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.
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
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)
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