FULL RESULTS FOR WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2016
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- Triple H wins the Royal Rumble match to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
- Charlotte retains the WWE Divas Championship against Becky Lynch
- Kalisto beats Alberto Del Rio for the WWE United States Championship
- The New Day retain the WWE Tag Team Championships against The Usos
- Dean Ambrose retains the Intercontinental Championship against Kevin Owens
- Mark Henry and Jack Swagger beat The Ascension, The Dudley Boyz and Darren Young and Damien Sandow for a spot in the Royal Rumble match
03:59AM GMT - Triple H wins the royal Rumble match and becomes the NEW WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!
03:57AM GMT - Triple H or Dean Ambrose will become WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
03:55AM GMT - Ambrose eliminates Jericho, making it 4 left in the ring.
03:54AM GMT - Triple H eliminates Bray Wyatt with the help of Sheamus.
03:53AM GMT - Triple H eliminates Ziggler, and we're down to 5.
03:50AM GMT - TRIPLE H ENTERS THE RING AT #30!
03:49AM GMT - Reigns is BACK in the match, and eliminates Del Rio.
03:48AM GMT - Sheamus enters the ring at number 29!
03:47AM GMT - Dolph Ziggler enters at 28 before Miz finally enters the ring.
03:45AM GMT - Brock Lesnar has been eliminated from the Rumble!
03:43AM GMT - Bray Wyatt is entrant 27 in the match!
03:43AM GMT - Lesnar wipes out Strowman and waits for the final member of The Wyatt Family to arrive...
03:41AM GMT - Harper is eliminated before number 26 entrant Alberto Del Rio enters the match.
03:39AM GMT - The Miz enters Royal Rumble at 25! But takes to the announce table before entering the ring...
03:37AM GMT - Brock eliminates Rowan before Jack Swagger enters at 24! Lesnar makes short work of him, F5-ing him and throwing him right out of the ring.
03:34AM GMT - Mark Henry enters the ring at number 22, but is swifly eliminated, before Zayn is also thrown from the ring and Brock enters at 23!
03:33AM GMT - The Wyatts take over, taking out Neville and Stardust in quick succession before man-handling Jericho, Zayn and Ambrose.
03:32AM GMT - Erick Rowan is in at number 21! Three members of The Wyatt Family are in the ring!
03:31AM GMT - Zayn's first elimination is Owens! Will more NXT faces make an appearance?
03:30AM GMT - Entrant number 20 is the one and only Sami Zayn!
03:28AM GMT - Number 19 is Dean Ambrose!
03:28AM GMT - AJ Styles WWE debut is over, as Owens eliminates him from the match.
03:27AM GMT - After being put through two tables earlier in the night, Kevin Owens comes out as number 18 to enter the match.
03:25AM GMT - Strowman has eliminated Kane before going into a big battle with the Big Show! Strowman came out on top and has eliminated Big Show!
03:24AM GMT - Next to enter the match, another member of the Wyatt Family - Braun Strowman!
03:23AM GMT - The Man Who Gravity Forgot, Neville, comes into the Rumble at number 16.
03:22AM GMT - Titus O'Neil has been eliminated by The big Show, swiftly followed by Ryback's elimination.
03:21AM GMT - The Big Show enters at 15 as Kofi Kingston is eliminated.
03:19AM GMT - Stardust is the next entrant into the Rumble match!
03:18AM GMT - The League of Nations take Reigns from the ring with Mr McMahon directing them at ringside, orchestrating the entire attack!
03:17AM GMT - Luke Harper is in at number 13.
03:16AM GMT - R-Truth has been eliminated after confusing the Royal Rumble match with a Championship Ladder match! Meanwhile Kofi was saved by Big E from Rumble elimination!
03:15AM GMT - R-Truth is entrant number 12!
03:14AM GMT - Goldust has been eliminated by Titus O'Neil.
03:13AM GMT - Number 11 in the Rumble match is Titus O'Neil!
03:11AM GMT - Kofi Kingston will come into the Rumble as number 10!
03:09AM GMT - Entrant number nine is none other than Ryback!
03:08AM GMT - Entry number eight is Goldust coming down for his 11th RR match!
03:06AM GMT - Entry number seven is revealed to be Kane!
03:04AM GMT - AJ Styles eliminates Curtis Axel before number six - Chris Jericho - enters.
03:02AM GMT - Tyler Breeze has been eliminated just before Curtis Axel enters at number 5.
03:01AM GMT - Entrant four is Tyler Breeze!
02:58AM GMT - Roman eliminates Rusev! Coming in at number three is a MAJOR SURPRISE ENTRANT! It's AJ STYLES!
02:54AM GMT - The WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns is entering the Rumble at #1. Joining him to kick things off is #2 entrant, Rusev!
02:53AM GMT - It's time for the Royal Rumble match! Can Roman Reigns pull this off?
