RHEA RIPLEY WINS WOMEN’S 2023 ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
After being speared by Beth Phoenix earlier in the show, Rhea Ripley entered the Women’s Royal Rumble match as competitor #1 and lasted the entire match. In the final three, the contestants were Ripley, Liv Morgan (who entered at No. 2), and Asuka. Ripley ended up using her legs to eliminate Morgan, officially winning the match. Ripley has officially earned herself a championship opportunity at Wrestlemania 39 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, CA, this April.
Full list of Royal Rumble Match participants and eliminations
| No. | Superstar | Eliminated | Eliminated By | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhea Ripley | Asuka, B-Fab, Chelsea Green, Liv Morgan, Michelle McCool, Nia Jax, Raquel Rodriguez | WINNER | 1:01:08 |
| 2 | Liv Morgan | Bayley, Nia Jax, Nikki Cross | Rhea Ripley | 1:01:07 |
| 3 | Dana Brooke | Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY | 0:11:43 | |
| 4 | Emma | Dakota Kai | -0:10:12 | |
| 5 | Shayna Baszler | Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY | 0:13:28 | |
| 6 | Bayley | Becky Lynch, Dana Brooke, Natalya, Roxanne Perez, Shayna Baszler | Liv Morgan | 0:27:09 |
| 7 | B-Fab | Rhea Ripleu | 0:00:36 | |
| 8 | Roxanne Perez | Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY | 0:04:34 | |
| 9 | Dakota Kai | Dana Brooke, Emma, Natalya, Roxanne Perez, Shayna Baszler | Becky Lynch | 0:22:20 |
| 10 | IYO SKY | Candice LeRae, Dana Brooke, Natalya, Roxanne Perez, Shayna Baszler | Becky Lynch | 0:20:49 |
| 11 | Natalya | Bayley, Dakota Kai, IYO SKY | 0:03:08 | |
| 12 | Candice LeRae | IYO SKY | 0:05:11 | |
| 13 | Zoey Stark | Sonya Deville | 0:26:34 | |
| 14 | Xia Li | Zelina Vega | 0:15:30 | |
| 15 | Becky Lynch | Dakota Kai, IYO SKY | Bayley | 0:10:45 |
| 16 | Tegan Nox | Asuka | 0:03:41 | |
| 17 | Asuka | Nia Jax, Sonya Deville, Tegan Nox | Rhea Ripley | 0:33:15 |
| 18 | Piper Niven | Michin, Nia Jax | Raquel Rodriguez | 0:28:05 |
| 19 | Tamina | Michelle McCool | 0:11:58 | |
| 20 | Chelsea Green | Rhea Ripley | 0:00:05 | |
| 21 | Zelina Vega | Xia Li | Lacey Evans | 0:11:30 |
| 22 | Raquel Rodriguez | Lacey Evans, Nia Jax, Piper Niven | Rhea Ripley | 0:20:40 |
| 23 | Michin | Nia Jax, Shotzi | Piper Niven | 0:17:44 |
| 24 | Lacey Evans | Nia Jax, Zelina Vega | Raquel Rodriguez | 0:14:05 |
| 25 | Michelle McCool | Nia Jax, Tamina | Rhea Ripley | 0:13:53 |
| 26 | Indi Hartwell | Sonya Deville | 0:04:51 | |
| 27 | Sonya Deville | Indi Hartwell, Nia Jax, Zoey Stark | Asuka | 0:10:17 |
| 28 | Shotzi | Nia Jax | Michin | 0:08:39 |
| 29 | Nikki Cross | Nia Jax | Liv Morgan | 0:09:16 |
| 30 | Nia Jax | Asuka, Evans, Morgan, McCool, Michin, Nikki Cross, Niven, Rodriguez, Ripley, Deville, Shotzi | 0:01:57 |
