Royal Rumble 2024 LIVE: Bayley WINS A Surprise Women's Match And Secures Her Ticket To WrestleMania As The Event Falls Through Just One Day After Vince McMahon's Ignominious Retirement

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By Alex McCarthy

Published: 23:09, January 27, 2024 | Updated: 03:17, January 28, 2024

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the latest updates from Royal Rumble 2024, where CM Punk will make his return to the ring.

After joining the preshow crew, Jelly Roll made his way to the main show

Next up is the US title match between Logan Paul and Kevin Owens

Paul recently announced that he and WWE had agreed to extend his contract with the company

Roman Reigns retains… who would have thought

After hitting AJ Styles with a spear, the Bloodline's reign of terror will continue as Roman Reigns moves closer to his goal of being the longest title holder in modern times.

After her long overdue debut, WWE wasted no time in releasing Jade Cargill merchandise

RKOs fly everywhere… and then there are the regular disruptions

Orton beat all three competitors with his finishing move with extreme speed and appeared to be on the verge of securing the title from Reigns only because… you guessed it, Solo Sikoa disrupted the match and attacked everyone but Reigns.

After three years and counting, WWE still uses the same played out script for every single Reigns match

Sikoa incapacitated himself by running through the barricade after failing to pulverize Styles against it

Reigns has begun to take control of the match as he wears down Knight in the ring

Orton and Styles were temporarily incapacitated outside the ring

The action started with Orton taking Reigns out of the ring

Meanwhile, Knight and Styles fight between the ropes as the crowd chants “YEAH” every time Knight lands a successful punch

LA Knight received a huge but expected “YEAHHH” from the crowd during his ring announcement

Reigns, on the other hand, was silenced with a few light boos in the background

Slim Jim did a 360 faster than a 1,2,3 count

Slim Jim announced yesterday that they would be canceling a sponsorship today, before news broke that the company had changed its mind. The Slim Jim sponsorship spot just started airing, so it seems like the fences Vince McMahon broke have been mended, at least for now.

Next up here is the fatal 4-way win for the Universal Championship

Randy Orton, AJ Styles and LA Knight will attempt to FINALLYLLLLLYYYYY capture the title belt from Roman Reigns to end the Bloodlines' long reign of terror

After winning her first Royal Rumble, Bayley now faces the first singles match of her legendary career at a WrestleMania

Bayley goes to WRESTLEMANIA

Your winner of the 2024 Women's Royal Rumble is Bayley. Surely tensions between Bayley and the rest of Damage Control aren't going to get any worse in the future… right?

Bayley, Liv Morgan and Jade Cargil are our final three

For what it's worth, I'm rooting for Bayley at this point

Naomi was eliminated after a record time of one hour and five minutes

The fight comes down to the final three fighters

Liv Morgan is the last participant back

Morgan has been out of action for months due to a shoulder injury sustained by women's world champion Rhea Ripley

Tiffany Stratton competes in her first Royal Rumble

One of NXT's most promising stars heads into his first career Royal Rumble, immediately catapulting Swanton into the superstar crowd.

Stratton was eliminated after being knocked off the apron after attempting to pull Bianca Belair down by her signature ponytail

The storm is here

Jade Cargill has finally made her long-awaited WWE in-ring debut after signing from All Elite Wrestling last year

Nia Jax throws women out of the ring like a bouncer after the club closes

Jax faces her eighth elimination of the night

Sources told the Chron that Hulk Hogan was in attendance and watching from a suite

R Truth stole 24th place from Valhalla

Jax quickly tossed Truth out of the ring after looking around and asking where the guys were in classic Truth confusion.

GM Adam Pearce overrode Truth's Thevierie, only for Valhalla to be eliminated in five seconds due to the distraction

Submission magician Shayna Baszler comes in at number 23

Baszler was close to Ronda Rousey before Rousey left the company.

Here comes THE MANNNNN

Becky Lynch enters the ring as entrant #21 and goes right after her longtime rival Nia Jax

Belair's elimination of Grace looked a little painful

Shotzi rides to the ring in her signature armor

If she could just get the tank into the ring, she would have a very big advantage

No. 19 is the irresistible force Nia Jax

Jax has been one of the most dominant women in the Rumble throughout her career, but has yet to win the match

SHOOOOOOSHHHHHHH!!!!!! Maxine Duprie storms straight to the ring

Will the Alpha Academy member pull off the big surprise tonight?

