22nd elimination: The Big Show by Roman Reigns
Rusev has Ryback down for the elimination, but Roman grabs him from off his back. All 3 behemoths are fighting it out when Neville goes to the top rope. Neville jumps on all 3 and they all fall down. Dolph and Randy are brawling in the ring, when Seth comes in trying to eliminate them both. Not a smart move, as they start double teaming him for an elimination. Kane then goes to even the odds, and pushes Ziggler over the top!! Ziggler hangs on to the bottom rope, but Randy is left being double teamed on the ropes. He RKO's Kane from the ropes, but that required him landing on the bottom rope on the outside. In that same split-second, Seth grabs him by the head and knocks him down, eliminating him.
23rd elimination: Randy Orton by Seth Rollins
Randy drags Seth out of the ring and starts beating him up at ringside. J & J show up and pull Randy back, but Randy RKO's them both!! 8 security guards show up to pull Randy back, but Randy escapes through the crowd.
We're down to 7 men, when Neville pushes both Ryback and Rusev over the top!! Both of them hang on and Neville stares down. Kane appears from behind and tries eliminating Neville, but Neville counters. He hits a bunch of right hands, and Seth tries double-teaming him. Dolph comes to the rescue and all four are fighting it out while Ryback and Rusev recover. Seth is dizzy and turns around into a spear from Roman Reigns!!
Ryback and Rusev get up and start fighting it out on the outside of the ropes. Ryback gains the upper hand and throws Rusev back in. Rusev IMMEDIATELY slides out and Ryback turns his head. Rusev pulls Ryback by the legs and brings him down to the floor!!
24th elimination: Ryback by Rusev
Ryback is pissed and starts brawling with Rusev on the outside!! The security that came out earlier breaks it up and Lana gives Rusev a pep talk while he looks on from the outside. Inside the ring, the other 5 continue to fight it out. Neville throws Seth down again, and decides to go for the top rope one more time. This time, the risk didn't pay off, as Kane immediately runs up to Neville and chokeslams him out of the ring!! There goes our #1 entrant.
25th elimination: Adrian Neville by Kane
We're down to 6 men, but with Rusev looking on from the outside, the 4 men in the ring stare each other down. Dolph and Seth brawl while Roman and Kane go at it. Roman is able to land the Superman Punch, when he carries Kane and throws him out of the ring!!
26th elimination: Kane by Roman Reigns
Rusev decides it's finally time to get back in and immediately goes after Roman's head. He clashes with Dolph and Seth and throws them both down. Rusev keeps digging on Roman, but Roman gets back up and counters with a spear! Roman starts roaring on the other side, aiming for the Superman Punch but Rusev no-sells the spear and tackles Roman!! He nails the Accolade, and then throws Roman out of the ring!!!
27th elimination: Roman Reigns by Rusev
Holy shit!! The crowd is in shock! It's down to Rusev, Rollins & Ziggler. Rusev is in this for himseld and throws both of them around like rag dolls. Ziggler and Rollins decide it's time to double team him and they hit a double clothesline. They get the momentum in their favor, when Seth hits Rusev with the Curb Stomp and Ziggler nails the Zig Zag!! Ziggler is on fire, when Rollins turns on him and throws him over the top!! Ziggler hangs on!
Rollins is distraught, as he can't believe that Dolph held on one more time. He turns around and Rusev charges at him! Rusev is selling the pain, but he throws Seth to the side and now goes after Dolph who is on the ropes. Dolph is visibly shaken when Rusev arrives and starts pounding on him. Dolph grabs Rusev by the hair and Rusev starts screaming. Lana comes at ringside and starts berating Dolph when Rusev motions at her to keep quiet. Dolph takes advantage and uses the distraction to roll out of the ring!! Dolph learns from his opponent and does the same thing Rusev did earlier. He grabs Rusev by the leg and pulls him out of the ring!!
28th elimination: Rusev by Dolph Ziggler
Rusev is stunned and starts beating on Dolph at ringside. Security get rid of him, but J & J grab him and put him on the announce desk. Seth rolls out of the ring and nails Dolph with a Triple Powerbomb!! They motion to Seth to officialize this victory, and they drag Ziggler back into the ring. All four of them are inside, when Ziggler gets back up and slaps Joey on the face! Seth tries grabbing Ziggler, but he slides out of the way. He trips Jamie up, and he uses the leverage to get back on his feet. He motions at them to come at him, and Joey charges. Ziggler moves out of the way and Joey flies out of the ring. Seth and Jamie then come at him from both sides, and Dolph moves back, and they slam into each other. Ziggler then Irish whips Jamie out of here and it's down to Seth vs. Dolph. They fight it out in the ring, and reverse each other's moves 10 times. Seth gets the upper hand and goes for the Curb Stomp, but Dolph gets out and counters with a Superkick!! Seth grabs onto the ropes, gets back up and Dolph starts taunting him!! It's over, as Dolph jumps into the air, and Zig Zags Seth out of the ring, hanging onto the outside ropes himself!!
