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{{Infobox Wrestling event
|name = Royal Rumble 2022
|image = Royal Rumble 2022 poster.jpg
|promotion = [[WWE]]
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|brand = [[RAW]]<br>[[Smackdown]]<br>[[WWE NXT|NXT]]
|date = January 29, [[2022]]
|venue = [[The Dome at America's Center]]
|city = [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
|attendance = 44,390
|lastevent = [[WWE Day 1 2022|Day 1]]
|nextevent = [[NXT Vengeance Day 2022|Vengeance Day]]
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'''Royal Rumble 2022''' was the 35th annual [[Royal Rumble]] [[professional wrestling]] event produced by [[WWE]]. It is held for wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. The event aired on [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) worldwide and will be available to stream through [[Peacock]] in the [[United States]] and the [[WWE Network]] elsewhere, which makes it the first Royal Rumble to air on Peacock. It took place on January 29, 2022, at [[The Dome at America's Center]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]].

Traditionally, the [[Royal Rumble match]] winner receives a world championship match at that year's [[WrestleMania]]. For the 2022 event, the winners of both the men's and women's matches received a choice of which championship to challenge for at [[WrestleMania 38]]. The men could choose to challenge for either Raw's [[WWE Championship]] or SmackDown's [[WWE Universal Championship|Universal Championship]], while the women had the choice between the [[Raw Women's Championship]] and the [[SmackDown Women's Championship]].

Six matches were contested at the event. In the main event, [[Brock Lesnar]] won the men's Royal Rumble match after losing his WWE Championship to [[Bobby Lashley]] earlier in the night, therefore becoming the first former world champion to win the Rumble on the same night he lost the title. This also made him the ninth two-time Rumble winner, the first being in [[Royal Rumble 2003|2003]], also setting a record for the longest time between Rumble wins (19 years) as well as setting the record for least time spent in the match before winning it (2:30). The women's Royal Rumble match was won by [[Ronda Rousey]], which was her first appearance in WWE since [[WrestleMania 35]] in 2019. In the opening bout, [[Seth Rollins|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]] defeated [[Roman Reigns]] by disqualification, but Reigns retained the Universal Championship as titles do not change hands by disqualification unless stipulated. Notably, ''Jackass'' actor/stuntman [[Johnny Knoxville]] and reggaeton singer [[Bad Bunny]] appeared in the men's Royal Rumble match and [[Impact Knockouts Championship|Impact Knockouts World Champion]] [[Mickie James]] appeared in the women's.

== Background ==
{{see also|Professional wrestling}}
The [[Royal Rumble]] is an annual [[Gimmick (professional wrestling)|gimmick]] [[pay-per-view]] (PPV) and [[WWE Network]] event, produced every January by [[WWE]] since 1988. It is one of the promotion's original four pay-per-views, along with [[WrestleMania]], [[SummerSlam]], and [[Survivor Series]], originally dubbed the "Big Four", and as of October 2021, it is considered one of the "Big Five" PPVs, along with [[WWE Money in the Bank|Money in the Bank]]. It is named after the [[Royal Rumble match]], a modified [[Battle Royal|battle royal]] in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The 2022 event will be the 35th event in the Royal Rumble chronology and is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 29 at [[The Dome at America's Center]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri]]. It will feature wrestlers from the [[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[WWE brand extension|brands]] with a select few [[NXT (WWE brand)|NXT]] wrestlers and WWE veterans expected to appear in both the men's and women's Royal Rumble matches. It will also be the first Royal Rumble to air on [[Peacock]] after the American version of the WWE Network merged under Peacock in March 2021.

The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world championship]] match at that year's WrestleMania. For 2022, the men and women can choose which world championship to challenge for at [[WrestleMania 38]]; the men can choose Raw's [[WWE Championship]] or SmackDown's [[WWE Universal Championship|Universal Championship]], while the women can choose the [[Raw Women's Championship]] or [[SmackDown Women's Championship]]. In September 2021, NXT was rebranded as "NXT 2.0" and reverted to being WWE's [[Farm team|developmental territory]]. While NXT's championships—the [[NXT Championship]] and [[NXT Women's Championship]]—were also eligible choices for the Rumble winners in 2020 and 2021, it has not yet been confirmed if NXT's championships will remain as eligible choices for the 2022 Royal Rumble.

