WWE Royal Rumble Results
January 22th, 2018
Report By Lovell Porter for Wrestlezone.com
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Kickoff Show:
Kalisto, Lince Dorado, and Grand Metalik vs Jack Gallagher, Drew Gulak, and TJP
Gulak takes down Kalisto. Gulak steps on Kalisto’s hand. Kalisto struggles to his feet. Kalisto trips Gulak into a death lock. Gulak gets to the ropes and tags in Gallagher. Kalisto takes in Metalik. Metalik rolls up Gallagher and gets a one count. Gallagher rolls out of the ring to collect himself. Gallagher tags in TJP. Dorado hits a diving knee off the top. Dorado arm drags TJP then hits a hurricanrana. Standing moonsault by Dorado for a near fall. Dorado dumps TJP out of the ring. Gallagher and Gulak follow. Kalisto, Dorado, and Metalik all moonsault off the top onto the heels.
After a short break, Dorado leaps off the top rope but TJP dropkicks him in midair. Gallagher tags in and stomps on the back of Dorado’s knees. The heels tag in and out, working over Dorado’s injured leg. Gallagher goes up top. Gulak goes berserk and yells at Gallagher to get down. Gallagher walks the ropes and misses what looked to be a diving headbutt. Dorado tags in Metalik, who clears the ring. Ropewalk elbow by Metalik. Springboard stunner by Dorado. Kalisto tags himself in and tries to roll up TJP. TJP rolls through and waist locks Kalisto. Kalisto counters into the SDS for the win!
Winners- Kalisto, Lince Dorado, and Grand Metalik
After the match, TJP gets in Gulaks’ face.
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Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows vs The Revival
Dawson floors Anderson with a shoulder block. Anderson surprises Dawson with a leg lariat. Double back body drop by Anderson and Gallows. Wilder distracts the referee as Dawson rakes Gallows’ eyes. Dawson tags in Wilder. Wilder lays into Gallows with chop after chop. Gallows fires up and sends Wilder careening to the mat with a stiff uppercut. Wilder and Dawson retreat to the outside to regroup. After a short break, Dawson and Wilder are working over Anderson’s knee. Dawson dropkicks Anderson in the back. Dawson sits Anderson in the tree of woe.
Wilder and Dawson pound on Anderson in the corner. The Revival have cut the ring and half and have Anderson in a “world of hurt” (Michael Coles words, not mine). Anderson manages to tag in Gallows. Gallows hits everything that’s moving. Big Boot by Gallows followed by a standing splash. Gallows and Anderson set up the Magic Killer by Wilder breaks it up. Spine buster by Anderson on Wilder for a near fall. Gallows follows Wilder to the outside. Gallows runs head first into the ring post. In the ring, Anderson kicks Dawson in the head. Wilder chop blocks Anderson and gets the pin.
Winners- The Revival
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#WZChat really hoping the Woman's rumble is one of 1st matches tonight, don't want both rumbles next to each other
— daniel bowyer (@danielbowyer270) January 28, 2018
@ScottDawsonWWE & @DashWilderWWE pick up the HUGE victory over @LukeGallowsWWE & @KarlAndersonWWE LIVE on #RoyalRumble Kickoff! pic.twitter.com/8NqEa69Yfw
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