29th elimination: Seth Rollins by Dolph Ziggler
WINNER and #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Dolph Ziggler
Dolph is exhausted in the ring, celebrating his victory. Seth and J & J try spoiling it, running into the ring, but Austin is having none of it, as he chases them away. Austin raises Dolph's hand high and they celebrate in the ring. Cole and Lawler put over the hard-fought victory and they remind everybody that Austin will be interviewing Ziggler on this big victory on Thursday night!! The show ends with Austin and Ziggler sharing some beers in the ring.
Before the match, Xavier Woods cuts a promo on how he has to back out of the match because of a broken ankle. He announces he has a replacement who's all about the New Day!
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The match goes underway, and Truth pins Adam Rose early with the Lie Detector. Kofi then pins Kidd after a Trouble in Paradise. It's 1-on-3 as Cesaro takes them all on by himself. It looks like Big E will take down Cesaro for a clean sweep, but Cesaro reverses a Big Ending into a Neutralizer, and pins him. Truth then charges in and Cesaro takes him for a swing and pins him too. It's down to Kofi vs. Cesaro and after some back-and-forth, Cesaro hits a European Uppercut and rolls him up for the third consecutive pinfall.
Winners: Cesaro, Tyson Kidd & Adam Rose
Xavier Woods is irate at ringside. Kidd and Rose hold Cesaro high and carry him to the back while Xavier argues with all three of them. He blames Truth, saying he doesn't belong in The New Day. Kofi tells Xavier to back off, but Xavier hits Truth with a front dropkick! He yells at Big E to hoist him for the Big Ending. Kofi is not liking this. Big E grabs R-Truth, but then lets him go. Big E and Kofi abandon Xavier while Woods is shaking his head. He looks as Truth and hits him with the Lost in the Woods!!!
The panel discusses what happened, highlighting that Cesaro was very dominant in the match, and that Xavier Woods has seemingly lost it.
PAY PER VIEW
1- WWE Championship: Brock Lesnar (c) vs. John Cena vs. Seth Rollins
The PPV unpredictably starts off with the potential main event and hottest feud on the card. Seth gets in first, then Cena and then Brock. The match is under-way and Cena immediately hits an Attitude Adjustment on Rollins. Rollins rolls out of the ring, and Brock and Cena square off 1-on-1. Cena has the upperhand and eventually locks Brock into the STF, until Seth runs in to break it up. Cena and Seth start fighting it out, and Seth goes for the Curb Stomp. Brock breaks it down, grabs Seth and throws him against the turnbuckle. Brock goes full brawler on Seth's ass, but Cena grabs him from behind and nails the Attitude Adjustment!! Seth from behind, hits Cena with the Curbstomp. Seth then goes for the pin on Brock, but Brock kicks out. Seth brings Brock back up, and starts nailing him with everything he's got. Seth dominates Brock, and goes for the Curb Stomp, when Cena comes out of nowhere with a bulldog. Cena locks in the STF on Seth, but Seth gets out and rolls out of the ring. Cena then turns around and Brock starts pummeling him from behind. Brock hits Cena with consecutive suplexes, aiming to go for 16 again. This time, Cena breaks out after 4, and hits some right hands of his own. Cena goes for the AA, but Seth runs in and breaks it up again! All 3 of them are laying on the mat when Heyman starts screaming at Brock to go for the kill. Brock stands up as if it was nothing and starts throwing them both around like rag dolls. Seth tries standing up to him, but Brock F5's him out of the ring!! Brock picks Cena up, and Cena gets on his knees. He slaps Brock across the face, but it's over. Brock hits Cena with the F5. 1....2...3.... Clean dominant win for Brock!
Winner and still WWE Champion: Brock Lesnar
After the match, JJ Security picks Rollins up and takes him to the back, while Heyman and Brock laugh about their win. Cena looks disappointed. Backstage, Renee reminds everybody what she announced on the kickoff show: that the divas tag match will now be for the Divas title! All of a sudden, Miz & Mizdow show up. Miz tells everyone he'll be walking out as the Tag Team Champions! Damien repeats him saying "I will be tag team champions"... Miz stares a hole into his face and Damien whispers "Sorry, I'm obviously talking about YOU". Miz then reminds everybody that he's the Miz and he's a STAR.
