WWE Royal Rumble 2024 (2024 TV Special) User Reviews

Wwe missed the big opportunity.

[olcare · 6/10 · 28 January 2024]

I don't know why I bothered to analyze it, but it was the most predictable storyline I've seen in a long time, causing me to lose sleep last night.

If we break down the matches, the Women's Royal Rumble was simply amazing, saving the night with its inclusion of feuds, betrayal attempts, debuts, and strong wrestlers. Everyone who needed to shine did so adequately. Jade Cargill's debut was excellent, and the comebacks of Liv Morgan and Naomi, along with Bayley's victory, were significant and well-placed.

There were two title matches, and predicting both accurately suggests the show started much higher than it ended. We knew Roman Reigns would retain his title, but I didn't expect it to be so simple, with just a couple of spears in a 10-minute match. I anticipated a more exciting and dramatic contest. The US title match also fell short of expectations, opting for the simplest method by not having Kevin Owens and Logan Paul lose. Both matches were disappointingly straightforward.

However, the most underwhelming match was the Men's Royal Rumble. It felt like the most poorly thought-out match globally. With other paths for Cody to reach Wrestlemania, giving him the Royal Rumble win seemed like taking the easy way out. The lack of surprises, despite most participants being undisclosed, and the prominence of the announced four contestants, felt overly simplistic. No need to drag it out further-hopefully, Wrestlemania XL will be exceptional this year.

Women's RR = 9/10 Men's RR = 5.5/10 Undisputed Championship = 6/10 US Championship = 6.5/10.

First rumble ive watched in a while - it was definitely missing something

[abinewton07 · 8/10 · 6 February 2024]

I love Royal Rumble matches, and think they are the most exciting PPV's on WWE due to the surprise entrances in each match. Last time i watched was may 3/4 years ago and i remember it being a lot better. There was no legends in the women's match at all, there didn't seem to be any in the men's matches either that weren't still a regular on the show. The outcomes seemed almost obvious because i noticed the graphic in the corner of the screen announcing who would be on the aftershow was the winners of each match...i mean. Come on!! As soon as i saw the women's winner in the graphic, i then knew who had won the men's match before even watching it.

Logan paul is actually surprising impressive and entertaining, and the show was still good, but it lacked the magic it had last time. Alexa bliss, charlotte, sasha banks are sorely missed.

Predictably winners still worth the journey

[paudieconnolly · 7/10 · 1 February 2024]

Road to wrestlemania begins here , while being a really great tagline. Can sometimes Be at the detriment of the royal rumble event. Evident this year Making the winners slightly predictable . With a shot at the title at wrestlemania on the line . You can be certain that some wrestlers Are never going to win this event, due to the fact that they are not the type of wrestler who will be main eventing the biggest match of the year. It's also felt a bit like the commentary team was in on who would be the eventual winners , which is also a shame has it influences the style of Commentary . Some strong action and a pretty good card across all the matches Make for some strong viewing. Just the predictability meaning both matches are focused on 4 to 5 individuals rather than feeling like anyone is had a chance to win the rumble. Doesn't take away from the event very watchable this year With some strong Matches outside of the two rumbles .

Men's RR saves the day

[gridoon2024 · 7/10 · 3 February 2024]

I found the women's rumble (which I usually enjoy more than the men's) OK but a little disappointing this year: not enough "historic" moments, no legends return, way too many eliminations by Nia Jax, and an underwhelming winner. I'm not saying that this winner does not deserve a RR win in her career; I'm saying that, at this point in time, there were other, more interesting opportunities to explore. The men's rumble is better planned-out, mainly because the final stages are given more time to breathe, to matter: by the F4 it's anybody's game, and the F2 is excitingly balanced (your feeling on the winner may vary here as well). Elsewhere, Roman Reigns puts his title "on the line" with the odds "stacked against him"; would it be a SPOILER to say he overcomes the odds? 7/10.

Road to WrestleMania starts with a Bang

[dontesuave · 6/10 · 25 February 2024]

Decent PLE to start the year off right. Predictable finishes but Predictable doesn't always mean bad. Cody attempts to go back to back with Rumble wins but standing in his way are 29 other superstars including Drew McIntyre and the returning CM Punk, who's wrestling in his first WWE PLE in 10 years. Also, the Women shine bright in arguably the greatest women's rumble of all time, Plus, Roman Reigns' historic Championship run faces its biggest challenge yet as he defends in a Fatal 4-Way and Kevin Owens looks to claw the United States Championship away from the cocky Logan Paul. It's a decent start to the year.

Weak

[tmqmnrnrz · 3/10 · 28 January 2024]

Fairly clumsy rumbles with not great ring management weaker than previous years. A couple of good spots but no big energy moments. We watch the rumble for big returns. Pat took away from this event and spoiled it. R-Truth was the takeaway star he's fun. There were far too many unknown wrestlers and far too much of the Bloodline. You almost wish the Rock had better cousins. LA Knight's momentum was squashed. Watched Fully Loaded from 2000 after this which was way better. Overall some spots but each rumble was too long and a lot of the matches felt too predictable and that's from a casual. We watch the Rumble once a year and that's it, but starting to wonder if next year we might just give it a miss. Who booked Pat? Is social media exposure more important than quality of the product now?

Royal Rumble

[bobcobb301 · 31 January 2024]

This is always one of the most exciting nights on the WWE calendar and even though this one felt a little weak, it is still a rush to hear the fans counting down from ten and wondering who will come out to the ring next.

Naomi returning and encountering her last TNA rival Jordynne Grace was an unexpected surprise as a fan of that company, but the women's Rumble as a whole was kind of boring.

The men's did not have any major surprises outside of Andrade's return, although we had been anticipating that one. Cody winning was certainly better than Punk winning, but it would have been better with a young upstart getting the nod.