7 Ups & 4 Downs From WWE Royal Rumble 2023

1. Yikes! What A Production Botch!

WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Nia Jax
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One of the biggest moments in any Rumble is finding out who's the final entrant. In fact, that countdown into entrance music loop is something most fans look forward to across the board for all 30 participants, but San Antonio got robbed of the right to be surprised or disappointed during the women's bout.

The countdown clock hadn't even appeared on-screen when Nia Jax' music suddenly hit and she made her entrance. The clock then showed up for a few seconds (counting down from 10) before disappearing again - that was quite the screw up, especially for the #30 spot in the match.

It was a baffling mistake from the production truck that kinda spoiled the potential for a proper surprised reaction from the live crowd. Even Cole, Corey Graves and Pat McAfee didn't really know how to sell the moment, so they went quiet for a sec.

WWE only had 59 chances to perfect the countdown before Nia's comeback.

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