Who won the Royal Rumble 2018 and which WWE stars made shock returns? Entrants list and full match result

WWE'S eagerly anticipated Royal Rumble returned and was one of the highlights of the year's wrestling calendar

WWE'S eagerly anticipated Royal Rumble returned and again was one of the highlights of the wrestling calendar.

The winner guarantees a title shot at the Granddaddy of the All, WrestleMania on April 8.

Who won the Royal Rumble 2018?
Smackdown Live's Shinsuke Nakamura, who entered at No 14, won the big prize. The Japanese striker eliminated Roman Reigns in the final two.

After the match, Nakamura revealed who he wants to face at WrestleMania 34: "AJ Styles!"

Order of Entry

1 Rusev

2 Finn Balor

3 Rhyno

4 Baron Corbin

5 Heath Slater

6 Elias

7 Andrade Almas

8 Bray Wyett

9 Big E

10 Tye Dillinger/Sami Zayne

11 Sheamus

12 Xavier Woods

13 Apollo Crews

14 Sinsuke Nakamura

15 Cesaro

16 Kofi Kingson

17 Jinder Mahal

18 - Seth Rollins

19 Matt Hardy

20 John Cena

21 Hurricane Helms

22 Aiden English

23 Adam Cole

24 Randy Orton

25 Titus O'Neil

26 The Miz

27 Rey Mysterio

28 Roman Reigns

29 Goldust

30 Dolph Ziggler

Who eliminated who?

Rhyno (by Corbin)

Corbin (Balor)

Sheamus (Slater)

Slater (Wyatt)

Zayn (Nakamura)

Crews (Cesaro)

Woods (Mahal)

Big E (Mahal)

Cesaro (Rollins)

Mahal (Kingston)

Kingston (Almas)

Rusev (Wyatt, Hardy)

Wyatt (Hardy)

Hardy (Wyatt)

Elias (Cena)

Hurricane (Cena)

English (Balor)

Almas (Orton)

Cole (Mysterio)

O'Neil (Reigns)

The Miz (Reigns)

Rollins (Reigns)

Goldust (Ziggler)

Ziggler (Balor)

Orton (Reigns)

Mysterio (Balor)

Balor (Cena)

Cena (Nakamura)

Reigns (Nakamura)

Which WWE legends returned?
The Hurricane, who was released by WWE on February 2010 made his surprise return. Hurricane, or Gregory Helms, lasted a grand total of 27 seconds before he was released by John Cena.

He was joined by Rey Mysterio, who left the company in 2015, made a huge return in noticeably bulkier shape too.

NXT stars Adam Cole and champ Andrade 'Cien' Almas also looked great in the battle royale.

When was the Royal Rumble?
2018’s Royal Rumble takes place on January 29.

The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia hosted the event. (The Sun)