8 WWE Matches Where The Crowd Was The Star
5. Royal Rumble Match (Royal Rumble 2015)
Back to Philadelphia: this was the crowd that booed The Rock out of the building. In 2015. You have to try to infuriate the fans to such a degree.
The 2015 Rumble was always doomed to fail. With Daniel Bryan once again the most popular guy on the roster, anyone winning other than him was not going to gel with the fans. Especially not someone they perceived to be forced down their throats. Step right up, Roman Reigns, welcome to the next two-and-a-half years of your career.
With Bryan’s quick elimination, the dominance of Big Show and Kane, and Reigns’ unremarkable performance, the crowd were about ready to riot as their hopes and dreams were crushed in a slow motion trainwreck. The apex of this dissatisfaction came when The Rock arrived to help his cousin Reigns fend off Kane and Big Show, and when Dwayne celebrated with his family in the ring, the boos grew even louder. No image has been more emblematic of the match or WWE’s relationship with the crowd in modern times than Dwayne's face. His confusion, shock, and bruised ego are all present, almost like they were transported from Vince’s face and placed on Rock’s.