Thankfully, there wasn’t such a massive backlash at the end of the 2016 Royal Rumble.

Owens went to the outside and pulled up Reigns to attempt to do a superplex through the chair tower on the floor.

It came down to Randy, Chris Jericho, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns. Styles then attacked both Ziggler and Corbin with a chair. Bayley then pinned Charlotte in an impromptu non-title match. A six-woman tag team match was then scheduled for the Royal Rumble, putting Lynch, Nikki, and Naomi against Bliss, James, and Natalya, marking James' first WWE pay-per-view match in nearly seven years. Reigns set up the table on the floor but Owens drilled him with a pair of superkicks.

However, the final results are only for 30-man matches, thus excluding the 1988 and 2011 Rumbles. However, replays showed that Charlotte had her shoulder up before the three count.

Big E and Kingston then teamed with Cesaro and Sheamus to defeat Gallows and Anderson and The Shining Stars.

The following week, Sheamus defeated Luke Gallows. Randy Orton is the 2017 WWE Royal Rumble winner and will go on to headline WrestleMania! The following Raw, Charlotte declared herself to be the greatest female wrestler of all time, but was then interrupted by Bayley, who reminded Charlotte that she was 2–0 against her. Jericho, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, and Reigns were left as the final four. Jericho tossed brass knuckles from the cage down to Owens.

He worked over Reigns and set up a two-tiered chair tower on the floor. The latter two won by disqualification after Braun Strowman came out and attacked both.

A match between the two teams for the titles with two referees was scheduled for the Royal Rumble pre-show. WrestleMania • A couple of weeks prior to the Royal Rumble, SmackDown Commissioner Shane McMahon announced that the main event of SmackDown's next pay-per-view, Elimination Chamber on February 12, would be an Elimination Chamber match for the WWE Championship. It took place on January 29, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. On the January 16 episode, Cesaro and Sheamus defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Gallows and Anderson.

– Tonight’s WWE RAW opens up on the USA Network with the standard video. Extreme Rules • Another Superman Punch by Reigns caused Owens to fall through chairs stacked outside the ring, followed by a Powerbomb through a broadcast table.

Owens nailed the Superman Punch finally and scored a close two count. NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn III • After that, it only took “The Cerebral Assassin” to toss Dean Ambrose out of the ring and claim his second Royal Rumble win. The following week, The New Day (Kingston and Xavier Woods) invoked their rematch clause for the championship, but were unsuccessful. The Undertaker entered at #29, eliminating Baron Corbin, Goldberg, The Miz, and Sami Zayn (who was in the match nearly 47 minutes), but was himself eliminated by Roman Reigns, the surprise #30 entrant. I guess we can look forward to Strowman vs. Reigns, possibly even later tonight as Strowman will be in the Rumble and you can see Reigns trying to screw him out of his potential Mania main event. The crowd chanted “Y2J” briefly.

At TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs, Alexa Bliss defeated Becky Lynch in a tables match to win the SmackDown Women's Championship.

Brock Lesnar with Paul Heyman appeared and challenged Goldberg to one final match at WrestleMania 33. This was the 30th event under the Royal Rumble chronology. Meanwhile, Bliss lost a non-title match to La Luchadora, who was revealed to be Lynch. Randy Orton's two Royal Rumble wins, in 2009 and 2017, both resulted in bad matches at Wrestlemania.

Roman was booed out of the building.

During the pre-show, Becky Lynch, Nikki Bella and Naomi faced SmackDown Women's Champion Alexa Bliss, Mickie James, and Natalya. Roman won his first Royal Rumble in 2015, ousting Kane, The Big Show, Dean Ambrose, and Russev, to be the last Superstar standing. Bayley, Cesaro, and Sheamus, teamed up to face Charlotte Flair, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson in a six-person mixed tag team match where Bayley pinned Charlotte. He attempted a powerbomb off the apron through the chairs but Reigns was able to prevent it and drilled the champion with a right hand. He pulled Reigns up onto the apron. Roman went to the floor and drilled him with the Driveby. The winner of the 2017 Royal Rumble is…Randy Orton This may have been one of the most unpredictable Rumbles in history, as fans weren’t certain who was going to win. At Roadblock: End of the Line on December 18, 2016, Kevin Owens retained the WWE Universal Championship against United States Champion Roman Reigns after Chris Jericho attacked Owens with a Codebreaker, giving Owens the win by disqualification. Stephanie then scheduled Rollins to face Strowman, but lost by disqualification when Sami Zayn attacked Strowman. The crowd chanted “Y2J” briefly. United States Champion Chris Jericho was suspended above the ring in a shark cage to prevent him for interfering.

Reigns attempted a Spear on Orton, who countered the move into an RKO and eliminated Reigns to win the match.

Clash of Champions. Are you happy with the 2017 Royal Rumble winner, HollywoodLifers? He muscled up Owens and powerbombed him through the table.

