Fantasy booking the Men’s 2024 Royal Rumble match:
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Entrant No.1: CM Punk
CM Punk enters at Number 1, the same number he entered 10 years ago on the night he left the company
Entrant No.2: Cody Rhodes
The two men who need to finish their story start off the match, having just recently shared harsh words against each other on the most recent Raw before the rumble
The two have a back and forth and almost score quick eliminations over each other before No.3 enters
Entrant No.3: Dragon Lee
Dragon Lee enters the match and hits several impressive moves, holding his own against two of the top stars in WWE
Entrant No.4: JD McDonagh
The runt of The Judgment Day enters the match and hits several cheap shots on all three of the others
Entrant No.5: R-Truth
JD McDonagh’s recent tormentor R-Truth enters the match, JD is distracted by Truth’s entry and is hit be a Destino from Dragon Lee. CM Punk then picks JD up and hits him with a GTS, Cody then hits JD with a Cross-Rhodes. R-Truth enters the ring and picks up JD, throwing him over the top rope and to the floor
JD McDonagh is eliminated
Entrant No.6: Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston does his usual moveset against the fellow competitors, he hits a few double team moves with former tag partners CM Punk and R-Truth
Entrant No.7: Dominik Mysterio
Dominik enters the match and immediately targets R-Truth, Dominik takes advantage of Truth’s want to be in Judgement Day and fakes a hug with Truth, Dominik then tosses Truth over the top rope and to the floor.
R-Truth is eliminated
Entrant No.8: Austin Theory
Theory enters the ring and uses several heel tactics targeting the faces in the ring.
Entrant No.9: Chad Gable
Gable enters the ring and is impressive as always.
Entrant No.10: Tye Dillinger
The Perfect 10 Tye Dillinger enters the rumble, returning to the WWE for the first in nearly five years, Dillinger enters the ring and hits Tye-Breakers on Dragon Lee and Dominik before being attacked from behind by Theory.
Entrant No.11: Johnny Gargano
Gargano enters his third rumble and squares off with his former The Way stablemate Austin Theory, the two go back and forth before Gargano gets the upper-hand.
Entrant No.12: Baron Corbin
Corbin makes his first main roster appearance in months, he eliminates Tye Dillinger and works over the faces in the match.
Tye Dillinger is eliminated
Entrant No.13: Carmelo Hayes
Hayes enters the ring and trades blows with Austin Theory, Theory tries to eliminate Melo but Melo turns it around and eliminates Theory
Austin Theory is eliminated.
Entrant No.14: The Miz
Miz enters the ring and targets Dominik.
Entrant No.15: Tommaso Ciampa
Ciampa enters his first rumble, he teams with DIY tag partner Gargano and rival turned ally The Miz, the three eliminate Dominik Mysterio.
Dominik Mysterio is eliminated
Entrant No.16: Finn Balór
The recently carless Balór enters the ring and eliminates The Miz, he turns around to be clotheslined by Gargano and Ciampa out of the ring.
The Miz and Finn Balór are eliminated
Entrant No.17: Xavier Woods
Woods and Kofi team up as usual
CM Punk eliminates Chad Gable
Entrant No.18: Apollo Crews
Apollo enters his first rumble since 2019 and his fifth rumble overall, he holds his own against the rest of the field in the ring.
Entrant No.19: Damian Priest
Priest enters and takes down DIY by himself, Priest then eliminates both members
Gargano and Ciampa are eliminated.
Entrant No.20: Carlito
Carlito enters the match and holds his own
Entrant No.21: Santos Escobar
Escobar and Carlito waste no time and immediately brawl with each other.
Entrant No.22: Otis
Cody Rhodes eliminates Baron Corbin
Entrant No.23: Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley enters and spears Otis, picking him up and then dropping him over the top rope.
Otis is eliminated
Entrant No.24: Cedric Alexander
Cedric Alexander makes his first ever rumble appearance and works with his former ally Bobby Lashley.
Entrant No.25: Grayson Waller
Waller enters his first rumble match and holds his own.
