WWE Royal Rumble 2026 1/31/2026

WWE Royal Rumble 2026 1/31/2026

We are in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett are on commentary. 

We see various wrestlers arrive. 

Triple H narrates a Royal Rumble video. He says every wrestler steps into the unknown and the passageways have lead to glory, immortality and heartbreak. He says The Rumble is more than a match, it's a decision. He says he knows what it's like and says it shows who you really are. He then does the "are you ready?" line and welcomes us to the show.

Women's Royal Rumble Match

 #1 is Charlotte Flair. #2 is Alexa Bliss. They stare down and look at the crowd. Bliss doesn't want to fight and wants to wait for the next girl to come in. Bliss wants to do the her thing. Flair grabs her and puts her up top. They do the heart thing. Flair pulls her down. Flair points at the crowd and Bliss teases a sister abigail but lets go. Flair takes her down and does half of a figure four before helping her up. Bliss gets on Flair's back and they wait for #3. This wasn't a good way to start things.

#3 is Kiana James. KJ shoulders over both then corner spears both. Bliss high kicks KJ. KJ codebreakers Flair. KJ slingshot splash Bliss then superkicks Flair. Flair high kicks her. KJ is held in the air for a ddt.

#4 is Nia Jax. Nia headbutts Bliss and lariats Flair. She throws both. Nia corner splashes both. Nia pop-up headbutts KJ and splashes Flair/Bliss in the corner. Nia samoan drops both. KJ superkicks Nia then standing moonsaults Flair and Bliss together. Nia misses a corner spear and goes into the post. 

#5 is Ivy Nile. Ivy germans Flair and KJ. She flying kicks Flair and Bliss in the corners. Ivy spinning ddt's KJ. Ivy spinning high kicks Nia. Nia foot chokes Ivy. 

#6 is Lola Vice. Lola hits spin kicks on the girls. She kick combos Bliss and Flair. Lola hits corner hip attacks on Bliss and Flair. Lola uraken's Ivy and dances. Nia lariats Ivy then mocks her dance. Nia takes a double superkick then Nia hits a double lariat. Bliss gets on Nia's back and is thrown down. KJ jawbreakers Nia then samoan drops her. 

#7 is Candice LeRae. CL tornado ddt's Flair. Ivy nearly knocks KJ off the apron. LeRae and Nia stare down. Nia lariats Ivy. CL step up senton's Ivy's back. She then hugs Nia. Multiple girls go for Lola in the corner.

#8 is Jordynne Grace. JG shoulders over one of the girls and spinebusters KJ. JG suplexes Flair. JG hits a big ending on BLiss. JG dumps Lola over the top and knocks LeRae down with her. Candice LeRae and Lola Vice are eliminated. Ivy high kicks JG. JG lays her on the top rope then euros her down. Ivy Nile is eliminated. JG is grabbed by Nia. Nia hip attacks her in the corner and stink faces her. Bliss hits leg kicks on Nia. Bliss and Flair get Nia on the apron. Flair facekicks Nia off the apron and Nia grabs Bliss in the process. Both go down. Nia Jax and Alexa Bliss are eliminated. Bliss looks shocked at Flair and Flair is sad.

#9 is Becky Lynch. Flair and Becky yell at each other then hockey fight. Flair hits chops on her. Flair is sent to the apron. Flair gets in the ring and they trade forearms. They roll on the mat and roll under the bottom rope. Flair bangs Becky's head off the commentary table.

#10 is Sol Ruca. Sol springboard 450's into a double lariat on KJ and Flair. Sol and Becky argue. Sol spinning drops her on her chest then superkicks her. Sol superkicks JG then germans her. Sol top rope double dropicks Becky and KJ. 

#11 is Roxanne Perez. Perez throws Becky to the apron. Perez slaps Flair then hits windmill shots on her. Sol cartwheels into a kick on JG in the corner. Perez hits a cartwheel double knee drop on Sol. Becky and Perez slap each other.

#12 is Maxxine Dupri. Max runs down and goes for Becky. She thesz presses her and hits mounted punches. Max high kicks Becky then top rope crossbodies her. Becky is sent to the apron by Max. Becky pulls Max's throat over the top rope. Max fisherman suplexes Becky. Max spinning high kicks Perez and high kicks Flair. Max step up legdrops KJ on the back of the neck. Max germans Becky.

