It's baffling to me how wwe have "get out of jail cards" like the royal rumble, or money in the bank and the elimination chamber and still get the booking wrong
It's cause they overcomplicate it. It doesn't need to be a chess game where you have 100 pieces that all gotta line up properly. Just notice when superstars get over, usually cause of the stuff YOU'RE booking them in will get them over accidentally, and reward that instead of punishing a superstar for getting popular. Instead of giving Rusev a big pushed he went on a losing streak. They tried to halt Daniel Bryan at every chance. Refused to do anything with Roman we wanted. Also wanna point out WWE just proves us right time and time again. Once they gave us heel Roman, pushed Becky and pushed Cesaro we started backing them more and being interested more. Same with Strowman and others.
Just give it time. It'll all make sense later. 10:41 Like releasing top tier talent over budget cuts (in a pandemic, while posting record profits). Or changing anything about WALTER. Or putting the title on Brock at every opportunity. Or the booking of the Women's Tag "division." Or refusing to release Ali. Or Retribution. Or booking endless rematches for no (storyline) reasons. Or _________________ (you fill in the blank).
@@simbarocksone The rumble booking made no sense but they had booked the Flair vs Ripley match then the "beer" virus happened & Ripley had got to go back to Australia as her visa was running out & there was no way to renew it with everywhere closed. They didn't know how long Ripley would have been gone, it could have been a lot longer than the 5-6 weeks that it ended up being. So Flair had to win the belt to keep it on TV
i was at the 2012 Royal Rumble when Sheamus won and felt so deflated when he threw Jericho out. 10 years later the show is coming back to STL and i'm really hoping for a good one!
Asuka & Shinsuke winning their respective rumbles were awesome, but the payoff with them both losing their Wrestlemania titles matches completely derails the entire thing in hindsight. Yes having the winner of the RR winning all the time would make it a pedantic formula, but ruining two big careers makes the RR almost like a joke
Shinsuke Nakamura winning the Rumble and challenging Styles for the WWE title is a very good memory to look back in 2018. But, Shinsuke isn't the same since. He's a champion now(intercontinental champion) but you can feel it that WWE doesn't give a damn about him, what a shame.
Not saying anything but funny how both Rumble winners that year, who also lose both their champion matches were japenses. Not saying anything just something to think about.
Asuka was on an absurd winning streak. HHH and NXT making up and injury so she wouldn't have to lose. Then vince just throws it all away to Charlotte. The thing with nakamura I don't think was all that bad. Heel naka was pretty bad but the match was fine and if he won the rematch no one would be complaining about the wm match
I don't think Yoko winning was the wrong choice. Booking him to lose to Hogan right after winning the belt was. Yoko winning the belt and carrying it for a year wherein Bret Hart ultimately beats him, getting his revenge from a year earlier.
I mean putting one of the best wrestler of all time in the ring with a out of shape somoan is a terrible decision but Hulk winning is just plain bad booking.
There’s always this year…What if you watch the rumble this saturday and you hear the countdown for #30 go “Three….Two….One….(buzz) I’m become, I’m become, I’m becoming….” The forbidden door shattering and splintering as the Demo God returns and wins the Rumble.
Point is though they could have still booked Sheamus vs Bryan for the WHC because if Jericho had won it would have transitioned into the Jericho vs Punk feud we got in real life. Basically the exact same as real life, only this way the Royal Rumble ends with a bigger fan reaction.
@@dunnester98 still Sheamus needed that win than Jericho. He was a fresh face and it benefited him in the long run whereas Jericho was still in fact a legend win or not.
@@dunnester98 i have a theory, cena v rock i think influenced wwe to make sheamus the winner cause i dont think they would have wanted the wwe champ and rumble winner to be on an undercard because its too big of a match, so they lessened the match by not having jericho win the rumble. could be complete rubbish but just my thoughts
I heavily disagree with the '97 Rumble. If Austin doesn't win, we don't get that amazing Wrestlemania 13 Austin V Hart match. We don't get the double turn or the reformation of the Hart Foundation
All they had to do is reform the hart foundation IN THE RUMBLE MATCH and have hart win, face shawn again and have him face Austin next year, 2 birds one hitman
@@1krani thats the whole point of the video, creating awesome alternate timelines based on different rumble booking decisions, if you telling me im wrong then the creator of this video is “wrong” too
@@loganwagler7997 Pretty much, yeah. Fantasy booking is nice and all, but Plumpy's booking takes are appealing because they're mostly plausible. And when they're not, as in his "How WCW Should've Booked Bret Hart" vid, he should cop to it.
@@loganwagler7997 maybe have The Hart Foundation run in on the Rumble match and cause Austin to get eliminated and then have Austin start targeting The Hart Foundation one at a time until he gets Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 in the iconic match but I don't think we would've had the heel/face turn since Austin would've started getting some of the crowd behind him since he was screwed out of a Mania title shot
I'll always stand my ground saying that the 2015 RR should have been won by Dolph Ziggler, he was over as hell from his Survivor Series match and everyone loved him, he already had heat with the Authority, he could have also been a perfect underdog against Brock Lesnar.
fully agree - I think Ziggler should have also won 2013 from the No.1 spot considering he eliminated Jericho that late in the match and perhaps 2018 also after vacating the US Title and showing up as No.30
I have a similar take. Batista winning in 2014 was perfect for the storyline. Yeah, nobody was happy, but then Daniel Bryan gets inserted into the match at the last minute, beating Triple H (what makes this even better is that an Evolution triple threat would've been a great match as well) and going on to win the match, defying all odds! I wouldn't change a single thing about the 2014 storyline
Bryan shouldn’t have even been announced for the 2015 Rumble. He had been out on injury, and if they had held off on bringing him back until even a week after the Rumble, Reigns would’ve been fine.
Facts fans would have been easier on Roman but we probably wouldn't get the tribal chief. While Vince was right about Roman being a top star Reigns wasn't ready then
Wasn't mentioned on the list but Dean should have won the 2016 rumble, capitalise on a fan favourite, brother vs brother story and saves everyone from slow dad's are forever
I'd actually say 2011 with Santino being the last eliminated. That would have been a perfect time to have a low card guy win the rumble. The whole purpose of the rumble is anyone can win the match and go on to WrestleMania and fight for the title. It was the only time that someone out of the planned top talent could even sniff out a WrestleMania main event. They really do need to pull that trigger on anyone has that chance to win.
@@KuroShiiiiro they could bring up how he won his first title by being in the crowd and book him as more of a guy who lucks himself into victory between the rumble and WrestleMania. You wouldn't need him as a main event star by WrestleMania but at least a mid carder who you can see holding the intercontinental or US championship. Something similar could even work now with any low card superstar really.
Not only should Jericho have won in 2012, but he should've entered at number 30 after the ring had been cleared by shenanigans, making Jericho the only person to win just by entering.
@@mrnice162 all of that stuff can happen within the rumble itself if they do the booking right. You don't necessarily need an extra 20 minutes on top of an already 45-60 minute match.
