Gunther, Dom Mysterio and more WWE Superstars react to 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble Match: WWE Playback

Competitors from the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble Match relive the 30-Superstar over-the-top-rope brawl.
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He dips himself in that special fluid, and then he gets out. And he comes out, aah! [MUSIC] >> This is your WWE Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion, Gunther. >> With WWE Superstar Ludwig Kaiser. >> And this is WWE Playback. And today we’re watching my stellar performance in the Royal Rumble 2023. [MUSIC]

>> Watch this jacket turn off. >> Imperium. [SOUND] >> Wow, that’s really talented. >> That one guy in the crowd on the right, he did not care, look at him. >> He didn’t care, he doesn’t appreciate it. He’s never had to take a jacket off that quick, he doesn’t know, he doesn’t know.

It’s in San Antonio so they don’t really have to wear a lot of jackets cuz it’s warm weather down there. But if you had to wear a wool jacket, peacoat like that and to take it off that fast, you’d have an appreciation for that. Me, I grew up in the north.

>> Yeah, so you get it. >> So I know. >> Big Gunther, big Wally, number one. >> See that I have to say, I always said if I’m ever participating in a Royal Rumble match, I want to be number one. Because if you come in as 30 and then you win it,

It’s basically it’s a present, right? >> Yeah. >> I think it was his first Royal Rumble. >> Feels like cheating almost. >> The number one really has to earn it. >> My first Royal Rumble was in 2010, 14 years ago, no wonder everyone thinks I’m so old.

>> I think it’s a very accurate entrance for a person of my stature, I think. >> Yeah. >> Very fitting. >> It does do you justice, I gotta say. >> Yes. >> Very good shape here, I gotta say. Look at you, some striations on your shoulders.

>> Good old times. >> But this guy, we don’t really have to pay too much attention I feel like. No. >> Yeah, I know. >> See, there’s a professional athlete in the ring, and there comes. >> Introducing entrant number two. >> Look at that. >> The light actually isn’t that bright.

>> [LAUGH] >> But it’s just Sheamus’s reflective skin that reacts in a fluorescent manner to the light. And it’s really cool, like a black light, like a white light, you know what I’m saying? >> [LAUGH] >> It’s a little bit different,

A lot of people don’t know that, they think it’s just the effect. >> Good call for one and two. >> He’s ready to go, look at him. >> Yeah, it was a very annoying number two, I have to say. I was aware that I will have to deal with Sheamus again.

>> I thought he was like a, you know how a special trading card is holographic. He’s yeah. >> He’s a special wrestler, so he’s real shiny. So he just dips himself in it, okay. Cuz a lot of people don’t see that either, behind the curtain he dips himself in that special fluid.

And then he gets out and he comes out, aah! >> But being in the position number one in the Royal Rumble and having Sheamus as number two is very unfortunate. >> Yeah, it could’ve have been better. >> Pre this version of Sheamus, he wasn’t as shiny. >> No.

>> So it’s like the multiple Sheamuses, this is the rare Sheamus. >> Rare Sheamus, yeah, this is the ultraviolet. >> [LAUGH] The UV Sheamus. >> Yeah, UV Sheamus. >> [LAUGH] >> I was literally humming it’s a shameful thing lobster head, his old theme music, there as I was watching him do his entrance.

It’s not been his entrance theme for years. >> So for me, the Royal Rumble was always, since I was younger, one of my favorite, if not maybe my favorite, pay-per-view/PLE Now. >> Great tan, I gotta say. >> Thank you. >> For me, the spectacle of having all the guys out there,

You’re seeing all the Superstars in the ring fighting each other at once. And not knowing who’s coming out next, and the countdown, and the suspense. I think all of that together, it was just for me as a kid growing up it was my favorite. So the Royal Rumble means a lot to me.

>> Pow, enough. Now I’ll hit the rope, I’ll hit you with the. Pow, whoa, okay. Pow, hit you on the head, upside your head, upside your stomach. Pow, chop, chop. Chopping meat over here, we over here in the butcher shop. [INAUDIBLE] >> Yeah, trust me, every single one of them.

>> You know these boys are gonna be hitting each other. >> Well you wanna get rid of him right away- Yeah, dirt tactics though. >> Because he’s gonna stick around. >> See, now if Sheamus would implement a Rock Bottom there instead of going over

The knee, then he might have been able to- >> take his legs too. >> Knock him out and save his leg. >> First two really set the tone for the Rumble. And obviously different people mean that it’s gonna feel different to start.

It’s like the first match on a show really sets the tone for the rest of the night. >> When you’re in the Royal Rumble match, big moment, first Royal Rumble match, as number one, you’re really focused on the action. There comes the clown. >> Who’s number three, The Miz, poor guy.

>> What a number three for you? >> Yeah, it was less of a threat, it was more irritating. >> [COUGH] Yeah, I can imagine. >> Look at that guy. >> Little dance. >> What’s he doing? >> Whoa, yay. >> Amped up Miz, he’s ready to go. >> The moneymaker, you see it?

>> Run. >> Sure he thought more about the choreography for entering the ring than what actually to do as soon as he gets there. >> This kinda spot’s something that he would love. >> Miz, you better get in the ring, bro. >> He’s got such a good chest for chopping, as well.

>> Help him out, help him out. See, Miz should have got right there. >> Go around. >> I don’t know what he’s looking at. >> I don’t know, go around. >> There it is right there, pull him out. >> Uh-oh, here we go, here we go. >> Yeah, I’m gonna get you.

