10 Snap Judgements Following WWE Royal Rumble 2017
2. Big Plans For Corbin?
As one of the only Smackdown midcarder's given anything of purpose the entire Rumble match, there could be huge plans afoot for the rapidly-improving Baron Corbin on the blue brand.
As well as his involvement in this year's Kofi Kingston survival spot, he was given the huge prize of the Braun Strowman scalp, and made it to the end of the field from his #13 entrance before being dumped by The Undertaker.
Protected the entire match (including surviving the wrath of Goldberg and Brock Lesnar), Corbin looked a polished and dangerous all-rounder, and continues to wear his gradual Smackdown Live ascent well.
The Strowman elimination cannot be understated either, with WWE dedicating the whole first third of the Rumble match to their newest giant.
'The New Face of Destruction' dumped out seven superstars including perennial monsters The Big Show and Mark Henry before a Corbin clothesline ended his night.
With an impressive thirty-two minute stint in the Royal Rumble now under his belt, Corbin will hopefully be included in Smackdown's WWE Title Elimination Chamber clash in a fortnight.
And while it's unlikely the 'Lone Wolf' will come out on top there, it's not impossible to see his momentum build to a meaningful programme in time for WrestleMania.