@@jacobhumphrey3535 how? everyone would have to get eliminated about a 2 minutes after they appear in then #28 and 29 have to eliminate each other before number 30 comes out giving them about a minute and a half , it really makes 0 sense. intervals are 1:30 and 1 and 2 are starting the match. really understand that they have about 30 odd minutes to work the match with an elimination occurring every minute.
To be honest, I would say the 2013 Royal Rumble was kinda wonky. I may have been a Cena and Rock fan, but having both matches immediately after each other made it WAY TOO OBVIOUS as to what would be happening at Mania :(
Here’s how I would’ve done it: - Jericho wins the rumble, faces Del Rio for the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania - Cena pulls a Shawn Michaels and costs The Rock the WWE title to face him at WrestleMania - CM Punk faces Undertaker at WrestleMania for the WWE title (500+ day title reign vs the 20-0 streak)
Cena winning was fine. Simply should've added Punk to the mix just like 2008 Triple Threat Match. The three-way rivalry had its roots dated back to infamous 2011 Pipebomb promo.
2014 is almost even more unbelievable than 2015. 2015 you can at least make the argument that Bryan's unexpected return made them didn't want to change plans and while he should have done better in the match, maybe someone eliminating him could have generated a hot angle. 2014 though, the man was on fkn fire and had all the momentum in the world AND HE WASN'T EVEN IN THE MATCH
Honestly, if Bryan isn't winning in 2014, just give it to Roman. He was picking up steam back then and it makes the SHIELD vs EVOLUTION angle even better for after Mania. Roman is pissed off he didn't get a 1-on-1 title shot, Randy says he's beaten Bryan 1 v 1 before, so it's Roman's fault he's not champion. Then the rest of the SHIELD and EVOLUTION get involved and you get the two 3 on 3 matches for the next 2 PPVs. Add Seth being jealous of Roman for maineventing Mania and it makes the eventual finish of WM 31 even better. But yeah, that stretch from 2011 to like 2017 had some subpar choices for the eventual winner.
I'd have had 2001 over 1997 personally. Kane should've won the Rumble in '01, especially when you know with hindsight how they handled Austin in the aftermath.
Yeah no, 2001 was booked perfectly except for having Austin turn heel at Mania with Rock on his way to Hollywood. With Mania 17 being in Texas it made perfect sense for Austin to be in the main event as the crowd favorite challenger, and no opponent would generate as much hype and money as Rock. Kane was very over in 2001 and that would've been a good time to give him a title shot and even a run with the belt, but not at Mania. The Mania main event needs to be the big money match and Kane was just not on the same level as Rock and Austin.
For me,the 2015 Rumble will always be the most bitter. I had spent a hefty chunk of change to be seated ringside that year in Philadelphia and after seeing Cena, Rollins and Lesnar tear the house down, had to spend an hour living with the trepidation and then the reality that Roman Reigns was going to win the Rumble. At least we got a good showing from Bray Wyatt and a shot of excitement from Daniel Bryan, but once he got thrown out it was just a slow,sad march to the inevitable. I've never been so bummed for so long during a 😭 wrestling show and I saw Shane Douglas wrestle in 2018 at a show in the ECW Arena.
Yokozuna was necessary in 93 because Flair was on the way out, and after him, there’s no more top heels. Maybe they could’ve turned Savage on Bret, but Mach was so likable and iconic and Bret was so unestablished in the main event, that you’re kinda playing with fire if you put them together.
I mean, I can see why people would defend that, but honestly, I think a Face v Face match (especially between great athletes of their time) should’ve been it. Risky, sure, but there was reward at the end of that.
I totally agree Yoko was the best bet at the time, I mean Macho would have been great but the idea at the time was to build up a monster heel. As someone who attended WM9, I was a massive Hart fan( bigger hulkamanic at the time) so when Yoko won the rumble and beat Bret at Mania it made Yoko at least to me.
Christian should have won the 2011 Rumble. Nobody cared about Alberto Del Rio. Which proves that even more when he doesn't beat Edge for the belt at WM. Not only did we get robbed of an Edge vs Christian match where both guys were both seasoned and could put on a good match in their sleep, but Edge's first retirement match would have actually happened against his best friend. It would have been a great story.
I want to agree about your opinion, but i remembered that christian got injured that he missed the 2011 royal rumble, so i don't know, maybe del rio is the only choice left Edit: maybe it should have been CM Punk, then cena can win the wwe championship from the miz at elimination chamber, and CM punk can do the story about him leaving the wwe 3 months earlier, so we can get Cena VS Punk in the main event wrestlemania of 27.
Christian WAS injured yes, but honestly, it's not like that stopped wwe before. You could have him enter at No.30 for just few minutes and win the rumble. He would be fully healed by Wrestlemania so the match wouldn't be too compromised.
@@muhammadarunnugraha4673 Also the CM punk storyline could've only happen at Money in the bank due to: A) being exactly when his contract would expire B) happening in his home town of Chicago.
@@john-olivierlukama1548 okay i can agree with that, only i changed it to him enter at No.40, cause you know.... It was 40 man rumble (why they didn't just go with 30 man rumble as before though?)
Hmm I kinda disagree with the number 3 pick. I think them not letting Daniel Bryan in the rumble and having batista win it made us fans want Daniel Bryan to be champion even more. It denied us something and we craved it even more. The rest are spot on.
That only works because the fans eventually bludgeoned WWE into doing the triple threat where Bryan came up with both the belts at Mania, which they HADN'T planned to do at first. The original booking at the time of the Rumble was just execrable and absolutely inexcusable. The fact that it all worked out in the end (thanks to THE FANS, not WWE) is the only thing that excuses it in any way.
@@ArcaneAzmadi yeah, it made it the most organically emotional storyline ever. Accidental or not, it was a perfect story. Sometimes you need to withhold something in order for the eventual triumph to be all the sweeter
Agree that Steve Austin shouldn't have won in '97. Then again, Bret also isn't a great option because that result would mean Austin v Bret wouldn't have happened. A similar list was done by Cultaholic last year and they had a better alternative where Undertaker wins the '97 Rumble to face Vader in Wrestlemania 13. That would definitely have been a treat! (Or if not for Vader, just have the meek Sid v Taker that happened irl)
Austin vs Bret wasn't supposed to happen either way. The WWF had every intention of Bret vs HBK part 2. I guess that would leave Austin out in the cold a little, doesn't it.
I disagree with 2014. You could've had Punk win as well and give him that main event. Maybe he would've stayed longer in WWE. Imagine, Randy vs Punk vs DBry as the main event.
Against Punk,Bryan would automatically became heel or people just feel Bryan's cockiness as Punk would out troll him with his intelligence like They did it on Over The Limit 2012
Batista's return in 2014 didn't work for me because it just wasn't the same guy. He was smaller, slower and looked tired. Most of a time, when a wrestler returns after many years, they don't fill their own shoes very well. Luckily, we have Wardlow to fill those shoes.
