Ranking EVERY Royal Rumble WWE Championship Match From Worst To Best

15. The 2016 Royal Rumble

Royal Rumble
WWE

The "One Vs All" tagline WWE employed in 2016 was supposed to get Roman Reigns over as a babyface once and for all. That may sound the punchline to some sh*t 'Big Dog' patter, but his failed push was at this point beyond a joke.

The idea didn't achieve its stated aim because of course it didn't, but the Rumble was hugely enjoyable all the same. A raft of credible contenders including a debuting AJ Styles, a p*ssed off Brock Lesnar and a red hot Dean Ambrose pushed the match to the wire before Triple H ripped off the suit to take his (as of writing, at least) final WWE Championship win.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation nearly 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett