Royal Rumble 2018 was a pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE featuring wrestlers primarily from the Raw and SmackDown brands, as well as surprise appearances from competitors on the NXT brand. It took place on January 28, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the thirty-first event under the Royal Rumble chronology, the first to include a women's Royal Rumble match, and consequently, two Royal Rumble matches.
Kick-off Show[]
- Kalisto, Gran Metalik, and Lince Dorado defeated TJP, Gentleman Jack Gallagher, and Drew Gulak in a six-man tag team match.
- The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) defeated Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
- Bobby Roode defeated Mojo Rawley to retain the WWE United States Championship.
Results[]
- AJ Styles defeated Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a 2-on-1 handicap match to retain the WWE Championship.
- The Usos (Jey and Jimmy) defeated Chad Gable and Shelton Benjamin 2-1 in a two-out-of-three falls match to retain the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
- Cesaro and Sheamus defeated Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan to win the WWE Raw Tag Team Championships.
- Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defeated Kane and Braun Strowman in a triple threat match to retain the WWE Universal Championship.
Men's Royal Rumble Match[]
- Shinsuke Nakamura won the 2018 men's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Roman Reigns.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand/Status | Order | Eliminated by | Time[ | Elimination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rusev | SmackDown | 12 | Bray Wyatt and Matt Hardy | 30:28 | 0 |
| 2 | Finn Bálor | Raw | 27 | John Cena | 57:38 | 4 |
| 3 | Rhyno | Raw | 1 | Baron Corbin | 02:06 | 0 |
| 4 | Baron Corbin | SmackDown | 2 | Finn Bálor | 01:06 | 1 |
| 5 | Heath Slater | Raw | 4 | Bray Wyatt | 00:33 | 1 |
| 6 | Elias | Raw | 15 | John Cena | 26:00 | 0 |
| 7 | Andrade "Cien" Almas | NXT | 18 | Randy Orton | 29:24 | 1 |
| 8 | Bray Wyatt | Raw | 13 | Matt Hardy | 20:38 | 2 |
| 9 | Big E | SmackDown | 8 | Jinder Mahal | 14:14 | 0 |
| 10 | Sami Zayn | SmackDown | 5 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 06:57 | 0 |
| 11 | Sheamus | Raw | 3 | Heath Slater | 00:02 | 0 |
| 12 | Xavier Woods | SmackDown | 7 | Jinder Mahal | 08:24 | 0 |
| 13 | Apollo Crews | Raw | 6 | Cesaro | 05:16 | 0 |
| 14 | Shinsuke Nakamura | SmackDown | — | Winner | 44:38 | 3 |
| 15 | Cesaro | Raw | 9 | Seth Rollins | 05:08 | 1 |
| 16 | Kofi Kingston | SmackDown | 11 | Andrade "Cien" Almas | 05:41 | 1 |
| 17 | Jinder Mahal | SmackDown | 10 | Kofi Kingston | 03:48 | 2 |
| 18 | Seth Rollins | Raw | 22 | Roman Reigns | 19:01 | 2 |
| 19 | Matt Hardy | Raw | 14 | Himself | 01:17 | 2 |
| 20 | John Cena | Free agent | 28 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 29:14 | 3 |
| 21 | The Hurricane | Free agent | 16 | John Cena | 00:45 | 0 |
| 22 | Aiden English | SmackDown | 17 | Finn Bálor | 02:16 | 0 |
| 23 | Adam Cole | NXT | 19 | Rey Mysterio | 06:52 | 0 |
| 24 | Randy Orton | SmackDown | 25 | Roman Reigns | 13:55 | 1 |
| 25 | Titus O'Neil | Raw | 20 | Roman Reigns | 06:07 | 0 |
| 26 | The Miz | Raw | 21 | Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins | 05:20 | 0 |
| 27 | Rey Mysterio | Free agent | 26 | Finn Bálor | 09:40 | 1 |
| 28 | Roman Reigns | Raw | 29 | Shinsuke Nakamura | 21:52 | 4 |
| 29 | Goldust | Raw | 23 | Dolph Ziggler | 02:43 | 0 |
| 30 | Dolph Ziggler | SmackDown | 24 | Finn Bálor | 02:01 | 1 |
Women's Royal Rumble Match[]
- Asuka won the 2018 women's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Nikki Bella.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand/Status | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Elimination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sasha Banks | Raw | 27 | Brie Bella and Nikki Bella | 54:46 | 3 |
| 2 | Becky Lynch | SmackDown | 14 | Ruby Riott | 30:54 | 2 |
| 3 | Sarah Logan | SmackDown | 7 | Molly Holly | 16:30 | 0 |
| 4 | Mandy Rose | Raw | 1 | Lita | 03:52 | 0 |
| 5 | Lita | Free agent | 3 | Becky Lynch | 05:51 | 2 |
| 6 | Kairi Sane | NXT | 4 | Dana Brooke | 04:49 | 0 |
| 7 | Tamina | SmackDown | 2 | Lita | 01:34 | 0 |
| 8 | Dana Brooke | Raw | 5 | Torrie Wilson | 02:59 | 1 |
| 9 | Torrie Wilson | Free agent | 6 | Sonya Deville | 03:04 | 1 |
| 10 | Sonya Deville | Raw | 8 | Michelle McCool | 06:41 | 1 |
| 11 | Liv Morgan | SmackDown | 9 | Michelle McCool | 05:12 | 0 |
| 12 | Molly Holly | Free agent | 10 | Michelle McCool | 04:04 | 1 |
| 13 | Lana | SmackDown | 11 | Michelle McCool | 02:54 | 0 |
| 14 | Michelle McCool | Free agent | 13 | Natalya | 08:38 | 5 |
| 15 | Ruby Riott | SmackDown | 17 | Nia Jax | 11:32 | 2 |
| 16 | Vickie Guerrero | Free agent | 12 | Becky Lynch, Michelle McCool, Ruby Riott, and Sasha Banks | 00:57 | 0 |
| 17 | Carmella | SmackDown | 21 | Nikki Bella | 18:45 | 0 |
| 18 | Natalya | SmackDown | 25 | Trish Stratus | 25:34 | 3 |
| 19 | Kelly Kelly | Free agent | 16 | Nia Jax | 05:02 | 0 |
| 20 | Naomi | SmackDown | 18 | Nia Jax | 06:49 | 0 |
| 21 | Jacqueline | Free agent | 15 | Nia Jax | 01:52 | 0 |
| 22 | Nia Jax | Raw | 23 | Asuka, Bayley, Brie Bella, Natalya, Nikki Bella, and Trish Stratus | 17:56 | 4 |
| 23 | Ember Moon | NXT | 20 | Asuka | 06:14 | 0 |
| 24 | Beth Phoenix | Free agent | 19 | Natalya | 02:22 | 0 |
| 25 | Asuka | Raw | — | Winner | 19:41 | 3 |
| 26 | Mickie James | Raw | 22 | Trish Stratus | 08:24 | 0 |
| 27 | Nikki Bella | SmackDown | 29 | Asuka | 16:30 | 4 |
| 28 | Brie Bella | Free agent | 28 | Nikki Bella | 11:58 | 2 |
| 29 | Bayley | Raw | 24 | Sasha Banks | 05:04 | 1 |
| 30 | Trish Stratus | Free agent | 26 | Sasha Banks | 05:36 | 3 |