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WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Results: Live
Results and Updates
Entrant Eliminated By Eliminations
1. Big Cass Braun Strowman 0
2. Chris Jericho Roman Reigns 2
3. Kalisto Braun Strowman 0
4. Mojo Rawley Braun Strowman 0
5. Jack Gallagher Mark Henry 0
6. Mark Henry Braun Strowman 1
7. Braun Stowman Baron Corbin 7
8. Sami Zayn Undertaker 0
9. Big Show Braun Strowman 0
10. Tye Dillinger Braun Strowman 0
11. James Ellsworth Braun Stowman 0
12. Dean Ambrose Brock Lesnar 0
13. Baron Corbin Goldberg 1
14. Kofi Kingston Sheamus and Cesaro 0
15. The Miz Undertaker 0
16. Sheamus Chris Jericho 3
17. Big E Sheamus and Cesaro 0
18. Rusev Goldberg 0
19. Cesaro Chris Jericho 3
20. Xavier Woods Sheamus and Cesaro 0
21. Bray Wyatt Roman Reigns 0
22. Apollo Crews Luke Harper 0
23. Randy Orton WINNER 1
24. Dolph Ziggler Brock Lesnar 0
25. Luke Harper Goldberg 1
26. Brock Lesnar Goldberg 3
27. Enzo Amore Brock Lesnar 0
28. Goldberg Undertaker 4
29. Undertaker Roman Reigns 2
30. Roman Reigns Randy Orton 1
WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Results
The 2017 Royal Rumble is officially in the books with Randy Orton taking
the 30-man, over-the-top-rope battle royal in the main event and John
Cena capturing his 16th world championship after defeating AJ Styles
earlier in the evening.
The first pay-per-view of the year was a thrill from start to finish with some
minor surprises but no massive headlines beyond the aforementioned
finishes.
Kickoff Show results
Nia Jax def. Sasha Banks via pinfall
Tag Team Championship (Raw) -- Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def.
Cesaro & Sheamus (c) via pinfall to win the titles
Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella & Naomi def. Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, Natalya
via pinfall
Universal Championship No Disqualification Match -- Kevin Owens (c) def.
Roman Reigns via pinfall to retain the title: The Royal Rumble will need to
be something special to beat this out for match of the night. Before the bell
could ring, Owens and Chris Jericho attacked Reigns, who quickly turned
the tables and threw Jericho in the shark cage set to hang above the ring.
After a short trip in the crowd and outside the ring and the advantage
changing hands, Owens gained momentum by hitting an incredible frog
splash onto Reigns through a table. Back inside the ring, Jericho dropped
down some brass knuckles to Owens, who eventually hit a Superman
Punch with them but only got a two count.
Reigns soon responded with a Samoan Drop through a chair and a
Superman Punch of his own but could not get more of a two count. Owens
surprised fans with a Stone Cold Stunner before he prepared to suplex
Reigns off the top rope through a pyramid of seven chairs assembled
outside the ring. Reigns blocked the move, however, and hit the Superman
Punch again on Owens, throwing him off the rope and into the chairs.
Reigns then decided to powerbomb Owens through the announce table,
but as he rolled him into the ring for a spear to finish off the match, Braun
Strowman appeared from the crowd and pulled Reigns outside of the ring.
Cruiserweight Championship -- Neville def. Rich Swann (c) via submission to
win the title: The more aggressive Neville held the advantage on Swann
most of the match, but a perfectly timed Swan Song superkick followed by
a Phoenix Splash to the outside of the ring swung things in Swann's
direction. Neville hit a superplex off the top rope and followed with a
double-arm choker submission to win the title clean. It was perhaps the
best cruiserweight match since the division returned to WWE programming
and should result in a long title defense for Neville.
World Championship -- John Cena def. AJ Styles (c) via pinfall to win the
title: When you talk about this match, you may call it the "match of the
year." I will refer to it as "match of an era." Yes, that's how dialed-in it was
from both a storyline and match perspective. After a slow start to the
match, Styles got things going by turning an Argentine backbreaker into a
torture rack into a spinning sit-down powerbomb. Cena hit his first of a
handful of Attitude Adjustment finishers, Styles followed with a Phenomen
al Forearm, and Cena turned an Electric Chair into a Facebuster -- all of
which resulted in two counts.