Get off me, bro. >> I wonder would that count as a Miz elimination, because he hasn’t even entered the match yet. >> A taste of your own medicine. Wait a minute. >> He never got in. >> Yeah. >> He never got in. >> He said the doctor prescribed me this dose of Sheamus.

This medicine is Sheamus, I’m gonna give it to you, this is your own medicine. Now I’m gonna run away. >> That’s the fastest Sheamus has ever run in his life. >> Wow. >> Big chop to the chest, that’s not pleasant. And that’s also not pleasant. >> No, that’s way, way worse.

>> That’s a big body on the top, inside of your head. >> [CROSSTALK] >> The underhand palm strike. You know what, I wanna beat on him too. >> Boom. Yeah, here we go, no. Boom. >> Worst thing about Sheamus’s punches to the stomach is he keeps his hand open.

>> Look at the marks all over Sheamus’s skin. >> We’re two minutes in. >> We’re two minutes in and you’re ruining- >> There you go, there you go. >> The wrestling [INAUDIBLE] before the match. >> Cuz he’s messing up his gear.

>> And now he’s messing up his gear, he’s messing up his money with the toy company. >> That’s what it is, Gunther’s upset because he didn’t get the ultraviolet. Looky here. >> Wait a minute. >> I don’t know how much internal damage it does, but it does some external damage freaking hard.

>> It’s your boy. >> Nice. >> [SOUND] Now me, I’ll go out there on the sprint cuz I’m in real good shape. >> [LAUGH] >> I’m in real good shape, I don’t never get tired. I keep on going, locomotion, like a train. Choo-choo!

>> Uh-oh. >> But then we take it to the sky, you know what I’m saying? Uh-oh, immediamente. >> From the train to the plane. >> Immediamente. >> Pow, with the click for quality education gear right now. Boom, right in your dome, Sheamus, that’s how it feels, man. Come on, bro.

Boom, I give the people what they want. No, Gunther- >> German Suplex. >> Give you a German leg sweep, pow, you see how I switched it on him? >> If you’re old enough, you know this called the boom drive, not The New Day drive. He used to hit the road, he say boom.

>> New Day, people doing that at home, boom. Long legs, heels go right in the chest of Gunther. And then the hamhocks that you know as hamstrings go into MIz’s chest. >> Whoa. And now, whoa. >> Do you notice the beard? It’s big. >> Mine? >> The mustache is, too.

>> Yeah. >> Big mustache at the Rumble. >> Well you gotta have a lot of weight in here. >> [LAUGH] >> Every ounce counts, you know what I’m saying? Cuz the bigger guys tend not to get thrown out, so I try to do my part by extending my beard out.

>> Johnny Gargano, number five. [MUSIC] What gear is he wearing? Johnny always has dope gear, so. >> Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, easy, Gargano. We got the same birthday. I was trying to come over and dop him up. >> [LAUGH] >> And he met me with the shoulder in the gut.

>> Two Cleveland boys. >> I figured we could work together. You have all these bad guys in here, me and you. >> Evil dudes. >> Pow. >> That’s good. >> All right, yeah, there we go. >> DDT, ouch. >> That. >> Oof. >> That hurt.

>> He said, I like Cleveland more than you like Cleveland. >> See, I find the trick is find yourself a nice space and mess the person up, try and eliminate them. Because if you start trying to do moves, you start landing on people and you hurt yourself.

>> Wait. >> The move for Sheamus’. >> Wait, wait, wait, wait. >> Sheamus said, what are you doing, bro? Get out of here. >> Jeez, how? Why you hit him? >> Snatched him up. >> You didn’t have to snatch him, he was already there. Johnny’s a gentleman, Johnny’s known for being a gentleman.

>> Yeah, yeah, he’s pointing to me, too, and I gave him a little [INAUDIBLE] go ahead, Sheamus, do your thing, man, do your thing. You have my approval, go for it, I don’t like that guy, you know that. >> He know that hurts. >> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. >> But he’s going crazy.

>> He had Gunther chomping him earlier and it was beating him. >> What are you trying? You’re trying to fall? You’re trying to fall? Not till I say it’s okay, yeehaw’s, did you see he’s in San Antonio now, right? Yeehaw, he done threw up the yeehaw for the Alamo, boom.

Miz got a strong grip now, you know why? >> Brogue. >> Boom, but not strong enough to keep him up from a Brogue Kick and there goes Gunther. >> [LAUGH] did you see how fast he turned around? >> Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, he’s fast now. >> Johnny said, no, Sheamus, just helped me.

>> No, no, no. >> Here you go. >> Now, I’m trying to get back, I’m trying to get back, get back, now, remember what you did to me. Don’t get mad, come on, let me throw you out now, you got me, cuz now you could have been on a team.

You could have been on three on two, and look who’s coming. >> Coming down, coming down. >> The doctor of defenestration. >> I said I’m coming. >> Here we go. >> Gotta check it up. >> Look at him. >> Head up.

>> Golly, what a form, you’re a runner, too, you know, he’s a runner. >> It helps to have teammates, but then at the same time, you got to fight your team. >> Pow, big elbow. >> Here we go. >> Gunther. >> Double team, get those arm [SOUND].

>> [SOUND] Let’s go, same page [SOUND]. >> See here in the middle of it, already a little bit chaotic. But then you have The New Day, which is always annoying when you have a Tag Team in the Rumble, cuz they’re gonna stick together. >> They’re gonna stick together, yeah.