2- WWE Tag Team Championship: The Usos (c)vs. Damien Mizdow & The Miz
This wouldn't have been my choice for a tag title match, but we gotta go through with it. The match starts off with Jimmy and Miz, while Mizdow replicates everything he does at ringside. Miz gets his ass handed to him by both Usos as they tag each other back-and-forth. Miz then rolls out of the ring to scream at Damien, telling him that he's the stunt double and he should be taking the damage. While they argue, the Usos grab them both and throw them in the ring. They both go to the turnbuckles for some Superfly splashes, but Damien out of the way!! Miz crawls up to the ropes to stare at Mizdow for bailing, but Jimmy then rolls him up for the 1-2-3.
Winners and still WWE Tag Team Champions: The Usos
Damien never tagged in, and Miz took all the offense resulting in the loss. After the match, Damien apologizes to Miz. He starts asking him why he didn't roll over as well. Miz then shoves him and Damien shoves him back. He says he has to do it since Miz did it first. Miz then walks away, frustrated with Mizdow while Damien stays in the ring, looking disappointed in himself.
Backstage, Rollins asks Triple H for a spot in the Rumble. Triple H tells him that he had his chance, but Rollins says it wasn't 1-on-1 and he wants to compete in the Rumble for a 1-on-1 chance against Brock. Triple H stares at his briefcase and Rollins says that's just INSURANCE. Triple H says he'll think about it, but he reminds Seth that he disappointed him earlier tonight.
3- WWE Diva's Championship: Paige and Natalya vs. The Bella Twins (c)
For the first time, the Bellas will be defending the title in tag team action! Paige and Brie start first with Brie taking most of the damage. Brie gets hit with a Paige turner and it looks like Paige is going for the easy win, when Nikki breaks it up. Brie starts complaining about her arm, and Nikki tags in yelling at her to stay in the corner. Nikki goes full hoss and tears Paige down. Natalya gets the hot tag and manages to put Nikki in the Sharpshooter. Brie runs into the ring to break it up, but Paige kicks her out of the way. Nikki taps, but the ref didn't see since he was yelling at Paige to get out of the ring. Natalya lets go and goes to the ref, and Nikki then crawls to the other side of the ring. Brie asks to tag in, but Nikki says no. In a split second, Brie tags herself in and tackles Natalya. Bella hits the Bella Buster and starts doing the Yes Chant. Nikki starts screaming at her to go for the pin, and Brie gets distracted, and Natalya rolls her up. 1...2...3!
Winner and NEW WWE Divas Champion: Natalya!
Paige and Natalya celebrate. Natalya grabs the title high, while The Bellas are in shock at ringside. The celebration goes on for a while when the Bellas get in the ring. It looks like they're both going to go after the winners, but Nikki then hits Brie with a Torture rack!! Uh-oh, looks like this feud is back in motion...
4- The New Age Outlaws vs. The Ascension
NAO cut a promo about how they will teach these goobers a lesson in old school, but between the bells, The Ascension completely destroy them. This is a total squash, and The Ascension play with their pray for a few minutes before hitting the Fall of Man and grabbing the win.
Winners: The Ascension
JBL is livid at ringside, when Konnor signals that he's going after him. JBL stands up and starts fighting Konnor off, but Viktor tackles him. The Ascension goes 2-on-1 and starts doing LOD's taunts. Konnor puts JBL on his shoulders and Viktor goes to the top rope and hits JBL with the Doomsday Device!! The Ascension start laughing over JBL's body.
Backstage, Nikki gets interviewed about her loss earlier tonight and she says that no matter what she does to Brie, Brie never learns. She says that she's going to hit Brie where it really hurts... The camera zooms out, and Cena is standing beside her. Nikki changes tone and starts acting all cute and charming, but Cena nods his head. He walks off while Nikki is left nervous about what John thinks.
Lillian is in the ring and will make her announcement for the Royal Rumble, but all of a sudden...
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Stone Cold Steve Austin comes in with a microphone and says that he heard there's a vacancy on the announce desk, and tonight he wants to sit as close to the action as possible. He joins Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler at ringside!! Austin tells them that not only will he be on commentary, but that this Thursday after Smackdown, he'll be airing a special edition of the podcast with the winner of the Royal Rumble on the WWENetwork.
Lillian smiles, and begins her announcement for tonight's Royal Rumble!! Our first competitor....
#1 entrant: ADRIAN NEVILLE
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Neville comes out and makes his way to the ring. He grabs a mic and says that that not everyone here will know him, but he's a former NXT Champion who has paid his dues and worked all around the world and he's finally making his WWE debut tonight. He says that when he asked Triple H for a spot in the Rumble, Triple H said that it was best for business for him to enter at #1. Triple H thinks he's setting Neville up for failure, but the joke's on him, because Neville will deliver, he will win the Royal Rumble and he'll go on to main event WrestleMania!!!
#2 entrant: JAMIE NOBLE
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The second entrant interrupts and out comes Jamie Noble!! Seth and Joey are behind him, and Seth grabs a mic. He says that he might not have a spot in the Royal Rumble tonight, but his good friend Jamie Noble is the #2 entrant, and he's going to sit at ringside and watch him teach this rookie punk a lesson. He says he's rooting for Noble to go onto win the Royal Rumble and face Brock Lesnar. Jamie is excited and runs into the ring while Neville looks confused. Austin welcomes Seth on commentary and they immediately click.
The match is underway as Joey Mercury manages Jamie at ringside. Adrian takes it to Jamie and hits all the offense he can, but Jamie grabs the ropes. The ref holds Adrian back, but Jamie cheap shots Neville! Jamie starts hitting some right hands as the clock counts down...
#3 entrant: JOEY MERCURY
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Seth is excited on commentary as Joey gets in the ring. Austin says this is ridiculous, but Seth says that as long as Joey or Jamie wins the Rumble, he's a happy camper. Cole and Lawler are mostly quiet during Austin and Seth's arguing. Jamie and Joey double team Adrian, but Adrian is able to overcome the odds. He hits some multiple kick variations, and nails Joey with an enzuigiri. The clock strikes zero and the 4th entrant is revealed...
#4 entrant: CESARO
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Cesaro appears on the ramp as he's ready to come in. Austin is excited, saying this cat is one of his favorites to win. He begins walking down, when all of a sudden, The Big Show and Kane attack him!! They double chokeslam him into the ramp and Big Show grabs a mic: "My apologies to the King of Swing, but it looks like he is unable to compete!" Kane continues, "As Director of Operations, on behalf of the Authority, there will be a new 4th entrant... The music hits!!
#4 entrant: SETH ROLLINS
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Seth Rollins takes off his headset and runs into the ring!! Austin is livid!! Adrian looks like he's in for the fight of his life, as Seth and JJ attack him!! Seth motions at J&J to get a table. They bring one in and Shield 2.0 triple powerbombs Neville through a table!! Seth gets on the mic and says that make no mistake, he's winning the Royal Rumble and there's not a damn thing anyone can do!!
#5 entrant: GOLDUST
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Goldust makes his way to the ring and immediately tackles Rollins! J & J help Rollins fight him off and they all start kicking him down. They grab him for another Triple Powerbomb, but this time, they throw him out of the ring.
1st Elimination: Goldust by Jamie Noble, Joey Mercury & Seth Rollins
Adrian Neville has rolled out of the ring and Seth motions at J&J to bring him back in, as the clock counts down for the 6th entrant...
#6 entrant: STARDUST
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Stardust comes out, and he's pissed!! He runs to the ring and goes after J&J. Michael Cole mentions that he heard from the grape vine that Cody had drawn a much better number, but he traded it so he and Goldust could be together in the Rumble. Stardust is nailing Seth, but J & J run back in to help out. Stardust hits Joey with Dark Matter, and then hits Jamie with the Cross-Rhodes!! He goes to eliminate Jamie, but Seth from behind pushes him out instead!!!
2nd Elimination: Stardust by Seth Rollins
Seth lays down next to J&J as they are exhausted after Cody's offense. Neville is still selling on the outside, as the clock counts down...
#7 entrant: DOLPH ZIGGLER
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Seth's face says it all as shit's about to get real. The Show Off runs to the ring and clotheslines both J & J. He nails Seth with a Famouser and starts taunting with the crowd. J & J start fighting back, but Dolph is able to fight them off. Seth then comes in and hits him with a low blow and starts kicking him down. Dolph is slightly phased, but he's still fighting back and shoving them around. Austin is excited that someone is finally taking it to Rollins when the 8th entrant comes in...
#8 entrant: ROMAN REIGNS
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Roman makes his way from the audience and helps even the odds with Ziggler!! He immediately spears Rollins, and throws Joey Mercury over the top rope!!
3rd elimination: Joey Mercury by Roman Reigns
Ziggler then sizes up Jamie Noble, who is leaning on the ropes. Noble turns around, and Roman charges and Superman Punches him out of the ring!!
