Ranking Every WWE Title Match At Royal Rumble - From Worst To Best

20. Royal Rumble 2022 - Brock Lesnar Vs. Bobby Lashley

WWE Royal Rumble 2022 MVP Bobby Lashley Brock Lesnar
WWE

With their initial runs with WWE just missing one another - Brock Lesnar departing in 2004, Bobby Lashley debuting with the company in 2005 - fans had long clamoured to see these two behemoths do battle. Heck, even Lashley himself had spent years talking up Brock as his dream opponent both during the All Mighty's time away from WWE and once he returned to the market leader in 2018.

After being involved in a fatal five-way offering at Day 1 a few weeks earlier, Lesnar - who won the WWE Title at Day 1 - and Lashley finally clashed in one-on-one competition at the 2022 Royal Rumble.

For those who like big beefy boys laying in big beefy shots, this was a whole bunch of fun. There were suplexes aplenty, numerous finishing moves hit, and some interference that, while predictable, was logical.

Said interference saw Roman Reigns attack Lesnar, nail him with the title belt, and reunite with Paul Heyman - who had previously left the Tribal Chief behind in order to side with the Beast Incarnate - all of which led to Lashley pinning Brock to embark on his second reign as WWE Champion.

In the greater scheme of things, this was all part of setting up Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38, with Lesnar winning the men's Rumble match later that night and putting himself on a collision course with the Head of the Table at the 2022 'Mania.

Senior Writer
Senior Writer

Once described as the Swiss Army Knife of WhatCulture, Andrew can usually be found writing, editing, or presenting on a wide range of topics. As a lifelong wrestling fan, horror obsessive, and comic book nerd, he's been covering those topics professionally as far back as 2010. In addition to his current WhatCulture role of Senior Content Producer and Presenter, Andrew previously spent nearly a decade as Online Editor and Lead Writer for the world's longest-running genre publication, Starburst Magazine, and his work has also been featured on BBC, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, WhatToWatch, Sportkskeeda, and various other outlets, in addition to being a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic. Between his main day job, his role as lead panel host of Wales Comic Con, and his gig as a pre-match host for Wrexham AFC games, Andrew has also carried out a hugely varied amount of interviews, from the likes of Robert Englund and Eli Roth to Kevin Smith and the Russo Brothers, to Kevin Conroy and Frank Miller, to Bret Hart and Sting, to Mickey Thomas, Joey Jones, Phil Parkinson, and Brian Flynn, to many, many more. Where his beloved Wrexham AFC is concerned, Andrew is a long-standing season ticket holder and an FSA Award-winner for his time co-hosting the Fearless in Devotion podcast.