2025-02-01 WWE Royal Rumble - REVIEW

 2025 Malapert Smark Podcast Review System:

🤯 - Mind Completely Blown!!! [+10]

🔥 - This Was Fire!! [+5]

❤️ - Loved It! [+3]

👍👍 - REALLY Liked It! [+2]

👍 - Liked It [+1]

1/2 👍- Kinda Liked It [+0.5]

👊 - Indifferent [0]

👎 - Didn’t Like it [-1]

👎👎 - Hated It [-2]

🤮 - Made Me Sick [-5]

🙋‍♂️- Chris Jericho Bad [-10]

For more detailed comments, check out episode #146 of the Malapert Smark Podcast where we did a full review of this show with Vlad "The Wrestling Expert" and Robert "The Frozen Asian!" Link:

https://youtu.be/n4jRUL_Tjs0

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STORYLINES:

(1) Charlotte Returns and Wins Women's Royal Rumble

👉Subplots

-Chelsea eliminating B-Fab is a continuation of their feud on Smackdown

-Pure Fusion Collective work as a team but all get eliminated simultaneously.

-Maxine eliminating Ivy is a continuation of Alpha Academy / Alpha Babes feud on Raw.

-Jordynne Grace official debut as WWE wrestler.

-Jordynne Grace & Naomi reunion from TNA causes ire for Bianca.

-Trish Stratus cameo.

-Charlotte returns and wins Royal Rumble.

-Roxanne put her differences aside with Giulia and Stephanie to team up for a quick minute, although Roxanne eliminates Giulia in the end.

Order of entrances & eliminations:

1 - Enter Iyo Sky.

2 - Enter Liv Morgan

3 - Enter Roxanne Perez

4 - Enter Lyra

5 - Enter Chelsea

6 - Enter B-Fab

7 - Enter Ivy Nile

8 - Enter Zoey Stark

9 - Enter Lash Legend

B-Fab Eliminated by Chelsea

10 - Enter Bianca

11 - Enter Shayna

Lyra eliminated by 

12 - Enter Bailey

13 - Enter Sonya

14 - Enter Maxine Dupri

Ivy eliminated by Maxine

Maxine eliminated by PFC

15 - Enter Naomi

Zoey eliminated by Bianca & Naomi

Shayna eliminated by Bailey

Sonya eliminated by Iyo

16 - Enter Jaida Parker

Lash eliminated by Chelsea

17 - Enter Piper

Chelsea eliminated by Piper (by accident)

18 - Enter Natalya

19 - Enter Jordynne Grace

Jaida eliminated by Jordynne

20 - Enter Michin

21 - Enter Alexa Bliss

22 - Enter Zelina

23 - Enter Candice

24 - Enter Stephanie

25 - Enter Trish

26 - Enter Raquel

Natalya eliminated by Liv

Alexa eliminated by Liv

27 - Enter Charlotte

Michin eliminated by Charlotte

28 - Enter Giulia

29 - Enter Nia Jax

Candice eliminated by Trish

Trish eliminated by Nia

30 - Enter Nikki Bella

Raquel eliminated

Stephanie eliminated

Iyo eliminated

Naomi eliminated by Nia

Bianca eliminated

Liv eliminated by Nia

Giulia eliminated by Roxanne

Bailey eliminated by Nikki Bella

Roxanne eliminated by Charlotte

Winner: Charlotte

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: NXT, represent!

(2) Street Profits Ruin WWE Tag Title Match

Participants:

DIY, MCMG, Street Profits

Details: 

-DIY defeats MCMG to retain WWE Tag Titles in 2 out of 3 falls match thanks to interference from the Street Profits. Street Profits also attack DIY post match.

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👎

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👊

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👊

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: I don't understand Street Profits costing MCMG. And after such a long match on such a big stage, it was kind of BS ending.