4th elimination: Jamie Noble by Roman Reigns
The odds are no longer in Seth's favor, as Adrian Neville gets back in the ring. Seth is sitting by a turnbuckle as Roman, Ziggler and Neville look on. They begin to go after Rollins when the next entrant's music hits.
#9 entrant: LUKE HARPER
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Luke Harper charges to the ring and starts defending Seth against the onslaught!! Luke and Roman are fighting it out, as Ziggler and Neville double-team against Seth.
#10 entrant: TITUS O'NEIL
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Titus runs to the ring and goes after Ziggler!! He's actually very effective and they take turns hitting strikes. Neville is trying to eliminate Seth at ringside while Roman and Harper continue to fight it out. Titus hits Ziggler with a spinebuster and does his signature barks.
#11 entrant: DARREN YOUNG
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Darren Young gets his proper return as he runs to the ring and tackles Titus!! He hits him with some right hands, and clotheslines him out of the ring!
5th elimination: Titus O'Neil by Darren Young
After eliminating his former partner, Darren goes after Harper. Ziggler and Rollins start brawling in a corner, as Roman takes a breather. Neville gets close to Roman and tries throwing him over the top! Roman and Neville have a staredown and the two begin to lock up themselves!!
#12 entrant: THE MIZ
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The Miz makes his way to the ring with Mizdow at his side. He goes after both Roman and Neville, but they start taking turns hitting Miz with some moves. Mizdow is selling all of this at ringside as Cole and Austin talk up how unique Damien is as a performer.
#13 entrant: JACK SWAGGER
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Lucky 13 Jack Swagger runs into the ring and immediately goes after Seth Rollins. Darren Young was trying to eliminate him, but Swagger goes after him too. Swagger nails Young with a big boot, and Rollins comes from behind and shoves him over the top! Swagger grabs on to the bottom rope, almost having been eliminated. Roman and Ziggler are toying with Miz as Harper and Neville fight on the other side of the ring.
#14 entrant: KANE
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Kane runs to the ring and immediately goes after Swagger!! Seth and Kane double team him. Darren tries to even the odds, but Kane chokeslams him out of the ring like it was nothing!
6th elimination: Darren Young by Kane
Kane has officially broken the record for most eliminations in Rumble history. Roman and Ziggler turn their attention towards Kane and Rollins and the five start brawling in the center of the ring. Harper hits a spinning side slam on Neville and joins the center brawl, making it a 3-on-3 fight! Miz is cowering in a corner as Mizdow tires to cheer him on.
#15 entrant: DAMIEN MIZDOW
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Mizdow enters the ring and gets Miz to stand up and they both get into a battle stance against them. The six other guys start attacking the duo as Mizdow tries to repeat everything Mizdow does. Roman throws Miz to the other side of the ring, and Mizdow jumps forward, doing the same thing. Miz then starts attacking Neville, who was down in a corner, and Mizdow starts doing the same to an empty turnbuckle. Suddenly, Dolph comes from behind, grabs him by the head and dropkicks Miz out of the ring!!
7th elimination: The Miz by Dolph Ziggler
All seven other guys stand still. Roman Reigns, Jack Swagger, Dolph Ziggler, Adrian Neville, Kane, Luke Harper and Seth Rollins are all watching Mizdow to see if he will eliminate himself. Mizdow follows the theatrics. Someone is grabbing his head, pulls him back, goes to the ropes, but then stops dead in his tracks. Miz starts screaming at him and Mizdow says he's sorry. He goes back in and starts attacking Luke Harper!! All 8 guys resume brawling as Miz stays pouty on the outside.
#16 entrant: BRAY WYATT
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Bray Wyatt moves slowly on his way to the ring. Mizdow is fighting off Ziggler in a turnbuckle when Harper runs in, takes Ziggler off and throws him down. Harper moves away to Swagger as Mizdow signals to Austin. He starts doing all of Austin's signature taunts and goes for the Stunner on Ziggler! The StunDow connects and Mizdow starts raving for the crowd. Wyatt then runs into the ring and throws Mizdow out!!
8th elimination: Damien Mizdow by Bray Wyatt
#17 entrant: DANIEL BRYAN
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Yes!!! Yes!! Yes!! Daniel Bryan runs into the ring and goes after Bray Wyatt. Daniel hits some high knees. Bray tries reversing it, but to no avail. Bryan locks in the Yes Lock!! Kane comes in to end Bray's torture and starts pounding on Bryan. Swagger and Roman are brawling on a turnbuckle, as Neville and Ziggler are fighting it out with Rollins and Harper.
