10 Terrible WWE Royal Rumbles With One INCREDIBLE Moment
4. John Cena Shocks The World('s Most Famous Arena) (2008)
The 2008 Royal Rumble isn't particularly strong.
The Undertaker and Shawn Michaels starting the match having ended the prior year's iteration with a classic mini-match is the latest chapter point in what became a WrestleMania saga, and Umaga has tights so bright they threatened to smash the new HD cameras installed for the company's first effort with the new tech, but the match lacks bite for much of its duration.
WWE clearly weren't worried about what the Madison Square Garden faithful were going to be taking with them as they left for the night. John Cena's return as the #30 entrant from underneath a veil of complete secrecy wasn't just an all-time epic Rumble moment - it was one of the best surprises in company history.
Going down injured in October 2007 and given a minimum of a year on the shelf with it, Cena dropped no hints that he was massively ahead of schedule and/or WWE had smartly extended the severity of the knock in the first place. All anybody knew for certain was that he was as good as gone. All until an iconic pavlovian pop that wholly justified keeping everything under wraps.