Styles and Cena then began trading submission maneuvers. Up first was a
Calf Crusher by Styles, which was reversed into an STF by Cena. Styles
then placed Cena in his own STF, which Cena turned into a Figure Four
Leg Lock. After the back-and-forth, Cena climbed the top rope, but Styles
turned his leap into a powerbomb and hit the Styles Clash for a two count.
Styles bounced back with a tremendous backbreaker on Cena, setting him
up for another Styles Clash. Instead, Cena reversed it into a catapult and
followed that with a Diamond Cutter-esque move. That's when Cena
decided to try and finish the match with a top rope Attitude Adjustment, but
Styles kicked out in two again to stun the crowd.
Frustrated, Cena attempted another Attitude Adjustment, but Styles
countered it into the Styles Clash; unfortunately, he was too tired to get the
cover, allowing both men to catch their breath. Styles climbed the top rope
to attempt one more Phenomenal Forearm, but Cena caught him and hit an
Attitude Adjustment. Rather than go for the cover, Cena rolled onto Styles,
lifted him up and hit another Attitude Adjustment for the 1-2-3. With the win,
Cena became the second man in history to win 16 world titles, joining Ric
Flair.
Royal Rumble -- Randy Orton eliminates Roman Reigns to win: The Royal
Rumble match itself was relatively interesting. Probably due to all the build
up, it was a bit of a letdown, mostly due to the obvious stacking of top stars
late and lack of any real surprise outside of the winner. Braun Strowman
got his moment in the sun early as he cleaned house by eliminating seven
straight competitors. There were then five eliminations in a matter of
seconds with Cesaro and Sheamus taking out all three members of New
Day before Chris Jericho knocked out both Cesaro and Sheamus.
A long period without eliminations allowed Brock Lesnar to enter and take
out three competitors, but his entrance was followed by Goldberg just two
slots later. The highlight of the match came as Goldberg speared Lesnar
and then threw him out of the ring, giving him two up in the rivalry entering
what's sure to be a rematch at WrestleMania 33. It was then The
Undertaker's turn to shine, and he not only eliminated Goldberg but three
others and looked like he might be on the way to winning the whole thing.

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Randy Orton Wins 2017 WWE Royal Rumble Match

  • 1. WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Results: Live Results and Updates Entrant Eliminated By Eliminations 1. Big Cass Braun Strowman 0 2. Chris Jericho Roman Reigns 2 3. Kalisto Braun Strowman 0 4. Mojo Rawley Braun Strowman 0 5. Jack Gallagher Mark Henry 0 6. Mark Henry Braun Strowman 1 7. Braun Stowman Baron Corbin 7 8. Sami Zayn Undertaker 0 9. Big Show Braun Strowman 0 10. Tye Dillinger Braun Strowman 0 11. James Ellsworth Braun Stowman 0 12. Dean Ambrose Brock Lesnar 0 13. Baron Corbin Goldberg 1 14. Kofi Kingston Sheamus and Cesaro 0 15. The Miz Undertaker 0 16. Sheamus Chris Jericho 3 17. Big E Sheamus and Cesaro 0 18. Rusev Goldberg 0 19. Cesaro Chris Jericho 3 20. Xavier Woods Sheamus and Cesaro 0 21. Bray Wyatt Roman Reigns 0
  • 2. 22. Apollo Crews Luke Harper 0 23. Randy Orton WINNER 1 24. Dolph Ziggler Brock Lesnar 0 25. Luke Harper Goldberg 1 26. Brock Lesnar Goldberg 3 27. Enzo Amore Brock Lesnar 0 28. Goldberg Undertaker 4 29. Undertaker Roman Reigns 2 30. Roman Reigns Randy Orton 1 WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Results The 2017 Royal Rumble is officially in the books with Randy Orton taking the 30-man, over-the-top-rope battle royal in the main event and John Cena capturing his 16th world championship after defeating AJ Styles earlier in the evening. The first pay-per-view of the year was a thrill from start to finish with some minor surprises but no massive headlines beyond the aforementioned finishes.