#13 is Natalya. Nat takes down Max and hits mounted shots. Max fires back. Nat slams her. Max ankle locks her. Becky uranage's Max then throws her out. Maxxine Dupri is eliminated. Becky taps Nat on the back and tries to throw her out. Nat then throws Becky out. Becky Lynch is eliminated. 

#14 is Liv Morgan. Liv hits oblivion on KJ. Liv step up enzugiri's Nat. Liv hits three amigo's on Sol. Flair uraken's Liv. Flair takes a codebreaker into a russian legsweep. Flair double lariats Liv and Perez. 

#15 is Lash Legend. Lash double chokeslam KJ and another girl. Sol springboards into a Lash pump kick. Lash backdrops Perez. Lash knees JG in the gut. Sol's head is banged off the buckles. Lash and JG are on the apron. JG is thrown out. Jordynne Grace is eliminated. 

#16 is Zelina Vega. Vega gets no reaction. Vega legsweeps Perez then rolls Sol into a rolling kick. Nat spares Liv when Vega rolls her. Vega ddt's KJ off a suplex attempt. Vega's 2nd rope headscissors is caught by Lash. Lash swings her into another girl then powerbombs her.

#17 is Raquel Rodriguez. The Judgment Day has 3 members in. Raquel hits a facekick on Flair then lariats KJ and Sol. Lash and Raquel have words then Lash takes a double chopblock. Lash is double teamed. Raquel knocks KJ off the apron. Kiana James is eliminated. The Judgment Day hug. 

#18 is Chelsea Green. Green goes up to Judgment Day and wants to team up. Judgment Day thinks about it. Liv hits Green's hand away and Green hits her. Green is then double teamed. Alba pulls Green out to save here. Liv and Alba tug of war over Green. Alba is pulled in. Raquel lariats Alba over the top. Green takes an alley oop from Raquel.

#19 is Giulia. Giulia shoulders over some girls but can't do it to Raquel. Giulia dropkicks Raquel then suplexes Vega. Giulia sends Green hanging from the ropes. Alba gets under Green and walks her to the side.

#20 is Iyo Sky. Iyo comes in and hits shotei's. Iyo cartwheels off the ropes and double dropkicks Judgment Day. Iyo top rope dropkicks Raquel.

#21 is Asuka. Asuka, Iyo and Giulia point at each other. Asuka wants to team up with Giulia. Giulia kicks her hand away. Iyo is stomped by Iyo and Asuka. Giulia camel clutches Iyo. Asuka runs at them and kicks Giulia. She then grabs Giulia by the hair. Asuka high kicks Iyo then lariats her while doing a bulldog to Giulia.

#22 is Rhea Ripley. Rhea hits shots on Liv and makes Perez ddt her. Raquel takes an upkick from Rhea. Green begs off from Rhea. Giulia sends Vega into the post then running knees her off the apron. Zelina Vega is eliminated. Green salutes Rhea. Rhea salutes back then forearms Green down. Rhea superkicks Alba off the apron. Green is thrown out by Rhea. Chelsea Green is eliminated. Perez spin kicks Rhea in the gut. Rhea does a razor's edge onto Perez, sending her onto Green and Alba outside. Roxanne Perez is eliminated. Judgment Day double team Rhea. 

#23 is Bayley. Judgment Day take boots from Rhea and Iyo in the corner. Sol evades Bay on the apron. Sol hangs upside down from the bottom rope but avoids elimination. Bay flying knees Sol. Bay flying knees Lash in the corner then corner lariats Asuka. Flair and Bay trade chops. 

#24 is Jacy Jayne. Jacy flying headscissors Lash then neckbreakers Bay. Jacy superkicks Liv down. Jacy corner cannonballs Bay and Raquel. Jacy pumping knees Liv. Jacy and Sol end up on the rapron. Nat and Rhea butt heads inside. Nat clubs on Rhea. Rhea knees Nat and Nat spinning lariats her. Liv is pushed down by Nat. Nat hurricanrana's Raquel to the apron. Liv hits oblivion onto Nat into the top rope and Nat goes out. Natalya is eliminated. 

