Royal Rumble Articles - Page 6

Chelsea Green signing with WWE was one of the worst-kept secrets in professional wrestling. Initially fired by the company during the pandemic roster-trimming alongside her husband Matt Cardona, known to the WWE Universe as Zack Ryder, Green spent her time off working in Impact Wrestling alongside Deonna Purrazzo and the rest of “The Cardona Family” […]

Bianca Belair found herself in an interesting spot heading into the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble. Set to face off against her friend-turned-foe Alexa Bliss, Belair had a glass vase smashed over her head in a joint interview with Byron Saxton, had her body brutalized outside of the ring by Bliss in their first championship match, […]

After an incredible build-up spanning WWE television, social media advertisements, and multiple YouTube commercials, fans were finally treated to the first-ever Mtn Dew Pitch Black match at the 2023 Royal Rumble between Bray Wyatt and LA Knight, and the results were… interesting. Entering into the ring for their introduction, things changed up as soon as […]

And just like that, it became official: Cody Rhodes will main event WrestleMania 39 after running the table at the WWE Royal Rumble. Entering the match at entrant 30, Rhodes entered a contest loaded to the brim with interesting opponents, from long-time rival Seth Rollins to entrant number one, GUNTHER, and even Logan Paul, who […]

After suffering a series of injuries in his main event match against Roman Reigns at Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia, Logan Paul has officially returned to the WWE Universe just in time for WrestleMania 39, entering the Royal Rumble at spot 29 just before Cody Rhodes rounded out the event at spot 30. While some […]

The Royal Rumble is all about career-defining moments and massive returns, and at the 2023 running of the event, WWE got two birds with one stone via the return of Edge, who emerged from the back three spots after Booker T at pick 24. Making his first in-ring appearance since Extreme Rules in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, […]

After a season away, Pat McAfee has officially returned to WWE, landing a spot at the commentary booth for the Royal Rumble. That’s right, after taking a leave of absence from WWE to work for ESPN’s College GameDay, McAfee is back, earning a chance to pick up where he left off on a commentary team […]

After stealing the show at RAW XXX, at least by his own admission, LA Knight took his final televised opportunity before the Royal Rumble to fire off one final round at Bray Wyatt, and in true LA Knight fashion, he did it in style. Emerging from the back wearing a straw hat and floral shirt […]

Sami Zayn wants to be WWE Champion. Now granted, that’s probably not something a member of The Bloodline should say, what with Roman Reigns currently holding the belt, but in a conversation with Ariel Helwani of BT Sport, Zayn laid out why he’d love to win the Royal Rumble and how he believes nine months […]

Folks, it’s official: the 2023 Royal Rumble is officially upon us. All of the groundwork has been laid, the feuds have been solidified, and at the end of the night, the “Road to WrestleMania” will officially begin. And the best part? Because of the nature of the Royal Rumble, there should be plenty of intrigue […]

With the Royal Rumble less than a week away, fans are still debating who they think will win the men’s Royal Rumble match. WWE has done a fantastic job keeping everybody on edge, wondering what will happen this Saturday. Usually, fans have a pretty good idea of who they think will win the match based […]

I remember years ago when people would talk about Stone Cold Steve Austin returning to the ring, and it was just a fantasy. Now, we talk about Steve Austin returning like it’s normal. After Steve Austin’s performance at last year’s WrestleMania, fans have been begging him to step back into the ring. Let’s be honest: […]

With the Royal Rumble less than a week away, WWE has only announced seven entrants in the women’s Royal Rumble match. There still is one more show before the Royal Rumble event, but unless they go crazy with announcements on Friday Night Smackdown, it looks like we’ll be getting plenty of surprise entrants in the […]

With the Royal Rumble less than a week away, the WWE has officially announced 15 entrants in the men’s Royal Rumble match and only seven in the women’s match. Unless the WWE goes crazy with Rumble announcements on Friday Night Smackdown, it seems like the WWE is saving some room for a few returns and […]

The Royal Rumble is one of WWE’s most exciting and unpredictable events that the WWE has to offer. The match is memorable because fans see surprise entrants from wrestlers who are debuting, returning, or haven’t been seen on TV or in the company for some time each year. Some surprises are more evident than others, […]

On this week’s edition of WWE Monday Night Raw, Adam Pearce announced that the Usos would be defending their Tag Team Titles at the Royal Rumble against the winner of that night’s tag team turmoil match. This seemed like a regular championship announcement until fans listened to what Pearce actually said. Pearce said that the […]

After the WWE released its latest Royal Rumble poster, the speculation of whether the Rock will make his return has only increased. The WWE seems to be hammering home the “lightning and electricity” theme of the poster, which only makes fans think of the Rock. Also, it seems like each WWE superstar is looking into […]

Though Grayson Waller has a match on the books against Bron Breakker for the NXT New Year’s Evil for the NXT World Championship, he isn’t settling for that being his biggest bout for the brand. No, because Waller is a – self-proclaimed – pillar of NXT, he needs to have marquee matches to draw additional […]

Ricochet has been one of the biggest beneficiaries of Paul “Triple H” Levesque’s elevation to the Chief Creative Officer of WWE. Now sure, technically, King Ric won the Intercontinental Championship under Vince McMahon and held the belt from March through June, but he only had five title defenses and none of which came on a […]

