Rhea Ripley wins the Royal Rumble

While the men’s Royal Rumble entered a clear favorite to win, and Cody Rhodes did exactly that, the women’s Royal Rumble didn’t have that narrative to work with. No, they entered tonight’s (Saturday, January 28, 2023) top rope 30-woman battle royal at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas with a blank canvas to tell a story to establish a wrestling title match.

They told that story by having Judgment Day’s Rhea Ripley enter at number one, last over an hour, and ultimately score three of the final four eliminations, and six total, to earn her ticket to WrestleMania and a championship match. of your choice.

This was the order of the participants:

1. Rhea Ripley
2. liv morgan
3. Dana Brooke
4. emma
5. Shayna Baszler
6. bayley
7. b-fabulous
8. roxana perez
9. dakota kai
10. HEAVEN IYO
11. Natalie
12. candice lerae
13. zoey stark
14. xia li
15. becky lynch
16. Tegan Nox
17. Asuka
18. niven piper
19. tamina
20. chelsea green
21. zelina vega
22. raquel rodriguez
23. mia yim
24. lacy evans
25. michelle mccool
26. Indi Hartwell
27. sonia deville
28. shotzi
29. nikki cross
30. nia jax

And the order of removal (and who they were removed by):

1. B-Fab (Rhea Ripley)
2. Dana Brooke (CTRL Damage)
3. Emma (Dakota Kai)
4. Roxanne Perez (CTRL Damage)
5. Natalya (CTRL Damage)
6. Shayna Baszler (CTRL Damage)
7. Candice LeRae (IYO HEAVEN)
8. Tegan Nox (Asuka)
9. Chelsea Green (Rhea Ripley)
10. Dakota Kai (Becky Lynch)
11. IYO HEAVEN (Becky Lynch)
12. Becky Lynch (Bayley)
13. Bayley (Liv Morgan)
14. Xia Li (Zelina Vega)
15. Tamina (Michelle McCool)
16. Zoey Stark (Sony Deville)
17. Zelina Vega (Lacey Evans)
18. Indi Hartwell (Sony Deville)
19. Nia Jax (as 11 women)
20. Lacey Evans (Raquel Rodriguez)
21. Sonya Deville (Asuka)
22. Michelle McCool (Rhea Ripley)
23. Shotzi (Mia Yim)
24. Mia Yim (Piper Niven)
25. Piper Niven (Raquel Rodriguez)
26. Raquel Rodriguez (Rhea Ripley)
27. Nikki Cruz (Liv Morgan)
28. Asuka (Rea Ripley)
29. Liv Morgan (Rhea Ripley)

This was a really fun match with a lot of great surprises, some great moments, and a very well crafted creative ending.

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