Bron Breakker is a second-generation star and former NXT champion who exploded into the match with ferocity.
Naomi recognized her value, walked out of WWE to go to TNA, became their Knockouts World champion, leveled up her game and set records in the Royal Rumble match. She lasted over one hour (1:02:10) and had a memorable embrace with Jordynne Grace.
R-Truth is dedicated to his comedy work and brought superb performances to nearly every major angle he appears in.
The 2024 WWE Royal Rumble was a star-studded affair that saw Roman Reigns retain his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship in a Fatal 4-Way Match, Logan Paul barely hold onto his United States Championship, and Cody Rhodes and CM Punk battle for the right to headline WrestleMania 40. Beyond those stars, though, are the unsung heroes of the event who may not have captured the headlines but helped create moments that enhanced the extravaganza and solidified it as another landmark event for WWE.
Bron Breakker is a second-generation star and former NXT champion who exploded into the match with ferocity. Naomi recognized her value, walked out of WWE to go to TNA, became their Knockouts World champion, leveled up her game and set records in the Royal Rumble match. She lasted over one hour (1:02:10) and had a memorable embrace with Jordynne Grace.
R-Truth is dedicated to his comedy work and brought superb performances to nearly every major angle he appears in.
The WWE Royal Rumble was held at Tropicana Field and attracted 48,044 attendees.
Tropicana Field has a seating capacity of 25,000 but only an average of 17,781 people attended the games during the past season.
The Rays have consistently ranked near the bottom in attendance and even when they won division titles in 2008 and 2010, their average attendance was still below capacity.
Tropicana Field opened in 1990 and has hosted an Arena Football League team, NHL's Lightning from 1993 to 1996, Rays since its birth in 1987.
The stadium is widely regarded as one of the worst ballparks in North America.
Tropicana Field was filled to capacity on Saturday night.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, it implies that the attendance at Tropicana Field for WWE Royal Rumble was a record when in fact there have been more baseball games attended than this event.
Of course, it should be noted there are at least 81 baseball games at the Trop per year,
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that the WWE Royal Rumble set a record attendance at Tropicana Field without providing any evidence of this claim. Additionally, the author commits a false dilemma by presenting only two options for why WWE fans attended the event: either they were not baseball fans or they could fit on field level seats. The article also contains inflammatory rhetoric when it describes Tropicana Field as one of the worst ballparks in North America, without providing any evidence to support this claim.
The WWE Royal Rumble set a record attendance at Tropicana Field
Tropicana Field is widely regarded as one of the worst ballparks in North America
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The article is biased towards the WWE and its attendance record at Tropicana Field. The author uses language that dehumanizes baseball fans by saying they are unable to reach the 25,000 seats that are not covered by tarps. This implies that baseball fans are inferior to WWE fans who can fit on the field level. Additionally, the article only mentions WWE's attendance record and does not provide any context or comparison with other events held at Tropicana Field.
The stadium’s highest attendance average was in its first season, when the Rays averaged 30,942 people per home game in 1998. But the Rays have not averaged more than 20,000 fans at the stadium since 2010.
The Tropicana Field record was set by WWE's Royal Rumble on Saturday with an attendance of 48,443 people.
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Ryan Morik has a conflict of interest on the topic of WWE Royal Rumble as he is reporting for Fox News which is owned by Rupert Murdoch who also owns WWE. Additionally, Ryan Morik may have personal relationships with individuals involved in the event or industry.
Ryan Morik reports on a record-breaking attendance at Tropicana Field during the WWE Royal Rumble.
Bron Breakker is a second-generation star and former NXT champion who exploded into the match with ferocity.
Naomi recognized her value, walked out of WWE to go to TNA, became their Knockouts World champion, leveled up her game and set records in the Royal Rumble match. She lasted over one hour (1:02:10) and had a memorable embrace with Jordynne Grace.
R-Truth is dedicated to his comedy work and brought superb performances to nearly every major angle he appears in.
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Bron Breakker is a second-generation star and former NXT champion who exploded into the match with ferocity, hitting the ropes and running through anyone in his path. He was eliminated by Dominik Mysterio.
Naomi is a Hall of Famer who recognized her value, walked out of WWE to go to TNA, became their Knockouts World champion, leveled up her game and set records in the Royal Rumble match. She lasted over one hour (1:02:10) and had a memorable embrace with Jordynne Grace.
R-Truth is dedicated to his comedy work and brought superb performances to nearly every major angle he appears in, including the Women's Royal Rumble match where he entered as a mistake but made Omos interesting for a millisecond. He also worked well in his first match back after returning from TNA.
