WWE held this year’s Royal Rumble premium live event on Saturday night from Tampa, Florida, featuring four matches. With the event done, the road to WrestleMania 40 in April officially began.
Bayley won the Women’s Royal Rumble Match, earning a chance to face IYO SKY or Rhea Ripley at the upcoming event.
In the Men’s Royal Rumble Match, Cody Rhodes and CM Punk faced off as the final two. Rhodes eliminated Punk to win the match for the second consecutive year. He has made it clear that he will challenge Roman Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 40.
Ludwig Kaiser, one of the competitors in the Men’s Royal Rumble Match, made history by entering the match at #12 and lasting less than 10 minutes before being eliminated by Kofi Kingston.
He made history as the first German star to compete in the Royal Rumble match. WWE’s Twitter account in Germany announced the news.
The post translates as “History written! @wwe_kaiser is the first German in a #RoyalRumble match! 🇩🇪 #LudwigKaiser.”
Geschichte geschrieben! @wwe_kaiser ist der erste Deutsche in einem #RoyalRumble Match! 🇩🇪 #LudwigKaiser pic.twitter.com/I9fFpJd6kW
— WWE Deutschland (@WWEDeutschland) January 28, 2024