With two big battle royals each year now, the Royal Rumble turns into an even more fun pay-per-view as the unpredictability factor is raised. Both the male and female superstars battle it out to snag main event slots at WrestleMania , and 2019 was no different as they all looked to be the last one standing. Now, let’s check out all the details of the order of entries and eliminations for both the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches.
A number of other matches were on the Royal Rumble card with major titles from both Monday Night Raw and SmackDown Live on the line. Still, fans were truly looking forward to the two battle royals more than anything else.
Before either of the two big battle royals, here is what took place on the Royal Rumble as recapped by WWE :
- Asuka defeated Becky Lynch to retain the SmackDown Women’s Championship
- Shane McMahon & The Miz defeated The Bar to win the SmackDown Tag Team Championship
- Ronda Rousey defeated Sasha banks to retain the Raw Women’s Championship
The winners of these two matches would receive main event spots at WrestleMania 35 to face the champion of their choosing.
WOMEN’S #RoyalRumble TIME.
Here are the rules… pic.twitter.com/EShmcgMIcU
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019
Women’s Royal Rumble Match
2019 Order of Entries
1.) Lacey Evans 2.) Natalya 3.) Mandy Rose 4.) Liv Morgan 5.) Mickie James 6.) Ember Moon 7.) Billie Kay 8.) Nikki Cross 9.) Peyton Royce 10.) Tamina 11.) Xia Li (NXT) 12.) Sarah Logan 13.) Charlotte Flair 14.) Kairi Sane 15.) Maria Kanellis 16.) Naomi 17.) Candice LeRae (NXT) 18.) Alicia Fox 19.) Kacy Catanzaro (NXT) 20.) Zelina Vega 21.) Ruby Riott 22.) Dana Brooke 23.) Io Shirai (NXT) 24.) Rhea Ripley (NXT UK) 25.) Sonya Deville 26.) Alexa Bliss 27.) Bayley 28.) Lana – Never actually made it to the ring 29.) Nia Jax 30.) Carmella Alternate – Becky Lynch took Lana’s place
??? @NaomiWWE SURVIVES! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/lGUNP2BHFR
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019
2019 Order of Eliminations
1.) Liv Morgan by Natalya 2.) Mickie James by Tamina 3.) Nikki Cross by Iiconics 4.) Billie Kay by Lacey Evans 5.) Peyton Royce by Lacey Evans 6.) Xia Li by Charlotte Flair 7.) Sarah Logan by Kairi Sane and Natalya 8.) Tamina by Charlotte Flair 9.) Mandy Rose by Naomi 10.) Naomi by Mandy Rose 11.) Lacey Evans by Charlotte Flair 12.) Maria by Alicia Fox 13.) Alicia Fox by Ruby Riott 14.) Candice LeRae by Ruby Riott 15.) Kairi Sane by Ruby Riott 16.) Kacy Catanzaro by Rhea Ripley 17.) Dana Brooke by Rhea Ripley 18.) Zelina Vega by Rhea Ripley 19.) Sonya Deville by Alexa Bliss 20.) Ruby Riott by Bayley 21.) Rhea Ripley by Bayley 22.) Io Shirai by Nia Jax 23.) Natalya by Nia Jax 24.) Ember Moon by Alexa Bliss 25.) Alexa Bliss by Bayley and Carmella 26.) Carmella by Charlotte Flair
Final Four: Becky Lynch, Nia Jax, Bayley, Charlotte Flair
27.) Bayley by Charlotte Flair and Nia Jax 28.) Nia Jax by Becky Lynch 29.) Charlotte Flair by Becky Lynch
Winner : Becky Lynch
#WrestleMania , HERE SHE COMES! #RoyalRumble @BeckyLynchWWE pic.twitter.com/0h5l8EoXsW
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019
After the first shocking Royal Rumble , there were a few other matches on the card that needed to take place. Both of those matches were for the main men’s titles in WWE, and one of them had quite the shocking ending.
Daniel Bryan defeated AJ Styles to retain the WWE Championship, but he received some help from a returning Erick Rowan. There wasn’t much explained to that whole thing, but that should come this week.
After that match, Brock Lesnar and Finn Balor had a hard-hitting bout for the WWE Universal Championship which the “Beast Incarnate” retained.
And the man who drew #2?? is none other than…
J-E-DOUBLE F J-A-DOUBLE R-E-DOUBLE T! #RoyalRumble @RealJeffJarrett pic.twitter.com/UYxhWpTW8U
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2019
Men’s Royal Rumble Match
2019 Order of Entries
1.) Elias 2.) Jeff Jarrett 3.) Shinsuke Nakamura 4.) Kurt Angle 5.) Big E 6.) Johnny Gargano (NXT) 7.) Jinder Mahal 8.) Samoa Joe 9.) Curt Hawkins 10.) Seth Rollins 11.) Titus O’Neil 12.) Kofi Kingston 13.) Mustafa Ali 14.) Dean Ambrose 15.) No Way Jose 16.) Drew McIntyre 17.) Xavier Woods 18.) Pete Dunne (NXT UK) 19.) Andrade 20.) Apollo 21.) Aleister Black 22.) Shelton Benjamin 23.) Baron Corbin 24.) Jeff Hardy 25.) Rey Mysterio 26.) Bobby Lashley 27.) Braun Strowman 28.) Dolph Ziggler 29.) Randy Orton 30.) R-Truth – Never made it to the ring Alternate – Nia Jax took R-Truth’s place
2019 Order of Eliminations
1.) Jeff Jarrett by Elias 2.) Kurt Angle by Shinsuke Nakamura 3.) Jinder Mahal by Johnny Gargano 4.) Big E by Samoa Joe 5.) Elias by Seth Rollins 6.) Titus O’Neil by Curt Hawkins 7.) Curt Hawkins by Samoa Joe 8.) Shinsuke Nakamura by Mustafa Ali 9.) Johnny Gargano by Dean Ambrose 10.) No Way Jose by Samoa Joe 11.) Xavier Woods by Drew McIntyre 12.) Kofi Kingston by Drew McIntyre 13.) Dean Ambrose by Aleister Black 14.) Samoa Joe by Mustafa Ali 15.) Apollo by Baron Corbin 16.) Aleister Black by Baron Corbin 17.) Pete Dunne by Drew McIntyre 18.) Lashley by Seth Rollins 19.) Baron Corbin by Andrade 20.) Shelton Benjamin by Braun Strowman 21.) Jeff Hardy by Braun Strowman 22.) Drew McIntyre by Dolph Ziggler 23.) Mustafa Ali by Nia Jax 24.) Nia Jax by Rey Mysterio 25.) Rey Mysterio by Randy Orton 26.) Randy Orton by Andrade
Final Four: Andrade, Seth Rollins, Dolph Ziggler, Braun Strowman
27.) Andrade by Braun Strowman 28.) Dolph Ziggler by Braun Strowman 29.) Braun Strowman by Seth Rollins
Winner : Seth Rollins
CONGRATULATIONS, @WWERollins !!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/AqGUWlIcuG
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 28, 2019
