Roman Reigns Retains Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble

Reigns won a four-way match against Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight

Roman Reigns is on his way to WrestleMania.

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Reigns defeated Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight in a fatal four-way title match, pinning Styles to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.

Considering this was not the main event, and WrestleMania 40 is right around the corner, Reigns was not expected to lose. To his credit, as well as the elite caliber of his opponents, there were some moments that made you question the finish.

Everybody got an RKO from @RandyOrton! But wait a minute.....#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/lZ1sfyVuQp

— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024

Styles hit a Styles Clash on Reigns, that appeared to have Reigns beat–but the pin was broken up by Knight. But there was no better moment than when Orton hit an RKO on all three opponents, culminating with an RKO on Reigns while he was mid-air for a Superman punch. Orton appeared to have the match won–until the obligatory interference from Solo Sikoa.

ROMAN RULES at ROYAL RUMBLE!@WWERomanReigns outlasts three of #SmackDown's best at #RoyalRumble and is STILL your Undisputed WWE Universal Champion!@HeymanHustle @WWESoloSikoa pic.twitter.com/hvpr8ENLad

— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024

Knight inadvertently cost Styles the match, leading to the closing sequence where Reigns speared Styles and pinned him. That intensifies the feud between Knight and Styles, protects Orton from getting pinned, and sends Reigns on his way to the main event of WrestleMania 40.