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Two WWE Superstars won championship matches at WrestleMania 42 on Saturday night.
Liv Morgan and Roman Reigns won the women’s and men’s Royal Rumble matches respectively and will now be able to make their decisions and choose which championship they will aim for over the next three months.
For Morgan, her victory is the culmination of an epic comeback from an injury that kept her sidelined for most of the second half of 2025. She and Raquel Rodriguez won the WWE women’s tag team titles on “Monday Night RAW” after WrestleMania 41. But shortly after, Morgan suffered a dislocated shoulder. This kept her away for five months until her return at Survivor Series: WarGames.
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Liv Morgan celebrates her victory during the WWE Royal Rumble at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD on January 31, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)
Morgan had to put aside his friendship with Rodriguez to win the Rumble. She eliminated her Judgment Day stablemate en route to victory. Morgan, returning Tiffany Stratton and NXT star Sol Ruca were the final three attempting to win the match.
Stratton took out Ruca, who tried to get on the top rope for something spectacular. Then, Morgan hit a modified Oblivion, eliminating Stratton and sealing the victory.
Morgan will face Jade Cargill or Stephanie Vaquer for their titles. However, Vaquer has a title match against Rodriguez on Monday.
Liv Morgan speaks at the “WWE Post Show” office after the WWE Royal Rumble at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD on January 31, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Joe Maher/WWE via Getty Images)
Reigns entered the men’s Royal Rumble match ranked 26th and eliminated five other competitors to win the match. He was in the final nine of the match with Logan Paul, Je’Von Evans, Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes, Randy Orton, Gunther, Jacob Fatu and Penta.
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Drew McIntyre, who defeated Sami Zayn to retain the undisputed WWE Title earlier in the night, hit Rhodes with a Claymore as he struggled to get back into the ring. Rhodes fell to the mat and was eliminated. Reigns then took care of Fatu when Fatu became distracted by the events between McIntyre and Rhodes.
Roman Reigns celebrates his victory during the WWE Royal Rumble at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD on January 31, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Georgiana Dallas/WWE via Getty Images)
Reigns took care of Uso after the tag team champion hit the “Tribal Chief” with a spear. It came down to Reigns, Orton, Paul and Gunther – who already beat AJ Styles earlier in the night and presumably ended his WWE career.
Reigns and Gunther were the last two wrestlers standing. Both men fought hard and tried to avoid going over the edge as best they could. Reigns flipped Gunther to ringside and delivered the finishing blow, but it was countered.
Reigns would eventually hit Gunther with the spear and throw him over the ropes for the win.
This was Reigns’ second Royal Rumble victory.
Roman Reigns in action against Logan Paul during the WWE Royal Rumble at Riyadh Season Stadium at KAFD on January 31, 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Andrew Timms/WWE via Getty Images)
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Reigns will face McIntyre or CM Punk for the titles. Reigns and Punk were in a triple threat against Seth Rollins at WrestleMania last year.
