WWE Royal Rumble, Sunday 2nd February 2025, 10am AEDT on Netflix (Countdown 8am on Youtube)

[Cleavy]

if Fatu doesn't get most eliminations, then I don't know why we bother...

 

[Cleavy]

"It's Great TV": The History of the WWE Royal Rumble - POST Wrestling | Podcasts, News, Reviews | WWE AEW NXT NJPW

John Pollock documents the history of the Royal Rumble going back to Pat Patterson's inspiration in 1987 and how the event has grown.

www.postwrestling.com

good article on the history of the Rumble, and link to an article on the 'lost' Rumble from 1987

 

[WAbulldog]

Mens:
Winner: CM Punk
Number 1 entrant: Jey USO
Last eliminated: John Cena
Surprise entrant: Hulk Hogan to come out and be booed out the building

Womens:

Winner: Charlotte
Number 1 entrant: Naomi
Last eliminated: Bianca Belair
Surprise entrant: Alexa Bliss

 

[Ry009]

Mens:
Winner: Punk
Number 1 entrant: Xavier Woods
Last eliminated: John Cena
Surprise entrant: Joe Hendry

Womens:

Winner: Becky Lynch
Number 1 entrant: Jordynne Grace
Last eliminated: Charlotte Flair
Surprise entrant: AJ Lee

 

[nobbyiscool]

Quite a few entrants, which is cool - I'll definitely tabulate the results some time tomorrow, so get some tips in if you were holding off!

 

[WA ROO]

Men's
Winner Reigns
No1 Jey
Last elim Cena
Surprise Oba Femi

Women's
Winner Charlotte
No1 Chelsea Green
Last elim Bayley
Surprise Marsha Slamovich

 

[nobbyiscool]

Following the breaking of some news/the release of some legal papers on Friday US time, I wanted to make it clear that I've changed one of my picks.

I've edited my surprise entrant for the men's rumble from Brock Lesnar to Matt Cardona.

 

[brutus76]

Men's
Winner Reigns
No1 Xavier Woods
Last elim Punk
Surprise Nic Nemeth

Women's
Winner Charlotte
No1 Mickie James
Last elim Becky Lynch
Surprise Gail Kim

 

[Cleavy]

I'm looking forward to wrestlers music hitting and not having the faintest idea who is coming out, until I see them or the graphic comes up.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Tell you what, I'd cry happy tears if some of these surprise entrant picks are right!

 

[GoldenMagpie16]

Men's
Winner: CM Punk
No1: Seth Rollins
Last Eliminated: The Rock
Surprise: The Rock

Women's
Winner: Charlotte
No1: Bayley
Last Eliminated: Nia Jax
Surprise: AJ Lee

 

[ULTIMATE_WARRIOR]

Men's
Winner: CM Punk
No. 1: Damian Priest
Last Eliminated: Roman Reigns
Surprise: Joe Hendry or Brock Lesnar

Women's
Winner: Becky Lynch
No. 1: Candice LeRae
Last Eliminated: Charlotte Flair
Surprise: AJ Lee or Nikki Bella

 

[NSWCROW]

Cargill due ?

 

[Trojan90]

Cargill due ?

I feel like it. They’re really teasing the Bianca/Naomi split. The whole “if I don’t win, you gonna win” thing. I think Cargill will be involved somehow. I hope so because I’m sick of them as a pair.

 

[GoldenMagpie16]

I lowkey want to see Tessa Blanchard in the Royal Rumble. Imagine the boo's

 

[Cleavy]

I lowkey want to see Tessa Blanchard in the Royal Rumble. Imagine the boo's

1. I don’t think WWE fans care.
2. They’re expecting 60,000+ at the Rumble
3. They can just Thunderdome the reaction

 

[MadMundy]

My Royal Rumble predictions:

- Charlotte Flair or Iyo Sky win the Royal Rumble, both are locked into title matches at WrestleMania regardless though so it doesn't really matter who wins, but I think Charlotte Flair takes this one.

- #DIY retains 2-1, they're setting up a Pretty Deadly babyface turn and I think they're primed to dethrone #DIY.

- Cody Rhodes retains, Randy Orton makes his return, costs Kevin Owens the match to set up and begin the Randy Orton vs Kevin Owens build for WrestleMania.

- Men's Royal Rumble is a tough one, but I think with how heavily advertised John Cena is for Elimination Chamber, CM Punk is taking it out.

From what I've heard, I expect Joe Hendry, Jordynne Grace, Matt Cardona, Stephanie Vaquer, Roxanne Perez, Jaida Parker and Lash Legend to make surprise appearances.

 

[Ry009]

From what I've heard, I expect Joe Hendry, Jordynne Grace, Matt Cardona, Stephanie Vaquer, Roxanne Perez, Jaida Parker and Lash Legend to make surprise appearances.

Pretty sure it's a given they'll have NXT women in the Rumble?

 

[BEEG]

Mens:
Winner: Punk
Number 1 entrant: Kofi Kingston
Last eliminated: Seth Rollins
Surprise entrant: Matt Cardona

Womens:

Winner: Charlotte Flair
Number 1 entrant: Liv Morgan
Last eliminated: Liv Morgan
Surprise entrant: Nikki Bella

 

[RossFC]

 

[Cleavy]

enjoy the show everyone, I will be watching on delay.

 

[TheGhostOfJohnBelushi]

So the kickoff is on YouTube and not Netflix?

 

[RossFC]

So the kickoff is on YouTube and not Netflix?

Looks like it

 

[RossFC]

 

[Chezzalenko Reborn]

RR Winner: Roman Reigns
Runner Up: Drew McIntyre
1st in: The Miz
Surprise: Joe Hendry

Womens: Charlotte Flair
Runner Up: Nia Jax
1st in: Dakota Kai
Surprise: Jade Cargill returns and attacks the perpetrator


Other matches:

WWE Championship: Head says Cody Rhodes, but would love to see KO win it to throw a curve ball before WM

WWE Tag Team Championship: MCMG 2 - 1 over DYI.