Take a look back at the WWE Royal Rumble 2024 news & facts.
WWELast Saturday, WWE presented the 2024 edition of the Royal Rumble, always characterized by the elements of surprise it brings to the table. You can see the full results of the show here, as Cody Rhodes won the Men’s Rumble match and Bayley won the Women’s Rumble match and both booked their spot in the main event of WrestleMania 40.
Take a look back at some of the important news and facts of the event.
Quick results of the show
- Bayley won the Women’s Royal Rumble match. She entered at n°3 and lasted 1 hour, 3 minutes and 3 seconds. She eliminated Indi Hartwell, Candice LeRae, Tegan Nox, Maxxine Dupri, Bianca Belair, Tiffany Stratton and Liv Morgan in the final.
- Roman Reigns defeated AJ Styles, LA Knight and Randy Orton in a Fatal-4-way match to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal championship. He pinned AJ Styles with the Spear to win the match.
- Logan Paul defeated Kevin Owens via disqualification to retain the WWE United States championship. Kevin Owens used brass knuckles to hit his opponent and was disqualified for it.
- Cody Rhodes won the Men’s Royal Rumble match. He entered at n°15 and lasted 43 minutes and 21 seconds. He eliminated Austin Theory, Shinsuke Nakamura, Gunther and CM Punk in the final. He is the first wrestler to win back-to-back Royal Rumble matches since Stone Cold Steve Austin who did it 26 years ago. Only Hulk Hogan (1990/1991), Shawn Michaels (1995/1996) and Stone Cold Steve Austin (1997/1998) have accomplished that.
The Royal Rumble is all about surprise entrances
We had some returns this Saturday at the Royal Rumble
In the Women’s match:
- Naomi (n°2)
- Liv Morgan (n°30)
In the Men’s match:
- Andrade (n°4)
- Omos (n°21)
- Sami Zayn (n°30)
We also had some WWE debuts with the TNA Knockouts World champion Jordynne Grace entering at n°5 and Jade Cargill making his waited in-ring debut, entering at n°28 in the Women’s Rumble match.
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Full list of participants and eliminations
Women’s Royal Rumble match:
| Eliminated By | Time | ||
| 1 | Natalya | Tegan Nox | 0:20:57 |
| 2 | Naomi | Jade Cargill | 1:02:18 |
| 3 | Bayley | WINNER | 1:03:03 |
| 4 | Candice LeRae | Asuka, Bayley & Kairi Sane | 0:15:23 |
| 5 | Jordynne Grace | Bianca Belair | 0:19:10 |
| 6 | Indi Hartwell | Bayley | 00:03:23 |
| 7 | Asuka | Katana Chance & Kayden Carter | 0:12:59 |
| 8 | Ivy Nile | Nia Jax | 0:23:27 |
| 9 | Katana Chance | Nia Jax | 0:25:48 |
| 10 | Bianca Belair | Bayley | 0:47:46 |
| 11 | Kairi Sane | Kayden Carter | 0:05:00 |
| 12 | Tegan Nox | Bayley | 0:01:22 |
| 13 | Kayden Carter | Piper Niven | 0:11:48 |
| 14 | Chelsea Green | Becky Lynch | 0:17:32 |
| 15 | Piper Niven | Nia Jax | 0:12:39 |
| 16 | Xia Li | Nia Jax | 0:06:46 |
| 17 | Zelina Vega | Shayna Baszler & Zoey Stark | 0:20:00 |
| 18 | Maxxine Drupri | Bayley | 0:06:39 |
| 19 | Nia Jax | Jade Cargill | 0:20:15 |
| 20 | Shotzi | Nia Jax | 0:15:14 |
| 21 | Becky Lynch | Jade Cargill & Naomi | 0:22:29 |
| 21 | Becky Lynch | Jade Cargill & Naomi | 0:22:29 |
| 22 | Alba Fyre | Naomi | 0:06:21 |
| 23 | Shayna Baszler | Nia Jax | 0:08:27 |
| 24 | Valhalla | Nia Jax | 0:00:05 |
| 25 | Michin | Nia Jax | 0:05:02 |
| 26 | Zoey Stark | Liv Morgan | 0:09:58 |
| 27 | Roxanne Perez | Tiffany Stratton | 0:08:29 |
| 28 | Jade Cargill | Liv Morgan | 0:11:03 |
| 29 | Tiffany Stratton | Bayley | 0:06:52 |
| 30 | Liv Morgan | Bayley | 0:06:26 |
Men’s Royal Rumble match:
| Eliminated By | Time | ||
| 1 | Jey Uso | Gunther | 0:50:55 |
| 2 | Jimmy Uso | Bron Breakker | 0:34:09 |
| 3 | Grayson Waller | Carmelo Hayes | 0:04:05 |
| 4 | Andrade | Bronson Reed | 0:22:59 |
| 5 | Carmelo Hayes | Finn Bálor | 0:17:06 |
| 6 | Shinsuke Nakamura | Cody Rhodes | 0:20:51 |
| 7 | Santos Escobar | Carlito | 0:06:37 |
| 8 | Karrion Kross | Bobby Lashley | 0:06:20 |
| 9 | Dominik Mysterio | CM Punk | 0:33:19 |
| 10 | Carlito | Bobby Lashley | 0:02:23 |
| 11 | Bobby Lashley | Karrion Kross (after Kross was eliminated) | 0:01:34 |
| 12 | Ludwig Kaiser | Kofi Kingston | 0:09:29 |
| 13 | Austin Theory | Cody Rhodes | 0:03:58 |
| 14 | Finn Bálor | Bron Breakker | 0:11:21 |
| 15 | Cody Rhodes | WINNER | 0:43:21 |
| 16 | Bronson Reed | Omos | 0:10:39 |
| 17 | Kofi Kingston | Gunther | 0:03:34 |
| 18 | Gunther | Cody Rhodes | 0:30:10 |
| 19 | Ivar | Bron Breakker | 0:04:57 |
| 20 | Bron Breakker | Dominik Mysterio | 0:05:19 |
| 21 | Omos | Bron Breakker | 0:02:43 |
| 22 | Pat McAfee | Pat McAfee (himself) | 0:00:38 |
| 23 | JD McDonagh | Jey Uso | 0:00:03 |
| 24 | R-Truth | Damian Priest | 0:02:56 |
| 25 | The Miz | Gunther | 0:06:06 |
| 26 | Damian Priest | Sami Zayn | 0:10:24 |
| 27 | Cm Punk | Cody Rhodes | 0:21:45 |
| 28 | Ricochet | Drew McIntyre | 0:05:10 |
| 29 | Drew McIntyre | CM Punk | 0:09:52 |
| 30 | Sami Zayn | Drew McIntyre | 0:03:19 |