On the final Saturday in January, LA Knight will be taking part in a Mtn Dew Pitch Black match at WWE’s first “Premium Live Event” of the calendar year, the Royal Rumble. What, you may ask, is a Mtn Dew Pitch Black match? Well, WWE is keeping that under wraps, but one person who does […]

It’s hard not to feel at least a little bit bad for LA Knight over the past few weeks in WWE. Sure, he’s working a program with Bray Wyatt, his first since returning to the company in October, and has a ton of eyes on his efforts as a result, but has that additional exposure […]

The final SmackDown of 2022 was an interesting ordeal for the man known to the WWE Universe as Ricochet. He helped his friend Braun Strowman – who really should form an odd-couple tag team – get in on some fun with his fellow members of the men’s locker room and was then attacked by Top […]

Hear me out. There have only been a handful of times in history where the WWE championship was defended in the Royal Rumble match. Ironically enough, Roman Reigns was the last superstar to do it in 2016. It’s not a move you make just for fun, and there needs to be a reason for it. […]

Since Triple H has taken over creative control of WWE, we’ve seen numerous changes made throughout his months of leadership. Between returns, gimmick changes, and getting rid of unpopular storylines, Triple H has made a noticeable difference in WWE. Triple H says he always does what’s “best for business.” He has done a pretty good […]

Bobby Lashley is out for blood in the WWE. Since having his match with Seth Rollins for the United States Champion severely affected by a pre-bell attack at the hands of “The Beast Incarnate,” Lashley has wanted revenge on, well, basically anyone who got in his way; Mustafa Ali, Seth Rollins, and even Austin Theory, […]

This year’s Royal Rumble was a fun premium event with a lot of nice surprises. No championship title is cheapened by a needless Kickoff Show. The lack of any Tag Team Championship match is also just fine, as it allowed the entire program to be lean, not overstaying its welcome. Read below to be up […]

Brock Lesnar is this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble Winner, last eliminating Drew McIntyre, giving him a shot at the champion of his choice at Wrestlemania 38. We got an interesting matchup as the first two competitors in this year’s Men’s Royal Rumble: AJ Styles at #1 and the Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura at #2. Both […]

Bobby Lashley wins the WWE championship from Brock Lesnar, after a surprising betrayal by Paul Heyman. WWE started off by highlighting the careers of the two competitors with a promo video, which really adds to the hype and stakes of the match. The promo video also helps sell the “dream match” narrative that WWE is […]

Becky Lynch beats Doudrop to retain the Raw Women’s Championship at the 2022 Royal Rumble. If the fans haven’t made it clear enough that they don’t care about this matchup, then I don’t know what would. Doudrop enters this match as the Face, but she’s just not built up enough by the Creative to draw […]

Ronda Rousey is the Women’s Royal Rumble Winner, winning from the #28 spot. Sasha Banks drew the unlucky number 1, entering the ring with a Sailor Moon-inspired outfit. She faces Melina, which is a nice surprise. Banks and the WWE Legend worked well to open the Women’s Royal Rumble match, taunting each other with their […]

Royal Rumble Results: Seth Rollins wins via disqualification, which leads to Roman Reigns retaining his Universal Championship. The psychology of this match is so strong. Seth Rollins entered the match in his Shield ring attire, entering from the crowd, using the Shield entrance music, and even calling back to the early days of their careers […]

With less than a day away before the Women’s Royal Rumble, we now have 23 of the 30 participants revealed. Below, we make our Royal Rumble Predictions, making our Royal Rumble Rankings for each of the 23 declared Women’s Royal Rumble participants from the least likely to win, to the most likely to earn a […]

With less than a day away before the Men’s Royal Rumble, we now have 25 of the 30 participants revealed. Below, we make our Royal Rumble Predictions, making our Royal Rumble Rankings for each of the 25 declared Men’s Royal Rumble participants from the least likely to win, to the most likely to earn a […]

Brie Bella is set to make her comeback on the big stage at the Royal Rumble. She’s not back full-time with WWE but it is a big opportunity to get in front of many eyes. Brie Bella spoke with TV Insider about her WWE return and admitted she’s ‘nervous’ about it. It’s an exciting opportunity […]

The Royal Rumble 2022 is one of the “Big Four” of WWE – the biggest annual pay-per-views in the sports entertainment company. It is also the first among the four and determines the main event of WrestleMania 39. This year’s iteration will be on January 29 and will be held at The Dome at America’s Center in […]

AEW EVP and current TNT Champion Cody Rhodes is reportedly a free agent, having not renewed his contract with AEW when it expired in 2021. Rhodes has reportedly been wrestling for the company as a contracted free agent this January. This information has led some people to clamor for Cody Rhodes to appear in the […]

The 2021 King of the Ring winner Xavier Woods has been ruled out with an injury, King Woods himself revealed during G4’s Attack of the Show. The injury happened during last week’s SmackDown episode, where King Woods and New Day teammate Kofi Kingston were up against The Usos in a Street Fight. During the match, […]

Sasha Banks is in danger of missing the Royal Rumble due to an injury that will see her shelved for 6-8 weeks. A foot injury that came out of nowhere sent the 7-time Women’s Champion packing. Sasha Banks suffered the injury during a WWE Live Event in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Sunday, January 2. She […]

Seth Rollins has just been booked to face Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship in the next WWE pay-per-view, Royal Rumble. Roman Reigns could have been stripped of his Universal Championship Belt had he faced Brock Lesnar during WWE Day 1. Instead, with the Big Dog out of the picture, Brock took the belt off […]