Most of the time it doesn't work. Shawn Michaels returning in 2002 worked, Taker returning as the Deadman in 2004 worked, Cena returning in 2021 worked, same with Brock Lesnar. Typically wrestlers who've been in the business 15+ years and return shouldn't be expected to move well.
Thank you for the video. On a slightly different note: I'm just here to remind you that 2016 rumble as a standalone match is one of the most underrated thing from the last decade so go and rewatch it.
I loved that Rumble until the finish. I watched it at home and was literally popping as loud as the crowd for every big moment. Especially R-Truth😂. But then came the ending. I know people hated Reigns, and at the time I was a fan of his but totally understood the frustration. That being said, seeing Triple H not only win the damn thing but destroy prime competitors like Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler on his way to doing so was the perfect encapsulation for everything that's wrong with WWE for the past decade. Favoring old guys over the young stars trying to create their own legacies. Which is why I have never been able to watch that match again. Not a single time.
@@WhelmedButReady I've actually just finished rewatching this one myself and I gotta say: I didn't see any single reason why Ambrose couldn't won this whole thing. I understand they were building up HHH vs. Reigns and with what they got, they did alright here (even though the Mania match was quite boring). But if they went with Ambrose and gave him Lesnar at Mania for the title, that's be so much more exciting. Then again, we're talking about WWE - the right-wing wrestling, where the young stars are buried left and right. It's actually the main reason why I stopped watching WWE and I'm cheering for AEW, cause even at this point they are way more interested in doing great wrestling.
I think Sheamus winning was the right call Jericho didn’t need it & they where building Sheamus as a top baby face. He some great momentum until they buried Bryan at mania. If Sheamus hadn’t won & beating Bryan in 18 seconds we may never have gotten the yes movement.
Agreed, Jericho didn't need the Rumble win for his feud with Punk, whilst the World title needed the Rumble Winner for Mania. At the time, there was no one for Bryan to face except Sheamus. So Sheamus winning the Rumble was definitely the right call.
Tbh, it’s a double edge sword. If Sheamus won, you would have two major world title matches at WrestleMania. If Jericho won, his feud with Punk would’ve been a bigger deal. Personally, I liked Sheamus winning in 2012 but I can understand why some people wanted Jericho to win that year.
Hey, don't mess with Rumble 93! I was at that Rumble with family and friends of family, we had a betting pool going and I won showing off my 8 year old genius picking Yoko cause who is eliminating a 500+ pounder! Saved that money for a few years to get an N64 too! So much nostalgia good stuff Adam!
To this day I imagine what would've been if Ambrose won the 2016 rumble, retained the IC title in a great opener with Owens and almost walked out with the WWE title on top... would've been a better WM main event with Roman than the match with HHH was
Rewatched this Rumble a couple days ago and I was thinking the same thing, Ambrose was really over at this time. Ambrose winning would’ve been a moment. If WWE insisted that HHH be in the main event for the heat they still could’ve ran Ambrose v HHH at Roadblock with the same result but non-title stipulation if H wins he’s added to the match. Leaving Brock v Bray at 32. Instead of the boring Reigns v HHH, 6sec burial of Rowan, and underwhelming Brock v Ambrose
The 2016 Rumble with Triple Shovel winning infuriated me on a molecular level. I rage quit and wasn't planning on watching anymore WWE after that. Had it not been for Shane McMahon's return(of all people) the next night, I don't know when I would've turned on another WWE show.
Good list. I would have included the time when both Batista and Cena got eliminated by accident. That match shouldn't have restarted, they should have called an audible and run with it. It was too perfect and Vince breaking Kayfabe and tearing up his quads could have been avoided lol.
You think 2014 would've been a big lesson to WWE in giving the fans what they want. But then 2015, 2016, 2017. Ugh! The booking in those Royal Rumble matches.
for me kane should of won a rumble him and kofi by far the best two performers. but kane had wieght to it, and should of won one rumble atleast. maybe even 2001 tbh
Yeah same, I was so stoked Batista was back at the time and happy he won. Even going into 'Mania that year I was still kind of hoping he'd win the title.
I recall a lot of internet wrestling fans thought Troll Jericho would enter at #30 and win by default because the last two wrestlers had just eliminated each other simultaneously. If ever there was a perfect character to win that way, Troll Jericho was it.
The most annoying part is that if they just listened to the fans and turned Roman heel the next night on Raw they could have made Bryan the obvious Babyface going into a Triple Threat with Roman vs Brock and we would have been spared 5 1/2 awful years of babyface Roman
ambrose should've won the 2016 rumble. The crowd was so pumped for him when he was in the final two with HHH. Then you turn Roman heel and it's WM main event Reigns vs Ambrose.
The reason why WWE started using the term "Premium live event" is because they aren't on PPV anymore, outside of the big 3 of Mania, Summerslam & Royal Rumble. They're all on streaming services now. So no need to call it a PPV.
The Royal Rumble 2011 was a jumbo of bodies that many wrestlers at the time who had a better chance to win the ONLY 40-Men RR match. And they went to Alberto Del Rio...audible SIGH.
I, personally, would love to see a Royal Rumble where an unexpected winner happens. Not like a lower or mid-carder who would just go on to get squashed at Mania, but someone who has the natural ability to main event the big one, who just hasn’t been booked anywhere near the main event and create an instant mega-star. That winner doesn’t necessarily have to win the big one at Mania or even be the last match on the card, but it would create a moment and WWE puts bigger emphasis on moments over having great matches. And a Rumble unexpectedly won by a Kevin Owens or a Ricochet or an Ali or a Bobby Roode (really name drop any mega-talented star here) would definitely create a moment. And win or lose at Mania would generate interest in an actual main event run for said individual. WWE had done unexpected booking in the past to great success. For example, Bret Hart was a mid-carder who was in the Intercontinental title picture for a while at the time and then he BEAT RIC goddamn FLAIR for WWF championship which launched him from a fan-favorite mid-carder to genuine main-eventer! A moment like that could make the Royal Rumble the most talked about moment for the rest of the year, but it is highly unlikely we will ever see anything like it. Also, I thoroughly enjoyed this list, Adam! Jam that jam!
I think this video perfectly encapsulates why the WWE not only don't listen to the fans but can't listen to them. In this same video the narrator complains that an established star wins the Royal Rumble and suggests they should use it to push someone who needs it. In other entries when they do let the newcomer win he complains the veteran should have won. This isn't 10 times the WWE got the Rumble wrong, it's 10 times the guy I wanted to win didn't win the Rumble and rather than just own that's all it is you come up with bs reasons to justify that you're just upset your favourite didn't win.
Personally my TOP choice for Wrong Rumble (can't believe that you didn't call this list) is one where you had the right year, but got the wrong winner. In '99 the right answer is CHYNA. Of course it's CHYNA. All indications are that behind the scenes, there was a rocket with Ms. Laurer's name on it. So many firsts for women in the industry. Royal Rumble entrant, #1 Contender, King Of The Ring entrant. Winning the Rumble and headlining The Showcase Of The Immortals could've been 2 more accolades for the Ninth Wonder Of The World. Obviously she'd lose at Mania so she could go on to become legit #1 contender and win at Summerslam, the original plan.
