Corey Graves quotes from Royal Rumble

[as Naomi, in danger of elimination, walks the barrier] This is incredible. Never mind the fact that I'm disconsolate because Mandy Rose got eliminated, Naomi still hasn't been. [Naomi wobbles a little] This is nuts.

Again, both feet have not touched the floor, Naomi is still technically not eliminated.

I don't trust that guy with the red beard, he's probably gonna try and trip her.

I feel like I should hold my breath.

[as Naomi eyes the ring steps] There is no way, that is way too far.

Heck of a long jump for Naomi. Hey, wait a minute... [Mandy Rose yanks her down, eliminating her] Mandy Rose still eliminates Naomi!

That was magnificent!

Naomi's gonna beat her in the parking lot afterwards.

Hey, calm down over there! That was wonderful!

[As Charlotte Flair, who has been attacking an injured Becky Lynch (replacing Lana) for several minutes, prepares to charge at Lynch, who has to use the ropes to get up] The Queen has become fixated on the injured leg of Becky Lynch, and the Man can barely stand.

Charlotte Flair getting methodical, not giving any opportunities to Becky Lynch. She's measuring her.

[Flair charges at Lynch with a kick, but Lynch ducks and sends Flair over the top rope] Oh, Charlotte Flair... [Flair lands on the apron] Charlotte Flair sent over the top! Sent over the top!

[Lynch clotheslines Flair] OH!

Charlotte Flair...

[Flair falls to the floor, winning Lynch the Rumble] OH!

CHARLOTTE FLAIR'S BEEN ELIMINATED! BECKY LYNCH IS GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!

Here is your winner: Becky Lynch!

BECKY DID IT! BECKY DID IT! MAN, OH MAN!

The Goddess trying to eliminate God's Greatest Creation. [Mandy has landed on Otis, who's lying outside the ring] OH!

What?!

Otis?!

Otis?!

Mandy never touched the floor!

The feet never touched the floor, the feet touched... Otis.

Mandy landed on Otis?!

That's a good man. That is a good, good man.

Forget John Cusack in Say Anything, that was the sweetest thing I've ever seen happen!

Mandy Rose is still in this.

That was amazing. Look at Otis, he's so proud of himself.

I don't want to look at him; I can smell him!

Right now, Baszler right in at... back in it, but Charlotte -

[Charlotte Flair, on the apron, clamps the neck of Shayna Baszler with her legs and takes her over the top rope and out, winning the Rumble] Whoa!

Charlotte Flair is going to WrestleMania!

Here is your winner: Charlotte Flair!

I TOLD you guys I was right. This is awesome!

She lasted 27:19 from the #17 position, and it was enough to punch her ticket to WrestleMania!

I don't want to hear anybody say anything about Brock Lesnar not defending titles, not spending any time, not wrestling when he needs to wrestle. This has been an incredible performance by Brock Lesnar, a career-defining performance here tonight.

And you're talking about the greatest combat sports athlete in history. NCAA champion, UFC Heavyweight Champion, multiple-time WWE Champion and Universal Champion...

[on the entrance of...] #16, Drew McIntyre.

I would add "soon-to-be Royal Rumble winner," but you got McIntyre staring a hole through the WWE Champion right now.

You know, McIntyre last year entered at the same spot, #16. He lasted over 20 minutes and came close to winning the event. McIntyre now locked eyes with Brock Lesnar.

[after entering the ring] Give it to me, Brock! What have you got for me?!

Oh, Ricochet with a low-blow to Lesnar! [McIntyre Claymore Kicks Lesnar out of the ring, eliminating him] Claymore Kick! Lesnar eliminated!

WHOA!!!

McIntyre eliminates Lesnar! Brock Lesnar lasted 26:23, but he was eliminated by a low-blow by Ricochet, payback for Monday night, and then McIntyre with a Claymore. Heyman's in disbelief.

[off the replay] A little teamwork, chalk up the assist to Ricochet. But boom, Claymore knocks the WWE Champion to the floor. This place is still in disbelief.

