Sami Zayn & Bayley declare for WWE Royal Rumble
Two more people have declared for the Royal Rumble.
In a backstage promo on Raw, Bayley reiterated she was the newest member of the Raw brand and declared for the Royal Rumble on February 1. Nia Jax confronted her backstage and said she planned on winning the Rumble. The two had a match, ending with Bayley being pinned following the banzai drop.
Also during Raw, Sami Zayn announced that he was entering the men’s Royal Rumble. That brought out longtime friend and sometimes rival Kevin Owens. Zayn asked Owens how they wanted to do this, knowing Owens has been seeking revenge on those who have teamed with Roman Reigns. Owens said Zayn’s situation wasn’t the same as Cody Rhodes’ situation because Regins did terrible things to Zayn and chose to forgive him, much like how Zayn has forgiven Owens in the past.
The segment ended with Owens saying he knew Zayn would win the Rumble as he’ll have Zayn’s back, and hinted he wanted Zayn to play a part in his ladder match against Cody Rhodes at the Royal Rumble because he knew Zayn had his back.
WWE Royal Rumble, Saturday, February 1 —
- Men’s Royal Rumble match: John Cena, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Rey Mysterio, LA Knight, Sami Zayn
- Women’s Royal Rumble match: Nia Jax, Bayley
- Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes defends against Kevin Owens in a ladder match
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