A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble PPV. Rusev will defend the United States Title against Shinsuke Nakamura.
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WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 27, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona at Chase Field that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming days. Here is the updated card:
Updated WWE Royal Rumble Card
WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Balor
WWE Champion Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles
30-Man Royal Rumble Match: R-Truth, Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, John Cena, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Kalisto
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match: Carmella, Naomi, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Mickie James
WWE RAW Women’s Champion Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks
WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Becky Lynch
WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Bar vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz
WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami – Fatal 4-Way Match
WWE United States Champion Rusev vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
What are your thoughts on this match being added to the card? Sound off in the comment section.
