# Royal Rumble (2020)
**Royal Rumble (2020)** was a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced by WWE for its Raw and SmackDown brands, held on January 26, 2020 at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. [Charlotte Flair](https://www.edgepedia.org/charlotte-flair) and [Drew McIntyre](https://www.edgepedia.org/drew-mcintyre) won the women's and men's 30-person [Royal Rumble](https://www.edgepedia.org/royal-rumble) matches respectively, earning championship matches at WrestleMania 36.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results) • [2](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/02152019_275.pdf)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Date and venue | Sunday, January 26, 2020, Minute Maid Park, Houston; WWE's debut at the venue and its second Royal Rumble at a baseball stadium, after Chase Field in Phoenix (2019)[2](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/02152019_275.pdf) |
| Attendance | A capacity crowd of more than 42,000 fans[3](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/04232020_219.pdf) |
| Women's Royal Rumble | Charlotte Flair won, last eliminating Shayna Baszler, in a winning time of 54:20[4](https://officialwwe.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Rumble_%282020%29) • [5](https://wrestletalk.com/results/wwe/wwe-royal-rumble-20/) |
| Men's Royal Rumble | Drew McIntyre won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results) |
| Championship matches | Becky Lynch (c) def. Asuka (16:23); Bayley (c) def. Lacey Evans (9:25); "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt (c) def. Daniel Bryan in a Strap Match[6](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223192) • [1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results) |
| Kickoff matches | Andrade (c) def. Humberto Carrillo for the United States Championship; Sheamus def. Shorty G[7](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/events/2020/470/wwe-royal-rumble-2020/) |
## Venue and attendance
WWE announced in February 2019 that Minute Maid Park, the [Houston Astros](https://www.edgepedia.org/houston-astros)' baseball stadium, would host the event, marking the company's debut at the venue and the second time the Royal Rumble was held at a baseball stadium, following the 2019 event at [Chase Field](https://www.edgepedia.org/chase-field) in Phoenix, which drew a capacity crowd of 48,193.[2](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/02152019_275.pdf) WWE's first-quarter 2020 earnings release later reported that the Royal Rumble was performed before a capacity crowd of more than 42,000 fans at Minute Maid Park.[3](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/04232020_219.pdf)
## Royal Rumble matches
**Women's Royal Rumble.** Charlotte Flair won the 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match, last eliminating [Shayna Baszler](https://www.edgepedia.org/shayna-baszler), and earned a Women's Championship Match at [WrestleMania 36](https://www.edgepedia.org/wrestlemania-36).[4](https://officialwwe.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Rumble_%282020%29) • [1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results) Her winning time in the match was 54:20.[5](https://wrestletalk.com/results/wwe/wwe-royal-rumble-20/)
**Men's Royal Rumble.** Drew McIntyre won the 30-Man Royal Rumble Match and earned a Championship Match at [WrestleMania](https://www.edgepedia.org/wrestlemania).[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results) Thirty male Superstars competed in the match, which streamed live on [WWE Network](https://www.edgepedia.org/wwe-network) at 7 ET/4 PT on January 26.[8](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/2020-mens-royal-rumble-match?sf227583210=1)
## Championship matches
Three title matches appeared on the main card. Raw Women's Champion Becky Lynch defeated Asuka (with [Kairi Sane](https://www.edgepedia.org/kairi-sane)) by submission in 16:23, in a rematch from one year earlier when Asuka had beaten Lynch.[6](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223192) • [9](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zZCxjPj9BM) SmackDown Women's Champion Bayley defeated [Lacey Evans](https://www.edgepedia.org/lacey-evans) in 9:25.[6](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223192) Universal Champion "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt overcame Daniel Bryan in a Strap Match.[1](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results)
## Other matches
The undercard included a Falls Count Anywhere Match in which [Roman Reigns](https://www.edgepedia.org/roman-reigns) defeated King Corbin.[7](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/events/2020/470/wwe-royal-rumble-2020/) On the Kickoff show, United States Champion Andrade defeated [Humberto Carrillo](https://www.edgepedia.org/humberto-carrillo), and Sheamus defeated Shorty G.[7](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/events/2020/470/wwe-royal-rumble-2020/)
## Aftermath
The event opened WWE's 2020 pay-per-view calendar shortly before the COVID-19 outbreak disrupted the company's live schedule; WWE's first-quarter 2020 report noted that the Royal Rumble was among the successful large-scale events staged that quarter, and that government mandates led to the cancellation, postponement, and relocation of live events beginning in mid-March 2020.[3](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/04232020_219.pdf) Both Rumble winners went on to WrestleMania 36, held April 4 and 5, 2020, where Bayley defended the SmackDown Women's Championship in a Fatal Five-Way elimination match against Lacey Evans, Sasha Banks, [Naomi](https://www.edgepedia.org/naomi-wrestler), and Tamina.[10](https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Women%27s_World_Championship_%28WWE%29/Title_matches)
## References
1. [Royal Rumble 2020 results, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/article/royal-rumble-2020-results)
2. [Houston to Host the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble, WWE Corporate press release (February 15, 2019)](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/02152019_275.pdf)
3. [WWE Reports Strong First Quarter 2020 Results, WWE Corporate (April 23, 2020)](https://corporate.wwe.com/f/docs/press-releases/04232020_219.pdf)
4. [Royal Rumble (2020), OfficialWWE Wiki](https://officialwwe.fandom.com/wiki/Royal_Rumble_%282020%29)
5. [WWE Royal Rumble '20 Results, WrestleTalk](https://wrestletalk.com/results/wwe/wwe-royal-rumble-20/)
6. [WWE Royal Rumble 2020, CAGEMATCH Events Database](https://www.cagematch.net/?id=1&nr=223192)
7. [WWE Royal Rumble (2020), WrestlingInc Events](https://www.wrestlinginc.com/events/2020/470/wwe-royal-rumble-2020/)
8. [See which Superstars have officially declared for the Men's Royal Rumble Match, WWE.com](https://www.wwe.com/shows/royalrumble/2020/2020-mens-royal-rumble-match?sf227583210=1)
9. [FULL MATCH - Becky Lynch vs. Asuka - Raw Women's Championship Match: Royal Rumble 2020, WWE YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zZCxjPj9BM)
10. [Women's World Championship (WWE)/Title matches, Pro Wrestling Fandom](https://prowrestling.fandom.com/wiki/Women%27s_World_Championship_%28WWE%29/Title_matches)
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