It the 30 the annual Royal Rumble and it is live from Alamodome in San Antonio Texas. And it kicks off with a two hours preshow with Renee Young. WWE Hall of Famers Booker T, Jerry Lawler and Shawn Michaels join her. They began to hype tonight's show and sends s backstage to Charly Caruso in the social media lounge. She will be joined b WWE Intercontinental champion Dena Ambrose later tonight. She sends the fans back to Renee who sends us to Peter Rosenberg outside of Alamodome with a bunch of excited fans.
We see footage from WWE NXT takeover: San Antonio" Seth Rollins calling Triple H out There is more discussion on the Rumble before Renee leads us to a Rumble video package. WE get more discussion from the panel and a promo for tonight's RAW Women's title match. Booker goes with Kayla McMahon, and both Jerry Lawler and Shawn Michaels agree. Rosenberg is in the arena now. He leads is to another Rumble promo. After the promo, we go to the ring and Mauro Ranallo welcomes us. He is joined JBL, David Otunga and Tom Phillips.
Kayla, John and Mike were in the locker room getting ready for their matches. Six women tag team match was going on out in the arena and there was action throughout the match but the end comes when Naomi drop Bliss with a kick and then hits the split-legged moonsault for the win. They watched the panel talk and then lead everyone to a promo for tonight's WWE Universal title match. After Charly Caruso is back for interview with Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho and they complains about Mick Foley has something against them.
"Two whines in Jericho and Owens," John said.
"You got that right John," Kayla said.
Back to the panel we go and see RAW announcers making their way to the ring. We go back to the ring, outcome RAW Tag Team Champions Cesaro and Sheamus.
"I have a feeling this match is going to end badly for Sheamus and Cesaro," Mike said.
They watch the match and there was action throughout include Sheamus accidently brogue kick the referee. The end comes when Gallows and Anderson hits their finishing for the win and titles.
"That is disgrace Anderson put himself in front the referee and then move and Sheamus nail the referee. I can't believe that the other referee didn't call for the bell and DQ Sheamus and Cesaro," John said.
They continue to watch the preshow, they listen to the panel discussion Cruiserweight title match and the social media lounge with Dean Ambrose. After the segment in the social media lounge, back to the ring, we go and for Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax. Sasha Banks is out first and then Nia Jax is out next. Nia use her power to overmatch Sasha, early on. They watched back and forth action as Sasha fights back. The end comes when Nia ends up catching Sasha in the pop up Samoan drop for the win.
It was back to the panel for more discussion on Triple H and Seth Rollins. Renee sends us to Stephanie McMahon Cena.
"Well looks it is my beautiful wife," John said with smiling.
She says, "Do to what have happen last night I had no choice but to officially banned Seth Rollins from the Alamodome tonight. And I will address his actions at WWE "NXT takeover: San Antonio" tomorrow night on RAW."
Stephanie is positive that a member of RAW will win the Royal Rumble. The panel leads us to a promo for tonight's WWE title match.
Back to the ring and outcomes WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels to a big hometown pops. He talks about his Rumble history in San Antonio and hype the main event. He goes on and says, "Let have fun and makes some noise like only they can do…. His music hits.
Michael Cole talks about how they had some WWE Network sign up issues but those have been cleared up and fans still have time to join for the Rumble. Back to the panel for more discussion on tonight's PPV and that's it for the preshow.
The 2017 WWE Royal Rumble PPV opens with a video package. A live shot inside the Alamodome as the pyro goes off and then Michael Cole welcomes the fans watched at home on the WWE Network. We go to the ring and for the RAW Women's title match. Out first is Bayley to a pops. Her music dies down and then she waits for the RAW Women's Champion Kayla McMahon. Kayla McMahon's music hits and the fans were on their feet and out she comes with RAW Commissioner Stephanie McMahon Cena.
They walk down the ramp and then the pyro goes off behind them and then makes their way to the ring. Stephanie walks up the steps followed by Kayla who walks along the apron to the corner, and then took the belt of, then climbs and raise the title and the fans were cheers. She looks at Bayley and then hops off and enters the ring. JoJo does the introductions. Bayley receive pop from the fans. Kayla was introductions next and she receives a pop too. Kayla hand the title to the referee and then she and Stephanie touch the fists and she then exits the ring and walks down the steps. The referee shows Bayley the Women's title.
He hand it to the timekeeper and then signal for the bell. Bayley and Kayla circle one another and then they locks up. They trades armdrags before go at it. Kayla takes Bayley down with side headlock. Bayley fights up and nails a couple of elbows to break the hold. Bayley tossed Kayla to the floor and goes for hurricanrana but Kayla blocked it and drops her. She climbs up onto the barricade, leaps off, and nails a clothesline as Stephanie looks on. She grabs Bayley and then tossed her back into the ring. She climbs up to the top and leaps off with a double ax smash.
