WWE announced that Enzo Amore will defend the Cruiserweight Title against Cedric Alexander at the Royal Rumble event.

The @WWE #Cruiserweight Championship WILL be decided at #RoyalRumble when @CedricAlexander gets another opportunity against @real1! https://t.co/pzmkTqug6E

— WWE (@WWE) January 12, 2018

Cedric reacted to the news on Twitter with the following remarks:

You can't out run the inevitable….

The #AgeOfAlexander officially begins at the #RoyalRumble when Enzo gets his Lumbar Checked at the #AlexanderInstitute #AndNEW#CruiserweightChampion https://t.co/5wBOAveWZb

— Cedric Alexander (@CedricAlexander) January 12, 2018

Here is the updated card for the show:

WWE Universal Title Triple Threat Match
Brock Lesnar vs. Kane vs. Braun Strowman

WWE Title Match
AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn

WWE RAW Tag Team Title Match
Jason Jordan & Seth Rollins vs. The Bar

WWE US Title Tournament Finals
Jinder Mahal or Xavier Woods vs. Bobby Roode or Zack Ryder or Mojo Rawley

SmackDown Tag Team Championship: 2 Out 3 Falls
The Usos vs. Chad Gable & Shelton Benjamin

WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Enzo Amore vs. Cedric Alexander.

Men’s Royal Rumble Match
Participants: Elias, Randy Orton, Shinsuke Nakamura, John Cena, Finn Balor, Baron Corbin, 24 other wrestlers TBA.

Women’s Royal Rumble Match
Participants: Asuka, Naomi, Ruby Riott, Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Paige, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Carmella, Tamina Snuka, Lana, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Dana Brooke, 15 other wrestlers TBA. (The only women who have not yet officially declared who are on Raw or Smackdown are: Nia Jax and Dana Brooke)

The Royal Rumble will take place on January 28, 2018, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As always, we will have live play-by-play coverage of the event.

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