Finn Bálor wins the Rumble Match


Finn Bálor & Damien Priest have recently been at each other's necks, but they can finally both agree on one thing after last night. 'The Judgment Day' reigns over ALL of WWE, that is after a spectacular night at 'The Royal Rumble' as Priest walked into the event with a 'Money in the Bank' contract, but walked out a World Heavyweight Champion as he cashed in on Seth Rollins, following a brutal 30-minute Ironman match with Drew McIntyre, both Dirty Dom & Rhea Ripley retained their respective championships in modern classics, as Dom took on Cameron Grimes and Rhea defended her championship against Becky Lynch. 


It was the end of the night where 'The Judgement Day' can say it was an amazing night as Finn Bálor booked his ticket for a championship match at WrestleMania, as he won the Mens Royal Rumble match, setting a new record as well lasting a whopping 1hour & 22 minutes from the number #1 position. 


What will 'The Judgement Day' have in store for the rest of WWE, and will Finn Bálor declare which championship he's challenging for at WrestleMania, when RAW airs Live on Monday.

Monday Night Raw Quick Review


- The Judgement Day held a celebration at the start of the evening, following Finn Balor''s Royal Rumble win and Damien Priest capturing the World Heavyweight Championship. They stated that nobody in the company can hold a candle to them, anyone that has come up against them has met their end, and anyone daring to will face the same fate as those beforehand. Priest said that he welcomes any challenger to come up to face him at 'Unforgiven', and dares anyone to challenge him for his championship at WrestleMania, which drew a reaction from Balor. The Royal Rumble winner gloated about the fact he won the match from #1, and set a new record time in doing so. Balor stated he is going to give everyone his answer to what Championship he will challenge for at WrestleMania...but just not tonight. 



- Drew McIntyre annoyed from his loss to Rollins the night before, dispatched of Chad Gable in quick fashion, with a new lean & mean attitude to tout with as well. Afterwards, he said for everyone to stay out of his way, and to not piss off a psychopath. 


- Zayn & Owens retained the WWE Tag Team Championship, as Pretty Deadly lost in a thrilling 2 out of 3 falls match. 


- Cody Rhodes closed the evening saying he will 'finish the story' in any way possible, even if he has to take matters into his own hands. Paul Heyman joined Cody in the ring and reminded Rhodes of the story over the past 2 years since he came back to WWE. He reminded Cody how WrestleMania 39 ended, and warned that those who don't learnt from the past are doomed to repeat it, and begged him to not do that. Cody told Heyman that Reigns can expect to see him this coming Friday on Smackdown, and if not then anytime he finds best to get his hands, and an answer out of 'The Tribal Chief'.

Smackdown Review
HUGE RETURN


- Adam Pearce opened the show with an announcement that at 'No Way Out' an Elimination Chamber match will take place, with the winner being handed a title opportunity at WrestleMania 40. Pearce announced 4 of the competitors with Braun Strowman, Matt Riddle, Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn being the first 4 men confirmed for the match, with the last two being determined by qualifiers starting tonight. This brought out 'The American Nightmare' Cody Rhodes demanding that he be given the chance to enter one of these matches, as he knows this is his LAST roll of the dice to finish the story. Adam Pearce told Cody that he is indeed one of the men involved in one of the qualifier matches, but it won't take place until Monday Night Raw, where his opponent won't be announced until that evening.


- Discontent grew between Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens this evening, after both men were announced in the Elimination Chamber match, with both declaring that if they win, they're going after 'The Tribal Chief'. Both have their own genuine reasons for going after Reigns, but they must let cool heads prevail as they're currently the WWE Tag Team Champions. Sami said that if he wins the match, and the title at Mania, he'll give Owens the first title opportunity of his reign, Owens however did not share the same sentiment back. They went on to lose their tag team titles to The Street Profits, Owens lost it after the match and power bombed Zayn to the outside. 


- Drew McIntyre was out next, as he quickly defeated Chad Gable's tag partner Otis in quick fashion. Afterwards, he hit 3 Claymores on Otis, before officials escorted Drew out of the ring.



- AJ Styles was seen talking to Adam Pearce about the qualifier matches asking who he's facing, asking if he's going to be facing Cody or some other dude. Pearce admitted that Styles match will take place next week on Smackdown, and he'll be facing Bobby Lashley.



- In the headline segment of the show, Edge was there to announce that WrestleMania 40 will be his swansong, his last match in professional wrestling, and he's doing it on his own terms. He doesn't need any title match, he doesn't need any gimmicks to bow out on. He thanks the WWE fans for the long, very long support of him through both the good and bad times. Those who stuck with him through his darkest days, and his early 'retirement', to his subsequent return. He says he knows who he's coming for, and for them to watch their back, the fans loved this but the closing shot of the night was a returning Randy Orton, who hit the RKO on Edge to close the show.

No Way Out News


- There has been some confusion online this week, after WWE seemingly announced two different names for their next PLE, with Damien Priest announcing in his promo that the next event would be called 'Unforgiven', with Adam Pearce saying the event would be 'No Way Out', there has been some clear up as WWE have confirmed it is indeed 'No Way Out'



'No Way Out' returns as a premium live event, and it is the FINAL PLE before WrestleMania 40. WWE have confirmed a few of the matches that will take place at the event already, with an Elimination Chamber match happening at the event, with the victor of that match being handed a title opportunity at WrestleMania 40. 2 of the final competitors in the Elimination Chamber yet to be confirmed, with the victor of AJ Styles or Bobby Lashley joining the match, and either Cody Rhodes or his opponent on Monday Night Raw.


Damien Priest is set to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against former champion Seth Rollins at the event, sticking with 'The Judgement Day', Royal Rumble winner Finn Balor will also announce at 'No Way Out' which championship he is going for at the showcase of the immortals.



WE Tag Team Championships also set to be defended at the event with 'The Street Profits' offering an open challenge to anyone. 



- More matches will be announced in due course.

Elimination Chamber Match

Braun Strowman v Kevin Owens v Sami Zayn v Matt Riddle v ? v ?

World Heavyweight Championship

Damien Priest (C) v Seth Rollins

WWE Tag Team Championship

The Street Profits (C) v ??

Drew McIntyre v Alpha Academy