Michael Cole welcomes everyone to the 2026 Royal Rumble as cameras zoom around the crowd, showcasing the amazing stadium built specifically for Explosion last night and tonight's Royal Rumble. Corey Graves and Byron Saxton recap the matches for tonight's premium live event, as Michael Cole throws it to the ring for the opening match of the night. Backstage, Nicholas Simpson and Jessica are huddled together in the GM's office, when William walks in. William seems disgusted as

Explosion opens with William in his office, as Bron Breakker is yelling, asking him what is going on with Paul Heyman. William, who is barely paying attention, looks up from the magazine he's reading, asking Bron how the hell he would know what's going on. Breakker pounds on William's desk, demanding he get answers. William pounds his hands on the desk as well, telling Breakker to get the hell out of his office, before he comes up missing. Breakker is furious as he starts to

Warriors opens with pyro and Jessica’s music hits! There’s a mix of boos and cheers as she makes her way to the ring. Before she can say anything, Triple H’s music hits as the WWE Universe goes wild! Triple H gets in the ring and tells Corey Graves to join them as Jessica rolls her eyes. Triple H says that after discussing the matter with the WWE Board, they have come to the conclusion that they are going to fine them both. Triple H says this could have been handled behind th

At the start of Saturday night's main event, the arena goes dark, and static fills the speakers as a distorted lullaby plays over the speakers. The titantron starts glitching with the symbol of the Wyatt Sicks burning into the screen. Commentators wonder what is happening, as cameras show backstage where a production assistant is screaming, and a steel case is shoved over. Smoke starts to fill the backstage area. A voice is heard saying, "Let them in...", as the lights in th

Explosion opens with sirens ringing throughout the arena. Cameras are already backstage. EMTs are rushing down a hallway. A production crate is flipped over. A referee is yelling into a headset that Paul Heyman is still missing. Michael Cole’s voice cuts in over shaky camera footage: Security replays grainy footage on a monitor — the flicker… the lantern… Heyman gone. Suddenly, the lights in the hallway flicker. A crew member drops his headset and bolts. William is already in

Warriors opens with commentary welcoming everyone to the show with pyro! Cameras catch the arrivals of Drew McIntyre, Candice LeRae, Ivy Nile, Sami Zayn, and Stephanie Vaquer. Commentary hypes SNMA and The Royal Rumble! Cameras catch Jey Uso walking backstage, YEETing and speaking to everyone as the WWE Universe YEETS with him. Jey is about to knock on a door when he hears a female voice singing, “You almost got it, just go a little deeper.” Jey’s eyes widen, and the WWE univ

Explosion opens up in utter chaos. Cameras cut backstage immediately. Security is yelling. Someone throws a chair off-screen. Michael Cole says: In the ring, William addresses the WWE universe. He says that over the past few weeks, Paul Heyman and his henchmen, along with the Wyatt Sicks, have been running rampant over Explosion, leaving me looking incompetent as a general manager. I tried control, but tonight, everybody better learn to survive in chaos. Commentators wonder w

Warriors open with pyro as commentators welcome everyone to the show. Cameras show arrivals from earlier today, including Grayson Waller, AJ Styles, Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, and Bayley with Lyra Valkyria. Rhea Ripley’s music hits, and the WWE Universe goes wild as she and IYyo Sky make their way to the ring. They say they’re disappointed that they did not become the number-one contenders for the new Women’s Tag Team Championships, but they put Charlotte and Alexa on noti

William makes his way to the ring as he opens up Explosion. He says that he won't waste time tonight, saying that Explosion is supposed to be the land of opportunity, but lately it's been hijacked by one man and his hired henchmen. Paul Heyman comes out. Before he can say anything, William tells Paul Heyman that he's tired of listening to Heyman spew lies week-after-week. Heyman says that William doesn't run Explosion, but fear does. William looks confused. Heyman adds that h

Warriors opens with pyro and commentary welcoming everyone to the show. Jessica’s music hits as she makes her way to the ring. She wishes everyone a Happy New Year, saying it’s a new year and a new her. She says Armageddon and last week’s episode of Warriors were great, and that the Warriors roster absolutely killed it, just like she knew they would. However, she says one person tried to ruin all the hard work she put into making those shows successful—and that person is that

