The first WWE SmackDown main event of 2019 saw AJ Styles win a Fatal 5 Way to become the new #1 contender to WWE Champion Daniel Bryan. Styles vs. Bryan will take place at the 2019 Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
Styles pinned Randy Orton to win tonight’s main event. Other participants in the match were Rey Mysterio, Mustafa Ali and Samoa Joe.
Tonight’s SmackDown also saw three more Superstars announce their spots for the Royal Rumble match – The New Day’s Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods.
The Royal Rumble pay-per-view takes place on January 27 from Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. Below is the updated card:
WWE Universal Title Match
Braun Strowman vs. Brock Lesnar (c)
WWE Title Match
AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan (c)
Fatal 4 Way for the WWE Cruiserweight Title
TBD vs. TBD vs. TBD vs. Buddy Murphy (c)
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match
Carmella (at #30), Natalya, Sasha Banks, Bayley, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Sarah Logan, Ember Moon, TBA
30-Man Royal Rumble Match
R-Truth (at #30), Drew McIntyre, Kofi Kingston, Big E, Xavier Woods, TBA
