2020 WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV RECAP
The 2020 edition of the WWE Royal Rumble pay per view event kicked off with the WWE Championship match. Which saw the reigning and defending champion Kofi Kingston, successfully retain his title against Braun Strowman by way of pinfall. He achieved this by escaping an attempted Running Powerslam from Strowman then spun the big man around and hit the Trouble in Paradise.
Next the 2020 thirty woman Royal Rumble match took place. It featured female superstars from Monday Night RAW, NXT, NXT UK, Friday Night Smackdown and WWE Hall of Famers. The Queen of Spades aka Shayna Baszler who walked out as the winner when it was all said and done.
Then the WWE Smackdown Women’s Championship was on the line as Bayley(c) attempted to defend against Alexa Bliss. Which saw the former retain her title after hitting a Rose Plant which led to the pinfall.
After that the WWE Universal Championship match featured the defending champion Seth Rollins(c) and the challenger Aleister Black facing off. The conclusion of the match saw the Rollins hit a Buckle Bomb and then a Curb Stomp for the win
In the penultimate match of the night saw the WWE RAW Women’s Championship up for grabs. As Becky Lynch(c) faced off with the Empress aka Asuka. In the end Lynch hit the Manhandle Slam on her opponent for the win.
Finally the event closed out with the 30-man Royal Rumble match which saw a returning Edge outlast twenty-nine other men to win the match.