Recaps
WWE Royal Rumble 2025: Jey Uso and Charlotte Flair Punch Their Tickets to WrestleMania 41
Now you can “Yeet” your way to WrestleMania 41, after Saturday night’s thrilling Men’s Royal Rumble which saw “Main Event” Jey Uso emerging as the shocking victor in a stacked men’s lineup that was to be once-in-a-lifetime for the WWE universe.
Over 70,000 plus strong packed Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana to witness the four card matches, which included: the Men and Women’s rumble, Cody Rhodes defending his Universal Championship in a ladder match against former-friend-turned-bitter enemy, Kevin Owens, plus the WWE Tag Team Championships were on the line when DIY (Tommaso Ciampa and Johnny Gargano) faced the former champs, the Motor City Machine Guns (Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley). The premium live event was also streamed on Peacock.
Let’s take a look at what went down starting with the main event, the Men’s Royal Rumble. In order of how they entered were: Rey Mysterio, Penta, Chad Gable, Carmelo Hayes, Santos Escobar, Otis, Bron Breakker, Akira Tozawa (but after a sneak attack by Carmelo Hayes was replaced by You Tube star, IShowSpeed), Sheamus, Jimmy Uso, Andrade, Jacob Fatu, Ludwig Kaiser, The Miz, Joe Hendry, Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Finn Bálor, Shinsuke Nakamura, Jey Uso, AJ Styles, Braun Strowman, John Cena, CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Dominik Mysterio, Sami Zayn, Damian Priest, LA Knight, and finally Logan Paul.

IT’S AN UCEY RUMBLE
Late in the men’s rumble, you had a stunning array of superstars all in the ring at the same time, and all who were considered “favorites” to win the rumble and earn their spot at a shot at a title at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas in April. The stars aligned to have Jey Uso, Logan Paul, John Cena, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns, and CM Punk all facing off with one another as the crowd went nuts!
Suddenly, Punk eliminated Rollins and Reigns over the top rope, but moments later Logan Paul would dump Punk out, igniting a sudden rage in Rollins that saw him unload on the OTC with a double Stomp and another right on the steel steps. That left,Uso, Cena (who has started his 2025 farewell tour) and Paul. Shortly thereafter, Paul was done for the night, leaving Jey and John to go at it. Eventually, it was Jey who survived all 29 other entrants and to the delight of “Yeeters” everywhere, Uso will now get his shot presumably at Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 41.

Some of the other can’t-miss moments in the men’s rumble included:
*Luchadors Rey Mysterio Jr. and Penta leading off the rumble as entrants #1 and #2
*Jacob Fatu tearing through the competitors for a hot several minutes of action
*Bron Breakker spearing IShowSpeed
*The return of AJ Styles
*TNA Champ, Joe Hendry appearing and battling in the rumble.
*Dominik Mysterio being the next man up after the thrilling Cena, Punk and Rollins entrances, naming him Mr. “Buzzkill.”
*Logan Paul jumping over from the ring to the announce table without landing his feet on the floor to avoid elimination.

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ALL HAIL TO THE QUEEN
As predicted, Charlotte Flair made her triumphant return from her career-sidelining knee injury to win the 2025 Women’s Royal Rumble.
In order of 1-30 entrances, the women’s rumble shook out like this: Iyo Sky, Liv Morgan, Roxanne Perez, Lyra Valkyria, Chelsea Green, B-Fab, Ivy Nile, Zoey Stark, Lash Legend, Bianca Belair, Shayna Baszler, Bayley, Sonya Deville, Maxxine Dupri, Naomi, Jaida Parker, Piper Niven, Natalya, Jordynne Grace, Michin, Alexa Bliss, Zelina Vega, Candice LeRae, Stephanie Vaquer, Trish Stratus, Raquel Rodriguez, Charlotte Flair, Giulia, Nia Jax, and Nikki Bella.

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The women’s rumble provided the pop of the night with the return of Alexa Bliss, which sent the crowd into a frenzy. Bliss was shocker, when it has been believed she was at a contract negotiation impasse with the WWE about money. However, looks like everything is all hunky-dory now! In addition to Bliss, the rumble saw the return of Hall-of-Famers, Trish Stratus and Nikki Bella. While at first, the crowd was happy to see Nikki, by the time she was doing her “push-ups in the ring schtick” their were audible boos.

