Bianca Belair talks about her performance in last year's women's Royal Rumble as well as her past year in WWE for Cricket Wireless, and how she wants to eliminate Bayley in this year's match.
We hear from Natalya, who says that she will be starting at #30 in the women's Royal Rumble and going on to win the match, and that there is nothing anybody can do about it.
Backstage, Sarah Schreiber interviews Charlotte Flair and Asuka. Charlotte says she has had many obstacles in her life, but they have not stopped, and that people are afraid to step up to her for fear of losing. Asuka says Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler are not ready for them.
R-Truth shows up dressed as Elmer Fudd at the kick-off panel table, calling Bad Bunny "Bugs Bunny."
Nia Jax and "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler beat Charlotte Flair and Asuka to become two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champions after "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair arrives and Lacey Evans shows up from out of nowhere to get involved in the match. Ric Flair hands Lacey Evans a foreign object, which Lacey uses to hit Charlotte with a loaded Woman's Right as Charlotte has Shayna Baszler in the Figure Eight, allowing Nia Jax to hit a leg drop for the win and the titles.
Here is the Royal Rumble, by the numbers.
Drew McIntyre retains the WWE Championship following a second Claymore Kick after kicking out from the Jackhammer. After the match, Goldberg tells "You passed the test. You deserve it," before raising McIntyre's hand in a show of respect.
Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Sasha Banks. Sasha says she does not care about the odds and that she will find a way to win, and no matter what tricks Carmella and Reginald have for her, she will go on to see who might face her at WrestleMania.
Sasha Banks retains the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship against Carmella with the Banks Statement in a match that sees Reginald get ejected after catching Sasha only for Sasha to beat him up.
Backstage, Big E and Xavier Woods talk about Retribution's beating on Woods before asking for sixty minutes' best in the men's Royal Rumble match. Sami Zayn shows up and complains about things before saying he sees everything when Kofi Kingston scares him. Kofi says he may not be medically cleared, but it did not stop him from wearing his gear (which has a tribute to Luke Harper aka Brodie Lee) and watching Woods and Big E in the men's Royal Rumble match. Kofi then says that when one of them wins the Royal Rumble, they all win the Royal Rumble.
Bad Bunny performs "Booker T" on stage, with Booker T standing on the stage throughout.
Jerry "The King" Lawler guests on commentary for the next match.
#3 Bianca Belair last eliminates #14 Rhea Ripley to win the 2021 women's Royal Rumble, setting a new in-ring time record of 56 minutes and 48 seconds (56:48). She eliminates four comeptitors on the way to victory, bringing her grand total to twelve (12). After the match, Kayla Braxton interview Bianca Belair, who says that she said that she was the best and proved it tonight by winning the women's Royal Rumble. She tells her parents she did it and that she will put the "EST" in WrestleMania. During the match:
#14 Rhea Ripley eliminates seven (7) competitors, and #6 "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler eliminates six (6).
Bayley enters at #1. She is eventually eliminated by #3 Bianca Belair after more than 30 minutes.
Naomi returns for the first time in months in this match, entering at #2. At one point, she lands on her back when Lacey Evans tries to eliminate her; she has to grab #3 Bianca Belair's ponytail, then pull herself up alongside Bianca to save her and Bianca from elimination. She is eliminated by Nia Jax after 47 minutes and 43 seconds (47:43).
Billie Kay guests on commentary after entering at #4, saying she is waiting for a partner to enter the women's Royal Rumble match with. When Shotzi Blackheart shows up at #5, Billie Kay tries to give her an 8x10 before Shotzi fires a missile out of her tank. #6 "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler hits Billie when she tries to give her one. #7 Toni Storm just passes her by.
Jillian Hall makes a surprise appearance at #8, Billie Kay approaches and proposes "Jillie and Billie." Jillie accepts, and they both go in together. Jillian eventually turns on Billie Kay before being elkminated by Billie, who is in turn eliminated by #9 Ruby Riott and #13 Liv Morgan.
Victoria makes a surprise appearance at #10. She is eliminated by #6 "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler.
Torrie Wilson makes a surprise appearance at #17. She is eliminated by #6 "The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler.
When Lacey Evans enters at #18, "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair shows up first, distracting #15 Charlotte Flair. Lacey then shows up wearing Charlotte's robe.
Alicia Fox makes a surprise appearance at #21, and soon, so does R-Truth and a bunch of Superstars chasing him for the WWE 24/7 Championship. Alicia get roped in to all of this, then pins R-Truth to win the WWE 24/7 Championship - her second title victory in WWE history. She is eliminated soon after by #22 Mandy Rose, and R-Truth pins Alicia Fox - who lasted only 2 minutes and 5 seconds (2:05) - to win back the WWE 24/7 Championship before running away.
