WWE Royal Rumble 2017 | How'd It Go?
Well, what a week it was last week. Celebrating my 30th birthday all week long, and it continued into the weekend with some great times.
So, last night, I was planning to attend a viewing party for the Royal Rumble, which, if you don't know is the WWE's biggest Pay-Per-View event next to Wrestlemania (don't believe what they tell you; Summerslam & Survivor Series are cool, but THIS is the one outside of WM which we all wait for).
That party actually turned out to be a surprise birthday party for yours truly!!! So, I gotta thank my wife & all my friends who put it together it was amazing! So, let's get to it:
HOW'D IT GO? Here's how'd it go'ed:
The 30th edition of the WWE Royal Rumble took place last night from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Of course, to commemorate this anniversary they hosted it from SanAn because of course, perhaps there's no bigger moment of the Rumble's history that when Shawn Michaels won the 30-man match back in '95 being the first & only man to win it from the #1 entry spot. And he was on hand to kick things off. As the event got underway, you had emotions running through the place. With over 52 THOUSAND people in attendance, this was one night to remember.
A quick run-down of matches & winners, are as follows:
(Kick-Off Show)
6-Women Tag Team Match: Nikki Bella, Becky Lynch & Naomi vs. Natayla, Mickie James & Alexa Bliss (C) | WINNER: Nikki, Becky & Naomi via pinfall (Naomi pinned Alexa)
RAW Tag Team Championship Match: Sheamus & Cesaro (C) vs. The Club (Luke Gallows & Karl Anderson) | WINNER: The Club via pinfall (NEW TAG CHAMPIONS)
Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax | WINNER: Nia Jax via pinfall
(Main Show)
RAW Women's Championship Match: Charlotte (C) vs. Bayley | WINNER: Charlotte via pinfall (Retains Title; 16-0 in PPV matches)
WWE Universal Championship Match: Kevin Owens (C) vs. Roman Reigns w/ Chris Jericho in a shark tank | WINNER: Kevin Owens via pinfall w/ interference from Braun Strowman (Retains Title)
WWE Cruiserweight Championship: Rich Swann (C) vs. Neville | WINNER: Neville via submission (NEW CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION)
WWE Championship Match: AJ Styles (C) vs. John Cena | WINNER: John Cena via pinfall (NEW WWE CHAMPION; 16TH REIGN FOR CENA, TIES FLAIR'S RECORD)
30-Man Royal Rumble Match: WINNER: Randy Orton
Notable Rumble Moments:
Tye Dillinger entering the Rumble at number 10 (MY FAVORITE MOMENT OF THE NIGHT; IT ONLY MADE SENSE TO DO THIS)
Baron Corbin eliminating Braun Strowman
Goldberg eliminating Brock Lesnar in squash form
The Undertaker eliminating Goldberg
Roman Reigns eliminating The Undertaker
Luke Harper turning on Bray Wyatt
Randy Orton being the unexpected Rumble match winner
Overall, I thought it was an amazing event. As far as my expectations not being met all the way, like many fans, I'll grade this Rumble as such:
Yeah....that pretty much explains How'd It Go'ed.
What do you think? What were your fav or least fav moments? Discuss it & leave some comments below. Until next time...
- B-Double F-Dub