20 Greatest WWE Royal Rumble Undercard Matches

4. Brock Lesnar Vs. John Cena Vs Seth Rollins (2015)

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Since his 2012 return, WWE have surprisingly found success when going off-piste from their usual formula with Brock Lesnar.

Despite his size and intensity lending themselves well to the destructive suplex marathons, Lesnar is a remarkably capable 'Sports-Entertainer', and actually suits the chaos of his matches occasionally not reverting to type.

Considered one of the best WWE Title clashes in recent years, and a bonafide Match of the Year candidate, this was never more evident in this 2015 Triple Threat.

With Lesnar deciding offence was the best form of defence, he spent the early portion predictably dismantling Cena and Rollins with German Suplexes, but things finally took a turn when the two men paired off on 'The Beast', briefly removing him from the match via a collision with the steel stairs.

From this point, the three engaged in an all-out brawl, tearing each other apart and hitting repeated finishers to Brock (including three consecutive Attitude Adjustments from Cena that required a Rollins save, and an immediate Curb Stomp that saw Cena return the favour).

After a breathtaking Rollins elbow to Brock through the announce table, 'The Conqueror' finally appeared conquered, but would eventually shoo off EMTs en route to victory in the best match of his entire title reign.

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