Another Match Announced for WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff Show, Special Start Time, Updated PPV Card with New Matches, Stipulation & More

January 23, 2017

WWE has announced that Sasha Banks vs Nia Jax will take place on the WWE Royal Rumble Kickoff show on Sunday night.

WWE also announced that Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows will face Cesaro and Sheamus for the WWE Raw Tag Team Titles on the Royal Rumble Kickoff show Sunday night. It was also announced there will be two referees present for the match. WWE also announced that the Kickoff show will be a two hour event, and will begin at 5pm EST, with the Royal Rumble PPV beginning at 7pm EST.

Below is the updated WWE Royal Rumble card following Raw tonight:

WWE Title Match:

-John Cena vs. AJ Styles

No DQ WWE Universal Title Match:

-Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens. WWE United States Champion Chris Jericho will be hanging above the ring in a shark cage.

WWE Raw Women’s Title Match:

-Bayley vs. Charlotte

WWE Cruiserweight Title Match:

-Neville vs. Rich Swann

30-Man Royal Rumble Match:

-Brock Lesnar, Bill Goldberg, Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods, Big E, WWE United States Champion Chris Jericho, Braun Strowman, Dolph Ziggler, Baron Corbin, The Undertaker, The Miz, WWE Intercontinental Champion Dean Ambrose, Raw Tag Team Champion Cesaro, Raw Tag Team Champion Sheamus, Bray Wyatt, Randy Orton, Luke Harper, Big Show, Big Cass, Rusev, Sami Zayn.

Kickoff Show Match:

-Sasha Banks vs. Nia Jax

Kickoff Show Match for the WWE Raw Tag Team Titles:

-Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson vs. Cesaro and Sheamus with two referees.

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.