IWE Royal Rumble (2023)

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The 2023 '''Royal Rumble''' is the upcoming 36th annual [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] and [[livestreaming]] [[List of IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events|event]] produced by [[IWE]]. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. The event will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]] as part of the Alamodome's 30th anniversary celebration. It will be the fourth Royal Rumble event to be held in San Antonio after the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]], [[IWE Royal Rumble (2007)|2007]], and [[IWE Royal Rumble (2017)|2017]] events and the third to take place at the Alamodome, following 1997 and 2017.
The 2023 '''Royal Rumble''' is the upcoming 36th annual [[IWE Royal Rumble|Royal Rumble]] [[professional wrestling]] [[pay-per-view]] and [[livestreaming]] [[List of IWE pay-per-view and IWE Network events|event]] produced by [[IWE]]. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]] and [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]] [[IWE brand extension|brand divisions]]. The event will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the [[Alamodome]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]] as part of the Alamodome's 30th anniversary celebration. It will be the fourth Royal Rumble event to be held in San Antonio after the [[IWF Royal Rumble (1997)|1997]], [[IWE Royal Rumble (2007)|2007]], and [[IWE Royal Rumble (2017)|2017]] events and the third to take place at the Alamodome, following 1997 and 2017.
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|Men's Royal Rumble Match
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|[[Mark Semmler|Cody Rhodes]] won by last eliminating [[Dane Hanson<!--(2001, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Gunther]]
|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world championship]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 39|WrestleMania 39]]
|30-man [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional wrestling championship#World championships|world championship]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 39|WrestleMania 39]]
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|Women's Royal Rumble Match
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|[[Weston Hellbusch|Bray Wyatt]] defeated [[Scott Ricker<!--(2000, pg. 65)-->|LA Knight]]
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|30-woman [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional wrestling championship#Gender championships|women's championship]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 39|WrestleMania 39]]
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|[[Mountain Dew]] Pitch Black match
|-
|-
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3
!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|3
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|[[Weston Hellbusch|Bray Wyatt]] vs. [[Scott Ricker<!--(2000, pg. 65)-->|LA Knight]]
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|[[Melissa Cirillo<!--(2006, pg 63)-->|Bianca Belair]] (c) defeated [[Allison Hunthausen<!--(2007, pg. 29)-->|Alexa Bliss]]
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|[[Mountain Dew]] Pitch Black match
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|[[Professional wrestling match types#Singles match|Singles match]] for the [[IWE Raw Women's Championship]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|4
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|[[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]] (c) (with [[Paul Heyman]]) vs. [[Russell <!--Dalton--> Steen|Kevin Owens]]
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|Rhea Ripley won by last eliminating Liv Morgan
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|[[Professional wrestling match types#Singles match|Singles match]] for the [[Undisputed IWE Universal Championship]]
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|30-woman [[Royal Rumble Match|Royal Rumble match]] for a [[Professional wrestling championship#Gender championships|women's championship]] match at [[IWE WrestleMania 39|WrestleMania 39]]
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!bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|5
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|[[Melissa Cirillo<!--(2006, pg 63)-->|Bianca Belair]] (c) vs. [[Allison Hunthausen<!--(2007, pg. 29)-->|Alexa Bliss]]
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|[[Kevin Anoa'i|Roman Reigns]] (c) (with [[Paul Heyman]] and [[Ryan<!--Barnhart--> Sebei|Sami Zayn]]) defeated [[Russell <!--Dalton--> Steen|Kevin Owens]]
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|Singles match for the [[IWE Raw Women's Championship]]
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|Singles match for the [[Undisputed IWE Universal Championship]]
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|-
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match<br>{{small|'''*Card subject to change'''}}}}
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| colspan="4" bgcolor="#e3e3e3"|{{center|(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match}}
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===Announced competitors in the Men's Royal Rumble match===
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===Men's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations===
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13 out of the 30 entrants have been announced as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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:{{Color box|#FBB|border=silver}} – [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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:{{Color box|#BBF|border=silver}} – [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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:{{Color box|#FFB|border=silver}} – [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]]
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:{{Color box|silver|boerder=black}} – [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
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:{{Color box|silver|border=silver}} – [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] (HOF)
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:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}} – [[Freelance|Free agent]]
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:{{Color box|#FFF|border=silver}} – Free Agent
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:{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} – Winner
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Elimination(s)
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| [[Joe Serrano|Kofi Kingston]]
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|1
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|December 2, 2022
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|[[Dane Hanson<!--(2001, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Gunther]]