Ya gotta look at everything that changes from this. Bret winning in '97 means we don't get Austin vs Bret that was undeniably legendary. Sheamus winning and screwing Bryan in 15 seconds triggered the fan's even greater support and love for Bryan and indie wrestling revolution as a whole. Having Jericho win that would not have triggered that moment.
Sheamus winning was not a wrong choice… yes Jericho would have been nice to have won but Sheamus was ready for that big mania win… the only flaw was the actual mania match
Everyone hated the Sheamus win but tbh when I was a kid Sheamus really got skyrocketed to the main event scene with that win the rumble felt random and it made him feel like a star to me
I stand by Seamus winning in 2012. He was insanely popular leading up to the match, and it honestly didn’t matter who won the match between him and Jericho. If anything Bryan vs Sheamus needed the rumble as a storyline, cause punk and Jericho was fine without it.
Probably not the only one who thought this but 2005 when Cena and Batista both hit the ground simultaneously, as Adam said, "Angles for days". But then Vince threw his toys out the pram and demanded the match was restarted. Can you imagine? Batista and Cena arguing over who gets to go to Mania? JBL campaigning that since there was "no winner" he shouldn't have had to defend at mania? So many lost possibilities.
Alberto Del Rio surely should have made the list. Surely there were plenty of other options and not too sure Edge vs Del Rio was the best possible match they could’ve done for the world title that year at Mania. He didn’t even win the title
So down for Finn and Liv winning this year’s rumbles… they both deserve it so much and it would lead to some great moments leading up to Wrestlemania & then great matches at Wrestlemania
there's more you'd have to change considering he was champion going into the PPV, but I think Jeff Hardy would've been a perfect choice to win the '09 rumble
It's baffling to me how wwe have "get out of jail cards" like the royal rumble, or money in the bank and the elimination chamber and still get the booking wrong
It's cause they overcomplicate it. It doesn't need to be a chess game where you have 100 pieces that all gotta line up properly. Just notice when superstars get over, usually cause of the stuff YOU'RE booking them in will get them over accidentally, and reward that instead of punishing a superstar for getting popular. Instead of giving Rusev a big pushed he went on a losing streak. They tried to halt Daniel Bryan at every chance. Refused to do anything with Roman we wanted. Also wanna point out WWE just proves us right time and time again. Once they gave us heel Roman, pushed Becky and pushed Cesaro we started backing them more and being interested more. Same with Strowman and others.
Vince occasionally makes good decisions but most of the time it's just awful booking.
@@BenthovenMusic95most of the time? That’s completely wrong
Charlotte winning the 2020 Rumble, then killing Rhea Ripley’s momentum at WM, was such a stupid move.
just to increase his ego and his infinite push
Just give it time. It'll all make sense later. 10:41
Like releasing top tier talent over budget cuts (in a pandemic, while posting record profits).
Or changing anything about WALTER.
Or putting the title on Brock at every opportunity.
Or the booking of the Women's Tag "division."
Or refusing to release Ali.
Or Retribution.
Or booking endless rematches for no (storyline) reasons.
Or _________________ (you fill in the blank).
It still doesn’t make sense to this day.
@@simbarocksone The rumble booking made no sense but they had booked the Flair vs Ripley match then the "beer" virus happened & Ripley had got to go back to Australia as her visa was running out & there was no way to renew it with everywhere closed. They didn't know how long Ripley would have been gone, it could have been a lot longer than the 5-6 weeks that it ended up being. So Flair had to win the belt to keep it on TV
@@viktorriquelme3735 Comment of the year contender right there 👌
i was at the 2012 Royal Rumble when Sheamus won and felt so deflated when he threw Jericho out. 10 years later the show is coming back to STL and i'm really hoping for a good one!
It wont
Was there as well and can confirm nobody in the crowd was happy with that decision
I feel sorry and perplex how people still have faith in this company
@@androgynousmaggot9389 i know, its sad
Bro the whole point was to set up Jericho vs punk and they messed it up
Asuka & Shinsuke winning their respective rumbles were awesome, but the payoff with them both losing their Wrestlemania titles matches completely derails the entire thing in hindsight. Yes having the winner of the RR winning all the time would make it a pedantic formula, but ruining two big careers makes the RR almost like a joke
Shinsuke Nakamura winning the Rumble and challenging Styles for the WWE title is a very good memory to look back in 2018. But, Shinsuke isn't the same since. He's a champion now(intercontinental champion) but you can feel it that WWE doesn't give a damn about him, what a shame.
Not saying anything but funny how both Rumble winners that year, who also lose both their champion matches were japenses. Not saying anything just something to think about.
Asuka was on an absurd winning streak. HHH and NXT making up and injury so she wouldn't have to lose. Then vince just throws it all away to Charlotte. The thing with nakamura I don't think was all that bad. Heel naka was pretty bad but the match was fine and if he won the rematch no one would be complaining about the wm match
I hate how they turned Shinsuke heel at Mania because Vince thinks all Asian wrestlers need to be bad guys
@@AaronKyngYxb I agree 100% to what you're not saying
I don't think Yoko winning was the wrong choice. Booking him to lose to Hogan right after winning the belt was. Yoko winning the belt and carrying it for a year wherein Bret Hart ultimately beats him, getting his revenge from a year earlier.
Yeah the original script was to have Yokozuna close out Mania 9 as WWF Champion but Hogan refused.
That doesn’t work for me brother.
But Hulk you’re not even in the match
Yeah, and that doesn’t work for me brother.
I mean putting one of the best wrestler of all time in the ring with a out of shape somoan is a terrible decision but Hulk winning is just plain bad booking.
@@fro-zone2k it's was Bret who was going to close the show. But the decision was changed last minute.
@@8ball279 Tbh most things are better without Hulk winning post.....1987? Only cause he was the rightful winner of the Andre match
I cannot believe Jericho never won the rumble, it's a crime.
"Chris Jericho has never won a Royal Rumble" is a sentence that shouldn't exist. The poor guy :(
A punishment fitting for his ongoing crime spree against wrestling in hindsight.
I can say the same thing for Kane.
First undisputed champ and he still has the most runs with the IC belt. I don't think he minds not getting a win at the rumble
There’s always this year…What if you watch the rumble this saturday and you hear the countdown for #30 go “Three….Two….One….(buzz) I’m become, I’m become, I’m becoming….” The forbidden door shattering and splintering as the Demo God returns and wins the Rumble.
At least Sheamus gave us the Yes movement. Imagine no yes movement? Cause him beating DB in 18 seconds played a big part in that movement
Still the greatest WWE match of all time!
I´ll always love Sheamus for that
Point is though they could have still booked Sheamus vs Bryan for the WHC because if Jericho had won it would have transitioned into the Jericho vs Punk feud we got in real life.
