WWE Royal Rumble Review – January 27, 2024
30 Woman Royal Rumble Match
Bayley vs. Nia Jax vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bianca BelAir vs. Maxxine Dupri vs. Ivy Nile vs. Alba Fyre vs. Shotzi vs. Zelina Vega vs. Michin vs. Natalya vs. Naomi vs. Candice LeRae vs. Jordynne Grace vs. Indi Hartwell vs. Womens Tag Team Champion Asuka vs. Katana Chance vs. Womens Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane vs. Tegan Nox vs. Kayden Carter vs. Chelsea Green vs. Piper Niven vs. Xia Li vs Shayna Baszler vs. Valhalla vs. Zoey Stark vs. Roxanne Perez vs. Jade Cargill vs. Tiffany Stratton vs. Liv Morgan
#1 Natalya & #2 Naomi starts the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble & Natalya takes control early. Naomi fights back with a hurricanrana and a mule kick. Natalya retaliates with a low dropkick to the face. Bayley is #3.
Bayley drops Natalya with a clothesline but eats a jawbreaker from Naomi then Candice LeRae is #4 & LeRae goes after Natalya but gets leveled by Bayley.
Jordynne Grace is #5 & Grace acknowledges Naomi and then slugs it out with her in the middle of the ring. Indi Hartwell is #6. Hartwell teams up with LeRae for mutual benefit then Women’s Tag Team Champion Asuka is #7.
Asuka teams up with Bayley to eliminate Hartwell as Ivy Nile is #8. Nile muscles Natalya to the top rope but can’t get her over. Katana Chance is #9. Nile squares off with Grace and the powerhouses acknowledge each other.
Bianca BelAir is #10 & hits a handspring moonsault onto Bayley & LeRae before Women’s Tag Team Champion Kairi Sane is #11 & heads up top and dives onto BelAir.
Kabuki Warriors hits stereo basement dropkicks to BelAir then try to dump her to the outside. LeRae dumps Sane & Asuka to the apron but can’t get them to the floor.
Bayley comes to the rescue and teams up with Sane & Asuka to eliminate LeRae as Tegan Nox is #12. & she hits a chokeslam and follows up with a diving seated senton to Bayley.
Grace tries to powerbomb Nox over the top rope but Natalya makes the save then Natalya hugs Nox and then tries to eliminate her but Nox reverses the momentum and eliminates Natalya instead. Bayley catches Nox by surprise and eliminates Nox.
Kayden Carter is #13 & she shifts the momentum of the match against Damage CTRL as Asuka & Sane are both quickly eliminated then Chelsea Green is #14 as BelAir takes Grace to the apron and hits KOD on the apron to eliminate her.
Piper Niven is #15 Niven charges into the ring and slams Chance to the mat then piles Carter on top of Chance and hits a running senton on both of them. Niven tries to splash Naomi in the corner but inadvertently connects with Green instead.
Xia Li is #16 & she levels several competitors with a volley of kicks then Li picks up Green and uses her as a weapon against Niven. Zelina Vega is #17 & Vega goes after Naomi and launches her into BelAir.
Vega ducks a clothesline from Niven as Bayley goes after BelAir as Maxxine Dupri is #18 as we see Vega & BelAir team up on Niven but can’t get her over the top rope.
Niven knocks Carter off the apron for the elimination as Bayley works over Dupri in the corner. Nia Jax is #19 & Jax squares off with Niven and uses Niven to squish Green in the corner. Jax lifts Niven and drops her onto Green.
Shotzi is #20. Jax eliminates Niven and then launches Chance onto her as Becky Lynch is #21. Lynch goes right after Jax and connects with a missile dropkick off the top rope.
Lynch levels Vega & Shotzi and then hits Bayley with a Bexploder Suplex as we see Alba Fyre is #22 & Fyre catches Shotzi and Vega with a double Gory Bomb.
Shayna Baszler is #23 & Baszler goes after Fyre’s arm and follows up with a suplex then Baszler connects with a knee to Shotzi’s jaw and then tries to eliminate Fyre.
Shotzi heads up top and connects with a diving crossbody to Lynch as Valhalla is #24 & while Valhalla is making her way to the ring, R-Truth charges to the ring and enters as well.
Truth squares off with Jax and immediately gets eliminated then Valhalla enters the ring but she gets distracted by Truth and immediately eliminated as well as Michin is #25. Michin hits Fyre with a springboard DDT.
Zoey Stark is #26 & Stark goes for a powerbomb to Vega but Vega counters into a hurricanrana. Baszler dumps Vega to the apron but Vega snaps Baszler’s neck off the top rope.
Vega tries to hurricanrana Baszler off the apron but Stark lands a kick over the top rope to eliminate Vega as Roxanne Perez is #27. Jax eliminates Baszler then eliminates Michin.
