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Introduction
The 2023 Women’s Royal Rumble was the Rhea Ripley show. With both her and Liv Morgan entering first and second, she outlasted all other competitors to last eliminate Morgan and book herself a match with Charlotte Flair at Wrestlemania 39.
Other notable events were the performance of the Damage CTRL faction of Io Sky, Dakota Kai and Bayley and the returning Asuka who was in the final four at the end.
28th January, 2023
San Antonio, Texas
Alamodome
51,338
1:01:08
Notable Records
| Record | Individual |
|---|---|
| Winner | Rhea Ripley |
| Iron Women | Rhea Ripley (1:01:08) |
| Least time in Match | Chelsea Green (00:05) |
| Most Eliminations | Rhea Ripley (7) |
| Potential Winners (wrestlers in the ring after last entrant) | 12 (Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, Asuka, Nikki Cross, Raquel Rodriguez, Piper Niven, Mia Yim "Michin", Shotzi, Michelle McCool, Sonya Deville, Lacey Evans, Nia Jax) |
| Number of debutants | 7 (Emma, B-Fab, Roxanne Perez, Zoey Stark, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Indi Hartwell) |
| Last Rumble Appearances | 7 (Dana Brooke, Emma, Dakota Kai, Tamina, Lacey Evans, Michelle McCool, Nikki Cross) |
| Average Time in match | 16:09 |
| Number of individuals with at least one elimination | 56.67% |
Did You Know?
- This is the first time the first two women in the match are the last two in the match, with Rhea Ripley & Liv Morgan being there at the end. It has happened in the mens match before (2021, 1999 & 1995)
- Rhea Ripley became the first woman to win the match from the #1 spot.
- Liv Morgan set the record between longest and shortest appearances in a match, with 1:01:07 between her time in this match (the longest) and her time in the 2019 Royal Rumble.
- This is the first Royal Rumble since the 2006 Royal Rumble whereby the iron person, most eliminations and winner were the same person.
- This Royal Rumble saw the first time a married couple draw the same number on the same night: Becky Lynch was 15 and her husband Seth Rollins was 15 as well in the men’s royal rumble earlier in the night.
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Results
| Number of Entrant | Wrestler Name | Brand | Time of Entry | Time of Elimination | Time in Match | Finishing Position | Eliminations | Eliminated By | Other Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhea Ripley | Raw | 00:00 | 1:01:08 | 1:01:08 | 1 | 7 | Winner | |
| 2 | Liv Morgan | Smackdown! | 00:00 | 1:01:07 | 1:01:07 | 2 | 3 | Rhea Ripley | |
| 3 | Dana Brooke | Raw | 02:08 | 13:53 | 11:45 | 29 | 0 | Bayley, Dakota Kai, Io Sky | |
| 4 | Emma | Smackdown! | 03:53 | 14:10 | 10:17 | 28 | 0 | Dakota Kai | Emma attacked Rhea Ripley before entering the match, so her time is taken from then. |
| 5 | Shayna Baszler | Smackdown! | 05:09 | 18:37 | 13:28 | 26 | 1 | Bayley, Dakota Kai, Io Sky | |
| 6 | Bayley | Raw | 06:59 | 34:08 | 27:09 | 18 | 5 | Liv Morgan | |
| 7 | B-Fab | Smackdown! | 08:27 | 09:03 | 00:36 | 30 | 0 | Rhea Ripley | |
| 8 | Roxanne Perez | NXT | 10:02 | 14:38 | 04:36 | 27 | 0 | Bayley, Dakota Kai, Io Sky | |
| 9 | Dakota Kai | Raw | 11:26 | 33:46 | 22:20 | 21 | 5 | Becky Lynch | |
| 10 | Io Sky | Raw | 13:08 | 33:57 | 20:49 | 20 | 5 | Becky Lynch | |
| 11 | Natalya | Smackdown! | 15:29 | 18:37 | 03:08 | 25 | 0 | Bayley, Dakota Kai, Io Sky, Shayna Baszler | |
| 12 | Candice LeRae | Raw | 17:08 | 22:19 | 05:11 | 24 | 0 | Io Sky | |
| 13 | Zoey Stark | NXT | 19:24 | 45:59 | 26:35 | 15 | 0 | Sonya Deville | |
| 14 | Xia Li | Smackdown! | 21:07 | 36:37 | 15:30 | 17 | 0 | Zelina Vega | |
| 15 | Becky Lynch | Raw | 23:12 | 33:59 | 10:47 | 19 | 2 | Bayley | Becky attacked Iyo Sky before entering the ring, as they were both legal competitors, her time is taken from then. |
| 16 | Tegan Nox | Smackdown! | 25:01 | 28:44 | 03:43 | 23 | 0 | Asuka | |
| 17 | Asuka | Raw | 27:11 | 1:00:26 | 33:15 | 3 | 3 | Rhea Ripley | |
| 18 | Piper Niven | Raw | 29:40 | 57:45 | 28:05 | 6 | 2 | Raquel Rodriguez | |
| 19 | Tamina | Raw | 31:11 | 43:09 | 11:58 | 16 | 0 | Michelle McCool | |
| 20 | Chelsea Green | Unaffiliated | 33:19 | 33:24 | 00:05 | 22 | 0 | Rhea Ripley | |
| 21 | Zelina Vega | Smackdown! | 35:44 | 46:54 | 11:10 | 14 | 1 | Lacey Evans | |
| 22 | Raquel Rodriguez | Smackdown! | 37:28 | 58:08 | 20:40 | 5 | 3 | Rhea Ripley | |
| 23 | Mia Yim "Michin" | Raw | 39:09 | 56:55 | 17:46 | 7 | 2 | Piper Niven | Mia Yim attacked Zoey Stark before entering the match so her time is taken from then. |
| 24 | Lacey Evans | Smackdown! | 40:50 | 54:55 | 14:05 | 11 | 2 | Raquel Rodriguez | |
| 25 | Michelle McCool | Unaffiliated | 42:23 | 56:23 | 14:00 | 9 | 2 | Rhea Ripley | Michelle McCool attacked Tamina before entering the ring, as they are both legal entrants, her time is taken from then. |
| 26 | Indi Hartwell | NXT | 44:01 | 48:52 | 04:51 | 13 | 0 | Sonya Deville | |
| 27 | Sonya Deville | Smackdown! | 45:50 | 56:07 | 10:17 | 10 | 3 | Asuka | |
| 28 | Shotzi | Smackdown! | 48:06 | 56:47 | 08:41 | 8 | 1 | Mia Yim "Michin" | |
| 29 | Nikki Cross | Raw | 49:29 | 58:45 | 09:16 | 4 | 1 | Liv Morgan | |
| 30 | Nia Jax | Unaffiliated | 51:43 | 53:41 | 01:58 | 12 | 0 | Asuka, Lacey Evans, Liv Morgan, Mia Yim "Michin", Michelle McCool, Nikki Cross, Piper Niven, Raquel Rodriguez, Rhea Ripley, Shotzi, Sonya Deville | For Nia’s entrance, they hit the music too early, so her time is taken from when her music hit. |
Graphs
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
Entrant Waterfall
Elimination Pie Chart
Time by Number
Eliminations by Number
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