New Title Match Announced For Sunday's WWE Royal Rumble PPV; Updated Card
Following tonight’s WWE Royal Rumble “go-home” edition of RAW, a new title match has been added to this Sunday’s pay-per-view in San Antonio, Texas.
Officially announced for this Sunday’s event, the first WWE pay-per-view of 2017, is a new RAW Tag-Team Championship bout that will see Cesaro and Sheamus defending the titles against Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson in a match that will feature two referees.
The Cesaro and Sheamus vs. Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson RAW Tag-Team Championship bout is scheduled to take place during the “Kickoff Show” pre-show on the WWE Network immediately before the pay-per-view broadcast.
With the Kickoff Show match now official, below is an updated look at the confirmed lineup for this Sunday’s WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2017
WWE Championship
* AJ Styles (c) vs. John CenaWWE Universal Championship (No DQ Match)
(Chris Jericho Locked In Shark Cage Above The Ring)
* Kevin Owens (c) vs. Roman ReignsRAW Women’s Championship
* Charlotte Flair (c) vs. BayleyWWE Cruiserweight Championship
* Rich Swann (c) vs. Neville2017 Royal Rumble Match
* Sami Zayn, Big Show, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Bill Goldberg, Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman, Xavier Woods, Big E, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, The Miz, Baron Corbin, Dean Ambrose, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Cesaro and SheamusRAW Tag-Team Championship
Kickoff Show Match — 2 Referees
* Cesaro & Sheamus (c) vs. Luke Gallows & Karl AndersonKickoff Show Match
* Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax
Join us here this Sunday for live play-by-play results coverage of the WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view!