-- Adam Pearce was said to have a strong influence in the men's Royal Rumble match and it was generally very well received backstage by everyone, as per fightful.com
-- Unlike a lot of recent PPVs, WWE had the match placement set for the Royal Rumble by Sunday morning and the order in which everything played out was exactly as originally planned. Recent PPVs had seen matches moved around right up until airtime.
-- Vince McMahon was not at the ThunderDome last night for Royal Rumble and he's been missing for the last several shows due to the passing of his brother last month.
-- The WrestleVotes account notes that the backstage mood last night at the Rumble was the best it has been in a long time and the upbeat vibe is due to a combination of this being the most important time of the year as well as the fact that the "Road to WrestleMania" signifies a light at the end of a dark tunnel for many.
