Wrestling Junkie Staff
January 30, 2023 11:22 am ET
Rhea Ripley has become a force that can’t be denied.
That much was clear even before the Royal Rumble rolled into San Antonio on Jan. 28, but Ripley reinforced that thought big time by entering No. 1 and winning the Women’s Royal Rumble, finally eliminating Liv Morgan, who entered No. 2.
Take a look back at Rhea’s victory with some of the most enduring images from her hour-plus stint in the ring.
WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley enters the arena during the women’s WWE…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley enters the arena during the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers battle during the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers battle during the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Wrestlers compete during the women’s Royal Rumble match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley (left) and Liv Morgan wrestle during the…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley (left) and Liv Morgan wrestle during the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley eliminates Liv Morgan to win the women’s…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley eliminates Liv Morgan to win the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley celebrates after winning the women’s WWE Royal…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley celebrates after winning the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Women's Royal Rumble match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley celebrates after winning the women’s WWE Royal…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Rhea Ripley celebrates after winning the women’s WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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