Basically the exact same as real life, only this way the Royal Rumble ends with a bigger fan reaction.
@@dunnester98 still Sheamus needed that win than Jericho. He was a fresh face and it benefited him in the long run whereas Jericho was still in fact a legend win or not.
@@dunnester98 i have a theory, cena v rock i think influenced wwe to make sheamus the winner cause i dont think they would have wanted the wwe champ and rumble winner to be on an undercard because its too big of a match, so they lessened the match by not having jericho win the rumble. could be complete rubbish but just my thoughts
I heavily disagree with the '97 Rumble. If Austin doesn't win, we don't get that amazing Wrestlemania 13 Austin V Hart match. We don't get the double turn or the reformation of the Hart Foundation
All they had to do is reform the hart foundation IN THE RUMBLE MATCH and have hart win, face shawn again and have him face Austin next year, 2 birds one hitman
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Except Shawn wouldn't have played ball with that plan. He never would've dropped the title to Bret, and then what?
@@1krani thats the whole point of the video, creating awesome alternate timelines based on different rumble booking decisions, if you telling me im wrong then the creator of this video is “wrong” too
@@loganwagler7997
Pretty much, yeah. Fantasy booking is nice and all, but Plumpy's booking takes are appealing because they're mostly plausible. And when they're not, as in his "How WCW Should've Booked Bret Hart" vid, he should cop to it.
@@loganwagler7997 maybe have The Hart Foundation run in on the Rumble match and cause Austin to get eliminated and then have Austin start targeting The Hart Foundation one at a time until he gets Bret Hart at WrestleMania 13 in the iconic match but I don't think we would've had the heel/face turn since Austin would've started getting some of the crowd behind him since he was screwed out of a Mania title shot
I'll always stand my ground saying that the 2015 RR should have been won by Dolph Ziggler, he was over as hell from his Survivor Series match and everyone loved him, he already had heat with the Authority, he could have also been a perfect underdog against Brock Lesnar.
fully agree - I think Ziggler should have also won 2013 from the No.1 spot considering he eliminated Jericho that late in the match and perhaps 2018 also after vacating the US Title and showing up as No.30
dolph should have won the 2018 rumble.
Came to comment this. Pleasantly surprised that this is actually a fairly common opinion
2015 RR was so badly booked, not the bad winner though.
No I want to see Ziggler sell for Lesnar
Adam: "Give me Liv Morgan and Finn Balor"
WWE: "We'll give you Brock Lesnar and Charlotte Flair. Take it or leave it"
i swear if you're right lol
Oh God their going to do that this year no
My god you're right with Brock winning
Should have said Ronda instead of Charlotte
Arguably if WWE would’ve got the rumble right in 2014 & let Bryan win, then the backlash to Roman winning in 2015 wouldn’t have been as bad
You don't know marks. .Roman would have been booed either way
I have a similar take.
Batista winning in 2014 was perfect for the storyline. Yeah, nobody was happy, but then Daniel Bryan gets inserted into the match at the last minute, beating Triple H (what makes this even better is that an Evolution triple threat would've been a great match as well) and going on to win the match, defying all odds! I wouldn't change a single thing about the 2014 storyline
@@americaisakillingname4416 that... oddly makes sense.
Bryan shouldn’t have even been announced for the 2015 Rumble. He had been out on injury, and if they had held off on bringing him back until even a week after the Rumble, Reigns would’ve been fine.
Facts fans would have been easier on Roman but we probably wouldn't get the tribal chief. While Vince was right about Roman being a top star Reigns wasn't ready then
Wasn't mentioned on the list but Dean should have won the 2016 rumble, capitalise on a fan favourite, brother vs brother story and saves everyone from slow dad's are forever
Also very late reply but you have now gotten me calling Saudia Arabia the shadow dimension and it will remain that way forever
This is one of those lists where I pretty much know what's going to be on it but I can't wait for Adam to tear into them regardless
It’s criminal Kane never won one considering his insane performances in them
Brock Lesnar should've won the 2020 Royal Rumble. Then, he could've wrestled himself for a minute.
It'd still better than watching him and reigns duke it out for the 9000th time.
Shhh don't give WWE an idea.
Nah Drew winning was the right call
I'd actually say 2011 with Santino being the last eliminated. That would have been a perfect time to have a low card guy win the rumble. The whole purpose of the rumble is anyone can win the match and go on to WrestleMania and fight for the title. It was the only time that someone out of the planned top talent could even sniff out a WrestleMania main event. They really do need to pull that trigger on anyone has that chance to win.
Yeah someone like ricochet this year would be great
@@andrecalo4347 lmao 🤣
Dude has no character or charisma. Flips aren't near enough for a main event push
fr tho. imagine Santino fighting for it over Del Rio?
@@KuroShiiiiro they could bring up how he won his first title by being in the crowd and book him as more of a guy who lucks himself into victory between the rumble and WrestleMania. You wouldn't need him as a main event star by WrestleMania but at least a mid carder who you can see holding the intercontinental or US championship. Something similar could even work now with any low card superstar really.
@@mister_vulgar he can have charisma if they give him a chance to. And guys with no charisma have been world champs before think of Rey
Not only should Jericho have won in 2012, but he should've entered at number 30 after the ring had been cleared by shenanigans, making Jericho the only person to win just by entering.
then the match would be around 30 minutes
@@mrnice162 exactly. He was the Jeritroll at the time, it would've been perfect subversion of expectations.
@@jacobhumphrey3535 i disagree the match would be rushed and there’d barely be any time to set up any storylines or showcase any returns
@@mrnice162 all of that stuff can happen within the rumble itself if they do the booking right. You don't necessarily need an extra 20 minutes on top of an already 45-60 minute match.
@@jacobhumphrey3535 how? everyone would have to get eliminated about a 2 minutes after they appear in then #28 and 29 have to eliminate each other before number 30 comes out giving them about a minute and a half , it really makes 0 sense.
intervals are 1:30 and 1 and 2 are starting the match. really understand that they have about 30 odd minutes to work the match with an elimination occurring every minute.
To be honest, I would say the 2013 Royal Rumble was kinda wonky.
I may have been a Cena and Rock fan, but having both matches immediately after each other made it WAY TOO OBVIOUS as to what would be happening at Mania :(
Here’s how I would’ve done it:
- Jericho wins the rumble, faces Del Rio for the World Heavyweight title at WrestleMania
- Cena pulls a Shawn Michaels and costs The Rock the WWE title to face him at WrestleMania
- CM Punk faces Undertaker at WrestleMania for the WWE title (500+ day title reign vs the 20-0 streak)
@@austinemms9772 haha I would have loved to see Cena do that
Cena winning was fine. Simply should've added Punk to the mix just like 2008 Triple Threat Match. The three-way rivalry had its roots dated back to infamous 2011 Pipebomb promo.
😭😭😭😭😭 @@austinemms9772 this would’ve been IT.
