Lesnar's 2022 win still baffles me to this day

I wonder how Japanese wrestling fans felt when Asuka and Nakamura won the Rumble in 2018 only to lose both their title matches. Those wins were seen as so big that it was in Japanese news papers the following day.

Asuka always deserved better, she deserves to finally beat Charlotte Flair Clean in a Wrestlemania Main Event for a Championship.

Shinsake nakamura’s royal rumble win was meaningless if wwe wasn’t gonna put him over against Aj Styles

The 1999 Rumble Win did make sense because the Mr. McMahon character had been doing everything to screw Stone Cold out of a Title Rematch since September the previous year when Vince screwed Stone Cold out of the title. That “win” set up the Cage Match at St. Valentine’s Day Massacre for Stone Cold to finally get his hands on Vince with no BS interference since Stone Cold had been trying for that match for almost a year by that point (remember Dude Love ruined it on Raw that previous April) after all the different obstacles put in his way.

Didn't mind Vince winning in '99 as much as everyone else; it set up the Cage Match at SVDM, and Austin needed some adversity on his way to The Rock at Mania XV...

If the Rock vs Roman match is inevitable, please don't waste the Rumble on Rock winning.

My thoughts on the list: 10. I can agree but at that time, I wanted John Cena to win. 9. Asuka winning was cool, but it was the decision to make Asuka lose was what ruined it. (Not to mention she lost it anyway right after WrestleMania.) 8. Although it sucked, we did however get the classic Stone Cold vs Bret Hart at Wrestlemania. 7. While it was fresh to see a new winner, it was a bit of a waste. 6. While Chris Jericho should’ve won, I still didn’t mind Sheamus winning the rumble. He did have decent reign as champion. (Minus the way he won it but it did help Daniel Bryan get even more over.) 5. For sure her winning it was horrible. Shayna should’ve won the rumble. It also didn’t help that although Charlotte won the NXT championship, it backfired cause she was waaaaay overexposed and she dropped it about a month later. 4. The way they announced his return pretty much ruined his win. (Plus we wanted Daniel Bryan to win….not to mention Rey Mysterio getting booed which wasn’t even his fault.) 3. The draw was the right choice. 2. Definitely a waste for Ronda. (Not to mention it already leaked not only was she winning the match, but also how she was gonna win it as well.) 1. While the win was pointless, it made logical sense from a story perspective. (But as a match…..it was lackluster.) One that should’ve been there was Brock winning it back in 2022. (He’s Brock Lesnar. He can pretty much ask for a title shot and it can happen.)

Imagine R Truth wins the Rumble and goes on to win it at Mania only for Priest to cash in his briefcase and beat R Truth for the title. Book it.

Lesnar 2022 was also useless. At least that made the thumbnail. Shinsuke's win in 2018 was completely pointless since he didn't win but should have. It made zero sense for him to lose when he was getting such a huge push.

Ever since mid 2010s rumble wins haven't been big or magical compared to 2000s to 2012

What makes Asuka's loss to Charlotte even more irritating is that Charlotte would end up losing the title at the following Smackdown due to Carmella's cash-in.

The fact this was recommended to me after last night's smackdown is hilarious 😂

I never understood why they had Stone Cold win in 1997 if they weren’t going to have him headline WrestleMania 13.

Sheamus winning the royal rumble and then at WrestleMania was probably the most important moment in Daniel Bryan's career

Having Lex Luger be a co winner along with Bret Hart in 1994 was pointless to me, because the bloom was off the rose for Luger by that point. The fans rejected Lex, and wanted Bret Hart as the sole winner but Vince didn’t know which way to go for WrestleMania X.

Brock Lesnar winning the RR 2022 is disgusting by using his backstage power and politics. Riddle should have won it.

I probably would've included Shinsuke Nakamura in 2018.

Vince Mcmahon winning 1999 Royal Rumble was distant memory

crazy foreshadowing for cody

One of my favourite events

I would love to see vince v. the rock at wm 15

I think Asuka losing to Charlotte is really where my interest in WWF fully started to die. Asuka was a beast back then, and her loss at Wrestlelamia effectively killed the magic that she had. And then they did it again with Cody Rhodes. I love Cody, but his loss to Ror Brains lessened anything he's done since. At least, in my humble opinion.

In 2011, ADR was supposed to win the WHC from Edge at WM, but given the fact they knew Edge was going to retire due to the neck problems, they changed the plans to have him retire as champion, with a win at WM.

Y2J winning 2013 rumble and challenging Del Rio would’ve been interesting

There will NEVER be a Royal Rumble as pointless as Del Rio winning.

Didn’t make a whole lot of sense to have Stone Cold win in 1997.

i'm surprised that Lesnar 2022 rumble was not even on this list. After he was getting screwed by Roman earlier that night, it was really obvious that Brock was gonna challenge Roman at WM. Thus why having Brock winning the rumble? They should just decide a rumble winner to challenge Bobby Lashley for WWE Title (Yes the titles should have kept separated)

Not everyone who wins the Royal Rumble needs to win at WrestleMania. Having someone lose at WrestleMania is just as important as having someone win. It definitely adds unpredictability. If every person who won the Rumble won at WrestleMania, it would become boring over time. I personally liked that Sheamus won the Rumble. But I agree he didn't need to be the one to win it at the time. He could have faced Daniel Bryan another way. Sheamus and Daniel Bryan should have had a full on match instead of a squash match. I say the most pointless wins were Asuka and Shinsuke. Shinsuke was buring as a result of losing to AJ Styles. His heel turn after the match did not do him any favors. Shinsuke definitely should have won. As for Asuka, it wouldn't have been so bad if she had at least had a victory at WrestleMania afterwards. Currently, Asuka has a 0-5 record. She has yet to win at WrestleMania.

The split victory between Luger and Hart got us the Bret vs. Owen match at Wrestlemania. That match went on first so Bret and Yoko would both be on their second for the main event. That's probably my favorite Owen match, made me hate him so much as a child.

Chris Jericho should've won the 2012 Royal Rumble even if he would've lost to CM Punk

Shoot me if you want but Austin winning the Rumble in 1997 was the right move. I wouldn't describe this as pointless. WWF's unpredictable moves at that time were one of the tactics that really attracted the audience to the arena. Austin's controversial win and controversy helped boost his momentum. This also gave us the chance to watch a great 4-Way match at the next PPV. At that time, WWF had stars such as Bret, Taker and Vader on its roster, and I think such a move was needed for heel Austin, who was on the rise, to stand out. I think we look at the situation from a perspective from the 2020s and therefore see it as pointless. But the phenomenon of "unpredictability" is the most entertaining point of professional wrestling.

Looking back on how great the two Rumbles in 2018 were and how they actually did the right thing my making two new hot stars win and getting that title of making two first time Japanese wrestlers winning. I really do agree after all these years that it was a waste especially after what unfolded after the Rumble

Asuka deserves to win the Rumble and hopefully again to finally get her Wrestlemania moment. Her losing to charlotte was dumb. Maybe give her the belt at mania but let her lose at next ppv if needed. She has yet to get herself one win at wrestlemania.

WHERE'S BROCK LESNARS ROYAL RUMBLE WIN FROM 2022 THAT'S WHAT YOU CALL POINTLESS

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Charlotte achievement is always being Ric Flair's daughter . Of course she robbed Shayna Baszler's moment & buried Rhea Ripley to win NXT Women title at WM 36

*Triple H’s 2016 rumble win should’ve been on the list, considering the fact that I was just nothing more than a piss poor attempt of trying to get the fans to cheer for Roman Reigns as the all-conquering babyface as it was pretty much replicating the Daniel Bryan storyline only for somebody who clearly wasn’t over with the fans during that time. Not to mention the fact that HHH vs. Reigns at Mania 32 was terrible considering the fact that the match dragged on for 27 boring minutes. Dean Ambrose should’ve won.*

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I’m still baffled that Vince won the 1999 Royal Rumble. Why????!!!😂😂😂🤔🤔🤔🤔

Lesnar's 2022 Royal Rumble win shows how much WWE wanted to have the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. Like, Lesnar won the WWE title eleventeen times before WrestleMania. The storyline was rushed and sloppy. It didn't make sense

Chris Jericho and Kane should have won a rumble each

I disagree with 2013 John Cena one. Man he was in his redemption arc after a horrible 2012. He was at his all time low in both Personal and professional life. Him wining the rumble become the most important part of his redemption arc. Otherwise he won't have faced Rock in any other way.

