Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble Pay-Per-View From Worst To Best
3. 2002
The Good: Triple H hadn't yet exposed himself as half the wrestler (at double the size) following his January comeback, and his Royal Rumble victory was hugely well-received. The entire match was - cameos and comebacks were tons of fun, whilst stars such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Kurt Angle and The Undertaker made the entire thing feel like the biggest in a decade. Meanwhile, Vince McMahon helped Ric Flair regain his confidence in a powerful and bloody brawl, whilst Chris Jericho's match with The Rock was a heel masterclass that did more for the first ever Undisputed Champion than anything else in his reign.
The Bad: William Regal and Edge never had chemistry together, and a 10 minute Intercontinental Championship battle made that all too apparent. On an event where virtually everything came good, these two huffed and puffed but couldn't bring the house down.
The Ugly: The Undertaker's sickening attack on Maven was designed to be as grisly as possible back then, but increased knowledge of the damage those wicked chair shots could do make the attacks hard to stomach now. Less a fault of those involved, more an ignorance to the cold realities at play.