Dean Ambrose should've won instead of Triple H that one year
And then what? Lose the World Title to HHH on PPV before the Roman Mania match?
@@jamiekoh6113 Face Roman at Mania. They never should've done Triple H vs. Roman
@@GoToWork751 and triple h vs brock lesnar would've been better than that brock vs ambrose match
2017. That should've been Bray's year. But then, I would've lost it if had Bray lost the WWE Title to Jinder Mahal, so I guess it worked out. 🤷♂️
2014 is almost even more unbelievable than 2015. 2015 you can at least make the argument that Bryan's unexpected return made them didn't want to change plans and while he should have done better in the match, maybe someone eliminating him could have generated a hot angle. 2014 though, the man was on fkn fire and had all the momentum in the world AND HE WASN'T EVEN IN THE MATCH
Honestly, if Bryan isn't winning in 2014, just give it to Roman. He was picking up steam back then and it makes the SHIELD vs EVOLUTION angle even better for after Mania. Roman is pissed off he didn't get a 1-on-1 title shot, Randy says he's beaten Bryan 1 v 1 before, so it's Roman's fault he's not champion. Then the rest of the SHIELD and EVOLUTION get involved and you get the two 3 on 3 matches for the next 2 PPVs. Add Seth being jealous of Roman for maineventing Mania and it makes the eventual finish of WM 31 even better. But yeah, that stretch from 2011 to like 2017 had some subpar choices for the eventual winner.
I'd have had 2001 over 1997 personally. Kane should've won the Rumble in '01, especially when you know with hindsight how they handled Austin in the aftermath.
Yeah no, 2001 was booked perfectly except for having Austin turn heel at Mania with Rock on his way to Hollywood. With Mania 17 being in Texas it made perfect sense for Austin to be in the main event as the crowd favorite challenger, and no opponent would generate as much hype and money as Rock. Kane was very over in 2001 and that would've been a good time to give him a title shot and even a run with the belt, but not at Mania. The Mania main event needs to be the big money match and Kane was just not on the same level as Rock and Austin.
For me,the 2015 Rumble will always be the most bitter. I had spent a hefty chunk of change to be seated ringside that year in Philadelphia and after seeing Cena, Rollins and Lesnar tear the house down, had to spend an hour living with the trepidation and then the reality that Roman Reigns was going to win the Rumble. At least we got a good showing from Bray Wyatt and a shot of excitement from Daniel Bryan, but once he got thrown out it was just a slow,sad march to the inevitable. I've never been so bummed for so long during a 😭 wrestling show and I saw Shane Douglas wrestle in 2018 at a show in the ECW Arena.
I needa go back and watch that triple threat!
Ahhh Sunday, Adam and his list always completes my week. More Adam and his voice please!!
I'm from India and his list literally completes my week since it gets uploaded at the night of Sunday.
Yokozuna was necessary in 93 because Flair was on the way out, and after him, there’s no more top heels. Maybe they could’ve turned Savage on Bret, but Mach was so likable and iconic and Bret was so unestablished in the main event, that you’re kinda playing with fire if you put them together.
“Typical E-drone! Always defending Vince!!!” 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
I mean, I can see why people would defend that, but honestly, I think a Face v Face match (especially between great athletes of their time) should’ve been it. Risky, sure, but there was reward at the end of that.
I totally agree Yoko was the best bet at the time, I mean Macho would have been great but the idea at the time was to build up a monster heel. As someone who attended WM9, I was a massive Hart fan( bigger hulkamanic at the time) so when Yoko won the rumble and beat Bret at Mania it made Yoko at least to me.
Christian should have won the 2011 Rumble. Nobody cared about Alberto Del Rio. Which proves that even more when he doesn't beat Edge for the belt at WM. Not only did we get robbed of an Edge vs Christian match where both guys were both seasoned and could put on a good match in their sleep, but Edge's first retirement match would have actually happened against his best friend. It would have been a great story.
I want to agree about your opinion, but i remembered that christian got injured that he missed the 2011 royal rumble, so i don't know, maybe del rio is the only choice left
Edit: maybe it should have been CM Punk, then cena can win the wwe championship from the miz at elimination chamber, and CM punk can do the story about him leaving the wwe 3 months earlier, so we can get Cena VS Punk in the main event wrestlemania of 27.
Christian WAS injured yes, but honestly, it's not like that stopped wwe before. You could have him enter at No.30 for just few minutes and win the rumble. He would be fully healed by Wrestlemania so the match wouldn't be too compromised.
@@muhammadarunnugraha4673 Also the CM punk storyline could've only happen at Money in the bank due to:
A) being exactly when his contract would expire
B) happening in his home town of Chicago.
@@john-olivierlukama1548 okay i can agree with that, only i changed it to him enter at No.40, cause you know.... It was 40 man rumble (why they didn't just go with 30 man rumble as before though?)
@@muhammadarunnugraha4673 oh yeah it was 40(Why not 30 though)
A list wouldn’t be complete without Adam ‘Plumpy’ Blampied
I understood that reference
@@joshuahirst7218 u an og if u do💯
Adam: “Maybe I’m just automatically against anyone winning the Rumble more than once”
*picks Daniel Bryan to win the Rumble in two consecutive years*
Hmm I kinda disagree with the number 3 pick. I think them not letting Daniel Bryan in the rumble and having batista win it made us fans want Daniel Bryan to be champion even more. It denied us something and we craved it even more.
The rest are spot on.
That only works because the fans eventually bludgeoned WWE into doing the triple threat where Bryan came up with both the belts at Mania, which they HADN'T planned to do at first. The original booking at the time of the Rumble was just execrable and absolutely inexcusable. The fact that it all worked out in the end (thanks to THE FANS, not WWE) is the only thing that excuses it in any way.
@@ArcaneAzmadi yeah, it made it the most organically emotional storyline ever. Accidental or not, it was a perfect story. Sometimes you need to withhold something in order for the eventual triumph to be all the sweeter
Agree that Steve Austin shouldn't have won in '97. Then again, Bret also isn't a great option because that result would mean Austin v Bret wouldn't have happened. A similar list was done by Cultaholic last year and they had a better alternative where Undertaker wins the '97 Rumble to face Vader in Wrestlemania 13. That would definitely have been a treat! (Or if not for Vader, just have the meek Sid v Taker that happened irl)
Austin vs Bret wasn't supposed to happen either way. The WWF had every intention of Bret vs HBK part 2. I guess that would leave Austin out in the cold a little, doesn't it.
I disagree with 2014. You could've had Punk win as well and give him that main event. Maybe he would've stayed longer in WWE.
Imagine, Randy vs Punk vs DBry as the main event.
Against Punk,Bryan would automatically became heel or people just feel Bryan's cockiness as Punk would out troll him with his intelligence like They did it on Over The Limit 2012
That was a match that was supposed to happen I have a WrestleMania t-shirt like that with all three of them on their
Batista's return in 2014 didn't work for me because it just wasn't the same guy. He was smaller, slower and looked tired. Most of a time, when a wrestler returns after many years, they don't fill their own shoes very well. Luckily, we have Wardlow to fill those shoes.
Most of the time it doesn't work. Shawn Michaels returning in 2002 worked, Taker returning as the Deadman in 2004 worked, Cena returning in 2021 worked, same with Brock Lesnar. Typically wrestlers who've been in the business 15+ years and return shouldn't be expected to move well.
@@phoenixfirebird4221 2021 cena was pretty bad compared to his previous work
Thank you for the video. On a slightly different note: I'm just here to remind you that 2016 rumble as a standalone match is one of the most underrated thing from the last decade so go and rewatch it.
I loved that Rumble until the finish. I watched it at home and was literally popping as loud as the crowd for every big moment. Especially R-Truth😂. But then came the ending.
I know people hated Reigns, and at the time I was a fan of his but totally understood the frustration. That being said, seeing Triple H not only win the damn thing but destroy prime competitors like Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler on his way to doing so was the perfect encapsulation for everything that's wrong with WWE for the past decade. Favoring old guys over the young stars trying to create their own legacies. Which is why I have never been able to watch that match again. Not a single time.
@@WhelmedButReady I've actually just finished rewatching this one myself and I gotta say: I didn't see any single reason why Ambrose couldn't won this whole thing. I understand they were building up HHH vs. Reigns and with what they got, they did alright here (even though the Mania match was quite boring). But if they went with Ambrose and gave him Lesnar at Mania for the title, that's be so much more exciting. Then again, we're talking about WWE - the right-wing wrestling, where the young stars are buried left and right. It's actually the main reason why I stopped watching WWE and I'm cheering for AEW, cause even at this point they are way more interested in doing great wrestling.
I think Sheamus winning was the right call Jericho didn’t need it & they where building Sheamus as a top baby face. He some great momentum until they buried Bryan at mania. If Sheamus hadn’t won & beating Bryan in 18 seconds we may never have gotten the yes movement.
Agreed, Jericho didn't need the Rumble win for his feud with Punk, whilst the World title needed the Rumble Winner for Mania. At the time, there was no one for Bryan to face except Sheamus. So Sheamus winning the Rumble was definitely the right call.
Tbh, it’s a double edge sword. If Sheamus won, you would have two major world title matches at WrestleMania. If Jericho won, his feud with Punk would’ve been a bigger deal. Personally, I liked Sheamus winning in 2012 but I can understand why some people wanted Jericho to win that year.
Complete agree, week said.
I feel like you shouldn’t need to be buried in order for fans to like you
Sheamus didn't need to win the Royal Rumble it should have been Chris Jericho
The fake voice had me so scared this was gonna be narrated by someone other than Adam
"Batista showed up looking like Pitbull's dad. " LOL, I fucking lost it.
Hey, don't mess with Rumble 93! I was at that Rumble with family and friends of family, we had a betting pool going and I won showing off my 8 year old genius picking Yoko cause who is eliminating a 500+ pounder! Saved that money for a few years to get an N64 too! So much nostalgia good stuff Adam!
To this day I imagine what would've been if Ambrose won the 2016 rumble, retained the IC title in a great opener with Owens and almost walked out with the WWE title on top... would've been a better WM main event with Roman than the match with HHH was
Rewatched this Rumble a couple days ago and I was thinking the same thing, Ambrose was really over at this time. Ambrose winning would’ve been a moment. If WWE insisted that HHH be in the main event for the heat they still could’ve ran Ambrose v HHH at Roadblock with the same result but non-title stipulation if H wins he’s added to the match. Leaving Brock v Bray at 32. Instead of the boring Reigns v HHH, 6sec burial of Rowan, and underwhelming Brock v Ambrose
Nakamura winning was a mistake only because they did NOTHING to elevate him to the main card which is the point to the RR.
The 2016 Rumble with Triple Shovel winning infuriated me on a molecular level. I rage quit and wasn't planning on watching anymore WWE after that. Had it not been for Shane McMahon's return(of all people) the next night, I don't know when I would've turned on another WWE show.
2011. Alberto Del Rio won the Royal Rumble, when it should've been either Christian or CM Punk.
Hindsight 20/20. WWE wanted a booming new Latino star they wanted to go all-in on. What better way to do it than have him win the Rumble.
This list made me want a How WWE should’ve booked Shayna Baszler on main roster
Good list. I would have included the time when both Batista and Cena got eliminated by accident. That match shouldn't have restarted, they should have called an audible and run with it. It was too perfect and Vince breaking Kayfabe and tearing up his quads could have been avoided lol.
Thank you for weekly dose of serotonin, Adam. Now I can get through another week
They got the 2014 and 2015 Rumbles right! Daniel Bryan not winning was AWESOME!
You think 2014 would've been a big lesson to WWE in giving the fans what they want. But then 2015, 2016, 2017. Ugh! The booking in those Royal Rumble matches.
Poor Jericho 😢
Honorable Mention: 2018
Rusev should have won that Rumble. That man was SUPER over.
So was Nakamura. But I see your point. Right rumble for Rusev? 2015. The crowd HATED what happened
1993 finish you laid out is GOLD. Cheers Great vid
The 2001 Royal Rumble match should have been on this list. Kane should have won the match.
For what? Austin vs Rock was obviously the Main Event. Having Kane win would just derail everything. Like 1999.
for me kane should of won a rumble him and kofi by far the best two performers. but kane had wieght to it, and should of won one rumble atleast. maybe even 2001 tbh
*should have or should’ve
As a huge Batista fan, and admittedly not a DB fan at the time, I was super excited about 2014.
Same
Yeah same, I was so stoked Batista was back at the time and happy he won. Even going into 'Mania that year I was still kind of hoping he'd win the title.
I recall a lot of internet wrestling fans thought Troll Jericho would enter at #30 and win by default because the last two wrestlers had just eliminated each other simultaneously. If ever there was a perfect character to win that way, Troll Jericho was it.
I generally believe that the 2015 Rumble is one of the worst booked matches in WWE history. It’s a match that is designed to upset the fans.
The most annoying part is that if they just listened to the fans and turned Roman heel the next night on Raw they could have made Bryan the obvious Babyface going into a Triple Threat with Roman vs Brock and we would have been spared 5 1/2 awful years of babyface Roman
2013, having Cena win the rumble when it should’ve been a returning taker to challenge Punk for the title.
Only person I wanna hear doing top 10’s in Parts Funknown.
ambrose should've won the 2016 rumble. The crowd was so pumped for him when he was in the final two with HHH. Then you turn Roman heel and it's WM main event Reigns vs Ambrose.
THANK YOUUUU!!!!! 1:43 been saying that for 5 years
The reason why WWE started using the term "Premium live event" is because they aren't on PPV anymore, outside of the big 3 of Mania, Summerslam & Royal Rumble. They're all on streaming services now. So no need to call it a PPV.