>> There’s no team like The New Day. >> Here we go, unique, yeet, boom. >> Your elbow dropping. >> Boom, let’s go. >> Everybody down. >> Yeah, look at the man on the white coat. >> Everybody down. >> Respect the man on the white coat, standing ovation, here we go, this is-

>> I’m dripping sweat. >> Uh-oh, are they gonna fight? They’re gonna fight. >> For, after our wrestling careers, we wanna go to Hollywood. So we put on our acting shoes and we sold our acting chops. >> Y’all not about to do no fighting.

>> And now the whole crowd going wild, we’re finally gonna see it, we’re finally gonna see it. They’re gonna go at it, because they didn’t [SOUND]. >> I remember that [LAUGH]. >> Hey. >> You deserve whatever’s about to happen to you. >> [CROSSTALK] >> Watch out, hey. >> Go hit. >> What the?

>> Just go hit each other. >> You see what I’m talking about? >> What are you hitting us for? >> These guys don’t like fun. >> It might be good to have some energy strategies as far as conserving energy, as far as when to attack, when to try to get away.

Absolutely, but as far as strategy goes, [APPLAUSE] I wouldn’t be thinking too hard about it other than just survive. >> Gable, ooh, right in the throat, then he shushed him. >> Man, that’s it. >> [LAUGH] >> [CROSSTALK] He’s got a family, I don’t wanna hit him in the back of the head.

>> Yeah. >> My god. >> I gave you that why [INAUDIBLE] here we go. >> Okay, I thought I was gonna land on my feet there. >> Tearing, carrying up, pay that color for you. >> Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute. >> No, sir, no, sir. >> Waist lock.

>> Uh-oh, jack, [INAUDIBLE] get off, shoosh. >> Escape, is that escape? >> That’s two points, that’s two points. >> Ooh, boy, whoa. >> Uh-oh, let’s go. >> Right down into it, right down into it, he ain’t scared. >> Staggered stance, here you go, he got. >> First Angle, now this.

>> Here we go, I got Angle too. >> That’s right. >> Boom, here we go. >> Control. >> Going through. >> Control. >> Uh-oh, no, no, I said let me get off, here we go, no, no, no shoulders, come on, come on, here we go.

And they cut away, they cut away to some nonsense for no reason, we are tearing it up, I think I put in legs. >> My god. >> I had legs in on Gable. >> This going that points over here, they don’t want people to see it.

>> Let’s watch somebody get some stomps in, even though- >> Isn’t Gable’s cousin one of the cameramen? >> This is the fun of a Royal Rumble when everyone’s in there and you’re doing Germans, you mental people. >> Man, get your, get your, you see this time, this time, this time I’ll do it.

>> Well, here comes his budy. >> Well, he gets some support. >> It’s me. >> If y’all don’t have friends like that, then y’all don’t have friends. >> That’s right. >> All right? >> That’s right, and speaking of people with no friends, here comes Drew. >> Yeah, [LAUGH].

>> Now, they catch me running to the ring like a sucker, it’s a nice good power walk, part of my warm up. >> What are you mad? You haven’t even gotten the ring yet, what are you mad at? >> Come on, man.

>> I get so amped up that I’m slapping the, [LAUGH] crap out of their heads. Some of them might be ten years old for all I know. >> What happened to Drew there? We’re all, come on, man. >> Why does everybody wanna beat us now?

>> First thing I do is just start tossing people, but if you see my ring position, I’m keeping myself safe and just tossing other people into harm’s away. >> Drew has a size advantage over everyone in their [INAUDIBLE]. >> Yeah, [LAUGH] look at He-Man coming in.

>> He has throwing everybody around like they’re dummies, look at that. >> Bad day for Chad and Johnny. >> Obviously, somebody like Johnny Gargano is not a huge problem for Drew. >> Gargano and I used to be Tag Team champions for Evolve wrestling. >> There goes the Claymore, [LAUGH].

>> All the way up. >> Big old Claymore, big old flying across out of the ring. >> Yeah, people were building up to WrestleMania at this point. >> Here’s a moment. >> So those two were after me for a good amount of months, it was exhausting,

Because Drew, is one of the few guys that can actually, and Sheamus as well, strength-wise and size-wise. >> Match you. >> Yeah, they match me, so it’s a different challenge. >> I wish there was a shot of Big E watching this, Big meet you, man, slapping me.

>> It’s always entertaining to see when the little guys fight each other. >> [LAUGH] >> Let them fight for it. >> Why did he do that? Why didn’t he do that to the outside over there? Man, that’s the inexperienced, settling, Santos now, probably wouldn’t do that, he’s got a lot more experience.

With the corn rolls in, the braids in, who’s that? Is it Dawks? >> He was on his horse. >> Maybe he slowed down, there he is. >> Horse must be pregnant. >> The Hawk. >> Giddy up. >> Here we go,t >> Yo, get out the way, Gunther,

Boom, big jumping elbow, this man is an athlete for his side, you don’t expect him to move around. >> Here we go, here we go, here we go, here we go, whoa. >> Get off my draws, bro. >> So he’s bringing this [CROSSTALK] twisting smoke.

>> Flying smoke, athletic smoke, all the smoke, there you go. >> Yeah, twisting smoke. >> Twisting smoke, [LAUGH]. >> No, no. >> No, I’m not going out like that, that’s called ring awareness, ladies and gentlemen. >> That’s right. >> Uh-huh, held on, look at him, hero.

