Last night’s episode of SmackDown Live solidified the SDL Women’s Title match for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view (PPV). Becky Lynch defeated Charlotte Flair and Carmella in a Triple Threat match. With her victory, Lynch punched her ticket for a SDL Women’s Title match against Asuka at the Royal Rumble. This will be the second time Asuka is defending a title against Lynch.
“The Empress Of Tomorrow” defended her NXT Women’s Title against Lynch at a 2016 live event from Tokyo, Japan. Check out the updated 2019 Royal Rumble PPV card below:
- WWE Universal Title Match: (C) Brock Lesnar vs. Braun Strowman
- WWE Title Match: (C) Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles
- RAW Women’s Title Match: (C) Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks
- SmackDown Women’s Title Match: (C) Asuka vs. Becky Lynch
- SmackDown Tag Team Titles Match: (C) Cesaro and Sheamus vs. The Miz and Shane McMahon
- Fatal Four-Way for the WWE Cruiserweight Title: (C) Buddy Murphy vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami or Cedric Alexander
- 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match: Carmella (at #30), Naomi, Zelina Vega, Natalya, Bayley, Sasha Banks, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Sarah Logan, Liv Morgan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Alicia Fox, more TBA
- 30-Man Royal Rumble Match: R-Truth (at #30), Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali, John Cena, Andrade “Cien” Almas, Apollo Crews, Elias, Baron Corbin, Jinder Mahal, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, Seth Rollins, Samoa Joe, Finn Balor, Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Jeff Hardy, Bobby Lashley, more TBA