#25 is Nikki Bella. Bella pushes Liv and they trade forearms. Bella lariats Jacy then spinebusters Bay. Bella tornado ddt's Raquel. Liv jumping codebreakers Bella. 

#26 is Lyra Valkyria. Lyra spin kicks and kicks Liv. Lyra step up enzugiri's Liv. Lyra springboards into a double crossbody. Lyra step up enzugiri's Lash. Giulia does an octopus to Lyra. Lyra sends her to the apron. Lyra forearms Giulia off the apron from Bay's back. Giulia is eliminated.

#27 is Kelani Jordan. Kelani top rope phoenix splashe's one of the girls. Kelani then hits forearms and cartwheel double back elbows Lyra and Bay. Kelani hits a tornado ddt on Raquel and Liv. Kelani dropkicks Rhea. 

#28 is Kairi Sane. Sane top rope flying forearms Iyo. Sane headscissors one of the girls off the ropes then does it to Bay. Rhea and Asuka fight on the apron. Sane almost hits Asuka. Iyo pushes Sane into Asuka. Sane sliding forearms Asuka off the apron on accident. Asuka is eliminated. Asuka yells at Sane. Iyo dumps Sane over the top. Kairi Sane is eliminated. Asuka grabs Sane by the hair.

#29 is Brie Bella. Brie comes in and hits shots on multiple girls. Brie dropkicks Raquel from the buckles and hits chest kicks. She does the "yes" motion. Brie running knees Kelani then hugs Nikki. Liv and Raquel break it up.

#30 is Tiffany Stratton. Tiff top rope swantons multiple girls. Tiff spinebusters Jacy then cartwheel alabama slams Kelani. Tiff and Flair stare down. They trade chops. Liv kicks Tiff against the ropes. Liv and Raquel are surrounded then pounded on. Nia is sent shoulder first into the buckles. The Bella's stare down with Lyra and Bay and they trade shots. 

Brie hits kicks on Lyra. Brie and Nikki headscissor Bay and Lyra over the top together. Bayley and Lyra Valkyria are eliminated. The Bella, Iyo and Rhea all get hit. Jacy superkicks Kelani and sends her out. Kelani Jordan is eliminated. Sol hits a sol snatcher on Jacy and throws her out. Jacy Jayne is eliminated.

Lash throws Sol shoulder first into the post. Lash takes a double boot from The Bella's. Lash dumps both over the top. Nikki and Bri Bella are eliminated. 

Lash sends herself to the apron. Flair chops Lash there. Lash pump kicks Flair down and out. Charlotte Flair is eliminated. There's 7 left all of them fight. Raquel catches Iyo off the 2nd rope. Rhea hits riptide on Raquel. Lash hits Rhea from behind. 

Iyo springboards and is caught by Lash. They go to the apron. Iyo leglocks her there and is hanging upside down. Lash kicks her and Iyo goes down. Iyo Sky is eliminated.

Rhea headbutts Liv and Lash drops Tiff with a shot. Rhea hits forearms on Lash and lariats her. Rhea headbutts her then Lash pump kicks her. Raquel and Lash stare down. They lariat each other. Lash fallaway slams her. Rhea lariats Lash over the top. Lash Legend is eliminated.

Raquel single arm powerbombs Rhea onto the apron and eliminates her. Rhea Ripley is eliminated. Raquel taunts her and Liv Morgan throws out Raquel. Raquel Rodriguez is eliminated.

Liv smiles and Raquel is shocked. Raquel is upset. Tiff, Liv and Sol are the final 3. Tiff takes a codebreaker and a slingshot facebuster. Tiff jumps off Sol's back and dropkicks Liv. Tiff cartwheel back elbows Sol. Liv dropkicks Sol. Tiff hits a triple jump moonsault on Liv. Sol hits a double sol snatcher. Sol, Tiff and Liv all hang from the top outside. They fight on the apron. Sol is sent into the post from Tiff. Sol tries a move off the buckles and is pulled down. Sol Ruca is eliminated. Liv hits oblivion on Tiff and eliminates her. Tiffany Stratton is eliminated. Liv Morgan wins.

