WWE Now - Is Liv Morgan the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time? | Royal Rumble Recap
episodePreviously titled “WWE Now: Is Liv Morgan the greatest Royal Rumble winner of all time? | Royal Rumble Recap” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 3, 2026
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What were the highlights of the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble?
We are so back. Roman Reigns has won the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble. Liv Morgan is a Royal Rumble winner. Drew McIntyre is still the WWE champion. We're going to talk about Gunther and AJ Styles. Liv Morgan is going to be on the show. I believe Gunther is ready to do it right now. This is the Royal Rumble recap. It's on WWE now. Fanatics and WWE original production.
Welcome to WWE Now. Welcome to the Royal Rumble recap. Yes, we are officially now WWE Now. But before we get into too much, before we get into the Royal Rumble matches and Liv Morgan and Roman Reigns, before we really break down what we saw with Gunther and AJ Styles, Megan, I think kind of much to your chagrin, you may not be in the mood for it, but I think we have Gunther all the way from Riyadh ready to join us. Fresh off of the Royal Rumble. Fresh off of, frankly, once again, disappointing a large, large audience of people. Probably not caring a ton about that part of it. Gunther, we welcome you to this Royal Rumble recap. How would you assess the night for yourself?
So, my intent was to tap AJ out And my intent was to win the Royal Rumble, obviously. Well, that didn't fully work out, but I sure as hell made sure AJ Styles falls asleep like a little bitch.
Wow. Yeah. Yeah. What did I... What do you get out of this feeling? I mean, this has happened twice now within almost like six weeks of each other that these legends, they fall asleep in your arms and there's this moment before your theme plays where a hush has fallen over the crowd. Most wrestlers, they need this noise, whether it's cheers, whether it's boos, some kind of response. You seem to do better with just utter silence.
But the question is like, what do you get out of it? What does everybody else get out of it? It's like I'm doing a good service to the sport, to the business of professional wrestling, because there's all those guys. They always take the welcome. They chase another moment. And nobody takes the time and invests their energy in stepping up to them and make them understand, hey, get out of here. It's like you've done your thing. It's time to move on. and take moments away from people far greater, like myself. So that's what it is. Simple as that. You can blame me for what it is, but my career is not built on what fans think about me. My career is not built on Goldberg, John Cena, AJ Styles. My career is built on the results I deliver, the performances I deliver.
That's what it's built on.
Did you specifically target Randy Orton in the Royal Rumble for similar reasons?
Maybe.
Wow. Wow. I mean, I talked to I was I mean, Megan's in kind of a state of shock.
How did Liv Morgan feel about her Royal Rumble victory?
She hasn't quite wrapped her head. She doesn't like any more.
Because you say like, well, you say they're taking something. These legends are taking something from the business. But I feel like you are taking a whole lot from us. I was looking forward to seeing AJ Styles at WrestleMania.
But now... Yeah, so maybe that's the issue. Maybe you're on the wrong side of the barricade then because you don't seem to get it. Because this is not Disneyland. This is professional wrestling. This is a cutthroat business. This is where the younger eat the older. And that's just the reality of it. And everybody needs to kick out of that fairytale mindset. Want another nice moment. Get a life. Focus on results. Focus on money. That's what this business is about. That's all I care about.
Yeah, and you're, I mean, you're doing, clearly you are doing a good job with both of those things, results and money. What did you make after the match of the fact that AJ Styles began to take his gloves off the way John Cena took his armband off and left it in the ring, but then AJ put his gloves back on?
I didn't see that.
You didn't even watch after the, like when it was time to give AJ his flowers?
Which flowers? I don't have flowers for AJ. What are you talking about?
You didn't watch the post-match?
No, let them all hug each other. I'd cry a little bit, but no.
What did Gunther say about his performance in the Royal Rumble?
I had bigger things to focus on. I had to go into the Royal Rumble again. And I knew, obviously, I was the last one, so I knew what was waiting for me.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What were the highlights of the 2026 Men's Royal Rumble?
0:01–3:37
2
How did Liv Morgan feel about her Royal Rumble victory?
3:37–5:05
3
What did Gunther say about his performance in the Royal Rumble?
5:05–8:57
4
What were the standout moments from the Women's Royal Rumble match?
8:57–11:18
5
How did Liv Morgan's journey lead to her Royal Rumble win?
11:18–14:21
6
What is Liv Morgan's strategy for choosing her WrestleMania opponent?
14:21–17:11
7
What challenges did AJ Styles face leading up to the Royal Rumble?
17:11–21:52
8
What does the future hold for the WWE after the Royal Rumble?
21:52–1:14:00