By Fernando Quiles JrShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberWWE has wrapped up its 39th annual "Royal Rumble" event. The show on Saturday ended with the men's Royal Rumble match in Riyadh. The match began in shocking fashion, as a masked man attacked Bron Breakker, which allowed Oba Femi to pull off a quick elimination. Breakker had been one of the favorites to win the match.
Ultimately, it was "The OTC" Roman Reigns who won his second men's Royal Rumble match. Reigns now has his choice of which world title to challenge for at "WrestleMania 42" in Las Vegas. Drew McIntyre is the current Undisputed WWE Champion, while CM Punk holds the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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Roman Reigns' Performance in Men's Royal Rumble
WWE teased Reigns and Cody Rhodes renewing their rivalry. "The American Nightmare" was too busy dealing with one of his current rivals, Jacob Fatu. Reigns did briefly team with Jey Uso to hit a 1D on Rhodes during the match. This is despite the fact that Reigns nailed Uso with an uppercut moments prior.
The final two men in the match were Reigns and Gunther. "The Ring General" forced AJ Styles to retire earlier in the night after defeating him in a singles match. Gunther locked in a sleeper hold on Reigns, but "The OTC" powered out of it and hit a Spear. He then eliminated Gunther to win his second Royal Rumble match.
Reigns entered the match after some surprising names, such as former AEW star Powerhouse Hobbs, who is now known as Royce Keys, were eliminated.
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