The 34th edition of the WWE Royal Rumble was Sunday at the WWE Thunderdome, the souped up and tricked out Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, that has turned the home of the MLB s Tampa Bay Rays into a high-tech, visually impressive broadcast playground, home to all of WWE s tentpole events including RAW, Smackdown and recent pay-per-view events.
The Royal Rumble match is one of the most touted and creative matches among wrestling enthusiasts and lapsed fans alike. Though Wrestlemania will always be the Super Bowl of sports entertainment, if there is one match that is deemed appointment viewing on the yearly wrestling calendar, it s the Royal Rumble.
Jennie Bond has been named WWE s Royal Rumble correspondent
The former BBC broadcaster - who covered the British royal family for 14 years from 1989 to 2003 - has joined forces with the sports entertainment brand ahead of its huge show on Sunday night (31.01.21) 2 February 2021
In spoof news bulletin, she said: Hello. Iâm Jennie Bond, Royal Rumble correspondent, ready to bring you the news and view ahead of the Royal Rumble this Sunday live on the WWE Network. Over the coming days, Iâll be spilling all of the royal-tea as we anticipate tussles, scuffles and plenty of handbags at dawn. No confirmations right now from the higher-ups on any surprise appearances, although history has told us that we should very much expect the unexpected.
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Royal Rumble 2021 Review and Match Ratings
Drew McIntyre (C) def. Goldberg – WWE Championship
This was every Goldberg match post -2016 that you’ve ever seen. I’m glad that WWE actually thought this one through and didn’t go for the bait of giving Goldberg the title, tempting as it may have seen.
He wasn’t even able to hit the Jackhammer cleanly, so good on him for putting him over and putting him over cleanly. Don’t got much to say past that…it was swift, energetic and the right person won. So not much complaints here. 1/2
Sasha Banks (C) def. Carmella – SmackDown Women’s Championship
After a chaotic few weeks on SmackDown between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens, it all came down to a Last Man Standing Match at the Royal Rumble for the Universal Championship. Adam Pearce successfully got Owens into this spot after some contract shenanigans, and now it was time for Owens to do his [.]