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News From Cook’s Corner 4.27.20: Socially Distant

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Hi, hello & welcome to News From Cook’s Corner! I hope you all are staying safe and enjoying the pro wrestling at an allowable distance. The great thing about being a pro wrestling writer on the Internet is that this all comes naturally to me.

Apparently social distancing doesn’t come naturally to most people in wrestling. Most of our stories this week involve the struggle for wrestling companies to conform to the new world. There’s also a story about a creepy fan that we hope stays six feet away from anybody in the industry. Let’s get to it.

WWE News

WWE’s Orlando shows have led to a number of complaints. An unnamed WWE employee wrote a letter to the Orange County Board of Commissioners stating that WWE was forcing its employees to work, and if they spoke out there was a fear they could lose their jobs. The employee also claimed that WWE was not taking proper social distancing measures at the tapings. WWE denied all allegations, while insisting that unhappy employees could go to Human Resources without fear o-ok I can’t even type the rest of that with a straight face. How many times have we heard stories of people airing their grievances within WWE and being shown the door not long afterward? Or being shown worse?

The social distancing allegations were backed up by Spectrum 13 News reporter Stephanie Coueignoux’s conversation with two local business owners. One was concerned, the other was fine with it as long as the wrestlers & other WWE employees stayed away from him. I’m pretty much in the same boat with the second guy at this point. We’re not going to be able to prevent all instances of people getting together, whether it’s at a job site, or on a beach, or at a protest over the lack of ability to sit in the McDonald’s dining room. As long as these people stay away from me, I’m ok. I may have a different opinion if I had a larger family, but just speaking on my behalf, I’m ok if y’all wanna get together far, far away from me. Especially if you’re one of those protesters with Nazi signs or rebel flags, in which case you can stay far, far away from me whether there’s a pandemic or not.

Is it any surprise that pro wrestling & social distancing don’t go together? We’re talking about a line of work where one of the unwritten rules is that you have to shake hands with everybody on the crew or people think you’re a jerk. Not to mention all the sweaty grappling and touching within confined spaces, or people yelling into microphones while very close to each other. These people are not accustomed to the term “personal space”. It’s going to take more than one global pandemic for some of them to get the message.

Triple H celebrated his 25th anniversary with WWE this past week with a long segment on SmackDown, a tweet from our President & a 411 column from me.  The ol’ Trifecta, as the kids say. Unfortunately for The Game, his performance in the segment was overshadowed by Road Dogg looking like Santa Claus and Vince McMahon doing…whatever Vince McMahon does at this point.

So here’s the part I don’t get about how this Vince stuff is being reported. Some seem to think that this could be a new character for the Old Man. The WrestleVotes Twitter account’s source seems to think so as well.

To me, that segment seemed like Triple H, Shawn Michaels & Vince McMahon trying to entertain themselves. And entertain the fans too, under the assumption that their fans have the same sense of humor. That’s kinda how DX started to begin with, HHH & HBK doing things they thought were funny. Not everybody was going to like it, but enough people would to make it worthwhile. Or at least to justify it going twenty minutes.

Vince isn’t coming back to TV full-time. Any assumptions about future booking plans based off of that segment are a waste of time. They were just having fun for a one-off segment. Don’t make it any more than what it was, even if your dream in life is for crazy old Vince to rip all of these bad ideas that were actually his.

AEW News

The Observer of Wrestling reported that AEW will resume taping episodes of Dynamite on May 6th. With Florida allowing pro wrestling companies as essential business, AEW can tape all the no-crowd shows they like at Daily’s Place in Jacksonville. We don’t know whether the tapings will be weekly or bi-weekly, or if the episodes will air live.

People will say that AEW should face the same type of scrutiny that WWE is for continuing their taping schedule. People aren’t wrong. But AEW will get off relatively easy for three reasons:

1. It’s easier to bash Vince & WWE.
2. The first group to do something questionable always gets more heat than the people following in their footsteps.
3. Some folks are just fans and that’s what fans do.

From a purely selfish point of view, I’m ok with all of this. More stuff for me to watch, more stuff for me to write about. If I was still with Predlines, a website dedicated to the NHL’s Nashville Predators, I would have no idea what to write about right now. Wrestling doing things, even if it’s very questionable to act like wrestling feds are essential business, is good for me.