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At the end of the rumble, it was Charlotte and Roxanne Perez who were the last two standing. In fact, Perez broke an all-time women’s rumble record by staying in it for one hour, seven minutes and 47 seconds until Flair sent her over the top rope.
DIY vs. MOTOR CITY MACHINE GUNS WITH SURPRISE INTERFERENCE
This 2 out of 3 falls tag match for the titles was lackluster; especially after the quick pin fall for DIY in fall 1. Then, eventually after the Motor City Machine Guns evened the score 1 to 1, the whole thing fell apart when two men disguised in hoodies showed up at ringside.

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The first, distracted the referee only to reveal himself to be The Street Profits, Angelo Dawkins, who attacked (with his crutch) the Motor City Machine Guns and cost them the win. However, after DIY celebrates, the Street Profits (Dawkins with Montez Ford) turn on them and attack Ciampo and Gargano.

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CODY RHODES BEATS KEVIN OWENS BUT BODILY HARM WAS ALL AROUND
Following Rhodes vs Owens, where it looked like KO had received the worst beating of the two, it was revealed by WWE commentator Jackie Redmond (during the post-show), that Cody sustained a few injuries and was unable to talk to the press. What we do know in watching this ladder match is that these two veterans really put their body through some serious moves, which kept this at a fast-paced clip.
Rhodes delivered a back body drop onto the edges of a ladder and the fisherman buster delivered by Owens to Rhodes onto a ladder hit the American Nightmare’s head! The match showcased that Cody has aggression and can take drastic measures to fight back, which could finally give Rhodes more of an edge as the champion instead of the PG version.

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One question remains, Sami Zayn! He came to the aid of his best friend, Kevin Owens, after he was cut open on his head and left in a heap outside the ring. For a moment, you didn’t know whether he would turn on Cody or Owens. Is a heel turn forthcoming from Sami to join his friend Owens as true tag team threats to the championship? After all, they previously won the titles as ‘babyfaces’ back at WrestleMania 39.

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So, what did you think of the 2025 Royal Rumble? Happy with the results? Disappointed with the winners? Share your thoughts and favorite moment of the night via the comment section. But first take a look at WWE’s Top Ten Moments from the Rumble below.
The correlation between this interest and soap operas is hard to find, unless the idea is that soap viewers also enjoy sweaty, scantily clad men with large muscles. On either front, the writing is absolutely wretched.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan Burns Delilah’s Photo with a Promise in Touching Turn from Nathan Dean
General Hospital fans were reminded on the Wednesday, May 6 episode of the ABC daytime drama, just why Nathan Dean’s Ethan Lovett always had a special place in our hearts. After all, not only was he the son of the iconic Luke Spencer and Holly Sutton, but Ethan was always the guy who was great at running a con, but with a heart of gold. It was on full display in key scenes that locked Ethan back into a major storyline since Dean’s return.
Here’s what went down in the pick-up: Ethan is chatting with Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) after having met baby Phoebe. The couple explain what happened to the woman they found needing medical attention, Delilah. Brook Lynn goes to explain how they tried to track down Phoebe’s family, but it proved fruitless, and now after becoming Phoebe’s foster parents, they have hopes to adopt her.
When Brook Lynn revealed how they found the unconscious Delilah, a devastated Ethan, who is trying not to let on he has any tie to the woman, asks if she had been attacked. Chase said she had no identification in her purse, but he couldn’t shake the feeling that she was hiding something.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO DELILAH?
As Ethan subtlety tried to nudge Chase for more intel, he reveals that the PCPD found Delilah’s luggage, and it was full of high-end clothes and a list of art galleries, but her fingerprints did not show up on any database. Chase is convinced that Delilah was covering her tracks.
Poor Ethan is gut-wrenched as he looks at baby Phoebe, after hearing how Delilah’s life ended, and when Brook Lynn and Chase talk about how thrilled that baby Phoebe just dropped into their lives, considering they were considering adoption anyways. Ethan says, while struggling to hold back tears, that it’s very clear how much Brook Lynn and Chase love Phoebe. Later, after Ethan left, Brook Lynn tells Chase she is scared that the state will take Phoebe away from them. Chase assures her that won’t happen.

