Royal Rumble (2019)

The 2019 Royal Rumble was a professional wrestling pay-per-view and WWE Network event produced by WWE. It took place on January 27, 2019, at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona. It was the thirty-second event under the Royal Rumble chronology and featured both men's and women's Royal Rumble matches.

The event featured matches on the main card, stemming from scripted storylines and portrayed by WWE wrestlers on the Raw and SmackDown brands. The card included championship matches for the Universal Championship (Brock Lesnar vs. Finn Bálor), the WWE Championship (Daniel Bryan vs. AJ Styles), the Raw Women's Championship (Ronda Rousey vs. Sasha Banks), and the SmackDown Women's Championship (Asuka vs. Becky Lynch). Also featured was a match for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship (The Bar vs. The Miz and Shane McMahon) and a singles match between United States Champion Shinsuke Nakamura and Rusev.

The 2019 Royal Rumble was notable for several reasons. It was the first Royal Rumble held at Chase Field. Seth Rollins won the men's Royal Rumble match, last eliminating Braun Strowman, earning him a world championship match at WrestleMania 35. Becky Lynch won the women's Royal Rumble match after replacing Lana due to injury, last eliminating Charlotte Flair, also earning her a women's championship match at WrestleMania 35. The event received generally positive reviews from critics and fans. The outcome of both Rumble matches significantly impacted the road to WrestleMania 35, leading to a main event that featured both Rollins and Lynch.