WWE Network Presents Royal Rumble 2023 Review & Results By Ryan Balkwill (Spoiler Alert)

Promotion: WWE

Brand(s): Raw, Smackdown

Date: January 29, 2023

City: San Antonio, Texas

Venue: Alamodome

Other on-screen personnel
Role:Name:
English commentatorsMichael Cole
Corey Graves
Pat McAfee
Spanish commentatorsMarcelo Rodriguez
Jerry Soto
Ring announcersMike Rome (Raw/Men’s Royal Rumble match)
Samantha Irvin (SmackDown/Women’s Royal Rumble match)
RefereesDanilo Anfibio
Jason Ayers
Shawn Bennett
Dan Engler
Daphne Lashaunn
Eddie Orengo
Chad Patton
Charles Robinson
Ryan Tran
Rod Zapata
Pre-show panelKayla 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:

Bray Wyatt 

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

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