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|rowspan="2" | Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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|[[Jorge <!--Luis--> Junior Rameriz<!--Bolly (2006, pg.38)-->|Santos Escobar]]
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| 2
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| rowspan="2" | January 6, 2023
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|[[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]]
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|SmackDown
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|
 +
|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 3
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|[[Mike Rinehart<!--(2007, pg. 38)--> (wrestler)|The Miz]]
 +
|Raw
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|1
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|Sheamus
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|
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|0
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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|[[Ricochet<!--Stewart Osorio-Jaschke--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]]
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| 4
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|Defeated [[<!--A. J.-->Jesse Hoffman<!--(2006, pg. 30)--> Francis|Top Dolla]] to qualify on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
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|[[Jose Serrano<!--(McDonald's)-->|Kofi Kingston]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| [[Adam Strizich-White<!--Pg. 70 (2008)-->|Austin Theory]]
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| 5
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| rowspan="3" | January 9, 2023
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|[[Stephen Honzel|Johnny Gargano]]
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| rowspan="3" | Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 6
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|[[Austin <!--Eli--> <!--(2006, pg. 64)--> Eason|Xavier Woods]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 7
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|[[Kevin Kesar<!--McAlmond (2007, pg. 33)-->|Karrion Kross]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| [[Chris<!--Gomez (2006, pg. 65)--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]]  
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| 8
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|[[Jacob Corcoran|Chad Gable]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 9
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|[[Dax Hoovestall|Drew McIntyre]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 10
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|[[Jorge <!--Luis--> Junior Rameriz<!--Bolly (2006, pg.38)-->|Santos Escobar]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| [[Jules Washington-Ladd<!--(2001, pg. 64)-->|Bobby Lashley]]
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| 11
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|[[The Street Profits|Angelo Dawkins]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|- style="background:#FFF;"
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| 12
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|[[Rob Lesnar]]
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|Free agent
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 13
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|[[Jules Washington-Ladd<!--(2001, pg. 64)-->|Bobby Lashley]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 14
| [[Greg Romine<!--(2001, pg. 24)-->|Baron Corbin]]
| [[Greg Romine<!--(2001, pg. 24)-->|Baron Corbin]]
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| January 13, 2023
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|Raw
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| Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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|15
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|[[Chris<!--Gomez (2006, pg. 65)--> Lopez|Seth "Freakin" Rollins]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 16
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|[[Nikola <!--Bryan-->Beniger|Otis]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| [[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]]
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| 17
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| rowspan="2" | January 13, 2023
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|[[Scott Wright, Jr.|Rey Mysterio]]
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| rowspan="2" | Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| [[Dane Hanson<!--(2001, pg. 49)--> (wrestler)|Gunther]]
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| 18
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|[[Dominik Wright|Dominik Mysterio]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| [[Mark Semmler|Cody Rhodes]]
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| 19
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| rowspan="2" | January 16, 2023
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|[[Tyler Shull<!--(2004, pg. 59)--> (wrestler)|Elias]]
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| rowspan="2" | Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| [[Jordan Omogbehin|Omos]]
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| 20
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|[[Kevin Devitt|Finn Bálor]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background:silver;"
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|21
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|[[Narley Layne<!--(2001, pg. 60)--> (wrestler)|Booker T]]
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|HOF
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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|22
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|[[Dustin Maichelle<!--or Michaels (1999, pg. 88)-->|Damian Priest]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 23
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|[[The Street Profits|Montez Ford]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 24
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|[[Kevin Copeland<!--(2007, pg 29.)--> (wrestler)|Edge]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 25
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|[[Adam Strizich-White<!--Pg. 70 (2008)-->|Austin Theory]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 26
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|[[Jordan Omogbehin|Omos]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| [[Dax Hoovestall|Drew McIntyre]]
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| 27
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| rowspan="2" | January 20, 2023
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|[[Ezra Schilling<!--(2000, 65)-->|Braun Strowman]]
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| rowspan="2" | Announced on [[Twitter]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| [[Joshua Kuhn|Sheamus]]
