>> Careers changed and legacies were written as the road to
WrestleMania began in dramatic fashion at Royal Rumble.
Hi, I'm Matt Camp for WWE Now with all the results from
an unforgettable Royal Rumble 2021.
Warning, spoilers ahead.
Edge shocked the WWE Universe with his return at last year's Royal Rumble,
but managed to upstage that performance and rewrite the history books in 2021.
Chaos Reign throughout the match and the chemistry of Xavier Woods and
Big E helped usher a stylish elimination of Sami Zayn.
One of the most jaw-dropping moments came from an unlikely source as
Bad Bunny took flight to level The Miz and
Morrison after Damien Priest eliminated the outspoken tandem.
The stunning entrance of Christian at number 24,
up-ended the match and gave a tired Edge new life.
Strowman, Christian and Seth Rollins were eliminated in a frantic
exchange to seemingly give EDS the victory.
However, Orton returned from an earlier injury with an rko from out of nowhere,
but the rated R superstar traveled too far to be turned away.
11 years to the day after his first Royal Rumble win,
Edge was once again headed back to WrestleMania.
Roman Reigns set out to leave no doubt in his last man standing showdown
with Kevin Owens and the head of the table did exactly that.
The Universal Champion set a brutal tod early by
sending Kayo flying off the virtual stands through a table.
After smashing Owens with a golf cart,
Reigns appeared all better sure to take back his spot at the head of the table,
but Owens kept fighting and fighting until a cent on bob often elevated
forth lift had Reigns nearly finished and appearing out on his feet.
Owen seemed destined for gold by handcuffing Reigns to a light tower,
but the Universal Champion resorted to desperate tactics to
remain the last man standing.
Only the strongest, toughest and savviest can survive the Royal Rumble.
And this year, the EST of WWE Reign Supreme.
The fireworks started early with Bailey, Naomi and Bianca Belair.
The first three competitors to enter the ring.
Legendary returns from Jillian Hall, Tory Wilson, Mickie James,
Alicia Fox and Victoria took the action to another vicious level.
>> Look at Victoria scanning the field as the ring continues to fill up
with superstars.
>> Boy, almost daring any one of these superstars, step up, come get yours.
>> And down goes in a dire moment for Naomi and Belair look low use
the STS hair to make an acrobatic save from eliminating.
In the final moments, Belair and
Rhea Ripley teamed up to knock last year's winner Charlotte Flair over the top rope.
Belair dug deep to dispatch of ripple.
And with one emotional point,
oficially put the EST in WrestleMania.
Carmella wasn't afraid to bend and break the rules in hopes of a title win,
but the boss still makes the rules on SmackDown.
The challenger use the ropes to her advantage early and
taunted the champion with a picture perfect pose.
After Reginald was ejected from ringside,
Carmella nearly forced a tap out with a code of silence, but
Sasha Banks locked in tight on a bank statement to retain that title.
Drew McIntyre and Goldberg couldn't even wait for
the opening bell to start dishing out punished.
The WWE Champion pulled the spear out of his opponent's playbook, but Goldberg
responded by crushing McIntyre through the barricade with a spear of his own.
[SOUND] >> Goldberg buries a shoulder
into the rib McIntryre through the barricade.
>> To the steel barricade.
>> Both men traded haymakers with each battling through spears,
jackhammers and claymores.
McIntryre gutted out one final claymore for the win and
shook the hand of the iconic superstar following the hard hitting clash.
Charlotte Flair and Asuka had plenty on their minds heading into Royal Rumble,
and the distractions continued to pile up.
The champions grabbed control early as Flair landed an impressive
double natural selection.
After incredible acrobatics from the queen, the entrance of Ric Flair and
Lacey Evans derail the WWE Women's Tag Team title showdown.
The dirtiest player in the game handed over what appeared to be brass knuckles to
Lacey Evans who's waited woman's right helped Jax and Baylor retake the title.
Don't miss Monday night Raw at 8/7 Central on the USA Network
to catch the next stop on the road to WrestleMania.
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