Video recapping the rivalry between Jade Cargill and Diamond White Backstage, Jessica walks into William's office, looking around, amazed at his office. She thanks him for inviting her to his show, but seems confused as to why she was invited. William wonders why Jessica would be shocked about being invited to the show. Jessica gives William a look, mockingly saying, Now you and me both know, you never invite me to your shows unless you have something important to say. Willia

Jessica opens Warriors, in the ring, welcoming everyone to the show and wishing them a Happy New Year! She tells the WWE universe that they're in for a treat as Warriors present Day 2. Jessica hypes the show and recaps how awesome Armageddon was, adding that the Warriors roster went out at Armageddon and they ate, leaving no crumbs, and she expects the same throughout the year. Jessica says that the response from the fans and WWE officials were high and everyone truly enjoyed

WWE intro video Armageddon Opening Montage Video Video showcases the rivalry between Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss, the Kabuki Warriors, Candice LeRae, Ivy Nile, Rhea Ripley, and Iyo Sky. Backstage, Jessica is seen smiling at the monitor, seemingly impressed with the women's tag team championship match, and the champions retaining. Suddenly, there's a knock on the door, and Jessica says, Come in. She is shocked when Triple H comes in. Jessica shakes Triple H's hand as she asks

The opening video package shows a recap of last week's Explosion. The video recaps Jacob Fatu chokeslamming Solo Sikoa, after his match, Chelsea Green cheating to win the Women's United States championship, Bron Breakker and CM Punk signing the contract for New Year's Revolution for their 2 out of 3 Falls match for the Undisputed WWE championship, and Brock Lesnar returning and attacking CM Punk. The final shot of the video shows a laid-out CM Punk, with Michael Cole saying,

Commentators recap the rivarly between Jacob Fatu and Rusev, as they hype the match, next. Rusev makes his way to the ring. Commercial Break. After the match, Rusev is pissed and tries to attack Fatu; however, Fatu gets the upper hand and super kicks Rusev. Jacob gets on the top rope and attempts to frog splash Rusev, but he rolls out of the ring. Outside of the ring, Jacob attempts to spear Rusev, but he side-sweeps him into the steel steps! Rusev picks up the steel steps an

Explosion opening video and welcome by Michael Cole. Commentators recap the altercations between Jade Cargill and B Fab over the past few weeks, as well as Jade Cargill's interactions with Diamond White, as they hype the opening match, next! COMMERCIAL BREAK After the break, in William's office, CM Punk enters, smiling hard, as William looks confused. Punk says, Aren't you glad I'm back, as he rubs William on the shoulder, saying, Nice jacket! William tells Punk he doesn't mi

Warriors open with Sami Zayn in the ring. The WWE Universe chants his name as he smiles. Sami says the reason why he attacked Grayson Waller last week, even though he's not proud of his actions, is that he definitely had it coming! As the WWE Universe cheers! But also, he says he's tired of sitting back and not doing anything while guys like Grayson Waller walk around showing no respect and are nothing but egotistical little bastards! Sami says passionately that he's had enou

The WWE univer chants, "Thank you, Cena" as commentators welcome everyone to Saturday Night's Main event. Footage is shown of Cody Rhodes, Oba Femi, Stephanie Vaquer, the Dangerous Alliance, Andre Wilson and Dominik Mysterio arriving to the arena. As chants continue to roar throughout the arena, commentators hype the opening match between WWE Women's champion, Jade Cargill and NXT Women's North American champion, Sol Ruca. After the match, Diamond White attacks Jade Cargill w

Explosion kicks off with Solo Sikoa making his way into the arena, however before he can open the door, he is attacked by Jacob Fatu. The fight ends when security rushes out to break things up, as the screen fades to black, as Fatu DDT's Solo into the concrete pavement, with Solo being bloodied, which is too graphic for network TV. Inside the arena, commentators and the WWE universe are stunned by what just happened. Michael Cole tries to bring focus back to the show; however

Warriors open with commentators welcoming everyone to the show. They hype John Cena's Last Time is Now tournament, Saturday Night's Main Event and the main event featuring Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky vs the Kabuki Warriors. Cameras show the arrivals of Becky Lynch, the Kabuki Warriors, Drew McIntyre, the Uso's and the New Day to the arena. Just as Michael Cole starts to discuss the opening match, cameras rush backstage where Gunther and AJ Styles are beating the Holy Hell out of