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WWE Royal Rumble 2023

WWE Royal Rumble 2023

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WWE Royal Rumble 2023

2023

4h 16m

7.5(36 votes)

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Overview

Thirty men and 30 women compete in two huge Royal Rumble Matches as The Road to WrestleMania officially begins at the Alamodome. Bray Wyatt returns to take on LA Knight in a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes

Cody Rhodes

Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley

Rhea Ripley

Joe Anoa'i

Joe Anoa'i

Roman Reigns

Kevin Steen

Kevin Steen

Kevin Owens

Walter Hahn

Walter Hahn

Gunther

Gionna Daddio

Gionna Daddio

Liv Morgan

Windham Rotunda

Windham Rotunda

Bray Wyatt

Shaun Ricker

Shaun Ricker

LA Knight

Bianca Crawford

Bianca Crawford

Bianca Belair

Alexis Cabrera

Alexis Cabrera

Alexa Bliss

Creative team

Directed by: Vince McMahon
Written by: Ed Koskey
Paul Levesque
Produced by: Vince McMahon

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