10 Best WWE Royal Rumble Commercials Ever
Proof that WWE will go to great depths to plug a big show.
There have been many wacky and wonderful commercials for WWE pay-per-views over the years, but even within this the ones made for the Royal Rumble stand out. The 30-man over-the-top rope hour of fun is perfect material for commercials after all.
2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the Royal Rumble match, over which time the bout has become arguably the most anticipated single wrestling match of the year.
Those 30 years have seen a wild mix of commercials, from musical mock-ups to the good old-fashioned statistical bombardment that the Royal Rumble does so well.
10. 2015
WWE is one of those strange, strange beasts that manages to produces better content when they barely try than other occasions when they really go all out. The bog-standard WWE Royal Rumble commercial is pretty much a guaranteed winner, and with three decades worth of footage in the bag, the only way they could produce a dud would be by actively sabotaging themselves.
The 2015 Royal Rumble commercial, the first of the WWE Network era, is as solidly generic as they come, but even that makes for a winner. If there is one thing WWE does well, it is slow-motion shots of talent in tensely-lit rooms. The 2015 advert is full of them, with stars like Luke Harper, The Miz & Damien Mizdow and Rusev getting their time to shine.
The 2015 does lose points however, for ending with a shot of Daniel Bryan celebrating on the ropes, increasing the hope and belief that the members of the YES! Movement had once again going into the show. Don't dangle smack carrots in front of the addicted WWE, just don't.