Rebooking every WWE PPV ever from 1985-present day

Survivor Series 2021

Date: November 21st, 2021

Location: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York

Note

(The early November releases of Karrion Kross & Scarlett, Keith Lee, Isaiah 'Swerve' Scott, Hit Row, John Morrison, Tegan Nox, and Mia Yim do not happen, at all)

Card

Women's Survivor Series Tag Team Match

Team Raw (Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, Shayna Baszler, and Nikki Cross) vs Team Smackdown (Liv Morgan, Sasha Banks, Sarah Logan, Toni Storm, and Shotzi Blackheart)

(There are 2 major stories headed into this match, and that is tension between 2 teamates on each side, for Smackdown, it's Liv Morgan and Sasha Banks, and for Raw, it's Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair. Both Liv and Sasha compete in a Triple Threat Qualifying Match against Natalya to determine the captain for team smackdown, with it ending with them both pinning Natalya at the same time. Following this, Adam Pearce names both women co-captains for Team Smackdown at Survivor Series, which doesn't sit well with both women, as they don't trust each other with their decision-making. Meanwhile, over on Raw, Bianca Belair wins a Triple Threat match over Charlotte Flair and Tegan Nox to become the team captain for Raw, pinning Charlotte to qualify. This angers Charlottte, who bribes Raw GM Sonya Deville into adding her to Team Raw without having to qualify. Throughout the match, Liv & Sasha constantly try to upstage each other, with Bianca and Charlotte doing the same for Team Raw, this includes Bianca and Sasha having a staredown reminicint of their Wrestlemania 37 earlier in the year, only for both Charlotte and Liv to ruin it by attacking Bianca & Sasha and having a staredown of their own. Despite all of the tension, it all comes down to Liv & Sasha for Smackdown, and Bianca & Charlotte for Raw, but in the end, Liv & Sasha manage to be the ones to put their differences aside to score the victory for team Smackdown, capped off with an Ob-Liv-ion from Liv to Bianca.)

Rhea Ripley eliminates Shotzi Blackheart by pinfall
Rhea Ripley eliminates Sarah Logan by pinfall
Toni Storm eliminates Rhea Ripley by pinfall
Bianca Belair eliminates Toni Storm by pinfall
Liv Morgan eliminates Nikki Cross by pinfall
Sasha Banks eliminates Shayna Baszler by pinfall
Sasha Banks eliminates Charlotte Flair by submission
Liv Morgan eliminates Bianca Belair by pinfall

(Sole Survivors: Morgan and Banks)

Champion vs Champion match

Damian Priest (United States) vs Shinsuke Nakamura (Intercontinental) w/Rick Boogs

(Not much story. There is no DQ finish, instead, Naka catches Priest with a surprise roll-up.)

Cross-Brand Battle Royal

Xavier Woods wins by last eliminating EC3

(Entrants include: Xavier Woods, EC3, Omos, Pete Dunne, Ridge Holland, Ricochet, Jeff Hardy, Swerve Strickland, Cesaro, John Morrison, Angel Garza, Humberto Carillo, Rey Mysterio, Dominik Mysterio, Chad Gable, Otis, Drew Gulak, Erik, Ivar, Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins, Shelton Benjamin, Cedric Alexander, Happy Corbin, Madcap Moss, Dolph Ziggler, Robert Roode, Apollo Crews, Commander Azeez, Mansoor, Jinder Mahal, Veer, Shanky, Dio Maddin, R-Truth, Akira Tozawa, and Reggie)

Champions vs Champions Match

RK-Bro (Raw Tag Team) vs The Usos (Smackdown Tag Team)

(Not too much story for this match, but unlike most, there is a bit of a story. On the go-home episode of Raw before Survivor Series, Matt Riddle has a 1-on-1 champion vs champion match against Big E, which gets ruined by The Usos, who invade Raw to attack RK-Bro to soften them up before Survivor Series, and Big E, to weaken him for his match against Roman Reigns at Survivor Series. RK-Bro then return the favor on the go-home Smackdown, attacking The Usos, with Orton giving both Usos a Double RKO from outta nowhere. The Usos say that they had to remind RK-Bro who they were dealing with, because they the two's, and we the one's. RK-Bro say that if The Usos were gonna send a message to them, they better have expected they were gonna return the favor.)

Champion vs Champion Match

Blair Davenport (Raw Women's) vs Becky Lynch (Smackdown Women's)

(Unlike most of the other matches, this match actually has build, with Davenport constantly trashing Becky Lynch in promos, with Becky doing the same, until Blair performs a sneak attack on her. Becky says Blair is just some rookie that has a chip on her shoulder because she became the first person to defect from "that other promotion" to WWE, and then she goes and betrays her only friend in Alexa Bliss, which is just the stupidest move ever, and at Survivor Series, she's gonna make Blaire regret ever stepping foot in a WWE ring. Davenport says that Becky has become delusional ever since she came back, and not only that, she better be careful with what she says, because she doesn't wanna have to sideline her indefinitely, and this time, it won't be because she gets pregnant, it's because her neck will be broken.)