“They can never kill my love of the Royal Rumble”
Top ten anime moments only days before disaster
The Royal Rumble 2011 was a jumbo of bodies that many wrestlers at the time who had a better chance to win the ONLY 40-Men RR match. And they went to Alberto Del Rio...audible SIGH.
6:15 that’s me!!!! In the crowd next to The yellow jacket security guy!!!!💙🐢
I, personally, would love to see a Royal Rumble where an unexpected winner happens. Not like a lower or mid-carder who would just go on to get squashed at Mania, but someone who has the natural ability to main event the big one, who just hasn’t been booked anywhere near the main event and create an instant mega-star. That winner doesn’t necessarily have to win the big one at Mania or even be the last match on the card, but it would create a moment and WWE puts bigger emphasis on moments over having great matches. And a Rumble unexpectedly won by a Kevin Owens or a Ricochet or an Ali or a Bobby Roode (really name drop any mega-talented star here) would definitely create a moment. And win or lose at Mania would generate interest in an actual main event run for said individual. WWE had done unexpected booking in the past to great success. For example, Bret Hart was a mid-carder who was in the Intercontinental title picture for a while at the time and then he BEAT RIC goddamn FLAIR for WWF championship which launched him from a fan-favorite mid-carder to genuine main-eventer! A moment like that could make the Royal Rumble the most talked about moment for the rest of the year, but it is highly unlikely we will ever see anything like it. Also, I thoroughly enjoyed this list, Adam! Jam that jam!
We NEED a Kevin Owens win at the Rumble, we need a Kevin Owens title run, we need Kevin Owens!
Problem is,WWE usually fails to build around such a wrestler anyway,see:Shinsuke Nakamura
@@govardhanposina17 They simply hate their own product so much
I think this video perfectly encapsulates why the WWE not only don't listen to the fans but can't listen to them.
In this same video the narrator complains that an established star wins the Royal Rumble and suggests they should use it to push someone who needs it.
In other entries when they do let the newcomer win he complains the veteran should have won.
This isn't 10 times the WWE got the Rumble wrong, it's 10 times the guy I wanted to win didn't win the Rumble and rather than just own that's all it is you come up with bs reasons to justify that you're just upset your favourite didn't win.
If Adam had his way, it would be Daniel Bryan winning 3 rumbles in a row. Not surprised considering he's one of the biggest marks for him.
Personally my TOP choice for Wrong Rumble (can't believe that you didn't call this list) is one where you had the right year, but got the wrong winner. In '99 the right answer is CHYNA. Of course it's CHYNA. All indications are that behind the scenes, there was a rocket with Ms. Laurer's name on it. So many firsts for women in the industry. Royal Rumble entrant, #1 Contender, King Of The Ring entrant. Winning the Rumble and headlining The Showcase Of The Immortals could've been 2 more accolades for the Ninth Wonder Of The World. Obviously she'd lose at Mania so she could go on to become legit #1 contender and win at Summerslam, the original plan.
I had to rewind 10-8 because I was still laughing at the overly-aggressive subscription request.
Ya gotta look at everything that changes from this. Bret winning in '97 means we don't get Austin vs Bret that was undeniably legendary. Sheamus winning and screwing Bryan in 15 seconds triggered the fan's even greater support and love for Bryan and indie wrestling revolution as a whole. Having Jericho win that would not have triggered that moment.
Sheamus vs Bryan could’ve been booked via elimination chamber instead of the rumble
They would have still booked Sheamus vs Bryan anyway
"Looking like Pitbull's dad" 😂😂
For me, it was 2016.
Who won- Triple H
Who should have won- Dean Ambrose
I was at the 2015 rumble and I remember our section cheering for Rusev after Bryan was taken out. We stopped giving a fuck
Honestly, I was ok with the 2012 winner because it set off the timeline for Yes, Movement Daniel Bryan
Honestly, could've done it without the rumble win.
Honestly, could've done it without the rumble win.
I can't believe it's been nearly two years since Adam returned
Sheamus winning was not a wrong choice… yes Jericho would have been nice to have won but Sheamus was ready for that big mania win… the only flaw was the actual mania match
0:22 to paraphrase OSW:
(said in a Vince McMahon voice)
" YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE!!! YOU WILL LIKE WHAT I TELL YOU TO LIKE!!!"
4:24 Kenny Omega's face is golden LOL
Well, add 2022 to this list, i guess.
The Shadow Dimension. Nice! 🤣🤣🤣
Everyone hated the Sheamus win but tbh when I was a kid Sheamus really got skyrocketed to the main event scene with that win the rumble felt random and it made him feel like a star to me
The 40 man rumble
Who won? Alberto delrio
Who should have won
LITTERALLY ANYONE ELSE
(Orton, Christian or punk are my choices)
“Let’s get ready to spend several thousand on one person saying a handful of woooooooooooords!”
I can't believe that Big Show and Kane never won the Royal Rumble
Got a couple of more entries for this list
Damn Adam, you got me wishful thinking with the Savage vs Bret
I still remember the Rumbles where some participants were never eliminated and yet disappeared during the match never to return.
I stand by Seamus winning in 2012. He was insanely popular leading up to the match, and it honestly didn’t matter who won the match between him and Jericho. If anything Bryan vs Sheamus needed the rumble as a storyline, cause punk and Jericho was fine without it.
Probably not the only one who thought this but 2005 when Cena and Batista both hit the ground simultaneously, as Adam said, "Angles for days". But then Vince threw his toys out the pram and demanded the match was restarted.
Can you imagine? Batista and Cena arguing over who gets to go to Mania? JBL campaigning that since there was "no winner" he shouldn't have had to defend at mania? So many lost possibilities.
Well we can add 2022 to this list I guess...
Man this is extra fun to watch after the 2022 rumble.
Great list. Hard disagree on 97. That is my favorite Rumble specifically because of the way Austin won.
I'll argue that Samoa Joe and CM Punk should have 1 at least one.
1990 sticks with me because that was the year I was born.. Damn Hogan and his bullocks
8:18 What is this?! I love this so much! 😂😂😂
Shayna in the Chamber was fucking awesome.
- Thank you for coming to my TED Talk
Seriously, the words "Before Hogan campaigned for him to win instead" will probably be chiselled into the mans f'ing tombstone.
Alberto Del Rio surely should have made the list. Surely there were plenty of other options and not too sure Edge vs Del Rio was the best possible match they could’ve done for the world title that year at Mania. He didn’t even win the title
So down for Finn and Liv winning this year’s rumbles… they both deserve it so much and it would lead to some great moments leading up to Wrestlemania & then great matches at Wrestlemania
Gotta love Adam and his opinions on wrestling because they are usually right
I'm actually glad that Bret vs hbk didn't happen in wm 13 cause if that match happened we wouldn't get the 5 star match between Bret and Austin
there's more you'd have to change considering he was champion going into the PPV, but I think Jeff Hardy would've been a perfect choice to win the '09 rumble
Yess FINALLY someone agrees with me on Liv and Finn for the Rumble this year. Adam your'e my man♡♡