(3) Cody Defeats KO

Participants:

Cody, KO, Sami Zayn

Peripheral Participants:
Aldis

Details:

-Cody Rhodes defeats Kevin Owens in Ladder Match to retain Undisputed WWE Title. Sami Zayn was there for both of his friends at the end as things got really violent, but the match went off without anyone getting involved, Sami was only there to show concern. 

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - ❤️

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: The final move that put KO away looked so good. Amazing spot! Too much violence in this one though. I worry for their long term health.

(4) Jey Uso Shocks the World!

👉Subplots

-Chad Gable entering  at #3 with 2 luchadors in the ring is a continuation of Gable's feud with luchadors.

-Gable fighting with Otis is a continuation of their long standing feud.

-ISHOWSPEED debuts.

-Braun Strowman eliminating Jacob Fatu is a continuation of their Smackdown feud.

-Drew McIntyre fighting with Roman is a continuation of their feud.

-Roman fighting with Seth is a continuation of their feud. Seth also viciously attacked Roman after they were both eliminated.

-CM Punk eliminating Roman & Seth is a continuation of Punk's history with both. Punk was recently aligned with Roman and Roman was pissed at Punk.

-John Cena begins his retirement tour.

-Jey Uso wins another chance at World Title Gold.

Order of entrances & eliminations:

1 - Enter Rey Mysterio

2 - Enter Penta

3 - Enter Chad Gable

4 - Enter Carmelo Hayes

5 - Enter Santos Escobar

6 - Enter Otis

7 - Enter Bron Breakker

Carmelo eliminated by Breakker

Santos eliminated by Breakker

8 - Carmelo attacks Tazawa on the way on and Tazawa's way in... HHH names ISHOWSPEED as replacement... Enter ISHOWSPEED

Otis eliminated by Breaker & ISHOWSPEED

ISHOWSPEED eliminated by Otis (& Breakker)

9 - Enter Sheamus

10 - Enter Jimmy Uso

11 - Enter Andrade

12 - Enter Jacob Fatu

Gable eliminated by Jacob

Rey eliminated by Jacob

Andrade eliminated by Jacob

13 - Enter Kaiser

Kaiser eliminated by Penta

14 - Enter Miz

15 - Enter Joe Hendry

16 - Enter Roman

Miz eliminated by Roman

Sheamus eliminated by Roman

Joe Hendry eliminated by Roman

17 - Enter Drew McIntyre

18 - Enter Finn

19 - Enter Nakamura

Penta eliminated by Finn

20 - Enter Jey Uso

Nakamura eliminated by Jey Uso

21 - Enter AJ Styles

22 - Enter Braun Strowman

Jacob Fatu eliminated by Braun Strowman

23 - Enter John Cena

Strowman eliminated by Cena

Finn eliminated by Cena

24 - Enter CM Punk

25 - Enter Seth Rollins

26 - Enter Dom

27 - Enter Sami Zayn

28 - Enter Damian Priest

Dom eliminated by Damian

29 - Enter LA Knight

👉At this point in the ring, we got Roman, Drew, Seth, Jey, Sami, Damian, LA Knight, AJ, Cena, Punk

Sami Zayn eliminated by Jey Uso

30 - Enter Logan Paul

Drew McIntyre eliminated by Damian

Damian eliminated by LA Knight

LA Knight eliminated by AJ Styles

AJ Styles eliminated by Logan Paul

Seth Rollins eliminated by Punk

Roman eliminated by Punk

Punk eliminated by Logan Paul

👉Seth attacked Roman after they were both eliminated. Punk also fought with Seth but was taken out so Seth can continue attacking Roman... Seth and Punk continued to fight again as officials separate them.

CM Punk eliminated by Logan Paul

Logan Paul eliminated by John Cena

John Cena eliminated by Jey Uso

Winner: Jey Uso

🌪️REVIEWS🌪️

Kayhan TheMalapertSmark - 👍👍

Vlad TheWrestlingExpert - 👍

Robert TheFrozenAsian - 1/2 👍

➡️COMMENTS⬅️

⭐️Kayhan: 

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