WWE Raw results: The Undertaker, Goldberg and Brock Lesnar stare each other down ahead of the Royal Rumble
Roman Reigns failed to become dual champion after Kevin Owens got Chris Jericho disqualified by saving his pal
THE UNDERTAKER, Goldberg and Brock Lesnar stole the show on Monday Night Raw as the three men stood toe to toe in the ring.
It all began when Goldberg returned to WWE and vowed to "stop at nothing" to be the last man standing in the epic 30-man Royal Rumble match on Sunday.
But Paul Heyman interrupted his speech by introducing Brock Lesnar to the party - the man Goldberg humiliated by beating him in 84 seconds at Survivor Series.
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Goldberg, who had blood streaming down his forehead after headbutting his dressing room door, angered Lesnar which led to him storming into the ring.
But as the two squared off ahead of the Royal Rumble, the infamous gong rang around the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland as the Undertaker appeared in the ring.
It whetted the appetite for what is sure to be an unforgettable Royal Rumble.
Roman Reigns had the chance to become a dual champion against Chris Jericho for the United States Title.
But he was unable to take the belt from Jericho after Kevin Owens got his pal disqualified - meaning he retained the US title.
It was an enthralling match and Jericho was in the driving seat and even took the time to do a long-distance high five with Owens, who was commentating on the match.
But Reigns bounced back with a huge right hand and power bombed his opponent off the top rope before superman punching Jericho but as he was about to pin, Owens intervened.
He jumped in and flattened Reigns, saving Jericho and he then summoned the shark cage - which the latter will be suspended from at Royal Rumble.
Owens then chucked Reigns into the cage but it was reversed as he slammed both of the best friends' heads on to the bars of the cage.
He then dumped Owens into the cage, sending him high up above the ring - as well as superman punching Jericho AGAIN as he swung from the cage trying to save his pal.
Stephanie McMahon threw a spanner in the works by making the winner of Seth Rollins' match against Sami Zayn take Rollins' place in the 30-man Royal Rumble match.
Zayn had the advantage but then both wrestlers pinned one another on numerous occasions in quick succession as they were desperate to cement their place at the rumble.
The two stars pushed themselves to the limit with Zayne power bombing Rollins from the top rope before the latter responded with a pedigree on the side of the apron.
And it looked as though Rollins was going to maintain his place in the rumble as Zayne laid flat in the ring but then Triple H's entrance music was played!
This unsurprisingly distracted Rollins and Zayne took him by surprise and pinned his opponent - meaning he has taken Rollins' place in Royal Rumble.
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A mouthwatering eight-man tag team match kicked off between The New Day with Enzo Amore and Big Cass vs Rusev Machka, Titus O'Niel, Jinder Mahal and Braun Strowman.
O'Neil brutally demonstrated his incredible strength by battering Kofi Kingston.
But Amori fought back for his team but his efforts then saw him up against the Monster Among Men - Strowman.
And there was only one winner, Strowman toyed with Amori before carrying him around the ring before sealing the victory.
But as Strowman's presence ended the bout - he was put in his place instantly by the Big Show.
The two giants stood toe to toe in the ring after staring one another down before Strowman backed off and walked out of the ring as the Big Show proudly stood smugly in the ring ahead of his comeback at the Royal Rumble.
A tag team match between Seamus and Cesaro vs Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson kicked off the show and it proved why there will be two referees for this match up at the Royal Rumble Kickoff pre-show.
Gallows dominated the opening stages but could not dispatch Cesaro after his domination.
There was then drama outside of the ring as Seamus got involved before Anderson distracted the referee.
This led to his teammate Gallows booting Cesaro in the face before slamming him to the ground and pinning him - giving the pair the advantage ahead of their next match up.
Nia Jax strutted into the ring to face a timid opponent and dismissed her in what may go down as the shortest match in Raw history - after winning in a matter of seconds.
But Sasha Banks, who was beaten down by Jax earlier in the week whilst doctors assessed her, confronted the dominant wrestler whilst walking with the help of a crutch.
And to everyone's surprise she made Jax look like a fool despite her knee injury as The Boss struck her Jax crutch multiple times which riled up Jax.
But as Jax ran at Banks, the latter ducked out of the way sending her opponent through the ropes and out of the ring before jumping at her with both knees.
The WWE Cruiserweight Champion Rich Swann steamrolled past opponent Noam Dar ahead of his title defence against Adrian Neville at the Royal Rumble.
After his win he called the self proclaimed 'king of the cruiserweights', Neville, to the ring.
And after antagonising him, the champ launched himself through the ropes as Neville walked away, proving he is more than fired up for his title defence at the rumble.
A six-man tag team match took place in the Cruiserweight division between TJ Perkins, Mustafi Ali and Gentleman Jack against Ariya Daivari, Tony Nese and Drew Gulak.
It was an impressive victory for Perkins and co as Ali hit Gulak with an inverted 450 Splash which won his team the match.