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COMPLETE WWE ROYAL RUMBLE 2023 REPORT: DID SAMI PASS THE FINAL TEST, MANY RETURNS, A FEW SURPRISES, TWO RUMBLES, PITCH BLACK, AND MORE

By Richard Trionfo on 2023-01-28 19:00:00

Match Number Four:  Women’s Royal Rumble Match

The first two participants in the match are Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan.

They exchange punches and Rhea gets Liv on the mat and gives Liv a biel.  Rhea misses a splash and Rhea pushes Liv down and then kicks Liv to the mat.  Liv avoids a slam and hits a lungblower.  Liv with a knee into the corner and she goes to teh turnbuckles but Rhea catches Liv and hits a suplex.

Number Three is Dana Brooke

Dana goes up top and she hits a missile drop kick on Liv and Rhea.  Dana with a handspring elbow to Liv and she tries for the same to Rhea but Rhea catches Dana and Dana lands on her feet to escape a suplex.  Dana sends Rhea into the turnbuckles.  Dana with a drop kick but she runs into an elbow from Liv.  Dana with a forearm to Liv but Liv pulls Dana to the turnbuckles.  Dana with a superplex.

Number Four is Emma

Rhea picks up Dana but Dana with a clothesline.  Emma with a neck breaker to Rhea in the ropes.  Rhea misses a boot and Emma with a side Russian leg sweep to Rhea.  Emma Irish whips Dana into Rhea for an elbwo.  Liv with a knee in the corner.  Emma with a splash into the corner on Rhea.  All three try to eliminate Rhea but she fights them off.

Number Five is Shayna Baszler

Liv kicks Dana and Shayna kicks Emma and hits a gutwrench suplex.  Shayna goes for Rhea's wrist and Liv goes behind to go after Shayna.  Shayna with an ankle lock and Shayna kicks Liv.  Shayna with a back breaker and a dragon sleeper into a back breaker.  Shayana stomps on Dana's elbow.  Shayna stomps on Dana's midsection and puts the arm in the ropes.

Number Six is Bayley

Liv tries to eliminate Shayna and Dana helps Liv.  Emma with forearms to Rhea.  Liv with ObLIViion to Bayley and Bayley is sent over the top rope but she hangs on to the ropes.  Liv with kicks to Bayley.  Liv sends Bayley into the turnbuckles.  Bayley punches Liv and kicks her.  Emma kicks Shayna and then Bayley returns to Liv.

Number Seven is B-Fab

Fab punches Emma and then sends Liv into the turnbuckles.  Fab with a flatliner to Emma.  Fab with a back heel kick to Bayley.  Rhea avoids a kick and Rhea with a head butt.  Rhea sends Fab over the top rope.

B Fab Eliminated

Dana sends Liv into the mat.

Number Eight is Roxanne Perez

Perez goes up top and hits a cross body on Dana.  Perez with an uppercut to Shayna and then Emma with an elbow to Shayna.  Perez with an uppercut to Emma.  Perez with a satellite head scissors take down.  Bayley tries to eliminate Perez but Perez escapes and hits an uppercut.  Liv kicks Dana in the corner and Bayley holds on to the ropes while Perez and Emma have her on the apron.

Number Nine is Dakota Kai

Dakota with forearms to Liv and Dana.  Kai with more forearms and a urnaage back breaker to Perez.  Kai with a kick to Emma.  Kai and Bayley celebrate in the ring while Emma, Dana, and Liv work over Dakota and Bayley.  Dana and Emma have Bayley on the turnbuckles.  Bayley with elbows to Emma and Dana.  Liv with forearms to Bayley.

Number Ten is Iyo Sky

Perez and Emma have Bayley in the ropes.  Iyo with a springboard drop kick to Liv and Dana.  Iyo kicks a lot of people and ocnnects with a forearm to Emma.  Shayna misses a clothesline on Iyo but Iyo misses a kick but hits a drop kick.  Emma is sent over the top rope and she holds on to the ropes to get back into the ring.  Dana makes the save for Emma but Damage Control eliminate Dana.

Dana Brooke Eliminated

Kai kicks Emma off the apron.

Emma Elliminated

Perez tries to eliminate Kai.  Bayley picks up Perez and Kai and Iyo help Bayley eliminate Perez

Roxanne Perez Eliminated

Number Eleven is Natalya

Shayna is shocked at Natalya's entry.  Natalya goes after Bayley, Iyo, and Dakota.  Natalya with a discus clothesline to Liv.  Natalya goes after Shayna.  Shayna puts Natalya on the turnbuckles but she gets back to the mat.  Bayley with forearms to Natalya.  Bayley, Iyo, and Dakota work over Rhea.  Shayna and Liv try to send Natalya over the top rope but she hangs on to the ropes.

Number Twelve is Candice LeRae

Iyo is sent to the apron by Candice and so is Daktoa.  Bayley is sent into the turnbuckles and Iyo and Dakota hang on to the ropes.  Shayna with a knee to Candice.  Natalya with forearms to Liv.  Shayna punches Candice.  Natalya and Shayna go face to face while Bayley kicks Candice.  Natalya slaps Shayna and hits a German suplex.  Shayna sends Natalya to the apron and Shayna misses a kick.  Natalya gets back in the ring and Shayna is sent over the top rope but she hangs on to the ropes.  Iyo and Dakota send Natalya to the apron for Shayna to apply the Kirifuta Clutch.  Dakota and Iyo knock Shayna and Natalya to the floor.

Shayna Baszler and Natalya eliminated

Number Thirteen is Zoey Stark

Stark with a super kick to Liv and Kai followed by a half and half suplex to Iyo.  Stark is sent to the apron and she kicks Rhea.  Zoey with a slingshot twisting senton to Rhea.  Stark tries to eliminate Rhea while Iyo, Dakota, and Bayley work over Liv.  

Number Fourteen is Xia Li

Xia has a fighting stick with her and the referee stops her from bringing it into the ring.  Xia with kicks to Rhea and Liv followed by Stark.  Xia with a punch to Rhea in the corner.  Xia gets on the turnbuckles and Dakota, Iyo, and Bayley stop Xia.  Candice escapes a suplex attempt by Iyo and Dakota and hits a double neck breaker.  Bayley gets Candice up and Iyo is sent through the ropes to the apron, but not over the top.  Candice goes to the turnbuckles and Iyo knocks Candice off the apron.

Candice LeRae eliminated

Number Fifteen is Becky Lynch

Dakota, Iyo, and Bayley wait for Becky to get to the ring.  Iyo and Dakota go after her on the floor and Becky stops them.  Becky with forearms to Bayley followed by kicks in the corner.  Bayley sends Becky through the ropes and Becky pulls Bayley to the floor.  Becky sends Bayley into the apron and then Becky punches Dakota and Iyo.  Becky is attacked by Iyo, Dakota, and Bayley.  Becky is sent into the ringside barrier.  Becky is thrown over the announce table.  

Number Sixteen is Tegan Nox

Tegan goes up top and hits a Molly Go Round on Rhea and then takes care of Zoey.  Tegan with uppercuts to Xia and Iyo followed by a hiip to Zoey and Xia.  Tegan with a cannonboar to Iyo and Dakota.  Tegan with a sit out gourdbuster to Xia.  Becky punches Rhea.  Liv with a forearm to Zoey.  Liv with a facebuster to Zoey off Tegan's back.  Tegan with a Shining Wizard.

Number Seventeen is Asuka

Tegan and Liv are not happy to see the new Asuka.  Asuka with a shoulder tackle to Tegan followed by a pop up knee to Liv.  Asuka with a German suplex to Zoey and she avoids an elbow from Bayley.  Asuka misses a back fist and Bayley slaps her.  Bayley backs up from Asuka.  Asuka iwth back fists to Bayley followed by kicks and more back fists.  Asuka sends Bayley to the apron but she drops Asuka on the top rope.  Tegan with an uppercut to Asuka.  Tegan with a super kick to Asuka.  Asuka sends Tegan to the apron and she kicks Tegan off the apron.

Tegan Nox eliminated

Number Eighteen is Piper Niven

Bayley tries to get Asuka over the top rope.  Piper with a double sledge to Bayley and a head butt to Zoey.  Piper with an Irish whip and elbow on Zoey.  Piper with a uranage to Xia and an elbow drop.  Piper goes for a slam on Bayley but Bayley escapes and connect with an elbow.  Piper slams Liv onto Bayley and then hits a splash on both of them.

Number Nineteen is Tamina

Tamina and Niven go face to face.  Dakota and Iyo go after them and they stop them.  Piper and Tamina exchange forearms and punches.  Tamina with a super kick to Piper.  Dakota clips Tamina and Iyo and Bayley join in.  Becky makes the save for Tamina and she goes after Bayley.  Becky kicks Iyo and hits a reverse DDT on Dakota and a DDT on Iyo.

Number Twenty is Chelsea Green

Becky and Bayley exchange punches.   Dakota chokes Piper in the corner.  Green is eliminated by Rhea.

Chelsea Green eliminated

Becky sends Bayley to the apron and Dakota stops Becky.  Becky sends Dakota to the floor.

Dakota Kai eliminated

Becky send Iyo to the apron and she falls to the floor.  Bayley sends Becky to the floor.  Liv sends Bayley over the top rope to the floor.

Iyo Sky, Becky Lynch, and Bayley eliminated

Becky, Bayley, Iyo, and Dakota fight to the back.  Tamina has Piper in the ropes.

Number Twenty-One is Zelina Vega

Zelina goes for a Code Red on Rhea and hits it.  Piper picks up Zelina and puts her on the apron.  Zelina with a kick and she points to the Wrestlemania sign.  Xia Li gets on the apron and they pose off and Zelina with a slap.  Xia with an elbow.  Zelina blocks a kick and Zelina stomps on Xia's head and she picks Xia up by her foot and eliminates Xia.

Xia Li eliminated

Numger Twenty-Two is Raquel Rodriguez

Raquel picks up Zelina and sends her into the turnbuckles.  Raquel misses a clothesline on Rhea but does not miss the second time.  Zoey with a springboard cross body but Raquel catches her and hits a fallaway slam.  Raquel with a spinning power slam to Asuka.  Vega clips Raquel and Raquel picks Zelina up by the throat and puts her on the turnbuckles.  Vega with a head scissors to Raquel.

Number Twenty-Two is Mia Yim

Mia with a shoulder to Zoey and a DDT.  Mia sends Rhea into the turnbuckles.  Mia with a back heel kick to Asuka.  Mia with a satellite DDT to Rhea.  Piper sends Mia to the mat.  Piper tries to send Mia over the top rope but Mia stays in the ring.  Zoey is sent ot the apron and she kicks Raquel.  Zoey sends Raquel into the turnbuckles.

Number Twenty-Four is Lacey Evans

Lacey with a boot to Piper and Tamina.  Lacey tosses Liv into the corner.  Lacey with a hesitation Bronco Buster to Liv.  Asuka stays in the ring.  Tamina sends Lacey to the apron adn Lacey blocks a punch.  Lacey with a shoulder to Zoey and she trips Zoey and hits a slingshot elbow drop.  Liv with a forearm to Piper.

Number Twenty-Five is Michelle McCool

Michelle comes over the ringside barrier from the crowd and Michelle punches Tamina and sends her into the ring steps.  Michelle with a belly-to-belly suplex to Liv and then an uppercut to Piper.  Michelle with a Faith Breaker to Vega.  Michelle with a running hip to Piper.  Tamina with a kick and Michelle sends Tamina over the top rope to the apron.  Michelle kicks Tamina to the floor.

Tamina Eliminated

Michelle kicks Rhea and connects with an uppercut.  Liv kicks Asuka.  Michelle kicks Piper.

Number Twenty-Six is Indi Hartwell

Indi clotheslines Zoey and Liv and kicks MIa.  Indi with a spinebuster to Raquel and she points to the Wrestlemania sign.  Liv punches Michelle and Michelle punches back.  Lacey chokes Indi in the ropes.  Raquel goes after Rhea but Rhea holds on to the ropes.

Number Twenty-Seven is Sonya Deville

Zoey and Mia with forearms and then they exchange kicks.  Mia with double thrusts and Eat Defeat to Zoey.  Sonya with a knee to Zoey and she sends her over the top rope.

Zoey Stark eliminated

Sonya with a kick to Raquel.  Asuka kicks Sonya.  Sonya blocks a kick and connects with a forearm.  Asuka and Sonya miss kicks but they hit kicks at the same time.  Michelle and Lacey exchange kicks.  Piper sends Sonya into the turnbuckles.  Lacey chokes Zelina in the ropes with the Cobra Clutch and she drops Zelina face first to the floor.

