Royal Rumble 2020 was a pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE for their Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. It took place on January 26, 2020 in Houston, Texas. It was the thirty-third event under the Royal Rumble chronology.
Kick-off Show[]
- Sheamus defeated Shorty G.
- Andrade (with Zelina Vega) defeated Humberto Carrillo to retain the WWE United States Championship.
Results[]
- Roman Reigns defeated King Corbin in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
- Bayley defeated Lacey Evans to retain the WWE SmackDown Women's Championship.
- "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt defeated Daniel Bryan in a strap match to retain the WWE Universal Championship.
- Becky Lynch defeated Asuka (with Kairi Sane) to retain the WWE Raw Women's Championship.
Women's Royal Rumble Match[]
- Charlotte Flair won the 2020 women's Royal Rumble match by last eliminating Shayna Baszler.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand/Status | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Elimination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexa Bliss | SmackDown | 15 | Bianca Belair | 26:34 | 3 |
| 2 | Bianca Belair | NXT | 16 | Charlotte Flair | 33:20 | 7 |
| 3 | Mighty Molly | Free agent | 3 | Bianca Belair | 10:21 | 0 |
| 4 | Nikki Cross | SmackDown | 5 | Bianca Belair | 15:08 | 0 |
| 5 | Lana | Raw | 1 | Liv Morgan | 02:29 | 0 |
| 6 | Mercedes Martinez | NXT | 4 | Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville | 08:14 | 0 |
| 7 | Liv Morgan | Raw | 2 | Lana | 00:44 | 1 |
| 8 | Mandy Rose | SmackDown | 6 | Sonya Deville | 08:49 | 1 |
| 9 | Candice LeRae | NXT | 8 | Bianca Belair | 09:01 | 0 |
| 10 | Sonya Deville | SmackDown | 7 | Bianca Belair | 05:31 | 2 |
| 11 | Kairi Sane | Raw | 9 | Alexa Bliss | 05:22 | 0 |
| 12 | Mia Yim | NXT | 11 | Alexa Bliss | 06:30 | 0 |
| 13 | Dana Brooke | SmackDown | 14 | Bianca Belair | 05:26 | 0 |
| 14 | Tamina | SmackDown | 10 | 00:39 | 0 | |
| 15 | Dakota Kai | NXT | 12 | Chelsea Green | 01:32 | 0 |
| 16 | Chelsea Green | NXT | 13 | Alexa Bliss | 00:12 | 1 |
| 17 | Charlotte Flair | Raw | – | Winner | 27:19 | 4 |
| 18 | Naomi | SmackDown | 26 | Shayna Baszler | 22:01 | 0 |
| 19 | Beth Phoenix | NXT | 28 | Shayna Baszler | 23:05 | 1 |
| 20 | Toni Storm | NXT UK | 25 | Shayna Baszler | 18:40 | 0 |
| 21 | Kelly Kelly | Free agent | 18 | Charlotte Flair | 02:29 | 0 |
| 22 | Sarah Logan | Raw | 17 | Charlotte Flair | 00:28 | 0 |
| 23 | Natalya | Raw | 27 | Beth Phoenix | 14:43 | 0 |
| 24 | Xia Li | NXT | 20 | Shayna Baszler | 10:49 | 0 |
| 25 | Zelina Vega | Raw | 22 | Shayna Baszler | 09:31 | 0 |
| 26 | Shotzi Blackheart | NXT | 23 | Shayna Baszler | 07:57 | 0 |
| 27 | Carmella | SmackDown | 24 | Shayna Baszler | 06:36 | 0 |
| 28 | Tegan Nox | NXT | 21 | Shayna Baszler | 03:50 | 0 |
| 29 | Santina Marella | Free agent | 19 | Self | 01:01 | 0 |
| 30 | Shayna Baszler | NXT | 29 | Charlotte Flair | 04:27 | 8 |
Men's Royal Rumble Match[]
- Drew McIntyre won the 2020 men's Royal Rumble by last eliminating Roman Reigns.
Entrants and Eliminations:[]
| Draw | Entrant | Brand/Status | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Elimination(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brock Lesnar | Raw | 14 | Drew McIntyre | 26:24 | 13 |
| 2 | Elias | SmackDown | 1 | Brock Lesnar | 01:00 | 0 |
| 3 | Erick Rowan | Raw | 2 | Brock Lesnar | 00:08 | 0 |
| 4 | Robert Roode | SmackDown | 3 | Brock Lesnar | 00:41 | 0 |
| 5 | John Morrison | SmackDown | 4 | 00:09 | 0 | |
| 6 | Kofi Kingston | SmackDown | 7 | 05:06 | 0 | |
| 7 | Rey Mysterio | Raw | 5 | Brock Lesnar | 02:54 | 0 |
| 8 | Big E | SmackDown | 6 | Brock Lesnar | 00:53 | 0 |
| 9 | Cesaro | SmackDown | 8 | 00:18 | 0 | |
| 10 | Shelton Benjamin | Raw | 9 | Brock Lesnar | 00:37 | 0 |
| 11 | Shinsuke Nakamura | SmackDown | 10 | Brock Lesnar | 00:20 | 0 |
| 12 | Montel Vontavious Porter | Free agent | 11 | Brock Lesnar | 00:24 | 0 |
| 13 | Keith Lee | NXT | 12 | Brock Lesnar | 03:32 | 0 |
| 14 | Braun Strowman | SmackDown | 13 | Brock Lesnar | 01:48 | 0 |
| 15 | Ricochet | Raw | 15 | Drew McIntyre | 03:09 | 0 |
| 16 | Drew McIntyre | Raw | – | Winner | 34:11 | 6 |
| 17 | The Miz | SmackDown | 16 | Drew McIntyre | 00:30 | 0 |
| 18 | AJ Styles | Raw | 17 | Edge | 07:49 | 0 |
| 19 | Dolph Ziggler | SmackDown | 22 | Roman Reigns | 12:20 | 0 |
| 20 | Karl Anderson | Raw | 21 | Randy Orton | 09:46 | 0 |
| 21 | Edge | Free agent | 28 | Roman Reigns | 23:43 | 3 |
| 22 | King Corbin | SmackDown | 19 | Drew McIntyre | 04:06 | 1 |
| 23 | Matt Riddle | NXT | 18 | King Corbin | 00:41 | 0 |
| 24 | Luke Gallows | Raw | 20 | Edge | 02:00 | 0 |
| 25 | Randy Orton | Raw | 27 | 14:37 | 1 | |
| 26 | Roman Reigns | SmackDown | 29 | Drew McIntyre | 16:01 | 2 |
| 27 | Kevin Owens | Raw | 24 | Seth Rollins, Akam, and Rezar | 06:59 | 0 |
| 28 | Aleister Black | Raw | 23 | Seth Rollins | 05:06 | 0 |
| 29 | Samoa Joe | Raw | 25 | 04:25 | 0 | |
| 30 | Seth Rollins | Raw | 26 | Drew McIntyre | 04:01 | 3 |