Hardy counters, but Mahal rolls him up with a handful of tights for a near fall. [3][4] The event is a part of a 10-year strategic multi-platform partnership between WWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program. Good move to go with Braun Strowman here. Replays are shown of the destruction caused by Braun Strowman. Harper quickly tags in and goes for a big boot, but Jey avoids him. Styles then applies a Calf Crusher. Paul Heyman recently bestowed this moniker upon his new client, WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. McMahon then hits Strowman with Coast To Coast! Cena goes for a second AA, but Triple H counters into a Pedigree for a near fall! Jericho says he has some bad news. That gets loud boos. Bryan kicks away at Owens.
Miz attacks him from behind and hits a Skull Crushing Finale on the ladder!. Nakamura is rolls out of the ring. Bryan concentrates on Crews and hits a chop.
Ziggler continues to attack Bryan in the corner while Sin Cara runs down to the ring.
Nakamura gets back in the ring. Bryan pulls him over, but they both get out. Reigns connects with a Superman Punch and signals for the end! Lesnar stalks him for a few moments and hits a fourth German Suplex. Ziggler superkicks him and eliminates Sin Cara. The official rules for the Greatest Royal Rumble Match…, It is about to get underway RIGHT NOW LIVE on @WWENetwork! No near eliminations.
Jimmy hits Harper with a cross-body block for a one count. Alexander keeps it held on and goes for a third slam, but Kalisto fights it. Triple H punches him in the corner and goes for a third whip, but Cena blocks it and punches him. Fun to have The Daivari Brothers come out to major heat. Bryan lifts Ziggler and goes to eliminate him, but Colon stops it. Undertaker head-butts Rusev down. Cesaro & Sheamus (new Raw Tag Team Champions), United States Champion Jeff Hardy def. All 3 major NWA singles titles... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is the new part-owner of the XFL along with Dany Garcia and Redbird Capital. The crowd is really buzzing and there hasn’t been any action yet. Cageside Seats reports how the title was shown in graphics for Backlash, but they were all deleted because there are no plans for this particular championship. Michael Cole, Corey Graves, and Byron Saxton are at ringside talking about how great Saudi Arabia is and their Vision 2030 plan. Bryan kicks Nese before Wilder attacks him. This page was last edited on 22 August 2020, at 01:32.
WWE Greatest Royal Rumble; WWE WWE. Undertaker has the lid of the casket opened and throws Rusev in. September 28, 2020 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, World Wrestling Entertainment championships, https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Greatest_Royal_Rumble_Championship?oldid=1477599. WWE Greatest Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event and WWE Network event promoted by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. Crews kicks Gable and hits a standing moonsault.
Dallas is then thrown over the top rope, as is Primo. There should have been a payoff for Braun Strowman winning the Greatest Royal Rumble, in my opinion. Big E connects with a Big Ending on Knight and eliminates him. Balor then hits a double stomp to take Joe out. Triple H kicks him in the midsection and sends him into the ropes for a shoulder block. Rowan drops a knee and tags in Luke Harper. Rome corrects him as to what his name is. Braun Strowman and Daniel Bryan broke records in the first-ever 50-Man Greatest Royal Rumble Match, but which Superstar walked away with the victory. Bryan pushes Kingston off the top rope and hits a diving knee to the face. Balor, who is bleeding from his eyebrow, is stunned by that.
Styles tackles him over the Arabic commentary table. They lock up, and Styles hooks a side headlock.
People were excited about a new Championship when WWE presented Braun Strowman with a brand new title belt after winning the Greatest Royal Rumble. Styles grabs a chair and smacks it on his back. Rusev pulls Undertaker out of the ring and drives him into the barricade. Balor climbs, but Rollins pulls him off. Very dull match. Triple H then follows up with a spinebuster for a near fall. Nakamura hits some vicious knees to the face before kicking him. We wonder if these two massive monsters will clash somewhere down the line. Undertaker intimidates English and sends him running. ... (@WWE) April 27, 2018. Though he didn’t leave the sold-out King Abdullah Sports City Stadium victorious, WWE Champion AJ Styles left Saudi Arabia having given Shinsuke Nakamura a taste of his own medicine at the Greatest Royal Rumble event. A search of the United States... Stephanie McMahon has been listed as the #2 most influential marketing officer in the world by Forbes. There’s just fighting all over the ring. Sheamus gets Hardy in the ring and tags in Cesaro. Strong lifts up Big E and hits a gutbuster. They try to overpower one another. Bryan gets Owens on the apron, but he can’t eliminate him. By using our services, you agree to our use of cookies. Hardy fights up, but Sheamus tags in and attacks Hardy. Undertaker then hits a guillotine leg drop. Crowd was really hot for the match. Knight and Roode try to eliminate Elias, but he hangs on. Triple H powers him down with a greco-roman lock, but Cena soon powers back up.
Miz rolls out of the ring in a lot of pain. Jey Uso starts against Rowan. Hardy whiffs the Whisper in the Wind and Mahal falls just randomly.
Cena fights out and hits a pair of flying shoulder tackles before trying for a back suplex powerbomb, but Triple H counters into a headlock takeover before clotheslining him down. WWE recently went to Saudi Arabia and put on a show for the ages, that was streamed worldwide on the WWE Network. Rusev cinches it in before letting go. Joe obliges before shoulder blocking him down. #WWEGRR is kicking off with Triple H vs. John Cena. Heyman says Lesnar is the master of the Brock-tagon and introduces him in a big way. Joe goes under the ring and grabs another ladder. Nakamura yells in pain, but eventually gets to the bottom rope. Ziggler tries to put him over the top rope, but Bryan holds on.
The main event of the evening was a 50-man Royal Rumble featuring some of the biggest stars in the company. Jimmy ducks a discus lariat and kicks him down. Lesnar stands over Reigns and smiles. Bryan’s chest is insane. The deleted tweet can be seen in the screenshot below: Seeing all this, the logical conclusion is that the company either never intended to use the new green belt on their programming as a regular title or they had plans which have since been nixed. your own Pins on Pinterest Slater nearly eliminates Elias, but he holds on. They jaw at each other before Ariya shoves Fisal. Ariya Daivari interrupts, coming to the ring with his brother Shawn Daivari. Joe climbs the ladder, but Balor knocks the ladder over.