The Cruiserweight Title bout is official for Royal Rumble as Buddy Murphy will defend against Kalisto, Akira Tozawa, and Hideo Itami in a Fatal 4-Way bout.
Kalisto, Tozawa and Itami had to win qualifying matches to earn their spot in the Fatal 4-Way. Last week on 205 Live, Kalisto defeated Lio Rush while Tozawa defeated Drew Gulak in their respective qualifying matches. On the most recent episode of 205 Live, Itami knocked off former champion Cedric Alexander to qualify.
I only want the “Elite” of the Elite! Who’s coming? My door is open! #GCOAT -- https://t.co/LPaWYCD4fu
— The Murph (@WWE_Murphy) January 10, 2019
WWE Royal Rumble is scheduled for Jan. 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Here is a look at the updated card:
Men's Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (#30 entrant), Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, Finn Balor, Seth Rollins, Jeff Hardy, Samoa Joe, Bobby Lashley, Dean Ambrose, John Cena, Elias, Jinder Mahal, Andrade "Cien" Almas, Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali
Women's Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (#30 entrant), Natalya, Bayley, Ember Moon, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Mandy Rose, Sonya Deville, Zelina Vega
WWE Universal Championship
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Braun Strowman
WWE Cruiserweight Championship
Fatal 4-Way Match
Buddy Murphy (c) vs. Kalisto vs. Akira Tozawa vs. Hideo Itami
WWE Championship
Daniel Bryan (c) vs. AJ Styles
SmackDown Live Women's Championship
Asuka (c) vs. Becky Lynch
RAW Women's Championship
Ronda Rousey (c) vs. Sasha Banks
SmackDown Live Tag Team Championships
The Bar (c) vs. Shane McMahon & The Miz