>> See, I can pull something like that off too tall. Trying to do that Shawn Michaels thing where I hold onto the ropes, my feet don’t touch the floor. I gotta avoid my feet going that far, I’m just eliminated.

>> Dealing with both of The New Day- >> You have to get rid of them both at the same time, because otherwise you’re always dealing with them at the same time, look at that. >> You see that right there?

Look at that, look at that, by any means, by any means, no, sir, my goodness. [INAUDIBLE] >> Did your feet hit? >> Yeah. >> Wait. >> Maybe the tops. >> [SOUND] You see how I come right in? >> The soles didn’t hit. >> Wait for the second one, it was a spectacular one.

>> My god, and you see right there, that’s where the problems began. That’s where the problems began, cuz now the pain is settling in. And now you can feel, I would have normally been able to give him that monkey flip, but now, my leg, ow, my leg, I remember this now.

>> Yeah, this is the life saving. >> You see, cuz my leg is in so much pain. >> [LAUGH] >> And I would have normally been able to have landed directly on that chair were it not for

The shots of the leg that Escobar gave me, and a lot of people don’t know that. But that’s why you’re here, to get the Easter eggs What kind of idea did you have to land on a chair with little wheels on? Who’s next? There you go. >> Here we go. >> Who’s this?

>> The beast. >> The beast, Brock Lesnar. Damn. >> Look at this tank. It’s like Goro from Mortal Kombat. >> Again, this is another reason why strategy doesn’t really mean anything in the Royal Rumble, is you can have strategy but then Brock Lesnar shows up. >> He’s running, wasting no time.

>> Coming to brag, but I have eliminated him from the rumble. But he’s also eliminated me from the rumble to win it the year prior. But I did beat him in my singles match, so I’ve got one over.

>> That’s what I have to say like, I don’t care about anybody’s presence in the ring, but when Brock Lesnar enters the rumble, you better pay attention. >> You got Johnny. Johnny, go out there and get Brock. Go out there and get him. >> It looks like Brock’s about to eat right now.

>> [LAUGH]. >> I would have pulled Santos right off. Look at him. >> Yeah, immediately. >> He is dumbass just standing there. >> Here we go. >> Breaks through. >> Here we go. >> Nope. >> Got to be quick with that guys. >> And there we go. Nope, see you.

>> My God, Suplex City. >> See ya. >> That’s nice to see. Just throwing them around. >> Dawkins. >> Dawkins. >> Thanks for coming. >> Yeah. >> See ya. Wow, Santos, bye bye. >> He’s a big, scary man. >> [LAUGH]. >> Could have happened to a nicer guy.

>> Yo. >> You know, that’s what he gets for holding on. >> All right, cleaning house. >> You know, when he was standing right there and brought him in, I would have mill maskers myself out of the rumble. Just eliminated myself. >> [LAUGH].

>> You know, it’s like those movies where like Jackie Chan or whomever the protagonist is, is like defeating all the goons. But then there’s still that one thug who’s like, I’m gonna be the guy that takes him out, and he tries it. Like, what are you guys, you know? >> Gunther.

>> Big boys. >> Some interesting match up. >> Chop him. >> That wasn’t effective [LAUGH]. >> The almighty. >> Hey. >> Bobby Lashley. Here he comes. >> Here he comes, Bobby Lashley. We’re waiting to. >> Man hasn’t aged since he was 27 years old. >> There you go, here comes Bobby Lashley.

>> We got all the big guys in there. >> We do, yeah. >> Got a whole lot of men coming into the ring now. A lot of big guys. >> Drew McIntyre, Brock Lesnar, Sheamus, Bobby Lashley. Don’t do it. He did it. Boop. >> Big spear. >> Let’s go, another one. >> Maybe.

>> Johnny is what? >> You just walked right into that one. >> There’s a big dangerous superstar like a Brock or a Bobby Lashley, I’ve got history with both of them. And everybody pays attention but I certainly pay attention.

So I know I’ve got history with both of them, and I know how dangerous they are, that you got to be ready for them more than most superstars. >> This is crazy. This is just carnage. >> There you go. >> That means something, right? >> That’s what I wanted to do.

>> I don’t remember that happening. >> No, neither do I. >> Someone caught me off guard. I wasn’t ready for that. >> If any one of those guys got eliminated, Brock, Bobby, Drew, Sheamus, Gunther, if any one of those gets eliminated at any point, if there’s guys

Still left, they’re like, thank the Lord that I don’t have to be a part of that. >> Here’s Baron Corbin. >> Baron Corbin. >> Haven’t seen him around in a while. >> Good old Baron Corbin. He probably thinks he’s gonna win. >> Accompanied by JBL. >> John Bradshaw Layfield. Here we go, easy.

>> My man’s still out here destroying stuff. Bro, you lost. Don’t tell him I said that. >> Brock, are you rearranging the furniture? >> No. >> Poor Corbin, very unfortunate. >> Very unfortunate, bad time. >> For Corbin here. >> Even better, you know rearranging Corbin is part of the furniture too.

>> No. >> Wrong time, wrong place. >> Sometimes that’s just how it happens. >> Wow, it was a great crowd that night. >> Sometimes you’re Brock Lesnar, and sometimes you just get F5 by Brock Lesnar. >> Just royal rumbling. This is wild. >> Seth Rollins.

It’s so crazy like seeing him not with the title, cuz he’s had the title. He’s been defending it on basically every event that he’s on, so it’s just crazy now seeing him just without it before, I guess all of it happened.

