The Royal Rumble is one of the biggest PLEs in WWE history. The first event took place in 1988, but the inaugural event on PPV was in 1989. However, the Royal Rumble match is one of the most important matches of the year as the winner books their place in a coveted world championship match at WrestleMania.

The Royal Rumble, the first pay-per-view event of WWE, got underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with the women fighting it out, and the match was won by none other than Liv Morgan.

The next match saw AJ Styles lose to Gunther in a must-win match, and he was forced to retire from in-ring competition.