Kayla locked Bayley in a front facelock and applied the pressure, as the referee is there check and asks Bayley if she want to give up. Bayley fights up and nails Kayla in the ribs breaking the hold and she rolls her up for a two counts. Kayla nails Bayley with kicks to the gut and then clotheslines her. She then drop elbow on her, and covers her for a two counts. Bayley come back and takedown Kayla and fired away with strikes. The fans do dueling chants. Bayley with springboard crossbody for two, then a series of forearms strikes.
Bayley with facebuster and take her time to climbs the ropes and Stephanie is yells at her sister to gets up and Kayla gets up and runs up the ropes and catches Bayley with hurricanrana from the top and the fans were out of their seats with excitement. She covers her for another two counts. She hooks Bayley and nails her with vertical suplex and cover her again for close two counts. She whips Bayley into the ropes and nails her with a spinning spinebuster and then a standing moonsault for two again. Bayley come back but Kayla nails with her superkick, then climbs up, and leaps off with another moonsault but Bayley for her knees up and she covers her for a two counts.
Bayley goes for Bayley to belly suplex and nail it and covers her again but at the last split sec, Kayla kicks out. Bayley can't believe it. She gets up and ask the referee and he told her how close it was, Kayla slowly get up and she grab Bayley from behind and nails her with Skull-Crushing finale and roll her over and covers for the win and retains title.
Kayla recovery as Stephanie come in the ring as a replay is showed. After the replay, Kayla is on her feet and gets her hand raise as Bayley looks on from ringside and show her frustration at ringside. Stephanie and Kayla leave the ring together and heads backstage, as a video package is showed for the next match. They went through the curtain and then through a second curtain and head to the locker room and went inside. Where both Mike and John congratulation her on a successful title defends.
"Thanks guys," she said sitting down on the couch.
"Your next mister, it time you brings the WWE Title home," Stephanie said to her husband.
He looks at her and says, "I will baby."
On the TV is the WWE Universal title match, Kayla stood up from the couch, grabs her bag, went in the bathroom, and took a shower as Mike, John and Stephanie continues to watch the match. There was action throughout the match and when Reigns readies to spear Owens Braun Strowman appearance, assault Reigns, and help Owens retains the title. Stephanie just shook her head.
"And Bryan talk about me, I guess Owens get help is okay," Mike said.
"You are probably right Mike," Stephanie said standing up and then walks out the locker room and next door to the locker room where Mick Foley is with Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan.
Backstage to Stephanie McMahon Cena, Mick Foley, Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan and they have a rumble tumbler. Sami Zayn picks #8 and then Dean Ambrose also picks but he won't reveal his number. Back to the ring, we go and for Cruiserweight title match. The locker room of the McMahons Kayla come out the bathroom and dresses in street clothes. She sat down beside Mike and then watches the match that was going on and Neville become the new Cruiserweight champion.
: God luck John," Kayla said
"Yeah good luck John," Mike said.
"Thanks guys," he said walking out the locker room and head for the gorilla position where his wife is.
AJ Styles went out first and then John Cena's music hits and he and Stephanie walks out together and then heads to the ring together. Stephanie kissed him and then walks to the back John climbs into the ring with Styles and then Greg Hamilton does the formal ring introduction. The bell sound and here we go. Cena and Styles do some trash talking. And stalling to start. Styles kicks him and Cena nail with him a big clothesline to take control they showed McMahons watched backstage.
They went back and forth the throughout the match Styles hits German suplex and a facebuster for a two counts. Styles keeps control until Cena turns him inside out with a clothesline. Cena then nails the shuffle. Cena rocks AJ while he sits on the top and climbs up for a superplex but AJ counters and ends up hitting a spin out power bombs from a two counts. AJ goes for the phenomenal forearm but Cena ducks it. Cena nails the AA for close two counts.
Cena waits for Styles to gets up now and when he does, Cena nails him with big clothesline and covers him again for two counts. More back and forth, actions and some close calls. Styles nail Cena with Styles Clash and crawl to the apron and goes for the phenomenal forearm again, but Cena blocks it and turns it into the AA and nails it immediately and covers him for the win and WWE Title. After the match Cena, celebrate Stephanie head out and then leaps into her husband arms.
Cena and Stephanie leave the ring and celebrate with some Make a wish fans and then they makes they exit.
It was now time for Royal Rumble match and it gets start with the first two superstars Big Cass and Jericho. When the bell sound and here we go. And every two minutes another superstar would come out and join the match. Superstars were being eliminating as well. When the buzzer went off The Miz music hits and out he comes with Kayla and they head to te ringside and then Kayla kiss him and head backstage while Miz climbs into the ring and began fighting.
After Miz, entrant superstars were eliminating and Superstars comes out and joins the match, as the numbers got up in the twenties Miz was still in the match. After Taker eliminates Goldberg Miz and Sami work together and try to eliminate Taker but he chokeslams the both of them.
The finally entrant was Roman Reigns and then Taker eliminate Miz with clothesline and then Sami was next. Reigns eliminate Taker, they have a stare down, and then Reigns eliminates Jericho next. Wyatt and Orton attack him but he fights them off, eliminate Wyatt and then Orton RKO him, and then eliminate to win the Royal Rumble.