WWE Royal Rumble 2021 Live Results

Many fans' favourite WWE event of the year is finally here and join us throughout the night as we provide updates on Royal Rumble 2021. The Kickoff Show is scheduled to begin at 11 pm GMT and the main card will follow at midnight GMT. 

Check out the reported match order below: 
• Charlotte Flair & Asuka (c) vs. Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax - Women's Tag Team Championship - Kickoff Show
• Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Goldberg - WWE Championship
• Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella - SmackDown Women's Championship
• Women's Royal Rumble
• Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens - Last Man Standing Match for the Universal Championship
• Men's Royal Rumble 

The Cultaholic Heavyweight Championship will also be on the line tonight and Tom Campbell, Sam Driver, Adam Pacitti, Jack King, Ross Tweddell, Owen Mawson and Andrew Hodkinson will battle it out for the gold. Check out their predictions below: 

Shayna Baszler & Nia Jax def. Charlotte Flair & Asuka - Women's Tag Team Championship - Kickoff Show 

Both teams took turns dominating the action in the early going. Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax eventually took control, though, following a Clothesline on Asuka from Jax. 

Asuka eventually fought back with a Powerbomb on Jax but Baszler broke up the pin. Nia followed up with a Sit-Out Powerbomb but Charlotte Flair broke up the pin. Asuka then made the hot tag to Charlotte and she hit a Double Natural Selection on the challengers. Baszler just managed to kick out. 

After more back and forth action, Baszler and Jax tossed Asuka over the announce table, putting her out of commission.  Charlotte then hit Jax and Baszler with a Moonsault to the outside. 

The match was turned on its head after Ric Flair headed to the ring. Charlotte managed to shake off the distraction and lock Baszler in the Figure Eight, but Lacey Evans appeared and pulled The Queen's arms out from under her. 

Charlotte managed to lock in the Figure Eight again but Ric Flair distracted the official and Lacey Evans caught The Queen with the Woman's Right. Nia Jax then capitalised with a Leg Drop for the 1-2-3. 

Drew McIntyre def. Goldberg - WWE Championship 

Goldberg headed to the ring in shorts, ditching his trademark trunks. 

Before the bell rang, McIntyre punched Goldberg and followed up with a Spear. The action spilled to the outside and Goldberg reversed a throw into the steel steps and capitalised with a Spear through the barricade. 

The referee asked if Drew could fight and the WWE Champion ordered the official to "ring the damn bell." Following the bell, McIntyre blocked a Spear and hit a Claymore. Goldberg kicked out. McIntyre went for a second Claymore but Goldberg ducked and delivered two Spears. McIntyre just managed to power out. 

Goldberg connected with the Jackhammer and McIntyre barely got his shoulder up. The WWE Hall Of Famer then set up for another Spear but McIntyre moved and countered with a Claymore. 

The WWE Champion then covered Goldberg for the victory. WWE fans around the world let out a sigh of relief.  

Both men shook hands and hugged after the match. 

Sasha Banks def. Carmella - SmackDown Women's Championship

Sasha Banks looked to end the match quickly and tried to lock in the Bank Statement. The challenger escaped to the outside, though. 

Reginald got involved a couple of minutes later which allowed Carmella to gain the upper hand. The challenger dominated the action for the next few minutes until Banks fought back with a Meteora. 

Carmella then tied Sasha's hair to the bottom rope and Kicked away at the champion. Sasha fought back once again with the Double Knees and Two out of Three Amigos. Sasha was then tossed to the outside but Reginald caught her. Banks attacked him with a Hurricanrana and the referee ordered Reggie to head backstage.

While Banks was distracted, Carmella caught the champion with a Suicide Dive. The challenger landed hard, though, as it looked like she overshot the move. 

After both women fought back and forth, Banks went for a Frog Splash but Carmella got her knees up and locked in the Code Of Silence. The Blueprint managed to escape, however. 

Carmella then scored a Near Fall after catching the champion with two Superkicks. 

The finish came out of nowhere moments later as The Boss locked in the Bank Statement and forced the challenger to tap out. 

Bianca Belair wins the Women's Royal Rumble 

Before the Women's Royal Rumble, the broadcast cut to a backstage segment with the reunited New Day. Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods both wore gear honouring Brodie Lee. Big E could also be wearing tribute Brodie Lee gear, but we didn't get to see his back during the segment. Kofi confirmed he wasn't medically cleared to compete, having injured his jaw at TLC. 

