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00:00:00The Men's Royal Rumble match, perhaps to be a part of that, it all takes place immediately following the Men's Royal Rumble app.
00:00:08Let's go over to Mark Nash.
00:00:14Ladies and gentlemen, the following is the Men's Royal Rumble!
00:00:22Two superstars will start in the ring every 90 seconds.
00:00:27Another superstar will enter the match.
00:00:31Eliminations occur when a superstar is thrown over the top rope with both feet hitting the floor.
00:00:39The last remaining superstar will be declared the Royal Rumble winner and will earn a championship match in a main event at WrestleMania!
00:00:51So now, to everyone here in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and to the millions watching around the world,
00:01:03who's ready for the Royal Rumble?
00:01:06The World Rumble!
00:01:08The World Rumble!
00:01:09The World Rumble for the World Rumble!
00:01:12Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh!
00:01:17Hooray!
00:01:19experiences hard for a must!
00:01:29Do not victory!
00:01:311, 2, 1!
00:01:411, 2, 1!
00:01:59Entrance number 1 from Larno!
00:02:01Nigeria weighing in at 310 pounds, Obafemi!
00:02:09The ruler enters his first Royal Rumble match at number one.
00:02:15The former NXT champion, he vacated the title.
00:02:18They'll figure out a new champ Tuesday night in a seven-man ladder match.
00:02:22But for Obafemi, there is some history here, Wade.
00:02:25Three men have won from number one.
00:02:28What a massive task it is.
00:02:32But if anyone is up to it, it is this guy Obafemi.
00:02:37Some of the smartest minds in this entire industry have called this guy the future.
00:02:44The question is, does the future begin today in the Royal Rumble?
00:02:58And the men's Royal Rumble match is presented by Cricket.
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00:03:14I still want to know if Obafemi's head to Raw or SmackDown.
00:03:21I personally rather selfishly hope SmackDown so I can watch him destroy Anthony Bologna.
00:03:26One, two, one, two.
00:03:29Well, we know who number two is.
00:03:32Paul Heyman spoiled things earlier.
00:03:34No, Adam Pearce spoiled things with his conspiracy and rigging the draw.
00:03:41It's a random draw.
00:03:43Not random, Adam Pearce is a tyrant.
00:03:46That's well established.
00:03:47Well, this here is the unpredictable badass, Braun Breaker.
00:03:51They're taking their way to the race.
00:03:56Entrance number two, representing the vision from Atlanta, Georgia,
00:04:02playing in at 250 pounds, Brock Breaker.
00:04:09Two superstars over the years have won from the number two spot.
00:04:13Breaker's going to have to run the field in order to win his first Royal Rumble.
00:04:19Well, he might not have to do it alone, of course.
00:04:22The game plan, Paul Heyman made it quite clear.
00:04:24The vision, the remaining trio of that group,
00:04:28are going to be here to help Braun Breaker on his pad.
00:04:31Oh, wait a minute!
00:04:32Who the...
00:04:36Somebody hit a hood attack on Breaker and driving him into the steps!
00:04:42What the hell is this?
00:04:43And a kick to the face!
00:04:46You mean, who the hell is this?
00:04:48A stop!
00:04:51The last time we saw some dude in the hood,
00:04:53it was Austin Theory trying to join the vision.
00:04:56Presumably, that was orchestrated in favor of the vision.
00:04:59This is the complete opposite.
00:05:01Is that a copycat?
00:05:02Who the hell is that guy?
00:05:03Yeah, well, right now,
00:05:04Braun Breaker has no idea where he is.
00:05:06And Oma Femi, the ruler, has got to eliminate Breaker from the Rumble!
00:05:10Take that guy's hood off!
00:05:16Paul Heyman's...
00:05:17And he's out of here!
00:05:18Paul Heyman's plan went up in smoke!
00:05:21Breaker's out!
00:05:24I don't think Breaker has any clue what the hell just happened.
00:05:29Well, he just got mugged by that mystery guy.
00:05:31Who the hell was?
00:05:32I want answers now!
00:05:33I sort of like the copycat theory.
00:05:39Whoever it was, obviously had a vendetta against Breaker in the vision.
00:05:45Well, take another look at this, Breaker locked in, and then out of nowhere, the hooded guy,
00:05:52and we've seen, we've seen this previously, in favor of the vision, and then thrown in
00:06:02to Oma Femi, who was not gonna ask questions.
00:06:06He's here to do a job, he's here to win the Royal Rumble,
00:06:09and that is the easiest elimination Oma Femi will ever have.
00:06:13And there's the stop, and...
00:06:16I want answers now!
00:06:17We've seen a number of people use that recently, and, but...
00:06:21Breaker, Breaker can't believe it here, you better believe it, he's eliminated,
00:06:25and this might get ugly at ringside.
00:06:37The allegations being blown around at ringside here.
00:06:40Yeah, yeah, a number of names just tossed out by
00:06:43Paul Heyman, who he believes could possibly be culprits.
00:06:48We don't have any evidence to support any of that, to be clear,
00:06:51but we will get answers in due course, no doubt.
00:06:53But right now, this is effectively number two,
00:06:58although he's drawn number three, because number two is neutralized there,
00:07:02and now Solo Sokoa, the leader of the MFTs, is here to do battle with Oma Femi.
00:07:09Yeah, this is Solo Sokoa's first Royal Rumble match.
00:07:13And now Solo and Oba exchanging blows in the middle of the ring.
00:07:26Two absolute brutes in there, with no Solo Sokoa can move.
00:07:29I don't know if he's going to be able to match power with this guy from Lagos, Nigeria though.
00:07:36Oh, ran right through that attempted clothesline, and then a shoulder tackle.
00:07:42Oma Femi is a, just a, unbelievable physical specimen.
00:07:48And what a slam to Sokoa.
00:07:51And I'm still, I'm still startled by what happened moments ago.
00:07:54Well, I think we all are. The game plan was supposed to be breaking,
00:07:57who was going to win this thing for the Vision.
00:07:59Well, that's been completely wiped out.
00:08:01We'll get into more of that soon, and shortly to be wiped out, maybe Solo Sokoa.
00:08:05And Heyman's got to go back now and try to rally Logan and Boston and beat them together.
00:08:09We've got a game plan, who's going to win this thing out of those three.
00:08:12There's women's shoulder first into the post, and entry number four in the men's Rumble Match.
00:08:22Is Rey Mysterio, the Hall of Famer, who had one of the most miraculous Royal Rumble Match
00:08:29victories in history, back in 2006, when Mysterio would last over an hour.
00:08:35And he would go on to WrestleMania to beat Kurt Angle and Randy Orton,
00:08:40to win the World Heavyweight title.
00:08:42Well, he's going to have to do something very similar tonight,
00:08:46if he's going to win this thing and go on to WrestleMania.
00:08:49And it does not get easy from the off.
00:08:53Solo Sokoa trying to pounce on him over Femi lurking in the corner.
00:08:56Remember, Mysterio went from number two, when he won the matchup back in 2006.
00:09:01Okay, you're saying this is easy then, right?
00:09:03Well, maybe.
00:09:04Number four, piece of cake.
00:09:05Everything's come easy to Rey Mysterio.
00:09:09A much fabled mythical career, and that will only grow if you pull this victory off tonight.
00:09:15In position.
00:09:20Looking for the 619.
00:09:21Solo Sokoa just lifting Rey onto his shoulders.
00:09:25Oma Femi with a boot to the face.
00:09:28Solo Sokoa's riding high.
00:09:29He's just won the WWE tag titles for the MFT group.
00:09:34But he might be about to get turfed out of the Royal Rumble in double quick time.
00:09:39I like this.
00:09:39Oma Femi's not staring at the clock.
00:09:41He's on the attack of Solo Sokoa.
00:09:43He's got it.
00:09:51Well, here's a man who made his debut in 2014 in the Royal Rumble match.
00:09:58He once lasted over 35 minutes.
00:10:02Rusev.
00:10:03The Bulgarian Brute, a former running buddy of mine in the League of Nations.
00:10:10Looking to grab the big one.
00:10:12Won a lot of gold in his career.
00:10:14Including the United States Championship.
00:10:17And he has no fear to go toe to toe with Oma Femi.
00:10:20Rusev fears nobody.
00:10:21What a drop kick.
00:10:24And another one by Rusev.
00:10:25And Oma's still on his feet.
00:10:26Well, you know, it's immediately everyone's going for Oma Femi.
00:10:29Because they know what a threat this guy is.
00:10:32Rey Mysterio drops Rusev.
00:10:36And now Rey will connect on the 619.
00:10:40And the big stuff early is Rey Mysterio.
00:10:43And that's a dangerous place to be for Oma Femi.
00:10:45Okay, that's the second elimination of the night for Oma Femi.
00:10:48Rusev sent over the top rope.
00:10:49Turn around Oma.
00:10:50Solo Sokola with a kick.
00:10:53Dangerous times there for Rey Mysterio.
00:10:55But Oma Femi distracting Solo for long enough.
00:10:59Well, he was looking for the Samoan spike.
00:11:01Ran into a backbreaker.
00:11:02And now Oma Femi sends Solo Sokola over the top.
00:11:05Elimination number three by Oma.
00:11:08Well, if there were any doubts about Oma Femi.
00:11:11Oh, hold on.
00:11:12619 in the midsection by Mysterio.
00:11:14Don't get ahead of yourself, Oma.
00:11:16Long way to go.
00:11:17Yeah, it's been an impressive start.
00:11:18But you have to sustain it in the Royal Rumble.
00:11:21Mysterio with a 619.
00:11:23So impressive.
00:11:24After so many years.
00:11:26Oh God, the luck in the eye of Oma Femi.
00:11:28After a 619.
00:11:30That's not supposed to be the reaction.
00:11:32Oma Femi just more angry than I've ever seen.
00:11:36And Mysterio over the top.
00:11:38Hanging on.
00:11:39Not eliminated yet.
00:11:41Well, now he will be.
00:11:43Four eliminations for Femi.
00:11:44And Wade, this is starting to bring back flashbacks of 2020.
00:11:49When Brock Lesnar eliminated 13 men in a row in the Rumble.
00:11:55Femi gets a little rest before number 6 heads in.
00:11:59I'm always ready.
00:12:01I spoke to Matt Cardona earlier today.
00:12:07And Cardona told me that he couldn't wait to enter his fifth Royal Rumble match tonight.
00:12:13And of course, returning to WWE a couple of months ago.
00:12:18This is a very, very different version of Matt Cardona to the one we saw in the past.
00:12:24The old version that was a kid in a man's world.
00:12:26Things very different this time around.
00:12:29But there is a real man in that ring.
00:12:32And Matt Cardona needs to figure something out quick.
00:12:36Well, the interesting thing about this.
00:12:37All the eliminations by Ova Femi.
00:12:41Has made this really a one-on-one match at this point in time.
00:12:44Always ready.
00:12:45I don't know if you were ready for that one, Matt Cardona.
00:12:48I don't think anyone is.
00:12:50And now Ova.
00:12:51With a double knees right to the face of Femi.
00:12:53Spoke too soon, didn't I?
00:12:55Cardona.
00:12:56Missile drop kick.
00:12:57Drives Femi to the corner.
00:12:58Cardona has some tricks.
00:13:00He's been around the block.
00:13:01He's battle-hardened.
00:13:03And now the boot to the face.
00:13:04Got to keep moving with Ova Femi.
00:13:07Don't trade with him.
00:13:08Don't get caught close.
00:13:09Because this will happen.
00:13:10Matt went for the Rough Rider.
00:13:12And the fall from grace by Femi.
00:13:16That is the highest power bomb Matt Cardona has experienced in his 20-plus year career.
00:13:23And it might signal the death knell for this Royal Rumble.
00:13:26Elimination number five for Ova Femi.
00:13:30Ova Femi is like a hot knife going through a block of butter in this Royal Rumble.
00:13:38This guy's a future world champion.
00:13:40A future WrestleMania main eventer.
00:13:42This guy is going to be the face of this company for many years to come.
00:13:46Well, you know what, Wade?
00:13:50Damian Priest last night on SmackDown.
00:13:53He drew a number.
00:13:54He looked disappointed.
00:13:55But he said it wasn't going to stop him from winning the Rumble tonight.
00:13:58That number was number seven.
00:14:00And here comes Priest into the Rumble.
00:14:02I rarely like a sprint, but this is smart.
00:14:04Don't give Ova a rest.
00:14:06Giving him a break allows him to recover.
00:14:08Sprint in there and catch him when he's still breathing heavy.
00:14:11The sixth Rumble for the former world champion, Damian Priest.
00:14:17Damian Priest intimidated by nothing.
00:14:20Raised in the worst areas of the Bronx and Puerto Rico.
00:14:24He's seen enough trouble in his life that he's not scared of anyone.
00:14:27Oh, what a close line.
00:14:29Although the streets of Puerto Rico didn't quite have this man.
00:14:35Ova Femi.
00:14:37Isn't going to crowd it.
00:14:38Ova's going to kill you.
00:14:40And he may.
00:14:42Priest with a kick.
00:14:43Ova Femi looks like a real game-changing athlete.
00:14:46Well, we talked a lot about it at Saturday night's main event back in December
00:14:49when he went toe-to-toe with Cody Rhodes.
00:14:51He did more.
00:14:51Oh, God, look at that.
00:14:52Priest is massive.
00:14:53He just caught.
00:14:55Oh, God.
00:14:56Priest caught him with a kick.
00:14:57You talk about that Cody Rhodes match in December.
00:15:01Ova Femi dominated that one-on-one against arguably the best in WWE race.
00:15:07But Priest now with a slightly softened up Ova Femi is really making it count.
00:15:11This is the world heavyweight champion level that we've seen in the past from Damian Priest.
00:15:15Yeah, Priest using his mixed martial arts background to have Femi off balance here.
00:15:20Now looking to eliminate the ruler, but Femi able to intercept.
00:15:24Yo, boy, is bouncy.
00:15:28And the young OG enters the Rumble for the first time at number eight.
00:15:33And this is interesting because he's had quite the history with Ova Femi down at NXT.
00:15:38Yes, he has, which is why it's so surprising that the young OG seems so happy and elated to be getting into this Royal Rumble
00:15:47match at this particular time might be a little more apprehensive knowing what you already know about Ova Femi and of course Damian Priest.
00:15:54Yeah, one of the, uh, he was signees to Monday Night Raw.
00:15:59A big coup pulled off our general manager, Adam Pearce.
00:16:01Craziest mover I've ever seen in the men's division.
00:16:05Floating around like Cuba earlier.
00:16:06Oh, my God.
00:16:08And now Javon, oh, he went for the cutter.
00:16:12He went for the cutter and he got caught by Femi.
00:16:14And Femi now sends Javon Evans and Javon's sidesteps almost eliminated.
00:16:19Javon Evans, oh, hanging on, Javon hanging on, almost slipped there, almost cost him.
00:16:27Great body control, that's a long body of Javon Evans too, did very well to pick up those knees.
00:16:32Uh-oh, and Priest has got him.
00:16:33And this is where that high-flying, uh, athleticism gets you in trouble when you go up on the ropes too much.
00:16:38Javon Evans is incredible.
00:16:40How he stayed in this, I don't know, but he's still there.
00:16:43He just leaped over Femi to take out Priest.
00:16:46You can't get your hands on him.
00:16:48Wow!
00:16:49Getting bouncy here tonight.
00:16:50What the hell was that?
00:16:52The young OG.
00:16:54Yeah, I talked to him earlier.
00:16:55He was laughing.
00:16:57I don't think he realizes how momentous this moment is.
00:17:01Oh, no.
00:17:03Oh, no!
00:17:04Well, from AAA, none other than Mr. Iguana and his Iguana pet, Lajeska.
00:17:13It's a puppet!
00:17:15It's real.
00:17:16It's not real.
00:17:18Iguana told me it's real.
00:17:19And it's almost certainly got parasites regardless of what it is.
00:17:22And this guy has absolutely lost his mind.
00:17:26Triple A's finest.
00:17:29Yeah, we've seen Mr. Iguana compete in the WWE a couple of times in a cross body.
00:17:36Well, Riyadh have never quite seen anything like this guy.
00:17:40Well, Javon Evans was in the ring with Mr. Iguana in NXT back in October.
00:17:45Get that damn Iguana out of the damn ring.
00:17:49Well, the Iguana's not doing anything.
00:17:50Red titles are banned from ringside.
00:17:52Do you remember Jack Tunney?
00:17:53He made that rule many, many years ago.
00:17:57Damian Priest and Oba with a right hand to Priest.
00:18:00And everyone seems a little befuddled by Mr. Iguana.
00:18:09You know who we need out here is Graves, the voice of a triple A.
00:18:13Is he an Iguana fan?
00:18:17No, he's a journalist, Wade.
00:18:18He doesn't take sides.
00:18:19Bang!
00:18:20Kick by Evans, dropping Femi.
00:18:22Yeah, Priest is weirded out just like me.
00:18:32What's going on?
00:18:33Well, Lajaska.
00:18:38Rip his head off, Priest.
00:18:39And rip his head off, too.
00:18:40Don't hurt the animal.
00:18:42Oh, double chomp.
00:18:46Poor Lajaska.
00:18:49This guy is weird.
00:18:52He may be dead.
00:18:55Throw him out of the rumble, then.
00:19:02Get ready for the lemon pepper steppers.
00:19:07Rick Willis here.
00:19:08Yeah, this is more like it.
00:19:11SmackDown newest star.
00:19:23It's amazing.
00:19:24Finds himself in the main event picture.
00:19:26And he's only been on SmackDown for a few weeks.
00:19:28And he's fighting in a white fur coat.
00:19:30And these two have had issues.
00:19:33Remember the match a couple of weeks ago, Wade?
00:19:35Of course, battling how to try and get to contend with Drew.
00:19:39Uh-oh, there goes Iguana.
00:19:41There we go.
00:19:42Yeah, Trick just sent Iguana packing.
00:19:44And Lajaska eliminated as well.
00:19:46I guess that was 30 and a half competitors in this match tonight.
00:19:50Just don't.
00:19:51Let's focus on Trick Willie.
00:19:53As he's doing this thing.
00:19:54Mr. Whoop.
00:19:55That is whooping that.
00:19:57Hey, he put 10 stitches in the mouth of Damian Priest a couple of weeks ago.
00:20:00He's gonna put 20 in there tonight.
00:20:02And Wade up.
00:20:04Three guys who've dominated NXT over the past 12 months.
00:20:07The NXT where the future stars come from.
00:20:11And they're now here.
00:20:12How good have these three been since debut?
00:20:15What a factory it has been for making real, real stars in this game.
00:20:20Oh, look at Trick Williams sending Javon out to the outside.
00:20:23Trying to double-cross Evans, who hangs on.
00:20:25And now trying to eliminate Obafemi.
00:20:27It may be impossible to throw out Javon Evans.
00:20:30He's got freakish abilities to cling on.
00:20:32Number 11, looking to become just the second three-time winner of the Rumble.
00:20:48Joining Stone Cold Steve Austin.
00:20:54Only four men have gone back to back.
00:20:57Cody Rhodes, Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin,
00:21:02and Shawn Michaels.
00:21:05Cody Rhodes feels like he was cheated out of the WWE Championship.
00:21:09The Drew McIntyre unfairly.
00:21:12Gonna get a chance to get back to that title tonight if he wins.
00:21:19Yeah, cuz remember, Cody Rhodes does not have an opportunity to rematch at McIntyre.
00:21:28He has to win tonight.
00:21:30In a different era now, no auto-rematches.
00:21:32You wanna get back to the top of the mountain, earn it, Cody.
00:21:35Are you gonna earn it the hard way?
00:21:36Eleven's not a great draw, but we know Cody can dig deeper than most.
00:21:41And Damian Priest now from behind.
00:21:43Priest who made his debut back at the 2021 Royal Rumble.
00:21:47Cody Carter.
00:21:48Cody Carter.
00:21:56The ring beginning to fill up.
00:21:59This is like something that Alex made of that all over again.
00:22:02But I wore these two out until it was ruined by Drew McIntyre.
00:22:06There's some unfinished business between the ruler and the nightmare.
00:22:16Yes, this guy.
00:22:17Number 11.
00:22:22There is a Rio and Bravo as El Grande Americano makes his way into his first Royal Rumble.
00:22:32The absolute best luchador on planet Earth with a hundred plus years of experience.
00:22:40You're not outmatching this guy in the ring.
00:22:42Would you just say a hundred?
00:22:44Yeah, he goes back a long, long way.
00:22:46Found the fountain of youth in Mexico and he's been drinking it ever since.
00:22:50Again, Wade, I think he's been around for months now.
00:22:53Ah, you're the one who claims to be a journalist, right?
00:22:56I think, I thought Wikipedia would have more facts on this dude.
00:22:59Tell you what, Cole.
00:23:00Oh, Javon, still hanging on again.
00:23:03It's all underground fighting in Mexico.
00:23:04You don't follow it on Wikipedia.
00:23:06You need to speak to a real journalist like Corey Graves.
00:23:09He'll tell you that himself.
00:23:11Well, JBL, he's on that show too, right?
00:23:13Yeah, he's a good lad, JBL.
00:23:15He would back me on this one.
00:23:17And El Grande's making a real scene in this.
00:23:19Uh-oh.
00:23:20Up over the top, out to the apron.
00:23:22Dangerous times here for El Grande Americano.
00:23:25And Javon Evans hung him on the top rope.
00:23:28Oh, you like that for a cutter, Javon?
00:23:30Oh, look at it.
00:23:31Oh, hold on.
00:23:32Yeah, there's that metal plate that El Grande puts into his mask to cheat.
00:23:36It's an eczema patch.
00:23:37He's got eczema on the forehead.
00:23:39Well, how do you know he wears a mask?
00:23:40Because I speak to him and he gives me the information.
00:23:43He doesn't speak to him.
00:23:43You don't speak Spanish.
00:23:47He told me with his eyes.
00:23:48What the hell's this?
00:23:49What the hell's this?
00:23:53Well, we'll read the board.
00:23:55It says the original El Grande Americano.
00:23:58See, I told you.
00:23:59I told you that there was an imposter.
00:24:01I told you that there's only one El Grande Americano.
00:24:05This is a tribute.
00:24:06You've got to believe me.
00:24:07This is not the route.
00:24:08Get this guy out of here.
00:24:10Is this the guy who did the stomp earlier, too?
00:24:16El Grande Americano's squaring off.
00:24:19Is that Finn Balor on the list?
00:24:21Has he found a backdoor entry to the Royal Rumble?
00:24:24Will you stop?
00:24:25Will you stop?
00:24:26And now, El Grande Americano and original El Grande Americano.
00:24:31Who's original?
00:24:32Who's original?
00:24:33I don't know.
00:24:34They had it on the board.
00:24:34The tall guy's the real El Grande Americano.
00:24:38No idea who this clown is.
00:24:40And now, look.
00:24:41Oh, hold on.
00:24:42They're trying to unmask this imposter.
00:24:44You don't take off a luchador's mask.
00:24:46That is just sacrosanct.
00:24:48Oh, that Death Valley driver delivered by El Grande Americano.
00:24:53That's the elegance I associate with El Grande Americano, not this second guy who came in.
00:24:59Oh, caught in a little German suplex.
00:25:04That looks familiar.
00:25:05Wow, great technique there from this guy.
00:25:08The original.
00:25:08I'm not calling him El Grande Americano.
00:25:10He's not.
00:25:11He's an imposter, and he's getting thrown out here.
00:25:13Then out of the apron, hanging on, and now trying to unmask.
00:25:17Oh, well, you've got a dilemma here.
00:25:19Do you hold on, or do you stop yourself getting revealed?
00:25:22What's it going to be?
00:25:23Oh, he's got a third option and sends El Grande Americano
00:25:29and both have been eliminated.
00:25:33That was strange.
00:25:34Well, that was more bizarre than Mr. Iguana.
00:25:39Let's see where that one's going.
00:25:41We know where this one's going.
00:25:42Trick Willie's about to get eliminated.
00:25:45By Cody Rhodes.
00:25:47That may be Lemon Pepper stepping all the way to the showers now, sadly.
00:25:53Tripp Williams eliminated, and there it is.
00:25:56Damian Priest delivering the south of heaven.
00:26:01Number 14.
00:26:07Yeah!
00:26:07He was once known as Powerhouse Hobbs.
00:26:20Ladies and gentlemen, welcome Royce Keys to WWE.
00:26:25Oh, wow, the rumors are true.
00:26:30Social media has been buzzing about this guy.
00:26:32A massive free agent, also known as the Mom Star.
00:26:39And I have followed his career.
00:26:41He is a powerhouse in every sense of the word.
00:26:44And he's going to go toe-to-toe and face-to-face with Damian Priest.
00:26:48Thickness of this guy, Royce Keys.
00:26:51He looks like a major acquisition.
00:26:54And caught, Priest caught.
00:26:57Easy power for this guy.
00:26:59And now with Priest on his shoulders, and the running power slam.
00:27:03And this is one take-no-prisoners kind of guy.
00:27:07No-nonsense human being.
00:27:09And he's got the biggest opportunity.
00:27:11And he eliminates Priest.
00:27:13Oh, God.
00:27:13If you know anything about this man's background, and there's plenty of time to get into that down the road,
00:27:17he's had a lot of adversity growing up.
00:27:19But Royce Keys will always rise to the occasion.
00:27:22I don't think any moment is too big for him.
00:27:24Yeah, he certainly has.
00:27:25What a spinebuster!
00:27:27Double A spinebuster on poor old Javon Evans.
00:27:30And now Cody Rhodes.
00:27:32Cody has had some run-ins with this man in the past.
00:27:38Certainly have crossed paths, and Cody has no answer for this level of strength that Royce Keys possesses.
00:27:48Number 15 and the first member of the Vision.
00:27:50And it's going to be interesting to see how Paul Heyman change the strategy.
00:27:55With Braun Breaker attacked and then eliminated from the Rumble early on,
00:27:58there are three Vision members left.
00:28:00The first one to come to the ring is the man Heyman calls the pressure, Austin Theory.
00:28:05And Austin Theory looks absolutely furious, presumably based on what he saw earlier.
00:28:09That cobbled guy attack, eerily similar to the ones Austin Theory was pulling off late last year.
00:28:16Prior to being brought into the Vision.
00:28:19Now Theory, man, what a kick dropping Evans.
00:28:22I suppose in a completely selfish way, it opens the door for Austin Theory to win the Royal Rumble.
00:28:29Now that Braun Breaker has been taken out, and that's an intriguing one in and of itself.
00:28:33You know, Cody Rhodes had great success in Saudi Arabia, won the king of the ring here.
00:28:38Of course, the first ever crown jewel championship.
00:28:41And right now, he's fourth all-time in cumulative time spent in Royal Rumble matches.
00:28:45It's Javon Evans now.
00:28:47Looks to be eliminated by Austin Theory.
00:28:48Eerily close to getting booted out here is Javon Evans.
00:28:53Be a lot of upset people around the world because he has a massively growing fan base.
00:28:59Like to take this moment real quick to thank my guys, John Chick, Greg Miller,
00:29:03for all the help of these great stats for the Royal Rumble matches.
00:29:06Evans tries to hang on, trying to hang on to the second rope.
00:29:09Kick to the face now with Theory.
00:29:11Evans is still hanging in there.
00:29:12He's finding creative ways to stay involved.
00:29:16Oh, wow.
00:29:17This is big.
00:29:19Yeah, Theory's got some help.
00:29:20This is colossal.
00:29:22The 330-pound Austin Theory from the Vision, Bronson Freed.
00:29:30Urgently getting in there to help Austin Theory out.
00:29:33And now there is two men from the Vision in there.
00:29:36Undoubtedly, there is some game plan in place from Paul Heyman from the original one.
00:29:42That was Brom Breakers.
00:29:43That one's got the help.
00:29:44Oh, God.
00:29:46Tsunami!
00:29:48To Javon Evans.
00:29:51And immediately, the game plan is in for the Vision here.
00:29:54Working as a duo, but Obafemi has other ideas.
00:29:57Well, there's the double team by Bronson in Theory, taking the ruler down.
00:30:02Yeah, hitting that high low.
00:30:04There's no way one man alone was going to take down Obafemi.
00:30:08Eliminating him, though, is another matter entirely.
00:30:11And now this Royce Keys and the massive Bronson Reed throwing hammers.
00:30:14Obafemi has been in over 25 minutes since he entered number one.
00:30:19And now Cody Rhodes in trouble over here on the left side of the ring.
00:30:24Five eliminations from Obafemi, that is astoundingly good.
00:30:29What an impressive showing from him.
00:30:33But this Royce Keys, I gotta keep my eye on him.
00:30:35He's causing major damage.
00:30:39Number 17 on his way.
00:30:41Let the pain entertain you.
00:30:46The Mad Dragon, Ilya Dragunov.
00:30:50And do you think this match has been visible so far?
00:30:53Wait until the czar of WWE gets in the ring.
00:30:57Oh, this guy is absolutely nuts.
00:30:59But what a spectacle it is, as we saw on SmackDown last night,
00:31:03in that war with The Miz.
00:31:05Victorious in the end with one of those H-bombs.
00:31:08You know, I talked to Miz earlier today.
00:31:10He says he's never been hit as hard as he was last night by Dragunov.
00:31:14Yeah, guys cower in fear when they realize they gotta get in the ring with Dragunov.
00:31:18Dragunov's not unbeatable, but he's certainly gonna leave you with a hell of a lot of bruises.
00:31:23Constantine special from Dragunov.
00:31:27You gotta wonder, when Heyman and the Vision regrouped in the back,
00:31:30do you think they picked someone that they want to win this Rumble,
00:31:34whether it's Theory or Reid or Logan Paul?
00:31:36I mean, the game plan is essentially the same.
00:31:38Work as a trio now, rather than a quartet.
00:31:41Eliminate everyone.
00:31:42The question comes when it's three at the end,
00:31:44who has Heyman selected as the guy who's gonna lead the charge instead of the game plan of Brom?
00:31:50Cody out to the apron.
00:31:51That's a bit we don't know.
00:31:52Dragunov looking to eliminate the two-time Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes.
00:31:57Cody in a must-win situation if he wants a rematch at the WWE title.
00:32:02Clinging on a little bit here is Cody.
00:32:06And the last thing you want in that situation is the Mad Dragon all over you,
00:32:09which Cody is facing here.
00:32:11One, two, three, four, five, six.
00:32:18Number 18 from Triple A, La Parca.
00:32:22wow a legendary character from mexican lucha libre law previous incarnation of this guy
00:32:31competed in wcw many years ago current version fourth generation star from the alvarado dynasty
00:32:39part of los brazos which included oh former wwe star super porky my favorite lucha i loved him
00:32:47meanwhile la parka you know he's the favorite favorite wrestler of boxer canelo alvarez at a
00:32:53triple a show last month alvarez actually wore his mask at ringside and that is a big time supporter
00:33:01there for la parka and la parka with a kick to drag it off drag it up up on his shoulders
00:33:06oh unique offense there spinning power slam will dance for good measure too
00:33:15what a fatal four-way at triple a a bit ago
00:33:19a real joy to watch and now turns his attention to royce keys la parka really captivating because
00:33:28he's catching in triple a but how big would that be for triple a for one of their roster
00:33:33to go on to wrestlemania and compete for a world title here
00:33:37oh but femi's still in the match he entered at number one
00:33:40javon evans getting a hit
00:33:45dragon lee
00:33:54an exhilarating young man from the small town of talajalisco mexico and that town right now is going nuts as their man tries to compete to work this thing let's not forget once upon a time not so long ago ray mysterio called
00:34:00dragonje the future of lucha libre
00:34:23called Dragon Lee the future of Lucha Libre.
00:34:28Yeah, former world tag team champion with the now retired AJ Styles.
00:34:34So much fire on the heart of Dragon Lee and
00:34:38just taking down all comers with that superior movement.
00:34:41Yeah, Dragon Lee wanted to be a boxer in his early days.
00:34:47Turned his attention to the sport of professional wrestling and
00:34:49he's been so successful.
00:34:51And Bronson Reed now, Dragon Lee with a DDT.
00:34:55Dragon Lee just so elusive, so difficult to pin down.
00:34:58Just outfoxing all these powerful guys in there.
00:35:02Knows he's never gonna outpower many people in this kind of match, but-
00:35:05Ova Femin-
00:35:06Ova Femin-
00:35:06Ova Femin-
00:35:07Ova looking for his sixth elimination here tonight as entry number 20 is on his way.
00:35:13Ova Femin-
00:35:18Ova Eta, the vision is now whole.
00:35:22With the exception of course of Braun Breaker, who was eliminated early on.
00:35:25You gotta think to yourself with the addition of Logan Paul into this match.
00:35:30Braun Breaker, Austin Theory and the Maverick himself are now in
00:35:34cold position to win this entire thing.
00:35:37Work as a unit, devastate the field, and then figure it out from the final three.
00:35:42On a close line by Logan Paul, kick to the midsection of La Parca.
00:35:47Gut wrench suplex by Paul.
00:35:49It's interesting to see how Logan Paul will improve under the tutelage of the Oracle Paul
00:35:53Heyman.
00:35:54Oh, turn around.
00:35:56Turn around.
00:35:57Royce Keyes.
00:35:58Heyman can't help you now.
00:36:01And Logan of course, that boxing background with the rights and left to Keyes.
00:36:07Keyes just shaking him off.
00:36:09Biggest puncher in the game, and it just bounced off the ribcage of Royce Keyes.
00:36:14World's strongest slam by Royce Keyes.
00:36:19And Bronson's like, try doing that to me, Big.
00:36:23Big boys don't like each other in this game.
00:36:27And Austin Theory with a cheap shot from behind.
00:36:33And now Logan Paul, and now the vision starting to work together.
00:36:37Uh oh, to eliminate Royce Keyes.
00:36:40And that's there, that right there, that trifecta of offense from the vision.
00:36:46Taking out Royce Keyes, who's been really impressive, is exactly why they are the biggest threat in this match.
00:36:56Yeah, the vision starting to stake their claim to the ring here.
00:36:59I'll tell you right now, Bronson Reed, Logan Paul, and oh god, look at that, La Parca's gone.
00:37:05Yeah, thanks for coming.
00:37:06All three of the vision individually could win this thing as a trio.
00:37:11Tell me what the weakness is.
00:37:13Look at the three-on-one attack of Dragon Lee.
00:37:15Looking to systematically eliminate everyone in the rumble.
00:37:20Lee is out.
00:37:21Whatever game plan, Paul Heyman rapidly popped together in the aftermath of that attack.
00:37:29Incredibly smart.
00:37:38At number 21, the return of L.A. Knights.
00:37:43The last time we saw him was back in December, Wade.
00:37:47He was Tsunami'd through a car by Bronson Reed.
00:37:51Boy oh boy, all day I have felt my loins tingling, and this man is locked in on going after the trio who took him out.
00:37:59The vision.
00:38:01And L.A. Knight going right after the vision.
00:38:03Trying to be a one-man wrecking crew here in his second Royal Rumble match of his career.
00:38:08Well, the Megastar looking to shut down the vision's master plan, but it was a bite too much even for him.
00:38:15Oh.
00:38:19Reed sent into the corner to crush L.A. Knight.
00:38:22Straight back onto that sternum that was damaged so badly.
00:38:25Thierry over the top of the left and added.
00:38:27Knight sends Thierry out.
00:38:30Just out-fucksing the vision.
00:38:36Trying to send Bronson Reed over the top rope.
00:38:39I don't see that happening.
00:38:41B.F.T.
00:38:47So much pains on the ground.
00:38:48Oh, they're eliminated!
00:38:50He's got it!
00:38:50Logan Paul, the only one left in the vision.
00:38:55They picked the wrong enemy in L.A. Knight.
00:38:59Paul Heyman thought he had it all figured out, didn't he?
00:39:04His Rumble dreams are about to go up in smoke.
00:39:11Oh, my God.
00:39:20Speaking of Paul Heyman.
00:39:23Paul Heyman is marching out here with the beast.
00:39:28I'm afraid I've got some bad news.
00:39:31We're about to witness a mass extinction event.
00:39:40A two-time Royal Rumble winner.
00:39:43And what a rivalry he has had with Cody Rhodes.
00:39:47Lesnar won the Rumble in 2003.
00:39:50He won it back in 2022 when he eliminated 13 men.
00:39:54And anyone in that ring currently has acid dread pumping through their veins knowing what is
00:40:04heading their way.
00:40:05You might want to jump out now.
00:40:07I correct myself.
00:40:08He eliminated five in his win in 2022.
00:40:11And welcome to Suplex City, ladies and gentlemen.
00:40:18The world was shocked that Brock Lesnar knew how to use FaceTime when he called the Pat McAfee
00:40:23show earlier this week to say he was on his way to Riyadh, on his way to the Rumble.
00:40:28Because he's a mass of DNA built to do one thing, wage war on humanity.
00:40:36Oh, decapitated.
00:40:39Brock Lesnar is massive.
00:40:41Has lasted over 35 minutes.
00:40:45F5 to Javon Evans.
00:40:47U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S. U.S.
00:40:55Ladies and gentlemen, as the immortal Gorilla Monsoon would say,
00:41:00the irresistible force meets the immovable object.
00:41:07Awesome.
00:41:11And the buzzkill is.
00:41:12Miz needs to get in there and hit them in the occipital protuberance.
00:41:20Well, Gorilla Monsoon for your Michael Cole.
00:41:22The Miz entering his 17th Royal Rumble match.
00:41:25One shy of the record.
00:41:2618 held by Kane.
00:41:29Slide back out, Miz.
00:41:30It's not worth it.
00:41:30Yeah, smart.
00:41:32Brilliant.
00:41:35Well, he had his knock for a loop last night,
00:41:37but he had that match with Dragunov, so he might not be thinking straight.
00:41:40Well, these guys all taking the cheap shots on the two big guys in there.
00:41:44Perhaps it wasn't the smart thing to do.
00:41:47Let the two big guys take each other out, but...
00:41:51Really a rush of blood to the head.
00:41:52They saw their chance.
00:41:53Are they working Dragunov?
00:41:55Oh, my God.
00:41:56Brock Lesnar just tossing Dragunov over the top rope into the floor.
00:42:02He's eliminated.
00:42:03Just a death grip.
00:42:04And Cody tries to hold on, dropped hard on that shoulder.
00:42:08Lesnar's just manhandling people.
00:42:11Shouldn't be a surprise.
00:42:12We've seen this from the very beginning.
00:42:15And now we are back to what we all want to see.
00:42:19The ruler and the beast.
00:42:30Brock Lesnar, do you want to try me?
00:42:31And what a spectacular match this man had against Carmelo Haynes to the United States
00:42:42Championship last night on SmackDown, Rey Fenix.
00:42:45And this number is a pretty good number.
00:42:49But it's not when you look in the ring of Brock Lesnar and Oba Femi are stood up there looking at you.
00:42:55Suddenly becomes the worst number of them all.
00:42:58And Rey Fenix top rope caught by Brock.
00:43:00That's why it's the worst number of them all.
00:43:02And he uses Phoenix as a weapon.
00:43:06Here we go, Cole.
00:43:07German suplex to Femi.
00:43:09It's outmaneuvered by the world's most famous combat athlete.
00:43:14How is it possible that Brock Lesnar looks bigger and bigger every time we see him?
00:43:22F5!
00:43:23There are Paul Heyman all excited out here.
00:43:27Another elimination for Lesnar.
00:43:30Rey Fenix out of there.
00:43:31Thanks for coming.
00:43:33Try again next year and hope that Brock Lesnar isn't in there.
00:43:35It's funny, Paul Heyman's out here with Lesnar.
00:43:37It's like he threw the vision to the curb.
00:43:42The vision outside.
00:43:44The Maverick, Logan Paul are all out of here anyway.
00:43:47Why not throw your hand in the ring?
00:43:48Oh, the Femi with a close line knocks down Lesnar.
00:43:50Two titans collide.
00:43:52I don't know what you're thinking of here.
00:43:54Well, Logan trying to hang on.
00:43:56Knocked off the top rope.
00:43:58Peel those fingers off.
00:44:01He turned his back on Lesnar and it cost the ruler.
00:44:04Well, a youthful exuberance there.
00:44:15The winner of last year's Royal Rumble.
00:44:18Main event, Jey Uso looks to go back to back.
00:44:21He went to Mania last year to win the world title.
00:44:24Meanwhile, Obafemi.
00:44:27Obafemi lasted 39 minutes in his first Royal Rumble.
00:44:33Entering at number one.
00:44:34Well, Oba got the worst draw of them all.
00:44:38But wow, did he make a major impact tonight.
00:44:42Gonna see a lot of that man in the future just like we've seen a lot of this man, Jey Uso in the past.
00:44:49Jey Uso looking to join an illustrious club.
00:44:54Only four superstars have won consecutive rumbles.
00:44:58Lesnar eliminated by Cody at night.
00:45:05Hulk Hogan, Shawn Michaels, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Cody Rhodes.
00:45:10The only superstars to go back to back.
00:45:12And that had to feel good for Cody after everything he went through a couple of years ago with Lesnar.
00:45:17Yeah, get Lesnar out there any way you can.
00:45:20Suddenly the pathway is open for everyone.
00:45:22And Heyman at least has one horse left in the race.
00:45:26That being the Maverick, Logan Paul.
00:45:28But Yeet Mania is taking over here.
00:45:30And we're gonna a little damp it up.
00:45:32Yeah.
00:45:33Jey Uso fired up.
00:45:34Looking to win again.
00:45:35What shows this audience.
00:45:36There was a wave that took him all the way to victory last year.
00:45:40Can he ride it once again?
00:45:41All the way to the showcase of the immortals.
00:45:47Jey taking his time.
00:45:53You don't blame him.
00:45:54Well, that's a bad move right there.
00:45:57Six men in the matchup right now.
00:45:59Javon Evans right in front of us trying to hang on.
00:46:01Evans trying to hang on.
00:46:02He's supposed to be eliminated right here in front of us Wade.
00:46:05Cody Rhodes trying to eliminate Evans.
00:46:07We're gonna run it back.
00:46:08Hold on Javon.
00:46:10Don't drop ya.
00:46:11I want to enjoy this heat mania.
00:46:14Ooh.
00:46:15When you sit down you look like an ostrich.
00:46:19I got rid of him.
00:46:20Hey.
00:46:21It's on me now.
00:46:22Be careful of that J.
00:46:24You might get turked out.
00:46:26Watch to the sky.
00:46:28A folly thing.
00:46:40This program has really fished in town together.
00:46:46He I don't know very much how he did not reach here.
00:46:48The winner of the 2015 Royal Rumble.
00:47:04One of the most prolific WWE champions in history.
00:47:10And a perennial WrestleMania main eventer.
00:47:18I don't know if you caught it, but Roman Reigns had some,
00:47:21a lot of controversial comments on the Pat McAfee show on ESPN.
00:47:27They talk about the state of WWE today, and he says he's back to reclaim his throne.
00:47:33This is interesting, what's gonna happen here?
00:47:35Cousin and cousin.
00:47:37We're gonna work together.
00:47:40Roman Reigns, Roman Reigns with a right hand, no time to play games in the Rumble, son.
00:48:05Well forget about family, it's about women now.
00:48:08And I thought Jey and Roman would tip back.
00:48:09Superman punch!
00:48:13Roman Reigns only has eyes for victory.
00:48:15Superman punch!
00:48:17Oh, yes sir!
00:48:20Roman fired up!
00:48:26Spam!
00:48:27Well, there is no time for sentiment in WrestleMania season by OTC.
00:48:35Oh, here we go.
00:48:40One more time.
00:48:42The Cody Roman saga continues.
00:48:45The Samoan werewolf, Jacob Cartoon.
00:48:59Cody Rhodes has an enemy before him in the ring in Roman Reigns, but he has a far more recent enemy heading down to the ring.
00:49:10You can forget that brawl last week at Saturday night's main event.
00:49:14And Cody Rhodes, oh, runs right into a right hand.
00:49:17It's interesting, Jacob Cartoon and Roman Reigns are cousins, Wade.
00:49:23You'll see how this breaks down as Cody is driven into the ring post.
00:49:27To be clear, Cody went through the ropes there, not over the top rope.
00:49:30He's still legal in this match.
00:49:31Jacob Cartoon hasn't yet even got in the ring.
00:49:34No.
00:49:35That changes now.
00:49:36Oh, Rogan trying to...
00:49:38Logan Paul trying to isolate Roman Reigns.
00:49:39Jacob Cartoon going right up the Cody Rhodes.
00:49:42LA Knight runs into a boot by Jacob.
00:49:43Jacob, the unhinged Fatu.
00:49:47The most terrifying force the industry has perhaps seen in a long time.
00:49:54Just a whirlwind of violence.
00:49:56Oh, my God!
00:49:57Oh!
00:49:59What a Samoan drop!
00:50:01A pop-up Samoan drop by Jacob Cartoon.
