Drew McIntyre was reported to have stormed out of the stadium after his botched elimination, while a WWE source confirmed to The Takedown that several people were upset with the spot gone wrong, without mentioning who.

The women's winners have been quite successful at WrestleMania. Royal Rumble victors are 5-2 − a 71.4% win percentage − in WrestleMania matches with two straight wins. Here is the history of what women's Royal Rumble winners did at WrestleMania:

"Main Event" Jey Uso is living up to his nickname. The decorated tag team champion was far from the favorite heading into the WWE Royal Rumble but eliminated frontrunner John Cena to guarantee a world title match at WrestleMania 41.