Over 65000-plus crowd witnessed history, last night as perhaps the biggest Royal Rumble ever in the history of WWE was hosted at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. It was a swerve to see none other than Randy Orton winning the Royal Rumble instead of the big fours that were the initial favorites to win the match.
Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker and Braun Strowman were the initial favorites to win the contest. However, Randy Orton was one of the favorites as per betting odds in the latest WWE grapevine and he did the unthinkable, once again.
It was odd to see Roman Reigns getting into the Rumble match after featuring in the Universal championship match. The crowd broke out into loud boos after it happened but then who could have eliminated Undertaker rather than the Big Dog?
Plus, Charlotte continued her undefeated PPV streak at last night’s Royal Rumble. This will perhaps set up another edition of their bout at Wrestlemania.
John Cena pulled out all the stops to win the 16th world championship and tie the record of the legendary Ric Flair. The social media went all over with this record victory. Even Flair himself congratulated the man after he earned the accolade. Here’re the twitter reactions from last night:
@WWE Vince right now.. pic.twitter.com/LMqcL7lzQV
— Elliott Cantor (@ElliottCantor) January 30, 2017
#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/6Fprh5wJK6
— Sean Rodgers (@truepain95) January 30, 2017
Fan mode: Activated! ? pic.twitter.com/8zf6KOWyRr
— Johnny Gargano (@JohnnyGargano) January 30, 2017
#TheViper @RandyOrton is GOING to @WRESTLEMANIA!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/uOD5bZ7cSX
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2017
The #Undertaker ELIMINATES @Goldberg!!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/H4sLtKILrz
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2017
See you in April, @RandyOrton!! #RoyalRumbleWinner pic.twitter.com/czaw5yKqAA
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) January 30, 2017
I’m not hard to find…
I’m the One with the @WWE Universal Title. https://t.co/D2QXj3hv4t
— Kevin Owens (@FightOwensFight) January 30, 2017
Congrats on #16 @JohnCena! Never Forget…
To be the man, you gotta beat the man – WOOOOO!
— Ric Flair® (@RicFlairNatrBoy) January 30, 2017
Sweet 16! @JohnCena #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/qOFMprLwYj
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2017
Man like Rich Swan #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/yzrplqKaP9
— Ace ♣️ (@DJAce) January 30, 2017
STUNNER by @FightOwensFight!! ONE TWO NOOOO!!! #RoyalRumble #UniversalTitle @SteveAustinBSR pic.twitter.com/1uWLyYVBa9
— WWE Universe (@WWEUniverse) January 30, 2017
OHHHH YEAHHH!!! Savage elbow drop by Bayley #WWE #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/QwbKdYrlt8
— Still Real To Us (@stillreal2us) January 30, 2017
“@MsCharlotteWWE could be Women’s Champion FOREVER!” – @WWEGraves #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/qsJXGrpKrp
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2017
#ImTheBOSS@NiaJaxWWE picks up a monumental victory over former Women’s Champ @SashaBanksWWE! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/lWXWGz9Jtz
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2017
.@LukeGallowsWWE & @KarlAndersonWWE are the NEW #RAW Tag Team CHAMPIONS!! #RoyalRumble
“TOO SWEET ME!” – @WWEGraves pic.twitter.com/Sn6wqVbEF4
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2017
With her moonsault, @NaomiWWE pins @AlexaBliss_WWE, scoring the victory for her, Nikki @BellaTwins & @BeckyLynchWWE! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/0yGvmJNcYB
— WWE (@WWE) January 29, 2017
9 WEEKS!! 63 DAYS AWAY from @WrestleMania 33 in ORLANDO!!! @RosenbergRadio #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/F02xvcfPI9
— WWE WrestleMania (@WrestleMania) January 29, 2017