Posted on 2/01/126 by Colin Vassallo
The women’s Royal Rumble match lasted longer than the men’s
match this year, with the ladies spending a total of 1 hour
and 7 minutes in the ring while the men’s match lasted just
56 minutes and 10 seconds.
Four NXT stars were in the women’s match, with Lola Vice,
Sol Ruca, Jacy Jayne, and Kelani Jordan involved. Ruca had
an MVP performance in this match and also had one
elimination.
Interestingly enough, there were no NXT stars in the men’s
match, with Oba Femi classified as a free agent, but two
from AAA – Mr. Iguana and La Parka – did appear.
This year’s ironwoman was Charlotte Flair, who drew #1 and
lasted a total of 59 minutes and 49 seconds and was
eliminated #23. Sol Ruca, who came in at #10 and eliminated
at #28, was second with 50 minutes and 47 seconds on the
clock. Liv Morgan, the eventual winner, rounded up the top
three with 43 minutes and 50 seconds and came in at #14.
In the men’s match, Je’Von Evans was the ironman with 40
minutes and 58 seconds on the clock, coming in at #8 and
eliminated #22. Oba Femi, arguably the men’s MVP, came in at
#1 and eliminated at #18 and lasted 39 minutes and 4
seconds. Cody Rhodes was the third guy with the most time in
the match, coming in at #11 and eliminated at #24 after 36
minutes and 50 seconds.
The opposite of ironwoman and ironman went to Kairi Sane and
Bron Breakker. Sane was dumped out after 1 minute and 36
seconds while Breakker, surprisingly, was eliminated after
10 seconds after he was jumped by another masked man. The
men’s match had two more under one minute, with Rusev and
Matt Cardona lasting just 32 seconds and 55 seconds
respectively.
Lash Legend had the most eliminations in the women’s match,
with a total of five. Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, and Jordynne
Grace each had three eliminations while Charlotte Flair and
Raquel Rodriguez had two each. Sol Ruca, Iyo Sky, Nattie,
Jacy Jayne, Giulia, Nikki Bella, Tiffany Stratton, Lyra
Valkyria, Becky Lynch, Brie Bella, and Kairi Sane each had
one elimination while the rest had nothing.
Oba Femi and Roman Reigns led the pack in the men’s match in
terms of eliminations, both with five. Cody Rhodes, LA
Knight, and Brock Lesnar had three each while Bronson Reed,
Gunther, and Trick Williams had two each. Austin Theory,
Royce Keys, Randy Orton, and El Grande Americano had one
each and the rest had nothing.