WWE Royal Rumble 2022: 5 Biggest news stories: Ronda Rousey returns, Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman align once again

#2. After his WWE title defeat, Brock Lesnar won the Men's Royal Rumble Match

As you can imagine, Brock Lesnar wasn't happy with how his Royal Rumble match ended.

So what was the next best thing? Enter the Men's Rumble Match. He did so as entrant #30 and eliminated Drew McIntyre – winning his second ever Rumble match – to clinch a world title main event match at WrestleMania.

Brock will now look for revenge on the Universal Champion Roman Reigns to set up a blockbuster showdown in Dallas.

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#1. Ronda Rousey returns and wins the Women's Royal Rumble Match

Before the Royal Rumble event, rumors were circulating that Ronda Rousey was to return. It added excitement and intrigue to know whether the former RAW Women's Champion would show up at the event.

Indeed, she did, entering the Women's Rumble Match at #28, blowing the roof off the venue, and eliminating SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair to claim her spot at WrestleMania. It was also announced that Ronda will appear on RAW this coming Monday.

Ronda looked like she hadn't missed a beat and will now add star power to WWE heading into their biggest show of the year.

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2022 Royal Rumble results

• Seth Rollins def. Roman Reigns (c) via disqualification, but Roman Reigns retained the Universal Championship
• Ronda Rousey won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble match to earn a championship match at WrestleMania
• Becky Lynch (c) def. Doudrop to retain the RAW Women's Championship
• Bobby Lashley def. Brock Lesnar (c) to win the WWE Championship
• Edge & Beth Phoenix def. The Miz and Maryse
• Brock Lesnar won the 30-Man Royal Rumble match to earn a championship match at WrestleMania