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Revision as of 07:28, 17 December 2018
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| Promotion | WWE | ||
| Brand(s) | Raw SmackDown | ||
| Date | January 27, 2019 | ||
| City | Phoenix, Arizona | ||
| Venue | Chase Field | ||
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Royal Rumble (2019) is an upcoming professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. It will take place on January 27, 2019, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.[1] It is the thirty-second event under the Royal Rumble chronology.
Production
Background
As is tradition, the winner of the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches will earn a world championship match of their choice at WrestleMania 35. The men will have the choice between Raw's Universal Championship and SmackDown's WWE Championship. The women will have the choice of either the Raw's Women's Championship or SmackDown's Women's Championship.
Storylines
The card will include matches that result from scripted storylines that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches, with results predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands.[2][3] Storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live.[4]
At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Fabulous Truth (Carmella and R-Truth) defeated Mahalicia (Alicia Fox and Jinder Mahal) (with The Singh Brothers) by submission to win the second Mixed Match Challenge. For winning, they received the 30th entrant of their respective Royal Rumble matches at the Royal Rumble.[5]
At TLC, Braun Strowman defeated Baron Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match to earn a Universal Championship match against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble.[5]
Matches
| No. | Matches* | Stipulations | ||||
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| 1 | 2019 Men's Royal Rumble match | 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 35[6] | ||||
| 2 | 2019 Women's Royal Rumble match | 30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 35[7] | ||||
| 3 | Brock Lesnar (c) (with Paul Heyman) vs. Braun Strowman | Singles match for the WWE Universal Championship[8] | ||||
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Men's Royal Rumble match participants
1 of the 30 entrants have been announced as of August 11, 2024.
| Wrestler[6] | Date |
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| R-Truth* | December 16, 2018 |
- Due to winning the Mixed Match Challenge, R-Truth will enter the match at #30.
Women's Royal Rumble match participants
1 of the 30 entrants have been announced as of August 11, 2024.
| Wrestler[7] | Date |
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| Carmella* | December 16, 2018 |
- Due to winning the Mixed Match Challenge, Carmella will enter the match at #30.
References
- ^ "Royal Rumble tickets available now". WWE. October 11, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Grabianowski, Ed. "How Pro Wrestling Works". HowStuffWorks. Discovery Communications. Archived from the original on November 18, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Live & Televised Entertainment". WWE. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Steinberg, Brian (May 25, 2016). "WWE's 'Smackdown' Will Move To Live Broadcast On USA (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b Powell, Jason. "Powell's WWE TLC live review: Becky Lynch vs. Charlotte Flair vs Asuka in a TLC match for the Smackdown Women's Championship, Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles for the WWE Championship, Seth Rollins vs. Dean Ambrose for the IC Title". Pro Wrestling Dot Net. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Burdick, Michael. "2019 Men's Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ a b Burdick, Michael. "2019 Women's Royal Rumble Match". WWE. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
- ^ Burdick, Michael. "Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman". WWE. Retrieved December 16, 2018.