The 2016 WWE Royal Rumble was historic right from the get-go with Roman Reigns putting his WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line in the Royal Rumble, the first time a champ has ever defended in the match. With all of the uproar about potential surprises, though, the excitement coming into Sunday night’s main event was even greater.
Roman was in at No. 1 as previously announced and Rusev was No. 2 with the two duking it out early until Reigns sent him flying over the top rope before No. 3 came out. No. 3 made quite a splash, though, as it was the long awaited debut of AJ Styles:
AJ comes out and fans EXPLODE!