The results from the 2023 Royal Rumble PPV
SPOILER:
- The event began with the men's Royal Rumble match, which was the longest match of the evening, lasting for 1:11:42. It was won by Cody Rhodes, who gets a world championship match at WrestleMania 39. The order of entry was: Gunther / Sheamus / The Miz / Kofi Kingston / Johnny Gargano / Xavier Woods / Karrion Kross / Chad Gable / Drew McIntyre / Santos Escobar / Angelo Dawkins / Brock Lesnar / Bobby Lashley / Baron Corbin / Seth Rollins / Otis / Rey Mysterio / Dominik Mysterio / Elias / Finn Balor / Booker T / Damian Priest / Montez Ford / Edge / Austin Theory / Omos / Braun Strowman / Ricochet / Logan Paul / Cody Rhodes
- Bray Wyatt defeated LA Knight by pinfall in the Mountain Dew Pitch Black match which lasted a shade over 5 minutes. The match was effectively a 'black light' affair, with Knight wearing fluorescent shorts and knee pads and Wyatt using fluorescent face and body paint
- In a singles match for the WWE Raw Women's Championship, Bianca Belair retained the title when she defeated Alexa Bliss by pinfall
- The Woman's Royal Rumble match followed, and lasted for 1:01:03. The winner was Rhea Ripley, who entered in the #1 position, and now has a Woman's Championship Match at WrestleMania 39, The order of entry was: Rhea Ripley / Liv Morgan / Dana Brooke / Emma / Shayna Baszler / Bayley / B-Fab / Roxanne Perez / Dakota Kai / Iyo Sky / Natalya / Candice LeRae / Zoey Stark / Xia Li / Becky Lynch / Tegan Nox / Asuka / Piper Niven / Tamina / Chelsea Green / Zelina Vega / Raquel Rodriguez / Michin / Lacey Evans / Michelle McCool / Indi Hartwell / Sonya Deville / Shotzi / Nikki Cross / Nia Jax
- In the final match of the event, Roman Reigns defeated Kevin Owens to remain the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
Notes:
- Rey Mysterio was unable to participate in the match after being attacked before he could enter the ring
- Chelsea Green was eliminated from the Rumble in 4 seconds!
- The biggest pop of the evening came after the main event when Sami Zayn whacked Roman Reigns with a steel chair
- On the whole, the event was disappointing, with only the woman's rumble and Reigns / Owens match being anything more than average at best
The next WWE PPV is due to be the 13th Elimination Chamber event which will take place on February 18th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. This will be the first time that the Elimination Chamber has been held in Canada, and the first major WWE PPV to be held in Montreal since Breaking Point in September 2009