12/3/2023 0 Comments 205 live1114 17 full![]() The event comprised nine 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. 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. As a result, the winners of each match received a choice of which championship to challenge for at WrestleMania 34. However, for 2018, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon scheduled the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match to be held at the 2018 Royal Rumble, which consequently made the 2018 event the first to include two Rumble matches, which is now standard. It was originally only contested by male wrestlers. The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. The event aired on pay-per-view worldwide and was available to livestream on the WWE Network. It featured wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brand divisions with some NXT wrestlers and WWE veterans appearing in the Royal Rumble matches. Announced on January 26, 2017, the 2018 event was the 31st Royal Rumble and was scheduled to be held on January 28, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was the third Royal Rumble held at this venue after the 20 events. 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 (PPV), 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 the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The event was also notable for the surprise debut of former UFC mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey following the women's Rumble match, officially confirming that she had signed full-time with WWE. Other prominent matches included Brock Lesnar retaining Raw's Universal Championship in a triple threat match against Braun Strowman and Kane, and AJ Styles retained SmackDown's WWE Championship against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a handicap match. The men's Royal Rumble match was won by SmackDown's Shinsuke Nakamura, who last eliminated Raw's Roman Reigns. This was also the second women's match to main event a WWE pay-per-view, and the first to main event one of WWE's "Big Four" pay-per-views. In the main event, Raw's Asuka won the first-ever women's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating SmackDown's Nikki Bella. In total, nine matches were contested at the event, including three on the Kickoff pre-show. With the introduction of a women's Royal Rumble match, two Royal Rumble matches were contested on the card with the winners of each receiving a choice of which championship to challenge for at WrestleMania 34. Traditionally, the Royal Rumble match winner receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. It was the third Royal Rumble held at this venue after the 20 events, and was the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match, and consequently, two Royal Rumble matches, which is now standard for the event. The event took place on January 28, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The 2018 Royal Rumble was the 31st annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE. Promotional poster featuring various WWE wrestlers
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