Cody Rhodes Wins Royal Rumble 2023: Reigns Retains, Ripley to WrestleMania

The Royal Rumble 2023 took place at Alamodome Stadium in San Antonio, Texas

The Royal Rumble is a match where 30 wrestlers enter the ring every 90 seconds and are eliminated by being thrown out of the ring

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Rey Mysterio, Austin Theory, Cody Rhodes, Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, Bayley were among the competitors

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Cody Rhodes was the winner of the men's match, booking his ticket to the main event at WrestleMania

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There were also matches for the Mountain Dew Pith Black match, Raw Women's Championship match, and the WWE Universal Championship match

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Roman Reigns retained the WWE Universal Championship title

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Rhea Ripley was the favorite to win the Royal Rumble 2023 women's match

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The event began at 6:30 am on January 29 IST. Fans from all over the world watched the live event

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