Ranking Every 2017 WWE Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best
2. Royal Rumble
The Good: WWE at long last figured a way out of the Royal Rumble curse - booking Roman Reigns as an out-and-out heel. As the unannounced #30 entrant, his p*ssed off tear through the knackered field was a highlight of the battle royal, particularly when he callously dumped sentimental favourites The Undertaker and Chris Jericho. That the match wasn't a complete and utter disaster alone was a huge step back in the right direction for the gimmick. John Cena's WWE Title win over AJ Styles has already aged badly against competition elsewhere in 2017 alone, but was still an outstanding feat by any regular standards. Neville defeating Rich Swann for the Cruiserweight Title foreshadowed a run of incredible - yet utterly meaningless - outings for the Geordie.
The Bad: Kofi Kingston's contrived comedy was a literally too close to the bone - he absolutely pulverised his own ribcage on the LED post dodging a Baron Corbin leg sweep. Chris Jericho did little of note as WWE again failed to actually think about how the year's 'Iron Man' would spend 60+ minutes in the Battle Royal. He was used far more effectively from the confines of a shark cage during Kevin Owens' Universal Title match against Roman Reigns.
The Ugly: The Club dethroned Sheamus and Cesaro on the lifeless pre-show. It foreshadowed the torrid year Gallows and Anderson would have, and recklessly misused the future 'Bar' having deigned them worthy of breaking The New Day's 483-day reign just a month earlier.