13 Ups And 16 Downs From WWE Royal Rumble 2019

5. Running Wild

One of the most overused clichés in the Royal Rumble matches is the idea that a wrestler upon entering the Rumble has to “run wild” and get their stuff in during the first 30 seconds they’re in the match.

We saw this repeatedly in both Rumbles, with men and women, regardless of whether they were a top-flight talent or bottom-feeder, enter the Rumble and immediately hit a series of moves on a handful of opponents before settling into the background.

It was especially egregious in the women’s Rumble, as wrestlers would enter, hit a few moves and then lock up with someone against the ropes as the next superstar prepared to enter. The same thing kind of happened with the men, rushing the ring, hitting a few opponents, and then the flurry dying down.

Maybe if the person attacked one particular opponent – Dean Ambrose rushing Seth Rollins comes to mind as a great example – it would work better, but you can’t have half the roster enter in the same fashion.