12 WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Impulse Reactions
7. Rey Of Light
Rey Mysterio became the most despised Royal Rumble entrant of all time in 2014 when an audience desperate for Daniel Bryan reacted with toxicity for the masked superstar. The moment was dripping in desperate symbolism as the company failed profoundly to satisfy the basic need of a vocal majority. Rey was faceless, and by that time a thoroughbred WWE mainstay. Though also embedded in the system, Bryan was succeeding in spite of it.
Luckily, 2014's cheered runner up would gobble up the despair a year later, and 2015's Roman Reigns awkwardness replaced the Rey-rage.
A comeback several years removed from his last WWE appearance was destined to be well received to a point, but the entire presentation of the gimmick rolled back the years for many who also wished to forget a regrettable period filled with Wellness Suspensions, workrate slowdowns and a general mutual malaise between the diminutive former World Champion and the fanbase at large.
Chucking out double 619s and hurricanranas with all the vim of the 1995 ECW sensation, a leaner, meaner Rey Mysterio looked good enough to replace his own replacements Sin Cara and Kalisto tomorrow. A spot as the GM/top star on 205 Live at very least would drag that show out of its most recent ugly hole.