Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Match From Worst To Best
44. 2022 (Men’s)
The problem with the 2022 Men’s Royal Rumble was more about the total rot at the core of the company rather than a bulletproof gimmick finally absorbing some hits.
Elsewhere in this article the same point applies to the women's battle royal on the very same show, but Vince McMahon was more pinished than Pessi and Penaldo combined and never had this been clearer than during the awkward silences between music hitting and fans waiting to see a face before they decided whether to react to a wrestler.
It starkly revealed that even paying punters were tiring of the dirge on Raw and SmackDown. Deadened to the strains of yet another bland or unrecognisable entrance theme, the pop machine stalled for the very first time with the crowd so desperate for things they like that Bad Bunny's cameo proved one of the hottest spots of the night. Brock Lesnar winning was depressing, as were Shane McMahon's punches and the less said about recently-deposed WWE Champion Big E going just six minutes with zero eliminations, the better.