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King: The Four Wild Cards For Survivor Series

Chris King shares his thoughts on the huge Triple-Threat Men’s Survivor Series Traditional Elimination Match between Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and NXT, and the potential superstars that could defect and cost their respective team.

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Chris King shares his thoughts on the huge Triple-Threat Men’s Survivor Series Traditional Elimination Match between Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown, and NXT, and the potential superstars that could defect and cost their respective team.

Let’s give credit where it’s due, Triple H is a master of the mic and delivered another tremendous promo on Raw to “The Prizefighter” Kevin Owens coercing him into jumping ship. HHH gave the WWE Universe a history lesson of Owens’ impact on NXT back in the day and how he helped put the black and gold brand on the map.

This is second Raw superstar that “The Game” has tried to convince to join the black and gold brand first it was Seth Rollins and now Owens I wonder who’s next?

It would be incredibly intriguing to see HHH try to coerce the Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura or even Drew McIntyre to come back home. Out of the two, I feel Nakamura would greatly benefit from returning to NXT. WWE has booked him so poorly and mishandled his special character ever since he debuted in 2017.

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the last time that there have been so many wild cards for team WWE was back in 2001 during the Invasion Angle. Where we saw the merger of WCW and ECW with Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Paul Heyman joining forces to take down the WWE.

At the Invasion pay-per-view, then-WWE Champion “Stone Cold” Steve Austin defected to Team Invasion and cost WWE the five-on-five match.

Against popular opinion, I have loved this new and exciting element of NXT invading both Raw and SmackDown over the last few weeks. For years, the WWE Universe has only dreamed of what would happen if NXT clashed with WWE and to me it’s been everything I’ve wanted and more.

We’ve received some stellar matches including the NXT Champion Adam Cole vs. Daniel Bryan and Rollins, and the incredible six-man tag between The OC., and Matt Riddle, Keith Lee, and Tomasso Ciampa.

Below I will be ranking the four dark horses with the most chances of turning on WWE to jump ship to on Sunday and briefly outlining their time in NXT.

4. Drew McIntrye

“The Scottish Psychopath” Drew McIntyre had a brief stint in NXT back in 2017. He was spotted at ringside at TakeOver Orlando and then wrestled his first match in WWE since his departure in 2014. McIntrye skyrocketed up to the main event where he defeated Bobby Roode at TakeOver Brooklyn III to capture the NXT Championship.

A few months later, he would drop the title to Andrade Cien Almas at TakeOver WarGames. He was then sidelined with a bicep injury keeping him out of action for the remainder of the year.

The Scot made his re-debut on the Raw-After-Mania 34 alongside Dolph Ziggler and the duo wreaked havoc on Monday nights. It appeared big things were ahead for McIntrye but it hasn’t worked out well him on WWE. The only title he’s held on the main roster has been the Raw Tag Team Championships.

While he would benefit from a jump back to NXT, I think if WWE continues to push him as the badass he truly is perhaps McIntrye could be next in line to dethrone Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 36. So, I don’t see him turning on Team Raw

3. Shinsuke Nakamura

The Intercontinental Champion Shinsuke Nakamura could be the biggest wild card heading into Survivor Series, but since he’s not on the men’s traditional match I don’t expect him to turn on Friday Night SmackDown.

“The King of Strong Style” played a major part in helping to elevate the black and gold brand during his year in NXT. Nakamura made his in-ring debut in impressive fashion stealing the whole show in a stellar match with Sami Zayn at TakeOver: Dallas.

After defeating Austin Aries and former NXT Champion Finn Balor, The King of Strong Style defeated Samoa Joe to capture the NXT Title at TakeOver: Brooklyn II. Their rivalry would continue all the way through January 2017 with the two trading victories.

Nakamura would lose the NXT Championship to the newcomer Bobby Roode. He would unsuccessfully challenge Roode at TakeOver: Orlando and would move on to the main roster.

To say that Nakamura has been criminally mistreated on the main roster would be a HUGE understatement. He made his debut on the SmackDown-After-Mania 33 and entered into a lackluster feud with Dolph Ziggler.

He would then compete in the 2017 Men’s Money in the Bank Ladder Match and shared a very exciting angle with AJ Styles that ultimately set up the dream match for the ages. Nakamura also unsuccessfully challenged for the WWE Title at SummerSlam.

Nakamura won the 2018 Men’s Royal Rumble to challenge Styles for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 34 but was unsuccessful in his attempt. After the match, The King of Strong Style hit Styles with a heinous low-blow and turning heel. The two rivals would feud throughout the summer but Nakamura never captured the WWE title.

This year, he won the Intercontinental Championship and just recently paired up with Zayn as his mouthpiece. Nakamura along with Zayn and possibly even Cesaro would be tremendous additions to NXT. Unfortunately for The King of Strong Style, him jumping ship to the black and gold doesn’t appear to be on the cards.

2. Seth Rollins

The former Universal Champion Seth Rollins would be the most to benefit from returning to NXT but unfortunately for him, it won’t help him with his big mouth on social media. Which is honestly his biggest flaw currently along with his uninspiring babyface run on Raw. On a positive note,

Long before there was an NXT, WWE’s developmental territory was Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW). In 2011, Rollins (formerly Tyler Black) signed with WWE and began battling Dean Ambrose

(formerly Jon Moxley) in some amazing ironman matches that are definitely worth checking out on YouTube. One year later, Rollins captured the FCW Championship until it was rebranded as the NXT Championship.

In July, then-NXT Commissioner and  WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes announced a “Gold Rush” Tournament where four superstars from NXT and four superstars from the main roster battled to become the inaugural NXT Champion. On the August 29th edition of NXT, Rollins defeated Jinder Mahal in the finals to win the NXT Championship.

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Rollins is arguably one of the greatest in-ring performers of this generation. His work ethic is reminiscent of John Cena’s workhorse mentality working all year long and putting on stellar matches. Rollins has accomplished so many great things in his short WWE career such as being a Grand-slam Champion, being the first superstar to ever hold both the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and the United States Championship at the same time.

Rollins’ time in The Shield and The Authority truly groomed him to be the top star in the company. Triple H’s proposition to Rollins a few weeks ago was spot on. Claiming that every time that Rollins is at a crossroads HHH shows up and helps him win a title.

Rollins was red-hot earlier this year when he won the Royal Rumble to challenge Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania unfortunately after he slayed the beast and captured the Universal Title his popularity decreased dramatically. Perhaps, it was due to his incredibly boring feud with Baron Corbin or the horrendous storyline involving his real-life girlfriend the Raw Women’s Champion “The Man” Becky Lynch.

To make matters worse, losing the Universal Championship back to Lesnar didn’t do any favors for Rollins. I truly believed that after he slayed the beast for the second time at SummerSlam, the WWE Universe would start to get back on the bandwagon but it never happened.

I don’t want to even get into the train wreck of a feud Rollins and “The Fiend” had over the Universal Championship but at that point, he was dead in the water. Rollins has a bad habit of running his mouth about top superstars in other companies such as Kenny Omega and Will Ospreay.

A heel turn is long overdue for him because he’s trying way too hard to be a lovable babyface and it’s not working. As much as I would love to see Rollins back on the black and gold brand, there’s someone that better fits that bill.

1. Kevin Owens

In my opinion, “The Prizefighter” Kevin Owens made the biggest impact in NXT. Who could ever forget NXT TakeOver: R Evolution where The Prizefighter made his debut and savagely betrayed his best friend Sami Zayn and delivered a vicious Pop-up Powerbomb into the ring apron.

Owens portrayed such an amazing cold-hearted badass in his time with NXT. He was after one thing: The NXT Championship and it didn’t matter who stood in his way. The vindictive and ruthless The Prizefighter kept his promise to the NXT Universe when he defeated Zayn two months to the day of his debut to capture the NXT Title.

Owens and Finn Balor’s feud was fantastic if you’ve never seen their title match at The Beast in the East WWE Network Special in Tokyo then do yourself a favor and go watch it. Balor winning the NXT Championship in his first time back in Japan where he was made a star under the moniker of Prince Devitt, was truly a sight to see.

