It’s main event time! We get a great video for the women’s Royal Rumble match, then the rules explained.
Maria Menounos is introduced as the guest ring announcer, and she gets booed. Maria introduces the guest ring announcer for the match, Stephanie McMahon. People made a fuss about Stephanie commentating but I think it’s cool – she has a great voice and is following in her father’s footsteps. The Raw Women’s Champion Alexa Bliss comes out and then SmackDown Live’s Champion, Charlotte. Both Champion’s take seats at ringside and Stephanie says she is overwhelmed by this occasion.
The first ever entrant in the women’s Royal Rumble is…
Becky Lynch is the second entrant. The fans seem a little dead in Philly, hopefully they pick-up. Well, it’s time for this historic match!
Women’s Royal Rumble Match
The bell rings and Sasha and Becky lock-up and trade holds. The two look to catch each other with their submission finishers but can’t land them. Eventually they hit a double clothesline and they both go down as the clock appears.
The third entrant in the Rumble is Sarah Logan of the Riott Squad. Logan takes the fight to Becky, stomps a mudhole into her. Sarah throws Sasha into the air and hits a headbutt that floors Sasha. Becky throws Logan over the ropes but she lands on the apron. Becky struggles with Logan as the clock returns and out comes Mandy Rose of Absolution. Mandy takes the fight to Sasha Banks right away and the action slows down.
The fifth entrant in the match is Hall of Famer, Lita! That got a huge pop from the crowd. Lita comes to the ring and gets attacked by Becky and Sasha, Lita then takes them both out with kicks and clotheslines. Lita and Mandy start fighting and Rose knee’s Lita hard from the apron, but then gets knocked off! Mandy Rose eliminated. The clock returns and out comes Kairi Sane, the winner of the Mae Young Classic!
Kari attacks Sarah Logan, then hits Lita with a nice running elbow in the corner. She takes out two women with a running double clothesline, then catches Sasha Banks with her awesome Sailing Seas Elbow Drop from the top rope! Tamina is out next as Kairi hits Becky Lynch with her huge elbow drop. Tamina and Kairi go at it but Tamina comes out on top, then Lita attacks everyone, hitting DDT’s and a Twist of Fate to Sasha Banks. Lita then eliminates Tamina. Tamina eliminated. Just as she starts to celebrate, Becky Lynch tosses the extreme one out. Lita eliminated.
The next entrant is Dana Brooke and she immediately gets kicked down by Lynch. Becky tries to throw Dana ove rthe rope but she gets elbowed. Dana then hits Sasha with a springboard elbow in the corner, then a leaping kick to Becky. The action slows again until Torrie Wilson surprised the fans! Wilson comes to the ring and unleashes some fury. Sony Deville emerges as the next entrant and she takes the fight to Sasha in the corner with some stiff kicks. Deville throws Wilson over the top rope and kicks her off to the floor. Torrie Wilson eliminated.
The next entrant is Liv Morgan of the Riott Squad. Liv slams Sasha Banks to the mat, thenhits her with a double stomp to the back. Liv and Sarah Logan team up to atatck Banks in the corner. Our next entrant is another 90’s icon and that is Molly Holly!
Molly comes to the ring to a great reaction from the fans and she looks in fine shape. Holly was trained by Dean Malenko and Finlay, so it should come as no surprose that she is serious. Holly suplexes Becky, then throws Logan out! Sarah Logan eliminated. Holly then takes to the top rope and hits Sasha Banks with an incredible front flip senton, then Deville kicks her in the head. Deville is then attacked by Morgan and they trade shots. Becky Lynch then hits both of them with Bexploder’s. Morgan and Deville beat on Becky in the corner. The next entrant is Lana, who gets a huge cheer and chants for Rusev Day. Corey Graves says it would be amazing if Lana won the Rumble on Rusev Day. Sadly for Lana, she gets attacked by Deville and Morgan right away. Lana fights to her feet and slaps Deville in the face before tackling Morgan. The clock returns as Morgan and Sonya beat on Lana in the corner.
Michelle McCool is out at number fourteen and she looks like she hasn’t aged a day. McCool ducks Morgan and Deville and kicks Lana in the corner. She ducks a kick from Sonya and kicks Morgan in the face. Deville then throws McCool but it gets reversed. McCool attacks Deville in the corner and tosses her out! McCool then throws Liv Morgan over as well but gets attacked from behind by Molly Holly, but Michelle then throws her out too. Lana attacks Michelle from behind but gets thrown over and Michelle has eliminated everyone but Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks. Ruby Riott is the last member of the Riott Squad left to enter the match and she immediately takes the fight to Sasha Banks.
Ruby is almost eliminated multiple times by McCool, Becky, Sasha but she holds on. Michelle lifts Sasha over the ropes but she lands on the apron and fights her way back in. The next entrant is an unlikely one, Vickie Guerrero! She screams excuse me on her way to the ring and does so again when she gets into the ring, forcing all the women to stop and take a look at her. Vickie suddenly looks worried and she turns to leave but she gets grabbed and thrown over by all four women! Vickie Guerrero eliminated.
