Ranking Every WWE Title Match At Royal Rumbles Worst To Best

While their initial runs with WWE just missed one another - Brock Lesnar departing WWE 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 regularly talked 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 just a matter of weeks prior, Lesnar - who won the WWE Title at Day 1 - and Lashley finally clashed in singles 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 January night in order to put him on a collision course with the Head of the Table at the 2022 'Mania.