Men's Survivor Series Tag Team Match

Team Raw (Bobby Lashley, AJ Styles, Keith Lee, Finn Balor, and Kevin Owens Karrion Kross) w/MVP & Scarlett vs Team Smackdown (Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, Dominik Dijakovic, Sheamus, and Sami Zayn) w/Pete Dunne & Ridge Holland

(In the weeks after Extreme Rules, vignettes begin airing for Karrion Kross, hyping his debut. Before this match, Kevin Owens is mysteriously attacked backstage by an unknown assailant, with an hourglass placed next to Owens' body. Before the match officially begins, Team Raw reveals its new 5th man, the debuting Karrion Kross (who has Scarlett with him, and does not look like a gimp with that stupid helmet and those dumb suspenders), who has a new look with grown out hair that makes him look like a Serbian mob boss. Throughout the match, the Raw men's team refuses to tag in Kross because they don't know what he's gonna do and they have no chemistry. This hurts team Raw as they all get eliminated one by one, until it's Karrion Kross vs all of team Smackdown, with Kross eliminating every member of team Smackdown by himself, capped off with a Kross Hammer to Seth Rollins for the win.)

Drew McIntyre eliminates Bobby Lashley by pinfall
Sheamus eliminates Finn Balor by pinfall
Dominik Dijakovic eliminates AJ Styles by pinfall
Seth Rollins eliminates Keith Lee by pinfall
Karrion Kross eliminates Sami Zayn by submission
Karrion Kross eliminates Drew McIntyre by technical submission
Karrion Kross eliminates Sheamus by pinfall
Karrion Kross eliminates Dominik Dijakovic by submission
Karrion Kross eliminates Seth Rollins by pinfall

(Sole Survivor: Karrion Kross)

Champion vs Champion Match - The Rock is the special guest referee

Big E (WWE) w/Xavier Woods vs Roman Reigns (World Heavyweight) w/Paul Heyman

(In the build up to this match, The Bloodline invade an episode of Raw and attack The New Day, with Roman and The Usos giving Kofi Kingston a Triple Powerbomb through the announce table, which writes Kofi off TV for a few weeks so he can go on paternity leave. Xavier Woods then tries to return the favour and invades Smackdown by himself, going as far as to challenge Roman Reigns to a match. Roman wins that match, and The Bloodline beats down Woods, and prepares to hit him with a Triple Powerbomb through the announce table, only for WWE Champion Big E to make a surprise appearance on Smackdown to take out The Usos, forcing Roman to retreat. Also in the leadup, since it's the 25th Anniversary of The Rock's debut, it's announced that The Rock will be making a special appearance as the guest referee for the main event. After the match, as Rock is about to give Roman his World Heavyweight Championship, The Rock stops, hesitates, and looks at the World Heavyweight Championship, then gives it to Roman, with Roman then hoisting the title up, teasing a potential showdown between the 2 in the future (please happen at Wrestlemania 40, please Hunter).)

Final Score

Raw 4, Smackdown 3

Day 1

Date: January 1st, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia

Card

Pre-Show

Cesaro, Ricochet, & Swerve Stirkclnad vs The Brawling Brutes (Sheamus, Pete Dunne, & Ridge Holland)

(Pete Dunne (NOT BUTCH!) & Ridge Holland make their Smackdown debuts on the 10/29/2021 episode of Smackdown, where they squash 2 enhancement talents. After their win, Dunne & Holland are confronted by Sheamus backstage, with The Celtic Warrior telling them he was really impressed with their win, so much so that he wants to take them under his wing and mold them into the next great European superstars in WWE. Dunne & Holland say they'll consider it. Cesaro then confronts them after this, and tells them to ignore what Sheamus just told him, they can be the next great European Superstars on their own, they don't need someone like Sheamus falsly guiding them. A few weeks later, there is a qualifying match for Team Smackdown at Survivor Series between Sheamus and Cesaro, former tag team partners in The Bar. In the match, there's a ref bump, and it looks Cesaro has the match won, until Pete Dunne & Ridge Holland run down and lay him out, allowing Sheamus to get the win and qualify for Team Smackdown, whilst also forming The Brawling Brutes in the process. Sheamus says that he is so glad that Dunne & Holland believed in him, they took his advice and they chose to sit under his learning tree, and because of that, they are destined for big things here in WWE. Cesaro then begins feuding with The Brawling Brutes following this, but he's outnumbered, so he recruits Ricochet and Swerve Strickland to have his back against The Brutes. Ridge Holland does not break his nose in this match and Dunne scores the win for The Brutes with a Bitter End on Cesaro. Cesaro continues feuding with The Brawling Brutes after this, with the feud ending on the 02/11/2022 episode of Smackdown in a Belfast Brawl, which Sheamus wins, in what is Cesaro's last WWE Match before his contract expires, leaving for AEW to become Claudio Castagnoli in the Blackpool Combat Club.)

