10 Collector’s Items Of Modern WWE Brilliance

7. The 2020 Men's Royal Rumble

The Royal Rumble had for years crystallised one of many core issues that has plagued WWE for years: they tend to push the talent fans very loudly don't wish to see pushed, at least not in the babyface role. As a result, they created no stars.

It was a black hole. It still is.

They're stubborn as f*ck with it, too, intensifying the malaise and shredding any notion of hope. This is a company that either won't push the talent that fans are behind, or will take an eternity to actually do it. But at the Royal Rumble, WWE channelled the spirit of 2005 - these problems run deep - and more or less strapped the emerging Drew McIntyre just weeks after fans realised they wanted to see it.

And they put him over huge in an inspired match. With its feel-good finish, and audacious and textured booking, this was a massively effective return to form of a dying institution. WWE leveraged the real-life perception of Brock Lesnar to inform a minor meta masterpiece. Lesnar killed everybody, in brutal and hilarious fashion, before Drew McIntyre kicked him the f*ck out the ring. That development all but confirmed the RAW main event, but in a double-barrelled blast, Drew eliminated Roman Reigns to win. WWE went all the way.

And, in a euphoric bit of business, Edge returned, shared a candid and very believable moment with Randy Orton, and tossed him out.

Two WrestleMania matches built wonderfully: that's what the Rumble is for, d*ckheads!