We are officially on The Road to WrestleMania 37, and the first stop was Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view.

This is a favorite event for many fans because the men's and women's Rumble matches always produce memorable moments and surprise appearances from old and new faces.

This is usually one of the longer events of the year, but WWE has shortened the length of its PPVs in recent years, so Sunday's card only had six matches scheduled to take place.

We saw the WWE, universal, SmackDown women's and women's tag team titles defended in addition to the two Rumble bouts.

Let's take a look at everything that happened during Sunday's Royal Rumble PPV!

Friday Night SmackDown promised to build the excitement to a fever pitch just two days before WWE Royal Rumble—one of the biggest nights of the wrestling year. This January 29 edition of the blue brand was certain to be unpredictable.

Only one match was promised ahead of the night, as Bianca Belair looked to avenge her loss to Bayley. After everything The Role Model has put her through, this was The EST's opportunity for revenge.

Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens did not want to wait until Sunday to start the trash talk. SmackDown promised a war of words where KO and The Head of the Table could speak their final piece before an epic Last Man Standing match.

This was far from all that SmackDown would give fans just days before the Rumble. However, the blue brand was keeping it all under wraps. Could Raw stars invade SmackDown to make a statement? Would new stars earn a slot in the men's or women's Rumble matches? Everyone wanted to build momentum.

The January 29 edition of SmackDown felt like a monumental occasion and a chance for WWE to truly bring the absolute best to the table before the night that will begin to define the Road to WrestleMania!

Let's see what happens on the final SmackDown before the Royal Rumble!

January is a special month every year in NXT due to the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. This year, it is especially clear as tag team wrestling has taken over the product completely.

Finn Balor has had trouble with Pete Dunne, Danny Burch and Oney Lorcan, but before he could get to The Bruiserweight, he needed help to take out the help. Kyle O'Reilly agreed to work with his rival to take on a common enemy.

In the men's Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic, the quarterfinals have arrived. The Grizzled Young Veterans faced a tough fight in the new alliance of Leon Ruff and Kushida. Both have built momentum from nowhere, but Zack Gibson and James Drake were ready to take advantage of their inexperience as a team.

The other match in the Dusty Classic included newcomers to NXT. The team of Wes Lee and Nash Carter, MSK, made an emphatic statement with an opening-round win against Isaiah "Swerve" Scott and Jake Atlas. In the quarterfinals, they faced Drake Maverick and Killian Dain, the odd couple that has managed to work.

For the women's Dusty Classic match of the night, Raquel Gonzalez and Dakota Kai stepped into the ring with the lesser-known alliance of Aliyah and Jessi Kamea. It seemed like a lopsided affair, but Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter already proved that anything is possible in this tournament.

With major stakes on a night dominated by tag team wrestling, only the best would emerge victory. This was sure to be a special night for the black-and-gold brand.

Lets see what happens on this weeks episode of NXT!

Six days before the Royal Rumble, WWE Raw hit the USA Network needing to build anticipation and excitement for the annual extravaganza and sought to do so with a faceoff between WWE champion Drew McIntyre and Hall of Fame No. 1 contender Goldberg.

That segment headlined a show that also saw a championship defense and another Superstar looking to earn a title opportunity.

What went down, who built momentum heading into Sunday's event and what does it mean for the Raw brand moving forward?

Find out with this recap of the January 25 broadcast!

As WWE prepares for the Royal Rumble on January 31, it's all hands on deck as more and more Superstars declare their entries and attempt to qualify for the titular Rumble matches.

This week's SmackDown continued to build up the pay-per-view while also dealing with some in-house business for the blue brand.

After earning a title shot by defeating Sami Zayn last week, Apollo Crews challenged Big E in a match for the Intercontinental Championship.

We also saw Bayley and Bianca Belair compete on an obstacle course to see which one was the superior athlete, and Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens prepared for their showdown at The Royal Rumble.

Let's look at everything that happened on Friday's show!

The Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic has taken over WWE NXT. This tournament is no longer just a single-gender tag team experience as the women will now compete at the same time as the men.

The January 20 edition of NXT included three big matches in the Dusty Classic. First, for the men, Johnny Gargano teamed up with Austin Theory. The two members of The Way would fight their recent rivals Kushida and Leon Ruff.

Lucha House Party also dropped by from Monday Night Raw to compete in the tournament. Gran Metalik and Lince Dorado hoped to win against the former NXT tag team champions Marcel Barthel and Fabian Aichner.

The first round of the women's Dusty Classic began with underdogs Kacy Catanzaro and Kayden Carter fighting two of the most dangerous women in NXT. Toni Storm and Mercedes Martinez have been after Io Shirai but were glad to make history in the tag team tournament first.

All of this was building up toward the main event where Tommaso Ciampa would step into the NXT Fight Pit against the man who brought it to the black-and-gold brand, Timothy Thatcher. All that could be predicted was pure unadulterated violence.

This show had a packed card that was promised a week back, setting up some of the best wrestlers in the world to go out and compete at the highest level.

Let's see what happens on this episode of NXT!

It's not often a WWE show ends with a fireball. Alexa Bliss made a lasting impact when she threw a fireball into the eyes of Randy Orton. Just one week later, The Goddess was set to speak on the January 18 edition of Monday Night Raw, only the beginning of a major night for Bliss.

She also returned to the ring in a huge non-title clash against Asuka. The Raw women's champion has been absolutely dominant, but she has never faced this new dangerous form of The Goddess.

The Hurt Business has tormented everyone on Raw. One man constantly on the group's radar has been Riddle. This week, The Original Bro teamed up with Lince Dorado and Gran Metalik to face Bobby Lashley, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin.

The Royal Rumble is less than two weeks away, and that means it is time for wrestlers to build lasting momentum. Only one man and one woman can get to WrestleMania 37 through the Rumble match.

This January 18 episode did not promise much before the show, but three hours on the road to Royal Rumble cannot be anything less than memorable.

Lets see what happens on this weeks episode of Monday night RAW!

Vengeance, thy name is Roman Reigns.

It is a reality that faced Adam Pearce again Friday as the WWE official signed the contract for his Universal Championship match against The Tribal Chief at Royal Rumble on January 31.

The tense in-ring promo segment headlined a SmackDown that continued the march to the annual extravaganza, with both men and women announcing their entries into the namesake matches.

What fate awaited Pearce, and who cashed their ticket to the Rumble pay-per-view?

Find out with this recap of the January 15 episode!

On this week of NXT, NXT kicked off the 2021 Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic on Wednesday's show.

The tournament will feature new and existing teams competing in matches over the next several weeks before the final two teams fight for the coveted trophy.

Adam Cole and Roderick Strong of The Undisputed Era took on Breezango, while The Grizzled Young Veterans battled Ever-Rise.

We also saw NXT's top couple in action when Candice LeRae faced Shotzi Blackheart and Johnny Gargano battled Dexter Lumis.

Let's take a look at everything that happened on this week's show!

WWE is preparing for the Royal Rumble on January 31 but Monday's news could change things.

Drew McIntyre has tested positive for COVID-19 and will be self-isolating for at least two weeks, which means there is a possibility he won't be back before the pay-per-view.

The most important thing is the WWE champion's health, so the company should plan around the possibility of not having him at the event, which means Goldberg might need something else to do.

McIntyre addressed the WWE Universe this week and Triple H opened the show.

Lets see what happens on this weeks episode of Monday Night RAW!