Main Card

Liv Morgan vs Sasha Banks

(Following their victory as Sole Survivors at Survivor Series, Liv and Sasha begin feuding, constantly trying to upstage each other, with Sasha going as far as invading Raw to cost Liv Morgan & Sarah Logan the Women's Tag Titles in a match against Rhea Ripley & Nikki Cross on the 12/06/2021 episode of Raw. This leads to Liv and Sasha agreeing to have a match at Day 1. Sasha says Liv does have an impressive list of accomplishments, and she's not even 30 yet so she can add to that list, but she has a glass ceiling over her head, why? because she's not a horsewoman. Liv says that Sasha still thinks it's 2016, the last time she was relevant, because she just talks about horsewomen this, horsewomen that, but she doesn't need to be a horsewoman because she has something over Sasha that Sasha doesn't have over her, a win on ppv, and it's gonna remain that way at Day 1. Liv wins clean with an Ob-Liv-ion, further building her case for a future Smackdown Women's title shot after her Queen of the Ring win back in October.)

Smackdown Tag Team Championships

The Usos (C) vs The Vikings Raiders

(The Viking Raiders defeat Veer & Shanky and EC3 & Omos in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match to become #1 contenders to the Smackdown Tag Team Championships. The Usos say that The Viking Raiders fell off, they went from being one of the most feared tag teams in WWE, to 2 guys who just throw axes, hold feasts, and absolutely stink. The Viking Raiders say that they've been dying to get those Smackdown Tag Team Titles back, and they'll raid and pillage The so-called "Island of Relevancy" that The Usos live on with The Tribal Chief to collect them to become 3-time Smackdown Tag Team Champions.)

Kevin Owens vs Karrion Kross w/Scarlett

(On the Raw after Survivor Series, Kevin Owens demands answers from Karrion Kross as to why he attacked him the previous night. Kross then appears on the titantron, and says that since he killed NXT Black & gold, he has no reason to go back to NXT, so he's decided to make Raw his new wasteland, and this new wasteland contains a whole bunch of men who are the equivalent of arcanas' on tarot cards, and Kevin? Kevin's the fool, he has constantly fooled many men in the past, only to stab them in the back, and his karma has been waiting to come for him, and it comes at Day 1, because karma comes in all shapes and sizes, and at Day 1, he's karma. In the leadup to Day 1, it's revealed that Kevin Owens' contract expires at the end of January, and he hasn't re-signed. Following the match, Scarlett grabs a cinderblock from under the ring, with Kross then grabbing KO and setting him up in the corner. Scarlett then holds the cinderblock in front of Owens' face, with Kross then punching the cinderblock into Owens' face, writing him off TV. This is supposedly KO's final WWE match.)

WWE United States Championship

Damian Priest (C) vs Keith Lee w/Zelina Vega, Angel Garza, & Humberto Carillo

(Shortly after Extreme Rules, Keith Lee starts to slowly turn heel, when he shows more signs of aggression during matches. After her move back to Raw with her client Angel Garza whilst also turning Humberto Carillo to the darkside and recruiting him to form the tag team "Los Lotharios" with her other client Angel Garza, Zelina Vega approaches Keith Lee backstage and tells him that luck hasn't been on his side lately, he failed to win the WWE Championship at Summerslam, failed to win the WWE Championship at Extreme Rules, wasn't even considered for the King of the Ring tournament, and got eliminated at Survivor Series, he needs to remind everyone who he is, he needs to enlist fear back into his opponents, Zelina then tells Keith to give her offer some thought and then leaves. Zelina is then on commentary for Keith Lee's matches over the next few weeks, with Lee finally turning heel and joining Vega's new stable on the Raw after Survivor Series. The following week, Keith Lee debuts new entrance music (his AEW entrance theme, cause it's a banger, and I'd even say it's better than his NXT theme), and decimates Rey Mysterio to become the #1 contender to Damian Priest's US title. Zelina says that Keith Lee has made a change for the better by agreeing to become her latest client, because now she will save his floundering career and guide him to something he has yet to win on the main roster, a championship. Priest says that Keith doesn't need to be led around like a dog on a leech by Zelina Vega, he's his own man, but if he wants to become soft, then that's his decision, because The Archer of Infamy will set his career a blaze to ensure his reign as United States Champion lives forever.)

WWE Intercontinental Championship

Shinsuke Nakamura (C) w/Rick Boogs vs Sami Zayn

(Sami wins a gauntlet match on the Christmas Eve episode of Smackdown to earn a shot at Shinsuke Nakamura's Intercontinental Championship. Sami says that Shinsuke has been ducking him for months, he's wanted to defend the Intercontinental Championship against everyone but The Master Strategist, but now, there's nowhere to run, and there's nowhere to hide, and you know, when Shinsuke was a Paul Heyman guy, he wouldn't duck anyone, but now that he's gone from Heyman to this meathead, this shaved gorilla, he's become a coward, and he can't wait to see the look on Shinsuke's face when he humiliates him and becomes a 3-time Intercontinental Champion. Nakamura says that he admires Sami for his in-ring skills, but as for his mouth, he can go to hell.)