Thoughts: It wasn't that good as expected. Flair missed a bunch of strikes. Brie Bella was the only legend who returned here and they were no new debuts or anything. The work wasn't that good and it dragged on quite a bit. It was very hard to tell who was who at times due to the girls all wearing full body suits. Lash Legend was pushed hard here and Kiana James got a lot of rub. This was rough to get through.

Oba Femi is warming up in the back. 

AJ Styles vs Gunther

AJ Styles must retire if he loses. 

They lock up. Gun front facelocks him and AJ wristlocks him. AJ side headlocks him then takes him over. AJ leg kicks and side headlocks him. AJ grabs the leg and chops him in the corner. Gun side headlocks him. AJ dropkicks him. Gun facekicks AJ out of the ring while he's on the apron. Gun backdrops AJ on the apron. 

Gun chops him down outside and sends him into the rails gut first. Gun stomps AJ. AJ hits shots and is sent chest into the buckles. Gun back body drops AJ. AJ's forearm is bleeding. 

Gun crabs AJ. AJ hits upkicks and Gun PK's him. Gun chops him down. AJ hits forearms. Gun bends over and is kicked. AJ pele kicks Gun. AJ hits a strike flurry on Gun. AJ superkicks him in the knee and sliding lariats him. AJ flying corner lariats him then ushigoroshi's him for 2.

Gun blocks a styles clash and hits a big lariat for 2. Gun clubs and chops AJ. AJ calf crushers him and Gun rope breaks. Gun shotgun dropkicks him then hits a big powerbomb for 2. Gun chops him in the corner. AJ dropkicks him in the knee and calf crushers him. 

AJ sleepers him. Gun sleepers him back. AJ sends Gun out to the floor. AJ slingshot forearms him outside. AJ hits a powerbomb inside for 2. AJ springboard 450's him. AJ hits a styles clash for 2. AJ is caught off a springboard. Gun goes for the sleeper, AJ goes for it then they almost go into the ref. Gun low blows him then powerbombs him for 2.

Gun hits chops in the corner. Gun facekicks him and stomps on him in the corner. Gun hits chops. Gun then drops him with a lariat. AJ hits forearms and boots him in the corner. AJ springboards and Gun grabs a sleeper and grounds him with it. AJ is out and Gun wins.

Thoughts: It was a good match with AJ being the underdog face throughout. Gun stiffed him and AJ hit his usual signature offense. I don't know if they quite got all the drama they could have out of this as Gun could have bullied him more and AJ could have done a lot more to fight out of the submission at the end.. It's a shame this didn't happen on US soil as it would have gotten much bigger reactions. AJ losing made the most sense booking wise, but nobody really wanted to see AJ lose and they certainly did not get the most that they could have out of this story. I don't know if I buy that this was AJ's final match so we will have to wait and see what happens.

The crowd claps for AJ after. AJ teases putting his gloves in the middle of the ring but then poses with them. AJ then walks up the ramp and heads to the back. 

WWE Undisputed Title - Drew McIntyre (c) vs Sami Zayn

They lock up. Sami ducks a chop then hit his own. Drew side headlocks him then shoulders him over. Drew hits chops, Sami fires back and Sami is chopped down. Drew hits mounted shots on Sami. Drew suplexes him. Sami back elbows him out of the corner. Sami 2nd rope double axe handles Drew.

Sami lariats Drew over the top. Sami tope con hilos him. Sami's back is rammed into the apron edge. Drew backbreakers Sami. Drew hits shots in the corner. Drew tilt-a-whirl backrbeakers him. They fight on the buckles and Sami sunset bombs him for 2. Drew neckbreakers him. 

Sami facekicks him then hits a blue thunder for 2. They trade forearms. Drew drops him with a headbutt. Drew misses a claymore kick and Sami gets a 2 count on him. Sami hits mounted shots. Sami sits up top and Drew chops him. Drew 2nd rope air raid crashes him for 2.

Drew rolls out of a backslide and hits 3 future shock ddt's for 2. Drew hits corner lariats then flying claymore kicks him for 2. Drew yells at the ref. Sami helluva kicks Drew for 2. They go out. Drew powerbombs him through the commentary table. Drew throws him back in and stomps him. Drew tells him to stay down and slaps him around. Sami exploders him in the corner.

Sami runs at him and Drew claymore kicks him. Drew hits another claymore kick and pins him.