#18 entrant: BAD NEWS BARRETT
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The IC Champ charges to the ring and goes after Adrian Neville! The two Brits are fighting it out as commentary puts over how BNB is a legend in Britain and how Neville has always looked up to him. BNB gets the upper hand takes him down with a Wasteland. 10 men are brawling in the ring in anticipation for the 19th entrant...
#19 entrant: RANDY ORTON
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Randy runs into the ring and starts RKO'ing everybody!!! He RKO's Swagger! He RKO's Barrett! Then Kane! Then Neville! Then Harper! Then Ziggler! Then Wyatt! Then Bryan! Then Roman! Seth Rollins can't believe it! Orton lands his final RKO on Rollins!! The announcers put over Randy hitting 10 RKO's in succession!! Swagger gets up and tries to fight Orton off, but Orton shoves him over the top.
9th elimination: Jack Swagger by Randy Orton
#20 entrant: BO DALLAS
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Bo Dallas comes out with a microphone in hand. He says that he got injured but he's back better than ever because he bo-lieved! Bo gets in the ring, but Orton immediately smacks him down. Ziggler nails Harper with a Zig Zag and signals Neville to go to the top. Neville goes up and connects a Red Arrow!!
#21 entrant: REY MYSTERIO
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Rey Mysterio makes his long awaited return!! Almost everyone is down, but Bray Wyatt stands up to take on the masked menace. Rey hits all his offense and nails Wyatt with a 6-1-9. The crowd is roaring as Barrett comes from behind, trying to eliminate Rey. Wyatt is upset on the mat as Ziggler picks him up for an elimination. Wyatt hits Ziggler with a Sister Abigail and turns around to go after Rey. Rey is on the ropes, and Wyatt pushes him over. Rey instead latches on a huricanrana and throws Wyatt over the top!
10th elimination: Bray Wyatt by Rey Mysterio
#22 entrant: KOFI KINGSTON
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As Wyatt walks to the back, Kofi makes his way to the ring! They stare down on the ramp as Wyatt laughs. Kofi runs into the ring and goes after Bo Dallas! He hits the Trouble in Paradise and starts posing for the crowd. Kane then clotheslines him down and starts laughing. Bo gets up to hit him with a knee, but Daniel tackles him and throws him over the top!
11th elimination: Bo Dallas by Daniel Bryan
Bo Dallas is on the floor when Kane grabs Kofi Kingston and chokeslams him out of the ring!!! Kofi lands on top of Dallas's body and gets back up. The announcers put over how this was not only a testament to his agility, but also to his good luck. He jumps back into the ring and latches onto Kane.
#23 entrant: FANDANGO
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Fandango poses on the ramp and makes his way to the ring. He immediately goes after Roman Reigns, but Roman is hearing none of this. He spears Fandango down, and Randy then RKO's him. Daniel then hits a Knee+ and Fandango lands on the ropes. Rey goes for a 6-1-9 and connects!! Adrian Neville then goes and drops kick him out of the ring!
12th elimination: Fandango by Adrian Neville
After Fandango was thrown out, Rey goes after Adrian Neville! Harper clotheslines Kofi and tries to eliminate him at one turnbuckle, while Kane and Roman fight in another. Rollins is trying to push Orton over the top on the 3rd turnbuckle while Bryan has Harper in another. In the center of the ring, Barrett nails a Wasteland on Kofi and Kofi is out cold!!
#24 entrant: SHEAMUS
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Sheamus makes his long awaited return and immediately goes after Barrett who is in the center of the ring!! He Brogue Kicks him and plays around with him and tries throwing him over the top. Then Kane comes from behind and starts chopping him, with Roman going after Harper. It's a mess as we have 12 guys in the ring in an all-out brawl.
#25 entrant: THE BIG SHOW
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The Big Show runs to the ring and immediately goes to defend Rollins from Randy, Roman and company. Rey tries sizing Show up, but Show chokeslams him out of the ring.
13th elimination: Rey Mysterio by The Big Show
Kofi then jumps on Big Show's back, nailing him with some strikes. In one fell swoop, Show grabs him by his arms and flails him out of the ring!! Not so fast, as Kofi has landed with one foot on the floor and the other on Rey. The referees start arguing and decide that Kofi is still in the bout! Kofi jumps back into the ring as Big Show complains. Big Show turns around and Roman starts pummeling him.
