10 Wrestling Matches That Killed WWE PPVs

7. Royal Rumble (Royal Rumble 2015)

Roman Reigns Royal Rumble 2015
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WWE shouldn't be blamed for thinking that fans would cheer Roman Reigns: Royal Rumble winner in 2015. After all, Reigns had been cheered heavily the year prior, and he wasn't to blame for the audience suddenly deciding anyone not-named Daniel Bryan was a t*sser.

The Rumble result was a rude awakening for everyone, and that included The Rock; as he raised Roman's hand post-win, Rocky looked like he was experiencing flashback trauma to chants of 'Die, Rocky, Die'. The unfortunate fact here was that, try as WWE might to change their minds, the fans wanted to see Bryan win.

It didn't help that, bar one match, the card was lacking.

A Triple Threat between Brock Lesnar, John Cena and Seth Rollins did an admirable job of bringing the crowd back up before the Rumble smashed their spirit. Roman's awkward grin, Rock's failure to bust out his best poker face and a babyface win nobody wanted ended the night on a bad note.

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