Tags
AJ Styles, Alberto Del Rio, Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair, Dean Ambrose, Jack Swagger, Kalisto, Kevin Owens, Mark Henry, Roman Reigns, Royal Rumble, Sami Zayn, The New Day, The USOS, The Wyatts, Triple H, WWE, WWE Network, WWE Royal Rumble 2016
I told everyone in my predictions article earlier that Triple H was going to come in at number 30 and he was going to eliminate Roman Reigns. The WWE for the third straight year has been predictable when it comes to who will win the Royal Rumble match. Thus, it will set up the following match at WrestleMania 32, Triple H defending the WWE World Heavyweight Championship against Roman Reigns. You can count on that and it’s kind of sad in my opinion. The one entrant that I was geeking out over was the debut of AJ Styles and he made an impact right from the get go and I couldn’t have been happier. We can look forward to some awesome matches with him in the future. I was also happy to see the return of Sami Zayn who is the future of the company. The Dean Ambrose/Kevin Owens fight was exactly as I predicted it, the match of the night. Those guys pulled out all the stops and gave fans exactly what they wanted from the time the bell rang. The Divas Title match I would put as a close second with only the WWE Tag Team Match shortly behind that and the worst match of the night award goes to the Kalisto/Alberto Del Rio match. Overall on the night, I finished 3-3 with a bonus for picking the right spot the winner would enter. I am going to give the Pay Per View an B+ for a final grade overall only because of my disagreement over how they handled some of the talent for the rumble match. Here are the results:
Jack Swagger and Mark Henry win the fatal four way match
Dean Ambrose defeats Kevin Owens
The New Day defeats The USOS
Kalisto defeats Alberto Del Rio
Charlotte defeats Becky Lynch
Triple H enters at number 30 and wins the royal rumble match