Jax powerbombs Shotzi to the outside to eliminate her as well as Jade Cargill is #28 & she climbs into the ring and squares off with Jax in the middle of the ring.
Cargill slugs it out with Jax but Cargill gets the better of the exchange and slams Jax to the mat. Cargill lifts Jax and dumps her to the outside then Cargill kicks Lynch to the corner and charges toward her but Lynch side steps her, and Cargill posts herself in the corner.
Tiffany Stratton is #29 & Stratton heads up top and takes out most of the other competitors with a Swanton Bomb. Stratton slugs it out with Lynch then slams Perez to the mat. Stratton dumps Lynch to the apron but can’t get her to the floor.
Liv Morgan is #30 & Morgan hits Stark with a Codebreaker then follows up with Oblivion with Bayley. Stratton eliminates Perez before all of the remaining competitors slug it out in the middle of the ring.
BelAir stares down Cargill before Cargill takes Lynch up top and knocks her to the apron.
Cargill knocks Lynch to the floor then tosses Naomi as well then Bayley eliminates Stratton & BelAir so the final 3 are Bayley, Jade Cargill & Liv Morgan.
Morgan dumps Bayley to the apron and then slugs it out with Cargill.
Cargill dumps Morgan and Bayley to the apron but they pull Cargill to the apron as well.
Morgan hits Cargill with ObLIVion off the apron for the elimination then Bayley knocks Morgan off the apron to win the match.
Winner Of The 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Bayley (1:05:00)
Rate: 9 (Recommend)
Undisputed WWE Universal Title Fatal 4 Way Match
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Randy Orton vs. AJ Styles vs. LA Knight
Randy Orton, AJ Styles & LA Knight all corner Roman Reigns then Orton, Styles & Knight triple team Reigns and beat him down to the mat. Orton continues the assault on Reigns as Knight turns on Styles.
Orton takes Reigns to the outside as Knight & Styles slug it out in the middle of the ring.
Knight dumps Styles to the outside and repeatedly slams his head into the announce table.
Knight drops Styles back first onto the announce table and then repeatedly slams Orton’s head into the announce table before Orton regains control and drops Knight back first onto the announce table.
Orton whips Reigns into the ring steps then rolls him back into the ring as Orton goes to work with stomps as Knight heads back into the ring before Reigns gets back to his feet and hits Knight for a one count.
Reigns goes to work with a volley of short clotheslines to Knight in the corner then hits him with a leaping clothesline in the middle of the ring before Styles slides back into the ring and catches Reigns with a chop block. Reigns fights back with a back body drop to Styles.
Knight catches Reigns with a DDT then scoop slams Orton for a two count then Knight takes Styles up top and hits a superplex before Reigns charges at Knight but Knight catches him with a BFT. Knight covers Reigns but Styles breaks up the pin.
Styles hits Reigns with Styles Clash then a cover but Knight breaks up the pin then Orton sets his sights on Knight but then catches Styles on the top rope and hits a RKO off the top rope. Orton follows up with a RKO to Knight and a RKO to Reigns.
Orton covers Reigns but Solo Sikoa emerges from the crowd and pulls the referee out of the ring. Sikoa climbs up onto the apron and hits Orton with Samoan Spike.
Sikoa heads to the outside and charges at Styles but Styles slides out of the way and Sikoa crashes through the barricade before Styles catches Reigns with a Phenomenal Forearm and covers all 3 of his opponents but all 3 men kick out at two.
Styles heads to the outside and retrieves a steel chair from under the ring then heads into the ring with the chair and delivers multiple chair shots to Reigns.
Styles goes to work with steel chair shots to Knight but Orton lands a thumb to the eye to save himself from a similar fate. Reigns spears Orton but eats an elbow from Knight.
Styles goes for Phenomenal Forearm but Reigns shoves Knight into the ropes to knock Styles back down to the mat then Reigns hits Styles with a spear for the win.
Winner & Still Undisputed WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns (19:30) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 7
United States Title Match
Logan Paul (c) vs. Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens goes after Logan Paul as soon as the bell rings and beats him to the outside before Owens whips Paul into the barricade and then slams his head into the apron.
Owens rolls Paul back into the ring and goes for a cannonball in the corner but Paul rolls back to the outside. Paul goes after Owens injured hand but eats a senton on the outside.
Owens chops the chest and rolls Paul back into the ring but Paul stomps on Owens’ hand as Owens tries to slide back into the ring.
Paul heads back to the outside and repeatedly slams Owens’ injured hand into the ring post. Owens rolls back into the ring so Paul heads up top and hits the Crossmoon Combo.
Paul hits a running leg drop but only gets a two count then Paul wrenches Owens’ arm around the middle rope and pulls on Owens’ injured hand.
