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COMPLETE WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2020 COVERAGE

By Mike Johnson on 2020-01-26 17:00:00

The Street Profits did their usual fun promo backstage building up the Rumble match.

It was announced Bobby Lashley and Rusev got into a fight earlier tonight and are not medically cleared for the Rumble match.  That means there are five empty spots in the Rumble match.

30 Man Royal Rumble - Winner Earns Championship Match at Wrestlemania 36.

WWE Champion Brock Lesnar is Number One.

Elias was number two.  He came out playing the guitar.  He said, "Houston, we have a problem."  He said he was going to sing a song titled Sacrificial Lamb.   He was knocking Brock, so Brock attacked him and tossed him in.  Lesnar manhandled him and nailed a series of shoulderblocks.  Lesnar nailed a big German suplex.  Heyman gave him the guitar and smashed it over Elias' back.  Elias was dumped over the ropes.  Well, he was right about being the sacrificial lamb.

Number three is Erick Rowan.  He hit the ring and was immediately clotheslined out of the ring.

Number four is Robert Roode.  He gets destroyed, hit with the F5 and taken out.  Lesnar tossed him.

Number five is John Morrison.  He went right after Brock but was caught and hit with an overhead belly to belly suplex, sent to the floor.

Number six is Kofi Kingston.  Kofi exploded with kicks and strikes but was caught and driven into the buckles.  Brock nailed him with a German suplex that flipped Kingston inside out.  Brock drove him into the corner...

Number seven is Rey Mysterio.  Brock manhandled them and they ended up bounced out of the ring, on the floor.

Number eight is Big E.  He rallied Rey and Kofi and they hit the ring.  They worked over Brock with big moves.  Big E hit the Big Ending.  Rey hit the 619.  Lesnar exploded and knocked Big E and Rey over.  He nailed an F5 over the top on Kofi.

Number nine is Cesaro.  Brock quickly tossed him out as well.

Number ten is Shelton Benjamin.  Heyman hugged him coming into the ring.  Lesnar popped for Shelton.  They hugged and shook hands.  They acted like they were going to wait for the next competitor but Brock attacked him with a German suplex and dumped him.  That was pretty funny.

Number eleven is WWE Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura.  He was tossed.

Number 12 is MVP.  He was dressed in an outfit in honor of Black Panther.  MVP is local here in Houston.  He chased Heyman around the ring.

Number 13 is Keith Lee.  He and Lesnar faced off.  Lee took him down with a pair of shoulder tackles.  Lesnar was shocked.  Lee splashed Brock in the corner and hit a big right hand.  Lesnar was whipped into the ropes and Lee drove him down again.

Number 14 is Braun Strowman.  He clotheslined everyone and dropkicked Lee, who went through the ropes to the floor.  Strowman went to the floor and hit the running tackle.  Strowman hit a clothesline on Lesnar.  Brock came back to catch him with a German suplex on Braun, then one on Lee, then back to Strowman for another.  Lee and Strowman went face to face and began brawling.  Lesnar dumped them both over and nearly took himself out in the process.

Brock has now tied the elimination record at 13.

Number 15 is Ricochet.  He hit a springboard into the ring but was caught and driven over Brock's knee with a backbreaker.  Lesnar nailed him with a German suplex.  Lesnar kicked him as the bell ring.....

Number 16 is Drew McIntyre.  Big pop for him.  He and Lesnar went face to face.  Brock took off his gloves as Drew trashtalked him.  Ricochet kicked Lesnar low and Drew hit the Claymore kick, eliminating Brock.  MASSIVE POP.  Ricochet hit a missile dropkick.  He went for another move but was caught and dumped by Drew.

Drew is now the only competitor in the ring.

Number 17 is The Miz.  McIntyre caught him with the Future Shock DDT.  He nailed the Claymore Kick and dumped Miz.  Brock finally got to his feet.  Drew was staring him down from the ring.  Lesnar went to the timekeeper's area and pointed at Drew.