#26 entrant: DEAN AMBROSE
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Ambrose makes his Rumble debut and joins the fray as he attacks Kane who was sitting on a turnbuckle. Barrett attacks him from behind, but Sheamus evens the odds as those 4 fight it out on one side of the ring. Rollins almost eliminates Neville, but Neville uses one hand on the floor to move himself to the steps. Kofi starts clapping impressed at Neville's agility, and Harper then throws him over the top!!
14th elimination: Kofi Kingston by Luke Harper
Luke Harper stares intently from the ring, when all of a sudden, Bryan and Ziggler double team him and hit a double dropkick, throwing Luke overboard.
15th elimination: Luke Harper by Dolph Ziggler & Daniel Bryan
It's now down to 11 men as we await the infamous 27th entrant...
#27 entrant: DAVID OTUNGA
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David Otunga makes his return and flexes his muscles on the ramp!! He runs into the ring and immediately goes after Bryan!! Ziggler moves away and goes after Big Show, who was trying to eliminate Roman in a corner. Barrett hits Neville with a Bullhamer, and almost throws him over the top, but Sheamus then comes in and kicks him in the head. Sheamus grabs him for the High Cross, charges towards the rope, and High Crosses him out of the ring!!
16th elimination: Bad News Barrett by Sheamus
Sheamus taunts Barrett, motioning that he's going for the gold.
#28 entrant: ROB VAN DAM
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RVD is the next to make his return, and he immediately charges on David Otunga. That makes it 12 men in this fast-paced contest with no intent of slowing down.
#29 entrant: RUSEV
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Rusev comes out with Lana in toe, and he immediately dominates the match. He runs into the ring, laughs at RVD who is stomping Otunga, and he throws RVD over the top.
17th elimination: Rob Van Dam by Rusev
Rusev then tackles everybody else and headbutts both Rollins and Orton. Sheamus immediately goes after the man who took his US title, but that's a mistake as Rusev nails Sheamus with the Accolade and then throws him over the top!!
18th elimination: Sheamus by Rusev
The announcers put over that Rusev came in and dominated 2 world champions like it was nothing. Roman kicks Rusev from behind and is able to slow down his momentum for now.
#30 entrant: RYBACK
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Ryback is the last entrant of the Royal Rumble as he runs into the ring and goes after his former teammate David Otunga!! He grabs him like a ragdoll and throws him out of the ring.
19th elimination: David Otunga by Ryback
Rusev and Ryback then have a staredown and they begin to lock up. All Royal Rumble competitors have made their entrances and the winner will be among these 11 men.
After a few more minutes of brawling, Daniel has Rollins down for an elimination. Suddenly, his own theme music hits the speakers!!! Brie Bella walks down the ramp wearing a YES jacket and doing the chants!! Daniel doesn't know what's going on. She approaches the ring, and Bryan goes to the ropes to see what's going on. She opens her jacket and reveals herself to be Nikki! She slaps Bryan, and Big Show capitalizes, throwing Bryan over the top!!
20th elimination: Daniel Bryan by The Big Show
The crowd is in shock and starts booing intently. Nikki speeds up the ramp doing some sarcastic Yes chants as Bryan starts kicking things around ringside. The crowd is booing heavily and Big Show is eating it up.
Suddenly, Ambrose goes after Big Show trying to eliminate him, but Big Show nopes it through, and hits him with the Knockout punch!! Neville falls down at ringside unconscious. There goes another of the crowd favorites!
21st elimination: Dean Ambrose by The Big Show
Big Show is on fire and he starts taunting the crowd saying he'll eliminate all their heroes. Roman then decides he's had enough and nails Big Show with a spear. Big Show gets right back up, but Roman starts smacking Show around. Roman decides it's over and Superman Punches Big Show out of the ring! He's out!
22nd elimination: The Big Show by Roman Reigns
Rusev has Ryback down for the elimination, but Roman grabs him from off his back. All 3 behemoths are fighting it out when Neville goes to the top rope. Neville jumps on all 3 and they all fall down. Dolph and Randy are brawling in the ring, when Seth comes in trying to eliminate them both. Not a smart move, as they start double teaming him for an elimination. Kane then goes to even the odds, and pushes Ziggler over the top!! Ziggler hangs on to the bottom rope, but Randy is left being double teamed on the ropes. He RKO's Kane from the ropes, but that required him landing on the bottom rope on the outside. In that same split-second, Seth grabs him by the head and knocks him down, eliminating him.
23rd elimination: Randy Orton by Seth Rollins
Randy drags Seth out of the ring and starts beating him up at ringside. J & J show up and pull Randy back, but Randy RKO's them both!! 8 security guards show up to pull Randy back, but Randy escapes through the crowd.
