Finn Balor defeated John Cena, Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin in a Fatal 4-Way on tonight's WWE Raw to become the new #1 contender to WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar. Balor, the first-ever Universal Champion, will get his title shot at the WWE Royal Rumble.
Braun Strowman was removed from the Rumble match with Lesnar earlier in the show after an angle with Vince McMahon. The segment saw Strowman destroy Vince McMahon's limousine, not knowing who it belonged to. Strowman had been searching for Corbin, who was hiding in the limousine. Vince originally fined Strowman $100,000 but Strowman argued with him and said the limousine wasn't worth that much. Vince then pulled Strowman's title shot because he got loud with him.
There's no official word yet on why Strowman was pulled but it's likely due to the elbow injury he recently underwent surgery for. As of last week, he was still not cleared for any physical action, so it could be that his recovery was taking longer than expected.
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card:
WWE Universal Championship Match
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Finn Balor
WWE Championship Match
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
Raw Women's Championship Match
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks
SmackDown Women's Championship Match
Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch
SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match
The Bar (c) vs. The Miz and Shane McMahon
WWE Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (#30), Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, John Cena, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, TBA
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (#30), Naomi, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, TBA
