Ranking Every WWE Title Match At Royal Rumbles Worst To Best

We may have had three of the greatest workers of the modern era here, but sadly AJ Styles vs. Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn suffered due to being part of some bizarre power struggle between Shane McMahon and Daniel Bryan.

As WWE Champion, the Phenomenal One was defending the gold in a handicap match where Owens and Zayn had to tag in and out. The bout itself was solid, but the result was absolutely never in doubt - Styles winning - and all three were made to feel merely like pawns in the ongoing saga between Shane O'Mac and Bryan.

For AJ, this Rumble contest was part of a fantastic 371-day reign as WWE Champion, and he'd thankfully have far greater title defences throughout that reign than this bland handicap offering. Of course, that lengthy reign would eventually be brought to a halt by a back-in-action Daniel Bryan on a November 2018 edition of SmackDown.