WWE: Royal Rumble instant analysis, Edge returns (1/27)

State of Combat with Brian Campbell

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4.6 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Just moments after the Royal Rumble went off the air on Sunday night, Adam Silverstein and Jack Crosby convened to break down WWE's first pay-per-view of 2020. The guys begin by discussing arguably the greatest Royal Rumble match of all-time in the men's main event (8:05), looking at the details of why the booking was so successful and what it means as the Road to WrestleMania 36 begins. The Silver King and Jack also dive into WWE Hall of Famer Edge's shocking return to the ring and the rest of the card, including Becky Lynch vs. Asuka, "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt vs. Daniel Bryan and the women's Royal Rumble match. Plus, a short discussion on the tragic death of Kobe Bryant and how why it's good to be a wrestling fan. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.5	Hey now. Welcome into the state of combat. This is your WWE Royal Rumble, instant analysis, addition.
0:37.3	And yes, folks, the voice that you hear, you know it's the Silver King, Adam Silverstein,
0:41.8	on the other line, Black Jack Crosby.
0:44.1	We're here just minutes after the end of the Royal Rumble with your instant analysis for the show.
0:49.8	We're going to break down everything that happened on Sunday night,
0:52.9	the WWE's first pay-per-view of 2020,
0:56.1	and the road to WrestleMania 36 has officially begun.
1:01.8	But if you're hearing the tone in my voice right now, it's not just because it's near
1:05.4	midnight on the East Coast.
1:07.2	But, you know, I'd be remiss to open the show without noting how emotional of a day this has been,
1:14.7	both for me personally and for sports fans around the world.
1:19.9	Earlier today on Sunday, we lost one of the greatest NBA players of all time,
1:25.3	a Lakers legend in Kobe Bryant, who's 41 years old.
1:29.9	And I don't know that professionally or personally I've had a stranger day in my life
1:37.2	where I was so incredibly sad for three quarters of a day
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