I think, in the greater sense of the match, having a few controversial wins here and there is essential to keep it fresh and unpredictable. Even when you think you know, you never really know imho, and that's why the Royal Rumble is great

i’m sure WWE thinks Chris Benoit winning the rumble was complete nonsense now! Too Bad! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

a part of me feels like the very first women's royal rumble back in 2018 was pointless for all the women who fought in that match. it was pointless to have asuka be very first winner (even though to be fair it still apart of wwe history so i won't take that away from her) & then it became even more pointless once ronda rousey made her wwe debut afterwards

Yea they gave some ones that made no sense 😅

Rousey’s win was the most pointless of them all in my opinion. They could’ve literally just had her return and face Charlotte anyway. 😂

1. HHH winning the Rumble in 2016 was pointless. He won the title and challenged Roman at WM32 in a lackluster match that nobody gave a damn about Roman that time. 2. The Rock winning the Rumble in 2000 was pointless. The WM2000 main-event turned into a fatal-4-way match. And the Rock lost at WM. 3. John Cena won the Rumble 2008, yet he cashed it in early before WM. The WM24 main-event was changed into a triple-threat match between Cena vs Orton vs HHH. 4. Seth Rollins winning the 2018 Rumble. He didn't main-event WM35, instead he and Lesnar opened the show, and Seth beat Lesnar less than 2 minutes. 5. Brock Lesnar winning the Rumble 2022, and lost to Roman again in a main-event at WM38 when the fans did not care to see it again for the 3rd time.

Cody Rhodes was definitely pointless, what was the point of him winning the Royal Rumble only to lose the match he should have won at WrestleMania

CM Punk will win 2024 Royal Rumble and then win the World Heavyweight Title at Wrestlemania 40 🔥

Strongly disagree on Austin in 97 just for the role it played in Bret Hart’s heel turn. Plus there was a general sense of chaos and unpredictability involving all the main eventers over the World title that was really fun.

Looking like this is going to need an update for a new no.1…..

Rebooking 2013. Instead of the rock announcing he was gonna be fighting for the wwe title at royal rumble which also felt odd because he announced months away from the rumble, I would’ve had the rock come out at number 30 as a surprise entrant and winning setting up punk vs rock at mania which also would put punk at 500 days as champion. Cena would’ve fought taker instead and hhh would’ve still took Brock with all 6 headlining mania

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The 2000’s (specifically 00, 01, 02, 03, 07, 08, and 09) had a lot of Royal Rumble winners who were already main eventers that would’ve already been facing the champion at Mania either way

To be fair when sheamus won It was really interesting to the fans back then and I remember it being the talks. sure we expected Jericho but having sheamus win actually made the fans very interested in what his story line will be

Cody winning 2 rumbles in a row would be so corny but people kiss the dirt he walks on so whatever

Well well well 😂😂

2011 Royal Rumble itself was lackluster

Yea might as well add 2024 to the list after smackdown last night

Add cody rhodes for 2024 in this list🙂

I am the only guy who wanted to see Evolution Team into Triple Threat Match (HHH Vs Orton vs Batista) in WM30 For the World Title.. But That Dream Match Not Happened🥺

2022 Royal Rumble itself is one of the worst Royal Rumble in recent memory . Both Brock Lesnar & Rousey wins made no sense

I disagree with McMahon winning the rumble not making sense. It made perfect sense.

Unpopular opinion: Sheamus's win was a good-ish decision. Yes, Jericho should have won. No one can disagree with that. However, if you remember, upon turning face the summer or fall prior, he went on an extensive winning record. He just seemed to never lose. And while his title reign was lackluster, he had a banger against Daniel Bryan and his first match with Big Show stole the show. I was completely fine with Sheamus winning despite Jericho being the obvious choice

Vince's win was far from pointless. Liam just doesn't get it folks. It was perfect booking for the time and era. Austin didn't need to win yet another rumble, and no other up-and-comer was ready for the main event of Wrestlemania. It was shocking and thrilling to see the Austin v McMahon feud continue to disrupt and subvert expectations. It made Austin's win at WM all the sweeter. Stop harping on this. Vince has far more infamous on-screen moments to crap on. This is not one of them.

