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Roman Reigns Wins WWE Royal Rumble Match

Andrew Ravens
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The men’s Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 42 took place at the WWE Royal Rumble on January 31, 2026, from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Oba Femi and Bron Breakker start things off. As Bron was making his entrance, a masked man attack Bron and hit him with a curbstomp before sending Bron into the ring and Oba clotheslined him. Solo Sikoa was out next. Rey Mysterio was out at #4. Rusev was out at #5 and quickly eliminated by Oba before he sent Rey and Solo. Matt Cardona was out at #6 and quickly eliminated after being hit with a powerbomb. Damian Priest out at #7 and then Je’Von Evans. Mr. Iguana was out at #9. Trick Williams came out at #10 and was over. Williams eliminated Iguana. Cody Rhodes out at #11 and cleaned house. El Grande Americano was out next followed by The Original El Grande Americano (Chad Gable). The two masked men wrestled each other. The Original eliminated El Grande before the Original El Grande was eliminated by Evans. Cody eliminated Trick. Powerhouse Hobbs aka Royce Keys was out at #14 and eliminated Priest. At #15 was Austin Theory then Bronson Reed and at #17 was Ilja Dragunov. La Parka followed at #18. Dragon Lee came out at #19. Logan Paul was out at #20. The Vision triple teamed Keys to eliminate him. The Vision eliminated Parka and Lee. LA Knight returned at #21. Knight eliminated Theory then Reed. Brock Lesnar was out at #22 and took everyone to suplex city. The Miz came out at #23. Lesnar eliminated Ilja then was about to go at it with Oba before Rey Fenix was out next. Brock with a german suplex to Oba and F5 to Rey to eliminate Fenix. Brock eliminated Oba as Oba was trying to eliminate Oba. Jey Uso came out next. LA and Cody eliminated Brock. Roman Reigns came out at #26 and pretended he was going to yeet but punched Jey then took care of business. At #27 was Jacob Fatu. Fatu and Reigns had a staredown before Cody tackled Jacob. Reigns and Jey did a 1D to Cody. Penta was out at #28 and then Randy Orton at #29 and then Gunther at #30. Evans went for the OG Cutter, but Orton reversed it and hit an RKO then eliminated him. Cody accidentally hit a cutter to Orton instead of Gunther. Cody was holding onto the top rope and Drew hit a claymore kick to eliminate him. Roman eliminated Jey and we are down to four with Reigns, Orton, Gunther and Paul left. Paul was eliminated by Roman. Gunther eliminated Orton with Reigns and Gunther being the final two. Roman with a spear then eliminated Gunther for the win.

Winner: Roman Reigns

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Andrew Ravens
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Andrew Ravens is a reporter for WrestlingNews.co, where he covers the latest happenings in the world of professional wrestling. Based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, his main focus is reporting on day-to-day wrestling news, with a special emphasis on covering WWE and AEW. Having covered the industry since 2013, Andrew has developed an extensive knowledge of pro wrestling. His work involves more than just standard news updates; he also serves as a beat writer, providing in-depth and ongoing coverage of wrestling companies and its storylines. His skill set includes providing detailed play-by-play coverage for major events, ensuring fans who can't watch live still get a feel for the action. He also handles transcription, accurately converting interviews and media scrums for readers. As a dedicated reporter, Andrew frequently attends major wrestling events to cover them live, including WWE's Monday Night Raw and SmackDown, as well as AEW Dynamite. You can get in touch with Andrew for news tips or correspondence by emailing him at ravenstarmedia21@gmail.com.

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