Santos Escobar eliminates Carlito, Santos then taunts Carlito before number 26 enters…
Entrant No.26: Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio returns to the ring for the first time since November and targets the man who took him out in Santos Escobar, Rey takes advantage of Escobar’s shock and eliminates him
Entrant No.27: Karrion Kross
Kross enters the match and eliminates Cedric Alexander, he then turns his attention to his current rival, Bobby Lashley. Kross and Lashley go back and forth before Lashley gets too close to the ropes and is grabbed ahold of by Kross’ stablemates Akam and Rezar, Kross comes up from behind and eliminates Lashley
Cedric Alexander and Bobby Lashley are eliminated
Entrant No.28: GUNTHER
The longest reigning Intercontinental Champion and last years Rumble runner up enters the match and makes and immediate statement by eliminating Carmelo Hayes and Dragon Lee, he then turns his attention to Xavier Woods and his next title challenger, Kofi Kingston. Woods and Kingston team up on GUNTHER, getting him on the ropes before GUNTHER’s stablemates Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci appear and save GUNTHER. Ludwig and Vinci enter the ring and fight with Woods and Kingston, Woods and Kingston manage to send them out of the ring but are then eliminated by GUNTHER for the second year in a row.
Carmelo Hayes, Dragon Lee, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are eliminated
Entrant No.29: Andrade Cien Almas
Andrade returns to the WWE for the first time in nearly 3 years, he hits several big moves and manages to eliminate his old rival in Rey Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio is eliminated
Entrant No.30: Drew McIntyre
The recently turned heel McIntyre enters the ring and takes down everyone in his way, Drew takes advantage of Grayson Waller’s arrogance to eliminate him, then sends Apollo Crews out of the match.
Apollo Crews and Grayson Waller have been eliminated
Everyone in the ring currently: CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Andrade, Karrion Kross, GUNTHER, Drew McIntyre.
CM Punk manages to outsmart Karrion Kross and eliminates him
Damian, Drew and GUNTHER exchange hard hits, whilst Cody Rhodes is occupied with Andrade
Damian Priest manages to take down Drew and is ready to eliminate him before R-Truth comes back down to ring to help Damian, is distracted by Truths attempt to help, Damian throws Truth back out of the ring before being claymore’d out of the ring by McIntyre
Damian Priest is eliminated
The 2023 Rumble winner Cody and Andrade face off, they eventually wrestle each other over the tope rope and on to the apron Cody has Andrade in a bad position before GUNTHER runs up and boots Cody Rhodes off the apron.
Cody Rhodes is eliminated… but Rhodes gets back up, he starts pleading with the referees and officials and eventually strikes a few before entering the ring and attacking everyone in it. He hits a Cross-Rhodes on a ref before Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis run down and talk Cody into leaving the ring.
Final Four: CM Punk, GUNTHER, Drew McIntyre, Andrade
Punk, McIntyre and Andrade team up on GUNTHER, eventually managing to eliminate him after they all hit their finishers and hoist him over the top rope.
GUNTHER is eliminated
CM Punk faces off with Andrade for the first time ever, Punk manages to get the upper hand. Punk hits Andrade with a GTS which leaves Andrade stunned, McIntyre then comes up from behind and tosses Andrade over the top rope to eliminate him.
Andrade Cien Almas is eliminated
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre are your final two of the Men’s 2024 Royal Rumble match
Punk and McIntyre go back and forth for several minutes, McIntyre catches Punk off the top rope with a big Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre lines up to hit Punk with a Claymore but gets distracted with the crowds booing, McIntyre finally goes to hit it but is caught by Punk and dumped over the top rope.
CM Punk wins the Men’s 2024 Royal Rumble match.
Couple of booking process notes: Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Sheamus, Akira Tozawa, Cameron Grimes, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso were all on the participant list at some point. I really wanted to include Trick Williams and Titus O’Neil as surprise entrants but didn’t have the space to. I’m hoping Big E returns at the actual rumble but I didn’t feel comfortable including him in this given the severity of his injury.
