Ranking EVERY WWE Royal Rumble's Biggest Surprise 1988-2022

2. Men's 2022 - Bad Bunny Returns!

Bad Bunny
WWE.com

Evidence of enormous, systemic problems with WWE's output top-to-bottom, the lack of live reaction to 95% of the roster of wrestlers in the match was a harsh criticism on the company's booking, its lack of stars, and even an ability to create engaging or memorable entrance themes.

None of that applied to Bad Bunny, a real star from the real world who felt so at home in his WrestleMania 37 cameo that he came back for a little more of it. The noise for his every move was intoxicating, especially with so little volume for anything else.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 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. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, 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