On the June 8, 2015, edition of Raw, Owens made his main roster debut when he sorta answered John Cena’s United States Championship Open Challenge. The cold-hearted and vindictive The Prizefighter blindsided “The Face That Runs The Place” and delivered a thunderous Pop-up Powerbomb to Cena and stomped on the US Title while hoisting up his NXT Championship.

Owens and Balor’s bitter rivalry culminated in a spectacular ladder match at TakeOver: Brooklyn and it would also mark Owens’ final match in NXT before moving up to the main roster and continue his current feud with Cena. At the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Owens defeated Cena in his debut match.

Over the next four years, The Prizefighter has won the Intercontinental Championship and the Universal Championship. He’s had some great feuds against the biggest and brightest superstars such as Dean Ambrose, Sami Zayn, Shane McMahon, and even the Le Champion himself Chris Jericho.

Owens is a unique type of character and WWE has tried really hard to figure him out and book him properly but it hasn’t worked out. It appears every time WWE builds Owens up they somehow find a way to knock him back down.

A great example of this is after HHH singlehandedly handed the Universal Championship to him, the whole focus was placed on Owens’ involvement with The Authority instead of his dominance. Unfortunately for The Prizefighter the entire angle was build to begin a four-year long story between Rollins and HHH.

I truly believe that HHH might actually be the only one that can make Owens a top star again. Right now, The Prizefighter is a babyface and I could easily see him immediately begin a feud with The Undisputed Era and challenge Adam Cole for the NXT Championship. Those matches would be insane and it would also elevate Owens once again in the main event title picture.

Another intriguing dynamic would be Owens vs. Balor except for this time “The Prince” is the heel. Owens returning to NXT could open up so many doors for his career, and The Prizefighter playing the antihero role would simply be amazing. If I had to put any money on the stars that could possibly cost their team and jump ship I would say, Rollins or Owens. What I do know for certain is that Survivor Series weekend is going to be so much fun but we still have NXT and Friday Night SmackDown to get through first!

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Greg DeMarco’s 2025 WWE Royal Rumble Results, Review & Reaction

We are firmly on the Road to WrestleMania, starting with the Royal Rumble! Greg has his initial thoughts and reactions for everyone’s favorite event!

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We are firmly on the Road to WrestleMania, starting with the Royal Rumble! Greg has his initial thoughts and reactions for everyone’s favorite event!

It’s the first Royal Rumble in an NFL stadium (thanks to the WWE calendar change), and both Rumble matches feature a star-studded line-up that makes it much harder than you’d think to pick a winner. I was lucky enough to attend one Royal Rumble live, 2019, and it’s always the best way to set the stage for WrestleMania.

Always great to see Stephanie McMahon kicking off a show–the more Stephanie, the better. Apparently we’ve managed to pack 70,000 fans into Lucas Oil Stadium, and if you didn’t know, Pat McAfee loves him some Indianapolis.

With each match you’ll see my picks, in my traditional “Who Should Win?/Will Will Win?” format. I made them in this week’s solo edition of The Greg DeMarco Show, which you can listen to here:

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Women’s WWE Royal Rumble Match

Greg’s predictions from earlier in the week:

  • Who Should Win: Bianca Belair
  • Who Will Win: Bianca Belair

Last year’s winner was Bayley, entering at #3, and she went on to defeat Iyo Sky for the WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 40.

  • Iyo Sky enters #1, and I do love the elevated platform–it’s not really a stage, but it does enhance the overall feel of the show. Old school fans will remember the entrance from Montreal watching Prime Time Wrestling.
  • I feel like Liv Morgan always enters these matches early. I also didn’t realize she’s been in all 8 Women’s Royal Rumble matches.
  • I do love the “ticker” across the bottom of the screen with stats and info during the entrances. Very ESPN, very “Wrestling As A Sport” to me.
  • Gotta say I was hoping for the black canvas (I’m biased), but I’ll always take grey over light blue.

