Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best
31. 2014
The Good: Daniel Bryan's opener against Bray Wyatt was the latter's best WWE singles match ever and did much to make him a credible WrestleMania opponent for John Cena. A lone highlight of the event, the match is tinged with unnerving unease throughout due to an audience already sensing a grim reality they they don't want to believe.
The Bad: Brock Lesnar Vs The Big Show was a soul-destroying waste of time and is only forgotten because 'The Beast' scored one of the biggest wins in WrestleMania history a few months later. Fans sh*t on John Cena Vs Randy Orton a) because it was rubbish and b) the foreboding sense of doom that was increasing by the second in the building.
The Ugly: The grim reality and foreboding doom being realised in a horribly misunderstood Royal Rumble. Roman Reigns got away clean for a change, but only because a livid crowd spewed their bile on Batista, Rey Mysterio, Sheamus and anybody else that wasn't Daniel Bryan. The company had one backup plan that could have satiated the masses, but like so many actual fan favourites over the years, he was bantered off by Kane. CM Punk's WWE farewell was as futile as it was tragically fitting.