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| 28
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|[[Ricochet<!--Stewart Osorio-Jaschke--> (wrestler)|Ricochet]]
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 29
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|[[Logan Paul]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: gold;"
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| '''30'''
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|'''[[Mark Semmler|Cody Rhodes]]'''
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|'''Raw'''
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===Announced competitors in the Women's Royal Rumble match===
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===Women's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations===
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4 out of the 30 entrants have been announced as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTDAY}}, {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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:{{Color box|#FBB|border=silver}} – [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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:{{Color box|#FBB|border=black}} – [[Raw (IWE brand)|Raw]]
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:{{Color box|#BBF|border=silver}} – [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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:{{Color box|#BBF|border=black}} – [[SmackDown (IWE brand)|SmackDown]]
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:{{Color box|#FFB|border=silver}} – [[NXT (IWE brand)|NXT]]
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:{{Color box|silver|boerder=black}} – [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]]
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:{{Color box|silver|border=silver}} – [[IWE Hall of Fame|Hall of Famer]] (HOF)
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:{{Color box|#FFF|border=black}} – [[Freelance|Free agent]]
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:{{Color box|#FFF|border=silver}} – Free Agent
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:{{Color box|gold|border=silver}} – Winner
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Entrant
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Brand/Status
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Order
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Eliminated by
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!style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Elimination(s)
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|- style="background: gold;"
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| 1
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| [[Demi Dymon Blixt<!--(2004, pg. 53)-->|Rhea Ripley]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 2
| [[Ravyn Scott<!--(2004, pg. 69)-->|Liv Morgan]]
| [[Ravyn Scott<!--(2004, pg. 69)-->|Liv Morgan]]
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| January 6, 2023
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|SmackDown
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| Announced on ''[[IWE SmackDown|SmackDown]]''
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;
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| 3
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| [[Aubrey Allen<!--(2001, pg. 56)-->|Dana Brooke]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 4
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| [[Melissa Mendenhall<!--(2006, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Emma]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 5
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| [[Shayna Baszler]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 6
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| [[Heather Hultin<!--(2007, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Bayley]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 7
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|[[Hit Row|B-Fab]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FFA;"
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| 8
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|[[Cassidy Henderson-Gonzalez<!--(2004, pg. 65)-->|Roxanne Perez]]
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|NXT
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 9
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| [[Claire Carkluis<!--(2007, pg. 63)-->|Dakota Kai]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 10
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| [[Io Shirai<!--Masami Akane Anai (2007, pg. 20)-->|Iyo Sky]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 11
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|[[Shannon Furlong|Natalya]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 12
| [[Candice <!--Carlene--> Buechler<!--(2001, pg. 7)-->|Candice LaRae]]
| [[Candice <!--Carlene--> Buechler<!--(2001, pg. 7)-->|Candice LaRae]]
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| rowspan="2" | January 9, 2023
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|Raw
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| rowspan="2" | Announced on ''[[IWE Raw|Raw]]''
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FFA;"
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| 13
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|Zoey Stark
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|NXT
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 14
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| [[Xia Li<!--Daniella Lomahukluh (2007, pg. 67)-->|Xia Li]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| [[Demi Dymon Blixt<!--(2004, pg. 53)-->|Rhea Ripley]]
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|15
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| [[Katelyn Kovich<!--(2007, pg. 66)-->|Becky Lynch]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #BBF;"
|- style="background: #BBF;"
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| 16
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| [[Tegan Nox]]
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|SmackDown
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 17
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|[[Shane Leung<!--(2004, pg. 56)--> (wrestler)|Asuka]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 18
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|[[Kimberly <!--Carina--> Beneventi<!--(2004 pg. 53)-->|Piper Niven]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background: #FBB;"
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| 19
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|[[Ana Salazar|Tamina]]
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|Raw
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|- style="background:;"
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| 20
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|Chelsea Green
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|Free agent
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Current revision as of 01:45, 2 April 2024