And you just think of that title, you think of him at the moment. >> Yep. >> Caterpillar. >> Yep, yep. >> I think it’s the worm. >> We close to the caterpillar. >> That was a different. >> You right. >> That was Scotty. >> Scotty Ma Hotty. >> Scotty 2 Hotty.

>> I know, but I call him Ma Hotty. >> Ma Hotty? >> Scotty Ma Hotty. Hello, Scotty. >> Scotty 2 Hotty. Too cool? >> Good man. >> Damn, why they’ve been loaders like that? >> Cuz they’re afraid of the big guys. >> Here he comes. >> Speaking of big guys.

>> Who’s this handsomely devilish? >> He’s wearing a mask. I know it. Who is it? >> I don’t know. I don’t know who it is. >> Damn, dude, I’m even good looking with the mask on. It’s crazy. >> There he is. Look at that guy. >> Look at that. >> There it is.

And here’s this famous mask that I tore up, and it’s part of the judgment Day locker room. >> You struggled a little bit, but it’s okay. >> I thought I cheated and cut it, but I did it. >> Hey, by the way, fantastic walk, dog. >> Great walk, right?

>> Great walk. >> Fantastic. >> I took my sweet ass time. >> Good, as you should. You also try to rip. >> I wanted to rip all. >> It’s stick fabric. >> Yeah. >> Dude, it’s hard. >> You ever grip too many papers together and you try to rip. It doesn’t, you know.

>> Yeah, and then you feel really weak. >> It’s trying to like rip a yellow pages book. >> I was going to say that, but I didn’t know if you guys knew what those were. >> We’re old enough, Sam. >> Sometimes you’ll be surprised to be with them.

>> I did, I forgot I didn’t go all the way in right away. >> Take your time. >> Yeah, because Sheamus was hunting me down. >> Yeah, I would get it. Just waiting. >> Yeah, he was waiting for me, look. >> What’s wrong with that guy? Look at him.

>> He’s literally stalking me. >> Why? >> I have no idea. So I just didn’t get in. >> Smart. Every time I tried, you know. >> All right, well, then that he’s gonna stand there waiting. Look at him. >> It was like that giant Muppet just coming at me. >> [LAUGH].

>> Forgot his name. >> I know the one he felt really good. >> I always think of evil Ronald McDonald. >> That’s a good one, evil Ronald. >> Yeah. >> He’s definitely an evil Ronald McDonald. >> I say Dirty Dom. I say, dummy Dom. That’s what I say.

>> He comes in and just takes everyone out and then helps me up. Actually, I think I go hide in the corner first. >> But because Finn also has a good walk. >> Finn does have a great walk. No, but he started running once he saw me getting my ass beat.

>> But he got his walk in. >> He got his walk. Yeah, he saw it. Here he comes. >> You don’t wanna waste your energy. >> No. >> Unless you have to. >> That’s a long run. >> Unless you have to. I tend to be a runner sometimes.

>> Yeah. >> I can run. >> Yeah. >> Sometimes. >> Little cardio bunny over there. >> Yeah, got him. Put the big man down. Another one? How about this? Eat that. Who is that? >> That’s Seth. >> The guy you’re going to cash in on? >> Maybe.

>> Or are we going to acknowledge you? >> Maybe. >> Who’s that guy? That’s Johnny Gargano. >> Yeah? >> What’s he doing? What a dork. >> There you go. >> See ya. >> That’s why having teammates is good. Look at that. >> Here we go. That’s what happens now.

You have two teams in there. They don’t understand it’s an individual competition. >> What are you doing? >> What are you doing? >> Winning. >> Yeah. >> Waiting for Finn. That’s what I was doing. >> Look at that. >> Bait hook, sinker or something like that. >> See you. >> Now he’s gone.

>> That’s my dog. >> It can’t be. >> Let’s go. >> That’s pretty cool. >> I was doing the kickoff show and I had been waiting on my invitation for quite some time and it didn’t come through until that day on my cell phone.

So I had to get ready immediately to head straight to the ring. I wasn’t warmed up or anything. I was a little cold. But I tell you, when I walked out the curtain, when I made that walk

Down the aisle, the fans definitely woke me up and made me feel like I was back. I was back in action again. I felt like I was 25 again. >> Five time. Mr.five time. >> Eat this. >> Yeah, eat this. >> Kick. >> Booker went in there and beat me up, too.

>> It’s worse, people that got beat up by to go out and play some of the old hits was really cool to drop the bookie and people used to call it the rock bottom, but actually it was really called a bookie at first. I’ve been at that.

>> Think he’s going to do it? >> Is he going to do it? >> Let’s go. >> Everybody’s waiting for the spinner Rooney. Everybody’s waiting for the spinner Rooney. >> I knew at the end of the day he’s just going to goof around. >> I see now Seamus just sitting there looking.

He’s letting him do a spinner Rooney. >> Can you guys do a spinneroony? >> No. >> Of course I can do a spinner. >> No. >> My. That’s just unfortunate [CROSSTALK]. >> No better person to get me out of the rubble than the longest reigning intercontinental champion in the history of WWE.

>> Back to business. >> People need to understand there’s no place to dance around or goof around. >> I think it’s very nice of you, though, that you gave the people that moment before you ever did. >> Yeah, that’s true. >> Very kind of you.

>> Back in the day, it always was who was going to be the surprise guest? And then I end up being so hot. Time flies, but definitely a great moment. >> Looks like another judgment day member. >> Okay. >> Very nice walk there. >> Yeah. >> Power walk.