00:50:04The highest pop-up you'll ever see in turnaround, Jacob.
00:50:07I was just about to say, what a phenomenal performance from Javon Evans so far.
00:50:14I mentioned before, Cousins staring each other down.
00:50:20And Cody Rhodes goes right after Jacob.
00:50:23So much bad blood between those two.
00:50:25Of course, Warren with the bloodline on occasion has been Jacob Fatu when he first entered WWE.
00:50:32Major, major problems for Roman Reigns.
00:50:34Now Jey Uso goes right after Cody Rhodes.
00:50:36And now Roman and Jey.
00:50:40What D!
00:50:40Shouts out to brother Jimmy.
00:50:44The Uso's, of course, the tag team champions.
00:50:48Number 28.
00:50:57Here comes Penta.
00:51:01The Iron Man of last year's Men's Royal Rumble match lasting over 42 minutes.
00:51:10And no time for the strut.
00:51:12He wants to get in there and start hurling bodies to the ground.
00:51:16Two superstars of a one from this number 28 position.
00:51:23How spectacular.
00:51:23Batista.
00:51:25That's bad to be.
00:51:27And now Logan Paul whipped into the corner.
00:51:29Kicked by Penta.
00:51:30Now Penta's been just an incredible addition to the Monday Night Raw roster.
00:51:35He's had problems with division.
00:51:37And while their lone member remaining in this matchup, Logan Paul.
00:51:42Been a rough night for Paul Heyman.
00:51:44Breaker eliminated early after that attack by this hooded dude.
00:51:47Bronson Reed, Austin.
00:51:48Theriot as well.
00:51:49And there's the backstabber.
00:51:51And Brock Lesnar eliminated.
00:51:52Heyman came out here riding his coattails.
00:51:53I'll tell you right now, that rough night all goes away.
00:51:56If the Maverick Logan Paul can win this thing, that is a tabloid's dream.
00:52:00To see him main event in Wrestlemania.
00:52:03Went for the Superman punch.
00:52:04Plung force trauma delivered by LA Night.
00:52:06Cody Rhodes now has Night where he wants him.
00:52:09Went for the crossroads.
00:52:11Ooh.
00:52:11Data breaker.
00:52:12DDT by LA Night.
00:52:17Night into the corner.
00:52:18Launched out to the apron.
00:52:19Still in this.
00:52:20Cody off the second rope.
00:52:22With a disaster kick and down.
00:52:23Goes LA Night.
00:52:25Eliminated.
00:52:27Well, it was a hell of an effort from LA Night.
00:52:29Who perhaps burned himself out early.
00:52:31Warring with the vision.
00:52:33And paid the price in the latter stages.
00:52:47The two-time Royal Rumble winner.
00:52:50The 14-time World Champion.
00:52:53Randy Orton at number 29.
00:52:56A spot where both Brock Lesnar and Edge won the Royal Rumble match.
00:53:01And the ring is getting packed with some of the biggest stars in history.
00:53:08And the sadistic-looking, unrepentant Viper is about to cause some major damage.
00:53:16Randy made it clear last night that he is chasing number 15.
00:53:21That would put him third place all time in the record books as a world champion in WWE.
00:53:27Trailing just John Cena and Ric Flair.
00:53:29Right now at 14.
00:53:31He's tied with Triple H.
00:53:43Well, I think we know who Riyad want to win.
00:53:46And Randy Orton is a favorite for any match he's competing in, especially with that favorable draw of number 29.
00:53:55Double vintage Orton.
00:54:01The drapey DDT's.
00:54:04One man remains to enter the Royal Rumble.
00:54:09As Randy Orton is coiled, the Viper ready to strike.
00:54:13Oh, KO!
00:54:18Bad move, Logan Paul.
00:54:21Penta right in the hamstring.
00:54:23Look at Penta.
00:54:24Well-placed kicks.
00:54:26Stinging shots to Randy Orton, chopping him down.
00:54:31Oh, KO!
00:54:33Out of nowhere!
00:54:35Yeah, don't turn your back on the Apex Predator.
00:54:37Always poised, always ready to strike.
00:54:41The last entry into the Men's Royal Rumble.
00:54:48This could be one of the most historic nights in the history of professional wrestling if Gunther can pull off the win.
00:54:58Gunther retired AJ Styles earlier and now looks to win the Rumble to main event WrestleMania.
00:55:05While you compete in a long match like Gunther had earlier, you really have no chance of winning the Royal Rumble.
00:55:13Except for two things.
00:55:14Number one, he's drawn the best number of all.
00:55:17Number 30.
00:55:18Number two, this is Gunther.
00:55:20This guy is a machine.
00:55:22Yes, we go.
00:55:23Gunther is limping on his way to the ring after being caught in the cap crusher by AJ Styles earlier tonight.
00:55:29Will that hint her, the career killer, Gunther?
00:55:33Apparently not by that shot.
00:55:35And you know, you mentioned German Suplex.
00:55:37Number 35 superstars have won from that spot over the years.
00:55:41Oh, look at the knee of Gunther, though.
00:55:43That tweet.
00:55:44Yeah, now, Javon Evans has had a spectacular performance thus far in his very first Rumble.
00:55:51Caught by Gunther.
00:55:53Graham's on his feet.
00:55:55Yeah, freakish, freakish agility.
00:55:59And down goes Gunther.
00:56:02Well, look, it was optimistic at best that Gunther could come here in clean house, but the same cannot be said for Randy Orton.
00:56:09Poised and once again ready to strike.
00:56:12Dreams may end tonight, Javon.
00:56:13And look at this, over 40 minutes in this match for Javon Evans in his Rumble debut.
00:56:20Evans with that big kick, man.
00:56:22He comes up with some innovative offense.
00:56:24What a fairytale story this will be.
00:56:27How old is Javon Evans?
00:56:28Was it 20, 21?
00:56:3021 years old.
00:56:32And you could potentially win the Royal Rumble.
00:56:35That is obscene.
00:56:36There are nine men left in this match.
00:56:39You think it's dawned on Javon Evans who he's in the ring with?
00:56:42I hope not.
00:56:43Went for the O.J.
00:56:44The O.J.
00:56:45Cutter, but he got caught.
00:56:47Intercepted into the RKO.
00:56:49And that might be night-night Javon Evans.
00:56:52And Javon's magical night is over.
00:56:56That young man has a lot to be proud about.
00:56:58And that was brilliant from Javon Evans.
00:57:01And Gunther is the most hated man in wrestling after retiring several of your favorites.
00:57:06He's also hated, of course, by many in the locker room for the same reason.
00:57:11Eight men remain.
00:57:12One of them's going to WrestleMania.
00:57:14That didn't pay off for Penta.
00:57:16Dropped by Gunther.
00:57:19Randy Orton now from behind.
00:57:21RKO to the career killer.
00:57:24The man once known as the legend killer took out the career killer.
00:57:29Cody trying to throw out Gunther.
00:57:32I knew he had to keep his eyes on Randy Orton because Randy will strike.
00:57:36These two are friends.
00:57:37Oh, it's every man for himself.
00:57:39Friendship goes out the window.
00:57:41And there's an opportunity, a title at stake.
00:57:43Cannot drop your guard.
00:57:45But both men clearly with a major disdain for Gunther and his actions over the past several months.
00:57:50There are seven men left in this match.
00:57:53Oh, he caught her to Randy Orton.
00:58:01I think he was looking for Gunther there.
00:58:03Well, Randy was holding Gunther.
00:58:05Gunther elusive at the right moment.
00:58:07Friendly fire there from Cody.
00:58:09Jacob Fatu sends Cody out to the apron, trying to hang on.
00:58:13Rhodes trying to get back into the ring.
