<P> Next, Seth Rollins and Jason Jordan defended the Raw Tag Team Championship against Cesaro and Sheamus . During the match, Jordan sustained a head injury (after being thrown into the ring post by Cesaro), rendering him unable to compete . In the end, Sheamus and Cesaro performed a White Noise / Diving Neckbreaker combination on Rollins to win the title for a record - setting fourth time as a team, and a record - setting fifth time for Cesaro individually . </P> <P> In the fifth match, Brock Lesnar defended the Universal Championship against Braun Strowman and Kane in a triple threat match . Kane performed a Chokeslam on Lesnar and Strowman attacked Kane . Lesnar struck Kane with a chair, only for Strowman to attack Lesnar with a running dropkick . After Strowman performed a Chokeslam on Kane, Lesnar performed three German Suplexes on Strowman . Strowman performed a Running Powerslam on Lesnar through a table, only for Kane to break up the pinfall at a two count . Kane then threw Strowman through a table positioned in the corner, and performed a Chokeslam on Strowman, with Lesnar breaking up the pinfall at a two count . Lesnar then performed an F - 5 on Strowman through an announce table and overturned another announce table on top of Strowman . Lesnar then performed an F - 5 on Kane through another announce table . Strowman performed two Running Powerslams on Lesnar, but Kane returned and struck Strowman with a chair . Lesnar knocked Strowman out of the ring and performed an F - 5 on Kane to retain the title . After the match, an enraged Strowman yelled at Lesnar that he did not beat him . </P> <P> The main event was the first - ever 30 - woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34 . Sasha Banks and Becky Lynch were the first and second entrants, respectively . There were numerous surprise entrants throughout the match - including Hall of Famers Lita, Jacqueline, Beth Phoenix, and Trish Stratus; NXT wrestlers Kairi Sane and NXT Women's Champion Ember Moon; and past stars Torrie Wilson, Molly Holly, Michelle McCool (who scored the most eliminations at 5), Vickie Guerrero, and Kelly Kelly . SmackDown's Nikki Bella, who had been on hiatus since WrestleMania 33, and her free agent twin sister Brie Bella were also unannounced entrants . Banks, Asuka (#25), Nikki, and Brie were the final four . Banks, Nikki, and Brie attacked Asuka, after which, Nikki and Brie eliminated Banks (who lasted the longest at nearly 55 minutes). Asuka attacked Nikki and Brie, but Nikki performed a Rack Attack 2.0 on Asuka and then eliminated Brie . After a back - and - forth exchange, Asuka eliminated Nikki to win the match and earn a women's championship match at WrestleMania 34 . After the match, Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss and SmackDown Women's Champion Charlotte Flair entered the ring . Before Asuka could make her decision for which title she wanted to challenge for, they were interrupted by the surprise appearance of former UFC star Ronda Rousey, officially confirming she had signed full - time with WWE . Rousey pointed to the WrestleMania sign and offered a handshake to Asuka, who refused . Rousey then shook hands with Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon as the event ended . The jacket which Rousey wore during this appearance belonged to life long idol Roddy Piper, whose son let her borrow it . </P> <P> On Raw the following night, Raw Commissioner Stephanie McMahon convinced Asuka to wait until after Elimination Chamber to make her decision, as Raw Women's Champion Alexa Bliss was scheduled to defend her title in the first - ever women's Elimination Chamber match, and the result may affect Asuka's decision . Asuka was then confronted by Sasha Banks, who spent the longest time in the Royal Rumble match, and Banks challenged Asuka to a match that Asuka won . Banks, along with Bayley, Mandy Rose, Mickie James, and Sonya Deville were announced as the other competitors in the Elimination Chamber match . Nia Jax was also scheduled to face Asuka at Elimination Chamber where if she were to win, she would be added to the Asuka's championship match at WrestleMania . On the February 12 episode of Raw, it was announced that Ronda Rousey would sign her Raw contract at Elimination Chamber . </P>

Who had the most eliminations in the women's royal rumble