WWE Royal Rumble, Sunday 29th January 2023, 12pm AEDT

[The Sultan]

Is there a rumble sweep running this year?

 

[RossFC]

Cleavy When is that Jay White vs Hikuleo loser leaves Japan match? Not sure how Jay White can be in this rumble match when it hasn't happened yet and there is no NJPW shows before it.

 

[RossFC]

Is there a rumble sweep running this year?

Probably too late as the show is in a few days.

 

[Cleavy]

Cleavy When is that Jay White vs Hikuleo loser leaves Japan match? Not sure how Jay White can be in this rumble match when it hasn't happened yet and there is no NJPW shows before it.

I am not sure if they announced a date for it, but has a match vs Eddie Kingston at NJPW Battle in the Valley on 18th Feb (the show with KAIRI vs Mercedes Mone). So sounds like his contract has not run out yet.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Dom into odds-on favourite now:

 

[Cleavy]

Dom into odds-on favourite now:

everyone else may as well not bother showing up

 

[DaveyBoy123]

The Hun getting behind Rhea as well:

Aussie powerhouse tipped to win Royal Rumble​

Aussie powerhouse Rhea Ripley heads into Sunday’s women’s Royal Rumble as the heavy favourite. Catch all the action on Binge.
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[Raveneyes]

Tend to agree with all of these opinions. 1992 was epic.

I quite liked 2020 with Brock's early dominance. Good spots with Keith Lee/Braun, the New Day with Rey, and of course Drew. The Shelton "reunion" was well done and fit into Brock's persona.
Edge's return was also huge (even though I'm not a huge fan). AJ's injury was the low point. Tipping Edge felt horrible about that (freak fall, not his fault).
Drew eliminating Roman was the result we all needed as well.

1990 was peak Golden Era. Loved this match. Hogan had to win of course,
Hulk Hogan and Ultimate Warrior clashed for the first time in the ring. This was enormous at the time - the two most over wrestlers at the time, and at a time when faces very rarely faced one another, leading up to the main event at WM6.
We had Andre, Dusty, Piper, Savage, DiBiase, Rude, Hart Foundation, Demolition, Rockers, Mr.Perfect, Dino, Earthquake and others in this one.
Interestingly, this was Tony Schiavone's last PPV with WWF. Jack Tunney was still president!

There was a discussion a while back on what were the best Rumbles, or your favourite Rumble. This was my answer.
What does everyone else think?

Is there a rumble sweep running this year?

Probably too late as the show is in a few days.

Ah I set this up last year but have been too busy the last few weeks. Sorry boys! Always a bit of fun, but just out of time now.

 

[Dirty Bird]

Stupid WWE

I'd have not ruined the Rhodes return (Though, wwe love doing that these days, bring in the viewers for tv ratings, rather than maintaining surprise factor)

And I'd have put the belt on Rollins

Set up Rhodes (winning rumble) vs Rollins for Wrestlemania with the belt on the line.

Though, aren't there rumours of Rock in it? Id say almost certain we'll get Rock winning to face Reigns at Wrestlemania then.

 

[Cleavy]

Stupid WWE

I'd have not ruined the Rhodes return (Though, wwe love doing that these days, bring in the viewers for tv ratings, rather than maintaining surprise factor)

And I'd have put the belt on Rollins

Set up Rhodes (winning rumble) vs Rollins for Wrestlemania with the belt on the line.

Though, aren't there rumours of Rock in it? Id say almost certain we'll get Rock winning to face Reigns at Wrestlemania then.

Great Muta is making his WWE debut in the Rumble. I can make up rumours too

 

[Nicho50]

It sounds like there are more rumors about Stone Cold entering the rumble not the Rock.

Pop would be huge but hopefully if it happens it doesn’t lead to a win.

 

[Raveneyes]

I heard that The Great Khali was coming back to win it, then defends at "Wrestlemania Goes Bollywood".

 

[Cleavy]

"Wrestlemania goes Hollywood" can only mean 1 man... oh wait...

WWE Hall of Famer Hulk Hogan ‘can’t feel his legs’ following back surgery

Kurt Angle spoke about Hogan's condition on his podcast.

www.f4wonline.com

 

[Cleavy]

bring back the tumbler, HHH.

 

[Jack Richards]

Orton? Big E?

Orton would be a dream but doubtful as he still hasn't recovered from back issues.

Riddle is still in rehab

Big E is in Australia isn't he?

 

[Golden_6]

Stupid WWE

I'd have not ruined the Rhodes return (Though, wwe love doing that these days, bring in the viewers for tv ratings, rather than maintaining surprise factor)

And I'd have put the belt on Rollins

Set up Rhodes (winning rumble) vs Rollins for Wrestlemania with the belt on the line.

Though, aren't there rumours of Rock in it? Id say almost certain we'll get Rock winning to face Reigns at Wrestlemania then.

The best case scenario for WWE fans would be Rock v Reigns for one title and Cody v Seth for other. Hopefully they can do something similar with the writing.

If Rock isn’t returning then Sami can take that spot.

 

[DaveyBoy123]

Reigns still playing down The Rock not returning on Fallon... Although, him saying that "Dwayne is not in condition to wrestle" and "not ready to fall down" could be used as a storyline point (I say with naive hope):

 

[Shade]

Is this on the WWE channel on BINGE for free?

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

Is this on the WWE channel on BINGE for free?

Yep from 12

 

[Raveneyes]

Men's Rumble this year feels stacked. This is good. I was always disappointed in past Rumbles when guys like Thrasher, Tucker, Boogs etc entered.
Please no Tozawa or Gulak, and no jobbers tag teams like MMM or Los Lotharios.

So we have 19 announced participants. Who are the other 11?
Plenty of great options, but also plenty of time for the WWE to disappoint us again.

In the "surprises" column I put some names that have been bandied about the internet. I'm sure I've missed some.
I like some of the guys in the "no thanks" column, but they're there because they're not likely winners, or have no story (Gallows/Anderson have no AJ or feuds etc)



Didn't do one for the women, because we get similar names every year.
Sasha and Naomi the big 2 but unlikely, Nia Jax and Mandy Rose are possible. We won't see Ronda.
Cora Jade and Nikita Lyons my picks from NXT.

 

[Raveneyes]

Orton would be a dream but doubtful as he still hasn't recovered from back issues.

Riddle is still in rehab

Big E is in Australia isn't he?

I hear Riddle is out now. An entry tomorrow would not surprise me.

 

[eDPS]

Can’t wait for tonight getting to see this live, I saw Imperium at San Antonio Airport which was pretty cool. Didn’t have the confidence to ask for photos or autographs though

 

[James_]

Hey everyone, was after some help with a few questions.

Had Binge for ages and thought it was pretty useless so cancelled. Would you believe the final date was the 28th with the Rumble on today, the 29th? Not great timing.

Before I consider signing up again, this is on Binge to watch, right? It’s not a pay-per-view?

Secondly, if I sign up for a free trial with a different email address, I’d be able to watch it today and the cancel?

Thanks everyone.

 

[Ry009]

Hey everyone, was after some help with a few questions.

Had Binge for ages and thought it was pretty useless so cancelled. Would you believe the final date was the 28th with the Rumble on today, the 29th? Not great timing.

Before I consider signing up again, this is on Binge to watch, right? It’s not a pay-per-view?

Secondly, if I sign up for a free trial with a different email address, I’d be able to watch it today and the cancel?

Thanks everyone.

You might need a different mobile number for a trial, from memory they need to validate the sign up that way.

Yep from 12

Kayo says 11am for me? Or is that the preshow?

 

[Cleavy]

Hey everyone, was after some help with a few questions.

Had Binge for ages and thought it was pretty useless so cancelled. Would you believe the final date was the 28th with the Rumble on today, the 29th? Not great timing.

Before I consider signing up again, this is on Binge to watch, right? It’s not a pay-per-view?

Secondly, if I sign up for a free trial with a different email address, I’d be able to watch it today and the cancel?

Thanks everyone.

Binge is essentially the service replacing the network, so as long as you are subscribed to Binge then you can watch the show. It's the same premise as the WWE Network, monthly subscription to watch the shows.

not sure about the trial with different email. sounds like it should be ok, as long as you're not trying to access via app or using same details as before?