Carmella is number seventeen and she brings her briefcase with her. Carmella moonwalks in front of Vickie, who grabs the briefcase and and whacks her with it! Carmella is down on the outside but the action in the ring continues. Michelle looks for the Styles Clash, I can’t remember what she called the move, but Sasha climbs up and unleashes some punches. Sasha follows-up with running knees into McCool in the corner. Meanwhile Bekcy drops leg drops on Ruby Riott. Things slow down as we wait for the clock.
Natalya is the next entrant but as she climbs on the apron Carmella pulls her off. Carmella slides into the ring finally and superkicks Michelle. She then hits Superkicks Banks before having a real awkward exchange with Becky where they tried like three moves but ultimately just separated and Carmella kicked Ruby in the face. The nineteenth entrant is Kelly Kelly, former WWE Diva’s Champion. Kelly enters the ring and Natalya looks to throw her out right away but she holds onto the ropes. Kelly then shoulders Nattie in the gut and Michelle superkicks her. Kelly then catches Michelle with a headscissors takedown and Natalyta throws McCool out. Michelle McCool eliminated.
All the women exchange elimination attempts as the crowd applaud Michelle McCool. Entrant number twenty is Naomi, who runs down and hits everybody with the Rear View! Banks on the other hand, throws her into the corner, where Naomi hits her with a big kick. Becky then slams Naomi down and hits her with a dropkick fro the top rope. Becky hits multiple Bexploders until she meets Ruby Riott, who throws her over the top rope! Becky Lynch eliminated.
The next entrant is the Hall of Famer, Jacqueline! This lady was the first ever African American Women’s Champion in WWE. The announcers talk about how awesome and tough she is. Jacqueline takes the fight to everyone, beating every girl she meets. Jacqueline and Natalya fight to throw Kelly over the top rope, then Ruby also joins the fray and the three of them can’t get her over. Nia Jax is out next and she clotheslines Banks and Carmella, then throws out Jacqueline and then Kelly. Jacqueline eliminated. Kelly Kelly eliminated.
Nia clears Natalya from the ring, under the rope, and it’s just Nia and Ruby in there. Ruby attacks Nia but she gets lifted into the air in a military press and thrown onto the top turnbuckles. Riott is then tosses out. Ruby Riott eliminated. Naomi comes back and kicks the crap out of Nia before attempting a hurricanrana and being caught. Nia throws her over the top rope but she lands on the apron. Nia knocks Naomi off but she is caught by all the ladies at ringside and they set her on the barricade as they fall with exhaustion. Nia is alone in the ring as the clock ticks down and number 23 enters…
The NXT Women’s Champion, Ember Moon is out and she’s still hurting from her war with Shayna Baszler. Ember gets a massive reaction. She storms to the ring as Naomi is still on the barricade and the others are still down at ringside. Ember ducks Nia and kicks her repeatedly. She springboards off the ropes and hits an RVD style kick. She screams and runs at Nia, who grabs her and throws her across the ring. Meanwhile, Naomi walks along the barrier, jumps onto a chair Maria Menounos was sat on and crawls her way over to the steps with her feet on the chair. She climbs the top rope, leaps off but NIa catches her and throws her out! All that for nothing. Naomi eliminated.
Nia jax is alone in the ring again and she looks unstoppable, that is, until entrant 24 emerges and it’s Beth Phoenix! The Glamazon comes to the ring and Nia looks a little freaked out. Phoenix not only is a former Champion but she also competed in the Royal Rumble once before, not to mention she has a Maaster Degree and is a mother to two kids, now that’s impressive. Beth and Nia square-up in the centre of the ring and the fans are loving it. Nia shoves Beth but she gets punched in return. They trade shots and the fans chant “this is awesome”. Nia throws Beth to the corner and runs but nobody’s home. Beth tries to lift Nia up but she can’t and Nia punches her in the back. Nia lifts her up and talks trash but this time Beth lifts Nia up onto her shoulders and carries her to the ropes. Natalya returns, Beth’s best friend, and they beat on Nia and tackle her and Nia falls through the middle ropes. Beth and Nattie hug and Beth is happy, until Nattie slaps her and throws her out! Beth Phoenix eliminated.
Number 25 is the Empress of Tomorrow and the undefeated Asuka, who is definitely the fan favourite. Asuka swings a kick for Carmella, who dodges it and runs. Sasha comes running in but Asuka throws her in the air and knee’s her. Asuka then ducks a kick from Carmellaand hits her with a Rear View of her own. Ember Moon gets back in and comes face-to-face with her greateats foe, Asuka! The crowd go wild for these two as they had some amazing matches. They trade reversals until Ember catches Asuka with a hurricanrana, then an Eclipse from the top rope! Asuka climbs back up the ropes and runs at Asuka but the Empress ducks and Ember goes over, where Asuka slams her injured arm on the top rope and she’s out. Ember Moon eliminated.
