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List of Royal Rumble 2018 Match Results

A complete match-by-match results list for Royal Rumble 2018 on January 28, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

5 itemsUpdated Mar 23, 2026

Royal Rumble 2018 on January 28, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia was a historic night — the first event to feature both a Men's and Women's Royal Rumble match, with the Women's Royal Rumble serving as the main event and inaugural contest. Asuka won the Women's Royal Rumble and Shinsuke Nakamura won the Men's. The Women's Rumble was the main event.

#	Name	Losers	Winners	Match type
1	The Bar def. Titus Worldwide — Raw Tag Championship Sheamus & Cesaro Retained Raw Tags The Bar (Sheamus and Cesaro) retained the Raw Tag Team Championship against Titus Worldwide (Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews).	Titus Worldwide	The Bar (retained)	Raw Tag Team Championship
2	Brock Lesnar def. Kane & Braun Strowman — Universal Championship Triple Threat Beast Retained Universal Title Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) retained the Universal Championship against Kane and Braun Strowman.	—	—	Universal Championship Triple Threat
3	AJ Styles def. Kevin Owens & Sami Zayn — WWE Championship Phenomenal One Retained WWE Title AJ Styles retained the WWE Championship against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in a triple threat match.	—	—	WWE Championship
4	Asuka won the INAUGURAL Women's Royal Rumble — Entry #25 — Last Eliminated Nikki Bella FIRST-EVER Women's Royal Rumble — Asuka Won — Was Main Event Asuka won the inaugural Women's Royal Rumble entering at #25 and last eliminating Nikki Bella — the historic first Women's Royal Rumble match was the main event of the evening. Michelle McCool scored the most eliminations with 5. The match featured legends including Molly Holly, Lita, Torrie Wilson, and Vickie Guerrero.	—	—	INAUGURAL 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match — MAIN EVENT
5	Shinsuke Nakamura won the 30-Man Royal Rumble — Entry #14 — Last Eliminated Roman Reigns King of Strong Style Won — Finn Bálor & Roman Reigns Most Eliminations Shinsuke Nakamura won the Men's Royal Rumble entering at #14 and last eliminating Roman Reigns. Finn Bálor and Roman Reigns each scored the most eliminations with 4.	—	—	30-Man Royal Rumble Match

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 23, 2026.

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