WWE Championship Match Booked for Royal Rumble – Updated Card (SmackDown Spoilers)

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Dec 30, 2018

AJ Styles will be facing Daniel Bryan for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.

AJ Styles won the title shot at Saturday night’s SmackDown tapings, which will air this Tuesday. Styles won a fatal 5-way match to determine the #1 contender for the WWE title, beating Mustafa Ali, Randy Orton, Rey Mysterio & Samoa Joe. Styles pinned Orton for the win with a springboard 450 splash.

Also at the 205 Live tapings, two wrestlers qualified for the Fatal 4-Way Cruiserweight title match at the Royal Rumble. In qualifying matches, Kalisto defeated Lio Rush and Akira Tozawa defeated Drew Gulak. The fourth and final wrestler will be determined next week when Cedric Alexander faces Hideo Itami.

Here’s what the Royal Rumble card looks like now…

Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman

WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles

Cruiserweight Championship Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Kalisto vs. TBD (Cedric Alexander or Hideo Itami)

Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Announced: R-Truth (#30), Drew McIntyre, The New Day

Women’s Royal Rumble Match
Announced: Carmella (#30), Natalya

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