During tonight’s Smackdown episode, WWE made a big change to Royal Rumble Universal Title Match
As noted, Reigns previously forced WWE official Adam Pearce into being his new #1 contender for a title match at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. It was noted on tonight’s SmackDown that the match would be a No DQ match, but then the stipulation was changed to Last Man Standing. The show-closing segment saw Pearce and Reigns sign their contract in the middle of the ring. However, Pearce pulled a swerve on Reigns and declared that he was dealing with a knee injury after the contract was signed. Pearce then brought out the new challenger, Kevin Owens.
Owens then signed the contract and taunted Reigns as SmackDown went off the air. Owens vs. Reigns is now official for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view in a Last Man Standing match.
Speaking of the Royal Rumble, Jey Uso has also declared his spot for the 30-Man Rumble Match.
Uso took the mic before tonight’s WWE SmackDown opener against Shinsuke Nakamura and announced that he will be in the upcoming Men’s Royal Rumble Match.
It’s interesting to note that Uso said he and Roman Reigns aren’t satisfied with just running SmackDown, so he plans on winning The Rumble and going on to WrestleMania 37 to challenge either Drew McIntyre or Goldberg for the WWE title. Goldberg is set to challenge McIntyre for the WWE Title at the Rumble pay-per-view.
There are now 23 open spots for the 30-Man Rumble Match. Uso joins Daniel Bryan, WWE United States Champion Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, Randy Orton, Otis, and The Miz as confirmed participants.
The 2021 Royal Rumble pay-per-view will take place on January 31 from Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL.
And like that, @ScrapDaddyAP has officially turned the tables on @WWERomanReigns heading into #RoyalRumble!#SmackDown @FightOwensFight pic.twitter.com/bmLda4oK48
— WWE (@WWE) January 16, 2021
WWE Makes Big Change To Royal Rumble Universal Title Match
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