But an incredible performance, a record-tying performance by Lesnar. He eliminated 13 men tonight, tying the Royal Rumble record. Entered at #1, lasted 26:23.

[Roman Reigns is trying to eliminate Drew McIntyre] Reigns is going to eliminate McIntyre and win his second Rumble! Very few men have won more than one; Roman Reigns looking to join the elite here tonight.

[McIntyre holds on the top rope. Reigns eventually gives up and attempts a Spear] Wow, that's a lot of power by Dr- [Booker is cut off, as just as Roman is about to spear McIntyre, McIntyre suddenly delivers a Claymore Kick]

CLAYMORE! CLAYMORE BY McINTYRE! McINTYRE... [McIntyre throws Reigns out, winning the Rumble] WOW! DREW McINTYRE'S GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!

Here is your winner: Drew McIntyre!

All I can say is that it is about damn time!

Drew McIntyre has never had an opportunity at a WWE or Universal Championship. He's going to get his chance, after winning the Royal Rumble!

And there is a standing ovation at Minute Maid Park, and deservedly so. Over 40,000 fans standing in appreciation for Drew McIntyre! What an effort!

[Seth Rollins has Edge set up for the Stomp] Rollins and Edge! And Rollins going for the Stomp! [But Edge catches Rollins before he can execute the Stomp, grabs his legs and tries to throw Rollins out]

Is he worth it? Oh!

Rollins trying to hang on!

Edge got him and trying to eliminate him!

Edge trying to eliminate Rollins... [But Rollins can't hold on, as Edge throws him out, seemingly winning the Rumble] ROLLINS ELIMINATED! EDGE HAS DONE IT! [But suddenly, Randy Orton comes in from behind and RKO's Edge] WAIT A MINUTE! OUT OF NOWHERE, AN RKO BY ORTON! ORTON'S BACK IN THE MATCH! Orton was never eliminated! Randy Orton... [Orton attempts to throw Edge out, but Edge counters it] EDGE!

Oh... oh...

DUMPS ORTON!

[Edge throws Orton out, finally winning the Rumble] WHAT?

EDGE WINS! EDGE WINS! EDGE'S GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!

Here is your winner: the Rated-R Superstar, Edge!

Edge wins his second Royal Rumble, 11 years to the day from his first victory!

An absolute unbelievable, a monumental effort!

Edge just achieved the impossible!

Over 58 minutes Edge lasted this match, to pick up the victory. And he becomes the third person in history [after Shawn Michaels in 1995 and Chris Benoit in 2004] to win the Rumble match by running the table all the way from spot #1!

[After staring down "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey for quite some time, Charlotte Flair charges at Rousey and attempts to kick her head off; Rousey, however, catches her] Charlotte Flair charging, getting caught by Rousey!

Little too aggressive! Ronda Rousey underneath her... [Rousey throws Flair out, winning the Rumble] AND SHE'S ELIMINATED!

NO!

RONDA ROUSEY REIGNS SUPREME!

The winner of the Royal Rumble match, and the person who will main-event WrestleMania is: "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey!

We knew she was the baddest woman on the planet, and now, once again, she's the baddest woman to headline WrestleMania!

We have not seen Ronda Rousey in action since she lost the Raw Women's Championship at Wrestlemania a couple of years ago, and she... now what a way to make your return! Ronda Rousey has punched her ticket to the main event!

[Gunther hoists Cody Rhodes on his shoulders] And now Gunther trying to eliminate Cody Rhodes and win the... [Rhodes escapes to his feet and sets up Gunther] Uh-oh! Cody Rhodes... [Rhodes delivers Cross Rhodes to Gunther] CROSS RHODES TO GUNTHER! [Rhodes then waits for Gunther to slowly get up] Gunther... [Rhodes clotheslines Gunther out, winning the Rumble] ELIMINATED! THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE, ONE STEP CLOSER TO THE AMERICAN DREAM!

Here is your winner of the 2023 Men's Royal Rumble match: the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes!

Undesirable, undeniable, uncrowned, but the goal still remains the same. This is just one more step in the journey! Finish the story, at WrestleMania!

The grandson of a plumber giving wrestling's other royal family a BIG reason to celebrate tonight! But the hard work begins now!

At #20, a surprise here tonight, Chelsea Green is here.

The Internet was tripping, it looks like the Internet was right. Not that it's always wrong, but it's not always right. And tonight, Chelsea Green is back.

Just doing a quick little bit of research here on Chelsea Green.

Look at that side of your work phone. I can tell you this. Nobody in this ring can be happy about Chelsea Green showing back up in WWE, particularly being in the Royal Rumble Match.

[Rhea Ripley rushes to Chelsea as she enters the ring...] Well, Corey, this is actually the second time [...and throws her out the other side, eliminating her] in her career! Well, thanks for coming.

[over Chelsea's irate screams] She's gone! Chelsea Green is no longer in the Rumble!

I didn't even get a chance to make fun of her husband!

And I believe now that is a record. I believe Chelsea Green eliminated faster than anyone in history in the Women's Royal Rumble match.

Congratulations, Chelsea, you broke a record.

Five seconds, record-setter. [Becky Lynch eliminates Dakota Kai] Oh, wait a minute!

Okay, she's not happy.

Dakota Kai!

She can look back on this as being a successful evening.

[Becky eliminates Iyo Sky] And now Iyo Sky. [Bayley quickly eliminates Becky] Bayley eliminated Becky!

They did it!

Bayley throws The Man out of the ring!

And now, Liv Morgan from behind, trying to eliminate Bayley and does!

Oh, no!

And now Becky's beating the hell out of Bayley! And all hell's breaking loose with Damage Control and Becky Lynch!

It's about time for Adam Pearce; he hasn't been out here for thirty minutes. Get out here and try to break this thing up.

I feel really bad. I guaranteed my friend Aaron that Bayley was gonna win the Royal Rumble match. It's gonna cost him a bunch of money now.

Listen, I do that literally every single day. Wrong all the time.

You make a lot more than I do!

Valid.

A little hesitation on the part of, uh... of Sami.

Oh, no! OH, NO!!

STUNNER!!!

OH, NO!!

STUNNER BY OWENS! COVER AGAIN! [the referee starts counting] THE OFFICIAL'S IN THE RING! HE'S GOT HIM!! [Roman kicks out] OH, DAMN IT!! DAMN IT!!!!! REIGNS KICKED OUT!!!

Oh, look at her skin the cat back inside, but Liv put on the brakes!

[Cargill fights off Morgan and Bayley] Cargill still hanging on; an impressive performance here by Jade Cargill! Bagley kicked to the apron! Morgan now to the midsection!

[Morgan strikes back on Cargill] Cargill stood straight up by that last kick by Morgan.

Morgan... [Morgan delivers Oblivion to Cargill, eliminating her] And down goes Cargill to Oblivion! And Bayley... [From behind, Bayley shoves Morgan out, winning the Rumble] ...ELIMINATES MORGAN! BAYLEY'S GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!

Here is your winner of the Women's Royal Rumble Match: Bayley!

Say it again, Michael Cole!

Bayley is going to WrestleMania!

[making reference to a comment Punk had just said] He said "Dusty's kid".

He said, "I didn't wait 10 years to lose to Dusty's kid."

And now taking Cody, as he looks at the WrestleMania sign, and prolongs the agony for Cody Rhodes. [But Rhodes escapes the move] Looking for the Go To Sleep; Cody, though, able to catch him!

[Rhodes mouths something to Punk, and he repeats:] "I'm not Dusty's kid anymore!" [And with that, Rhodes throws Punk out, winning the Rumble] UNBELIEVABLE!

PUNK ELIMINATED! CODY RHODES IS GOING TO WRESTLEMANIA!

Here is your winner of the Men's Royal Rumble: "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes!

For the first time in over a quarter of a century, [since Stone Cold Steve Austin in 1998] a man has gone back-to-back to win the Royal Rumble match! And for Cody Rhodes, the miracle! The opportunity! The chance to finish the story is alive and well!