Thoughts: It wasn't that far off from the previous match, but it was harder to buy Sami winning here. The match was okay but nothing too special. Sami didn't get a lot offense in that would lead to pins and they just didn't sell me on Sami picking up the win.

We see clips of Paul Heyman confronting Adam Pearce during the pre-show. Paul gets mad about the numbers his crew drew for The Rumble. Adam says it was a random draw and says Paul was out of his mind. Paul says if Adam wants to play FAFO with him, he will do it with him. 

Men's Royal Rumble Match

Oba Femi is #1 and Bron Breakker is #2. Bron gets hi by someone in a mask and hood before he gets in. Bron is then sent into the steps, superkicked and curb stomped. The masked guy throws Bron in. Oba lariats Bron over the top and eliminates him. The masked guy then runs off.

#3 is Solo Sikoa. He and Oba trade blows then shoulder battle. Oba shoulders him over and slams him. Oba running euros him in the corner. Oba is then thrown shoulder first into the post. 

#4 is Rey Mysterio. Oba running facekicks Solo while he's holding Rey on his shoulders.

#5 is Rusev, who has mostly been on WWE Main Event lately. Rusev hits punches on Oba. Rusev dropkicks Oba twice and lariats him against the ropes. Rey 619's Rusev. Oba then pushes Rusev over the top via the throat. Rusev is eliminated. Oba uranage backbreakers Solo then lariats him over the top. Solo Sikoa is eliminated. Rey 619's Oba in the gut and dropkicks him from behind. Rey 619's him in the head. Oba throws Rey over the top. Rey hangs on, goes to springboard and is forearmed down. Rey Mysterio is eliminated.

#6 is Matt Cardona. Matt hits forearms on Oba. Oba lariats him. Matt double knees him off the buckles then 2nd rope dropkicks him. Matt running facekicks him in the corner. Oba powerbombs him. Oba throws Matt out. Matt Cardona is eliminated. Oba is at 5 eliminations.

Damian Priest is in at #7. He runs down to the ring and forearms Oba. DP hits punches and Oba knees him in the gut. Oba lariats him. DP superkicks him then flying back elbows him. DP spin kicks him then rebound lariats him.

#8 is Je'Von Evans. Evans evades DP and superkicks him. Evans goes for an os cutter and Oba blocks it. Evans goes for a seated springboard and nearly goes out. Evans springboard lariats DP. Evans corkscrew kicks Oba off the ropes. 

#9 is Mr. Iguana. Iguana hits Evans as he enters then top rope crossbodies him. Iguana backrolls and spinning ddt's him. Oba forearms DP. Iguana step up enzugiri's Oba. Iguana poses and Oba shows up behind him. Evans superkicks Oba. DP takes Iguana's toy then chokeslams that and Iguana. Iguana then puts his arms and legs up and sells. 

#10 is Trick Williams. Trick comes in and flying lariats DP. Trick throws Mr. Iguana out. Mr. Iguana is eliminated. Trick then throws La Yesca at Iguana. Trick flapjacks DP. Trick, Oba and Evans have a stare down. Evans high kicks Oba and Trick pump kicks Oba. Oba takes a double kick. Evans is thrown to the apron by Trick. 

#11 is Cody Rhodes. Cody drop down punches Trick. Cody os cutters DP. Oba and Cody trade shots.

#12 is El Grande Americano. Grande lariats Evans and hits punches on him. Evans is sent to the apron. Evans high kicks Trick then pump kicks Grande. Grande grabs Evans by the hair. Grande is sent to the apron. Grande stunners Evans over the top rope. Grande then loads his mask. Grande flying headbutts Evans and Trick.

#13 is also El Grande Americano, though it's clearly the Gable Americano. The Grande's stare down and fight. Grande Gable goes for the mask then takes a rolling death valley driver. Grande takes a release german. Grande Gable hangs from the top outside. Grande grabs his mask but Grande Gable headscissors him out. El Grande Americano is eliminated. Trick then knocks Grande Gable off the apron for the elimination. The other El Grande Americano is eliminated. Cody then throws Trick Williams out. Trick Williams is eliminated. DP hits a south of heaven chokeslam on DP.

