Wrestling Junkie Staff
January 29, 2023 2:31 am ET
The main event of the 2023 Royal Rumble did not disappoint. While Roman Reigns managed to defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Kevin Owens, it was what happened afterward that will have fans talking for some time.
Not only did Sami Zayn refuse to aid in a vicious post-match assault on Owens, he hit Reigns with a steel chair — earning him his own beating in return. But Jey Uso refused to take part, suggesting there might be cracks in the Bloodline too big to heal.
Check out the best photos from the dramatic ending of the Royal Rumble from the Alamodome in San Antonio.
Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) wrestle during their Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Members of the Bloodline attack Kevin Owens (black shirt)…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Members of the Bloodline attack Kevin Owens (black shirt) after the match between Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn talk during the WWE and…
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn talk during the WWE and Universial Championship match during the WWE Royal Rumble event the Alamodome on January 28, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (right) is hit…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (right) is hit by Sami Zayn with a steel chair during the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (right) is hit…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns (right) is hit by Sami Zayn with a steel chair during the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Members of the Bloodline attack Sami Zayn after the…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Members of the Bloodline attack Sami Zayn after the match between Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Manager Paul Heyman reacts during the action at the WWE…
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Manager Paul Heyman reacts during the action at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome on January 28, 2023 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Jey Uso leaves the ring after the match between…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Jey Uso leaves the ring after the match between Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) for theUndisputed WWE Universal Championship at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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Royal Rumble 2023: Kevin Owens vs. Roman Reigns - Undisputed WWE Universal Championship match
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Members of the Bloodline attack Sami Zayn after the…
Jan 28, 2023; San Antonio, TX, USA; Members of the Bloodline attack Sami Zayn after the match between Roman Reigns (black pants) and Kevin Owens (black shirt) for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the WWE Royal Rumble at the Alamodome. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports
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