10 Biggest WWE Royal Rumble Falls From Grace
9. The Last Man Becomes The First Man - Rusev
The general consensus of wrestling fans and media is that WWE massively dropped the ball with Rusev - and that's because WWE massively dropped the ball with Rusev!
A powerhouse oozing with charisma, who could go in the ring, and who was great as either a babyface or a heel, the Bulgarian Brute should've been a fully-fledged main event act with at least one WWE Championship run under his belt. As it stands, Rusev left WWE last April, and these days can be found as Miro over in AEW.
At the 2015 Royal Rumble, Rusev entered the match at #15 and went onto crack skulls for 35 minutes, eliminating six people, before being the last man eliminated as Roman Reigns won out. It was a brilliant showing from Ru-Ru, and it looked as if this could be a stepping stone to greater things.
Fast forward to the 2016 Royal Rumble, and Rusev would again be eliminated by Reigns - just this time it was 90 seconds into the Rumble match, with the Bulgarian having started at the #2 spot after the Big Dog entered at #1.