This was subsequently also the first time the winner of the Royal Rumble match could challenge for that title, and the first time since the 2013 event that two world championships were eligible to be challenged for by the winner of the titular match. [51], A couple of weeks prior to the Royal Rumble, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced that the main event of SmackDown's next pay-per-view would be an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship. ", F1: Lewis Hamilton siegt bei Ferrari-Fiasko, Six Nations: Frankreich - England | DAZN Highlights, Starke Springboks feiern dritten WM-Titel, All Blacks mit letzter Gala für Hansen zu Bronze. As Reigns attempted a Spear on Orton, Orton countered into an "RKO" and eliminated Reigns to win the match, earning himself a match for his brand's WWE Championship at WrestleMania 33. In the end, Charlotte performed a Natural Selection on Bayley onto the ring apron and pinned her to retain the title. [27] On the following Raw, Banks, in a knee brace and on a crutch, came to the ring to congratulate Flair but instead was attacked by Nia Jax. Also on the card, Kevin Owens retained the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a no disqualification match, Charlotte Flair retained the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley, and Neville defeated Rich Swann for the WWE Cruiserweight Championship. As Cena prepared to fight Corbin, Styles attacked Cena. HVK. [17] On the following 205 Live, after Swann defeated Tony Nese, Swann called out Neville, but Neville refused to face Swann unless it was for the Cruiserweight Championship. [39], The actual pay-per-view opened with Charlotte Flair defending the Raw Women's Championship against Bayley. [29] On 205 Live, Neville defeated Swann in a non-title match, and proceeded to attack Swann again. The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick pay-per-view, produced every January by WWE since 1988. 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After defeating Brock Lesnar at Survivor Series in his first match in 12 years, Goldberg declared himself the first entrant in the Royal Rumble match on the November 21, 2016 episode of Raw. [16] Cena then defeated Corbin the following week. [43], After being humiliated by Goldberg again, Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman appeared on Raw to challenge Goldberg to one final match at WrestleMania 33. [44], Also on Raw, Bayley, Cesaro, and Sheamus teamed up to face Charlotte Flair, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson in a six-person mixed tag team match where Bayley pinned Charlotte. On January 30, after losing the title, it was confirmed that AJ Styles would be entering the match. [32] That episode, John Cena returned from a near three-month hiatus and challenged the winner for the title at Royal Rumble. Raw General Manager Mick Foley then scheduled the match, which ended in no contest when Reigns interfered and attacked Strowman. A brawl ensued and Cena delivered an "Attitude Adjustment" to both The Miz and Styles. [40], Next, Kevin Owens defended the WWE Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a No-Disqualification match, with United States Champion Chris Jericho suspended above the ring in a shark cage. Braun Strowman interfered, attacking Reigns with a chokeslam onto an announce table and a running powerslam through a table positioned in the corner. Finale! 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At Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18, 2016, Kevin Owens retained the WWE Universal Championship against United States Champion Roman Reigns after Chris Jericho attacked Owens with a Codebreaker, giving Owens the win by disqualification.