After all of the build-up to the main event, Shinsuke Nakamura pulled out the win in this yearās Royal Rumble. Hereās how Twitter felt about the victory.
While the match may not have main evented on Sunday night, the menās Royal Rumble match did not disappoint in Philadelphia. In the end, Shinsuke Nakamura came out victorious out of the 30 competitors, eliminating Roman Reigns and earned himself a shot at the WWE title at WrestleMania 34 in New Orleans.
The match found itself in the middle of the show, so there wasnāt a ton of pressure put on WWE to make sure something drastic happened to close out the night, with the Womenās Royal Rumble waiting in the shadows. The move to put this in right after the first hour may have shocked some people, but fans on Twitter were still incredibly entertained.
In the end, fans had themselves a field day with all of the Royal Rumble action and had some fun in the process. To help you out and make you feel as if you were a part of the Twitter universe, check out some of the best reactions to Nakamura winning the Rumble match.
Now, the build to WrestleMania begins for Nakamura, as heās guaranteed a huge title match at the big night in New Orleans in a few months. He announced that heād be going after A.J. Styles and the WWE title, giving SmackDown a huge match to hype up for the granddaddy of them all.
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For now, Reigns is out of the main event at WrestleMania, but donāt be surprised if heās the one that ends up facing Brock Lesnar for the Universal title to help round out the āMania card.
Either way, fans witnessed history with Nakamura winning the Royal Rumble, and you could tell how happy they were in the arena and on Twitter with that result.