Royal Rumble (2023)
Promotion IWE
Brand(s) Raw
SmackDown
Date January 28, 2023
City San Antonio, Texas
Venue Alamodome
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The 2023 Royal Rumble is the upcoming 36th annual Royal Rumble professional wrestling pay-per-view and livestreaming event produced by IWE. It will be held for wrestlers from the promotion's Raw and SmackDown brand divisions. The event will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as part of the Alamodome's 30th anniversary celebration. It will be the fourth Royal Rumble event to be held in San Antonio after the 1997, 2007, and 2017 events and the third to take place at the Alamodome, following 1997 and 2017.

Traditionally, the Royal Rumble match winner receives a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For the 2023 event, the winners of both the men's and women's matches receive a choice of which world championship to challenge for at WrestleMania 39. The men can choose to challenge for either Raw's IWE Championship or SmackDown's Universal Championship—currently held and defended together as the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship—while the women have the choice between the Raw Women's Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship.

Contents

[edit] Production

[edit] Background

The Royal Rumble is an annual gimmick event, produced every January by IWE since 1988. It is one of the promotion's five biggest events of the year, along with WrestleMania, SummerSlam, Survivor Series, and Money in the Bank, referred to as the "Big Five". It is named after the Royal Rumble match, a modified battle royal in which the participants enter at timed intervals instead of all beginning in the ring at the same time. The 2023 event will be the 36th event in the Royal Rumble chronology. Announced on September 7, 2022, the 2023 event is scheduled to be held on Saturday, January 28 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas as part of the Alamodome's 30th anniversary celebration. It will feature wrestlers from the Raw and SmackDown brands. In addition to airing on pay-per-view worldwide, it will be available to livestream on Peacock in the United States and the IWE Network in international markets. Tickets went on sale on September 30 with premium hospitality packages also available.

The Royal Rumble match generally features 30 wrestlers and the winner traditionally earns a world championship match at that year's WrestleMania. For 2023, the men and women can choose which world championship to challenge for at WrestleMania 39; the men can choose Raw's IWE Championship or SmackDown's Universal Championship—currently held and defended together as the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship—while the women can choose the Raw Women's Championship or SmackDown Women's Championship.

[edit] Storylines

The event will include matches that result from scripted storylines, where wrestlers portray heroes, villains, or less distinguishable characters in scripted events that build tension and culminate in a wrestling match or series of matches. Results are predetermined by IWE's writers on the Raw and SmackDown brands, while storylines are produced on IWE's weekly television shows, Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.

[edit] Results

No. Matches* Stipulation
1 Cody Rhodes won by last eliminating Gunther 30-man Royal Rumble match for a world championship match at WrestleMania 39
2 Bray Wyatt defeated LA Knight Mountain Dew Pitch Black match
3 Bianca Belair (c) defeated Alexa Bliss Singles match for the IWE Raw Women's Championship
4 Rhea Ripley won by last eliminating Liv Morgan 30-woman Royal Rumble match for a women's championship match at WrestleMania 39
5 Roman Reigns (c) (with Paul Heyman and Sami Zayn) defeated Kevin Owens Singles match for the Undisputed IWE Universal Championship
(c) – refers to the champion(s) heading into the match

[edit] Men's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations

     – Raw
     – SmackDown
     – NXT
     – Hall of Famer (HOF)
     – Free Agent
     – Winner
Draw Entrant Brand/Status Order Eliminated by Time Elimination(s)
1 Gunther SmackDown
2 Sheamus SmackDown
3 The Miz Raw 1 Sheamus 0
4 Kofi Kingston SmackDown
5 Johnny Gargano Raw
6 Xavier Woods SmackDown
7 Karrion Kross SmackDown
8 Chad Gable Raw
9 Drew McIntyre SmackDown
10 Santos Escobar SmackDown
11 Angelo Dawkins Raw
12 Rob Lesnar Free agent
13 Bobby Lashley Raw
14 Baron Corbin Raw
15 Seth "Freakin" Rollins Raw
16 Otis Raw
17 Rey Mysterio SmackDown
18 Dominik Mysterio Raw
19 Elias Raw
20 Finn Bálor Raw
21 Booker T HOF
22 Damian Priest Raw
23 Montez Ford Raw
24 Edge Raw
25 Austin Theory Raw
26 Omos Raw
27 Braun Strowman SmackDown
28 Ricochet
29 Logan Paul Raw
30 Cody Rhodes Raw

[edit] Women's Royal Rumble match entrances and eliminations

     – Raw
     – SmackDown
     – NXT
     – Hall of Famer (HOF)
     – Free Agent
     – Winner
Draw Entrant Brand/Status Order Eliminated by Time Elimination(s)
1 Rhea Ripley Raw
2 Liv Morgan SmackDown
3 Dana Brooke Raw
4 Emma SmackDown
5 Shayna Baszler SmackDown
6 Bayley Raw
7 B-Fab SmackDown
8 Roxanne Perez NXT
9 Dakota Kai Raw
10 Iyo Sky Raw
11 Natalya SmackDown
12 Candice LaRae Raw
13 Zoey Stark NXT
14 Xia Li SmackDown
15 Becky Lynch Raw
16 Tegan Nox SmackDown
17 Asuka Raw
18 Piper Niven Raw
19 Tamina Raw
20 Chelsea Green Free agent
21 Zelina Vega SmackDown
22 Raquel González SmackDown
23 Mia Yim Raw
24 Lacey Evans SmackDown
25 Michelle McCool Free agent
26 Indi Hartwell NXT
27 Sonya Deville SmackDown
28 Shotzi SmackDown
29 Nikki Cross Raw
30 Nia Jax Free agent

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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