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Roman Reigns, the favourite for this year's Rumble, hits the ring full of running. He ducks Bad News Barrett's attempted clothesline and turns Dolph Ziggler inside out with a Spear.
Bray Wyatt and Cesaro immediately descend upon the former Shield member and momentarily bear him down under the weight of numbers, but he slowly begins to retaliate with hard rights. He ducks under a Cesaro punch, steps behind the strong man, and takes him down with a reverse cutter.
Bray Wyatt clubs him across the back and whips him, but Reigns returns with a Superman Punch to lay out Wyatt!
Daniel Bryan steps up to the plate now, and he begins to light Reigns up with hard boots and chops. The crowd are loving it as he backs Reigns into a corner and rushes back to hit a corner dropkick.
Reigns moves!
Bryan hangs himself up tree of woe style, and Reigns goes out under the second rope and runs around to knock the taste of Bryan's mouth with a boot to the mouth.
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JBL: It's NXT Champion, Sami Zayn!
Cole: For the first time in Royal Rumble history, we're seeing two entrants from NXT gracing the ring!
The exciting NXT superstar sees Roman Reigns is still outside the ring, and gets the crowd roaring their enthusiasm with his diving middle rope tornado DDT to the big man!
He plays to the Philly crowd as they begin to chant Ole, but his entry into the ring is immediately met by a clubbing blow across the back by former foe, Cesaro. Cesaro hefts Zayn up and plants him back down with a gutwrench suplex.
While Bryan still reels from the effect of Reigns' hard kick, Dolph Ziggler rushes across and plants Bray Wyatt with the Zig Zag!
He turns around right into a Bullhammer from Wade Barrett, who coolly tosses him over the top rope!
No!
Dolph Ziggler skins the cat and re-enters the ring.
Reigns is still on the floor, but makes his way into the ring now and immediately draws the attention of Wade Barrett.
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It's Roman Reigns' former Shield team-mate, Dean Ambrose!
The crazy man of The Shield rushes out to the ring and immediately comes to his former ally's aid, attacking Barrett with clubbing blows that turn the Englishman around right into a blatant thumb to the eye.
Ambrose follows this up with a running knee life reminiscent of William Regal. His celebrations are short lived, however, as Roman Reigns tears him in half with a brutal Spear.
Thanks for coming!
ELIMINATION: Dean Ambrose (by Roman Reigns)
Dean Ambrose can hardly believe it! He came to his friend's aid and his repayment was betrayal!
Cole: Roman Reigns stabbing Dean Ambrose in the back there!
JBL: There are no friends in the Royal Rumble, Cole. It's every man for himself!
Ambrose looks gobsmacked and Reigns comes to the ropes to shrug and remind Ambrose it's every man for himself.
But wait! Here's Sami Zayn! Dropkick from behind! Reigns is out!
ELIMINATION: Roman Reigns (by Sami Zayn)
Ambrose, unhinged man that he is, stands over a stunned Reigns and laughs uproariously at the turning of the tables. Zayn can scarcely believe his luck, but he doesn't have much time to celebrate as Bad News Barrett catches him and treats him to a brutal Bullhammer.
Thanks for coming!
ELIMINATION: Sami Zayn (by Bad News Barrett)
Zayn is on the outside and shakes his head ruefully at his lack of focus, but seems happy to have made an impression. He's making his way around the ring when Roman Reigns nearly cuts him in two with a brutal spear!
Cole: That's just uncalled for!
JBL: Sami Zayn eliminated him from the Royal Rumble and cost him his shot at Brock Lesnar, Cole. He has a right to be angry!
Reigns isn't done there, though. He drags the nearly unconscious Zayn to his feet and makes his way to the Spanish announce table. Shoving aside monitors and telling the announcers to move, he sets Zayn up for a powerbomb!
Wait! Here's Dean Ambrose looking to play an unlikely voice of reason. He's in between Reigns and the table telling him to stop.
KICK TO THE GROIN! Reigns just laid out Ambrose with a punt right to the groin. Here it comes!
POWERBOMB THROUGH THE ANNOUNCE TABLE! Zayn is out!
His work done and the crowd booing him completely, Reigns spits on Zayn's prone form and stalks up the ramp.
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It's Funaki! The former Kaientai member makes his way out to the ring waving the Japanese flag and being cheered like a returning hero before hitting the ring and immediately going after Cesaro with some chops.
Cesaro whips him to the ropes but gets stopped with a dropkick that sends him right into a Zig Zag from Ziggler!
Wade Barrett takes offense to the attention, however, and stops Funaki's momentum with a knee to the gut. Here it comes...
BULLHAMMER!
He tosses Funaki right into the waiting arms of Bray Wyatt, who treats him to Sister Abigail.
Funaki's run is over!
ELIMINATION: Funaki (by Bray Wyatt)
Vote Count
Daniel Bryan: 1
Bray Wyatt: 1
Dolph Ziggler: 0
Bad News Barrett: 0
Cesaro: 0
