The 2016 edition of the Royal Rumble is in the books and many fans left Orlando's Amway Center in a better mood than the fans that left Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center after last year's show, or the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh in 2014. Triple H made history by not only winning the Royal Rumble for the second time, but by becoming a 14-time world champion, sitting just two reigns behind his idol Ric Flair. There were many other reasons for fans to leave the event excited and feeling satisfied, but that doesn't mean the show was without its flaws. Generally speaking, the 2016 Royal Rumble was a good start to the new calendar year and has laid the foundation for WrestleMania in Dallas, Texas. Fans now have an idea of what the card will be as several high profile matches began shaping up courtesy of Sunday night's PPV. The show was far from perfect and aside from the commentary, which at this point goes without saying is positively awful and almost unarguably the worst part of RAW and PPVs every month, there were several negative elements of the show. This article will take a look at 5 negatives that the Royal Rumble provided viewers as well as 5 positives that it left fans with...
A former stuntman for Paramount Pictures, Matt enjoys sports, water skiing, driving fast, the beach, professional wrestling,
technology, and scotch. At the same time, whenever possible.
Having attended many famous (and infamous) shows including WrestleMania XV, In Your House: Mind Games, and the 1995 King of the Ring, Matt has been a lifelong professional sports and wrestling fan. Matt's been mentioned in numerous wrestling podcasts including the Steve Austin Show: Unleashed, Talk Is Jericho, and Something To Wrestle With Bruce Prichard.
As a former countywide performer, Matt has been referred to as Mr. 300 for his amazing accomplishments in the world of amateur bowling. He is also the only man on record to have pitched back-to-back no hitters in the Veterans Stadium Wiffle Ball League of 2003.
