Men’s Royal Rumble Match (3/5)
Well, we can safely say that not a single person saw the Men’s Royal Rumble starting in that fashion. Breakker getting eliminated within seconds ruined a lot of brackets, but did present many interesting prospects going forward. It also added intrigue to the start of the match that hadn’t been there in previous years.
There was a ton of fun stuff happening in the early goings of the Men’s Royal Rumble. Oba Femi cutting through the first few competitors was awesome; having big names enter right off the bat was another great moment. It showed the depth of the field, and it was fun to see WWE work in some comedy with Mr. Iguana and the El Grande Americanos.
All these things helped to make the first half of the match an entertaining one as we got into the more serious portions of the Men’s Royal Rumble.
From number 20 on, the Royal Rumble ramped up, and it was great to watch. The tease of Oba Femi and Brock Lesnar squaring off was well played out, and we can only hope that this is going to lead to something bigger down the road. Outside of these two, each big name got a good chance to get its licks in. No one looked weak unless WWE intended it—a very smart way to build each wrestler up.
The lack of surprises down the stretch did hamper this match. When there were surprises, such as Brock Lesnar getting dumped when no one was paying attention, it didn’t work. Why have him there if his elimination meant nothing? That being said, Drew McIntyre taking Cody Rhodes out was a great way to keep that storyline going.
Roman Reigns winning was not the worst of ideas, but it’s still the argument of a part-timer coming back to win a big match. He will have a great main event match against either CM Punk or Drew McIntyre, so it is a safe bet. It was an inoffensive Royal Rumble match.
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