WWE ROYAL RUMBLE AND KICKOFF SHOW RESULTS: 1/28/18

In Men's Division action:

WWE US Champion #11 Bobby Roode pinned #33 MoJo Rawley earning 18 points. Rawley lost 11 points.



#51 Shinsuke Nakamura eliminated #8 Roman Reigns to win the 30 Man Royal Rumble Match.  The other participants were: #1 John Cena, #48 Finn Bálor, #3 Randy Orton, #13 The Miz, #147 Elias Samson, #12 Baron Corbin, #37 Matt Hardy, #24 Bray Wyatt, #150 Aiden English, #18 Rusev, #177 Titus O’Neil, #77 Apollo Crews, #42[IL] Big E Langtson, #49 Kofi Kingston, #172 Xavier Woods, #165 Rhyno, #182 Heath Slater, #23 Andrade Almas, #7 Sami Zayn, #5 Sheamus, #28 Cesaro, #38 Jinder Mahal, #201[IL] Hurricane Helms, #43 Adam Cole, #25[IL] Rey Mysterio, #176 Goldust, #4 Seth Rollins, and #10 Dolph Ziggler. Nakamura earned 60 points. The other wrestlers each received a "No-Decision" on their records but lost no points.



WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar defeated #14 Kane and #9 Braun Strowman in a Triple Threat Match when he pinned Kane. The Champ earned 42 points. Kane and Strowman each received a "No-Decision" on their records but lost no points.


In a 2-on-1 Handicap Match: WWE Champion A.J. Styles defeated #1 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn when he pinned Owens. The Phenomenal One earned 60 points. Owens and Zayn lost 60 points.

In Men's Tag Team Division action:

#15 Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson defeated #11 Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows when Wilder pinned Anderson. The Revival earned 20 points. The Balor Club lost 11 points.

WWE Smackdown Tag Team Champions Jimmy and Jey Uso defeated #17 Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin in 2 straight falls earning 20 points. Gable and Benjamin lost 1 point.

#8 Cesaro and Sheamus defeated WWE RAW Tag Team Champions Jason Jordan and Seth Rollins to win the Titles when Cesaro pinned Sheamus after Jordan walked out on him. The Bar earned 35 points plus 20 bonus points for winning the Championships. Jordan and Rollins lost 8 points. 

     In a Women's Division match, #3 Asuka eliminated #5[IL] Nikki Bella to win the 30 Woman Royal Rumble. The other participants were: , #30 Ruby Riott, #44 Liv Morgan, #50 Sarah Logan, #8 Sasha Banks, #16 Nia Jax, #12 Bayley, #10 Naomi, #2 Natalya Neidhart, #7 Sonya DeVille, #46[IL] Mandy Rose, #5 Mickie James, #24 Tamina Snuka, #59[IL] Lana, #22 Carmella, #9 Becky Lynch, #4 Dana Brooke, unranked Lita, #25 Kairi Sane, #21[IL] Torrie Wilson, #26[IL] Molly Holly, #5[IL] Michelle McCool, #16[IL] Vicky Guerrero, #3[IL] Kelly Kelly, #21[IL] Jaqueline Moore, #21 Ember Moon, #1[IL] Beth Phoenix, #5[IL] Brie Bella, and #26[IL] Trish Stratus. Asuka earned 60 points. The other wrestlers each received a "No-Decision" on their records but lost no points.

     In a 6 Man Tag Team match, Kalisto, Lince Dorado, and Gran Metalik defeated TJP, Jack Gallagher, and Drew Gulak when Kalisto pinned TJP.

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