Nia Jax was significant to this year's match as she established dominance and compiled eliminations before being eliminated by Jade Cargill, who went on to eliminate her.
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The article highlights the unsung heroes of the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble who may not have captured headlines but helped create moments that enhanced the event. The examples provided are Bron Breakker, Naomi, and R-Truth.
Naomi overcame an array of emotions early as the No. 2 entrant in the match
R-Truth's work was superb despite his mistaken appearance in a major angle
Bron Breakker exploded into the match with intensity and burst of energy
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The article contains several examples of informal fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Bron Breakker is a second-generation star and former NXT champion without providing any evidence or context for his accomplishments. Naomi's return to WWE was also presented as significant, but the author does not provide any information on her previous achievements or why she left TNA. The article also contains an example of inflammatory rhetoric when describing R-Truth's work in the match.
Bron Breakker is a second-generation star and former NXT champion
Naomi returned to WWE better than ever before
R-Truth entered the women's match and was tossed by Nia Jax
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The article highlights the unsung heroes of the 2024 WWE Royal Rumble. The examples provided are direct quotations from the article that demonstrate bias in favor of certain wrestlers and against others. For example, Bron Breakker is described as having a burst of energy and intensity during his short run in the match, while Naomi's work was superb despite being eliminated early on.
Bron Breakker exploded into the match Saturday with the ferocity of a lion and unmatched speed
Naomi overcame an array of emotions early as the No. 2 entrant in the match, lasted over one hour (1:02:10), had a memorable embrace (then brawl) with TNA Knockouts Champion Jordynne Grace, and lasted to the final moments of the bout.
Nia Jax added to what has been a string of performances of late that have her trending upward
Naomi was the longest-lasting entrant in the Royal Rumble until Bayley won
Liv Morgan and Jade Cargill also had notable surprise appearances
Cargill lasted until the Final 3 and got a huge ovation from Florida crowd
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The WWE Royal Rumble was held at Tropicana Field and attracted 48,044 attendees.
Naomi is a Hall of Famer who recognized her value, walked out of WWE to go to TNA.
R-Truth is dedicated to his comedy work and brought superb performances.
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The article is deceptive in several ways. Firstly, the author claims that Bayley was favored to win the women's Royal Rumble based on storyline and odds. However, this contradicts themselves by stating that Lynch had solid -275 odds to win while Bayley only had dominant -275 odds as Damage CTRL continues to dominate the WWE women's division. This suggests that Bayley was not favored after all but rather a dark horse who surprised everyone with their victory. Secondly, the article claims that Naomi and Liv Morgan were surprise appearances in the match when they actually entered at No. 2 and No. 5 respectively, which is not surprising given their positions on the card leading up to this event.
The author contradicts themselves by stating that Bayley was favored to win based on storyline and odds while also stating that Lynch had solid -275 odds to win. This suggests that Bayley was not favored after all but rather a dark horse who surprised everyone with their victory.
Naomi entered at No. 2 as the first surprise entrant of the night, which is not surprising given her position on the card leading up to this event.
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The article contains several fallacies. The author uses an appeal to authority by stating that Bayley is favored to win the women's Royal Rumble based on storyline and odds. However, this does not necessarily mean that Bayley will actually win the match or even be in it. Additionally, there are no examples of inflammatory rhetoric used in the article.
Bayley is favored to win the women's Royal Rumble based on storyline and odds.
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The article is biased towards Bayley winning the women's Royal Rumble. The author mentions that Bayley was favored to win and had dominant odds of -275. They also mention that Lynch had solid odds but this doesn't seem like the story WWE was telling to get Lynch to WrestleMania in an inevitable showdown with Rhea Ripley. Instead, it is mentioned that Bayley won the match as Damage CTRL continues to dominate the women's division. The article also mentions that Jade Cargill made her debut and was listed as a favorite but only intrigue in her Royal Rumble appearance was her debut and how she looked in a WWE ring.
Bayley had dominant -275 odds to win the women's Royal Rumble
Jade Cargill was listed as a favorite but only intrigue in her Royal Rumble appearance was her debut and how she looked in a WWE ring
The author mentions that Bayley won the match as Damage CTRL continues to dominate the women's division
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Alfred Konuwa has a conflict of interest on the topic of WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as he is an owner and editor-in-chief at Forbes. He also has a personal relationship with Bayley who won the Women's Royal Rumble match.
Alfred Konuwa owns and edits Forbes, which published this article.
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Alfred Konuwa has a conflict of interest on the topic of WWE Royal Rumble 2024 as he is an author for Forbes. He also has a personal relationship with Bayley and Becky Lynch who are featured in the article.
