The WWE Royal Rumble has a fantastic simplicity to it with the 2 battle royals the characteristic of the night time.
The Undisputed Universal Championship shall be defended on the present as will the Raw Women’s Championship.
What to anticipate from the Royal Rumble
The Royal Rumble begins at 02:00 on Sunday 29 January 2023 and shall be broadcast stay on DStv’s WWE channel and Supersport.
Bray Wyatt vs. LA Knight (Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match)
Bray Wyatt will face LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match on the Royal Rumble, because the mysterious Uncle Howdy continues to add gas to the flames of the explosive dispute.
Since their first assembly backstage on SmackDown, Wyatt and Knight have been embroiled in a bitter feud. However, the exact nature of that wrestle has been a supply of persistent dialogue.
Wyatt has argued that he’s not at blame when Knight is kidnapped, tortured, or attacked backstage. Wyatt additionally states that he’s always at odds with himself so as to hold himself from turning into overwhelmed by his darkish historical past.
As each opponents had been within the ring collectively, the scary Uncle Howdy instantly emerged in entrance of the WWE Universe. This raised extra questions than solutions, because it was unclear whether or not Wyatt had been vindicated by the surprising change of occasions.
Regardless of Uncle Howdy’s involvement, Knight made an look on the Dec. 30 version of the blue model as Wyatt was apologizing for snapping and attacking a cameraman the week earlier than so as to put him out of his distress. Uncle Howdy unexpectedly appeared and attacked Wyatt with Sister Abigail after Bray angrily accepted the provide for a bout at Royal Rumble!
Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair battles Alexa Bliss
A really harmful Alexa Bliss will battle Bianca Belair for the Raw Women’s Title at the Royal Rumble, with the terrifying Uncle Howdy lurking within the shadows.
The stunning emergence of a number of Uncle Howdy masks within the viewers throughout a hard-fought Raw Women’s Championship Match between Belair in opposition to Bliss on Raw prompted The Goddess of WWE to completely break. After taking out the referee, Bliss launched a vicious assault on WWE’s EST, bashing her on the metal steps and knocking her unconscious.
Bliss made it obvious after the eerie assault that the title was all however hers. She later argued that the titleholder ought to worry her quite than Bray Wyatt or Uncle Howdy since she is the “face of evil.” Despite an rising Uncle Howdy’s reservations concerning the state of affairs, Bliss maintained her focus when Belair returned from her accidents. However, as the 2 enraged Superstars brawled into the viewers, Uncle Howdy made one other look to drastically affect the melee and lift additional query on whether or not he’s actually in management.
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Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens
Expect huge upheaval on The Island of Relevancy when Kevin Owens confronts Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Royal Rumble.
Over the previous few years, Reigns and Owens’ long-running rivalry has created a spectacular sequence of horrific Universal Title showdowns, together with a Steel Cage Match, a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs Match, and a Last Man Standing Match.
Now, KO is at battle with The Head of the Table and The Bloodline as soon as extra. On the ultimate SmackDown of 2022, he partnered with “The Greatest of All Time,” John Cena, to defeat Reigns and Sami Zayn as a tag staff.
Still enraged by his defeat, the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion accepted Owens’ problem for a title struggle on the Royal Rumble.
Men’s and Women’s Royal Rumble Matches
The Road to WrestleMania begins at Royal Rumble, and the stakes are greater than ever on this yr’s high-stakes Royal Rumble Matches for women and men.
Every match will begin with solely two Superstars within the ring. A brand new Superstar enters the fray each 90 seconds. Elimination comes solely as soon as a Superstar has crossed the highest rope and each ft have touched the ground. This course of is repeated till only one individual stays because the Royal Rumble Match winner.
And what concerning the prize? When WrestleMania returns to Hollywood on April 1 and a couple of, there shall be a assured World Championship match.
Confirmed males’s Royal Rumble entrants
The following Superstars have declared for this yr’s 30-Man Royal Rumble Match:
Cody Rhodes
Kofi Kingston
Ricochet
Bobby Lashley
Seth “Freakin” Rollins
Austin Theory
Gunther
Drew McIntyre
Sheamus
Omos
Braun Strowman
Baron Corbin
Santos Escobar
Rey Mysterio
Karrion Kross
Brock Lesnar
The Miz
Xavier Woods
Confirmed ladies’s Royal Rumble entrants
The following Superstars have declared for this yr’s 30-Woman Royal Rumble Match:
Liv Morgan
Raquel Rodriguez
Rhea Ripley
Candice LeRae
Shayna Baszler
Zelina Vega
Emma
Lacey Evans
Bayley
Dakota Kai
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