WWE has moved two matches from the Royal Rumble pay-per-view card to the Kickoff pre-show – WWE United States Champion Rusev vs. Shinsuke Nakamura, and WWE Cruiserweight Champion Buddy Murphy vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. Hideo Itami.
ALSO in the #RoyalRumble #Kickoff:@RusevBUL defends his #USTitle against @ShinsukeN— WWE (@WWE) January 23, 2019
AND@WWE_Murphy defends his #Cruiserweight Title against @KalistoWWE @TozawaAkira & @HideoItami! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/4mpVvsmUNf
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card:
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
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (#30), John Cena, Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, Andrade, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, Titus O'Neil, TBA
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (#30), Charlotte Flair, Naomi, Tamina, Peyton Royce, Billie Kay, Dana Brooke, Lana, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross, Natalya, Bayley, Zelina Vega, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, Mickie James, Alexa Bliss, Lacey Evans, TBA
Kickoff Match: United States Championship Match
Rusev (c) vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Kickoff Match: WWE Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami
