The road to WrestleMania 40 has officially begun. Florida will be the first of many stops as WWE presents the Royal Rumble on January 27. In Tropicana Field, the traditional event airs on Peacock in the U.S. and the WWE Network elsewhere.
The rules of the Royal Rumble match are straightforward: 30 wrestlers are assigned a spot in the match at random. The first two participants kick things off, and thereafter at one-minute or 90-second intervals, another wrestler comes out.
That process continues until all the competitors have entered the match. To be eliminated, a wrestler must be tossed over the top rope, and both feet must touch the floor.
The only way to win is by being the last person in the ring.
On the men’s side, CM Punk enters his first Royal Rumble since 2014. He’s joined by 2023 winner Cody Rhodes, Gunther, Damian Priest and Bobby Lashley.
The women’s Rumble will see former winners Becky Lynch and Bianca Belair involved. Joining them will be Bayley and Nia Jax.
Who will win this year’s Rumble and put themselves in the history books? Will there be any surprise appearances? We’ll keep you updated below.
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Also on the card at Royal Rumble 2024 will be Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Title against Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight.
Finally, YouTuber Logan Paul defends the WWE United States Title against Kevin Owens.
The Sporting News will provide results and match grades for the 2024 Royal Rumble event here. Stay tuned!
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 results, highlights
Welcome to The Sporting News’ live coverage of the 2024 Royal Rumble.
Hulk Hogan opened the show and the fans were already on their feet. Pat McAfee once again surprised fans by entering the ring to be guest commentator.
The women’s Royal Rumble match opened the show.
Iron Woman Bayley weasels her way to win the women’s Royal Rumble
The match started strong, had a mirky middle, and a fantastic finishing sequence. The future was on display and a veteran won the match.
Natalya was the first entrant. The returning Naomi, is back at number two to a huge ovation. She left WWE a few years ago with Sasha Banks and is back after a run as TNA Wrestling Knockouts Champion.
Feel the GLOW at #RoyalRumble!
NAOMI IS BACK!!! pic.twitter.com/GK7EeYlOsK
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
Bayley entered at number three (more on her later) followed by Candice LeRae. TNA Wrestling Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace made her debut. Fresh off beating Naomi for the title. The crowd gave her a huge reaction, and it showcased WWE’s relationship with TNA that worked well with Mickie James a few years ago. Indi Hartwell (eliminated early) came to help Candice and then Asuka came to help Bayley. The theme early on was teams and debuts/returns.
As the event went on, NXT and WWE stars entered the ring, Grace and Ivy Nile used their strength to showboat, a cool sight. Things picked up when Bianca Belair entered at number ten. Kairi Sane entered her first Rumble match since returning from Japan and Tegan Nox followed her. Sane almost had the saving move of the match, putting her feet on the LED boards to hold herself together. Sadly, she could not keep it up.
Eliminations started going wild, with Belair landing the KOD on Grace on the outside a key highlight. Naomi and Bayley were the Iron Women of the match as Chelsea Green, Piper Niven, Xia Lee, Zelina Vega, and Maxxine Dupri entered. Nia Jax entered at 19 to loud boos. Very loud boos. All the women teamed up on Jax and Niven. The focus went on Jax, who took care of everyone. Niven was taken out, only leaving Jax. And then Becky Lynch came out and the place exploded when she went after Jax.
Shayna Baszler ran wild for a bit after coming out at 23 as the arena simmered down. R-Truth entered the ring as Valhalla tried to join, and was immediately out of the match. As Valhalla entered, she got eliminated after. Some light comedy. Roxanne Perez entered the match with three more spots left. Jade Cargill came out to a huge reaction, she has arrived. She eliminated Jax, and Jade immediately became a made wrestler. At number 30 was Liv Morgan, so Banks did not return.
A STORM IS COMING! ⚡️@Jade_Cargill is here in the 2024 Women’s #RoyalRumble Match! pic.twitter.com/wBTCqAaVXX
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
The final three were Jade, Liv, and Bayley, who bided her time in this match. Cargill used her strength to her advantage. All three were on the apron. Morgan eliminated Cargill and Bayley eliminated Morgan to win the match. Three of the Four Horsewomen have now won the Royal Rumble. The beginning and the last few minutes saved what could have been a slow start to the event.
BAYLEY IS GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!