>> Good walk. >> The braids are swinging, hair is flowing, face is mean. >> Mugging the archer of infamy, going straight up to Seamus. >> Seamus. >> The way he was talking to you. >> I got him. >> Yeah, I feel that. I appreciate it, man. >> Drew, too. >> Yeah, look, dude.

Yeah, that’s right. >> Take it easy on my. >> Obviously, like, a little unfair in hindsight now, too, that they put entire groups in there and you went all by yourself without my help. Without Vinci’s help, it was all you in there.

>> It’s always an uphill battle here, isn’t it, the day of the numbers game. >> Although one Drew and one Seamus certainly equals an entire judgment day. We’re just very tired and having a little nap right now. >> Throw everything in your way, you get a.

>> Some people had it definitely easier, but then again, they probably needed the help, too, right? Quite obviously, you don’t really need the help. >> Here we go. 2 seconds left. 1 second left. Greatness is on its way. >> Here we go. Eight town down. Tearing the place down. >> This is Austin.

>> All right. >> We got to sway in there. >> He is taking his time. All right. >> Things are a little different now. I don’t have a little spotlight on me, but all right. Now it’s just chaos. >> What’s going on? >> Yo, what just happened then?

>> He clobbed. >> The guys were out. >> I come out in the rumble, and I just see Finn Balor running at me. >> You came back quick. >> Yeah, that was a long walk. >> He’s just there trying to mind my own business.

>> Yeah, you’re just going to let him throw you like ae? >> I got you, though. Okay. Yeah. >> There you go. >> Yeah, you didn’t like that one. >> Actually, I told priest earlier, Taylor, last time we were in Portland was when I punctured a lung against edge.

>> Hey, because I told you to keep swinging the chair. Yeah, I remember. >> You didn’t know anybody took him. >> Yeah, I’m sorry. And this is where she was, like, in the shadow. >> You couldn’t even see. >> Could have been a referee.

>> It could have been a referee saying, hey, take it easy. >> But no, hey, watch out. Concrete on the floor. >> That’s Phoenix throwing a spear. And it’s like, well, that’s not nice. >> I’m going to get in the ring eventually. There I am, Seth freaking Rollins first victim. Bam. Yeah.

Right on the knee. >> Call that brain dog. Dirty Dom. >> Get out of here. All right. Drew McIntyre. No, not Seamus. What was that? Okay. All right, two on one. >> These were the good guys. What’s going on here? Trying to get it. Trying to get me out. What’s going on?

>> Nigerian giant. >> Big rolling drop kick taken away by Omos. Appreciate it, Omos. >> He might be the tallest superstar I’ve ever been around. I was around during big showtime. Cali time. >> Kane and Taker Gomos has a few inches in all of them by the time he gets to the ring.

>> The next competitor is coming. >> Yeah, I think so, too. >> I think my strategy here was just to lay low when I seen this guy coming out. >> Seamus and Drew are still teaming up in this. >> We’re quite a while in.

>> Seamus just wouldn’t leave me alone in this match. Him or Drew McIntyre. >> Guys his size in a rumble match where it’s like, obviously an advantage, but it’s very tempting for everybody else to stick together to get rid of the biggest obstacle. >> Okay, same thing they did to me.

>> Look at that. Boom. Too big for you two. >> Goose still get so much athleticism. Man. He cosigned me in the neck and shameless in the face. >> He just grabbed my face and threw me down. Now I’m coming back for more. Okay. I don’t know if that was a sidewalk slam.

That was more like a highway slam or something like that. >> We’re both lying there like, ouch. But then came the funniest part, because we’re both checking at each other. Are you okay? No. Are you okay? No. >> I’m glad I’m not a part of this.

I don’t even know if he feels this pain. >> This moment happened, which we enjoyed immensely. >> He just picked him up like a little baby. >> The air has left me. >> The monster, man. He’s going to get in there, he’s going to take on Omas.

>> And at this point, I am. Upset because Braun and Omos are both in the ring. >> I think my strategy now is to just stay out of Braun Strowman’s way, too. Just gonna beat up dirty Dom over here in the corner.

>> Now we can have the irresistible force versus a movable object. >> I remember this a lot going on. >> Wild, how much bigger he is than Braun. >> You see me, I’m doing what I need to do. I’m putting in that work in the background.

All these two giant pieces of crap are just running their mouths. Look at me. I’m all about the Royal Rumble. I know what it’s about. >> But honestly, for me, I’m more of an in the moment instinct kind of wrestler. I use my environment. I use what’s handed to me in the moment.

So my strategy is to use, I’m a counterpuncher, as they say. Use the opponent’s offense for my own defense, I guess you would say. >> Godzilla and King Kong are having themselves a little fate. They just let them figure it. Okay? Glad he’s out. That was a stress relief right there.

>> See, that’s why Braun is your tag partner. You don’t fight Braun. You make him your tag partner. >> Theory. You’re trapped in the wrong corner, sunshine. >> This is probably a horrible time for Ricochet to come in. >> A little help for Seamus fellow Irish wrestler, Rick O’Shea.

>> I’m running right thinking, okay, what do I got to do? Let me survey the land, see what’s going on. >> It is every man for himself, but people turn on each other in the Royal Rumble. It’s a big opportunity to go on to WrestleMania. All right, dirty Dom. >> Boop, boop.

