8 New Records Set At WWE Royal Rumble 2023

5. Total Eliminations, Women

WWE Royal Rumble 2023 Cody Rhodes
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Previous Record: 15, Charlotte Flair New Record: 20, Rhea Ripley

Expect to see this record change hands quite a few times in the years ahead. The women’s Royal Rumble is only in its sixth year, and all it would take is someone having a dominant year to blow right by the current record-holder and set a new mark, which is what we saw this year.

Charlotte Flair held the record with 15 eliminations over four Rumbles, but she was not in Saturday’s match, leaving the door open for someone to pass her, even if it’s temporary. Enter Rhea Ripley, who tossed seven women in this year’s Rumble, bumping her total to 20 and setting the new high-water mark.

If Ripley continues to enter Rumbles and be dominant, it’s possible she pads her lead, but Flair, Shayna Baszler and Bianca Belair all are within striking distance and could close the gap with one good performance.

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