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TEARS AND A VOW
Then, in the heartbreaking conclusion of the episode, an emotional Ethan heads back to the pier. In tears, he pulls a photo of Delilah out of his pocket. He cries that she should have been there for her and he apologizes, crying that his hope was for her to be safe in Port Charles.
Ethan tells Delilah that he’d seen the baby, and she is beautiful. Next, Ethan takes out his lighter, and sets fire to Delilah’s photograph promising her that he’d keep their secret to himself and no one would ever have to know.
So, what do you think the connection is between Ethan and Delilah? Was she working with him on a con? Were they at one time lovers and she had his child? Are they related? What did you think of the performance of Nathan Dean in the emotional scenes? Let us know in the comment section, but first, you can watch it again below and then weigh-in.
General Hospital
GENERAL HOSPITAL: Ethan is Rocked at News of Delilah; Is Baby Phoebe His Child?
The return story of Ethan Lovett (Nathan Dean began to unpeel itself on all new episodes of General Hospital, when on Tuesday May 5, he is seen on the pier talking on his phone and clearly calling a woman named “Delilah,” and in what seems like concern for her, tells her on voicemail, “you need to show up.”
As viewers know, Delilah (played by Lily Cardone) was the pregnant woman that Brook Lynn (Amanda Setton) and Chase (Josh Swickard) found on the side of a road and managed to get her to the hospital. Once at GH, Delilah died, but her baby was born. Brook Lynn and Chase then went to efforts to become the little one’s foster parents, since no other family ties for the baby girl have been found.
Their happiness at finally having a child, may be very short-lived. First, Brook Lynn is a key suspect as the other driver that may have caused the accident that burned and put disfiguring lacerations on Jordan’s (Tanisha Harper) face. At that time, Brook Lynn had a bit of wine with Lucy (Lynn Herring), and had rushed out of the Quartermaine mansion to try to get to Gio’s (Giovanni Mazza) performance with Trina (Tabyana Ali) at the reopening of Charlie’s.

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Fast forward to now. Ethan turns up at the Quartermaines and runs into Brook Lynn and Chase along with baby Phoebe. Brook Lynn introduces Ethan to her husband and then they explain they are foster parents to Phoebe.
Brook Lynn then tells Ethan, that sadly, Phoebe’s mother had died, and all they knew about her was her name: Delilah Wilson. As soon as Brook Lynn mentions Delilah’s name, it’s clear Ethan is stunned, although he tries not to let on anything to Brook Lynn and Chase. Previously, Brook Lynn told Chase that it was recommended to her that they try to search on their own for Phoebe’s family. Well, is this her dad starring her in the face?
All this begging the questions: What is Ethan’s relationship to the deceased Delilah? Were they working on some kind of con together? Were they in love? Is Ethan the biological baby-daddy to Phoebe, which would really throw a wrench into Brook Lynn and Chase’s dreams of starting their own family? And, will all of this dovetail into Michael’s plan to get Chase and Willow to hit the sheets? Weigh-in via the comment section below.
Recaps
THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS: Matt Clark Has Amnesia Setting Story Turning Point for Roger Howarth
The latest soap opera amnesiac is none other than The Young and the Restless supervillain, Matt Clark (Roger Howarth).
As revealed on today’s May 5 episode of the CBS daytime drama series, Matt is suffering from seeming brain trauma after being hit over the head by Sienna (Tamara Braun) during their struggle, after Matt set the explosion at the abandoned gas station outside of Las Vegas to kill the Newmans.
While killing the Newmans failed, now it seems that an isolated Matt can’t figure out who the hell he is. The telling moment came when Matt was shown at a diner in Vegas. He finds a Genoa City Athletic Club keycard in his pocket and asks the waitress if she knew were Genoa City is.

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The waitress informs Matt it’s thousands of miles away. Stunned, Matt says to himself, “I gotta figure out what the hell happened to me, and who the hell I am.” The turn now makes sense as a way to keep Matt in the story and Daytime Emmy winner, Roger Howarth still on the show, plus it allows for him to build essentially a whole different life interfacing with other characters.
In fact, when Howarth returned to the soap back on April 1, he teased to Soap Opera Digest some changes were afoot without actually spelling it out. Roger explained, “There’s a shift coming up in the story that’s been a lot of fun. They’ve given me some new people to bounce off of and I really appreciate what Josh Griffith (executive producer and head writer) is doing. I hope the fans like it!”
So, are you ready for what could be a redemption story? A story where the people in Matt’s new life are fond of him and he likes them? A way he can restart his life without all the crimes and misery he has perpetrated on others from his past?
Eventually, Matt will remember he is the evil Matt Clark, and then what happens? Clearly, he would go back after the Newmans, just when they think the guy is dead long enough. After all, Sienna believes she killed Matt.
Share your thoughts on Matt Clark having amnesia on all-new episodes of The Young and the Restless, and if you are here from the story which keeps Roger Howarth on your screens for some time to come. Comment below.
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