Triple Threat Tag Team Match for the Raw Tag Team Championships

RK-Bro (C) w/The Migos vs Alpha Academy (Otis & Drew Gulak) w/Chad Gable vs Los Lotharios w/Zelina Vega & Keith Lee

(Alpha Academy continue to feud with RK-Bro following Gulak joining The Academy back at TLC. Around this same time, the new tag team of Los Lotharios, consisting of Zelina Vega's client Angel Garza and his cousin, Zelina's new client Humberto Carillo, go on an undefeated streak, and even defeat RK-Bro in a non-title match after a distraction by Alpha Academy. Zelina says this will be a spectacular night for her and her clients when they all walk out as champions. Gable says that The Alpha Academy finally claims gold at Day 1, because they have the cerebral edge thanks to the teachings of Master Gable and his immaculate 4.0 GPA, A thank you. RK-Bro say that they can line up a whole heap of tag teams, they'll knock em all down. Atlanta based rap group The Migos (RIP Takeoff, gone way too soon) accompany RK-Bro during their entrance and join the commentary team for the match.)

Raw Women's Championship

Blair Davenport (C) vs Bianca Belair

(Bianca Belair wins a Fatal 4-Way #1 contenders match over Charlotte Flair, Shayna Baszler, and Mia Yim to secure a Raw Women's Championship Match against Blair Davenport. Bianca says that she's accomplished many things in 2021, winning both the women's Royal Rumble and the Smackdown Women's Championship, so it's only fitting that the best way to start off 2022 is to become Raw Women's Championship. Priestley says the only reason Bianca was able to have any of those moments is because she didn't have to cross paths with the Top Gaijin, because if she did, she wouldn't have been celebrating in the main event of Wrestlemania, she would've been confined to a hospital bed in the ER, which is exactly where she's headed after Day 1 where she can say hi to Alexa Bliss and Asuka. Charlotte Flair (who is still feuding with Bianca) interferes in the match after a ref bump, attacking The EST from behind and hitting her with a Chair, and hitting a Natural Selection on Belair. This allows The Top Gaijin to score the win after 2 Kamigoye's on Bianca)

Smackdown Women's Championship

Becky Lynch (C) vs Sarah Logan w/Liv Morgan

(On the Smackdown after Survivor Series, Becky Lynch confronts The Riott Squad, mainly interested in Queen of the Ring winner Liv Morgan, wondering who she'll use her title shot for winning the tournament to go after. Liv tells Becky she knows she can defeat her, she did so in the main event of Survivor Series 2019, but she's got a lot on her plate right now with Sasha Banks, but she knows Sarah's schedule is all freed up, so she's forfeiting her Queen's Crown title shot to her tag team partner Sarah Logan so she has a chance to become Smackdown Women's Champion. Becky says it's embarrassing that Sarah is getting a title shot, she only got it because Liv threw her a bone, and the fact that it's taken her this long to get a shot at a singles Women's Championships, it's baffling, but she get's why, Sarah's a mother, which she can relate to that, she's a mom now too, but the difference between her and Sarah, she's still a vicious lioness to a soft, while Sarah is now a weak-willed failure of a woman. Sarah says Becky's ego knows no bound, she's digging her own grave deeper and deeper, and at Day 1, Becky is going to be ripped apart limb from limb, and as for her, she'll return to her family, not as a failure, but as the new Smackdown Women’s Champion.)

World Heavyweight Championship #1 contenders tournament finals

Drew McIntyre vs Seth Rollins

(On the Smackdown after Survivor Series, Roman Reigns comes out, and says that for the second year in a row, Smackdown got its a$$ handed to them at Survivor Series, and it once again made his match meaningless, and last year, he decided to make Smackdown suffer for it until they acknowledged him as The Tribal Chief, but this year, he ain't gonna do that, because Smackdown isn't worthy of The Tribal Chief after they lost at Survivor Series, so until Smackdown gets its sh*t together, he will be going on a well-deserved vacation. Since Smackdown is now without a World Heavyweight Champion until Roman Reigns returns, Adam Pearce sets up a #1 contenders tournament, with the finals taking place at Day 1. Drew McIntyre defeats Sami Zayn and Sheamus to advance to the finals, whilst Seth Rollins defeats Jeff Hardy (in what is Jeff's final WWE Match as he's released due to a relapse and refusing to go to rehab), and Dominik Dijakovic to advance to the finals. Seth says that he has been the heir in waiting for the World Heavyweight Championship for far too long, but at Day 1, he guarantees himself a date with destiny. Drew says that Seth is walking into Claymore Country come Day 1, and because Seth has a Claymore waiting for him, and after he's done with Seth, he's coming for Roman and that World Heavyweight Championship.)

