ROYAL RUMBLE LIVE COVERAGE: Opening Segment

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We open with a video package highlighting the Rumble (of course) and the fact that the winner heads to WrestleMania for a main event match of their choosing.

The pyro hits and Michael Cole welcomes us to the Pay-Per-View. Cole lets us know that the Steel Cage match for the World Heavyweight Championship will be kicking things off tonight.