WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE ROYAL RUMBLE? (Wrestling Soup 2.3.25)
WRESTLING SOUP
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4.4 • 738 Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Join Missionary and Dr. Brian Wright as we dive into an in-depth account of the 2024 Royal Rumble from Indianapolis. From the logistics and layout changes to the vibrant fan atmosphere, this episode covers it all. Hear about WWE's significant increases in sponsorship and merchandise sales, the experience of the autograph sessions at the convention center, and a rundown of the standout moments and reactions from the crowd. You'll also get a behind-the-scenes look at the city's involvement, the highs and lows of the accommodations, and a detailed discussion on whether Royal Rumble should consider extending to a two-day event. Don't miss out on this firsthand narrative of one of WWE's biggest events of the year!
00:00 Introduction and Overview of Royal Rumble
01:33 Travel and Accommodation Experiences
02:45 Exploring the City and WWE Events
06:35 WrestleCon Highlights and Celebrity Encounters
11:17 Merchandise and Special Items
15:06 Fan Interactions and Event Atmosphere
15:38 Post-Event Reflections and Final Thoughts
30:25 Excitement for NXT Women and Chelsea Green's Antics
31:29 AJ Styles' Return and Injury Concerns
32:37 Speculations and Surprises: Alexa Bliss and Big E
35:18 Crowd Reactions and Match Highlights
40:03 Ticket Prices and Event Experience
45:02 Merchandise Madness and Top Sellers
46:38 Royal Rumble Reflections and Future Predictions
50:24 Event Logistics and Security
56:57 Weather and Final Thoughts
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| 0:00.0 | Wrestling suit for a mature audience. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm still doing the voice. |
| 0:07.0 | Hey everyone, Missionary here. |
| 0:13.0 | Just wanted to record a small segment of some boots on the ground reactions from our very own Dr. Brian Wright, |
| 0:19.0 | who was ringside for the Royal Rumble in Indianapolis. |
| 0:22.1 | We talk about how the city hosted the event and some of the integration of the community and |
| 0:26.1 | lack thereof, and we also highlight some of the positives and the problems with how everything |
| 0:31.3 | in there, and we also highlight some of the positives and problems with how everything went down. |
| 0:36.4 | We get into the weeds of who the live |
| 0:38.2 | crowd actually lit up for and who just kind of shat the bed. Anyways, hope you enjoy. I definitely |
| 0:47.3 | wanted to hit you up and ask you kind of like what the experience was of Royal Rumble, what you saw |
| 0:53.5 | when you got there, obviously, like some of the layout |
| 0:56.3 | of the land, because, I mean, for the most part, when we're looking at the Royal Rumble this |
| 1:00.6 | year, the layout has completely changed. |
| 1:03.0 | Indianapolis really seemed to adopt the idea of not just having a big event in the city, |
| 1:09.6 | but really getting the city on board with it too. |
| 1:13.1 | So from the optics of everything, it was really successful. |
| 1:19.0 | The numbers came out today. |
| 1:20.5 | WWE kind of posted their numbers earlier today, |
| 1:23.4 | and it's Monday afternoon for people that want to know. |
| 1:26.5 | And pretty much they did 95% more of the sponsorship deals or 94% more sponsorship deals. |
| 1:35.1 | 95% increase in all of merch sales compared to last year. |
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