WWE Championship Match Added for Royal Rumble PPV, Updated Card
‘The Face that runs the Place’ John Cena versus WWE Champion ‘The Phenomenal’ AJ Styles is now officially booked for the January 29th Royal Rumble PPV from the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX.
.@JohnCena kicks off #SDLive to set the record straight: He”s NOT done, and wants the @WWE Champion at the #RoyalRumble! pic.twitter.com/JpNB4hNvmm
— WWE (@WWE) December 28, 2016
Cena issued the challenge during his return promo in the ring at the top of the show on tonight’s SmackDown Live episode and AJ later accepted the challenge after retaining his title in a gruesome yet spectacular 3-way-battle over ‘The Lone Wolf’ Baron Corbin and ‘The Show off’ Dolph Ziggler.
A.J. Styles made his shocking debut by entering at #3 in the 30-man Traditional Royal Rumble Match in January of 2016. He is, as of this moment, the most popular WWE Superstar today, without a shadow of a doubt. Today he stands in one years time, as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion against the biggest WWE Superstar of the past decade, that says a lot about the charisma, drawing power and skills of The Phenomenal One.
History is waiting… @JohnCena will face @AJStylesOrg for the #WWEChampionship at the #RoyalRumble! #SDLive pic.twitter.com/CKrT8sPvvi
— WWE (@WWE) December 28, 2016
Below is the updated WWE Royal Rumble PPV Match Card:-
Singles Match for the WWE Championship:
John Cena vs. AJ Styles (c)
Singles Match for the WWE Universal Championship:
WWE United States Champion Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens (c)
Chris Jericho will be suspended high above the ring in a freakin’ shark cage.
The 30-man Traditional Royal Rumble Match:
Bill Goldberg, Brock Lesnar and 28 other Superstars TBD
