Day 1 - The LIVE Results

It is announced that Roman Reigns has tested positive for COVID-19, therefore making him unable to compete tonight, and that Brock Lesnar has been added to the WWE Championship match, making it a Fatal 5-Way.

Backstage, Megan Morant interviews The New Day (Sir Kofi Kingston and King Woods). King Woods proclaims today to be the day that he and Sir Kofi defeat The Usos to become SmackDown Tag Team Championships, and that January 1st will be known from then on as "New Day Day." Kofi says they have beaten The Usos three time in a row and that nothing different should be expected tonight, and Woods says that after they beat The Usos, they will throw them in the royal dungeon while they gallivant as tag team champions.

Sheamus and Ridge Holland beat Cesaro and Ricochet in the kick-off match. (During the match, Ridge Holland suffers a broken nose after Ricochet inadvertently stomps it during an assisted 450 splash; he does not return after being checked on by medical.)

The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) retain the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships against The New Day (Sir Kofi Kingston and King Woods) with a Dudley Death Drop.

We see a video package of Big E's rise to WWE Champion.

Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Big E. Big E admits he did not expect Brock Lesnar to be added to the WWE Championship match, but he says that they can line all the big opponents up and he can knock them all down, for he will walk through fire and retain the WWE Championship.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Migos, who say that this is a great way to bring in the new year after watching WWE growing up and that they are ready to have some fun.

Before the next match, Happy Corbin says he is happy because he is rich and good-looking, even though it makes him stand out, then Madcap Moss makes fun of how fat the people of Atlanta, Georgia are. After Corbin says that he has the privilege of watching Moss beat Drew McIntyre, Madcap Moss says a goat is called "Drew McIntyre's prom date" in Scotland before saying that McIntyre will fall so far off the map after he beats him that he will change his name to "Who McIntyre."

Drew McIntyre beats Madcap Moss.

Backstage, Megan Morant interviews Kevin Owens, who says it is a travesty that Brock Lesnar is in the WWE Championship match tonight, and that it is now also about dealing with Lesnar after what he did to Sami Zayn. Owens says that he has a better plan and that he will talk to Seth Rollins about it.

We see a video package for Seth Rollins.

Migos accompanies RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Matt Riddle) to the ring and guests on commentary for the next match.

RK-Bro (Randy Orton and Matt Riddle) retain the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships against Street Profits (Angelo Dawkins and Montez Ford) with an assisted RKO, then celebrate in the ring with Migos. Both team shake hands after the match.

Backstage, Megan Morant interviews Drew McIntyre. He says that Madcap Moss is "one tough son-of-a-bitch," then gets attacked by Happy Corbin and Madcap Moss as he says Corbin can handle himself. Corbin then attacks McIntyre with a chair before telling Moss to wrap the chair around his head. Corbin then takes a piece of rigging and slams it on the chair as referees try to restore in. Adam Pearce calls for medical help.

We see a video package for Bianca Belair.

Backstage, Kayla Braxton interviews Brock Lesnar, who says that he does what he wants thanks to his advocate Paul Heyman, then says he will enter the ring and leave WWE Champion.

Before the next match, Edge makes a Brood-style entrance to the ring before reverting back to his regular entrance.

Edge beats Miz after "The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix shows up, chases Maryse around the ring and distracts Miz by threatening to wreck him before Edge hits Miz with the Spear for the win.

WWE Royal Rumble is live on WWE Network and Peacock on Saturday, January 29th!

Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews MVP and Bobby Lashley. MVP says Brock Lesnar is a once-in-a-lifetime athlete and an athletic specimen, but Lashley is not trembling because he is also once-in-a-lifetime and the yin to Lesnar's yang. He says that Lashley welcomes Lesnar in the match just so he can say he beat Lesnar as well, and says that when Lashley wins, it will be the first day of the rest of "The Almighty Era." Lashley says that Lesnar is just an obstacle, and that he will put Lesnar in the Hurt Lock before becoming WWE Champion.

Becky Lynch retains the WWE Raw Women's Championship against Liv Morgan after reversing Ob-Liv-Ion into a Manhandle Slam.

Backstage, Kevin Patrick interviews Seth Rollins, who says that the WWE Championship match was supposed to be his match until Kevin Owens lied to get in, Bobby Lashley bullied his way in and Brock Lesnar forced his way in. He says that the other four men in the match have one thing in common - they are not him - and he will go out there tonight to stomp heads and win.

We hear from Johnny Knoxville, who expresses his intent to enter the 2022 men's Royal Rumble match.

Brock Lesnar beats Big E, Seth Rollins, Kevin Owens and Bobby Lashley to become WWE Champion for the sixth time.

Here are all the highlights for Day 1!