High five, yeah. Yeah, they were tag team for a minute. Braun and Ricochet. >> And that’s the thing about the world. There’s so much I want to watch at the same time because you don’t know what’s going to happen. >> Okay, Seamus looks like he’s gone. How do your arms twist like that?

>> Here you go. Trying to get rid of Seamus here. >> Dislocating the shoulders here. It was very close, but then, obviously, Drew got involved. >> He said, I need him right now. >> Wow, the love here, the love they have for each other is so strong.

>> Yeah, it was the right moment. The moment I waited for. >> Darn Gunther. Taking advantage of a couple of buddies. Getting rid of them just. Yeah, gave me a breather, a big one that I needed for the end. >> Show me punching Austin Theory. Yeah, that’s what the people want to see.

>> Look at that, Ricochet thinks he’s going to get me out. Dude, do you see my triceps. Get out of here. Get out of here. >> Logan Paul, ladies and gentlemen. >> I be seeing Prime everywhere. He doing something right. >> What’s his upside? He’s a celebrity.

>> I think we all have our different feelings about people that come in and get to be in, I guess, really such a big spot. Even like the Royal Rumble, right? Because it’s the Royal Rumble. This is the opportunity to win and headline WrestleMania. And this guy, he shows up.

So we’re going to show him how we all feel about it right now. >> Looks like Drew should have head butted him right there. >> Why is that man even allowed to participate in one of the most prestigious matches in our sport? >> Like, he had to know this is gonna happen.

He’s just sliding in the ring, saying, what’s up boys. >> We’re here every week, three shows every weekend. No offseason. This guy drinks Prime all day. Get your ass down. Look at that. That’s how we feel about that. >> See, the other contestants apparently share your opinion about him. Look at that.

>> See, that’s what you get. >> Look at you, the true sportsmanship. You’re the only one who is not kicking on the. >> Not my issue. >> Everybody else, all the so called good guys who are teaming up and kicking down on him. You are the only one not to.

Can’t deny Logan Paul. He’s very athletic, very skilled. He’s picked up pretty quick. >> Congratulations on performing a front flip. >> Monster among men. It’s going to get him some Logan Paul. It’s going to get him some Prime. Get him some Prime right now. Whoa. We missed.

It’s not Floyd Mayweather in there with you. And as you can see in the background, I’m just delivering an ass whooping to Seth freaking Rollins once again. I’m telling you what, guys, I have tried so hard in every corner of this ring,

I feel like to throw this guy out and he’s mastered it. He will not fall out of the ring. >> So, yeah, one of my big goals of that match was, should I run into Logan Paul, then I have to chop him like this..

That’s my way of telling him you’re just a guest here. You’re not fully involved here. Just remember that. >> Who is it? >> Here he comes. >> And then the final entrant. >> The prodigal son. >> His story is just beginning, so to speak.

>> Cody Rhodes, the man that got fed with a golden spoon, right? >> You know what coming in at number 30 is a huge advantage. Everybody’s worn out. You come in fresh. And not only that, but it’s Cody Rhodes coming in. Cody’s got some experience. He’s not as good as Austin Theory, but

If he entered when I entered, he wouldn’t be in there still. >> It’s funny, because just watching it, you can feel those feelings because he hasn’t been there in a while. He just had his surgery, and you could feel the fans, they were electric. It was crazy. It really was crazy.

>> Everybody thinks that Cody is just excited to see everyone and wants them to take in all this, but truthfully, he’s stalling. >> Bow in the beard. >> Come get some. >> No. >> And that’s it. >> I’m from A town, too. >> Not today.

Boy said, let me get a little Cody cutter on you. Boom. >> I’m sick of this guy. Number 30, get out of here. >> How come we can’t do other people’s moves? >> Wow. >> Yeah, I’m doing everybody’s moves tonight. >> In Japanese, we say abunai. That means dangerous.

>> Every time he takes off the belt, I feel like he’s just going to hit somebody with it. But then he gives it to some nerd fan. >> Dom, what you doing, bro? >> Look at dirty Dom. He’s got no members of the Judgment Day with him. He’s just left alone.

>> You’re not about to hit no three amigos. >> If I wasn’t going to win this, I was going to give it to dirty Dom. >> All right, well, after that nonsense, I think I’m good. I don’t need to watch it. See you guys later. >> That’s mean. >> Sorry, come on.

>> All right, well, I kind of want to. >> Get over here loser. >> And then a powerbomb for all of his efforts. Braun Strowman said, not today. You should have let him just do it. Don’t do it. My gosh. >> It’s a lot of man right there. Dang. >> What strength.

>> Man being tall is awesome. >> People doubt me, but I’m going to be the one to take that title from him. It’s okay. It’s going to be me. >> No. >> Throws him out. He says, no, I’m too agile. Wow. >> He slipped. My. A town down. >> Here we go.

>> See, he could have just got in the ring. I said, what are you trying to do, bro? You’ll see. I’m a little rocked, but I got a peek. >> I said, you feeling froggy? Let’s go. >> Yeah. You like Pokemon? Well, look at my Pokemon card. It’s the most expensive one ever.

>> What we’re about to see now is exactly what’s wrong with this sport. I said, let’s go. He said, let’s go. We’re just both like, let’s go. Let’s go for what? What are we going for? Let’s just go for it. >> Man. That was crazy.

>> It’s just those two jokesters here living out their creative perversions. >> Look at them. >> What outcome did they both expect? >> Some crazy athleticism, which they expect from Ricochet. >> I see you, you see me. We both jump. We both head towards each other, and we both crash and burn.