  • We even get “Active” and “Eliminated” in the ticket? I am REALLY digging this.
  • Lyra Valkyria enters to very little reaction–she’s a fantastic talent but has not connected on the main roster.
  • Lyra with the early wardrobe malfunction and we are already slightly derailed, kudos to everyone for getting it together.
  • Interesting to have the secondary champions enter back-to-back, and Indianapolis doesn’t seem to care much about her, either. Maybe I was wrong about this crowd, and maybe my criticism of Lyra was premature.
  • Chelsea thinking she’s dumped everyone and pointing to the sign is a great piece of business.
  • B-Fab enters at #6, and I would assume she has the lowest chance of winning of anyone in the field.
  • Man, B-Fab is still very NOT good.
  • Ivy Nile enters #7, the 5th straight entrant who has zero chance of winning this thing.
  • Also, we are still without an elimination, but probably 10 “hanging on the rope” spots already.
  • Ivy Nile is already more over in Indy than the Intercontinental and United States Champions.
  • Zoey Stark, complete with Barry Windham’s “Stalker” facepaint, enters eighth to continue our run of women with zero chance of winning.
  • Lash Legend enters at #9, and I have a feeling she’s about to win this crowd over.
  • LASH POINTED TO THE SIGN.
  • “Get her on the Fever” – Pat McAfee.
  • Chelsea Green gives us our first elimination, of B-Fab.
  • Bianca Belair enters at #10, really hurting my chances of being right.

  • The crowd definitely picked up with Bianca being in the match.
  • BIANCA IS A MACHINE.
  • Shayna Baszler enters #11, reminding me she works for WWE. Which is sad, I really thought she’d have a hell of a run in WWE.
  • Bayley is #12, and we still have quite the group in this match. Personally I don’t see Bayley being a back-to-back winner.
  • Sonya Deville is in at #13 to complete the PFC trio in this match. I’m sure that’ll work out well for them!
  • Iyo Sky is so good, she saved Sonya’s knee spot and I am sure no one noticed.
  • Maxxine Dupri in at #14, another non-winner, but to her credit she only keeps getting better.
  • With 12 women thill in this match, I have a feeling we’re getting Nia Jax or Charlotte Flair soon to give us a bunch of eliminations.
  • Ivy Nile out, followed by Maxxine Dupri, and the countdown is on!
  • Naomi brings the halfway point with her, entering at #15.

  • All of PFC is gone, and nothing of value is lost (from this match–they are valuable as people).
  • Jaida Parker, entering at #16, comes in to a better reaction than half of the field. Miss Parker has a hell of a WWE career ahead of her.
  • Chelsea Green is so damn good at what she does.
  • And here comes Piper Niven at #17.
  • Will Piper somehow eliminate Piper?
  • Yes – the answer to that question is yes.
  • Naalya enters at #18, her eighth Royal Rumble. She’s a little over 20 minutes away from 3 cumulative hours in Rumble matches.

  • FANTASTIC reaction for Jordynne Grace–that has to raise some eyebrows among leadership.
  • JORDYNNE GRACE IS A STAR.
  • Michin in at #20, as we are up to 10 eliminations.

  • Wade Barrett, Michael Cole, and Pat McAfee crapping all over the wrestling newz sites is amazing.
  • And you can tell Alexa Bliss is THRILLED to be back.
  • Zelina Vega in at #22 to not win the Royal Rumble.
  • HUGE SPOT for Zelina Vega and Jordynne Grace.
  • If you happen to rewatch this match, watch Bayley very closely. It’s a look inside the business–she’s basically an agent in the ring.
  • Candice LeRae enters at #23, and I am reminded that she’s the WWE Women’s Speed Champion. I also wonder if they’ve started piping in crowd noise for these entrances.
  • Of note, we haven’t closed a Royal Rumble PLE with the Women’s Royal Rumble Match since the first one in 2018.
  • Of the 10 women eliminated so far, 6 of them entered #4-5-6-7-8-9.

  • LET STEPHANIE VAQUER HER WIN YOU COWARDS. (Personal opinion, she’s the best women’s wrestler in the world.)
  • #25 already–we are trying to make up some time.
  • Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaand it’s Trish Stratus.

