![]() At TLC, Strowman defeated Corbin in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match, thus stripping Corbin of his authoritative power and earning a Universal Championship match against Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. Īt Crown Jewel, Brock Lesnar defeated Braun Strowman to regain the then-vacant Universal Championship, thanks in part to then-Acting Raw General Manager Baron Corbin. In the weeks following TLC, multiple wrestlers were announced for both Rumble matches. Their prize for winning was each getting the #30 spot in their respective Royal Rumble matches at the pay-per-view. Īt TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Fabulous Truth ( Carmella and R-Truth) defeated Mahalicia ( Alicia Fox and Jinder Mahal) to win the second season of Mixed Match Challenge. ![]() Results were predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brands, while storylines were produced on WWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live. The event comprised ten matches, including three on the Kickoff pre-show, that resulted from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portrayed heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that built tension and culminated in a wrestling match or series of matches. For 2019, the men and women could choose to challenge for either brand's top championship at WrestleMania 35: the men had their choice between Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship, while the women could choose either the Raw Women's Championship or the SmackDown Women's Championship. The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. In addition to airing on traditional PPV, the event was livestreamed on the WWE Network. It featured wrestlers from the Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. Announced on January 24, 2018, the 2019 event was the 32nd Royal Rumble and was scheduled to be held on January 27, 2019, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and Survivor Series, dubbed the "Big Four". The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick event produced every January by WWE since 1988. Production Background The event was held at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. The event also featured the return of Jeff Jarrett, who competed in his first WWE match since No Mercy in October 1999. Other prominent matches included Brock Lesnar retaining Raw's Universal Championship against Finn Bálor, Daniel Bryan defeating AJ Styles to retain SmackDown's WWE Championship, and Ronda Rousey defeating Sasha Banks to retain the Raw Women's Championship. In the opening bout, Lynch lost her SmackDown Women's Championship match against Asuka. In the main event, Raw's Seth Rollins won the men's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Braun Strowman, also from Raw, while SmackDown's Becky Lynch won the women's Royal Rumble match by lastly eliminating Charlotte Flair, also from SmackDown. In total, 10 matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. The men could choose to challenge for either Raw's Universal Championship or SmackDown's WWE Championship, while the women had the choice between the Raw Women's Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. For the 2019 event, the winners of both the men's and women's matches received a choice of which championship to challenge for at WrestleMania 35. Traditionally, the Royal Rumble match winner receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. During the event, WWE reported there were 48,193 people in attendance. The event took place on January 27, 2019, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw, SmackDown, and 205 Live brand divisions. ![]() The 2019 Royal Rumble was the 32nd annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. ![]() Promotional poster featuring Daniel Bryan, AJ Styles, and various WWE wrestlers ![]()
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