IWE Greatest Royal Rumble

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Greatest Royal Rumble
Promotional poster featuring various IWE wrestlers
Information
Promotion	IWE
Brand(s)	Raw SmackDown
Sponsor	Saudi General Sports Authority
Date	April 27, 2018
Venue	King Abdullah Sports City
City	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
IWE Network chronology
WrestleMania 34	Greatest Royal Rumble	Backlash (2018)

Greatest Royal Rumble is an upcoming professional wrestling event promoted by IWE for their Raw and SmackDown brands. The event is the scheduled to be held on April 27, 2018, at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event is scheduled to feature the first ever 50-man Royal Rumble match.

Contents 1 Production 1.1 Background 1.2 Storylines 1.3 Tag Team Eliminator bracket 1.4 Royal Rumble match participants 2 References 3 External links

Production

Background

Since its creation in 1988 by Hall of Famer Pat Patterson, the Royal Rumble has been an annual event held by IWE and is typically shown on pay-per-view (PPV). The event is highlighted by the Royal Rumble match, a battle royal whose participants enter at timed intervals.

On March 5, 2018, IWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority announced the Greatest Royal Rumble, a live event to be held on April 27, 2018, at the King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The event is a part of a 10-year strategic multi-platform partnership between IWE and the Saudi General Sports Authority in support of Saudi Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia's social and economic reform program.

On March 19, 2018, IWE announced that the event will feature seven championship matches: IWE Championship, Universal Championship, Intercontinental Championship, United States Championship, Raw Tag Team Championship, SmackDown Tag Team Championship and Cruiserweight Championship.

On March 22, 2018, it was announced that the event will broadcast on the IWE Network in the United States

Storylines

The card will comprise ten matches that resulted from scripted storylines and had results predetermined by IWE on the Raw and SmackDown brands. Storylines were produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw, SmackDown Live, and the cruiserweight-exclusive 205 Live.

==Results

No.	Results	Stipulations
1	Dustin Simpson defeated Triple K	Singles match
2	Cedric Alexander (c) defeated Kalisto	Singles match for the IWE Cruiserweight Championship
3	Matt Hooper and Bray Wyatt defeated Cesaro and Sheamus	Tag team match for the vacant IWE Raw Tag Team Championship
4	Josh Hooper (c) defeated Jinder Mahal (with Sunil Singh)	Singles match for the IWE United States Championship
5	The Bludgeon Brothers (Harper and Rowan) (c) defeated The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso)	Tag team match for the IWE SmackDown Tag Team Championship
6	Seth Rollins (c) defeated Finn Bálor, The Miz and Samoa Simpson	Ladder match for the IWE Intercontinental Championship
7	KJ Styles (c) vs. Shinsuke McKinnon ended in a double countout	Singles match for the IWE Championship
8	Rusev vs. The Undertaker	Casket match
9	Rob Lesnar (c) vs. Roman Reigns	Steel cage match for the IWE Universal Championship
10	Greatest Royal Rumble match	50-man Royal Rumble match
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

Tag Team Eliminator bracket

Eliminator First Round Raw (4/9)

Eliminator Semifinals Raw (4/16)

Finals Greatest Royal Rumble (4/27)

The Revival (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson)

Pin

Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson

3:35

Cesaro and Sheamus

The Revival

Bray Wyatt and Matt Hooper

Matt Hooper and Bray Wyatt

Pin

Matt Hooper and Bray Wyatt

Pin

Titus Worldwide (Titus O'Neil and Apollo)

5:07

Royal Rumble match participants

20 of the 50 entrants have been announced as of September 25, 2026.

     – Raw

     – SmackDown

Name	Date announced
Daniel Bryan	April 2, 2018
Big Show	April 2, 2018
Kane
Braun Strowman
Bray Wyatt
Kurt Angle	April 9, 2018
Apollo
Titus O'Neil
Elias
Goldust
Baron Corbin	April 9, 2018
Big E
Kofi Kingston
Xavier Woods
Shelton Benjamin
Chad Gable
Sin Cara
Mojo Rawley
Dolph Ziggler
Chris Jericho

References

External links

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