Edge vs The Miz w/John Morrison

(Edge returns on the 11/29/2021 episode of Raw, and says that now that he's on Raw, he has a whole heap of new opponents he can sink his teeth into, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Finn Balor, Keith Lee, Damian Priest, Big E, and it's really exciting for him, because this is what he dreamed of when he came back almost 2 years ago. Edge is cut off by John Morrison, with The Shaman of Sexy saying that is this what Edge's career has amounted to? Living for returns? He's only been gone a month this time, because if Edge gets injured, he gets a big comeback, he takes time off, he gets a big comeback, he retires, just kidding, he wants that big comeback, meanwhile, when he returned in 2020, he didn't get that triumphant return, no he didn't get the pyrotechnics display, hell, he didn't even get the people clamoring for him, but what irks him the most, is the people Edge has his eye on, his name wasn't included, so it's clear Edge has 0 interest in him, but he knows someone who Edge would be more than interested in facing. Edge is then attacked from behind by a returning Miz, who hasn't been since in 3 months due him being on Dancing with The Stars. Miz & Morrison then lay out Edge, beginning a feud between The Rated R Superstar and The Greatest Tag Team of the 21st Century. In the buildup, Edge mocks Miz for only coming in 9th, whilst Miz says that was only because the supposed most hardcore fanbase on the planet forgot to vote for him, and whilst he was off Dancing with the Stars, Edge was dancing with injuries, and when's the last time Edge held a title? Oh that's right, it was when he lost to a guy who went 0-2 in MMA while he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase in the main event of Wrestlemania 27, and don't get him wrong, Edge has had a great career, but he has surpassed Edge in every way, and at Day 1, he's gonna make Edge wish he stayed home for good. Edge says that when Miz is saying he should hang it up, when he's dancing with a body riddled with injuries, and you know what he's right, he can't do this for much longer, but he fought with every fiber of his being to get it back, and everyone in that locker room, he's the guy that they want to stand across the ring from to test themselves, because they respect him and he respects them, that's mutual respect, something Miz knows nothing about, something Miz could've had, something Miz still could have, but instead he tangos out here and b*tches and moans that he doesn't have this, he doesn't have that, little Mizzy needs a pat on the back does he? Well he'll give Miz his pat on the back, because Miz made it all the way here, from The Real World, he wrote notes on his hand and went all the way to the main event of Wrestlemania where he cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase to become WWE Champion with John Cena in that match and The Rock as guest referee, and he beat him, and yes he got bested by some Punk that night, but back to the present, Miz has people saying his name on other shows just to get a cheap reaction, he lives rent free in a lot of heads, he built himself an empire, he got a mansion in the Hollywood hills, he has a beautiful family, he made it further and higher than anyone ever thought he would or could, except for Miz, he thought it, he believed it, he made it happen, that is The Miz he wants at Day 1, not The Miz who justs uses this as notoriety for his next endeavor, for his next reality show, his next dance competition, while he leaves his partner high and dry to struggle to make a name for himself. There is no Beth Phoenix run-in as Maryse is not with Miz for this match. Instead, botched interference by John Morrison costs Miz the match.)

WWE Championship - Kofi Kingston is the guest referee

Big E (C) vs Xavier Woods

(Shortly following Survivor Series, Xavier Woods informs Big E he will be using his King of the Ring title shot against him at Day 1, saying he loves E like a brother, but he needs to show everyone he can become WWE Champion like Kofi and E did. Big E says he's not surprised, he expected Woods to challenge him, and he's more than happy to give his fellow New Day brethren a shot at the WWE Championship. Kofi Kingston returns shortly after Survivor Series, and informs both his New Day stablemates that he's spoken to Sonya Deville, and he's gonna be the guest referee. This all New Day showdown is a back-and-forth affair, going almost 20 minutes, but ultimately, Big E dashes Woods' dreams of becoming WWE Champion with a Big Ending. All 3 New Day members embrace after the match as Day 1 goes off the air.)

Royal Rumble 2022

Date: January 29th, 2022

Location: The Dome at America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Note

(Samoa Joe is not released in early January)

Card

Pre Show

Smackdown Tag Team Championships

The Usos (C) vs EC3 & Omos

(EC3 and his Personal Colossus become #1 contenders to the Smackdown Tag Team Championships after winning a Tag Team Turmoil. The Usos say that EC3 has fallen off the wagon quite a bit, he went from almost 300 days as Intercontinental Champion, to being relegated to the tag division, where he's gonna spend the rest of his career locked up in The Uso Penitentiary. EC3 says that the only thing The Usos are gonna be locking up is their car keys, because if they decide to go for a little joy ride, this match isn't gonna end up happening. Omos surprisingly turns on EC3 post-match.)

Main Card

World Heavyweight Championship - The Usos are banned from ringside

Roman Reigns (C) vs Seth Rollins (By Technical Submission)