Owens fights back with a clothesline and goes for a running senton but Paul gets his knees up. Owens regains control with a neckbreaker then beats Paul into the corner.
Owens hits 2 consecutive cannonballs and heads up top for a frog splash that gets a two count. Owens heads back up top and goes for a Swanton Bomb but Paul gets his knees up.
Paul heads up top and goes for a Swanton Bomb of his own but Owens rolls out of the way.
Paul takes Owens up top and sets up for a superplex but Owens counters into a super brainbuster before Paul kicks the injured hand and goes for a punch but Owens counters with a superkick.
Owens goes for a Stunner but Paul blocks and hits Owens with a straight punch then Paul makes the cover but only gets a two count.
Paul’s entourage cause a distraction which leads to A Down Town Under rushing to ringside as well.
They slip a pair of brass knuckles to Paul but Owens grabs the brass knuckles and knocks out Paul.
Owens makes the cover but the referee sees the brass knuckles and disqualifies Owens.
Winner By DQ & Still United States Champion: Logan Paul (14:00) (STILL CHAMPION!!!!)
Rate: 6.5
After the match Owens powerbombs Paul through the announce table.
30 Man Royal Rumble Match
Cody Rhodes vs. CM Punk vs. Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Bobby Lashley vs. Drew McIntyre vs. Intercontienetal Champion Gunther vs. Kofi Kingston vs. Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Mr Money In The Bank Damian Priest vs. Santos Escobar vs. R Truth vs. Jimmy Uso vs. Carlito vs. Grayson Waller vs. Austin Theory vs. Carmelo Hayes vs. Karrion Kross vs. Dominik Mysterio vs. Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Finn Balor vs. Bronson Reed vs. Ivar vs. Bron Breakker vs. Omos vs. Pat McAfee vs. JD McDonagh vs. The Miz vs. Sami Zayn vs. Ricochet
#1 Jey Uso & #2 Jimmy Uso starts off the 2024 Royal Rumble Match & Jey & Jimmy stare each other down in the middle of the ring and then slug it out before Jey knocks Jimmy to the apron but Jimmy climbs back into the ring.
Jey levels Jimmy and heads up top for an Uso Splash but Jimmy gets his feet up then Grayson Waller is #3. Waller talks trash on his way to the ring and Jey with a rolling flatliner as soon as he rolls into the ring.
Jimmy & Waller double team Jey but they can’t get him over the top rope as we see Andrade #4 & Waller squares off with Waller as The Usos continue to battle.
Carmelo Hayes is #5 & he teams up with Jey and eliminates Waller before Shinsuke Nakamura is #6. Nakamura goes after Hayes and catches him with a kick to the jaw.
Nakamura lands a sliding knee to Hayes and hits Andrade with an enzuigiri as we see Santos Escobar is #7. Escobar hits Nakamura with double knees in the corner then does the same to Jimmy.
Escobar tries to form an alliance with Andrade but Andrade tried to eliminate Escobar in reply. Karrion Kross is #8 & Kross hits Hayes with a clothesline then beats Jey down to the mat in the corner. Kross teams up with Jimmy to continue the assault on Jey in the corner.
Dominik Mysterio is #9 & he is in no hurry to get into the ring but eventually he slides into the ring and goes after Kross as Andrade works over Jimmy as Kross tries to eliminate Nakamura. Carlito is #10. Escobar tries to eliminate Carlito but gets a face full of apple.
Carlito eliminates Escobar as Bobby Lashley is #11. & he spears Nakamura then catches Mysterio with a spear as well. Lashley eliminates Carlito then spears Kross and eliminates Kross as well.
The Authors of Pain make their way to the ring and distract Lashley leading to his elimination as Street Profits rush to ringside and beat Authors of Pain to the back.
Ludwig Kaiser is #12 & he squares off with Hayes as Jimmy brawls with Mysterio as we see Austin Theory is #13. Theory hits Hayes with Ataxia.
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Finn Balor is #14 & he immediately teams up with Mysterio and eliminates Hayes then hits Jey with the Sling Blade then beats Andrade to the mat as Cody Rhodes is #15.
Rhodes charges into the ring and cleans house then Rhodes hits Theory with Cody Cutter and tosses him over the top rope for the elimination. Balor & Mysterio double team Rhodes in the corner. Bronson Reed is #16.
Reed levels Rhodes and then splashes both Rhodes & Nakamura in the corner before Reed lifts Mysterio & Balor onto his shoulder and hits a double Samoan Drop.
Reed eliminates Andrade as Rhodes squares off with Nakamura as we see Kofi Kingston is #17. Nakamura tries to suplex Rhodes off the apron but Rhodes hits Cross Rhodes across the 2nd rope and bounces Nakamura off the apron for the elimination.