When Carmella shows up at #24, she is saved from elimination by Reginald. Ironically, when Tamina shows up at #25, she superkicks Reginald, who lets go of Carmella, who in turn is eliminated due to her feet touching the floor after going over the ropes.
Lana returns at #26. She eliminates #29 Nia Jax after tricking her into going over the top rope, but is turned on and eliminated by #30 Natalya, who makes up with Lana beforehand.
Alexa Bliss shows up at #27, but is soon eliminated by #14 Rhea Ripley as she transforms.
Bayley
Naomi
Bianca Belair
Billie Kay
Shotzi Blackheart
"The Queen of Spades" Shayna Baszler
Toni Storm
Jillian Hall
Ruby Riott
Victoria
Peyton Royce
Santana Garrett
Liv Morgan
Rhea Ripley
Charlotte Flair
Dana Brooke
Torrie Wilson
Lacey Evans
Mickie James
Nikki Cross
Alicia Fox
Mandy Rose
Dakota Kai
Carmella
Tamina
Lana
Alexa Bliss
Ember Moon
Nia Jax
Natalya
Backstage, The Miz and John Morrison meet with Bad Bunny. Miz proposes merging brands with him and Morrison for a collaboration in an attempt to make him a bigger superstar. Bad Bunny declines, and as Miz mocks Booker T, Booker T shows up behind him. Morrison alerts Miz to Booker T's presence and leaves, and Booker T chews Miz out before he and Bad Bunny wish him luck in the men's Royal Rumble match.
Peter Rosenberg pins R-Truth to win the WWE 24/7 Championship at the kick-off panel table by tricking R-Truth into thinking that John Cena is nearby.
Roman Reigns retains the WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing Match. At one point, Roman tries to handcuff Owens, but Owens uses the handcuffs against Roman and cuffs him to a lighting rig. Roman grabs the referee and rams him into part of the lighting rig to knock him out, and Paul Heyman frees Roman from the handcuffs. This allows Roman to put Owens out with a guillotine choke to get the victory and retain the title.
WrestleMania 37 is 69 days away!
#1 Edge last eliminates #2 Randy Orton to win the 2021 men's Royal Rumble. During the match, #2 Randy Orton is taken out of action in the match by #1 Edge, and is slowly taken to the back. Orton make a sudden re-appearance at the end of the match, but Edge counters an attempt to toss him out of the ring and throws Orton over the top rope to win the match. It is Edge's second Royal Rumble victory, with the first one having taken place eleven years to the day in the 2010 Royal Rumble. He is the third person to win the match from the #1 position after "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels in 1995 and Chris Benoit in 2004, and the only one to win it after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
During the match:
Carlito makes a surprise return for the first time in over a decade at #8. He is eliminated by #13 Elias.
Damian Priest enters at #14, the sole entry for NXT. He is eliminated by #16 Bobby Lashley.
When The Miz enters at #15, he destroys Bad Bunny's DJ equipment on the stage. Bad Bunny shows up to confront The Miz, who is distracted alongside #11 John Morrison. #14 Damian Priest eliminates Miz and Morrison, and Bad Bunny hits Miz and Morrison with a top rope cross body to the outside.
Kane appears at #18 in his record 18th Royal Rumble appearance. He eliminates #3 Dolph Zigger and #12 Ricochet, then hugs it out with #17 Daniel Bryan before choke slamming him. He is then eliminated shortly after by #14 Damian Priest.
The Hurricane makes a surprise appearance at #23. He goes for a double choke slam on #22 Bobby Lashley and #10 Big E and ends up being eliminated by them as quickly as he shows up.
Christian makes a surprise appearance at #24, and immediately helps in eliminating #22 Bobby Lashley. He and #1 Edge then hug in the ring in an emotional reunion. He is eliminated by #29 Seth Rollins.
#10 Big E is eliminated by Omos, who is at ringside and not part of the match. Omos then proceeds to throw Big E over the announce table. Omos also eliminates #26 Rey Mysterio after grabbing him from ringside.
Seth Rollins enters at #29, making his first appearance since Survivor Series. He eliminates #17 Daniel Bryan, dashing his hopes of winning a Royal Rumble match. He is eliminated by #1 Edge shortly before Edge eliminates #2 Randy Orton.
Edge
Randy Orton
Sami Zayn
Mustafa Ali
Jeff Hardy
Dolph Ziggler
Shinsuke Nakamura
Carlito
Xavier Woods
Big E
John Morrison
Ricochet
Elias
Damian Priest
The Miz
Matt Riddle
Daniel Bryan
Kane
King Corbin
Otis
Dominik Mysterio
Bobby Lashley
The Hurricane
Christian
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles
Rey Mysterio
Sheamus
Seth Rollins
Braun Strowman
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