10 Worst WWE Royal Rumble Final Twos EVER
6. Batista & Roman Reigns - 2014
WWE was once a company that would always put the mainstream stars over, especially the big movie stars. So when Batista returned to the company in 2014 and declared for the Royal Rumble, it became the most predictable match possible. It didn't necessarily have to be that way though.
Going into the event, Daniel Bryan's popularity was reaching its peak. Everyone wanted him in the match, to pick up the victory and headline WrestleMania XXX. Bryan wasn't announced for the match, so when he didn't appear, the fans turned on everyone in the ring, especially Batista, but also Rey Mysterio just for coming out at number 30. It's sad but also quite funny when the luchador was eliminated to a big pop.
The final two came down to Big Dave and Roman Reigns (who had just broken the record for most eliminations in the match with 12), and was generating more of a face reaction than anything he'd receive when he was actually the face of the company. But even then, it wasn't Roman's time, and the fans knew that. Batista was going to win and sure enough, after exchanging Spears (Reigns' looking significantly better than Batista's) Reigns was thrown over and Dave voiced his gratitude for the fans reaction with a nice big "f*** you".