WWE’s Royal Rumble 2015 PPV took place Sunday night, Jan. 25, a the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. The event saw heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar retain his title in a triple threat match against John Cena and Seth Rollins, and Roman Reigns cemented his position as title contender by winning the 30-man Royal Rumble match. Reigns is now in line to face Lesnar for the title at WrestleMania.
WWE Royal Rumble 2015 match results:
- THE NEW DAY VS. CESARO, TYSON KIDD — Kofi Kingston pins Kidd after slamming him with a twisting suplex.
- THE ASCENSION VS. NEW AGE OUTLAWS –Billy Gunn gets smashed with a Fall of Man, then the pin.
- THE USOS VS. MIZ, MIZDOW — Superkick, top-rope powerbomb and a big splash allows Uso to pin the Miz.
- BELLA TWINS VS. PAIGE, NATALYA — A running forearm from Nikki smashes Nattie, then the pin.
- JOHN CENA VS. BROCK LESNAR (c) VS. SETH ROLLINS (Triple Threat HW Title Match) — Considered an epic match, Lesnar ends up landing an F5 on Rollins for the pin and title retention.
- ROYAL RUMBLE: ROMAN REIGNS WINSÂ — Order of elimination was as follows: The Miz, R-Truth, Bubba Ray Dudley, Curtis Axel, Luke Harper, Boogeyman, Sin Cara, Zach Ryder, Tyson Kidd, DDP, Fandango, Daniel Bryan, Adam Rose, Kofi Kingston, Stardust, Goldust, Mizdow, Titus O’Neil, Big E, Ryback, Jack Swagger, Wade Barrett, Cesaro, Dolph Ziggler, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, Kane, Big Show, Rusev. — Yes, DDP showed up! And The Rock came out to save Reigns from The Authority!
Here’s a full breakdown of how the Royal Rumble played out…
| Number | Draw | Order | Eliminated by | Time | Eliminations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Miz | 1 | Dudley | 04:01 | 0 |
| 2 | R-Truth | 2 | Dudley | 04:14 | 0 |
| 3 | Bubba Ray Dudley | 3 | Wyatt | 04:44 | 2 |
| 4 | Luke Harper | 5 | Wyatt | 04:13 | 0 |
| 5 | Bray Wyatt | 25 | Big Show & Kane | 46:58 | 6 |
| 6 | Erick Rowan | 4 | Wyatt[1] | 00:35 | 0 |
| 7 | The Boogeyman | 6 | Wyatt | 00:47 | 0 |
| 8 | Sin Cara | 7 | Wyatt | 00:38 | 0 |
| 9 | Zack Ryder | 8 | Wyatt | 00:34 | 0 |
| 10 | Daniel Bryan | 12 | Wyatt | 10:11 | 1 |
| 11 | Fandango | 11 | Rusev | 07:35 | 0 |
| 12 | Tyson Kidd | 9 | Bryan | 02:29 | 0 |
| 13 | Stardust | 16 | Reigns | 12:31 | 0 |
| 14 | Diamond Dallas Page | 10 | Rusev | 02:29 | 0 |
| 15 | Rusev | 29 | Reigns | 35:17 | 6 |
| 16 | Goldust | 15 | Reigns | 06:21 | 0 |
| 17 | Kofi Kingston | 14 | Rusev | 02:51 | 0 |
| 18 | Adam Rose | 13 | Rusev | 00:24 | 0 |
| 19 | Roman Reigns | – | Winner | 27:29 | 6 |
| 20 | Big E | 19 | Rusev | 14:50 | 0 |
| 21 | Damien Mizdow | 17 | Rusev | 00:18 | 0 |
| 22 | Jack Swagger | 21 | Big Show | 12:50 | 0 |
| 23 | Ryback | 20 | Big Show & Kane | 11:01 | 0 |
| 24 | Kane | 27 | Reigns | 16:56 | 4 |
| 25 | Dean Ambrose | 26 | Big Show & Kane | 13:31 | 1 |
| 26 | Titus O’Neil | 18 | Ambrose & Reigns | 00:04 | 0 |
| 27 | Bad News Barrett | 22 | Ziggler | 05:48 | 0 |
| 28 | Cesaro | 23 | Ziggler | 04:56 | 0 |
| 29 | Big Show | 28 | Reigns | 08:22 | 5 |
| 30 | Dolph Ziggler | 24 | Big Show & Kane | 02:20 | 2 |
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