Edit: I just realized I forgot about Ricochet, Omos, and Nakamura completely
CM Punk enters at Number 1, the same number he entered 10 years ago on the night he left the company
Entrant No.2: Cody Rhodes
The two men who need to finish their story start off the match, having just recently shared harsh words against each other on the most recent Raw before the rumble
The two have a back and forth and almost score quick eliminations over each other before No.3 enters
Entrant No.3: Dragon Lee
Dragon Lee enters the match and hits several impressive moves, holding his own against two of the top stars in WWE
Entrant No.4: JD McDonagh
The runt of The Judgment Day enters the match and hits several cheap shots on all three of the others
Entrant No.5: R-Truth
JD McDonagh’s recent tormentor R-Truth enters the match, JD is distracted by Truth’s entry and is hit be a Destino from Dragon Lee. CM Punk then picks JD up and hits him with a GTS, Cody then hits JD with a Cross-Rhodes. R-Truth enters the ring and picks up JD, throwing him over the top rope and to the floor
JD McDonagh is eliminated
Entrant No.6: Kofi Kingston
Kofi Kingston does his usual moveset against the fellow competitors, he hits a few double team moves with former tag partners CM Punk and R-Truth
Entrant No.7: Dominik Mysterio
Dominik enters the match and immediately targets R-Truth, Dominik takes advantage of Truth’s want to be in Judgement Day and fakes a hug with Truth, Dominik then tosses Truth over the top rope and to the floor.
R-Truth is eliminated
Entrant No.8: Austin Theory
Theory enters the ring and uses several heel tactics targeting the faces in the ring.
Entrant No.9: Chad Gable
Gable enters the ring and is impressive as always.
Entrant No.10: Tye Dillinger
The Perfect 10 Tye Dillinger enters the rumble, returning to the WWE for the first in nearly five years, Dillinger enters the ring and hits Tye-Breakers on Dragon Lee and Dominik before being attacked from behind by Theory.
Entrant No.11: Johnny Gargano
Gargano enters his third rumble and squares off with his former The Way stablemate Austin Theory, the two go back and forth before Gargano gets the upper-hand.
Entrant No.12: Baron Corbin
Corbin makes his first main roster appearance in months, he eliminates Tye Dillinger and works over the faces in the match.
Tye Dillinger is eliminated
Entrant No.13: Carmelo Hayes
Hayes enters the ring and trades blows with Austin Theory, Theory tries to eliminate Melo but Melo turns it around and eliminates Theory
Austin Theory is eliminated.
Entrant No.14: The Miz
Miz enters the ring and targets Dominik.
Entrant No.15: Tommaso Ciampa
Ciampa enters his first rumble, he teams with DIY tag partner Gargano and rival turned ally The Miz, the three eliminate Dominik Mysterio.
Dominik Mysterio is eliminated
Entrant No.16: Finn Balór
The recently carless Balór enters the ring and eliminates The Miz, he turns around to be clotheslined by Gargano and Ciampa out of the ring.
The Miz and Finn Balór are eliminated
Entrant No.17: Xavier Woods
Woods and Kofi team up as usual
CM Punk eliminates Chad Gable
Entrant No.18: Apollo Crews
Apollo enters his first rumble since 2019 and his fifth rumble overall, he holds his own against the rest of the field in the ring.
Entrant No.19: Damian Priest
Priest enters and takes down DIY by himself, Priest then eliminates both members
Gargano and Ciampa are eliminated.
Entrant No.20: Carlito
Carlito enters the match and holds his own
Entrant No.21: Santos Escobar
Escobar and Carlito waste no time and immediately brawl with each other.
Entrant No.22: Otis
Cody Rhodes eliminates Baron Corbin
Entrant No.23: Bobby Lashley
Bobby Lashley enters and spears Otis, picking him up and then dropping him over the top rope.
Otis is eliminated
Entrant No.24: Cedric Alexander
Cedric Alexander makes his first ever rumble appearance and works with his former ally Bobby Lashley.
Entrant No.25: Grayson Waller
Waller enters his first rumble match and holds his own.
