Full list of Royal Rumble Match participants and eliminations
| No. | Superstar | Eliminated | Eliminated By | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elias | Jeff Jarrett | Seth Rollins | 15:07 |
| 2 | Jeff Jarrett | Elias | 1:19 | |
| 3 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Kurt Angle | Mustafa Ali | 17:46 |
| 4 | Kurt Angle | Shinsuke Nakamura | 3:15 | |
| 5 | Big E | Samoa Joe | 6:01 | |
| 6 | Johnny Gargano | Jinder Mahal | Dean Ambrose | 13:50 |
| 7 | Jinder Mahal | Johnny Gargano | 0:29 | |
| 8 | Samoa Joe | Big E, Curt Hawkins, No Way Jose | Mustafa Ali | 23:43 |
| 9 | Curt Hawkins | Titus O’Neil | Samoa Joe | 4:09 |
| 10 | Seth Rollins | Elias, Bobby Lashley, Braun Strowman | Winner | 43:00 |
| 11 | Titus O’Neil | Curt Hawkins | 0:05 | |
| 12 | Kofi Kingston | Drew McIntyre | 8:53 | |
| 13 | Mustafa Ali | Shinsuke Nakamura, Samoa Joe | Nia Jax | 30:00 |
| 14 | Dean Ambrose | Johnny Gargano | Aleister Black | 12:42 |
| 15 | No Way Jose | Samoa Joe | 0:02 | |
| 16 | Drew McIntyre | Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Pete Dunne, Jeff Hardy | Dolph Ziggler | 20:06 |
| 17 | Xavier Woods | Drew McIntyre | 0:03 | |
| 18 | Pete Dunne | Drew McIntyre | 11:13 | |
| 19 | Andrade | Randy Orton | Braun Strowman | 22:31 |
| 20 | Apollo Crews | Baron Corbin | 5:47 | |
| 21 | Aleister Black | Dean Ambrose | Baron Corbin | 6:09 |
| 22 | Shelton Benjamin | Braun Strowman | 9:21 | |
| 23 | Baron Corbin | Apollo Crews, Aleister Black | Braun Strowman | 7:19 |
| 24 | Jeff Hardy | Drew McIntyre | 7:55 | |
| 25 | Rey Mysterio | Alexa Bliss | 4:26 | |
| 26 | Bobby Lashley | Seth Rollins | 0:13 | |
| 27 | Braun Strowman | Andrade, Shelton Benjamin, Baron Corbin, Dolph Ziggler | Seth Rollins | 14:39 |
| 28 | Dolph Ziggler | Drew McIntyre | Braun Strowman | 11:34 |
| 29 | Randy Orton | Rey Mysterio | Andrade | 5:56 |
| 30 | Nia Jax (in place of R-Truth) | Mustafa Ali | Rey Mysterio | 3:11 |
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After last week’s brawl that ended with Samoa Joe putting Jeff Hardy to sleep with the Coquina Clutch, these two rivals squared off once again, this time with higher stakes – the opportunity to compete for a WWE Championship Match later tonight.
The bout was just as heated as their Christmas showdown, with Joe looking to submit Hardy early and The Charismatic Enigma seeking to unleash his rage on the submission expert. Despite being on the receiving end of some heavy-duty shots from Joe, Hardy still landed a Swanton Bomb.
However, Joe rolled to the arena floor after the move connected, drawing Hardy to ringside, as well. Joe trapped The Charismatic Enigma in the Coquina Clutch and nearly won the battle by count-out. Hardy beat the referee’s count, but Joe once again locked his foe in the clutch, and Hardy passed out in the hold.
Joe had one win out of the way. Could he pick up the second later in the night and get a WWE Championship Match?
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After Jeff Hardy dropped Samoa Joe with a wicked Twist of Fate last week in response to The Samoan Submission Machine’s week of hyperbole and mockery of his struggles with personal demons, the two faced off on the blue brand on Christmas night.
The Charismatic Enigma came at The Samoan Submission Machine with a furious intensity, but Joe’s size and strength advantage would soon factor into play, as he began to wear down Hardy with a smothering ground-and-pound attack. Jeff struck back with his signature dynamic offense, but he lost control of himself once he downed Joe outside the ring, and he repeatedly kneed his opponent into the face, disregarding the referee’s warnings and getting disqualified because of it. Jeff’s assault continued even after the bell when he sent Joe soaring over the announcer’s table. However, as Hardy began to plot his next devious move, Joe caught him in a singular lapse of concentration and locked the Coquina Clutch onto his rival until Jeff completely passed out.
Joe was content to leave Hardy laying for now, but it was clear that neither Superstar was content to let this situation rest for good.
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Jeff Hardy had caught wind that Samoa Joe wanted to “apologize” to him after The Samoan Submission Machine repeatedly mocked The Charismatic Enigma for his troubled past over the last few weeks. Hardy demanded Joe come to the ring to issue his “apology” face-to-face. Samoa Joe hit the scene and spoke openly to Hardy, but not with an apology — with an attempted intervention! Joe mockingly expressed concern for Jeff until the former WWE Champion lashed back at Joe, wondering aloud if Joe is insecure because he hasn’t won a single championship in two years. A seething Joe instantly looked to strike after Jeff’s disrespect, but Hardy was ready for him, and he dropped Joe with a Twist of Fate that downed The Samoan Submission Machine and kept him silent … at least for now.
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Two of SmackDown LIVE’s budding rivalries — Jeff Hardy and Samoa Joe and Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev — crossed paths on Tuesday in a tag team match that showcased the best of all four Superstars, plus a Dance Break from Carmella and R-Truth that actually came at the beginning of the match rather than the middle. It also provided an early glimpse at where those two rivalries stand. Samoa Joe, who has chosen to play mind games with Hardy, remained in almost complete control of The Charismatic Enigma, save for a last-ditch rally. Rusev, meanwhile, bulldozed Nakamura all over the ring, eventually dropping The King of Strong Style with a pinpoint Machka Kick for the 1-2-3.
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