The 2016 Royal Rumble was all about "The Game."
Triple H came in as the No. 30 entrant and ended up last eliminating Dean Ambrose to capture the WWE World Heavyweight Championship for the 14th time in his illustrious career.
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The match boiled down to Triple H, defending champion Roman Reigns, Ambrose and Sheamus. After Sheamus was ousted, Triple H threw out Reigns and disposed of the "Lunatic Fringe" to win the match.
The show ended with Triple H, Stephanie McMahon and Vince McMahon celebrating.
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During the Rumble Match, it didn't take long to get to the surprises. AJ Styles appeared as the No. 3 entrant to do battle with Roman Reigns,
Reigns was the No. 1 entrant, but in the middle of the match, he was taken out by the League of Nations, who drove him through a table. He eventually returned.
At No. 20, Sami Zayn made his return to action and immediately eliminated Kevin Owens.
Brock Lesnar came in at No. 23 and dominated from the get-go.
The Wyatt Family ganged up on Lesnar to get him out, and Twitter was not happy.
Prior to the Rumble Match, a new United States Champion was crowned as Kalisto defeated Alberto Del Rio to recapture the gold.
Opening the show, the Intercontinental Championship Last Man Standing Match between Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose stole the show.
One of the highlights included this:
The "Lunatic Fringe" retained after driving Owens through two tables.
The Divas division also had a tremendous development as Sasha Banks laid out Charlotte after she successfully defended the Divas Championship against Becky Lynch.
Here are the full results:
--Mark Henry & Jack Swagger def. The Dudley Boyz, The Ascension and Damien Sandow & Darren Young to qualify for the Rumble Match on the pre-show.
--Dean Ambrose def. Kevin Owens in a Last Man Standing Match to retain the Intercontinental Championship.
--The New Day def. The Usos to retain the WWE Tag Team Championships.
--Kalisto def. Alberto Del Rio to win the United States Championship.
--Charlotte def. Becky Lynch to retain the Divas Championship.
--Triple H won the Royal Rumble Match to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
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