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PPV PRIMER – WWE ROYAL RUMBLE: Preview and Predictions for the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, Reigns vs. Rollins, Lashley vs. Lesnar, more

January 28, 2022

The road to WrestleMania, and all the sign pointing it entails, begins On January 29, 2022, with the thirty-fifth Royal Rumble coming from the The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The recent […]

Number one and two entries announced for the men’s Royal Rumble match (w/ Heydorn’s Analysis)

January 30, 2021

On tonight’s return of WWE Backstage on FS1, the first two entries into the men’s Royal Rumble were revealed. Randy Orton will enter the match in the number one position. Edge will enter at number […]

WWE ROYAL RUMBLE PPV PPV PRIMER 1/31: Javier’s preview & predictions for the men’s and women’s Royal Rumble matches, Owens vs. Reigns, and more

January 30, 2021

The road to WrestleMania and all the sign pointing it entails, begins On January 31, 2021 with the thirty-fourth Royal Rumble emanating from the Thunderdome at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. I’ve always found […]

2016 Royal Rumble

WWE announces 2017 Royal Rumble location – dome stadium to host

September 30, 2016

WWE announced late Friday that the Royal Rumble PPV is returning to the 60,000-seat Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas in January 2017. Next year’s Rumble will take place Sunday, January 29, 2017, returning to the […]

Interesting C.M. Punk UFC 203 connection – Punk returning to scene of WWE exit

June 23, 2016

The tangled web of WWE, UFC, and C.M. Punk has an interesting connection to Punk’s final night in WWE and his first night in UFC. WWE held the 2014 Royal Rumble PPV in Pittsburgh, Pa. The […]

Royal Rumble Live Report – More details on crowd demos, anti-Reigns, Styles pop, McMahon in the crowd, more

January 27, 2016

WWE Royal Rumble PPV Live Report January 24, 2016 Orlando, Fla. PWTorch Livecast correspondent Neal, PWTorch VIP member James out of Dallas, and PWTorch TV specialist Ben Tucker contributed to this report. Read Tucker’s in-person […]

McNEILL’s Day-Old Barely Alive Rumble Blog – Walking through the show one quip at a time

January 26, 2016

We are LIVE at the McNeill North American Command Center for this on-demand blog of Royal Rumble 2016 on the WWE Network. How does one work a 14-hour shift, then deliver a coherent running dialogue […]

Royal Rumble 2016

Royal Rumble beaten by X-Files in Twitter Ratings, comparison to last year

January 25, 2016

WWE PPV Social Media Tracking – January 24 (Royal Rumble): WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV was topped by the return of the “X-Files” series on Fox, which followed the NFC Championship Game, according to Nielsen’s Twitter TV […]

2016 Royal Rumble

Kyght’s PPV Evaluation – Royal Rumble: Best/Worst, Memorable, 2016 PPV Rankings

January 25, 2016

The road to WrestleMania begins in earnest! Welcome back, and thanks for reading as we go over the good, the not so good, and the Triple H’iness that was this year’s Royal Rumble. All in […]

2016 Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble Reax #1 – Strong Rumble match, but there is still a Reigns problem

January 25, 2016

Did you watch the Royal Rumble PPV? We’re looking for your Reax, 0-10 Score, and Best/Worst Match sent to pwtorch@gmail.com. WWE Royal Rumble PPV Reax – Mike Omansky, PWTorch correspondent (5.5): Best Match: Owens vs. […]

Royal Rumble 2016

1/24 Rumble News – two title changes, A.J. Styles, new Divas feud, Rumble, more

January 24, 2016

WWE Royal Rumble PPV News & Notes 1/24 – Triple H is the new WWE World Hvt. champion by virtue of winning the Royal Rumble match. Hunter last eliminated IC champion Dean Ambrose after eliminating […]

2016 Royal Rumble

Rumble Result – The 2016 Rumble winner & new WWE Champion

January 24, 2016

The winner of the 2016 Royal Rumble match and new WWE champion is … Triple H. Hunter entered at #30 in the Rumble and eliminated WWE World Hvt. champion Roman Reigns next-to-last in the Rumble. […]

Rumble News – the Royal Rumble Surprise Entries

January 24, 2016

This year’s Royal Rumble surprise entries included A.J. Styles, who emerged at #3 in the Rumble to one of the biggest reactions of the night. Styles lasted nearly 30 minutes in the Rumble match before being […]

1/24 Royal Rumble PPV Results – CALDWELL’S Complete Live Report

January 24, 2016

It’s Royal Rumble Sunday with Roman Reigns defending the WWE World Title in the Rumble match. WWE Royal Rumble PPV Report January 24, 2016 Live in Orlando, Fla. Report by James Caldwell (@JCTorch), PWTorch assistant editor […]

Royal Rumble 2016

Royal Rumble Polls – Vote 0-10 & select Best Match

January 24, 2016

What did you think of the 2016 Royal Rumble PPV? Cast your vote 0-10 on the overall WWE PPV and select the Best Match of the PPV… ROYAL RUMBLE POLL: Vote on the Rumble PPV […]

Rumble betting – did the oddsmakers get it right?

January 24, 2016

The late money bet on WWE’s Royal Rumble PPV once again provided to dictate the match outcomes. On Sunday afternoon before the Royal Rumble, the favorites started coming into focus with the following odd changes […]

2016 Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble Line-Up for Sunday – Reigns to defend WWE Title

January 24, 2016

WWE announced Wednesday a four-team match on the Royal Rumble pre-show. The winning team’s two members will advance to the Royal Rumble match. The match features The Dudleys vs. Mark Henry & Jack Swagger vs. The […]

Royal Rumble 2016

One For All (and All For One) – McNEILL Previews Royal Rumble 2016 (w/History Lesson!)

January 24, 2016

Wake the pets & call the neighbors, it’s time for our exclusive WWE Network pseudo pay-per-view projections. DISCLAIMER: Projections are based on what the columnist would do if he were booking this event, instead of […]

Royal Rumble 2016

VOTE – Who do you want to see win the Royal Rumble?

January 21, 2016

Ahead of the Royal Rumble match for the WWE Title, we want to know who you want to see win the Royal Rumble. Not who think will win, but of the options below, who do […]

Royal Rumble 2016

VOTE – Who should be a surprise Rumble entry?

January 12, 2016

Who would you like to see as a surprise entrant in the Royal Rumble match, within reason of potential wrestlers who could make a surprise appearance? Cast your vote in our poll…

VOTE – More or Less interested in Royal Rumble?

January 5, 2016

We want to know how your interest in the Royal Rumble match was affected (or not affected) by the announcement of Roman Reigns defending the WWE Title in the Rumble.

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May 22, 2022

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May 22, 2022

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May 20, 2022

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May 20, 2022
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May 20, 2022
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May 19, 2022

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May 18, 2022

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May 18, 2022
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May 18, 2022

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