02:44AM GMT - Sasha Banks makes a STATEMENT. She lands The Bank Statement on Divas Champion Charlotte!
02:41AM GMT - Sasha Banks is IN THE HOUSE!
02:39AM GMT - Charlotte hits a Baseball Slide on her father, before the Nature Boy throws his jacket on Becky and Charlotte lands a second Spear, picking up the three count and retaining the WWE Divas Championship.
02:37AM GMT - Charlotte lands a Spear but Becky kicks out!
02:31AM GMT - Ric Flair plants a kiss on Becky allowing Charlotte to take control.
02:30AM GMT - The Divas are proving some incredible athleticism already in this match!
02:21AM GMT - Now it's time for old friends to put it all on the line! Becky Lynch challenges Charlotte for the WWE Divas Championship!
02:12AM GMT - Kalisto is the NEW WWE United States Champion after a fantastic match!
02:10AM GMT - A Selina del Sol from Kalisto is almost enough to put Del Rio away, but Del Rio grabs the rope!
02:07AM GMT - Kalisto hits the Spinning DDT from the second rope but only manages a two count on Del Rio.
01:57AM GMT - Time for the United States Championship match! Will Alberto Del Rio lose the title to Kalisto again?
WWE Tag Team Championship match reaction:
01:51AM GMT - Big E lands a Big Ending to secure the win and retain the WWE Tag Team Championships for The New Day!
01:48AM GMT - Big E lands a Belly To Belly, but it's not enough to secure the win.
01:45AM GMT - Jey Uso was really being dominated by The New Day, but Jey managed to superkick Kofi to the mat outside before tagging in his brother to change the momentum.
01:36AM GMT - Francesca may be gone, but Francesca 2 lives!
01:34AM GMT - The WWE World Tag Team Championship match is up next! Will New Day retain or have The Usos got this in the bag?
Intercontinental Championship Last Man Standing Match reaction:
01:29AM GMT - Ambrose retains the Intercontinental Championship after Owens was sent through two tables on the outside of the ring!
01:27AM GMT - Owens lands a pop-up powerbomb on Ambrose after putting the champion through a table!
01:25AM GMT - Ambrose lands an elbow from the top rope onto Owens who goes through a table on the outside! Both men however got to their feet after just an eight count!
01:23AM GMT - Ambrose lands another Dirty Deeds, this time on a steel chair, but Owens exits the ring onto his feet as the referee reaches nine!
01:22AM GMT - Ambrose lands Dirty Deeds, but Owens makes it back to his feet as the referee reaches a count of eight!
01:21AM GMT - Ambrose fought off Owens' advances before throwing a steel chair around Owen's face!
01:19AM GMT - Owens brings out a table - but will he be able to keep Ambrose down for the 10 count?
01:16AM GMT - With loads of steel chairs at his disposal, Owens is making his presence known, pumelling Ambrose again and again.
01:12AM GMT - Things have started in a BIG way. Kendo sticks, contenders thrown over the announce table and now Dean Ambrose sent smashing through the barricade!
01:06AM GMT - The Last Man Standing match for the Intercontinental Championship kicks things off tonight in the main show, with Dean Ambrose defending the title against Kevin Owens!
Mr. McMahon and Stephanie McMahon have arrived in style for the WWE Royal Rumble 2016! The pair say they're offering Roman Reigns an incredible opportunity by putting him in this position...
- Booker T predicts a Roman Reigns win
- Jerry Lawler predicts a surprise entrant
- Corey Graves predicts a Brock Lesnar win
00:42AM GMT - A shocker there as Jack Swagger and Mark Henry qualilfy for the Royal Rumble!
00:31AM GMT - First up, a Royal Rumble qualifier match. The Dudley Boyz should walk away with the victory here, but a win for The Ascension could mean some interesting dynamics in the main event.
Michael Cole, Byron Saxton and JBL will be commentating the Royal Rumble pay-per-view this year!
History will be made as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion puts his title on the line for the first time in the Royal Rumble match! Ric Flair did win the championship in the Royal Rumble match in 1992, but that was because the belt was left vacant.
Whether or not Roman walks out champ after walking in with the title around his waist remains to be seen, but one thing's for sure - he'll be making history either way.
The chances are hugely against him. Mr McMahon rigged the ballot draw against him meaning Reigns will enter the Rumble match at 1.
Ahead of the main show, here are our predictions in bold along with the full match card!
- Fatal 4-Way Tag Team Royal Rumble qualifier match - The Dudley Boyz vs The Ascension vs Mark Henry & Jack Swagger vs Darren Young & Damien Sandow
- Alberto Del Rio vs Kalisto (United States Championship)
- Charlotte vs Becky Lynch (Divas Championship)
- The New Day vs The Usos (Tag Team Championship)
- Dean Ambrose vs Kevin Owens (Intercontinental Championship)
- 30-man Royal Rumble - Triple H
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