(On the Smackdown after Day 1, the new #1 contender to the World Heavyweight Championship Seth Rollins makes his way to the ring to cut an in-ring promo. Rollins says that he said he was gonna secure his date with destiny at Day 1, and he did exactly that, and he didn't need an advocate, he didn't need a special council to do it, because he doesn't need a penguin-looking snake oil salesman to do his job for him, he does things on his own, because he's Seth Freakin Rollins, because there's 3 things that are certain in life, Death, Taxes, and Seth Rollins beats Roman Reigns every single time. Rollins is interrupted by Paul Heyman, who informs Seth that Roman is still on vacation, so he's going to have to wait for his title shot. Rollins then tells Heyman to send a message back to Roman Reigns, but Rollins doesn't say anything after that, as he lays out Heyman with a pedigree. Rollins then tells Heyman to tell Roman that what he's about to receive is exactly what's going to happen to Roman when they face off. Rollins then hits Heyman with 2 Curb Stomps, writing Heyman off TV for a few weeks. Later on that night, Adam Pearce receives a phone call, and is informed that World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns will be returning to Smackdown next week, and he wants to defend the title against Seth at the Royal Rumble. Roman Reigns then returns the next week on Smackdown after almost 2 months of not gracing Smackdown with his presence, to confront his new #1 contender. Rollins tries to get Roman to do The Shield fist bump, but Roman says that's beneath him now. Rollins says that he is the last person on Earth Roman wanted to win that tournament, and to be fair, why would he want to face him? Their track record in singles matches is pretty one-sided, he's won them all. Roman responds, saying that Rollins must be living under a rock, he's in God Mode now, he's The Tribal Chief, he's The Head of The Table, he's The Provider around here, he's The Greatest of this generation, no questions asked, he's the greatest World Heavyweight Champion of all time, which makes him the greatest to ever do this. Rollins responds, saying that can Roman look in the mirror at night and say that he's been a dominant World Heavyweight Champion for 500+ days all by himself? Because that's the difference between him and Roman, without Roman Reigns, he's just fine, he was climbing his way up the ladder, while he's was riding the pine in the CFL, and back in The Shield days, he was holding Roman's hand left & right, and then when he sent Roman packing with a chair to the back, he still couldn't do it on his own, he needed his famous bloodline to help him hold everything up for him, so the real question he has for Roman is, does he really understand who the greatest is here? Because let's not forget, he created Roman, and he can destroy Roman. Roman responds, saying that Seth is a waste of his time, he dresses like a clown, he sounds like a clown, he is a clown, he clearly doesn't have the star power that The Tribal Chief has, he'll never reach the same heights he has, and let's be real, if he got to pick his opponent, a megastar to face, he wouldn't have chosen Seth, he wouldn't have been the choice from Seth's own household, because if he wanted to defend this title at the Rumble against a megastar, he would've picked Seth's wife. The following week on Smackdown, Seth Rollins wins a 6-Man Tag Team Match alongside EC3 & Omos over The Bloodline to get The Usos banned from ringside, meaning Roman is now all by himself at The Rumble. Roman does something out of character before this match, and enters first, and when Seth (who now comes out second) makes his entrance, he doesn't come out to his normal theme or in his normal ring gear, no, he comes out to The Shield's theme, in his Shield gear, making The Shield entrance through the crowd. Instead of a rubbish DQ finish, the closing moments of the match see's Seth Rollins successfully hit a Curb Stomp on Roman, only for Paul Heyman to come out from under the ring and pull the ref out of the ring as Rollins is pinning Reigns. Rollins then chases Heyman around the ringside area and into the ring, only to be caught with a Spear by Roman. Roman then locks in the Guillotine, with Rollins passing out, allowing Roman to retain. After the match, Roman goes to the ringside area to grab a chair. Roman repeatedly batters Seth with the chair, before he stops, and goes to get another chair. Roman then sets Rollins up for a conchairto, but before he hits, Brock Lesnar's music hits, and outcomes The Beast, for the first time since TLC when Paul Heyman officially betrayed him. Lesnar makes a b line for the ring, and begins a brawl with The Head of The Table, taking him to Suplex City and laying him out with an F5, before hoisting up Roman's World Heavyweight Championship, however, he does not point at the Wrestlemania sign, signaling he does want another World title shot, but not at Wrestlemania 38.)

Raw Women's Championship

Blair Davenport (C) vs Tegan Nox

(2 former WCPW Women's Champions collide. Nox wins a #1 contenders battle royal to secure herself a title shot against The Commonwealth Queenpin at the Royal Rumble. Davenport (who IRL suffered an ankle injury around this time, an injury that no longer happens in this timeline) says that Nox and her have had many encounters in the past in the UK, and everyone knows who was the superior of the 2, because Nox had to climb her way to the main roster, because Nox has half the talent that she does, because she is one of the most dominant women in all of wrestling, former World of Stardom champion, former Women's tag team champion, Money in the Bank winner, and current Raw Women's Champion, what has Nox done ever since coming to WWE, exactly, nothing, and it remains that way at the Royal Rumble. Nox says that Davenport is still the same calculative individual from back in the day, she hasn't changed one bit, and she's gonna get what's been coming to her for over half a decade at the Royal Rumble.)

