20 Awesome WWE Royal Rumble Moments

10. A Phenomenal Debut (2016)

CM Punk
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The 2016 Royal Rumble was another in a series of lackluster winter classics, but it was marked by one truly awesome moment: the WWE debut of AJ Styles.

With Roman Reigns having the run the table to defend his WWE Championship as the main storyline that many cynical fans were dreading, the arrival of one of the best wrestlers on the planet was a welcome diversion. Entering at #3, Styles’ appearance produced a massive cheer, as he instantly became one of the most popular superstars on the roster.

Given how AJ has become such an integral part of WWE during the past two years, this moment has risen in prominence over time.

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Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.