  • Kinda wanted Jordynne Grace to toss Trish Stratus right there.
  • Piper Niven just kncoked the SH*T outta Trish!
  • Raquel Rodriguez in at #26, and we have 4 more entrants left.
  • Nia, Charlotte, and…..Becky? Nikki? (Bella, that is.)
  • The crowd is NOT HAPPY about Alexa Bliss’ elimination.
  • #1-3 all still in the match.
  • Charlotte Flair and her new face at in at #27.

  • Love Wade Barrett pointing out that Charlotte got pyro. I hope Roman gets his, too.
  • Took Charlotte forever to get her robe off, apparently.
  • Like I’m supposed to believe Jordynne Grace can’t suplex Charlotte Flair?
  • Charlotte definitely brought some fire to this match.
  • Giulia getting almost no reaction is surprising given the reaction of some other NXT talents.
  • Iyo and Liv approaching an hour in the match, along with Roxanne Perez.

  • Nia Jax enters at #29, leaving a surprise for #30? Becky Lynch?
  • Good for Nikki Bella! And she gave someone in the crowd one hall of a souvenir.
  • And now it’s time for the “World vs Nia” spot.
  • Forget Superkick It’s an APRON PARTY.
  • Roxanne Perez just snuck back in without being eliminated.
  • Given who is left, it does seem like this is Charlotte’s match to win.
  • ROXANNE PEREZ IN THE FINAL THREE?

  • LOLCHARLOTTEWINS

Winner of the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble Match: Charlotte Flair

I don’t love the decision to have Charlotte Flair win the Women’s Royal Rumble Match after being gone for over a year, but she IS Charlotte Flair. This should shock nobody. I know Charlotte Flair is a dream match opponent for Tiffany Stratton in the eyes of many, and if she were to put Tiffany Stratton over at WrestleMania, then I will eat my words and say it was worth it.

Hell of a performance for Roxanne Perez, I haven’t seen the tally yet but I do wonder if she broke the record for longest time in one Rumble.

I could go for a Slim Jim meat stick right about now.

2 Out of 3 Falls Match for the WWE Tag Team Championships
The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin) vs. #DIY (Tommaso Ciampa & Johnny Gargano, champions)

Greg’s predictions from earlier in the week:

  • Who Should Win: DIY (but it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things)
  • Who Will Win: DIY (but it doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things)

(I won’t be live tweeting or doing a bulleted list for these two matches, likely just the two Rumbles.)

Had to laugh seeing the drone in front of Alex Shelley & Chris Sabin during their entrance.

DIY wins 2 falls to 1, making my prediction accurate. That is small change, though. I liked the match for what it was, but it’s a reminder of Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey from WrestleMania 38–great match, wrong setting. This was an arena match, not a football stadium match. Yes, that DOES matter. Setting is a huge part of pro wrestling.

NXT Black and Gold will always hold a place in my heart, but part of what made that what it was was the crowd. This wasn’t the crowd for this match. Plus it got around 15 minutes, which is about right for a 1-fall match featuring these four. On TV, counting commercial breaks, these guys get 25-30 minutes.

The Street Profits got involved, eventually attacking everyone. I fully expect a WWE Tag Team Championship Ladder Match at WrestleMania, with DIY, MCMG, the Street Profits, and possibly Pretty Deadly and Angel/Humberto. This was really just the beginning–it was just misplaced on this card.

Winners AND STILL WWE Tag Team Champions: DIY

Michael Cole did also inform us that Roxanne Perez is the new record-holder for longest Royal Rumble performance. Score one for the good guy (me, from my tweet above).

Ladder Match for the WWE Championship
Kevin Owens vs. Cody Rhodes (champion)

Greg’s predictions from earlier in the week:

  • Who Should Win: Kevin Owens
  • Who Will Win: Cody Rhodes

Love that Kevin Owens took down the Winged Eagle Championship during SmackDown last night, and entered with it. Granted, Cody Rhodes has his, too. But KO has a certain  edge to him when carrying that title.