Yeah. We both are knocked out after that. >> To see how comfortable and gifted Logan is in our industry is very cool. >> Look how excited the audience is. Shows me how simple minded everybody is. Very easy to impress those peasants together. >> I’m trying to help my homie right here.

He big, though. That’s a big leg. >> That’s why you don’t have friends in the Royal Rumble. They get you eliminated. There you go. >> Just trying to get him. You know the thing where you get under them and you can throw them out sometimes.

>> Me and Grayson Waller, we’re different than best friends. We’re just two dudes that get it. Look at that elimination. Look at Ricochet. He’s shocked. >> And that’s all she wrote for my Royal Rumble 23. >> I didn’t have to jump off some rope really high. Just clotheslined him right out the ring.

>> Austin Theory getting what he deserves at any point of time. >> So if I can just counter this, I’ll be, okay? Seth freaking Rollins with the stomp. No. Why was that part in this video? We should have cut it. >> First goal is to win. I want to win the Royal Rumble.

That’s the first goal. But also I want to make sure that everyone remembers Ricochet in whatever he is involved in. >> Sucks to be Seth Rollins in that moment. >> You almost forget about him. >> But, yeah. I didn’t expect Logan Paul to be part of

The last three in the Royal Rumble match. >> Well, kudos to him, right? Smart. >> Well, he was hiding out somewhere, I think. >> Smart, definitely. >> Work smart not hard. >> Exactly. >> Nobody’s thinking about going over the top rope. It’s easy to send someone over the top rope.

But when everyone, he just caught him off guard. He was focused on giving a pedigree. He wasn’t focused on someone throwing him over the top rope. So that’s what I mean. In those moments, you have to be able to quick strategize. Like, you have to be able to think of different plans.

You have to be able to adapt to your environment. And that’s what Royal Rumbles are about. >> Of course, he’s still fresh. He came in as number 30. Gunther was already in there for an hour. People do love a shortcut. >> Don’t they, apparently, yeah. >> And then there were two.

The first one and the last one. >> Be hard pressed to find anybody at a better year than Gunther last year, holding the title as long as he has and still got it now. And going from number one right to the very end is so impressive.

Obviously, Cody’s coming back from the major injury. >> I mean, you gotta approach it a little bit differently at the end, because this right now is like a singles match. Just avoid falling out of the ring over the top rope, which is not hard to avoid.

So you can treat it more like a singles match now. >> Some people think Gunther really won this Royal Rumble. So do with that what you will, because he was the first one. He literally lasted all the way to the end, and Cody was the last one, and he just barely beat him.

I’m just saying some people. Some people are saying that. I’m not saying it. I’m saying that some people are saying that Gunther really won. >> Where’s the sportsmanship? >> Yeah, good question, right? Might want to ask, right? Where is the sportsmanship? >> Well, that’s the thing. Even I have that weak point.

What do you. >> Even you. >> Even I have that weak point. >> Like I mentioned to Cody, it’s cool to see how similar our journeys are or what we achieved in WWE. Very similar. And then the downfall. Very similar. And what we achieved outside the company, redefining what it meant to be

Someone outside WWE to reinvent role in WWE, to tell you. Okay, we want you back. >> All right, send him home. >> Yeah, goodbye. >> As we say in Germany, that point, I was convinced that I would have won the match, but no. >> I don’t even want to see this anymore.

Do I got to watch the rest of this? This is terrible. >> He has that fight in him. No, look at him. He is fighting. >> Yeah, that should have been it. >> I was going to Seamus him. >> It’s a Seamus. >> Put him out. >> Except he’s taking advantage.

>> Yeah. He said you’re going to sleep. You’re going to sleep. I’ve been in for an hour plus the ring, head out. >> Cody has actually been in this position against Seamus in a Royal Rumble way back in the day. Seamus was blasting him.

And then he ended up putting his hand up to try and watch that. >> So Cody knows what to do. All that to say that Cody knows what to do in the situation. He’s been here before. >> What a dramatic scene. The WrestleMania logo in the background. That’s what it’s all about.

The record wasn’t on my at all the whole time. They just told me when I came to the back. I didn’t even know what the record was before or something like that. It’s not anything I paid attention to. >> Boom. Crossroad. Lonely. >> Here we go.

>> I think that was the point where it was enough. >> He fired up. He said, I’m not losing this. He said, there’s no way I’m losing this. >> Gonna put him out. >> The winner. >> Been a loss, but left with a record. >> But not his night. >> Cody Rhodes, baby.

You know, he deserves it. He was out for a while, especially what he went through in hell in the south. And then going through surgery and having to come back, absolutely, he deserves it. >> This is stupid. This is ridiculous. Who cares? I’m out of here. Sick of it. I should have won.

Cody was number 30. That’s so unfair. >> The performance was impeccable. Can’t complain. >> No. There you go, Mr. Shortcut. Yeah. >> Congrats. >> Congrats. Thanks to Cody. >> But you got to give it to him. >> Yeah, I wanted to ruin that party for sure.

>> I wanted to be the one that ruins that hope. That big planned party everybody had for Cody coming back, winning the Royal Rumble, but also gave my opinion before. It’s good for him that he won the rumble. But walking in at 30 and then winning it is definitely less

Impressive than walking in at one and staying till the end. Shortcut to the top. >> Shortcut to the top. >> That’s how I call it. >> Don’t forget to watch this year’s Royal Rumble on January 27, live on Peacock or the WWE Network elsewhere.