Kaiser & Kingston spill to the apron and Kingston lands a kick that sends Kaiser tumbling to the floor as we see Intercontienetal Champion Gunther is #18 & he chops Kingston then does the same to Balor. Gunther chops Mysterio and drives Jey to the mat.
Reed lifts Gunther but Gunther fights back and scoop slams Reed as Rhodes brawls with Gunther & Kingston sends Gunther to the apron. Gunther pulls Kingston to the apron and eliminates him. Ivar is #19 & hits a cartwheel and traps Gunther in the corner.
Ivar goes to work with back elbow shots to Gunther and hits Jimmy with a big boot as Ivar & Reed slug it out and level each other in the middle of the ring. Bron Breakker is #20.
Breaker cleans house and eliminates Jimmy Uso & Finn Balor as Omos is #21 & he eliminates Bronson Reed as Breakker spears and eliminates Ivar.
Pat McAfee is #22 & he leave the announce table takes off his jacket and climbs into the ring.
Breakker & Omos stare down McAfee, so McAfee climbs over the top rope and eliminates himself. Breakker eliminates Omos but Mysterio eliminates Breakker.
JD McDonagh is #23 but Breakker spears McDonagh on the outside before McDonagh can even climb into the ring. Rhodes works over Gunther as Mysterio brawls with Jey.
R Truth is #24 & rolls McDonagh into the ring, and McDonagh immediately gets officially eliminated. Truth stands on the apron and calls for the tag from Mysterio.
Gunther locks in a sleeper on Mysterio but Mysterio hits a stunner to break the hold and makes the hot tag to Truth & he cleans house and goes for 5 Knuckle Shuffle but Gunther spring back to his feet and hits Truth with a big boot.
The Miz is #25 & he catches Gunther with a hurricanrana then teams up with Truth to double team Jey. Truth is torn between his allegiance to Miz and his allegiance to Mysterio.
Mysterio hits Miz with the 619 as Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion Mr Money In The Bank Damian Priest is #26. Priest immediately eliminates Truth then brawls with Miz. Priest squares off with Jey then hits Gunther with South Of Heaven.
Rhodes sends Priest to the apron but can’t knock him to the floor as we see CM Punk is #27. Punk slides into the ring and cleans house. Punk connects with a kick to Priest’s head and hits a running knee to Miz in the corner.
Mysterio tries to eliminate Punk but Punk reverses the momentum and eliminates Mysterio as we see Ricochet is #28.
Ricochet charges into the ring and catches Miz with a springboard crossbody.
Miz heads up top but Gunther chops him all the way to the floor for the elimination.
Drew McIntyre is #29. McIntyre launches Ricochet across the ring and brawls with Jey.
McIntyre catches Priest with a spinebuster as Jey tries to eliminate Gunther then Jey dumps Gunther to the apron but Gunther pulls Jey over the top rope with him and tosses him off the apron for the elimination.
Sami Zayn is #30 as Priest lifts Zayn but Zayn floats over and dumps Priest to the apron.
Gunther chops Zayn as McIntyre flips Ricochet clean over the top rope for the elimination.
Rhodes hits Priest with the Pedigree as Punk hits Gunther with a running knee shot before Zayn hits McIntyre with an exploder suplex into the corner and follows up with Helluva Kick.
Zayn eliminates Priest but McIntyre eliminates Zayn & the final 4 are Cody Rhodes, Gunther, CM Punk & Drew McIntyre. Rhodes squares off with Gunther as Punk squares off with McIntyre.
Rhodes catches Gunther with a Cody Cutter but Gunther flights back with a clothesline.
Gunther chops Rhodes’ chest in the corner then stares down McIntyre before McIntyre ducks a roundhouse kick from Punk and counters with a neckbreaker. Punk lifts McIntyre but can’t hit Go 2 Sleep.
McIntyre gest in Punk’s face and tries to eliminate him but Punk blocks and instead eliminates McIntyre. Rhodes goes for Cody Cutter but Gunther catches him.
Rhodes eliminates Gunther and we’re down to Cody Rhodes & CM Punk then Punk & Rhodes slug it out in the middle of the ring.
They level each other and then brawl on their knees before Rhodes catches Punk with a powerslam but Punk answer with three German suplexes.
Punk hits a running knee in the corner and sets up for Go 2 Sleep but Rhodes floats over.
Rhodes goes for Cross Rhodes but Punk blocks and dumps Rhodes to the apron but Rhodes rolls back into the ring and hits Punk with Cross Rhodes.
Punk fights back with Go 2 Sleep then Punk dumps Rhodes to the apron but Rhodes rolls back into the ring.
Punk goes for another Go 2 Sleep but Rhodes counters and tosses Punk out of the ring for the elimination.
Winner Of The 2024 Royal Rumble Match: Cody Rhodes (1:08:25)
Rate: 8 (Recommend)