=== Storylines ===
The event included matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray [[Face (professional wrestling)|heroes]], [[Heel (professional wrestling)|villains]], or [[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Tweener|less distinguishable characters]] in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by WWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on WWE's weekly television shows, ''[[Monday Night Raw]]'' and ''[[Friday Night SmackDown]].''

At [[WWE Day 1 2022|Day 1]], [[Brock Lesnar]] defeated [[Bobby Lashley]], [[Kevin Owens]], [[Seth Rollins]], and defending champion [[Big E]] in a fatal five-way match to win the [[WWE Championship]]. On the following episode of ''Raw'', Big E, Lashley, Owens, and Rollins competed in a fatal four-way match to determine the number one contender against Lesnar at the Royal Rumble. Lashley won the bout to face Lesnar for the WWE Championship at the event.

At Day 1, [[WWE Hall of Fame]]r [[Beth Phoenix]] appeared to aid her husband and fellow Hall of Famer, [[Edge]], while he was being attacked by [[Maryse]] while Edge was engaged in a match with [[The Miz|Miz]]; Edge ultimately won the match. On the following ''Raw'', Miz and Maryse berated Edge and Phoenix, with the latter challenging Miz and Maryse to a mixed tag team match at the Royal Rumble. Miz accepted, despite Maryse's displeasure.

At Day 1, [[Becky Lynch]] defeated [[Liv Morgan]] to retain the Raw Women's Championship. On the following ''Raw'', Morgan confronted Lynch, wanting another rematch. [[Bianca Belair]] interrupted, also wanting a championship match due to her unsettled business with Lynch. A brawl then ensued. Later backstage, [[Doudrop]] confronted WWE officials [[Adam Pearce]] and [[Sonya Deville]] and demanded a title match herself as she was tired of Belair and Morgan always receiving opportunities. Pearce and Deville scheduled a [[triple threat match]] between Belair, Doudrop, and Morgan for the following week with the winner facing Lynch for the Raw Women's Championship at the Royal Rumble.

On the January 7 episode of ''SmackDown'', as Universal Champion Roman Reigns did not have a challenger for his title at the Royal Rumble, WWE official Adam Pearce informed Reigns that he had selected his opponent. Reigns dismissed Pearce, stating he had already defeated everyone on the SmackDown roster. Later that night, Raw's Seth "Freakin" Rollins confronted Reigns in his locker room, laughing hysterically at Reigns, seemingly confirming he was Pearce's selection. On the January 10 episode of ''Raw'', Rollins confirmed that he would be challenging Reigns for the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble in an interbrand matchup.

On the January 7 episode of ''SmackDown'', SmackDown Women's Champion [[Charlotte Flair]] revealed 18 of the women who would be competing in the women's Royal Rumble match, including WWE Hall of Famers and veterans, and notably, reigning [[Impact Knockouts Championship|Impact Knockouts World Champion]] [[Mickie James]]—the first time WWE openly acknowledged one of [[Impact Wrestling]]'s championships. Additionally, Flair declared that she would also be participating in the match, stating that she would be the first reigning women's champion to win the Royal Rumble. While the winner traditionally earns a championship match at WrestleMania, Flair said that her prize would instead be to select her WrestleMania 38 opponent if she won.

==Event==
=== Preliminary matches ===
The pay-per-view opened with Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship against Seth "Freakin" Rollins with The Usos (Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso) barred from ringside. Reigns entered first, followed by Rollins, who came out to [[The Shield]]'s former entrance theme and gear and walking in through the crowd to taunt Reigns. Rollins drove Reigns through the announce table with a Powerbomb. Reigns and Rollins both got nearfalls with a Spear and Curb Stomp, respectively. In the closing moments, Reigns applied the guillotine choke on Rollins, who grabbed the rope to void the submission; however, Reigns refused to release Rollins and was disqualified, thus Rollins won the match but Reigns remained champion as titles do not change hands by disqualification unless stipulated. Following the match, Reigns viciously assaulted Rollins with a steel chair.

