Ranking Every WWE Title Match At Royal Rumbles Worst To Best

To some, Edge is John Cena's greatest rival and vice versa. Time and time again, these opponents put on brilliant matches that were refreshing in how they didn't always simply have Super Cena taking the win.

Sadly, the pair's Royal Rumble 2006 contest wasn't of the level of the countless Edge vs. Cena efforts which would follow it.

Here, the Rated-R Superstar had cashed-in the inaugural Money in the Bank contract to dethrone Cena as WWE Champion just three weeks prior. As such, despite causing an upturn in ratings, Edge wasn't quite viewed as a true main event player by some fans.

So, surely a big Royal Rumble win over Cena would help establish the Canadian as a credible top talent, right? It absolutely would've. Instead, Big Match John handily tapped out Edge in a match that seemed stuck in second gear.

Edge would of course go on to cement himself as a genuine main event star, as one of the absolute best in the industry, and wind up with a Hall of Fame career, but it was baffling back in '06 - and even now on reflection - to see his legs get cut from under him at that year's Rumble.