- Goldust tweeted the following after making his surprise return in last night's 30-man WWE Royal Rumble match: "I think that was legit the loudest goldust pop i ever heard. Ty to all the fans for keeping me close to your hearts. Means so much! Ty" "I got a hold of @CodyRhodesWWE a little tonight and it was bitter sweet! #RoyalRumble @WWEUniverse ty" "Thanks guys for the 24 k goldust pop of the ages! Wow th ...

- TheSportsCourier.com recently spoke with Bob Backlund about his 2013 WWE Hall of Fame induction, CM Punk and more: - Backlund also spoke with VOCNation.com. Here are a few highlights: Returning to the ring: "I’m in better shape now than I’ve been in a long time (because of the Step Test); the WWE said that they would not welcome me into the ring – I said to them that if the people want me, they’ll put me ...

- MVP and Hurricane Helms were two names rumored for WWE Royal Rumble returns that did not appear. Helms flew out of Phoenix on Sunday afternoon and returned home to North Carolina. They tweeted about the rumors: MVP: "It's humbling & flattering that so many people have expressed a desire to see me back in a WWE ring. Not yet. But thank you. Sincerely!" Helms: "Loved all the support from my "Twitizens" toda ...

- WWE has already released a new Chris Jericho t-shirt: - Jim Ross tweeted about last night's WWE Royal Rumble pay-per-view and says CM Punk restored importance to the WWE Title: "I enjoyed @WWE Royal Rumble on PPV. Road to WM will be revealing. Several talents stood out. I pd retail & have the flu & I'm happy. You?" "@steveaustinBSR used 2 preach about the importance of #WWE Title & what it meant to the ch ...

- WWE NXT Champion Big E Langston tweeted the following after last night's WWE Royal Rumble: "Bo Dallas "earns" a spot in the #RoyalRumble but your #NXT Champ is in absentia?!? #PalmGreaser" "Damn, damn, damn! If I hadn't been stuffing my face with Vienna sausages backstage! My bad, Dolph. Should have been there. #RoyalRumble" - Zack Ryder also commented about the Rumble: "I was supposed to win the #RoyalRu ...

- Chris Jericho had the Superstar Spotlight on WWE's website earlier but it's since been changed to new WWE Champion The Rock. - WWE Superstar Sheamus turns 35 years old today. - Sin Cara tweeted the following about his performance at the WWE Royal Rumble: "For the ones that were talking, guess what!! just a month and a half after my knee surgery, I'm back!!! PPV Royal Rumble!!" ...

- Mick Foley will be appearing on an upcoming episode of the Nerdist podcast. - As noted earlier, The Rock will be involved in a new movie titled, "Teddy Bear," based on a drawing by software engineer Alex Panagopoulos. The picture depicts a teddy bear protecting a sleeping child and fighting off an evil monster, is titled “Sweet Halloween Dreams" and can be seen below: - Shelton Benjamin tweeted the follow ...

- WWE released the official 2013 Elimination Chamber promo last night: - Here's post-Royal Rumble footage of The Rock: Big Future Plans for Lesnar Revealed + WWE Working on Big WrestleMania Return.... ...

- WWE's website spoke to Chris Jericho following last night's surprise return at the Royal Rumble. Jericho talked about keeping his return a surprise but was interrupted by Dolph Ziggler. Jericho said Ziggler got him fired last year but now he's been re-hired. Jericho threatened to stay on Ziggler's case day in and day out for the next year. Jericho also tweeted about his return: "Fooled ya!!!! One of the b ...

- WWE.com has published an exclusive video interview with Goldust, who talks about his surprise return in Sunday's Royal Rumble match. Goldust says his beef with brother Cody Rhodes is far from over. - NXT trainer Bill DeMott tweeted the following about Bo Dallas' performance in the 30-man Royal Rumble match last night: "We are very proud of @TheBoDallas for representing #nxt but you might have pissed off @ ...

- Embedded below are highlights from the Royal Rumble Axxess. - The Rock got on the mic after the Royal Rumble pay-per-view event went off the air. He said referee Mike Chioda told him to position himself in front of the Wrestlemania 29 sign for a camera shot. He said, “excuse me but I’m talking to Phoenix.” The crowd erupted as he thanked everyone. The Rock closed by saying it felt good to be WWE Champion… ...

- Shelton Benjamin and Carlito did not return in the Rumble match, despite previous reports. PWInsider reports that the two ended up being booked at the same hotel WWE used because they were in town for an indy show. - Surprise entrants besides Chris Jericho in the 2013 Royal Rumble match were Goldust and The Godfather. Santino Marella also returned from injury in the match. - Regarding The Godfather, he qu ...

Below are full results from the 2013 30-man Royal Rumble match: Order of Entrants: 1) Dolph Ziggler 2) Chris Jericho 3) Cody Rhodes 4) Kofi Kingston 5) Santino Marella 6) Drew McIntyre 7) Titus O’Neil 8) Goldust 9) David Otunga 10) Heath Slater 11) Sheamus 12) Tensai 13) Brodus Clay 14) Rey Mysterio 15) Darren Young 16) Bo Dallas 17) The Godfather 18) Wade Barrett 19) John Cena 20) Damien Sandow 21) Daniel ...

- The announced attendance for the Royal Rumble pay-per-view was 15,103. The show was a legitimate sellout from the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. - Bret Hart made a cameo at Sunday's Royal Rumble pay-per-view in a backstage segment with World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio and Ricardo Rodriguez. - Chris Jericho returned to WWE in as the second entrant in the 30-man Royal Rumble match. PHOTOS ...

- The 2013 WWE Royal Rumble pre-show opens with Matt Striker and Tony Dawson at ringside as fans pile into the US Airways Center in Phoenix, Arizona. They hype tonight's pay-per-view card. - Josh Mathews is backstage with Big Show. We see footage of Alberto Del Rio winning the World Heavyweight Title three weeks ago. Show is upset the footage was shown again. He goes on about Del Rio and says he hit the lot ...