WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Results Cody Rhodes Wins At No. 30

When Cody Rhodes joined the WWE again, he competed in the Royal Rumble and won. Rhodes won after eventually eliminating the No. 1 entry, Logan Paul, and Gunther. Gunther not only had the most eliminations (five), but he also broke the record for the longest duration in the Royal Rumble—more than 62 minutes. Rhodes, Seth Rollins, Gunner, and Logan Paul made up the Final 4.The WWE Royal Rumble this year featured a star-studded lineup, Brock Lesnar's unexpected appearance, and numerous more potential crowd-pleasing shocks. However, there weren't many pleasant surprises. In total, Edge and Logan Paul were the only two unexpected participants in the 2023 Royal Rumble.Due to his connections to Roman Reigns and the Bloodline, The Rock continued to be the focus of rumours, while Stone Cold Steve Austin - who was oddly releasing exercise videos before to WrestleMania season - emerged as a late contender. The Texas Rattlesnake's odds saw a late rise as a result of WWE apparently making a sizable deal for Austin to host WrestleMania. Austin had settled in at +550 by Sunday afternoon, placing it comfortably inside the Top 5.At the Royal Rumble, which opened the Big 4 pay-per-view, neither Rock nor Austin were there.The 2023 Royal Rumble had its share of exciting moments, but it will undoubtedly fall short of the standards set by its predecessors, such as Steve Austin's thrilling third victory in the 2001 Royal Rumble or Brock Lesnar fending off the majority of the field in the 2020 Royal Rumble. Instead, the WWE chose to concentrate on the future rather than dramatic surprises and nostalgia. Edge, who entered the Royal Rumble at No. 24, was the first unexpected participant. Lesnar, Edge, and Lashley—legacy performers—had brief appearances in the Rumble in order to make room for young talent like GUNTHER and Dominik Mysterio.

Sami Zayn, who was a popular favourite to win the Royal Rumble battle, was suspicious of his absence. Roman Reigns insisted that Zayn be by his side the whole evening during the pre-show.Fans' predictions for the 2023 WWE Royal Rumble focused on two favourites: Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn. Both Rhodes and Zayn appeared to have an equal chance of winning the Royal Rumble, but for very different reasons. Rhodes' return role is being supported. Oddly, weeks before the Royal Rumble, WWE confirmed Rhodes' comeback. Rhodes was promoted as the most anticipated comeback of the Triple H Era by imitating Triple H's 2002 comeback vignettes, which were scored by Creed's "My Sacrifice." Rhodes was thus given a minor advantage by the bookmakers with Sami Zayn has 3/2 odds compared to 1/1 odds for him. Zayn's chances are quite good considering that he wasn't even invited to the Royal Rumble. Instead, Zayn used his Emmy-winning portrayal as The Bloodline's adorable Uce, a fish out of water, to take the long way to the top of the sportsbook.Fans started to experience Twitter PTSD as Sami continued to emerge as an unusual Royal Rumble favourite and Cody Rhodes was getting ready for a professionally staged hero's welcome. In fact, some fans were ready for the WWE's fickle crowd to switch their allegiance from Rhodes to Zayn. In a recent interview with Ariel Helwani, Zayn addressed this same problem because it had become so popular (h/t WrestleZone).

Zayn questioned the likelihood of Rhodes' supporters turning against him, saying, "I don't know if that's real or not.""Maybe you and I are looking at a specific moment in a certain way because we're sort of like diehards, but I believe there's a lot of casual fans who are just kind of along for the ride," the author says of the fans' perceptions. The supporters don't seem to be where they were five or six years ago, when they wanted to rebel, in my opinion. They said, "No!" The person is Daniel Bryan. You want to be Batista for us, right? No! We'll make you comply. "If done incorrectly, it might actually injure that individual," But as you may know, we work with a lot of competent individuals. So, one day before the Royal Rumble, if I'm not the person and I honestly don't know what the strategy is at this very moment in the conversation, I have nothing. It simply doesn't feel that way, I guess.Contrary to social media hysteria, Cody Rhodes and WWE fans are still in a happy relationship. From the minute Rhodes' music began to play until the dramatic conclusion of the Royal Rumble bout, fans roared for him. Since AEW debuted, there has been a significant increase in fan loyalty to WWE. Season of WrestleMania revolts, including It is far less likely to happen in 2014 with Daniel Bryan or in 2019 with Kofi Kingston and Becky Lynch. Fans would be wise to trust the process on the way to WrestleMania 39 with Triple H in command (for the time being).