This match was brutal, and whatever they are paying Kevin Owens isn’t enough. Cody Rhodes was beating on KO as a heel would, but he’s a babyface? I know everyone wants “Homelander” Cody, but really he might be more like “Patrick Bateman” Cody. Either way, as great as Cody is (and he is great), there is one missing element. At this point, it’s obvious to me that Cody is the worst babyface in the company. Look at him: THE MAN IS A HEEL.

While I’m glad Cody is fully out of The Bloodline’s shadow, he just needs to beat John Cena at WrestleMania, turn heel, and truly hit his stride. And I want true heel Cody. Chicken sh*t, goons, the whole thing.

Winner, AND STILL WWE Champion: Cody Rhodes

You gotta think Sami Zayn not stopping Cody Rhodes from winning will be a major sticking point for Kevin Owens. Seems like we’ll get Sami vs Kevin at WM41.

Men’s WWE Royal Rumble Match

Greg’s predictions from earlier in the week:

  • Who Should Win: Jey Uso
  • Who Will Win: John Cena

Last year’s winner was Cody Rhodes, entering at #15, and he went on to defeat Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Women’s Championship at WrestleMania 40.

  • Rey Mysterio (Jr) enters at #2, and it’s obvious that gone are the days where randoms would enter at #1 and #2.
  • I believe I said on my podcast (if not, I meant to) that Penta would need to enter #1 or #2 so he can have his pyro.

  • I really hope we get a Lucha Underground reference on commentary.
  • LET PENTA WIN YOU COWARDS! (I know, it didn’t work for Stephanie Vaquer.)
  • PENTA IS A STAR.
  • I do appreciate how they didn’t fight on the apron, instead just got right back into the ring.
  • Chad Gable in at #3, and all we need is for Dominik Mysterio to be #4.
  • That spot looked NASTY, I hope Chad Gable’s knee is okay.
  • Carmelo Hayes in at #4, and I am reminded that we likely get Trick in this match.

  • I know they have a temporary alliance at the moment, but Chad Gable vs. Carmelo Hayes would be an absolute BANGER.
  • KING CUERNO vs PENTAGON JR! #IYKYK
  • That spot was far too similar to what we saw in the Women’s Rumble.
  • Otis in and had some fun.
  • BRON BREAKKER IS A MACHINE.
  • The crowd reaction to Bron Breakker tells me the WWE might make even MORE money in the future.
  • What if Breakker won this match? He won’t, but What If?
  • If not for WWE, I wouldn’t know who IShowSpeed was.
  • Honestly, nothing wrong with what they did with IShowSpeed there.
  • Sheamus enters at #9, and I assume we will see some Beats Of The Bowery.

  • This is the most normal Sheamus’ hair has ever looked.
  • Crazy that this is only Jimmy Uso’s 3rd Royal Rumble.
  • Big Jim definitely got a bulk discount on his new gear. I wonder how many color combos he got???
  • Andrade in at #11, and Wade Barrett points out what I’ve been thinking–why run to the ring?
  • Jacob Fatu enters at #12 and gets his pyro. The rocket ship has been strapped, pal.
  • Ludwig Kaiser enters at #13 and no one not named (Greg DeMarco Show co-host) Patrick O’Dowd cares.
  • Kaiser immediately dumped by Penta, and he’ll probably lose to him on Monday’s Raw, too.

  • We lost Michael for a minute there.

  • I’d actually forgotten that we’d likely get a Joe Hendry appearance, so they got a little pop out of me.
  • I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief.

  • Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk would be one hell of a match at WrestleMania, just sayin’.
  • Showdowns like Roman Reigns and Bron Breakker is what the Royal Rumble is all about.
  • SPEAR TO ROMAN.
  • That might have been the greatest spear ever.
  • After Joe Gendry and Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre gets very little reaction entering at #17.
  • Drew McIntyre with the very silky smooth hair tonight.
  • Finn Balor in at #18 and we have our second drone sighting of the night.
  • Something is wrong with Pat McAfee’s headset. Hell of a showing by Penta, by the way.
  • Jey Uso in at #20 to a HUGE pop.
  • LET JE YWIN YOU COWARDS.
  • Poison Rana by Jey???
  • Let’s hope AJ Styles can stick around for a bit this time. (Not necessarily in the Rumble, but in general.)

