A new match has been announced for the upcoming WWE Royal Rumble PPV. During this week’s episode of 205 Live, General Manager Drake Maverick revealed that Buddy Murphy would defend his Cruiserweight Title against three other Superstars in a Fatal 4-Way Match at this show. Those competitors will come from qualifying matches that will take place over the coming weeks.
Kalisto vs. Lio Rush, as well as Drew Gulak vs. Akira Tozawa, will take place on next week’s episode of 205 Live while Hideo Itami vs. Cedric Alexander will go down on the January 9th episode. The winners of these matches will move onto the Royal Rumble.
.@KalistoWWE faces off against @itsLioRush NEXT WEEK on #205Live pic.twitter.com/u1DGfXXqOS
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) December 27, 2018
.@TozawaAkira and @DrewGulak will BATTLE NEXT WEEK on #205Live pic.twitter.com/iwAD8c19Jk
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) December 27, 2018
In TWO WEEKS: @CedricAlexander and @HideoItami will face off. #205Live pic.twitter.com/VlMUyrazuB
— WWE Network (@WWENetwork) December 27, 2018
WWE presents the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event on Sunday, January 27, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona at Chase Field that will air on the WWE Network. WWE will be announcing more matches for this show in the coming weeks. Here is the updated card:
Updated WWE Royal Rumble Card
- WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
- 30-Man Royal Rumble Match:
- 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match:
- WWE SmackDown Women’s Champion Asuka vs. Becky Lynch
- WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy vs. TBA – Fatal 4-Way Match
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