It’s the Royal Rumble! A favorite of many fans, the Rumble kicks off the Road To WrestleMania. Greg DeMarco is here with his live reactions to the event!

The WWE Royal Rumble is upon us, and while the Men’s Royal Rumble Match isn’t for the World Heavyweight Championship like I suggested, it’s still the most anticipated event of the year.

Why? The Unknown.

That’s right–in this age of the internet (usually incorrectly) telling us everything it possibly can about what is going to happen in the world of wrestling, the Royal Rumble stands out because despite what we’re told (or, more importantly, what we choose to listen to), the event is always full of fun and surprises.

BOLD Predictions for the #RoyalRumble
* Jimmy Uso #1, Jey Uso #2
* GUNTHER wins–twists & turns coming for the Road to WM
* Bron, Melo, Trick, Roxanne, Blair, Tiffany, Briggs are all in the Rumble.
* Rhea Ripley enters the Women's Rumble.
* Becky Lynch tosses Bayley to win.

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 27, 2024

Check out Steven Mitchell’s 2024 WWE Royal Rumble Results & Review!

Women’s Royal Rumble Match

• They really are driving home the “main event WrestleMania” point this year–strengthens my thought that women will main event Night 1. Triple H would catch a ton of heat if he keeps women out for the third straight year.
• NAOMI! Good to see her back, and the emotional response she had.
• Love Michael Cole calling out Naomi’s time in TNA, and recognizing her as a former Knockouts Champion.
• Entering #3 doesn’t bode well for Bayley. I honestly don’t think she is gonna win.
• JORDYNNE GRACE! I saw the reports earlier today. This is a much bigger deal than Mickie James, because Mickie was a returning legend.
• “TNA HAS A WEAPON!” So glad to have Pat McAfee on the call.
• Honestly, Jordynne Grace belongs in WWE.

Not gonna lie, Jordynne Grace isn't the least bit out of place in WWE. I have a feeling this won't be the last time we see her in a WWE ring.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• Asuka comes in, and they sell the surprise of Bayley. STORYTELLING, people!
• Something tells me when we get Kairi Sane in there, The Kabuki Warriors will eliminate Bayley.
• Ivy Nile enters, and I immediately want to see her go toe-to-toe with Jordynne Grace.
• What if they pulled some crazy sh*t and had Jordynne Grace win???
• Just step through the ropes next time, Bianca.
• When I first saw the C4 clock, I thought I would get tired of it But I am already used to it.
• Here’s Kairi Sane, time to set the plan into motion!
• This crowd does not appear to like Tegan Nox.
• Welp, there goes my idea o Asuka and Kairi eliminating Bayley.
• That was a hell of a way for Jordynne Grace to go out.

I legit forgot Xia Li worked there.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• I think Michael Cole secretly loves to call a Meteora.
• There’s a reason Maxxine Dupri doesn’t wrestle much.
• That tandem Code Red was very Young Buckish. And that’s not a compliment.
• Hair,…gear…this might be the messiest Royal Rumble yet.
• Ah, here comes the winner, Becky Lynch (I am calling Becky eliminates Bayley to win her second Royal Rumble).
• LOVE the scoreboard of time in the Rumble for selected wrestlers.

Why does everyone turn around after tossing someone, not seeing that they held onto the ropes?#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• R-TRUTH?!?! (Funny story, it was Truth’s spot that Nia Jax took in 2019.)
• If you push Mia Yim, she’ll take it further than you could imagine.
• “How is everybody the most athletic person on Earth?” – Pat McAfee
• Surprising that Roxanne Perez, at #27, is the first NXT entrant. I don’t think we’ll be seeing Tiffany Stratton of Blair Davenport since we only have 3 more to come.
• Amazing reaction for Jade Cargill. Give her time, she’s definitely going to be a huge star.
• JUST GIVE HER TIME.
• Seriously, Nia Jax had to help Jade eliminate her–A LOT.

#RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/3N2xKku9sY

— Austin Creed (@AustinCreedWins) January 28, 2024

• Greg Was Wrong: It is indeed Tiffy Time in the Royal Rumble.
• Back to Jade–she is insanely over.
• I know it won’t be, but this should be Tiffany Stratton’s official main roster call-up.
• Liv Morgan returns at #30, and good for Liv. She nearly went wire-to-wire last year.
• Liv Morgan: “Thank you!” Pat McAfee: “No problem.”
• Tiffany Stratton eliminating Roxanne Perez is, to me, an invitation for a match with them on Raw this Monday.
• Still love the scoreboard as Naomi passes an hour.
• The camera is catching a lot of in-ring communications right now.
• And Jade Cargill eliminates my pick to win. Bye Becky.
• Jade Cargill in the final three of the Royal Rumble (with Liv Morgan and Bayley) is huge for her.
• Hell of a debut for Jade Cargill.
• And a huge win for Bayley.

Winner of the 2024 Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Bayley (eliminating Liv Morgan to win)

Winners of the Women's Rumble:
TNA Wrestling – TNA chants at a WWE show is amazing
Jordynne Grace – WWE put her over despite not being their talent, I bet we see her in a WWE ring again
Jad Cargill – That pop was pretty special
Naomi – First night back and goes over 60 mins..

— #1 Chairshot Villain (@WrestlngRealist) January 28, 2024

Poor Liv Morgan, runner-up two years in a row. I wonder if this is setting her up for the 2025 Rumble.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

Fatal 4-Way Match for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship: Randy Orton vs AJ Styles vs. LA Knight vs. Roman Reigns (champion, with Paul Heyman)

Nothing says "Roman isn't losing" like putting his title match on second.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• Glad to see AJ Styles got his tights back. Pants AJ Styles (but still with the football gloves) was not working. Not just bring the beard back to your face Allen–the think beard also ain’t working.

What would it cost me to have @SamanthaTheBomb announce "ROMAN…REIGNS!" in the same way she used to announce Chelsea Green? Because I might pay it. #RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• Pat McAfee campaigning for Roman Reigns to be given at least a 26% chance is amazing.
• Say what you want about LA Knight, he’s a damn star and totally belongs in this match.
• Roman completely sandbagged Randy on the table drop. I don’t think it was on purpose, but he definitely didn’t jump.
• Roman Reigns is very much like Gunther in that he does the simple things SO WELL, like a jumping clothesline. That’s how you do it.
• Yes, I compared Roman Reigns to Gunther. Don’t @ me, I’m right.

Roman Reigns doesn't get enough credit for how he sells his ass off for his opponents.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• RKO City, Bitch.
• Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand here’s Solo! (At some point, Solo will get tired of saving Roman’s ass.)
• Solo ’bout to go through that barricade.
• Solo indeed went through that barricade.

Roman waiting around for AJ's Phenomenal Forearm like he's in a Young Bucks match.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• Yes, we had the Solo interference mid-match, but honestly in the end Roman won that clean.

Winner, #ANDSTILL your Undisputed WWE Universal Champion: Roman Reigns

WWE United States Championship: Kevin Owens vs. Logan Paul (champion)

• Kevin Owens wearing Zubaz shorts in the Performance Center fight makes me very happy.
• Logan Paul talking about a full time run, and now he’s putting on size.
• Logan’s headband didn’t list very long.
• I honestly hate it when modern-day wrestlers bust out a crotch chop.
• If you were watching the Royal Rumble and didn’t know who Logan Paul was, you’d just assume he was a pro wrestler. That says everything you need to know about how good he is at this.
• ANOTHER crotch chop. Now we’re at 2 too many.

The internet criticizes LA Knight for being a rip-off artist, when Kevin Owens does Crotch Chops and Stunners.#RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• Cue the “Better Buckshot Than Hangman” tweets. But they might be right.
• I love the idea of a Logan Paul, Austin Theory, and Grayson Waller stable.
• C’mon, there’s NO WAY Ryan Tran could see the knucks on Kevin Owens’ hand given his placement. It’s the little things.
• Finish here tells me we’ll see KO vs. Logan Paul again. I’d guess on TV, if not in Australia.

