The 1993 Royal Rumble started a tradition that continues to this day: the winner gets a title shot at WrestleMania. Since WrestleMania IX was scheduled for Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas, actors portraying Caesar and Cleopatra appeared before the Rumble match. They invited everyone to see the Rumble winner compete for the title at WrestleMania…. read more

The Royal Rumble is at its best when it has a lot of potential winners, and this is one of those years. CM Punk came out to start last night’s Monday Night Raw from San Jose, Calif. He said that Seth Rollins is in his rearview mirror, and he’s ready to win the Royal Rumble…. read more

“The worst kept secret” was out of the bag. Penta officially made his WWE debut on Monday Night Raw in the evening’s first match, defeating Chad Gable from American Made.

The World Wrestling Federation knew it had a hit on its hands when it debuted the Royal Rumble in 1988. One year later, the WWF expanded the Rumble to 30 men and presented it on pay-per-view rather than cable television. Randy Savage was the WWF champion at the time, and tensions were running high between… read more

Powerhouse Hobbs isn’t afraid of AEW World champion Jon Moxley, and he proved it last night on Collision. “I’ve been shot, stabbed, and left for dead,” Hobbs said. Hobbs marched to the ring during a huge brawl that took place after Ring Of Honor champion Chris Jericho beat Dax Harwood in the main event. “The… read more

The Royal Rumble is one of the biggest shows in WWE, but when it started in 1988, it was just a special TV program. Since the rival NWA was presenting its Bunkhouse Stampede pay-per-view, the WWF (at the time) countered with the first Rumble on the USA Network. Two months earlier, the WWF had pulled… read more

Now that Roman Reigns has the Tribal Chief title back, he wants to regain the WWE title as well. Reigns didn’t even appear on Smackdown to say this, as his “Wiseman” Paul Heyman did the talking for him. Heyman was talking to Cody Rhodes when Kevin Owens appeared in the crowd. Of course, that led… read more

Rock & Roll will never die, especially if you’re a wrestling fan in Charlotte, N.C. The legendary Rock & Roll Express appeared at the Ring Of Honor show at the Bojangles Coliseum. Ricky Morton & Robert Gibson sold out the building several times in the 1980s as they racked up four NWA World tag team… read more

One of AEW’s founding fathers has returned to re-establish his reputation as the “Best Bout Machine.” Kenny Omega closed last night’s Dynamite episode by talking about his year-long, nearly fatal battle with diverticulitis. Omega attacked the interrupting Don Callis, who was saved by his family members (Brian Cage, Lance Archer, and Kyle Fletcher). Will Ospreay… read more

Oba Femi kicked off 2025 by capturing the NXT championship last night at New Year’s Evil in Los Angeles. He won a Triple Threat match by pinning champion Trick Williams. Eddy Thorpe was the third man in the match. Earlier in the night, Thorpe was attacked backstage. General Manager Ava didn’t believe Thorpe after he… read more