Top 1: Cody ‘24

Gunther DOESN'T DESERVE or NEED to win the Royal Rumble, or even be in the Royal Rumble, I mean come on, he holds the record of being in the rumble the longest, and the record of being the longest reigning intercontinental champion in history, he's been giving opportunities that others haven't, he don't need to win the Royal Rumble, also if anything no Champion should be in the Royal Rumble, instead they should have to have their title to be put on the line, similar with Logan Paul against Kevin Owens, that way it would make the Intercontinental title and United States title have more meaning than being secondary titles, that way those titles won't be similar to the way how they did with the ECW world title, so that way with them being defended, they would actually mean something, instead of being an afterthought.

Cody entering at #30 instead of #1 last year was pointless. Cody was supposed to be an underdog going to the #1 position and survived. But his win was predictable and boring. I wasn’t a fan of his win and that’s why he failed to beat Roman at WrestleMania 39 Night Two thanks to a dumb interference by The Bloodline.

That's what wwe did made asuka win the Royal rumble just for her to lose to overreacted Charlotte flair who should've never won that match cuz after that asuka career has been sad and killed by Charlotte and wwe

It's really sad that Kane never won a Royal Rumble

Wrestlelamia, what about Big John Studd in 1989? After his meaningless Rumble victory, John Studd didn't even wrestle at WrestleMania 5, let alone, wrestle in the main event. John was the referee for the Jake Roberts vs Andre the Giant match. However, RIP to Big John Studd.

Asuka still badly buried by overrated Charlotte . Asuka deserved way better

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Vince's win was great. Maniacal boss cheats his way into winning one of the biggest events to rob the deserving winner Stonecold who will over the course of the rest of the story triumph over the evil corporation and let everyone vicariously live out their fantasy of beating the big bad boss. Sure it did not make any new stars, but it was a big part of the biggest and most successful wrestling story-line that there has ever been.

6:40 One other important factor to consider is CM Punk's walkout. I bring that up because the only other person the fans would have accepted walking out WMXXX as the WWE World Heavyweight Champion was CM Punk. But because of his walkout from the company, the fans not wanting to have anything to do with Batista winning the Royal Rumble, and Daniel Bryan's rise to the top, WrestleMania XXX is an all-time great mania.

Sheamus was the perfect Man to won the rumble

FACT there was so many bad bad calls but these GOD

#1 wasn't pointless based on your last line of talking about it. It was to create a bigger obstacle for Austin. It served its purpose.

Honorable mention to Brock Lesnar in 2022, why his win was pointless. A) because he lost to Roman, b) the storyline with him and Roman and the aftermath was met with levels of criticism and backlash. And most importantly C) it’s BROCK LESNAR!!!! He don’t need a rumble win to get a world title match, he gets those by just merely existing

I Don't Get Why WWE Booked Asuka To Lose Her First Match At WrestleMania 34 To Be Honest It Wasn't Nessacary To Do It The Fact That She Hasn't Won A Match At WrestleMania Is A Crime

Says Vince’s royal rumble win was pointless then explains the point 😂

Lex Luger should've been World Champion for once atleast . WWE wasted him

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I like that Mcmahon won the rumble, dont know why i just do

Riddle was supposed to win the 2022 Rumble but Lesnar hated him so eliminated him so he couldn't win. He went into business for himself and won it.

I actually think the Vince win in 1999 was great. Might be a hot take, but I thought it made for an interesting Rumble.

Damn Nakamura not even on the list!!

What is the music in the back?

predictable isnt always bad batista's 2005 win was awesome

Let's tell it like it is ANY Charlotte win is pointless

Ronda Rousey winning 2022 Royal Rumble was awful decision with her second WWE run being worst

Any win that doesn’t result in a championship win at mania could be viewed as pointless

A KZfaqr made a point that he hated multiple time winners as it defeated the whole point, and I was totally convinced by his argument

Its pretty obvious that anything with Charlotte Flair becomes stale

Its sad that one of my favorites cena is close to retiring it DONT SEEM REAL!

Do most Pointless money in the bank victories next please

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