Winner by disqualification, #ANDSTILL WWE United States Champion: Logan Paul

Men’s Royal Rumble Match

• Jey Uso coming at #1 was expected thanks to the internet reports. But I still think Jimmy should be #1 and Jey #2, for the reaction shots on Jimmy.
• Grayson Waller talking himself to the ring is perfect.
• “No Yeet!” Grayson is a brilliant performer. I’d make a Roddy Piper comparison here, but y’all would get at mad at me.
• Good to have Andrade back in WWE. Great reaction for him when the mask came off.

Now that is a look…#Andrade #RoyalRumble

— #1 Chairshot Villain (@WrestlngRealist) January 28, 2024

• SmackDown superstar Carmelo Hayes! I really really really hope Trick is also in this match, just for the chants.
• Melo pointed to the sign, C’mon, man.
• Do you send Andrade to Smackdown, or do you send him to Raw and let him do his own thing?
• Oh goody, Karrion Kross is here. Yay.
• (Yes, that’s sarcasm you read.)
• Dominik Mysterio is so good. Give him time, he’s going to be a huge star.

Sadly, this did not happen. #RoyalRumble https://t.co/ABNnP5D8Oq

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• The Royal Rumble was a great place for the Apple Spot.
• Here comes Bob Lashley–please just eliminate Karrion Kross.
• Lashley wearing the WrestleMania white gear more than 2 months early.
• Austin Theory still gets his concussion effect entrance, despite it being the Rumble.
• What if–hear me out now–Finn Balor wins the Royal Rumble to get the shot at Seth Rollins, and Priest uses his briefcase to make that match a triple threat at ‘Mania?
• I know he didn’t, but it sure looked like Jimmy was swerving while he drives in that interaction with Gunther.
• Kofi did tell us the Rumble Magic wasn’t happening anymore.
• Give me Ivar vs Gunther!
• Bron Breakker is a star. It’s inevitable.
• Of course Omos would be in the Rumble. Good to see MVP on my TV as well.
• “I didn’t know humans came that big!” – Pat McAfee
• I half think Pat McAfee didn’t know he was entering the Rumble.
• Nice moment for Bron Breakker eliminating Omos. WrestleMania match?
• R-Truth trying to get Dominik (Tom or Nick?) Mysterio to tag him in is brilliant.
• DOM MADE THE TAG!!!
• “And now R-Truth is the legal man.” – thank you Michael Cole.
• Michael Cole delivers multiple TNA references tonight, along with a Dolph Ziggler reference. God Bless Michael Cole.
• Imagine for a second that this was CM Punk’s actual WWE return.
• The reaction to Drew McIntyre’s entrance is a reminder that they don’t actually need him.
• Sami Zayn enters at #30, also known as “Not The Rock.”

Smackdown brand very well represented in this Final 4. (And the Final 6 as well.) #RoyalRumble

— Big Daddy Greg 🤡 (@gregdemarco44) January 28, 2024

• In the ring, Drew McIntyre is amazing. Just keep the microphone away from him. (And stop the damn counting!)
• And there goes my choice for the Men’s Rumble!
• Love having both Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins in the press boxes watching to see who wins.
• Punk kinda looks like Chris Jericho in there. Seriously.
• Between Punk and Cody, Cody is the right choice. I really don’t want to watch Punk right now–he needs to hit the cardio, and hard. Given Seth Rollins’ injury and Punk’s conditioning, WWE would be smart to make the World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 40 a multi-man match.

Winner of the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble: Cody Rhodes

Overall thoughts on the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble

For at least the second straight year, the Men’s Royal Rumble Match was kinda disappointing. Not the result–that’s fine. But the match itself. It just wasn’t nearly as exciting as the Women’s. Of the four matches, I would place it 4th in terms of enjoyment.

Great moments for both Bayley and Cody Rhodes. Logan Paul continually shows that he deserves to be considered a pro wrestler, not a celebrity who is wrestling. Pat McAfee is a joy on commentary. Jordynne Grace is a WWE Superstar, regardless of what company she is signed to. Bron Breakker is a star.CM Punk is very out of shape. Cody Rhodes is about to become THE guy, and he deserves it.

Overall I give the event a thumbs up, but they have to do something about the Men’s Royal Rumble Match moving forward.