However, I think AEW has missed an opportunity here. In a time where leadership was needed, the AEW brass let Vince McMahon & WWE provide it. The McMahons paid the government off, AEW will quietly follow in their footsteps while WWE gets the heat.

I mean, if nothing else, go to another state. Impact taped some stuff at a studio in Tennessee. Staying at QT Marshall’s gym in Georgia would have worked. Instead, AEW runs Florida because Big Daddy Vince cleared the way. Its not a good look.

Its also why WWE will run the wrestling business until further notice. Maybe AEW is happy with that arrangement. The AEW fans will have to move the goal posts in a little bit. If nothing else, I see why Chris Jericho is out there sending Triple H Happy 25th Anniversary videos. Le Champion knows what’s up. Gotta keep the man happy.

Of course, they might just want to tape shows so we have more interesting things to talk about than Kenny Omega taking too long to defeat an enhancement talent. I was a bit surprised people made a big deal of that one, but I guess people gotta talk about something. I thought the match was a little long, but Kenny’s character has always been more about the show than just wrecking dudes.

Other Wrestling News

Mike Bennett killed one of my favorite rumors of the past few years. He told the folks at at Fightful that WWE was aware that he & Maria were going to have another kid when they signed their most recent contract. As much as I liked the idea of the cuck storyline being a punishment for Mike and/or Maria, it always seemed more likely that somebody thought that angle was actually a good idea that would get the people involved over. I’m sure some folks online argued it would too. It didn’t, but there isn’t a writer out there batting 1.000.

The NFL Draft went down this past weekend, and the main connection to pro wrestling didn’t take place until after the draft was over. The Baltimore Ravens signed Bronson Rechsteiner, a fullback from Kennesaw State. Bronson happens to be the son of the Dogfaced Gremlin, Rick Steiner. Uncle Scotty was pretty happy about the development.

Indeed, the numbers don’t lie, and it spells disaster for the AFC North. My Bengals just can’t get a break. If the football thing doesn’t work out though, we could always use another Steiner in pro wrestling. Just a thought.

Let’s close with a note to pro wrestling fans.

A Note To Pro Wrestling Fans

It’s never been easier to get in touch with our favorite professional wrestlers. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, FlimFlam and I bet you can find some of them on Tinder if you look hard enough. There needs to be a place where the line is drawn. Wrestlers need to have some amount of privacy from their fans.

(And as a fan that has written a lot of bad things about wrestlers over the years, I like having some privacy from wrestlers.)

Some of y’all don’t know where that line is. I’d say “where the wrestlers live” is well past that line, but maybe people in Germany see things differently.

This guy’s first mistake: involving Jordynne Grace in his weird shenanigans. This is somebody that has published three volumes of creepy Twitter direct messages. THREE!!! She’s not going to keep your insanity a secret due to embarrassment. It’s getting put out there.

Heck, we found out in the comments that this guy had sent stuff to wrestlers’ parents before. Others might keep it quiet, but Jordynne’s putting your goofy butt on blast.

This guy’s second mistake: looking up wrestlers’ and wrestlers’ parents’ home addresses. I mean, who does that? Stalkers! Do you want to be a stalker? I hope not! So please, if you’re reading this and feel the need to chat up your favorite wrestlers, keep it on social media.

And honestly I’d just avoid Jordynne Grace all together because that shit’s going to be posted somewhere.

Plugs

I ranked the Top 5 Smelliest Wrestlers. This happened because somebody was telling Greg DeMarco that Jinder Mahal was a stinky wrestler. I do take requests on these things.

I discussed my love for enhancement talent. Don’t worry, I’m not sending Anna Jay anything creepy. I’ve grown past that stage of my life.

The Velveteen Dream drama hasn’t seen any update since this column, and my opinion remains the same.

And don’t forget all the other Chairshot stuff too. Mitchell kills it on the live coverage, there’s all kinds of cool podcasts & wonderful writers doing their thing here. It’s good times.

Thanks for reading, and make sure you don’t ingest any disinfectant in the next seven days.

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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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