Backstage news on The Rock's return, WrestleMania 31, more

Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble 30-man main event

As we reported earlier, Roman Reigns won the 30-man Rumble main event and will be competing for the WWE World Heavyweight title at the biggest event of this year, WrestleMania 31. The main event ended with Reigns eliminating Rusev, who hid under the ring to face the last man standing. With the favorites Bray Wyatt and Daniel Bryan eliminated early in the match, the fans were not satisfied with the results and booed Reigns after his win. For the full review about the event click here.

Yesterday’s Royal Rumble saw the return of WWE Superstar The Rock back to the ring after a long time. He came to rescue his cousin, Reigns, who was attacked by both Big Show and Kane after being eliminated by him. The Rumble ended with Rock raising Reigns’ arm in the air, WWE tweeted after the match,

.@WWERomanReigns eliminates @RusevBUL, hiding under the ring. Roman is GOING to @WrestleMania!! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/23E6wEaVHa

— WWE (@WWE) January 26, 2015