Yo dude, no, no flash photography.
Get out of the way, leave us alone.
Does it look like we wanna be photographed right now?
Danny's eyes, he's got a big blue Rumble match, come on, move.
My, get out the way.
>> You are looking live at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
For the 35th consecutive time,
we welcome you to the WWE Royal Rumble as
we kick off the road to WrestleMania.
>> It's funny, I treat every crowd the same way, I have just as much adrenaline.
To me, that entrance and that energy, you gotta bring that every time.
Just coming out with as much energy as I can possibly find and throw it at them.
And then hopefully, they reciprocate and throw it right back at me and
then it becomes this kind of communal thing, I love that
>> After I got the call, I cried.
Royal Rumble is kinda like a dream to me, growing up a huge wrestling fan.
So exciting, seeing legends.
And now we have NXT Superstars in the Royal Rumble, and
I'm lucky enough to be a part of it.
And to be here in San Antonio, Alamodome, it's a big change from the performance.
[LAUGH] >> I've sat around and I've thought about
this moment for years leading up to this very moment.
It feels amazing, It feels amazing to walk in front of 55,000 Texans, 55,000
WWE fans, 55,000 people who are still getting to know who Raquel Rodriguez is.
I'm just looking forward to looking out into that audience when I
make my entrance.
And seeing the thousands of people that paid tickets to come and see us,
again, to come and see me.
And even just walking around San Antonio and people recognizing me and
saying puro 956.
And that they're so happy that a girl from the valley was able to get out of
the valley and was able to be in this position, I'm doing it.
[LAUGH] Second time to show up,
[LAUGH] just within this [INAUDIBLE].
>> The road to WrestleMania starts here, San Antonio, Texas and
the biggest names in sports entertainment.
30 men, 30 women are ready to Rumble [SOUND].
>> So ladies and gentlemen, the man that hopes to go wire to wire tonight in
the Royal Rumble match making his first ever Royal Rumble match appearance,
the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther.
Guys, only three superstars have ever won the match from number one.
[MUSIC]
>> [APPLAUSE] [SOUND]
>> His first appearance in
the Royal Rumble, Santos Escobar of Legado Del Fantasma.
[MUSIC]
>> Brock Lesnar lasted under three minutes in the Royal Rumble
match before being eliminated by Bobby Lashley.
>> Upset of the century.
[MUSIC]
>> The last time the WWE Universe saw me, I was on the medical table in Riyadh,
Saudi Arabia.
Grade 3 MCL tear and I somehow managed to recover in two and a half months.
And so I think I'm gonna be a surprise tonight.
I don't think many people expect me to come in because A, I'm injured and
also B, I'm the outsider.
Personally, I am just excited to get back in the ring and get active again.
Hopefully my knee holds up.
>> [INAUDIBLE] >> I'm ready [SOUND].
>> He's back?
>> After taking Roman Reigns to the limit back at Crown Jewel last year,
Logan Paul enters his first Rumble.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Here comes number 30.
>> [APPLAUSE] [SOUND] >> [APPLAUSE]
>> [INAUDIBLE] [SOUND]
>> And the American Nightmare's journey to
the dream begins once again tonight in Texas.
>> What are these two thinking?
>> No, but I guarantee it's highlight worthy.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> The American Nightmare,
one step closer to the American Dream.
>> Undesirable, undeniable, uncrowned,
but the goal still remains the same.
This is just one more step in the journey,
finish the story at WrestleMania.
[MUSIC]
>> Surreal is one way to describe it, but really,
I don't know how to describe it today and tonight.
Other wise, it's the best professional wrestling memory I've ever had.
It's definitely number one for me and it punches the tickets.
It could be the biggest moment of my family.
>> The following is the 30-Women Royal Rumble match.
>> Looks like Mommy's in for a long night.
>> Now Gunther entered at number one, guys, in the Men's Royal Rumble match.
Almost went the distance before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes after Gunther
set a record over an hour and ten minutes in the Rumble.
[MUSIC]
[NOISE] >> [INAUDIBLE]
[SOUND]
>> Only two women have spent more time in
Rumble matches over the years than Natalya.
Natalya spent over two hours and 14 minutes in these matches in her career.
>> Yeah, clack.
[NOISE] [SOUND]
>> She strikes like a viper,
Piper Niven enters the Royal Rumble match.
>> The best feeling in the world.
And I went out and, my God, the roar in the crowd and
it just seemed like a sea of people.
They went, forever.
They were cheering and shouting for me.
I'm just so happy to be back.
[MUSIC]
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Winning
that Rumble, where else would it be?
>> [SOUND], It's Chelsea.
>> [APPLAUSE] >> Wow, at number 20,
a surprise here tonight, Chelsea Green is here.
>> I can tell you this, nobody in this ring can be happy about Chelsea Green
going back up in WWE, particularly being in the Royal Rumble match.
>> Well, Corey, this is actually the second time in her career.
>> Whoa, whoa, she's gone.
>> Well, [CROSSTALK] >> She's gone, she's gone.
[NOISE] >> 51,338 WWE fans
look on the final three in the Women's Rumble.
[NOISE] >> Rhea's going to WrestleMania.
[MUSIC]
>> Here is your 2023
Women's Royal Rumble winner,
Rhea Ripley.
>> Sorry, live for Brutality fans, but y'all had to be gone.
>> One hour, one minute, three seconds,
Rear Ripley sets the record and wins the Rumble tonight.
Rear Ripley, well, main event, WrestleMania.
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