Next was the women's Royal Rumble match where the winner earned a women's championship opportunity at WrestleMania 38. [[Sasha Banks]] started the match along with [[Melina]], in her first WWE match since 2010. Banks eliminated Melina early as well as [[Kelly Kelly]] (#4) before being eliminated herself by [[Queen Zelina]] (#7). Sonya Deville entered at number 11 but did not enter the ring and instead sat at commentary. [[Cameron]], in her first WWE appearance since 2014, entered at number 13. Deville then officially entered the match and eliminated Cameron, due to her ties with [[Naomi]], who Deville had been feuding with on ''SmackDown''. Naomi entered at number 14 and eliminated Deville, who later returned the favor to help eliminate Naomi. [[Ivory]] entered at number 18 in her [[Right to Censor]] gimmick and was quickly eliminated by [[Rhea Ripley]] (#16). Impact Knockouts World Champion Mickie James entered at number 20. [[Molly Holly|Mighty Molly]] entered at number 27 and was attacked by [[Nikki A.S.H.]] and was quickly eliminated. [[Ronda Rousey]] made a surprise return at number 28, her first appearance since [[WrestleMania 35]] in 2019. SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair (#17) eliminated [[Lita]] (#26) bringing herself, Rousey, Bianca Belair (#8), and [[Shayna Baszler]] (#30) as the final four. Flair eliminated Belair and Baszler. As Flair ran, Rousey caught her and eliminated her with Rousey winning the match and earning a women's championship opportunity at WrestleMania 38.

Then, Becky Lynch defended the Raw Women's Championship against Doudrop. Lynch won the match after hitting the Manhandle Slam to Doudrop off the second rope to retain the title.

In the fourth match, Brock Lesnar (with Paul Heyman) defended the WWE Championship against Bobby Lashley (with [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]). The two traded German Suplexs in the early stages of the match to out do each other. Lashley delivered two Spears on Lesnar, who rolled outside the ring. Lashley attempted to spear Lesnar through the barricade as he did at Day 1, but Lesnar moved and Lashley crashed through the barricade himself. Back in the ring, Lesnar hit multiple German Suplexs on Lashley. Lashley locked in the Hurt Lock, but Lesnar knocked Lashley into the referee. Lesnar hit an F5 on Lashley, but again knocked the referee out in the process. Roman Reigns then entered the ring and hit a Spear on Lesnar. Reigns signaled for Heyman to hand him the WWE Championship belt which Heyman did, double crossing Lesnar. Reigns then hit Lesnar over the head with the belt and Lashley pinned Lesnar to win the WWE Championship for the second time.

In the penultimate match, Edge and Beth Phoenix took on The Miz and Maryse in a mixed tag team match. Late in the match, Maryse hit Phoenix in the back of the head with her purse behind the referee's back for a nearfall. Miz hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Edge for a nearfall. In the end, Edge and Phoenix hit a Double Spear on Miz and they performed a pair of Glam Slams on Miz and Maryse to win the match.

===Main event===
The main event was the men's Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 38. [[AJ Styles]] and [[WWE Intercontinental Championship|Intercontinental Champion]] [[Shinsuke Nakamura]] started the match. Johnny Knoxville entered at number 9 and went after Sami Zayn (#8). After Knoxville took a couple of finishers from other wrestlers, he was eliminated by Zayn, who himself was then eliminated. [[Omos]] entered at number 11 and eliminated a few entrants. The others ganged up on Omos to eliminate him, including Styles. [[Happy Corbin]] (#15) and [[Madcap Moss]] (#19) helped each other in eliminating some competitors. [[Drew McIntyre]] made a surprise return from injury at number 21 and eliminated Corbin and Moss as revenge for them injuring him a few weeks earlier. [[Kofi Kingston]] entered at number 24, but was eliminated in 20 seconds due to a botched spot; he attempted to land on the outside barricade but both feet accidentally hit the floor. In his first appearance since [[WrestleMania 37]] the previous year, [[Bad Bunny]] entered at number 27 as a surprise entrant and eliminated [[Sheamus]] (#18) and [[Dolph Ziggler]] (#16). [[Shane McMahon]], also I'm his first appearance since WrestleMania 37, entered at number 28 as a surprise entrant and eliminated Kevin Owens (#22). Brock Lesnar then entered as the surprise #30 entrant and eliminated [[Randy Orton]] (#29) and Bad Bunny, bringing the final four to himself, McIntyre, [[Matt Riddle|Riddle]] (#20), and Shane. Lesnar eliminated Riddle and Shane before having a staredown with McIntyre, the same man who eliminated Lesnar in the [[Royal Rumble 2020|2020 Royal Rumble]]. McIntyre missed a Claymore Kick and Lesnar threw McIntyre over the top rope with an F5 to win the match and earn a world championship match at WrestleMania 38, becoming the fourth person to win from the #30 spot (after [[The Undertaker]] in [[Royal Rumble 2007|2007]], [[John Cena]] in [[Royal Rumble 2008|2008]], and [[Triple H]] in [[Royal Rumble 2016|2016]]). This made Lesnar the ninth two-time Rumble winner, his first win being in [[Royal Rumble 2003|2003]]. This also made him the first person to lose their world championship and then win the Rumble in the same night. Among the other multi-time Rumble winners, Lesnar also set a record for the longest time between Rumble wins at 19 years. He also set the record for the least amount of time spent in the Rumble before winning it. He was in the match for 2 minutes and 30 seconds, beating Edge's [[Royal Rumble 2010|2010]] record by 5 minutes and 7 seconds.

