Ep. 474: The 2026 Royal Rumble Review

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The Royal Rumble has come and gone; the first ever edition of the show to be in Saudi Arabia. And once again, it’s the clearest sign of WWE placing profit before the fan experience.

The audience felt slim, the women were forced to wear their full-coverage jumpsuits and the whole just had a vibe that wasn’t befitting a Big 5 PLE.

But there were things that we enjoyed: Roman Reigns and Liv Morgan won the titular match; the former sets up an incredibly compelling match for the World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk.

Plus seeing Gunther retire AJ Styles was something that clearly emotionally affected everyone in attendance and around the world. But we’ll explain why we actually think this is really compelling booking.

All that and plenty more, but we’re left dreading the next time WWE decides to hold another show in Saudi Arabia.

The Three Count

Danielle put over The Bellas on Impaulsive

Julian put over Roman’s shoes.

Hal put over Dominik Mysterio’s three dads.

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