It might be harsh, but the ThunderDome aesthetic defo had an impact on the Rumble's buzz in 2021. The men's match managed to offset that a little better than the women's one, but perhaps that's more to do with the eventual winner there and the fact it went on second; being the second Rumble is sometimes bad, but not in 2021.

Dakota Kai came seconds from winning the inaugural WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship match against Lyra Valkyria earlier this month, but a new report in

LA Knight worked his first-ever Royal Rumble Premium Live Event in 2023, losing the Pitch Black match to Bray Wyatt. He later paid major tribute to Wyatt on WWE TV. Knight returned to the Rumble in 2024 but worked a Fatal Four Way with AJ Styles, Randy Orton, and the winner, then-Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns.