Royal Rumble Sunday 2018 Thoughts and Fire Pro Wrestling World Highlights!

Tonight was the latest edition of the WWE's annual Royal Rumble event, and overall I thought it was a fine event, if a bit long when you factor in the pre-show which had several matches on it. Needless to say though, after the garbage that was RAW's 25th Anniversary and the 'okay' nature of last night's NXT Takeover, the WWE almost had to put forth a great effort. If there was one thing wrong with the night was the stupidity of the Handicap Match for the WWE Championship, which took way to long to really get started.That said, my favorite moments of the night was  Corbin laying out Balor, Rusev and Slater to set up Elias doing his guitar playing and singing bit along with a running gag of Slater being laid out by everyone up to Sheamus who Slater eliminated.. There were plenty of surprises in both Rumbles, amazing how normal Rey Mysterio looks when NOT ON STEROIDS, The Hurricane is more out shape than I am, and it was great to see numerous former Women stars in the Women's Rumble like Molly, Trish and Beth Phoenix. At least Ronda Rousey wasn't in the Rumble, but clearly she will be involved at WrestleMania in a huge way which is fine.

Of course even with the Royal Rumble, that didn't interfere with my nightly twitch broadcast, as tonight's stream was fairly short, but featured some in-ring action from Fire Pro Wrestling World.



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Men's Rumble Entrants and Eliminations 

1. Rusev
2. Finn Balor
3. Rhyno
4. Baron Corbin
    E. Rhyno by Corbin
    E. Corbin by Balor
5. Heath Slater
6. Elias
7. Andrade Cien Almas w/ Zelina Vega
8. Bray Wyatt
9. Big E
10. Tye Dillinger Originally, Replaced by Sami Zayn following ambush
11. Sheamus
    E. Sheamus by Slater
    E. Slater by Wyatt
12. Xavier Woods
13. Apollo Crews
14. Shinsuke Nakamura
    E. Zayn by Nakamura
15. Cesaro
16. Kofi Kingston
    E. Crews by Cesaro
17. Jinder Mahal w/ a Singh Brother
    E. Woods by Mahal
    E. Big E by Mahal
18. Seth Rollins
    E. Cesaro by Rollins
    E. Mahal by Kingston
    E. Kingston by Almas
19. Matt Hardy
    E. Rusev by Hardy & Wyatt
    E. Wyatt by Hardy
    E. Hardy by Wyatt
20. John Cena
    E. Elias by Cena
21. The Hurricane
    E. Hurricane by Cena
22. Aiden English
23. Adam Cole
    E. English by Balor
24. Randy Orton
    E. Almas by Orton
25. Titus O'Neil
26. The Miz w/ Bo Dallas & Curtis Axel
27. Rey Mysterio
    E. Cole by Mysterio
28. Roman Reigns
    E. O'Neil by Reigns
    E. The Miz by Reigns
    E. Rollins by Reigns
29. Goldust
30. Dolph Ziggler
    E. Goldust by Ziggler
    E. Ziggler by Balor
    E. Orton by Reigns
    E. Mysterio by Balor
    E. Balor by Cena
    E. Cena by Nakamura
    E. Reigns by Nakamura
Winner: Shinsuke Nakamura

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Women's Royal Rumble Entrants and Eliminations

1. Sasha Banks
2. Becky Lynch
3. Sarah Logan
4. Mandy Rose
5. Lita
    E. Rose by Lita
6. Kairi Sane
7. Tamina Snuka
    E. Tamina by Lita
    E. Lita by Lynch
8. Dana Brooke
    E. Sane by Brooke
9. Torrie Wilson
    E. Brooke by Wilson
10. Sonya Deville
    E. Wilson by Deville
11. Liv Morgan
12. Molly Holly
    E. Logan by Holly
13. Lana
14. Michelle McCool
    E. Deville by Mccool
    E. Morgan by McCool
    E. Holly by McCool
    E. Lana by McCool
15. Ruby Riott
16. Vickie Guerrero
    E. Guerrero by Riott, Banks, Lynch & McCool
17. Carmella
18. Natalya
19. Kelly Kelly
    E. McCool by Natalya
20. Naomi
    E. Lynch by Riott
21. Jacqueline
22. Nia Jax
    E. Jacqueline by Jax
    E. Kelly by Jax
    E. Riott by Jax
23. Ember Moon
    E. Naomi by Jax
24. Beth Phoenix
    E. Phoenix by Natalya
25. Asuka
    E. Moon by Asuka
26. Mickie James
27. Nikki Bella
    E. Carmella by N.Bella
28. Brie Mode
29. Bayley
30. Trish Stratus
    E. James by Stratus
    E. Jax by N. Bella, B. Bella, Bayley, Natalya, Banks, Stratus
    E. Bayley by Banks
    E. Natalya by Stratus
    E. Status by Banks
    E. Banks by B. Bella & N. Bella
    E. B. Bella by N. Bella
    E. N. Bella by Asuka
Winner: Asuka