On January 30, it was confirmed that Randy Orton chose his own brand's WWE Championship. He cleared off the announcers’ table to prepare putting Owens through it. Jericho droped brass knuckles to Owens, who used them to hit Reigns with a Superman Punch.

Reigns tried to pull Owens back into the ring but changed his mind. Kevin Owens v Roman Reigns • Cena performed an Attitude Adjustment and Styles a Phenomenal Forearm, both scoring near-falls. The match ran almost 25 minutes and was a drag and suffered because it went on after the legendary match between The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels . Owens attempted a Powerbomb through a chair, but Reigns countered the move into a Samoan Drop through the chair.

At Roadblock: End of the Line, Charlotte Flair defeated Sasha Banks in overtime of a 30-minute Iron Man match to win her fourth Raw Women's Championship, as well as ending their long feud. At Roadblock: End of the Line, Rich Swann retained the WWE Cruiserweight Championship in a triple threat match against T.J. Perkins and The Brian Kendrick.

Many fans wanted Daniel Bryan to win, and the hashtag #CancelWWENetwork started to trend worldwide. He slammed it down hard over Reigns’ back for another two count.

A trade of reversals of Styles's Calf Crusher and Cena's STF followed. Reigns tossed Owens back into the ring and set up for a spear through the table in the corner but Braun Strowman attacked Reigns, pulling him out of the ring and slamming him atop of one of the other announcers’ tables.

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Owens faked out Reigns and nailed him with a Superkick, then sent him flying into a chair he had wedged in the corner for a two count. Survivor Series •

Both men scored near-falls, Styles after a Styles Clash and Cena after an Attitude Adjustment from the top rope. The following Raw, Neville attacked Swann before his match with Nese, and Nese joined Neville in the attack.

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Reigns pulled another table out from under the ring. They brawled to where the international announcers were sequestered. Roman was about to join Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels and “Stone Cold” Steve Austin as a back-to-back Rumble winner, when Triple H came in as the 30 th Superstar of the match. Royal Rumble 2017 was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event and WWE Network event produced by WWE for the Raw and SmackDown brands.

Sasha Banks v Nia Jax • At Roadblock: End of the Line, Cesaro and Sheamus defeated The New Day's Big E and Kofi Kingston to become the new Raw Tag Team Champions, as well as ending New Day's record setting reign.

Cesaro & Sheamus v Gallows and Anderson •

Sophia Bush & More Stars React To Trump's COVID Diagnosis After He Downplays Virus: Is It Still A 'Hoax'? Payback • Royal Rumble • The card included matches resulting from scripted storylines and have results predetermined by WWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands.

Brock Lesnar, who entered at #26, eliminated Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, Dolph Ziggler, and Enzo Amore, but was quickly eliminated by Goldberg, the #28 entrant, who also eliminated Rusev and Luke Harper. Big Cass and U.S. Champion Chris Jericho began the match as the #1 and #2 entrants, respectively. Bray and Randy did their best, but Roman ultimately threw out Bray.

Reigns made a comeback and sent Jericho into the cage several times. Owens tried to whip Reigns across the ring but Reigns reversed and nailed a series of shots in the corner.

Or, will the Viper change the rules and jump ship to Raw to chase after the Universal title?

AJ Styles v John Cena • #7 entrant Braun Strowman scored the most eliminations with seven, eliminating Cass, Kalisto, Mojo Rawley, Mark Henry, Big Show, NXT's Tye Dillinger, and James Ellsworth, but was eliminated by Baron Corbin, the #13 entrant. Nia pinned Sasha after a Pop Up Samoan Drop. Swann questioned Neville's actions but, was then attacked by Neville and Kendrick, who sided with Neville. Braun Strowman then attacked Reigns with a Chokeslam onto a broadcast table and a Running Powerslam through a table. Owens removed the table from the ring. It took place on January 29, 2017, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. Battleground • Owens and Jericho were standing there about to let Jericho go sadly into the cage but suddenly attacked Reigns. Cena applied the Figure Four Leglock, which Styles countered into a Cross Armbreaker, which Cena escaped. Raw General Manager Mick Foley then came out and announced that Reigns would get a rematch against Owens for the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble, and Jericho would be suspended above the ring inside of a shark cage, ensuring that Jericho would not interfere in the match.

Owens pinned Reigns to retain the title. Reigns was pulled back into the ring and hit a running powerslam through the table in the corner on Roman. Owens mocked Reigns while setting up for a cannonball but was nailed with a kick and a sit-down powerbomb for a two count. Elimination Chamber •

Styles applied the STF, but Cena escaped the hold. Owens retrieved a chair from under the ring and drilled Reigns in the shoulder with it. Cesaro and Sheamus then began a rivalry with Gallows and Anderson. No Mercy • Owens and Jericho were standing there about to let Jericho go sadly into the cage but suddenly attacked Reigns.