Meanwhile, some fans have claimed that Booker wasn't legally eliminated, believing he went down the middle rope instead of the top.
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WWE Hall of Famer Booker T has addressed the controversy surrounding his exclusion from the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match. The six-time World Champion returned to the ring last Saturday for his first Royal Rumble match since 2012. He entered the fight in 21st place and he lasted 42 seconds before being eliminated by Gunther. Meanwhile, some fans have claimed that Booker wasn’t legally eliminated, believing he went down the middle rope instead of the top.
“There are still a lot of people still saying that because I passed the middle rope, I didn’t cross the top rope, so I’m officially still at the Royal Rumble. That’s what people say, but it shows how smooth I really am. I’m about to tell you, brother, I walked the top rope like butter. I walked the top rope like Butterman. When crossing the apron, I tried to get as close to it as possible. That’s probably why I looked like that,” he said. After being sidelined for months with an injury, Cody Rhodes returned to ring action last Saturday at the Royal Rumble, a premium live event. American Nightmare entered the Men’s Royal Rumble match in 30th place and he lasted over 15 minutes before defeating Gunther to win the match. Rhodes will attempt to win the company’s first-ever World Championship when he challenges Roman Reigns for his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39.
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WWE Hall of Famer Booker T has addressed the controversy surrounding his exclusion from the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match. The six-time World Champion returned to the ring last Saturday for his first Royal Rumble match since 2012. He entered the fight in 21st place and he lasted 42 seconds before being eliminated by Gunther. Meanwhile, some fans have claimed that Booker wasn’t legally eliminated, believing he went down the middle rope instead of the top.
“There are still a lot of people who say that I passed the middle rope, so I didn’t cross the top rope, so I’m officially still at the Royal Rumble. That’s what people say, but it shows how smooth I really am. I’m about to tell you, brother, I walked the top rope like butter. I walked the top rope like Butterman. When crossing the apron, I tried to get as close to it as possible. That’s probably why I looked like that,” he said. After being sidelined for months with an injury, Cody Rhodes returned to ring action last Saturday at the Royal Rumble, a premium live event. American Nightmare entered the Men’s Royal Rumble match in 30th place and he lasted over 15 minutes before defeating Gunther to win the match.
Rhodes will attempt to win the company’s first-ever World Championship when he challenges Roman Reigns for his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 39. Last Saturday, Booker T returned to the ring to compete in the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match. His current NXT color commentators said he entered the fight in 21st place and was defeated by Intercontinental champion Gunther in just 42 seconds. Rey Mysterio was scheduled to start the Royal Rumble match in 17th place. Although the opening theme was played, Master of the 619 never appeared. According to reports, Mysterio was pulled out of the fight due to injuries. On the same episode of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T revealed that he believed WWE invited him to his Royal Rumble match in order to stand in for Mysterio.
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