Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best
15. 2016
The Good: Dean Ambrose got a huge response as Rumble runner-up in a match designed to get his best mate over by having him finish third. Roman Reigns had put in a reasonable shift before that, most notably in being the person required to sell AJ Styles' shocking WWE arrival. Kalisto and Alberto Del Rio had a completely forgotten but largely enjoyable scrap over the United States strap, whilst Kevin Owens and Dean Ambrose stole the show with their Last Man Standing stuntfest.
The Bad: Becky Lynch and Charlotte Flair's Divas Title match had too many echoes of times gone by thanks to awkward interference by Ric Flair. His forced kiss on the 'Irish Lass Kicker' was years out of date, as was him throwing his jacket over her head to counter a match-winning submission. This patter was as dead as the Divas division itself.
The Ugly: Having Roman survive the whole field was intended to make him a gutsy babyface, but WWE "took him out" via a League Of Nations attack that the audience saw clean through. 2016 didn't fix the damage done by the two years prior, not least when the years were rolled back from "RomanWinsLOL" to "Spoiler: Triple H Wins". As usual, the company were reverting to type.