#14 is Powerhouse Hobbs. They have his name graphic up and say he was once known as that but is now Royce Keys. Keys and DP stare down. Keys catches him and running powerslams him. Keys lariats DP over the top. Damian Priest is eliminated. Evans superkicks Keys then keys spinebusters him. Cody and Keys stare down. Keys blocks a dropdown punch. 

#15 is Austin Theory. Austin running facekicks Evans. Austin chop blocks Cody then forearms him. Austin tries to push Evans out with his feet. Evans up kicks him and saves himself.

#16 is Bronson Reed. Reed top rope splashes Evans as he enters. Oba takes a high/low from Reed and Austin. Keys and Reed trade. Austin sends Cody to the apron. 

#17 is Ilja Dragunov. Ilja boots Austin then chops Oba. Ilja enzugiri's Keys. Ilja tiger feint lariats Cody. Cody punches Ilja. Ilja stomps Cody on the mat. 

#18 is LA Parka (III). Parka comes in and flying kicks Austin. He dances. Parka goes up and over Austin and does headflips. Parka flapjacks Austin. Parka does a spinning slam on Ilja and dances. Parka hits forearms on Keys in the corner. Keys headbutts him and punches him down. Keys foot chokes him.

#19 is Dragon Lee. Lee enzugiri's Reed from the apron then double stomps Evans off the top in the tree of woe position. Lee hits destino on Austin. Lee pumping knees Ilja then Ilja facekicks him. Lee destino's Ilja. Lee pumping knees Cody. Reed boots Lee in the gut then Lee ddt's him. 

#20 is Logan Paul. The Vision has 3 members in now. Logan lariats Lee. Logan gutwrench slams Parka. Keys stares down Logan. Logan hits shots to the gut. Keys headbutts him then hits a world's strongest slam. Reed stares down Keys. Keys pulls his strap down. Austin hits Keys from behind. Reed lariats Keys over the top. Royce Keys is eliminated. Parka and Lee hit superkicks. Reed takes a double superkick then hits a double lariat. Parka is on Reed's shoulders and Austin rolls into a dropkick on him. La Parka is sent out. La Parka is eliminated. Lee is triple teamed. Reed gorilla presses Lee onto Parka outside. Dragon Lee is eliminated. The Vision triple team Cody.

#21 is LA Knight, who hasn't been seen since December. LA goes after The Vision and hits shots on them. Reed corner splashes LA. LA back body drops Austin over the top. Austin Theory is eliminated. LA neckbreakers Logan. LA hits lariats on Reed. LA BFT's Reed then lariats him over the top. Bronson Reed is eliminated. LA stares down Logan and bangs his head off the buckles. 

#22 is Brock Lesnar. Paul Heyman comes out with Brock. Cody makes angry faces at Brock as he goes to enter. Brock germans Cody, LA and Evans. Brock boots and lariats Ilja (that'd be a good bout). Brock F-5's Evans. Brock and Oba stare down. They make a moment out of it. 

#23 is The Miz. Oba and Brock are still staring down. Miz gets between Oba and Brock but slides back out. Brock and Oba are hit by the others and backed up in the corners. Ilja hits shots on Brock and is tossed out. Ilja Dragunov is eliminated. Brock germans Cody and LA. Brock and Oba stare down again. 

#24 is Rey Fenix. Rey springboards, Brock catches him and dumps him. Brock germans Oba. Brock F-5's Fenix then throws him out. Rey Fenix is eliminated. Oba misses a lariat on Brock. Oba lariats Brock. Logan goes up top and is hit by Oba. Oba grabs Logan and Brock throws Oba out. Oba Femi is eliminated. Logan gets back in.

#25 is Jey Uso. Brock germans Logan. Jey comes through the crowd. Cody and LA hit shots on Brock. Brock is double lariated over the top. Brock Lesnar is eliminated. Jey shakes hands with the commentators and fans. Jey superkicks Miz. Jey puts his glasses on and asks for his theme to play again. Jey yeets on the ropes. 

#26 is Roman Reigns. Roman gets fireworks for his entrance. Roman and Jey stare down. Roman does Jey's play it back motion. Jey goes to dance then Roman drops him with a shot. Roman uranages Evans then superman punches Miz and Logan. Roman spears Miz and throws him over the top. The Miz is eliminated. Cody stares down Roman. 

