– Below is the opening video package used for the 2018 WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view in Philadelphia:
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– As noted, Nigel McGuinness did not call Saturday’s WWE NXT “Takeover: Philadelphia” event as he was under the weather. F4Wonline.com notes that Nigel is currently recovering from the flu. Takeover was called by Mauro Ranallo and Percy Watson.
– As noted, Alicia Fox was pulled from the first-ever women’s Royal Rumble match due to an injury. WWE reports that Fox is suffering from a broken tailbone. A new Mixed Match Challenge partner for Goldust should be revealed this week. Fox wrote the following on missing tonight’s big match: