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Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley earned their chances to win world titles, but the biggest story of the night involved the Bloodline.

Ripley and Morgan had beaten the record for longest time in a women's Royal Rumble match, but the record will officially go to Ripley following Morgan's elimination. Reigns handed the steel chair to Zayn and demanded that he deliver the final blow. She sauntered to the ring wearing a mask that completely covered her face and slowly removed the mask to reveal intimidating, clown-like facepaint and contact lenses. The match was fine but there was a lack of intensity. Wyatt finally snatched him and choked him out with a mandible claw by the stage. The lights in the arena cut out, revealing a glow-in-the-dark theme to the match. The match came down to Rhodes and GUNTHER, the latter of whom set the record for the longest time in a traditional Royal Rumble match – surpassing Rey Mysterio who lasted 62 minutes in 2006. Rhodes and Rollins faced off in the final four of the match. A quartet of WWE superstars stomped on Paul in the center of the ring upon entry. Lesnar gave the furniture a break and took his remaining frustrations out on Baron Corbin (No. Unfortunately, Kingston appeared to hit a commentator's chair too hard and hit the floor. The ring started to fill up with Kofi Kingston (No.

Roman Reigns beat Kevin Owens, then turned his sights to Sami Zayn in one of the most heated segments in history at WWE Royal Rumble 2023.

With Zayn and Owens back together, it’ll be interesting to see if Zayn can pull off the upset, or if Reigns beats another hometown favorite in Zayn, like he did Drew McIntyre at WWE Clash at the Castle. Roman Reigns destroyed Sami Zayn after beating Kevin Owens to retain the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship. During the main event of SmackDown this past Friday, Owens was in position to strike Zayn with a steel chair, but instead he continued to warn Zayn that the Bloodline would inevitably turn on the Honorary Uce.

Yes, the post-match drama with Sami and Roman Reigns and the Bloodline and Kevin Owens was interminably long. It was certainly not the best way to get where we ...

There were a lot of more interesting ways to go about where they are now, but what was obvious last night is that WWE is only concerned with the end points. They wanted the moment of Sami turning on Roman, so they found the easiest way possible there. One of the pitfalls of running two Rumble matches on the same card is that it is a challenge to make them feel unique from each other or follow different paths. They wanted Rhea to be a star at Mania, so they went the most obvious route to get her there. Roman in the main event of Wrestlemania, so they took the shortest path to it. All WWE had was Cody’s return and then unsurprising win of the Rumble, but that’s all they wanted. Which kind of dulled the sheen of Rhea Ripley doing the same thing on the women’s side, though winning it. We’d like to believe that they would want to run their biggest match possible in years on the biggest stage possible, but there’s a wide swath of fans that have grown quite weary of hearing, “Let’s see where they go with this.” [Up to 40% offSamsung Smart TVs](https://www.amazon.com/deal/85092aed?asc_campaign=InlineMobile&asc_refurl=https://deadspin.com/wwe-royal-rumble-cody-rhodes-sami-zayn-roman-reigns-gun-1850046493&asc_source=&ref=dlx_deals_gd_dcl_img_20_85092aed_dt_sl15_ab&showVariations=true&tag=kinjadeadspinpromo-20) Cody Rhodes won the Rumble, now what? And yet, all WWE and Triple H cared about was the echoes of Seth Rollins hitting Roman with a chair in the back that were stirred [by Sami doing so](https://twitter.com/WWE/status/1619565387368071169), and the reaction of the live crowd, which was for sure uproarious. His return wasn’t even a surprise, thanks to the weeks-long video package campaign that at least in my head was at Cody’s insistence. [Sami Zayn was the story](https://deadspin.com/wwe-sami-zayn-royal-rumble-roman-reigns-wrestlemania-1850022943) going into the Rumble, and he will be the story coming out of it, which was clearly the aim of the whole production. It’s so fixated on providing “moments,” where the crowd pops to a riotous level and (these days) social media starts spinning and buzzing like a slot machine.

Cody Rhodes and Rhea Ripley outlasted the fields of 30 at this year's WWE Royal Rumble, but the most shocking moments came at the night's end when Sami Zayn ...

He turned his back on Reigns and walked out of the ring, perhaps setting him up to join Zayn in his newfound rivalry with WWE's top star. Ripley became the fourth person in the 35-year history of the Rumble to win it all as the No. Rhodes, the son of WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, returned to the ring for the first time since June to win the 30-man Royal Rumble.

The Royal Rumble did not come without casualty with WWE stars suffering injuries in both Rumble matches.

Deville required stitches after taking a kick to the head from Asuka, who was competing in her first Rumble match since winning in 2018. [Logan Paul](https://tjrwrestling.net/news/ex-wwe-logan-paul-flat-face-shawn-michaels/) and Gunther to book his place in what looks to be a massive main event against Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Heavyweight Championship. [Ripley discussed her injuries](https://tjrwrestling.net/news/rhea-ripley-won-royal-rumble-knee/) and how The Judgment Day plans to celebrate her success:

WWE kicked off its Road to WrestleMania 39 Saturday night is San Antonio with the Royal Rumble, a four-hour extravaganza that set in motion the feuds and ...

After years of trying to establish who she was and why fans should invest in her, she finally realized her potential and now has the full support of WWE's top officials behind her. An errant misting of Liv Morgan spelled her downfall, as eventual winner Rhea Ripley booted her off the apron and to the floor. Zayn is as popular as he has ever been would make a fine suitor for Reigns' opponent at WrestleMania 39. Might she and The Empress of Tomorrow run it back at SoFi Stadium? The Mami nickname and on-screen partnership with Dominik Mysterio helped her truly get over while helping establish the second-generation competitor as a true heel. That is a program that dates back to last summer and encompasses a beatdown at Extreme Rules, complete with a Con-Chair-To to The Rated-R Superstar's Hall of Fame wife, Beth Phoenix. We know as much from some of the legendary angles with The Undertaker and Kane. Her women's Rumble victory is just the beginning. Saturday night in San Antonio, after years of searching for that one element here or character tweak there, she was rewarded for finally putting it all together. There were pacing issues, but it was clear that Triple H had a plan regarding the stories he wanted to feature and wove them into the 30-man match as well as one could have hoped for. Then there was the return of Logan Paul, complete with a mid-air collision with Ricochet that dominated social media. And more importantly, fans have a reasonable expectation of what they can expect come April 1-2.

The Bloodline and Sami Zayn WWE storyline reached its epic crescendo in the aftermath of the main event match at the Royal Rumble.

[Cody Rhodes](https://www.sportskeeda.com/player/cody-rhodes) won the Men's Royal Rumble Match last night to punch his ticket in the main event of WrestleMania 39. Roman Reigns], and I can tell as of the middle of last week, they were not, but that can change based on the crowd reaction." It's safe to say that the best angle WWE has going right now on the Road to WrestleMania is the Bloodline and Sami Zayn storyline. Considering the fan reaction, the WWE Universe could be expecting a main event match between Everyone was in awe at what played out once the match between Roman Reigns and Kevin Owens ended, with The Tribal Chief emerging as the victor. But he paid the ultimate price as Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa launched a brutal assault on him.

Roman Reigns defended the WWE championships on Saturday night at the Royal Rumble the moment of the event came when Sami Zayn betrayed the champion.

The faction would walk out of the ring and down the aisle but had another issue at hand. The rest of The Bloodline members would attack Zayn. However, the "Honorary Uce" turned on his "Tribal Chief" and hit him in the back with the chair. The [CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM](https://www.foxnews.com/sports) [Owens several times](https://www.foxnews.com/sports/kevin-owens-talks-upcoming-tag-team-match-with-john-cena-shares-hilarious-sami-zayn-story), including through a barricade during the match.

Lisa Marie Varon born February 10, 1971, is an American fitness competitor, bodybuilder and retired professional wrestler best known for her tenure in the ...

She now squanders her talent in the TNA organization. In TNA, she became a five-time TNA Knockouts Champion, making her a seven-time overall women's champion. In 1999, she placed second in a fitness event in New York City to earn her International Federation of Bodybuilders (IFBB) professional fitness card.