Santos Escobar eliminates Carlito, Santos then taunts Carlito before number 26 enters…
Entrant No.26: Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio returns to the ring for the first time since November and targets the man who took him out in Santos Escobar, Rey takes advantage of Escobar’s shock and eliminates him
Entrant No.27: Karrion Kross
Kross enters the match and eliminates Cedric Alexander, he then turns his attention to his current rival, Bobby Lashley. Kross and Lashley go back and forth before Lashley gets too close to the ropes and is grabbed ahold of by Kross’ stablemates Akam and Rezar, Kross comes up from behind and eliminates Lashley
Cedric Alexander and Bobby Lashley are eliminated
Entrant No.28: GUNTHER
The longest reigning Intercontinental Champion and last years Rumble runner up enters the match and makes and immediate statement by eliminating Carmelo Hayes and Dragon Lee, he then turns his attention to Xavier Woods and his next title challenger, Kofi Kingston. Woods and Kingston team up on GUNTHER, getting him on the ropes before GUNTHER’s stablemates Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci appear and save GUNTHER. Ludwig and Vinci enter the ring and fight with Woods and Kingston, Woods and Kingston manage to send them out of the ring but are then eliminated by GUNTHER for the second year in a row.
Carmelo Hayes, Dragon Lee, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods are eliminated
Entrant No.29: Andrade Cien Almas
Andrade returns to the WWE for the first time in nearly 3 years, he hits several big moves and manages to eliminate his old rival in Rey Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio is eliminated
Entrant No.30: Drew McIntyre
The recently turned heel McIntyre enters the ring and takes down everyone in his way, Drew takes advantage of Grayson Waller’s arrogance to eliminate him, then sends Apollo Crews out of the match.
Apollo Crews and Grayson Waller have been eliminated
Everyone in the ring currently: CM Punk, Cody Rhodes, Damian Priest, Andrade, Karrion Kross, GUNTHER, Drew McIntyre.
CM Punk manages to outsmart Karrion Kross and eliminates him
Damian, Drew and GUNTHER exchange hard hits, whilst Cody Rhodes is occupied with Andrade
Damian Priest manages to take down Drew and is ready to eliminate him before R-Truth comes back down to ring to help Damian, is distracted by Truths attempt to help, Damian throws Truth back out of the ring before being claymore’d out of the ring by McIntyre
Damian Priest is eliminated
The 2023 Rumble winner Cody and Andrade face off, they eventually wrestle each other over the tope rope and on to the apron Cody has Andrade in a bad position before GUNTHER runs up and boots Cody Rhodes off the apron.
Cody Rhodes is eliminated… but Rhodes gets back up, he starts pleading with the referees and officials and eventually strikes a few before entering the ring and attacking everyone in it. He hits a Cross-Rhodes on a ref before Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis run down and talk Cody into leaving the ring.
Final Four: CM Punk, GUNTHER, Drew McIntyre, Andrade
Punk, McIntyre and Andrade team up on GUNTHER, eventually managing to eliminate him after they all hit their finishers and hoist him over the top rope.
GUNTHER is eliminated
CM Punk faces off with Andrade for the first time ever, Punk manages to get the upper hand. Punk hits Andrade with a GTS which leaves Andrade stunned, McIntyre then comes up from behind and tosses Andrade over the top rope to eliminate him.
Andrade Cien Almas is eliminated
CM Punk and Drew McIntyre are your final two of the Men’s 2024 Royal Rumble match
Punk and McIntyre go back and forth for several minutes, McIntyre catches Punk off the top rope with a big Glasgow Kiss. McIntyre lines up to hit Punk with a Claymore but gets distracted with the crowds booing, McIntyre finally goes to hit it but is caught by Punk and dumped over the top rope.
CM Punk wins the Men’s 2024 Royal Rumble match.
Couple of booking process notes: Pete Dunne, Tyler Bate, Sheamus, Akira Tozawa, Cameron Grimes, Jey Uso, Jimmy Uso were all on the participant list at some point. I really wanted to include Trick Williams and Titus O’Neil as surprise entrants but didn’t have the space to. I’m hoping Big E returns at the actual rumble but I didn’t feel comfortable including him in this given the severity of his injury.
Edit: I just realized I forgot about Ricochet, Omos, and Nakamura completely