During Saturday’s 2024 Royal Rumble pay-per-view event, Roman Reigns defeated Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight in the Fatal 4-Way match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
Reigns hit the Superman punch on Knight and then nailed Styles with the spear, pinning him to retain the title.
Reigns has held the Universal title for 1,245 days, the fourth-longest reign of all time. He is behind Bruno Sammartino’s first reign (2,803), Bob Backlund’s inaugural reign (2,135), and Hulk Hogan’s first reign (1,474).
The Tribal Chief also held the WWE title for 664 days, which is the sixth-longest reign for that specific title, behind both of Sammartino’s reigns, Hogan, Backlund, and Pedro Morales (1,027).
You can check out some highlights from the match below:
Your Tribal Chief has arrived at #RoyalRumble! ☝️@WWERomanReigns @HeymanHustle pic.twitter.com/jgoTXoQRm6
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
Everybody got an RKO from @RandyOrton! But wait a minute…..#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/lZ1sfyVuQp
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
STACKED.#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/TiAjiHA7cP
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
ROMAN RULES at ROYAL RUMBLE!@WWERomanReigns outlasts three of #SmackDown's best at #RoyalRumble and is STILL your Undisputed WWE Universal Champion!@HeymanHustle @WWESoloSikoa pic.twitter.com/hvpr8ENLad
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