Number 18 is AJ Styles.  He and Drew battled back and forth.  Drew ducked a Phenomenal Forearm and shoulder tackled Styles down.  Styles tried to go for the calf crusher and took him down.  

Number 19 is Dolph Ziggler. He got in Drew's face, allowing Styles to chop block McIntyre's knee from behind.  Ziggler nailed Styles and worked on Drew, who caught him with a suplex throw that sent Ziggler across the ring.  He chopped Styles and Dolph.  He was aboit to toss Styles when...

Number 20, Karl Anderson, hit the ring and attacked Drew.  They triple-teamed McIntyre, trying to eliminate him.  Anderson nailed Ziggler with a spinebuster.  He was tossed over the top but survived.

Number 21 is Edge.  Guess I was right after all.  Houston went legitimately insane.  He nailed a series of spears on everyone.  He and Styles faced off for the first time.  Styles nailed the Pele Kick.  Edge battled back and paired off with Ziggler.

Number 22 is King Corbin.  He went right after Edge, stomping him in the corner with Ziggler.  McIntyre grabbed Ziggler and tried to toss him over the top.  Edge clotheslined Styles over the top, eliminating him.  That would be a hell of a Wrestlemania match.

Number 23 is Matt Riddle.  He controlled the ring and drilled Edgre with a Ripcord Knee but Corbin grabbed him and dumped him out to the floor.

Number 24 is Luke Gallows.  Drew tossed Corbin right after he hit Edge with a Deep Six.  Everyone else battled.

Number 25 is Randy Orton.  He whipped out RKOs on everyone until he came face to face with Edge.  They reunited their old team and tossed Gallows and Anderson.

Number 26 is Roman Reigns.  He speared Ziggler and tossed him out.  

Number 27 is Kevin Owens. He went right after Drew and beat him down,  He nailed Cannonballs on everyone and hit a pop-up powerbomb on Drew.  He went for one on Reigns who escaped but Owens nailed the stunner.  Orton went for an RKO but Owens kicked him and stunned him.

Number 28 is Aleister Black.  Owens and Black fought.  Black nailed a big kick on Owens.  He drilled a knee to Edge's face.  He wiped out Drew with a roundhouse kick.  Black was the only man standing in the ring.  

Number 29 is Samoa Joe.  He and Black battled and threw strikes at each other.  

Number is Seth Rollins.  He came out with AOP and Buddy  Murphy.  Joe and Owens were waiting for him.    He ordered his troops to attack everyone and they stomped and attacked everyone.  Rollins hit the Stomp on Roman.  Black nailed some big kicks on Roman  but was tripped by Murphy.  Seth took him out and tossed Aleister.    Owens nailed a stunner and tossed Seth but the AOP caught him and tossed Rollins back in.  Owens was tossed over.  

Joe locked Seth in a sleeper.  Rollins' crew attacked Joe and Joe was tossed out.  Joe, Owens and Black brawled with AOP and Murphy.  They brawled to the back.

Rollins, Drew, Orton, Edfe are left.  Seth tried to get Roman to ally with him.  Roman teased it then hit a Superman Punch.  Everyone hit their finishes on Rollins.  Rollins was tossed.

The final four faced off.  Drew and Edge brawled.  Roman was sent into the ring post.  Orton attacked Drew to help Edge and nailed him with an RKO.  Edge nailed a spear.  He and Orton nailed a double RKO on McIntyre.  Orton teased an RKO oin Edge, who caught him.  Edge pointed to Roman as if they were going to take him out but instead dumped Orton over the top.

Final three.

Roman and Edge battled.  Roman nailed a Superman Punch.  Edge leapfrogged a spear and speared Roman.  He dumped him over the top but he landed on the apron.  He kicked Edge and pulled him over the top to the apron.  They battled on the apron and Edge was knocked off.  

Roman nailed McIntyre and went to eliminate him.  He went for a spear but was hit with the Claymore Kick.  Roman was dumped.

Your winner, Drew McIntyre!

 

 

 

 


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