We then had a performance from Bad Bunny. 

Now it's time for the Women's Royal Rumble.

1. Bayley 

2. Naomi! 

Naomi made her return to WWE and Bayley quickly started with the trash talk. Naomi caught The Role with the Rear View and failed to eliminate her.

3. Bianca Belair

Bianca Belair went straight after Bayley, reigniting their feud. 

4. Billie Kay

Kay decided not to enter the ring and joined the commentary team. 

5. Shotzi Blackheart 

Shotzi Blackheart made her way to the ring with her tank. Billie Kay stopped her and offered an 8x10 but Shotzi fired a projectile from the tank at her. Kay then rejoined the commentary team. 

6. Shayna Baszler

Bille Kay liked the idea of entering the ring with Shayna Baszler, but The Queen Of Spades looked less impressed and battered her on the outside.

7. Toni Storm 

We had our first elimination as Shotzi Blackheart was tossed out by Shayna Baszler. 

8. Jillian Hall!

JBL's image consultant returned to WWE and immediately formed a partnership with Billie Kay. The former IIconic then finally entered the ring with Jillian 

9. Ruby Riott

10. Victoria!

The two-time Women's Champion returned to WWE as the 10th entrant. 

11. Peyton Royce

We had an IIconics reunion in the ring, but Ruby Riott took offence. 

12. Santana Garrett

The Midwest Sweetheart wrestled on WWE TV for the first time since July. 

13. Liv Morgan

Billie and Jilly finally imploded and Kay eliminated Hall from the match. Liv Morgan then tossed out Kay. 

14. Rhea Ripley!

The Nightmare entered the Royal Rumble and quickly eliminated old rival Toni Storm. Shayna Baszler then choked out Victoria with the Kirifuda Clutch and dropped the two-time Women's Champion to the floor. Santana Garrett was also eliminated before the next entrant by Rhea Ripley. 

15. Charlotte Flair 

Ruby Riott was eliminated following a Sunset Powerbomb from Bayley. 

16. Dana Brooke

Liv Morgan tried to eliminate Bayley but only got herself eliminated following a Kick from Peyton Royce. 

17. Torrie Wilson! 

Rhea Ripley eliminated Dana Brooke with a One-Arm Powerbomb on the apron. 

18. Ric Flair. Oh no, it's actually Lacey Evans wearing Charlotte Flair's robe. 

Flair went straight after Evans after she entered the ring. Both women went under the bottom rope and The Queen battered Evans on the outside. Charlotte eliminated Peyton Royce after she tried to get back in the ring. Baszler then eliminated Torrie Wilson. The broadcast missed it, but Bayley was eliminated by Bianca Belair at some point. 

19. Mickie James

20. Nikki Cross

21. Alicia Fox!

Alicia Fox entered a WWE ring for the first time in almost two years. R-Truth then ran to the squared circle and realised it was the wrong Royal Rumble. The usual 24/7 chasers followed Truth and Alicia Fox pinned him to win the 24/7 Title. 

22. Mandy Rose 

The new 24/7 Champion was tossed out of the ring by Mandy Rose and R-Truth rolled up Fox to regain the belt.

23. Dakota Kai

Lacey Evans eliminated Mickie James with the Woman's Right. 

24. Carmella

Only about an hour after she lost to Sasha Banks, Carmella entered the Rumble. Rhea Ripley then eliminated Dakota Kai and Mandy Rose, brining her elimination count to five. Nikki Cross almost eliminated Carmella but Reginald saved the former SmackDown Women's Champion. She capitalised and eliminated the former Women's Tag Team Champion. 

25. Tamina 

Carmella was eliminated after Reginald caught her and ate a Superkick from Tamina. Naomi was almost eliminated by Bianca Belair but her feet didn't touch the floor. She used Belair's hair to get back into the ring. 

26. Lana

Lana returned to WWE TV and for some reason didn't go straight after Shayna Baszler. 

27. Alexa Bliss 

Fiendless Alexa Bliss entered the ring and celebrated before everybody attacked her. Alexa then tried to transform but Rhea Ripley eliminated her. 

28. Ember Moon 

29. Nia Jax 

Shayna Baszler went under the rope to join her tag team partner in charging into the ring. Baszler quickly eliminated Lacey Evans and Jax eliminated Ember Moon. The new Women's Tag Team Champions then worked together to toss out Naomi. 

Tamina was gone from the match soon after and the Women's Tag Team Champions' alliance came to an end as they started brawling. Jax then eliminated Baszler. 

Lana appeared from out of nowhere and tried to attack Jax. The Irresistible Force quickly overpowered her but Lana managed to eliminate Jax by pulling down the top rope after Nia charged at her. 

30. Natalya 

Natalya was beaten down by Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler before she could enter the ring. Jax and Baszler then re-entered the ring and attacked the remaining competitors. 

Lana was eliminated by Natalya, making the final four The Queen Of Harts, Rhea Ripley, Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair. 

Natalya was gone soon after following an attack from Bianca Belair. 

The final three stared each other down and quickly started brawling. Ripley and Belair worked together to beat down Flair and they eventually managed to eliminate The Queen. 

Both Ripley and Belair briefly celebrated and ended up hanging on the apron. They agreed to re-enter the ring and Belair went straight after The Nightmare. 

After both women almost picked up the win, Bianca Belair eventually eliminated Ripley with a Clothesline. 

Roman Reigns def. Kevin Owens - Last Man Standing Match for the Universal Championship

Before the next match, The Miz and John Morrison were involved in a backstage skit with Bad Bunny and GI Bro. 

Pete Rosenberg also won the 24/7 Championship after convincing R-Truth that John Cena was nearby. 

Eventually, the Universal Championship match began and both men went straight after each other. Roman Reigns managed to catch Kevin Owens with an early Superman Punch and KO fired back with a Pop-Up Powerbomb. 

The action spilled to the outside and Reigns drilled Owens with a Spear. The challenger got back to his feet at 7. Reigns then repeatedly hammered Owens in the face with the steel steps, sending the match into the LED ThunderDome screens. 

KO eventually fought back and bounced Roman's head off the steel steps and LED screens. They climbed into the LED screen area and Reigns beat down KO with a steel chair. They climbed into the third level of the ThunderDome and it was KO's turn to hit his opponent with a steel chair. Reigns quickly regained the upper hand, though, and used the chair to good effect. 

Owens caught Reigns with a Stunner and with the champion teetering, the challenger went for a Spear but Reigns fought back with a Superman Punch. He then flung Owens from the third level through a table. KO managed to get back to his feet at the count of nine. 

Owens hobbled backstage and out to the Tropicana Field area behind the ThunderDome. Reigns then appeared from out of nowhere and ran over Owens with a golf cart. The challenger got back to his feet and tried to fight back with a tray but Reigns only looked on in disgust and beat him down. Reigns then taunted Owens about his grandfathers which ignited a fire inside KO who fought back and delivered a Frog Splash through a backstage announce table. Reigns got back to his feet at nine. 

Owens next fired up a forklift and put Reigns through a table with a Senton from the top of the vehicle. Reigns barely beat the count. 

Both men eventually headed back to the ThunderDome and Reigns Speared Owens through the stage. KO rolled off the stage to get back to his feet. Reigns chased after Owens with a pair of handcuffs and screamed at the challenger. Owens managed to fight back and deliver another Stunner to The Big Dog. The challenger then beat down Reigns with the handcuffs and cuffed him to the bottom stage light. 

Reigns had no way to get back to his feet so he grabbed the official and pulled him into the stage, knocking him out. Owens tried to beat down Reigns some more but The Big Dog Low Blowed the challenger. Paul Heyman then reappeared and freed Reigns. Both men were there for a while as it looked like they were having an issue with the cuffs.  

When the champion did get back to his feet, Reigns locked in the Guillotine on Owens, choking out the challenger. KO failed to meet the count of 10, ending the match. 

Roman Reigns remains the Universal Champion. 

Edge wins the Men's Royal Rumble

1. Edge

2. Randy Orton

Edge didn't wait for his former friend to make it to the squared circle as he charged up the ramp to get at Orton. They briefly entered the ring to start the match before Edge beat down Orton at ringside. Both men re-entered the ring just before the next entrant. 

3. Sami Zayn

The conspiracy against Sami Zayn continued and he joined Orton in beating down Edge. 

4. Mustafa Ali

5. Jeff Hardy

All three heels took turns in attacking Edge but Jeff Hardy broke up the beat down briefly before being RKO'd by Orton. Zayn then celebrated but Orton RKO'd the former Intercontinental Champion and Ali. Edge suddenly reappeared moments later and Speared The Viper. 

