New superstars have been added to the Cruiserweight Title match at the Royal Rumble. Just last week it was revealed by 205 Live General Manager Drake Maverick 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.
During this episode of 205 Live that was taped last Saturday at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA, Kalisto defeated Lio Rush and Akira Tozawa defeated Drew Gulak in qualifying matches. Hideo Itami vs. Cedric Alexander will go down on next week’s episode.
Who else will join the #Fatal4Way Match at #RoyalRumble?? We'll find out NEXT WEEK. #205Live @CedricAlexander @HideoItami pic.twitter.com/co8kkh8tsw
— WWE (@WWE) January 3, 2019
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. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. TBA – Fatal 4-Way Match
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