After it was held behind closed doors in front of a virtual audience last year, WWE Royal Rumble will be back in front of fans in late-January 2022.
The event will emanate live from The Dome at America's Center in St Louis, Missouri.
The two biggest matches on the card will no doubt be both the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches, but there are also two huge world title matches on the show.
Here is everything you need to know about WWE Royal Rumble 2022.
WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2022 MATCH CARD AND RESULTS
WWE Universal Title: Seth Rollins def. Roman Reigns (c) via DQ. Reigns retains the title due to champion's advantage and beats down Rollins after the match.
Ronda Rousey returned to win the Women's Royal Rumble match, last eliminating Charlotte Flair. It's the former UFC champion's first appearance with WWE since WrestleMania 35.
WWE Raw Women's Title: Becky Lynch (c) def. Doudrop in a solid match to retain the title.
WWE Title: Bobby Lashley def. Brock Lesnar (c) to become the new WWE Champion. Roman Reigns interfered while the referee was down, attacking Lesnar and costing him the match.
Edge/Beth Phoenix def. The Miz/Maryse in a mixed tag match. The Hall of Fame couple hit tandem Glam-Slams to pick up the pinfall victory.
Brock Lesnar won the Men's Royal Rumble, entering in the No.30 spot and last elimating Drew McIntyre.
WHEN IS THE 2022 ROYAL RUMBLE?
The 2022 Royal Rumble will take place on Sunday 30th January (AEDT), which is of course Saturday night in the US.
It is the second PPV event of the calendar year and kickstarts the 'Road to Wrestlemania'.
WHERE IS THE 2022 ROYAL RUMBLE?
This year's event will be back in front of live fans, with the event taking place at The Dome at America's Center in St Louis, Missouri.
The arena holds approximately 40,000 fans for basketball games, which could likely see more fans in attendance for a pro wrestling show.
Last year's Royal Rumble was held without fans due to the pandemic, while the 2020 event was held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, where the attendance was 42,715.
HOW TO WATCH OR STREAM WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2022 IN AUSTRALIA
There are two ways you can watch WWE Royal Rumble in Australia - or any WWE pay-per-view for that matter.
The first is to subscribe to the WWE Network, which is $9.99 a month in the US, which works out to be about $13-14 AUD.
The Network is free for a month for new subscribers and has original weekly programming, as well as delayed replays of Raw, Smackdown and NXT.
The other way you can watch is via Main Event on both Foxtel and Kayo Sports. This option will cost you $24.95.
Stream the full WWE Royal Rumble card via Kayo here .
WHAT TIME IS WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2022 IN AUSTRALIA?
WWE Royal Rumble is expected to begin at 12pm (AEDT) here in Australia and run for at least three hours.
The pre-show will begin at 11am and run for one hour.
WHAT IS THE ROYAL RUMBLE?
The headline match of the Royal Rumble event is of course the Royal Rumble match itself.
Two superstars will start the match, and at regularly-scheduled intervals (usually 90 seconds or 2 minutes) another competitor will enter. This continues all the way until No.30.
The aim is to throw your opponent over the top rope, onto the floor where both feet must hit the ground to constitute an elimination.
The last competitor standing will be crowned the winner and move on to face the champion of their choosing at WrestleMania .
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JACKASS STAR JOHNNY KNOXVILLE ANNOUNCED FOR MEN'S ROYAL RUMBLE
Yes, you read that correctly.
Jackass star Johnny Knoxville has been announced as the first participant in the Men's Royal Rumble match, despite never having wrestled before in WWE.
The 50-year-old took to social media and announced the news ahead of the late-January event.
WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2022 BETTING ODDS
Men's Royal Rumble
Odds courtesy of Sportsbet. Correct as of 30th January.
| Brock Lesnar | $2.75 |
| AJ Styles | $3 |
| Roman Reigns | $7.50 |
| Big E | $10 |
| Kevin Owens | $11 |
| Bobby Lashley | $17 |
| Drew McIntyre | $19 |
| Damian Priest | $21 |
| The Rock | $21 |
| Omos | $23 |
| Randy Orton | $26 |
| Riddle | $26 |
| Austin Theory | $29 |
| Seth Rollins | $29 |
| Others | $31+ |
Women's Royal Rumble
Odds courtesy of Sportsbet . Correct as of 30th January.
| Ronda Rousey | $1.62 |
| Sasha Banks | $6 |
| Bianca Belair | $8.50 |
| Charlotte Flair | $10 |
| Alexa Bliss | $13 |
| Bayley | $15 |
| Lita | $17 |
| Liv Morgan | $19 |
| Paige | $19 |
| Asuka | $21 |
| Rhea Ripley | $23 |
| Naomi | $26 |
| Io Shirai | $29 |
| Shayna Baszler | $29 |
| Others | $31+ |
PAST WINNERS OF THE MEN'S ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
| YEAR | WINNER (ENTRY NUMBER) |
| 1988 | Hacksaw Jim Duggan (13) |
| 1989 | Big John Studd (27) |
| 1990 | Hulk Hogan (25) |
| 1991 | Hulk Hogan (24) |
| 1992 | Ric Flair (3) |
| 1993 | Yokozuna (27) |
| 1994 | Bret Hart/Lex Luger (27/23) |
| 1995 | Shawn Michaels (1) |
| 1996 | Shawn Michaels (18) |
| 1997 | Stone Cold Steve Austin (5) |
| 1998 | Stone Cold Steve Austin (24) |
| 1999 | Vince McMahon (2) |
| 2000 | The Rock (24) |
| 2001 | Stone Cold Steve Austin (27) |
| 2002 | Triple H (22) |
| 2003 | Brock Lesnar (29) |
| 2004 | Chris Benoit (1) |
| 2005 | Batista (28) |
| 2006 | Rey Mysterio (2) |
| 2007 | The Undertaker (30) |
| 2008 | John Cena (30) |
| 2009 | Randy Orton (8) |
| 2010 | Edge (29) |
| 2011 | Alberto Del Rio (38) |
| 2012 | Sheamus (22) |
| 2013 | John Cena (19) |
| 2014 | Batista (28) |
| 2015 | Roman Reigns (19) |
| 2016 | Triple H (30) |
| 2017 | Randy Orton (23) |
| 2018 | Shinsuke Nakamura (14) |
| 2019 | Seth Rollins (10) |
| 2020 | Drew McIntyre (16) |
| 2021 | Edge (1) |
PAST WINNERS OF THE WOMEN'S ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
| YEAR | WINNER (ENTRY NUMBER) |
| 2018 | Asuka (25) |
| 2019 | Becky Lynch (30) |
| 2020 | Charlotte Flair (17) |
| 2021 | Bianca Belair (3) |