Both Edge and Orton spilled to the outside again and The Rated-R Superstar caught The Apex Predator with an Edgecution on the announce table. He next picked up a Steel Chair and beat down Orton until a group of officials stopped him. 

6. Dolph Ziggler

We got our first elimination as Ziggler tossed out Jeff Hardy. Officials tended to Orton on the outside. 

7. Shinsuke Nakamura 

8. Carlito! 

Orton headed to the back with an injured knee while Carlito hit a flurry of Backstabbers on those in the ring and almost eliminated Sami Zayn. 

9. Xavier Woods

Woods went straight after Ali, reigniting their rivalry from Raw. 

10. Big E

Big E arrived in Brodie Lee tribute gear, similar to the other New Day members. He and Woods hit Zayn with Midnight Hour and tossed Sami over the top rope. 

11. John Morrison 

Ali managed to eliminate Xavier Woods and Big E dumped the RETRIBUTION leader out of the match moments later. 

12. Ricochet 

13. Elias 

No guitar solo from Elias this year as he ran straight to the ring and eliminated Carlito soon after. 

14. Damian Priest

Priest went on the usual Royal Rumble flurry of offence and eliminated Elias. 

15. The Miz

The Miz destroyed Bad Bunny's DJ set before heading to the ring and then hit Big E with a Skull Crushing Finale. Bad Bunny came to the ring to confront Miz and Priest dumped the former SmackDown Tag Team Champions out of the ring following the distraction. Bad Bunny then hit a Splash on Miz and Morrison before he returned to the back. 

16. Riddle 

17. Daniel Bryan

18. Kane! 

The Big Red Machine is back and he quickly Chokeslammed Edge, Riddle and Shinsuke Nakamura before he eliminated Dolph Ziggler and Ricochet. Kane and Daniel Bryan then hugged it out before Kane Chokeslammed his former tag team partner. 

The Big Red Machine didn't last much longer and he was dumped out of the ring by Damian Priest. 

19. King Corbin 

The King Of Strong Style couldn't get the better of Corbin, who eliminated him from the match. 

20. Otis 

Otis went on a brief flurry before being eliminated by Corbin. 

21. Dominik Mysterio

Corbin and Dominik reignited their feud and Mysterio eliminated The Lone Wolf. 

22. Bobby Lashley 

Lashley charged straight after Riddle and knocked down The Original Bro before flinging Dominik Mysterio over the top rope. Damian Priest was gone from the match moments later after more Lashley dominance. Big E and Lashley then squared off, leading to a stalemate.  

23. The Hurricane!

Big E and Lashley worked together to eliminate Hurricane. 

24. Christian!

The man who wasn't medically cleared to wrestle has seemingly had a change of circumstances. 

The remaining wrestlers worked together and managed to eliminate Lashley. Christian and Edge then shared a hug in the ring and worked together to beat up Riddle. 

25. AJ Styles

26. Rey Mysterio 

The Master Of The 619 almost eliminated AJ Styles, but The Phenomenal One was saved by Omos. Omos then grabbed Big E and pulled him out of the ring, eliminating him from the match. Big E tried to exact revenge but Omos tossed him over the announce table with ease. 

27. Sheamus 

Mysterio tried to 619 AJ but Omos saved Styles and eliminated Rey. 

28. Cesaro 

29. Seth Rollins!

The Messiah returned to WWE and remained a heel. 

30. Braun Strowman 

Braun tried to eliminate Styles but Omos caught his client. Strowman managed to throw Cesaro and Sheamus out of the ring, though. He then eliminated Styles after moving him away from Omos. 

The bookies favourite was the next man eliminated as Seth Rollins Curb Stomped Daniel Bryan and tossed him out of the squared circle. 

Riddle was gone next following a Curb Stomp from Rollins on the apron. 

The match came down to Seth Rollins, Braun Strowman, Edge and Christian. Orton was also never eliminated. 

Edge and Christian managed to work together and eliminate Strowman. Rollins dumped out Christian at the same time and The Messiah found himself on the floor moments later courtesy of Edge. 

Orton then suddenly returned from out of nowhere and RKO'd The Rated-R Superstar. The match looked to be in The Viper's grasp but Edge countered and tossed his rival over the top rope and punched his ticket to WrestleMania 37.