Congratulations to 2024 Women’s #RoyalRumble Match Winner @itsBayleyWWE! You EARNED it!!! pic.twitter.com/fhPuX2he7K
— WWE (@WWE) January 28, 2024
Grade: A-
Women’s Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
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- Natalya (Eliminated by Nox)
- Naomi (eliminated by Cargill)
- Bayley – WINNER (1:03:03)
- Candice LeRae (eliminated by Sane, Asuka, and Bayley)
- Jordynne Grace (eliminated by Belair)
- Indi Hartwell (eliminated by Bayley)
- Asuka (eliminated by Chance and Carter)
- Ivy Nile (eliminated by Jax)
- Katana Chance (eliminated by Jax)
- Bianca Belair (eliminated by Bayley)
- Kairi Sane (eliminated by Asuka)
- Tegan Nox (eliminated by Bayley)
- Kayden Carter (eliminated by Niven)
- Chelsea Green (eliminated by Lynch)
- Piper Niven (eliminated by Jax)
- Xia Li (eliminated by Jax)
- Zelina Vega (eliminated by Stark)
- Maxxine Dupri (eliminated by Bayley)
- Nia Jax (eliminated by Cargill)
- Shotzi (eliminated by Jax)
- Becky Lynch (eliminated by Naomi)
- Alba Fyre (eliminated by Naomi)
- Shayna Baszler (eliminated by Jax)
- Valhalla (eliminated by Jax)
- Michin (eliminated by Jax)
- Zoey Stark (eliminated by Morgan)
- Roxanne Perez (eliminated by Stratton)
- Jade Cargill (eliminated by Morgan)
- Tiffany Stratton (eliminated by Bayley)
- Liv Morgan (eliminated by Bayley)
Up next was Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed WWE Universal Title against Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight. Reigns not main eventing must mean a big surprise for the men’s Rumble match, right? Right?
Roman Reigns overcomes the odds, continues his REIGN as champion
The challengers teamed up on Reigns to start things off. Knight took control as the fans would not stop cheering his every move. Orton took care of Reigns on the outside, while Styles and Knight fought one another. Knight and Orton went at it, and the crowd would not stop chanting “YEAH.” Orton put Knight’s back through hell with a table spot. Orton was doing vintage spots on Reigns, who put him out of action for a long time.
Reigns finally took over in he ring by halting Knight and Orton’s momentum. “The Tribal Chief” attempted a Superman Punch but Knight regained momentum and took him out with a DDT. He also took care of Orton. Styles tried to go up top but Knight stopped him. The latter almost had Reigns but the ref only got to two. Reigns was getting bullied by everyone, with Styles landing the Styles Clash, but Knight stopped it. Orton’s turn, and he landed a hanging DDT to Knight. Going for the RKO, he landed a top-rope one to Styles, then to Knight, then to Reigns. He could only get two on Reigns as Solo Sikoa stopped the pin by hurting the ref.
Sikoa took Orton out, and then Knight. He stacked then on top of one another, and was going to rush through the barricade to Styles, but the latter moved. Reigns got him with the Phenomenal Forearm on top of the stacked men, and Styles only got two after pinning them all. Styles got a chair and hit Reigns with it, then Knight. As he was going to hit Orton with the chair, he stopped Styles in his tracks. Reigns Speared Orton, and Knight went wild on Reigns. As he was going for the end, he got put into the ropes, stopping a Styles forearm. Reigns Speared Styles for the win and retained.
There was a sense that Reigns was going to retain, making this a predictable outcome. However, the match was fun in its own right. The star of the match was LA Knight. What happens now with Reigns, who continues his reign of terror.
Grade: B
Men’s Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations
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What time is WWE Royal Rumble 2024 today?
The Royal Rumble begins at 8 p.m. ET. Here’s how that translates to different time zones globally:
| Region | Date | Pre-Show Start Time | Main Card Start Time |
| USA and Canada (ET) | Saturday, January 27 | 7 p.m. ET | 8 p.m. ET |
| USA and Canada (PT) | Saturday, January 27 | 4 p.m. PT | 5 p.m. PT |
| UK and Ireland | Sunday, January 28 | 12 a.m. GMT | 1 a.m. GMT |
| Australia | Sunday, January 28 | 11 a.m. AEDT | 12 p.m. AEST |
| India | Sunday, January 28 | 5:30 a.m. IST | 6:30 a.m. IST |
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How to watch WWE Royal Rumble 2024
| Region | TV channel | Live streaming |
| USA | — | Peacock |
| UK and Ireland | — | WWE Network |
| Australia | — | Foxtel/Kayo & Binge |
| India | Sony Sports 1/HD (English), Sony Sports 3/HD (Hindi) and Sony Sports 4/HD (Tamil/Telugu) | Sony LIV |
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 price: How much does WWE event cost?
- A Peacock Premium subscription costs $ 4.99 a month.
- Subscribing to the WWE Network costs $ 9.99 a month.
- Subscribing to Binge in Australia costs $ 10 AUD a month.
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WWE Royal Rumble 2024 results
- Bayley wins the Women’s Royal Rumble match
- Roman Reigns (c) def. Randy Orton, AJ Styles, and LA Knight to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Title
- Logan Paul vs. Kevin Owens for the WWE United States Title
- Men’s Royal Rumble match
