Promotion: WWE
Brand(s): Raw, Smackdown
Date: January 29, 2023
City: San Antonio, Texas
Venue: Alamodome
| Other on-screen personnel | |
| Role: | Name: |
| English commentators | Michael Cole |
| Corey Graves | |
| Pat McAfee | |
| Spanish commentators | Marcelo Rodriguez |
| Jerry Soto | |
| Ring announcers | Mike Rome (Raw/Men’s Royal Rumble match) |
| Samantha Irvin (SmackDown/Women’s Royal Rumble match) | |
| Referees | Danilo Anfibio |
| Jason Ayers | |
| Shawn Bennett | |
| Dan Engler | |
| Daphne Lashaunn | |
| Eddie Orengo | |
| Chad Patton | |
| Charles Robinson | |
| Ryan Tran | |
| Rod Zapata | |
| Pre-show panel | Kayla Braxton |
| Kevin Patrick | |
| Peter Rosenberg | |
| Booker T | |
| Jerry Lawler |
Overall Show Score: 8/10
Pros: This show did help put a lot of exciting new things together to look forward to for WrestleManla. My hand-picked predictions all came true tonight. I like the uniqueness of the pitch-black match which most of all things are glowing in the dark. Having Pat McAfee back on commentary helped my enjoyment for this show and I was surprised by what happen with the ending of this event.
Cons: The surprises from both rumble matches weren’t surprises at all. That music performance was pointless because “It was there just so it can waste time”. Chelsea Green was a waste and eliminated in seconds and I feel like the excitement for this event kind of overshadowed by all the drama involving Vince McMahon, Triple H and the power struggle behind the scenes.
Matches:
30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 39:
Booker T
vs.
Brock Lesnar
vs.
Edge
vs.
Bobby Lashley
vs.
The Miz
vs.
Seth Rollins
vs.
Sheamus
vs.
Finn Balor
vs.
Drew McIntyre
vs.
Cody Rhodes
vs.
Kofi Kingston
vs.
Ricochet
vs.
Johnny Gargano
vs.
Xavier Woods
vs.
Santos Escobar
vs.
Elias
vs.
Baron Corbin
vs.
Angelo Dawkins
vs.
Chad Gable
vs.
Braun Strowman
vs.
Karrion Kross
vs.
Damian Priest
vs.
Intercontinental Champion: Gunther
vs.
Montez Ford
vs.
Otis
vs.
United States Champion: Austin Theory
vs.
Omos
vs.
Dominik Mysterio
vs.
Logan Paul
Winner: Cody Rhodes won the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble. Rating: very good
Mountain Dew Pitch Black match:
vs.
LA Knight. Winner: Bray Wyatt Rating: Alright
Singles match for the WWE Raw Women’s Championship:
Bianca Belair (c)
vs.
Alexa Bliss. Winner: Bianca Belair keep his WWE Raw Women’s Championship. Rating: Bad
30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women’s championship match at WrestleMania 39:
Michelle McCool
vs.
Natalya
vs.
Becky Lynch
vs.
Asuka
vs.
Candice LeRae
vs.
Emma
vs.
Tamina
vs.
Bayley
vs.
Women’s Tag Team Champion: IYO SKY
vs.
Michin
vs.
Nikki Cross
vs.
Zelina Vega
vs.
Piper Niven
vs.
Women’s Tag Team Champion: Dakota Kai
vs.
Nia Jax
vs.
Tegan Nox
vs.
Dana Brooke
vs.
Zoey Stark
vs.
Chelsea Green
vs.
Shayna Baszler
vs.
Rhea Ripley
vs.
Liv Morgan
vs.
Sonya Deville
vs.
Shotzi
vs.
Lacey Evans
vs.
Raquel Rodriguez
vs.
Xia Li
vs.
Indi Hartwell
vs.
NXT Women’s Champion: Roxanne Perez
vs.
B-Fab
Winner: Rhea Ripley won the 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble. Rating: Really Good
Main event:
Singles match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship:
Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman & The Bloodline)
vs.
Kevin Owens. Winner: Roman Reigns keep his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Rating: Good
