Royal Rumble (2021)

NLW Royal Rumble is was an event produced by No Limits Wrestling (NLW). It was the fifth Royal Rumble in NLW. The event premiered on YouTube in September 11, 2021 (originally scheduled to priemere on September 4). This event saw the NLW debut of Darby Allin and Conor McGregor and the NLW returns of CM Punk And John Cena.

Background
This event is the fifth Royal Rumble in NLW's history. This event succeds the Royal Rumble in 2013, Royal Rumble II in 2015, Royal Rumble III in 2017, and Royal Rumble 4 in 2019. In January of 2021, Triple H was announced as EVP of NLW. Upon his return, he would attempt to reconcile with his former rivals, such as Kevin Owens and Shawn Michaels. However, one man that he didn't get along with was The Metal Commissioner.

Storylines
According to the Comissioner, Triple H never payed attention to Metal and would always shift his focus on NLW Live. On the 79th episode of Metal, Triple H would announce that he had cancelled Metal. Afterwards, Kevin Owens would attack The Comissioner.

On Episode 91 of NLW, Sanity (Eric Young, Alexander Wolfe, Killian Dain, and Nikki Cross) would defeat Matt, Jeff Hardy, and The Hurricane in The Final Deletion match at The Hardy Compound. After the match, Jeff Hardy would attack his brother and The Hurricane, turning heel. He would later announce that he had been doing this for a "Higher Power". A match was later made for NLW True Grit, pitting Matt Hardy against Jeff Hardy. Had Jeff lost, he would've been forced to dennounce his "Higher Power". Since Jeff Hardy won, he would own Matt's NLW contract. Later in the show, Daniel Bryan would defend his NLW World Championship against Kenny Omega and Kevin Owens in a Triple Cage match. During the match, The Undertaker would attack Omega. This allowed Hardy to walk down to the cage and cash in his Money In The Bank contract, winning the NLW World Title. Hardy would then announce Undertaker as his Higher Power.

For months, The Undertaker (the leader of the Ministry of Darkness) would tease that he had held his brother Kane hostage. At True Grit, Undertaker would defeat Chris Jericho in a buried alive match. After the match, Jericho's grave would be set on fire (supposedly by Kane).

Matches
Bold - Debut

Underline - Returning