Every WWE Royal Rumble 'Final Four' - From Worst To Best

20. 2013 - Dolph Ziggler, Sheamus, Ryback & John Cena

This final four sure was a mixed bag. Dolph Ziggler and Ryback had never been close to a WrestleMania main event before, while Sheamus and Cena are the poster boys for disappointing WWE status quo. Worse, Cena had killed all the drama in the match by promising he'd challenge The Rock at WrestleMania, like, four minutes after the previous WrestleMania ended. Seriously, what were we supposed to think after Cena lost to Rocky at WrestleMania 28? That the guy whose entire career is based on getting his wins back was going to let The Rock vs. Dolph Ziggler happen? The last guy in the match with Cena was Ryback, just coming off his intial Goldbergian winning streak and main event feud with CM Punk. That at least gave him some shred of believability in challenging Cena, but his loss here ultimately played into his image as a choke artist, which still plagues him today.
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