Mickie James is out next entrant and she kicks things off with a double knee stomp to Asuka. Natalya tries to ground Mickie but eats a neckbreaker for her troubles. Carmella tries to eliminate Sasha in the corner, while Mickie tries to throw Nattie over. The clock counts down and entrant number 27 is Nikki Bella! Nikki knee’s Carmella, then hits Asuka with a forearm. Sasha throws Nikki to the corner and gets hit with a springboard kick. Nikki spears Natalya, then points at Charlottes title. Carmella then attacks Nikki and mocks John Cena, which the fans loved. Carmella hits her with a Bronco Buster in the corner. Nikki then lifts Carmella onto her shoulders and throws her onto the apron, then kicks her off. Carmella eliminated.
All four women left attack Nikki Bella but then Nikki receives some help in the form of her sister, Brie Bella! New mommy, Brie beats on everyone in the ring and receives a huge Yes! chant. Brie knee’s all the women in the face as they lay on the rops. Nikki gets up and celebrates with Brie. Nia climbs onto the apron and they dropkick her off then suplex Natalya. Entrant 29 is out and it is Bayley! Before she can enter though, Brie and Nikki attack her, only for Bayley to hit them both with the ropes. Bayley hits a spinning elbow to Natalya from the top rope, then hist Mickie James. Asuka throws Bayley to the ropes but she holds on. We have seven ladies left and it’s time for our final entrant…
Trish Stratus, arguably the greatest of all time, makes her way to the ring to a huge pop in Philly. Trish gets stared at by every woman in the ring and she immediately attacks Natalya, then Bayley, then Sasha, and everyone. Trish ducks both Bella’s and chops them. She grabs them both and hits Stratusfaction. She runs at Bayley in the corner and grabs her with both feet for a hurricanrana. Mickie Hames gets to her feet and Philly goes wild as the two legends square-up again. Mickie strikes first and they go back and forth. Mickie is atop the ropes and Trish looks for the handstand again but Mickie throws her off, only for Trish to kick her in the head and Mickie is gone! Mickie James eliminated.
Nia then clotheslines Trisha and the fans boo, only for all the other women to gang-up on Nia. Asuka and Trish kick Nia and she falls onto the top rope, where both Bella’s triy to pull her over. Then every womenjoins in and throws her over! Nia Jax elimianted. As everyone breathes in the elimination, Sasha Banks grabs Bayley and throws her out! Bayley eliminated. Bayley and Charlotte looked shocked from ringside but Sasha smiles and says that’s what she does. Meanwhile, Natalya gets Trish in a sharpshooter but Trish rolls through and Nattie headbutts the turnbuckle. Trish throws Nattie over but she holds the ropes, only for Triish to kick her in the had and she’s gone! Natalya eliminated.
Sasha Banks and Trish push each other, the best of the past and the best of today. Trish kicks her, and mock Sasha’s taunt. Trish looks for Stratusfaction but t Sasha throws her over the top rope. Asuka stands behind The Boss as she talks trash, the fans chant “Asuka’s Gonna Kill You”. They turn to attack the Bella’s but Sasha hits Asuka and then the three of them team-up on the undefeated Asuka. This definitely feels like a heel turn for Sasha. All three of them hit big moves on Asuka, who gets stomped on in the corner. Sasha slaps her in the face and says she is ready for Asuka. Sasha looks to hit the double knee’s in the corner but the Bella’s grab her and toss her over! Sasha Banks eliminated.
The Bella’s try to throw Asuka over but she holds on and starts kicking them both in the chest, then the head. The fans are behind Asuka. Asuka throws Brie over but she holds on. Nikki clothesline’s Asuka, then lifts Asuka onto her shoulders and hits a nice move but then she punches Brie and eliminates her! Brie Bella eliminated. And we’re down to two!
Asuka is on the apron and Nikki runs at her but eats a shoulder tackle. Asuka points at Charlotte and Alexa, then the WresteMania sign. Asuka hits a missile dropkick to Nikki and they’re both down. Asuka runs at Nikki in the corner and eats a springboard kick. Nikki lifts Asuka and puts her on her shoulders. Nikki tries to throw Asuka over but she lands on the apron. Nikki takes a big forearm to the face and still holds on, Nikki can’t believe it. Nikki runs at her again and Asuka kicks her, then drags her over the top rope with her leg and Nikki lands on the apron. Both women are on the apron and Nikki floors Asuka with a forearm but then Asuka kicks her leg out from under her and that’s it!
Winner: Asuka
Asuka celebrates after the match and points at the Mania sign.Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss enter the ring. They stare down Asuka and hold up both of their Women’s Championships.
“Bad Reputation” hits and everyone loses their minds, “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey is walking out. The former UFC champion enters the ring and points at the WrestleMania sign. A loud “HOLY SHIT” chant starts up. Ronda extends her hand to Asuka. Asuka slaps it away. Ronda smiles. Ronda points again at the WrestleMania sign. We still don’t know who Asuka will challenge. Ronda shakes hands with Stephanie outside the ring. Ronday then walks up the ramp and points at the sign again.
Wow! That’s it for the 2018 Royal Rumble. Let us know what you think of it and I will see you tomorrow night for Raw!