We're down to 7 men, when Neville pushes both Ryback and Rusev over the top!! Both of them hang on and Neville stares down. Kane appears from behind and tries eliminating Neville, but Neville counters. He hits a bunch of right hands, and Seth tries double-teaming him. Dolph comes to the rescue and all four are fighting it out while Ryback and Rusev recover. Seth is dizzy and turns around into a spear from Roman Reigns!!
Ryback and Rusev get up and start fighting it out on the outside of the ropes. Ryback gains the upper hand and throws Rusev back in. Rusev IMMEDIATELY slides out and Ryback turns his head. Rusev pulls Ryback by the legs and brings him down to the floor!!
24th elimination: Ryback by Rusev
Ryback is pissed and starts brawling with Rusev on the outside!! The security that came out earlier breaks it up and Lana gives Rusev a pep talk while he looks on from the outside. Inside the ring, the other 5 continue to fight it out. Neville throws Seth down again, and decides to go for the top rope one more time. This time, the risk didn't pay off, as Kane immediately runs up to Neville and chokeslams him out of the ring!! There goes our #1 entrant.
25th elimination: Adrian Neville by Kane
We're down to 6 men, but with Rusev looking on from the outside, the 4 men in the ring stare each other down. Dolph and Seth brawl while Roman and Kane go at it. Roman is able to land the Superman Punch, when he carries Kane and throws him out of the ring!!
26th elimination: Kane by Roman Reigns
Rusev decides it's finally time to get back in and immediately goes after Roman's head. He clashes with Dolph and Seth and throws them both down. Rusev keeps digging on Roman, but Roman gets back up and counters with a spear! Roman starts roaring on the other side, aiming for the Superman Punch but Rusev no-sells the spear and tackles Roman!! He nails the Accolade, and then throws Roman out of the ring!!!
27th elimination: Roman Reigns by Rusev
Holy shit!! The crowd is in shock! It's down to Rusev, Rollins & Ziggler. Rusev is in this for himseld and throws both of them around like rag dolls. Ziggler and Rollins decide it's time to double team him and they hit a double clothesline. They get the momentum in their favor, when Seth hits Rusev with the Curb Stomp and Ziggler nails the Zig Zag!! Ziggler is on fire, when Rollins turns on him and throws him over the top!! Ziggler hangs on!
Rollins is distraught, as he can't believe that Dolph held on one more time. He turns around and Rusev charges at him! Rusev is selling the pain, but he throws Seth to the side and now goes after Dolph who is on the ropes. Dolph is visibly shaken when Rusev arrives and starts pounding on him. Dolph grabs Rusev by the hair and Rusev starts screaming. Lana comes at ringside and starts berating Dolph when Rusev motions at her to keep quiet. Dolph takes advantage and uses the distraction to roll out of the ring!! Dolph learns from his opponent and does the same thing Rusev did earlier. He grabs Rusev by the leg and pulls him out of the ring!!
28th elimination: Rusev by Dolph Ziggler
Rusev is stunned and starts beating on Dolph at ringside. Security get rid of him, but J & J grab him and put him on the announce desk. Seth rolls out of the ring and nails Dolph with a Triple Powerbomb!! They motion to Seth to officialize this victory, and they drag Ziggler back into the ring. All four of them are inside, when Ziggler gets back up and slaps Joey on the face! Seth tries grabbing Ziggler, but he slides out of the way. He trips Jamie up, and he uses the leverage to get back on his feet. He motions at them to come at him, and Joey charges. Ziggler moves out of the way and Joey flies out of the ring. Seth and Jamie then come at him from both sides, and Dolph moves back, and they slam into each other. Ziggler then Irish whips Jamie out of here and it's down to Seth vs. Dolph. They fight it out in the ring, and reverse each other's moves 10 times. Seth gets the upper hand and goes for the Curb Stomp, but Dolph gets out and counters with a Superkick!! Seth grabs onto the ropes, gets back up and Dolph starts taunting him!! It's over, as Dolph jumps into the air, and Zig Zags Seth out of the ring, hanging onto the outside ropes himself!!
29th elimination: Seth Rollins by Dolph Ziggler
WINNER and #1 Contender for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship: Dolph Ziggler
Dolph is exhausted in the ring, celebrating his victory. Seth and J & J try spoiling it, running into the ring, but Austin is having none of it, as he chases them away. Austin raises Dolph's hand high and they celebrate in the ring. Cole and Lawler put over the hard-fought victory and they remind everybody that Austin will be interviewing Ziggler on this big victory on Thursday night!! The show ends with Austin and Ziggler sharing some beers in the ring.
