8 Ups And 12 Downs From WWE Royal Rumble 2021

3. The Little Things

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As noted before, when a Royal Rumble does it right, there are numerous storylines that intersect during the course of the match, providing several entertaining moments. We got a few of them during the men’s Rumble worth noting.

Mustafa Ali clearly has a target on Kofi Kingston, so seeing him tangle with his fellow New Day brethren was to be expected. Ali eliminated Xavier Woods, but Big E avenged him immediately and tossed Ali. Dominik Mysterio and King Corbin clashed, with the rookie tossing the obnoxious bully.

Kane and Daniel Bryan reunited Team Hell No and hugged it out, before Kane chokeslammed him. Similarly, Sheamus and Cesaro had a nod together as The Bar, before that duo went at it. And one of the most decorated tag teams ever, Edge & Christian, reunited during the Rumble, hugging and then working together to make it to the final four.

Those little moments, strung together throughout the Rumble, helped make it more watchable.

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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.