==Match Preview==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"
|-
|[[Roman Reigns]] vs. [[Seth Rollins]] || [[Royal Rumble 2022 Roman Reigns v Seth Rollins|Preview]]
|-
|30-woman [[Royal Rumble match]] || [[Royal Rumble 2022 Woman's Royal Rumble match|Preview]]
|-
|[[Becky Lynch]] vs. [[Doudrop]] || [[Royal Rumble 2022 Becky Lynch v Doudrop|Preview]]
|-
|[[Brock Lesnar]] vs. [[Bobby Lashley]] || [[Royal Rumble 2022 Brock Lesnar v Bobby Lashley|Preview]]
|-
|[[Edge]] & [[Beth Phoenix]] vs. [[The Miz]] & [[Maryse]] || [[Royal Rumble 2022 Edge & Beth Phoenix v The Miz & Maryse|Preview]]
|-
|30-man [[Royal Rumble match]] || [[Royal Rumble 2022 Men's Royal Rumble match|Preview]]
|}

==Results==
;{{small|Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.}}
;{{small|(c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.}}
*[[Seth Rollins|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]] defeated [[Roman Reigns]] (c) by [[Disqualification|disqualification]] in a [[WWE Universal Championship]] Match (14:25)
:*{{small|[[The Usos]] ([[Jey Uso]] and [[Jimmy Uso]]) were barred from ringside.}}
* [[Ronda Rousey]] won the 30-woman [[Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional wrestling championship#Gender championships|women's championship]] match at [[WrestleMania 38]] (59:40)
*[[Becky Lynch]] (c) defeated [[Doudrop]] to retain the [[WWE Raw Women's Championship]] (13:00)
*[[Bobby Lashley]] (w/ [[Montel Vontavious Porter|MVP]]) defeated [[Brock Lesnar]] (c) (w/ [[Paul Heyman]]) to win the [[WWE Championship]] (10:08)
*[[Edge]] and [[Beth Phoenix]] defeated [[The Miz]] and [[Maryse]] in a Mixed tag team match (12:30)
*[[Brock Lesnar]] won the 30-man [[Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world championship]] match at [[WrestleMania 38]] (51:10)

==Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations (Women)==
'''Brand'''
:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – ''[[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]''
:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – ''[[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]''
:{{Color box|silver|border=black}} – [[WWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] (HOF)
:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}} – [[Freelance|Unaffiliated]]
:{{Color box|gold|border=black}} – Winner
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Draw
!Entrant
!Brand/<br>Status
!Order
!Eliminated by
!Time
!Elimination(s)
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|01|1}}||[[Sasha Banks]]||SmackDown||3||Queen Zelina||9:18
|2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|02|2}}||[[Melina Perez|Melina]]||Unaffiliated||1||Sasha Banks||0:49
|0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|03|3}}||[[Tamina]]||Raw||5||Natalya||16:41
|0
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|04|4}}||[[Kelly Kelly]]||Unaffiliated||2||Sasha Banks||1:05
|0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|05|5}}||[[Aliyah]]||SmackDown||10||Charlotte Flair||22:51
|0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|06|6}}||[[Liv Morgan]]||Raw||17||Brie Bella||37:20
|0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|07|7}}||[[Queen Zelina]]||Raw||9||Rhea Ripley||17:24
|1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|08|8}}||[[Bianca Belair]]||Raw||27||Charlotte Flair||47:30
|0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|09|9}}||[[Dana Brooke]]||Raw||4||Michelle McCool||2:11
|0
|- style="background:FFF "
| {{sort|10|10}}||[[Michelle McCool]]||Unaffiliated||13||Mickie James||20:49
|1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|11|11}}||[[Sonya Deville]]||Unaffiliated||7||Naomi||2:00
|2
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|12|12}}||[[Natalya]]||SmackDown||24||Ronda Rousey||36:16
|2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|13|13}}||[[Cameron]]||Unaffiliated||6||Sonya Deville||0:52
|0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|14|14}}||[[Naomi]]||SmackDown||11||Sonya Deville||7:17
|1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|15|15}}||[[Carmella]]||Raw||8||Rhea Ripley||0:50
|0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|16|16}}||[[Rhea Ripley]]||Raw||26||Charlotte Flair||30:58
|3
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|17|17}}||[[Charlotte Flair]]||SmackDown||29||Ronda Rousey||31:23
|6
|- style="background: Silver;"
| {{sort|18|18}}||[[Ivory]]||HOF||12||Rhea Ripley||0:24
|0
|- style="background: Silver;"
| {{sort|19|19}}||[[Brie Bella]]||HOF||22||Ronda Rousey||19:20
|3
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|20|20}}||[[Mickie James]]||[[Impact Wrestling]]||18||Lita||11:40
|1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|21|21}}||[[Alicia Fox]]||Unaffiliated||15||Nikki Bella||6:30
|0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|22|22}}||[[Nikki A.S.H.]]||Raw||20||Ronda Rousey||12:14
|1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|23|23}}||[[Summer Rae]]||Unaffiliated||14||Charlotte Flair and Natalya||0:53
|0
|- style="background: Silver;"
| {{sort|24|24}}||[[Nikki Bella]]||HOF||21||Brie Bella||8:41
|2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|25|25}}||[[Sarah Logan]]||Unaffiliated||16||Brie Bella and Nikki Bella||0:42
|0
|- style="background: Silver;"
| {{sort|26|26}}||[[Lita]]||HOF||25||Charlotte Flair||10:21
|1
|- style="background: Silver;"
| {{sort|27|27}}||[[Molly Holly]]||HOF||19||Nikki A.S.H.||0:20
|0
|- style="background: Gold"
| '''28'''||'''[[Ronda Rousey]]'''||'''Unaffiliated'''||'''—'''||'''Winner'''||10:15
|5
|- style="background: #BBF"
| 29||[[Shotzi]]||SmackDown||23||Ronda Rousey||3:00
|0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| 30||[[Shayna Baszler]]||SmackDown||28||Charlotte Flair||5:31
|0
|- style="background: #BBF"
|}

==Royal Rumble entrances and eliminations (Men)==
:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – ''[[Raw (WWE brand)|Raw]]''
:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – ''[[SmackDown (WWE brand)|SmackDown]]''
:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}} – [[Freelance|Unaffiliated]]
:{{Color box|gold|border=black}} – Winner