Women's Royal Rumble Match

Order Entry
1. Sasha Banks
2. Liv Morgan
3. Tamina
4. Natalya
5. Ivy Nile (NXT entrant)
-#4 Natalya eliminated by #5 Ivy Nile
-#3 Tamina eliminated by #5 Ivy Nile
-#5 Ivy Nile eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan & #1 Sasha Banks
6. Zelina Vega
7. Kay Lee Ray (NXT entrant)
8. Bianca Belair
9. Dana Brooke
10. Gigi Dolin (NXT entrant)
-#9 Dana Brooke eliminated by #10 Gigi Dolin
11. Melina (Surprise entrant)
12. Aliyah
13. Mia Yim
14. Naomi
-#11 Melina eliminated by #10 Gigi Dolin
-#7 Kay Lee Ray eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan
15. Cora Jade (NXT entrant)
16. Rhea Ripley
-#12 Aliyah eliminated by #16 Rhea Ripley
17. Charlotte Flair
18. Indi Hartwell (NXT entrant)
19. Io Shirai (NXT entrant)
-#18 Indi Hartwell eliminated by #16 Rhea Ripley
-#14 Naomi eliminated by #15 Cora Jade
20. Mickie James (Surprise entrant)
21. Alexa Bliss (Surprise return)
22. Nikki Cross
23. Piper Niven (NXT entrant)
24. Mandy Rose
-#24 Mandy Rose eliminated by #15 Cora Jade
-#22 Nikki Cross eliminated by #23 Piper Niven
-#6 Zelina Vega eliminated by #23 Piper Niven
25. Sarah Logan
-#23 Piper Niven eliminated by #25 Sarah Logan
-#10 Gigi Dolin eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan
26. Lita (Hall of Fame entrant)
-#20 Mickie James eliminated by #26 Lita
27. Raquel Rodriguez (NXT entrant)
-#13 Mia Yim eliminated by #27 Raquel Rodriguez
-#19 Io Shirai eliminated by #27 Raquel Rodriguez
28. Carmella
29. Xia Li
-#29 Xia Li eliminated by #27 Raquel Rodriguez
-#28 Carmella eliminated by #27 Raquel Rodriguez
30. Shayna Baszler
-#25 Sarah Logan eliminated by #27 Raquel Rodriguez
-#15 Cora Jade eliminated by #8 Bianca Belair
-#26 Lita eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan
-#30 Shayna Baszler eliminated by #27 Raquel Rodriguez
-#16 Rhea Ripley eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan
-#8 Bianca Belair eliminated by #17 Charlotte Flair
-#17 Charlotte Flair eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan
-#21 Alexa Bliss eliminated by Blair Davenport *
-#27 Raquel Rodriguez eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan & #1 Sasha Banks
-#1 Sasha Banks eliminated by #2 Liv Morgan

#2 Liv Morgan wins by last eliminating #1 Sasha Banks

Triple Threat Match for the Smackdown Women's Championship

Becky Lynch (C) vs Toni Storm vs Shotzi Blackheart

(Instead of quitting the company because she got pie faced on National TV (f*ck you Vince), that segment does not happen, and Toni Storm begins a Smackdown Women's title feud with Big Time Becks. Storm becomes #1 contender to the Smackdown Women's Championship after beating Mandy Rose, Natalya and Naomi in a Fatal 4-Way Match. Becky says that it took this long for former NXT UK Women's Champion and 2018 Mae Young Classic Toni Storm to finally do something on the main roster, we'll she's gonna wish she was never called up here in the first place after The Royal Rumble. Storm says that the reason why she hasn't accomplished anything since arriving on Smackdown is that she keeps on getting held back, but now that she's making her own opportunities, that glass ceiling has been shattered into a million pieces. Shotzi Blackheart gets involved in Becky and Toni's feud after a Toni distraction leads to Shotzi pinning Big Time Becks. Becky says she's disgusted that just because Shotzi got a fluke pinfall over her, she now thinks she's hot sh*t because she finds herself in this title match. Toni says that Shotzi should be grateful that she's even in this position because of her, and as for Becky, the sands of the hourglass are almost finished on her title reign. Shotzi says that she deserves to be in this conversation, she pinned Becky, and regardless of what people what to say about it, lightning will strike twice at the Royal Rumble.)

Fatal 4-Way Match for the WWE Championship

Big E (C) vs Edge vs The Miz vs John Morrison

(On the Raw after Day 1, Edge confronts WWE Champion Big E. Edge says that Big E has done a great job at carrying the flag for Monday Night Raw as the WWE Champion, but he's new to this position, he's never had to carry that weight, and he's gonna end up falling back down the card once he loses the title because he can't handle the pressure of being champion, while someone like him can, so he wants to test Big E, he wants to face Big E for the WWE Championship... at the Royal Rumble! And at the Rumble, he guarantees he will walk out an 11-time World Champion. Big E says that Edge is a highly decorated individual, but he's come too far to lose this championship, he needs to keep it around his waist, and he's gonna use every fiber of his being to ensure that happens. Before the segment is over, The Miz & John Morrison interrupt. Miz says that it was guaranteed he would end Edge's career at Day 1, Day 1 was going to be Edge's final match, but when he got into that ring, it wasn't old Edge, it wasn't Brood Edge, it wasn't The Rated R Superstar, it wasn't WWE Hall of Famer Edge that he respected, and he wanted respect from, it was Edge the coward who capitalised on 2 best friends having a minor disagreement, what kind of man is that, because Edge doesn't deserve the fans respect, and he doesn't deserve the fans he respect, and he certainly hasn't gotten either his or John's respect, so there's only 1 way to fix this injustice, and that's by The A-Lister getting a shot at the WWE Championship over Edge. Morrison (who is beginning to fall out with Miz) interrupts, and says that he wouldn't mind having a shot at the WWE Championship himself. This then leads to Sonya Deville announcing that Big E will defend the WWE Championship at The Royal Rumble in a Triple Threat Match against Edge and either The Miz or John Morrison, who will face each other later on that evening in a #1 contenders match. Despite the conflict between the 2, Miz & Morrison seemingly patch it up and orchestrate a plan to cause a double pin on each other, which they pull off, leading to Deville adding both Miz and Morrison to the match. Big E, unfortunately, breaks his neck in this match on a botched spear through the middle ropes on John Morrison, putting Big E out of action indefinitely . The closing moments of the match see's John Morrison score a near-fall on Edge, hitting Edge with Starship Pain, only for Miz to pull the referee out of the ring at 2. This begins an argument between Miz and Morrison, who are then both hit with a Double-Spear by Edge. Edge then hits Miz with one more Spear for the win, becoming an 11-time World Champion.)