00:58:16Oh, no.
00:58:17A claim on by Drew McIntyre.
00:58:21McIntyre has eliminated Cody Rhodes from the Royal Rumble.
00:58:26And he's also eliminated the potential of Cody facing McIntyre at WrestleMania.
00:58:33There's nothing to the madness.
00:58:35And now, Roman Reigns eliminating his cousin.
00:58:39Jacob Fatu was distracted seeing Drew McIntyre there, a man who he plays for that.
00:58:44Sneak it out.
00:58:45Oh, God.
00:58:45Oh, God.
00:58:46Watch out.
00:58:47Jey Uso trying to eliminate his cousin.
00:58:50A little payback from earlier tonight, right?
00:58:52And two brutal.
00:58:54Spear!
00:58:54Spear!
00:58:56That was delivered some malice.
00:58:59Roman Reigns has always lauded it over Jey Uso.
00:59:02And he eliminates Jey.
00:59:05We are down to four.
00:59:14Four remain Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, the career killer Gunther, and the maverick Logan Paul.
00:59:27Three former world champions, and one maverick Logan Paul.
00:59:38High stakes, high drama.
00:59:41The main event at WrestleMania hangs in the balance.
00:59:44Pick a winner out of these four.
00:59:46Good luck with that.
00:59:49So you've pretty much got a 25% chance, whoever you pick.
00:59:53There's no favorite at this point.
01:00:00What's the strategy here?
01:00:01Do not make a mistake.
01:00:03That's it.
01:00:03And Orton goes for Gunther.
01:00:18Roman Reigns and Logan Paul exchange blows.
01:00:20Two separate fights in the ring, all with the same aim here.
01:00:24And Gunther is so beaten down after that matchup with AJ Styles.
01:00:28He may be the weakest here at this point.
01:00:30It's long, do you see that?
01:00:31Logan sent out to the apron, trying to stay in this.
01:00:34That titanium-loaded right hand of Logan Paul.
01:00:36Will it come into play?
01:00:37There is that.
01:00:38Oh, it went for the slingshot clothesline, and Roman Reigns made him pay.
01:00:41Just beat him to the punch on that one.
01:00:43They'll stumble from Logan Paul.
01:00:44And I said, don't make a mistake.
01:00:46The stumble was the mistake, and now it's three.
01:00:49RKO!
01:00:52Gunther!
01:00:55Eliminates Orton!
01:00:56We are down to two!
01:00:58We are down to two!
01:01:05Gunther, who has been a runner-up before,
01:01:08when he set a men's record in the Royal Rumble match.
01:01:13The hatred for Gunther, the love and adoration for Roman Reigns,
01:01:18the contrast between these two amongst these fans in Riyadh could not be greater.
01:01:25Wade, what an historic night this would be for the ring general.
01:01:29Oh, it would be crazy, but it's been a crazy career,
01:01:32and you put nothing past Gunther.
01:01:34But the question is for these fans, will it be agony or ecstasy?
01:01:38It was the sleeper hold that retired AJ Styles earlier tonight.
01:01:42Gunther trying to lock it in there.
01:01:44Now with Roman Reigns up.
01:01:46Roman Reigns fighting.
01:01:46Reigns fighting.
01:01:48Back body drop.
01:01:49Gunther out to the apron.
01:01:50Gunther smartly clinging on there.
01:01:52Always has ring awareness like no other.
01:01:55Went for the Superman punch.
01:01:57Caught by a right hand by Gunther.
01:01:58And Gunther right back into the ring now.
01:02:00And once again, looks for the sleeper hold.
01:02:03What do you do?
01:02:04You make Roman completely unconscious.
01:02:06Put him to sleep,
01:02:07and then pick up about 270 pounds of Samoan and turf him out.
01:02:12And now Roman Reigns.
01:02:13Again, the ropes don't cause any sort of break.
01:02:15Roman just trying to get there for leverage
01:02:17to try to break the sleeper hold now of Gunther.
01:02:20Out any way you can,
01:02:22and an elbow to the solar plexus just about does it,
01:02:25but Gunther going back for more.
01:02:27Back to the middle of the ring.
01:02:29Roman Reigns went for the Superman punch.
01:02:31Caught by Gunther again,
01:02:32and back into the devastating sleeper.
01:02:35Yeah, that's two misses on the Superman punch.
01:02:37Gunther simply has it figured out at this point.
01:02:43And if Roman fades,
01:02:44Gunther's just got to lift up that dead weight
01:02:46and toss it over the top rope.
01:02:48That's topping up in itself.
01:02:49Well, what were you saying earlier?
01:02:51Fade to black.
01:02:52And that is what Roman Reigns is facing right here.
01:02:55We've seen it once tonight
01:02:57with the career of AJ Styles,
01:02:59and we're about to see it again with the OTC.
01:03:02Roman trying to somehow hang on,
01:03:04trying to somehow fight back.
01:03:06The main event at WrestleMania hangs in the pallets.
01:03:08Gunther's sitting to the corner.
01:03:10How deep are you going to dig?
01:03:12And a spear by Reigns.
01:03:15Gunther back to his feet.
01:03:18Gunther eliminated.
01:03:19Roman Reigns did it.
01:03:21Roman Reigns is going to WrestleMania.
01:03:24Here is your winner of the 2026
01:03:28Men's Royal Rumble.
01:03:30The OTC
01:03:32Roman Reigns.
01:03:37Gunther is runner-up again.
01:03:40The OTC
01:03:41wins his second Royal Rumble.
01:03:46And now finds himself
01:03:48in the main event at WrestleMania
01:03:50against the champion
01:03:52of his choosing.
01:03:54Oh, what an epic.
01:04:21Here's the closing moments.
01:04:22That was the mistake by Logan Paul.
01:04:24He went big.
01:04:25He stumbled.
01:04:26You can't do that around the OTC.
01:04:29Why?
01:04:29Because this immediately follows.
01:04:31But then it was a mistake from Roman.
01:04:33Turns his back on the Viper.
01:04:35The Viper struck,
01:04:37putting him down.
01:04:38But Gunther was there to mop up
01:04:40and turf out the apex predator.
01:04:42Yeah, and then it was Roman Reigns
01:04:44breaking up the sleeper,
01:04:45driving Gunther into the turnbuckle.
01:04:48And then Reigns with his patented steel
01:04:49would hand him another Royal Rumble victory.
01:04:53Pretty incredible scene here in Riyadh, Wade.
01:04:56You know, it's 2 o'clock in the morning
01:04:58in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
01:04:59And not one person is sitting down.
01:05:02Not one person has left the stadium
01:05:05as they celebrate the win of Roman Reigns.
01:05:08What a massive adrenaline spike
01:05:11this night has been
01:05:12for about four straight hours.
01:05:14Peeking at this very moment.
01:05:17That's why we're all bright-eyed
01:05:19and bushy-tailed at 2 a.m.
01:05:21Ones to the sky.
01:05:29Ones to the sky.
01:05:59There could be few better feelings
01:06:06in the world of professional wrestling
01:06:08than this moment.
01:06:09Your destiny, your future, in your hands.
01:06:12You're headed to WrestleMania.
01:06:13Which champion will he choose?
01:06:17Roman Reigns is back where he belongs.
01:06:21On top of the mountain in WWE.
01:06:24Ladies and gentlemen,
01:06:31thank you for joining us.
01:06:33It's been an incredible weekend
01:06:35in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
01:06:39Roman Reigns
01:06:40on top of the world
01:06:43again.
01:06:44You're dead!
01:06:45The Russian Lee
01:06:46man, you big fan.
01:06:56The Russian Lee
01:06:58have more
01:06:59or
01:07:03nak
01:07:03him
01:07:04and
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