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Draw
!Entrant
!Brand/<br>Status
!Order
!Eliminated by
!Time
!Elimination(s)
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|01|1}}||[[AJ Styles]]||Raw||14||Madcap Moss|| ||6
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|02|2}}||[[Shinsuke Nakamura]]||SmackDown||2||AJ Styles||||0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|03|3}}||[[Austin Theory]]||Raw||11||AJ Styles||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|04|4}}||[[Robert Roode]]||Raw||1||AJ Styles||||0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|05|5}}||[[Ridge Holland]]||SmackDown||12||AJ Styles||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|06|6}}||[[Montez Ford]]||Raw||6||Omos||||0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|07|7}}||[[Damian Priest]]||Raw||7||Omos||||0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|08|8}}||[[Sami Zayn]]||SmackDown||4||AJ Styles||||1
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|09|9}}||[[Johnny Knoxville]]||Unaffiliated||3||Sami Zayn||||0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|10|10}}||[[Angelo Dawkins]]||Raw||5||Omos|||||0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|11|11}}||[[Omos]]||Raw||8||AJ Styles, Austin Theory, Ridge Holland, Ricochet, Chad Gable, & Dominik Mysterio||||3
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|12|12}}||[[Ricochet]]||SmackDown||9||Happy Corbin||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|13|13}}||[[Chad Gable]]||Raw||13||Rick Boogs||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|14|14}}||[[Dominik Mysterio]]||Raw||10||Happy Corbin||||1
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|15|15}}||[[Happy Corbin]]||SmackDown||17||Drew McIntyre|||||3
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|16|16}}||[[Dolph Ziggler]]||Raw||20||Rey Mysterio & Bad Bunny||||0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|17|17}}||[[Sheamus]]||SmackDown||19||Bad Bunny||||0
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|18|18}}||[[Rick Boogs]]||SmackDown||15||Happy Corbin||||1
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|19|19}}||[[Madcap Moss]]||SmackDown||16||Drew McIntyre||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|20|20}}||[[Riddle]]||Raw||27||Brock Lesnar||||2
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|21|21}}||[[Drew McIntyre]]||SmackDown||29|| Brock Lesnar|| ||2
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|22|22}}||[[Kevin Owens]]||Raw||22||Shane McMahon||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|23|23}}||[[Rey Mysterio]]||Raw||21||Otis||||1
|- style="background: #BBF"
| {{sort|24|24}}||[[Kofi Kingston]]||SmackDown||18||Kevin Owens||||0
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|25|25}}||[[Otis]]||Raw||24||Riddle & Randy Orton||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|26|26}}||[[Big E]]||Raw||23||Riddle & Randy Orton||||0
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|27|27}}||[[Bad Bunny]]||Unaffiliated||26||Brock Lesnar||||2
|- style="background: #FFF"
| {{sort|28|28}}||[[Shane McMahon]]||Unaffiliated||28||Brock Lesnar||||1
|- style="background: #FBB"
| {{sort|29|29}}||[[Randy Orton]]||Raw||25||Brock Lesnar||||2
|- style="background: Gold"
| '''30'''||'''[[Brock Lesnar]]'''||'''Unaffiliated'''||'''—'''||'''Winner'''||||'''5'''
|}

==Other on-screen talent==
{| border="0"
| valign="top" |
;Commentators
*[[Michael Cole]] {{small|(SmackDown)}}
*[[Pat McAfee]] {{small|(SmackDown)}}
*[[Jimmy Smith]] {{small|(Raw)}}
*[[Corey Graves]] {{small|(Raw)}}
*[[Byron Saxton]] {{small|(Raw)}}
*[[Carlos Cabrera]] {{small|(Spanish)}}
*[[Marcelo Rodriguez]] {{small|(Spanish)}}
;Pre-show Panel
*[[Kayla Braxton]]
*[[Kevin Patrick]]
*[[Booker T]]
*[[Jerry Lawler]]
*[[Peter Rosenberg]]
*[[Sonya Deville]]
| valign="top" |
;Interviewers
*[[Megan Morant]]
*[[Sarah Schreiber]]
;Ring announcer
*[[Mike Rome]] {{small|(Raw)}}
*[[Samantha Irvin]] {{small|(SmackDown)}}
;Referees
*[[Danilo Anfibio]]
*[[Dan Engler]]
*[[Daphne Lashaunn]]
*[[Eddie Orengo]]
*[[Chad Patton]]
*[[Charles Robinson]]
*[[Rod Zapata]]
*[[Jessika Carr]]
*[[Ryan Tran]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of WWE pay-per-view events]]
*[[World Wrestling Entertainment/Event history]]
*[[Royal Rumble 2022/Image gallery|Event gallery]]
*[[Royal Rumble]]

==DVD release==
*[[File:Amazon.jpg|50px]] [ Royal Rumble 2022 on DVD]

==External links==
*[[File:Wwe2014.png|50px]] [http://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble Royal Rumble 2022 Official website]
*[[File:WWE Network New Logo.jpg|50px]] [https://watch.wwe.com/program/Royal-Rumble-2022-Kickoff-175952 {{PAGENAME}} kickoff show on WWE Network]
*[[File:WWE Network New Logo.jpg|50px]] [https://watch.wwe.com/episode/Royal-Rumble-2022-176250 {{PAGENAME}} on WWE Network]
*[[File:Cm logo.jpg|50px]] [https://www.cagematch.net//?id=1&nr=324740 Royal Rumble 2022 at CAGEMATCH.net]

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