  • I’d be okay if Braun shaved his head again.
  • Jacob Fatu can literally do ANYTHING and it makes sense.

  • CM Punk, John Cena, and Roman Reigns all in the ring all at the same time? YES PLEASE.
  • Now add in Seth Rollins? This is the greatest Royal Rumble of all time.
  • The current field: Seth Rollins, CM Punk, John Cena, AJ Styles, Jey Uso, Drew McIntyre, and Roman Reigns. That is ABSURD.
  • The only man who can follow all that talent is indeed Dominik Mysterio. This is about to be amazing.
  • Imagine if Dom wins. I mean, just imagine it.
  • With the addition of Sami Zayn, the storylines in this Rumble right now are insane.
  • Damian Priest, who is probably challenging Shinsuke Nakamura at WrestleMania, enters at #28.
  • Two more to go. Any surprises?
  • LA Knight, who I forgot was in this match, enters next.
  • I kinda expect him to move to Raw in this transfer window.
  • Ah yes, Logan Paul. I also forgot he was on this.
  • We’ve had a Nic Nemeth and now a Ricochet reference tonight. I love when you’re WWE, and you are comfortable talking about (almost) ANYBODY.

  • He didn’t, by the way. Opportunity missed.
  • Final 6: Roman Reigns, Jey Uso, John Cena, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Logan Paul… STAR. STUDDED.
  • Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins – the WrestleMania Main Event we never got.
  • YESSS!
  • Brilliant spot to have Logan Paul eliminate CM Punk.
  • Final 3: John Cena, Jey Uso, and Logan Paul. Two of my picks are left.
  • The action on the outside between Rollins, Roman, and Punk drives home how important the Rumble is to the competitors.
  • And then there were 2: my Who Should Win vs. my Who Will Win.
  • Please God let Jey Uso win this thing.
  • (And that’s not a slight against John Cena.)
  • YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

Winner of the 2025 Men’s WWE Royal Rumble Match: Jey Uso

Just like the sign said: EAT. SLEEP. YEET. MANIA. I am so damn happy for Jey Uso. You can tell John Cena was as well, along with Michael Cole. And probably everyone in the entire company. Jey Uso is the success story.

As for the match? Well obviously this is a knee jerk reaction, but eff it–this is the best Royal Rumble Match they have ever put on. The early action was fun and exciting. But from the time Joe Hendry’s music hit to the moment Jey Uso pushed John Cena off of the apron, this match was insane. I think Roman Reigns coming in at 16 was a huge part of that. Once Roman is in the match, you are watching to see a) what he does, and b) if he’ll get eliminated. CM Punk eliminating Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns was beautiful, and then Logan Paul tossing CM Punk was even better. If that leads to Rollins vs. Reigns and Logan vs. Punk at WrestleMania, you can take my money.

My money is a Peacock membership, which is automatically charged. But still. Take it.

If John Cena wins it’s still probably the best Royal Rumble Match of all time. But Jey Uso winning makes that an undisputable fact.

Overall Thoughts on the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble

  • The Women’s Royal Rumble was decent to good. Loved Roxanne getting the Iron Woman treatment, but in the end it’s another chapter of LOL Charlotte Wins.
  • I need to rewatch DIY vs MCMG because I was on the phone when my son called. Maybe I will enjoy it more on a second viewing.
  • The ladder match was brutal but the end result was expected. Cody is still missing something, and I think that something will continue to be missing until he turns heel. He’s just overshadowed by too many of the other babyfaces.
  • The Men’s Royal Rumble Match was the best Royal Rumble match they have ever put on. Great action in the early half, and from 15 (Joe Hendry) on, it was amazing. The storyline movement with CM Punk, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins was (here’s that word) cinema, and having the most over wrestler in the company not named Roman Reigns win, and doing so by eliminating the odds-on favorite, was perfect. I’m biased because Jey Uso was my pick, but it was the perfect ending to what was probably as close to perfect as a Rumble match has been since 1992.

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