8 WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Impulse Reactions

6. Roman Reigns Vs. King Corbin

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A perfect opener (not least because both had to rock back up in the Royal Rumble later on), Roman Reigns and King Corbin's spirited Falls Count Anywhere match benefited from a host of high intensity table spots at the start before a wicked six-man brawl broke out when The Usos, Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode joined the fray.

Given the freedom of a red hot crowd to brawl through either side of the interferences and Corbin getting locked in a porta-loo because Vince McMahon, the pair eventually found themselves battering each other atop the Minute Maid Park dugout.

It was one of several fantastic visuals from a match built around them, and WWE deserve bonus points not worrying too much about how the match played out psychologically. The whole thing was little more than an exercise in wish fulfilment, and there were two big ones that came true by the end of this battle - they avoided dog props and Reigns actually won, putting this g*ddamn feud to bed once and for all.

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