#27 is Jacob Fatu. Cody goes to tope him and Fatu hits him. Fatu sends him into the steps and post. Fatu headbutts Cody and beats him up in the corner. Fatu superkicks LA twice. Fatu pop-up samoan drops Evans. Roman and Fatu stare down. Cody flying forearms Fatu and stares Roman down. Jey knocks Cody down. Jey and Roman hit a 3D on Cody. Roman stomps Logan and punches LA.

#28 is Penta. Penta flying headscissors Evans. Penta step up enzugiri's Logan in the corner. Penta headstand double pendulum knee's him in the corner. Fatu handsprings and Penta backcrackers him off of it. LA powerslams Penta. LA BFT's Roman. Cody takes a reverse ddt from LA. Cody disaster kicks LA off the apron. LA Knight is eliminated. Fatu stomps Cody.

#29 is Randy Orton. Orton powerslams Jey and Penta. Orton double bridging ddt's Penta and Jey. Orton RKO's Logan. Penta hits leg kicks on Orton. Penta springboards and is caught with an RKO from Orton. 

#30 is Gunther. Gun chops down Logan then germans Jey. Gun chops Cody and holds his knee. Evans superkicks Gun. Evans flips out of a german and flying knees Gun. Evans corkscrew kicks Orton off the ropes. Evans goes for a double jump cutter but Orton RKO's him. Evans is thrown out. Je'Von Evans is eliminated.

Penta superkicks and chops Gun. Penta does a handstand in the corner and is thrown out. Penta is eliminated. Orton RKO's Gun. Cody grabs Gun then stares down Orton. Cody holds Gun for boots from Orton. Orton holds Gun for a move but Gun moves and Orton cody cutters Orton. Fatu throws Cody over the top. Cody is stuck hanging from the ropes and Drew McIntyre claymore kicks Cody. Cody Rhodes is eliminated.

Roman throws out Fatu. Jacob Fatu is eliminated. Fatu stares at Roman. Jey then tries to send Roman out. Jey spears Roman. Roman throws Jey over the top. Jey Uso is eliminated.

The final four at Roman Reigns, Gunther, Randy Orton and Logan Paul. The four pair off and fight. Logan goes for a buckshot lariat but Roman superman punches him and throws him out. Logan Paul is eliminated. Orton RKO's Roman. Gunther then throws Orton out. Randy Orton is eliminated. 

Gunther and Roman Reigns are the final two. Gun sleepers Roman. Roman back body drops Gun to the apron. Gun sleepers Roman. Gun sleepers Roman. Roman drives Gun into the buckles then spears him. Roman throws Gunther over the top. Gunther is eliminated and Roman Reigns wins the 2026 Royal Rumble.

Thoughts: It was a by the numbers Rumble and it was pretty standard. The build to this wasn't good. Cody was really the only person who had a storyline going into this. We had one debut here in Powerhouse Hobbs and no real big returns. No legends came back for a spot either. They didn't have as much time as usual between entrants so we didn't get to see various people square off much. It was just one person after another coming in until later on and it hurt a lot of the drama. I didn't like Oba getting all kinds of eliminations early as that meant it took the ring a while to fill up. They did tease some stuff here. Roman/Jey/Fatu are having issues. Oba and Brock want to fight. Cody/Drew isn't over. Brock and Heyman's alliance should come into question and we do have to wonder who the masked man was that took out Bron, though we are supposed to think it's Seth. Roman winning wasn't that exciting as he was probably going to be in the main no matter what anyway and him winning is kind of an easy way out. I was very surprised that Chris Jericho didn't return here. The Rumble was okay just not very memorable. It was unoffensive but not great. The crowd didn't know anyone but the big names and that hurt the heat.

We then get a bunch of fireworks to close the show.

Overall thoughts: It was a long show. The two Royal Rumble matches went on for quite a while as expected and neither were that great. They both had limited returns and appearances and both were pretty standard rumbles. The men's was much better as expected though and it was hard to know who was who at times in the women's Rumble since everyone wore full body suits. AJ/Gunther was good and Drew/Sami was a lesser version of that. I was surprised we didn't see Punk, AJ Lee or Stephanie Vaquer here I'd give this a 6 out of 10 as it was an okay event overall but not their best work.