  • 3. Kickoff Show results Nia Jax def. Sasha Banks via pinfall Tag Team Championship (Raw) -- Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson def. Cesaro & Sheamus (c) via pinfall to win the titles Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella & Naomi def. Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, Natalya via pinfall Universal Championship No Disqualification Match -- Kevin Owens (c) def. Roman Reigns via pinfall to retain the title: The Royal Rumble will need to be something special to beat this out for match of the night. Before the bell could ring, Owens and Chris Jericho attacked Reigns, who quickly turned the tables and threw Jericho in the shark cage set to hang above the ring. After a short trip in the crowd and outside the ring and the advantage changing hands, Owens gained momentum by hitting an incredible frog splash onto Reigns through a table. Back inside the ring, Jericho dropped down some brass knuckles to Owens, who eventually hit a Superman Punch with them but only got a two count. Reigns soon responded with a Samoan Drop through a chair and a Superman Punch of his own but could not get more of a two count. Owens
  • 4. surprised fans with a Stone Cold Stunner before he prepared to suplex Reigns off the top rope through a pyramid of seven chairs assembled outside the ring. Reigns blocked the move, however, and hit the Superman Punch again on Owens, throwing him off the rope and into the chairs. Reigns then decided to powerbomb Owens through the announce table, but as he rolled him into the ring for a spear to finish off the match, Braun Strowman appeared from the crowd and pulled Reigns outside of the ring. Cruiserweight Championship -- Neville def. Rich Swann (c) via submission to win the title: The more aggressive Neville held the advantage on Swann most of the match, but a perfectly timed Swan Song superkick followed by a Phoenix Splash to the outside of the ring swung things in Swann's direction. Neville hit a superplex off the top rope and followed with a double-arm choker submission to win the title clean. It was perhaps the best cruiserweight match since the division returned to WWE programming and should result in a long title defense for Neville. World Championship -- John Cena def. AJ Styles (c) via pinfall to win the title: When you talk about this match, you may call it the "match of the year." I will refer to it as "match of an era." Yes, that's how dialed-in it was from both a storyline and match perspective. After a slow start to the match, Styles got things going by turning an Argentine backbreaker into a torture rack into a spinning sit-down powerbomb. Cena hit his first of a handful of Attitude Adjustment finishers, Styles followed with a Phenomen al Forearm, and Cena turned an Electric Chair into a Facebuster -- all of which resulted in two counts.
  • 5. Styles and Cena then began trading submission maneuvers. Up first was a Calf Crusher by Styles, which was reversed into an STF by Cena. Styles then placed Cena in his own STF, which Cena turned into a Figure Four Leg Lock. After the back-and-forth, Cena climbed the top rope, but Styles turned his leap into a powerbomb and hit the Styles Clash for a two count. Styles bounced back with a tremendous backbreaker on Cena, setting him up for another Styles Clash. Instead, Cena reversed it into a catapult and followed that with a Diamond Cutter-esque move. That's when Cena decided to try and finish the match with a top rope Attitude Adjustment, but Styles kicked out in two again to stun the crowd. Frustrated, Cena attempted another Attitude Adjustment, but Styles countered it into the Styles Clash; unfortunately, he was too tired to get the cover, allowing both men to catch their breath. Styles climbed the top rope to attempt one more Phenomenal Forearm, but Cena caught him and hit an Attitude Adjustment. Rather than go for the cover, Cena rolled onto Styles, lifted him up and hit another Attitude Adjustment for the 1-2-3. With the win, Cena became the second man in history to win 16 world titles, joining Ric Flair. Royal Rumble -- Randy Orton eliminates Roman Reigns to win: The Royal Rumble match itself was relatively interesting. Probably due to all the build up, it was a bit of a letdown, mostly due to the obvious stacking of top stars late and lack of any real surprise outside of the winner. Braun Strowman got his moment in the sun early as he cleaned house by eliminating seven straight competitors. There were then five eliminations in a matter of seconds with Cesaro and Sheamus taking out all three members of New Day before Chris Jericho knocked out both Cesaro and Sheamus. A long period without eliminations allowed Brock Lesnar to enter and take out three competitors, but his entrance was followed by Goldberg just two
  • 6. slots later. The highlight of the match came as Goldberg speared Lesnar and then threw him out of the ring, giving him two up in the rivalry entering what's sure to be a rematch at WrestleMania 33. It was then The Undertaker's turn to shine, and he not only eliminated Goldberg but three others and looked like he might be on the way to winning the whole thing.