Zelina Vega's performance delights the crowd

Some cleverly designed wings on her back made another special appearance for the Queen of the Ring

Xia Lia comes in and uses her educated feet

She wasted no time in delivering a few quick kicks to her opponents' faces

Piper Nevin is here and quickly causing havoc as a new addition

Kairi Sane did a great job of staying in the game

She only lasted a few seconds after this incredible effort

Chelsea Green emerges as the 14th participant

Last year, she set the record for quickest woman ever eliminated from the Rumble after lasting just five seconds

The tag champs are gone

Auska and Kairi Sane were both eliminated in quick succession

Kayden Carter makes her way to the ring

The other half of the former tag team champions are on their way to save their partner Katana Chance

Here comes the girl with the brightest wizard

Teegan Knox makes his way to the ring shortly after LaRae is eliminated thanks to a group effort from Damage Control

Here comes the second half of Tag Team Champs

Kairi Sane makes her way to the ring as the damage control numbers grow. However, is Bayley safe from her teammates?

Here comes the EST of the WWE

Bianca Belair is in the ring trying to win her second Royal Rumble in Tampa Bay

Here comes one of the former Tag Team Champions

Katana Chance has entered the ring and goes straight to Auska

Hartwell's heart must be hurting

Indi Hartwell is the first wrestler eliminated from the Rumble

Here comes the second member of Damage Control

Auska, one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions, entered the Rumble at number 7…Bayley doesn't seem happy to see her “teammate.”

Our spoiler alert was spot on!!!!

TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace entered the Rumble at number 5, having won the TNA title from Naomi earlier this month

Candace LeRae makes her way to the ring as entrant #4

She wasted no time in throwing hands at the other competitors in the ring

Bayley entered the Rumble at number 3

The first member of Damage Control has joined the match

The fans shower Naomi with numerous cheers of welcome as the bell rings

NAOMIIII is back!!!!!!!! It's time to feel the GLOW

After doing great work in TNA Impact for some time, Namoi returns to WWE as a second entrant. She previously left WWE after breaking up with Sasha Banks (aka Mercedes Mone).

After much anticipation, the first participant in the Women's Royal Rumble is …….

Pat Mcafee made a surprise appearance and sat at the commentary desk on the show tonight

The preshow is over and tonight's show is underway

We are just moments away from our first of four highly anticipated games

A few quick words from the most controversial man in wrestling, who may not be Vince McMahon but is making his grand return to the Royal Rumble match

The Weekend is the first artist to write the official theme song of WrestleMania for five consecutive years

Country star Jelly Roll has joined the pre-show as we head into tonight's in-ring action

A quick check-in with the man, the myth, the legend, Paul Heyman, before tonight's fatal foursome

Possible SPOILER alert loading…

According to PWinsider, TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace is scheduled to appear at the Women's Royal Rumble

The road to WrestleMania begins tonight with the appearance of the WM40 sign

The creative thought leaders are in the building. Any guesses what surprises Triple HHH and Shawn Michaels have in store tonight?

Zelina Vega is chauffeured into the arena in style!!! Can the first-ever Queen of the Ring pick up her first Royal Rumble victory tonight?

Who could make a surprise appearance tonight?

CM Punk, Cody Rhodes and Gunther are among the players expected to feature in the men's bout, while players like Bayley and Becky Lynch are among the favorites to win the women's Rumble ahead of possible matches against Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley, respectively comes.

Although all eyes are on who wins the games, the battles often feature some surprise entrants, from celebrities to legends to returning stars.

Here, Mail Sport takes a look at some of the names that could appear at this year's premium live event, as the rumor mill goes into overdrive just days before the spectacle.

Who are the favorites to be crowned Royal Rumble champions?

As anticipation builds for the Rumble, be sure to check out the latest odds for the event – with CM Punk as the favorite.

But what chances does rock have – and what about Gunther and Cory Rhodes?

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