Men's Royal Rumble Match

Order Entry
1. AJ Styles
2. Shinsuke Nakamura
3. Pete Dunne
4. Drew Gulak
-#4 Drew Gulak eliminated by #1 AJ Styles
5. Ridge Holland
6. Montez Ford
7. Damian Priest
8. Sami Zayn
9. Swerve Strickland
-#8 Sami Zayn eliminated by #9 Isaiah "Swerve" Scott *
10. Angelo Dawkins
11. Keith Lee
-#10 Angelo Dawkins eliminated by #11 Keith Lee
-#6 Montez Ford eliminated by #11 Keith Lee
-#7 Damian Priest eliminated by #11 Keith Lee
12. Samoa Joe (Surprise entrant)
-#2 Shinsuke Nakamura eliminated by #12 Samoa Joe
13. Chad Gable
-#11 Keith Lee eliminated by #1 AJ Styles, #3 Pete Dunne, #5 Ridge Holland, #9 Swerve Strickland, #12 Samoa Joe, & #13 Chad Gable
14. Ricochet
15. Dominik Mysterio
16. Angel Garza
17. Sheamus
-#14 Ricochet eliminated by #17 Sheamus
18. Bad Bunny (Surprise Entrant)
19. Humberto Carillo
-#5 Ridge Holland eliminated by #16 Angel Garza & #19 Humberto Carillo
20. Matt Riddle
-#9 Swerve Strickland eliminated by #12 Samoa Joe
-#13 Chad Gable eliminated by #18 Bad Bunny
21. Drew McIntyre
-#16 Angel Garza eliminated by #21 Drew McIntyre
-#19 Humberto Carillo eliminated by #21 Drew McIntyre
22. Dominik Dijakovic
23. Rey Mysterio
24. Kofi Kingston
25. Otis
-#23 Rey Mysterio eliminated by #15 Dominik Mysterio
-#15 Dominik Mysterio eliminated by #1 AJ Styles
26. Happy Corbin
27. Bobby Lashley
-#24 Kofi Kingston eliminated by #27 Bobby Lashley
28. Karrion Kross
-#26 Happy Corbin eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#25 Otis eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#18 Bad Bunny eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#22 Dominik Dijakovic eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
29. Randy Orton
30. Kevin Owens (Surprise return)
-#20 Matt Riddle eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#29 Randy Orton eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#1 AJ Styles eliminated by #12 Samoa Joe
-#17 Sheamus eliminated by #30 Kevin Owens
-#21 Drew McIntyre eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#12 Samoa Joe eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross
-#30 Kevin Owens eliminated by #28 Karrion Kross

#28 Karrion Kross wins by last eliminating #30 Kevin Owens

Royal Rumble Notes

Women's

The final four are Liv Morgan, Sasha Banks, Raquel Gonzalez, and Alexa Bliss

Sasha Banks and Liv Morgan start the match at #1 and #2

Both Liv Morgan and Sasha Banks last over an hour

Raquel Rodriguez scores 6 eliminations, the second most in the match behind the winner Liv Morgan, who scores 7 eliminations

Alexa Bliss returns at #21 with her old gimmick, and makes it to the final four, before Blair Davenport runs down and eliminates her, despite not being in the match *

Liv Morgan avenges all 3 of her previous Rumble eliminations, eliminating Lita, Charlotte Flair, and Rhea Ripley

RONDA ROUSEY IS NOT IN THIS MATCH AND DOES NOT RETURN TO WWE! AT ALL!

NXT entrants include: Raquel Rodriguez, Io Shirai, Kay Lee Ray, Gigi Dolin, Cora Jade, Piper Niven, Ivy Nile, and Indi Hartwell

Surprise entrants include: Lita, Mickie James, and Melina

Men's

The Final Four are Karrion Kross, Kevin Owens, Samoa Joe, and Drew McIntyre

AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura start the match off at #1 and #2

Karrion Kross scores 9 eliminations

AJ Styles is the ironman of the match, lasting 46 minutes

Johnny Knoxville is not in the match. Instead, he's the guest host for the Royal Rumble and joins the commentary team for the Men's Rumble, as Knoxville has been feuding with IC Champ Sami Zayn headed into the PPV. Knoxville hops off commentary to distract Sami, long enough to be eliminated by Isaiah "Swerve" Scott *

Kevin Owens returns at #30, confirming that he has re-signed with WWE

Shane McMahon is not in the match

Samoa Joe makes a surprise return at #12 (he isn't back to being a full timer, yet)

Bad Bunny makes a surprise appearance at #18

Finn Balor is originally supposed to be in the match, however, he is attacked by Keith Lee & Los Lotharios on the go-home Raw before the Rumble, who kayfabe injure his ribs, causing him to miss the Rumble

Cesaro will lose a Belfast Brawl to Sheamus on the 02/11/22 episode of Smackdown to finish off his feud with The Brawling Brutes. The match concludes with a White Noise off the second rope through a table. Cesaro is then stretched out after the match to write him off, with his contract expiring a few days later.