WWE Royal Rumble – Jan 28

WWE Royal Rumble – Jan 28

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(1)  Cody Rhodes wins the 30-MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH…Final Four: Logan Paul, Rollins, Rhodes, Gunther…Cody Rhodes eliminates Gunther for the win (1:11:41).

(2)  Bray Wyatt def. LA Knight…in a MOUNTAIN DEW PITCH BLACK MATCH…Knight misses with a kendo stick & Wyatt delivers Sister Abigail for the win (05:05)…AFTER…Wyatt continues to chase Knight around the ringside area & up the aisle, no-selling kendo shots along the way…eventually catches him to the side of the ‘tron & puts Knight to sleep with a Mandible Claw…Uncle Howdy appears on top of the ‘tron & delivers a Coffin Drop that puts Knight through the stage & sets it on fire.

*Royal Rumble has drawn 51,338 to the Alamo Dome tonight.

(3)  Bianca Belair def. Alexa Bliss…retains her Raw Women’s Championship…KOD for the win (07:34)…AFTER…Bliss is haunted by another Uncle Howdy-voiced video on the ‘tron, asking if she feels in control…what was the point?

(4)  Rhea Ripley wins the 30-WOMAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH…Final Four: Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Asuka, & Nikki Cross…Asuka blinds Liv with the blue mist, Rhea eliminates Asuka…Rhea Ripley eliminates Liv Morgan for the win (1:01:09).

(5)  Roman Reigns def. Kevin Owens…retains his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship…Reigns shoves KO into the ref, who gets knocked to the floor…KO with a Pop-Up Powerbomb but there’s no one to count…Reigns with a low blow uppercut…Reigns demands Sami Zayn get him a chair, and as Sami hesitates, KO hits a Stunner that gets a 2 count…Reigns with a Spear but KO kicks at 2…KO to the floor, Sami tells him to just stay down…Reigns with a Spear through the barricade & rolls him back in…KO rolls out, Reigns follows & slams KO backwards onto the ringsteps two times…Reigns rolls KO back in…Reigns with another Spear, this time good enough for the 3 count & the win (19:14)…AFTER…

*Solo Sikoa & the Usos join the Tribal Chief in the ring…Roman Reigns demands a beatdown on Kevin Owens…Usos deliver 1-D…Usos hang a chair around KO’s head & Sikoa delivers the hip check in the corner…Paul Heyman produces leg irons & KO is cuffed to the top rope…Usos deliver a lengthy Superkick Party…Reigns gets ready to swing a chair but Sami steps in between, tells him it’s enough…Reigns hands the chair to Sami & demands he do it…Sami can’t do it…Roman starts pushing & shoving Sami, then turns his back…SAMI BLASTS ROMAN…Jimmy Uso drops Sami & the beating is on…Jey Uso can’t take it, rolls out, & heads up the aisle…Reigns works Sami over viciously with the chair & soaks in the hate from the crowd before the Bloodline leaves the carcasses of Sami & KO in the ring as the show ends.

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WWE RAW PREVIEW – Jan. 30, 2023 

+ no matches announced

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WWE SmackDown PREVIEW – Feb. 3, 2023

+ Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Sonya Deville – for the SmackDown Women’s Championship

+ Braun Strowman vs. Imperium – SmackDown Tag Title #1 Contender Match