SmackDown's ROYAL RUMBLE, Year 1

Match 1. Legion of Doom vs. The Wyatt Family

The Wyatts hit Hawk with a double suplex. Animal came in and DDT'd Harper, but got a two count. Animal later DDT'd Rowan, but Harper broke it up. Rowan and Hawk exchanged near falls. Hawk landed a huge hip toss and a shoulder tackle to get the win.

Match 2. Rated-RKO vs. The Usos   Tag Team Championship

The Usos hit Orton with an atomic drop/running boot combo. Much later, Orton escaped from a camel clutch and hit Jey with an RKO. Edge took Jimmy down with a running forearm smash. Orton then hit a back suplex. He connected with a second RKO to retain.

Match 3. John Cena vs. Batista

They went to the outside about four minutes into the match. Cena placed Batista on the table and put him through with an AA. Batista came back with a kick to the gut and a spine buster. He then hit the Batista Bomb, but Cena kicked out again. After multiple near falls, Cena hit the Five Knuckle Shuffle and won.

Match 4. Goldust vs. Bray Wyatt   European Championship

The two locked up and Bray floored Goldust with a clothesline. He then hit a tilt-a-whirl back breaker. A minute later, Bray connected with Sister Abigail, but Goldust wasn't done. He came back with Curtain Call. Bray kicked out, hit Sister Abigail for a second time and won the title.

Match 5. The Rock vs. Mr. Perfect

Rock hit Hennig with a belly-to-belly side slam and a spine buster. Perfect kicked out, but Rock tossed him to the outside. Hennig landed a suplex. Rock came back with a Samoan drop. Rock dodged a dropkick in the corner and hit the Rock Bottom to win.

Match 6. Diesel vs. Ryback vs. Booker T   World Heavyweight Championship

Booker and Diesel worked over Ryback. Booker then landed a pump handle gut buster. Diesel countered Ryback and Booker's attempt at a double suplex. Ryback hit Diesel with a back suplex and he and Booker landed a double gut buster. Booker hit Ryback with an atomic drop and Diesel landed a big boot. Booker countered the Jackknife. Ryback took Diesel down with Shell Shock. Booker tossed Ryback out and won.

Main Event. 20-Man Royal Rumble

As with Raw, the three men in the world title match will not make an appearance. This Rumble isn't as star-studded as Raw's, but that isn't a bad thing. John Cena and Jey Uso kicked off the match. No. 3 was Cody Rhodes. Cena had Jey against the ropes multiple times. No. 4 was Jimmy Uso. Jimmy tossed Cena over the top, but he held on. He then kicked him off the apron for the elimination. Cody then knocked Jey off the apron. No. 5 was Edge. He went right after Jimmy. No. 6 was Bray Wyatt. Cody kicked Bray over the top. No. 7 was Goldust. He almost eliminated his brother. No. 8 was Mr. Perfect. Jimmy clotheslined Edge out of the ring. He continued his momentum by eliminating Cody. Sheamus was No. 9. No. 10 was The Rock. He caught Hennig with a right hand to the jaw. No. 11 was Randy Orton. Jimmy tossed Sheamus over the top and Goldust finished the job with a dropkick. Goldust then hit Jmmy with a baseball slide for the elimination. No. 12 was Erick Rowan. Goldust flipped Orton over the top and onto the outside floor. Rock had Rowan in the corner and eliminated him with multiple right hands.

No. 13 was Luke Harper. Goldust quickly eliminated Harper. No. 14 was Heath Slater. He almost ended Goldust's reign of domination. No. 15 was Ricky Steamboat. Goldust kicked Slater in the ring for the elimination. Goldust, Hennig and Steamboat tried to eliminate Rocky, but to no avail. No. 16 was Fandango. Faaaan-daaaan-gooooo is here! Rock clotheslined Hennig over the top. No. 17 was Sgt. Slaughter. Rock ended Goldust's time in the Rumble. Steamboat eliminated Fandango. No. 18 was Rob Van Dam. Slaughter immediately had RVD against the ropes. No. 19 was Big Show. Rocky kicked out Steamboat. Show clotheslined Slaughter over the top. The final entrant was Batista. Show grabbed RVD on the apron. He then connected with a right hand for the elimination. Batista and Show hit Rock with a double chokeslam. A huge "Rocky!" chant broke out. Rock tossed Show over the top for the elimination. Batista had Rock on the apron. He connected with a big boot and eliminated Rock to win. 

Recap: What a Rumble match. Goldust and Rock had five eliminations each. Batista will be going to WrestleMania. Can Booker retain his newly-won world title until then?