Zelina Vega eliminated

Number Twenty-Eight is Shotzi

Lacey hangs on to the ropes to stay in the match.  Mia with a forearm to Liv.  Shotzi with a cross body to Piper and Raquel.  Shotzi kicks MIa.  Shotzi sends Raquel into the ropes and then she kicks Lacey.  Shotzi sends Lacey to the apron and Shotzi is sent to the apron by Sonya.  Indi is sent to the apron and then Sonya sends Indi to the floor.

Indi Hartwell eliminated

Number Twenty-Nine is Nikki Cross

Nikki with a cross body to Shotzi and she goes after everyone with forearms.  Nikki slams her jacket in the middle of the ring.  Nikki points to the sign.  Nikki with a neck breaker to Shotzi.  Michelle kicks Mia.  Raquel with elbows to Sonya.  Lacey tries to send Nikki over the top rope.

Nia Jax enters the match ten seconds early as Number Thirty

Everyone stands around to watch Nix make her way to the ring.

Nia tells everyone she is going to win and she dares everyone.  That means everyone punches Nia but Nia pushes them off like she is the Big Show.  Nia with a head butt to Sonya.  Raquel gets in Nia's face and Nia laughs.  Raquel with punches and she goes for a slam but can't get Nia up.  Nia gets Liv up and Liv with a sleeper but Nia with a snap mare.  Michelle kicks Nia and Asuka with a back fist.  Liv with a face buster and Asuka with one.  Rhea slams Nia.  Rhea with a kick and forearms to the back.  Rhea with RipTide.  Rhea tells everyone to get her out.  Everyone picks up Nia and eliminate her.

Nia Jax Elminatedi

Nikki tries to eliminate Michelle.  Michelle kicks Nikki and sends Nikki to the ropes.  Piper sends Liv to the turnbuckles.  Lacey sends Shotzi into the turnbuckles.  Lacey is sent to the floor by Lacey.

Lacey Evans eliminated

Asuka with punches but Raquel blocks a round kick and Asuka gets to her feet.  Asuka with a cross arm breaker.  Raquel picks up Asuka and puts her on the apron.  Sonya hits Raquel from behind and Sonya is sent to the apron.  Asuka and Sonya kick Raquel in the ropes.  Asuka kicks Sonya and then hits a thrust kick to send Sonya to the floor.

Sonya Deville eliminated

Rhea sends Michelle over the top rope to eliminate her.

Michelle McCool eliminated

Mia drops Shotzi on the apron and Mia with Eat Defeat to eliminate Shotzi

Shotzi Eliminated

Piper tosses Mia onto Shotzi on the floor.

Mia Yim eliminated

We are down to Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Asuka, Nikki Cross, Piper Niven, and Raquel Rodriguez.

Piper with a belly-to-back suplex and a cannonball.  Piper goes to the turnbuckles and Raquel sends Piper to the apron and connects with a boot to the head.

Piper Niven eliminated

Rhea pulls Raquel to the apron and Rhea kicks Raquel to the floor.

Raquel Rodriguez eliminated

Nikki is sent to the apron and Nikki fights Rhea off.  Asuka and Nikki fight on the apron and Nikki with a hanging DDT in the corner attempt but Liv knocks Nikki to the floor.

Nikki Cross eliminated

We are down to Liv Morgan, Asuka, and Rhea Ripley.

Rhea swings and misses at Asuka.  Asuka with kicks to Rhea and Liv.  Liv with a face buster to Asuka.  Liv sends Rhea to the apron.  Rhea with a head butt and she pulls Liv to the apron.  Rhea with a boot to Liv and Asuka goes for a hip attack but Rhea catches Asuka.  Asuka spits mist at Liv and Rhea kicks Asuka to the floor.

Asuka eliminated

Liv can't see due to the mist but hits a Codebreaker and Rhea hangs on to the ropes.  Liv punches the hand but Rhea with a head scissors to send Liv to the floor.

Winner:  Rhea Ripley

After the match, Rhea properly points to the Wrestelmania sign since she won the match.

 

 


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