WWE Royal Rumble 2022: Top match set with stipulation; The Undertaker to appear?

lekhaka-Arindam pal

Bengaluru,
Jan.
22:
Big
news
coming
out
of
last
night’s
Smackdown
is
that
WWE
Universal
Champion
Roman
Reigns
won’t
have
his
insurance
policy,
The
Usos
by
his
corner
at
Royal
Rumble
2022.

The
SmackDown
Tag
Team
Champions
are
now
officially
banned
from
ringside
during
the
scheduled
WWE
Universal
Title
match
between
Roman
Reigns
and
Seth
Rollins
at
The
Rumble.

In
a
verbal
confrontation,
Seth
claimed
that
The
Uso
Twins
is
the
only
reason
why
Roman
is
still
holding
the
Universal
Title.

He
proposed
a
tag
team
match
where
The
Usos
would
face
him
and
Kevin
Owens,
and
if
The
Usos
lose,
they’d
be
banned
from
ringside
during
the
next
Universal
Title
bout.

We’ve
got
ourselves
a
HUGE
main
event
tonight
on

#SmackDown!@WWERollins
@FightOwensFight
@WWEUsos
pic.twitter.com/YhlZhCy5KB

—
WWE
(@WWE)

January
22,
2022

Roman
not
only
agreed
to
the
proposition
but
rather
raised
the
stakes
by
mentioning
that
if
Seth
and
Kevin
would
lose,
then
Seth
won’t
receive
the
Universal
Title
match,
either.

Then
in
the
main
event
match
of
SmackDown,
Kevin
Owens
and
Seth
Rollins
defeated
The
Usos
in
a
non-title
bout,
by
DQ.
Seth
was
about
to
pin
Jimmy
Uso
after
connecting
with
the
Stomp
when
Roman
Reigns
appeared
out
of
nowhere
and
knocked
out
Rollins
with
a
Superman
Punch
to
cause
the
disqualification.

The

@WWEUsos
are
barred
from
ringside
at

#RoyalRumble!

#SmackDown
@WWERomanReigns
@WWERollins
pic.twitter.com/HtgppUGTut

—
WWE
(@WWE)

January
22,
2022

It
was
afterward
confirmed
by
the
Smackdown
commentators
that
The
Usos
are
now
banned
from
the
Universal
Title
match
between
Rollins
and
Reigns
at
The
Rumble.

Speaking
of
the
PPV,
WWE
Legend
The
Undertaker
is
scheduled
to
be
on
the
show,
next
weekend.
PWInsider
reports
that
Taker
will
be
attending
the
event
as
his
wife
Michelle
McCool
will
be
a
part
of
the
30-Woman
Royal
Rumble
Match.

Taker
will
also
be
needed
for
some
filming
material
for
Peacock
and
the
WWE
Network,
throughout
next
weekend.
Hence,
The
Deadman
won’t
likely
be
appearing
on
TV
and
the
“Final
Farewell”
retirement
ceremony,
held
at
the
2020
Survivor
Series
event
will
continue
to
be
his
final
WWE
TV
appearance,
for
the
time
being.

The
field
for
the
2022
Men’s

#RoyalRumble
Match
continues
to
take
shape!

https://t.co/3JwTvB4nbC
pic.twitter.com/SyNqplYFpl

—
WWE
(@WWE)

January
15,
2022

The
2022
edition
of
WWE
Royal
Rumble
is
scheduled
to
take
place
next
Saturday,
January
29
from
The
Dome
at
America’s
Center
in
St.
Louis,
Missouri.
Check
out
the
match
card
for
the
PPV
night:

30-Man
Royal
Rumble
Match

Johnny
Knoxville,
Austin
Theory,
Rey
Mysterio,
Dominik
Mysterio,
Montez
Ford,
Angelo
Dawkins,
Sheamus,
WWE
United
States
Champion
Damian
Priest,
AJ
Styles,
Big
E,
Kofi
Kingston,
Sami
Zayn,
Madcap
Moss,
Happy
Baron
Corbin,
Kevin
Owens,
15
Superstars
TBA

30-Woman
Royal
Rumble
Match

SmackDown
Women’s
Champion
Charlotte
Flair,
Rhea
Ripley,
Nikki
A.S.H.,
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
Nikki
Bella,
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
Brie
Bella,
Shotzi,
Natalya,
Michelle
McCool,
WWE
24/7
Champion
Dana
Brooke,
WWE
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champion
Carmella,
WWE
Women’s
Tag
Team
Champion
Queen
Zelina
Vega,
Impact
Knockouts
Champion
Mickie
James,
Tamina
Snuka,
Kelly
Kelly,
Aliyah,
Summer
Rae,
Naomi,
Shayna
Baszler,
WWE
Hall
of
Famer
Lita,
Liv
Morgan,
Bianca
Belair,
9
participants
TBA

WWE
Title
Match

Bobby
Lashley
vs.
Brock
Lesnar
(c)

WWE
Universal
Title
Match

Seth
Rollins
vs.
Roman
Reigns
(c)

SmackDown
Tag
Team
Champions
The
Usos
are
banned
from
ringside.

RAW
Women’s
Title
Match

Doudrop
vs.
Becky
Lynch
(c)

Mixed
Tag
Team
Match

WWE
Hall
of
Famers
Edge
and
Beth
Phoenix
vs.
The
Miz
and
Maryse