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Henry's Universe Mode(Season 4) Episode 32: Royal Rumble(Part 1)

Tonight, the Road to WrestleMania kicks into high gear at the Royal Rumble. In Part 1, Roman Reigns looks to finally win his first world championship, Daniel Bryan attempts to regain the WWE Championship and more!









Universe Mode
Royal Rumble
January 27th, 2019
Location: Philadelphia, PA




Official Royal Rumble Theme Song- "The Fight"- The Phantoms




Asuka(c) vs Bayley- SmackDown Women's Championship Match

The champion hasn't quite looked her best in recent weeks following the Iron Woman Match with Kairi Sane, and Bayley would take advantage. With Sasha Banks watching on, the Huggable One was in stupendous form, coming very close to winning the championship several times. But even after taking the Bayley to Belly and the elbow drop, Asuka was still kicking out, still persevering. In the end, the Empress won another tough battle, applying the Asuka Lock and forcing Bayley to tap. 

Winner and still SmackDown Women's Champion: Asuka


Pete Dunne(c) vs Elias- United Kingdom Championship Match

The Drifter gave it his best shot tonight, weathering the storm of Pete Dunne as best he could and even managing to hit his Drift Away finisher. But the Bruiserweight got a rope break, and sensing his title could be in trouble, managed to quickly hit the Bitter End to put Elias away. 

Winner and still United Kingdom Champion: Pete Dunne


The Woken Warriors(c) vs The Usos- SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match

This was an high octane, back and forth match as both teams traded big moves one right after another. In the midst of the chaos, Jey, worse for wear, tagged in his brother Jimmy, who ran right into Bray Wyatt's Sister Abigail and The Woken Warriors held onto their titles. 

Winners and still SmackDown Tag Team Champions: The Woken Warriors


Becky Lynch(c) vs Paige- Raw Women's Championship Match

These two women bring out the best in each other, as Becky Lynch and Paige revived their rivalry with another classic match. The ropes would prove to be a huge factor in this match, as Paige forced a rope break in the Dis-arm-her and Lynch was too close to the bottom rope following the RamPaige, and the challenger lost time dragging her clear. Both champion and challenger were ferocious throughout the contest, but it was Lynch who struck big, hitting the Bex-ploder off the top rope. From there, the Dis-arm-her was applied in the middle of the ring, and Paige tapped out. 

Winner and still Raw Women's Champion: Becky Lynch


Kevin Owens(c) vs Daniel Bryan- WWE Championship Match

Daniel Bryan was on fire tonight in Philly, giving the new WWE Champion all he could handle. Owens' biggest moves were mostly just avoiding Bryan's aerial assault, countering several elbow drops and flying headbutts. But it all might have for naught when Bryan managed to apply the Yes! Lock, forcing Owens to grab the official to buy a second to escape. After just avoiding the running knee, Owens began to look for a count-out victory. But Bryan was having none of it, taking Owens out with a big suicide dive. Bryan then went up top again, determined to connect on a hurricanrana. But Owens caught Bryan in mid-air, and delivered an earth-shattering powerbomb! Then he sent Bryan off the ropes, and hit the Pop-Up Powerbomb! 1.................2..................3! Kevin Owens proves himself a worthy WWE Champion, and Daniel Bryan is forced to go to the back of the line. 

Winner and still WWE Champion: Kevin Owens


Shinsuke Nakamura(c) vs Roman Reigns- Universal Championship Match

From the opening bell, this was an incredibly physical match that saw both men land big haymakers. Early on, Reigns would hit the Superman Punch, only for Nakamura to land the inverted powerslam to even things up. But after Nakamura sent Reigns to the outside, the Big Dog turned the tables, drilling the champion with a Spear on the outside. From there, this was Reigns' match to lose. He stayed in control, countering several attempted Kinshasas and nearly putting the champion away multiple times. Finally, Reigns managed to connect on another Superman Punch, and had the opening to hit the Spear! 1....................2..................but no! Shinsuke kicked out at two! Roman was incredibly frustrated, and let his emotions get the better of him, yelling at the official about the count. This gave Nakamura a chance, and he took it with gusto. Nakamura spiked Reigns on the back of his neck with a Saito suplex, and then got all of the Kinshasa to put the challenger down for three. With that win, every championship was retained here in Part 1 of the Royal Rumble. 

Winner and still Universal Champion: Shinsuke Nakamura





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