Charly Caruso interviews Jeri-KO (Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens). Jericho says Owens knows what he's getting into, and that he will win. Jericho knows he's going to be in a shark cage during the match and hanging up there like "a beautiful cloud of Jericho." Owens says Raw General Manager has something against him, and that so many people say he will not walk out WWE Universal Champion, but he plans to prove everyone wrong like he has done before. He tells Jericho not to worry about being locked in a shark cage, as he will give him the best show of all time: The Kevin Owens Show.
Gallows & Anderson (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) beat Sheamus and Cesaro after Anderson grabs Cesaro's tights to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships in a match where two referees are present. During the match, the referee inside the ring is accidentally Brogue Kicked by Sheamus, and the referee outside the ring takes over and calls the rest of the match.
Charly Caruso interviews Dean Ambrose in the Social Media Lounge. His version of the Intercontinental Championship would have stingray leather on the back and have the classic design on the front. He plans to hold on to the bottom rope for dear life and have Big Show do all the work in the Royal Rumble match. If he wins, he would face AJ Styles over John Cena, then confronts John Cena at Waffle House.
Nia Jax beats Sasha Banks after Sasha lands on her knee during a kick-out of a pinfall by Nia Jax, allowing Nia Jax to hit a Samoan Drop for the win.
Stephanie McMahon calls Seth Rollins' actions at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio intolerable and will address them on Raw. Seth Rollins is also banned from the arena so that he will not detract from tonight's event.
"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels shows up as it is announced by Michael Cole that issues with signing up for the WWE Network have been resolved. He talks about his WWE Championship win against Sycho Sid at Royal Rumble 1997 for a bit, then talks about this year's Royal Rumble match, saying there's no telling who will win it before asking everyone to enjoy the show.
Charlotte retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Bayley after hitting the Natural Selection on the ring apron.
Kevin Owens retains the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns after Roman is attacked by Braun Strowman.
Enzo Amore and Big Cass advertise KFC's Georgia Gold Chicken.
52,020 people are in the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas for Royal Rumble.
We see #30-#15 of 30 facts about the Royal Rumble match.
Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon and General Manager Mick Foley talk about the ineffectiveness of the shark cage when SmackDown Live Commissioner Shane McMahon and General Manager Daniel Bryan show up. They all spin the tumbler, then Sami Zayn shows up and grabs a ball with a number in it. Dean Ambrose, looking for churros, does the same, then open Sami's ball up and tells him he's #8 in the Royal Rumble match.
Neville beats Rich Swann with the crossface after a superplex to win the WWE Cruiserweight Championship!
The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) advertise VUDU.
John Cena beats AJ Styles in a well-received match to win the WWE Championship for a 13th time and his 16th overall major singles title in the WWE, tying him with "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. Cena celebrates with a Make-A-Wish recipient after the match.
Elimination Chamber returns in two weeks.
Next week on Raw: Commissioner Stephanie McMahon comes face to face with Seth Rollins!
Jerry "The King" Lawler guests on commentary for the Royal Rumble match.
We see #14-#1 of 30 facts about the Royal Rumble match.
Royal Rumble 2018 will take place in the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
#23 entrant Randy Orton eliminates #30 Roman Reigns to win the Royal Rumble match, becoming the seventh man to win two Royal Rumbles, after countering the Spear with an RKO. During the match:
Enzo Amore and Big Cass start the match by cutting an epic promo where Cass says he will win the Royal Rumble match.
"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher shows up at #5 with his umbrella. Chris Jericho attacks him from behind, and when Jericho poses and says "Drink it in, man!" Gallagher hits him with a low blow with the umbrella. Jericho opens and spins the umbrella in comedic fashion before it is tossed out of the ring. Gallagher later uses it after being tossed through the middle of the ropes to drop down from the top rope, but is eliminated by "The World's Strongest Man" Mark Henry.
"The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger makes his main roster debut, fittingly at #10. He ends up being the seventh (and last) man eliminated by Braun Strowman before Braun is eliminated by everyone else in the ring, with Baron Corbin landing the coup de grace,
James Ellsworth tries to get in the ring at #11, but his path is blocked by Braun Strowman. Dean Ambrose enters at #12, and Ellsworth and Ambrose have a reunion of sorts, and Dean hatches up a plan where they get in the ring at the count of three. Both of them rush towards the ring at three, but Dean stops at the last minute and Ellsworth runs into the ring and into Strowman, who tosses him out immediately.
Kofi Kingston is knocked off the top rope by Baron Corbin. He grabs on to the top of the nearby ring post and pulls himself up, allowing himself to get back in the ring and hit Corbin with Trouble in Paradise.
Sheamus and Cesaro eliminate The New Day (Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods) all at once, only to be eliminated simultaneously by Chris Jericho seconds later.
Luke Harper shows up at #25, and stares down Randy Orton. Bray Wyatt plays peacekeeper, then Harper levels Wyatt with a clothesline before hitting Orton with a big boot. Harper almost hits Sister Abigail on Wyatt, but Orton hits him with an RKO.
Enzo Amore shows up at #27 only to be eliminated in seconds by Brock Lesnar, who has laid everyone else out after he showed up at #26.
Goldberg shows up at #28 and elminates Brock Lesnar in mere seconds.
Big Cass
Chris Jericho
Chris Jericho
Kalisto
Mojo Rawley
"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher
"The Extraordinary Gentleman" Jack Gallagher
Mark Henry
Braun Strowman
Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn
Big Show
"The Perfect Ten" Tye Dillinger
James Ellsworth
Dean Ambrose
Baron Corbin
Kofi Kingston
The Miz
Sheamus
Big E
Rusev
Cesaro
Xavier Woods
Bray Wyatt
Apollo Crews
Randy Orton
Randy Orton
Dolph Ziggler
Luke Harper
Brock Lesnar
Enzo Amore
Goldberg
Goldberg
The Undertaker
Roman Reigns
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