Here is a breakdown of the annual battle royal.
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QOTD: What are you looking forward to most at the 2016 Royal Rumble? Styles’ entry at No 3 was his debut in the WWE. He decimated the match up; no one had a chance against him.
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Triple H won the whole thing. Sheamus was punched out of the Rumble by Reigns but then Triple H would then surprise everyone and eliminate the former champion. Then, after feigning an alliance with Charlotte, Banks delivered a Bank Statement to the Diva’s champ and hoisted her belt.
It will be a heroic effort, but he needs to fall short this time so that when he prevails at WrestleMania 32 it means more. This match really does have the possibility to steal the show…if given enough time.
For the second straight year, the WWE seems determined to push Roman Reigns down everyone’s throats. The attack culminated with Rusev splashing Reigns on an outside table.
WWE has indicated that the entire League of Nations is in the Rumble match even though only Sheamus is advertised (there’s no telling whether King Barrett is medically cleared to work the match). Not to mention that despite his injuries being sold as devastating, Reigns returned and fired on all cylinders.
However, there are certain scenarios that serve as a roadblock to Bray Wyatt’s quest to become the WWE world champion. Last year it was Bray Wyatt and the year before it was Roman Reigns.
Twitter went insane at the unfairness of how Brock Lesnar was eliminated. As the match wore on, the fans in attendance were begging for anyone (ANYONE) to eliminate him. Unfortunately, the Beast Incarnate’s advocate Paul Heyman did not challenge this and the two slowly made their way to the back.
Vote in our Royal Rumble poll! To be succinct, they are not a viable threat. Fans are saying this will happen again this year.
Anyone who was surprised with the result of Sunday night’s Royal Rumble match hasn’t been paying attention to WWE over the past few months.
Where do I begin? But, it has to be noted, that if the present storyline is booked properly, this can go a long way into cementing Roman Reigns’ position as the top guy of the company once and for all. Since he was never eliminated, it was fairly obvious that he would come back for a last stand, which he eventually did, but it was a fun way to get there.
“The Boss” made it known she’s going after Charlotte’s title, but Lynch is also still in the mix. The distraction allowed Charlotte to break the hold and hit a spear for the win.
Unfortunately I do not see her coming out on top here.
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To be fair, it’s not just the current creative team that’s failed in vaulting midcard performers to the main event. Mediocre angles and stables aside the Royal Rumble painted a good picture of what WrestleMania 32 should look like.
