Who Should Have Won EVERY Royal Rumble Match? (2003-2023)

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[@michaelvazquez7851]

Nice

[@oscarsantillan12]

Hey Mr.Santi, when are you making your Ryoal Rumble perdition video

[@oscarsantillan12]

And I haven't seen the NXT review on your channel yet.

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[@oscarsantillan12]

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[@lancethefilmguy9392]

Agreed with all of your replacement except with 2017. Instead of Jericho, I would have picked Bray Wyatt because the storyline with him and Randy Orton was pretty intriguing at the time. Plus, had WWE played their cards right, Orton could have won the WWE Championship at Elimination Chamber and Bray Wyatt would have defeated him at WrestleMania 33. I think that could have been a better story than what we got.

[@videogameman110]

So, you would've just swapped Bray winning at Chamber with Randy?

[@lancethefilmguy9392]

@@videogameman110 Yes

[@garypipe1770]

​@@lancethefilmguy9392 I agree, Bray Rumble win and Orton Elimination would have worked better especially if the final 2 were Bray and Orton in the Rumble instead of Reigns

[@Cattail4546]

But that sounds like Bray would be the one to betray Randy

[@garypipe1770]

@@Cattail4546 I would work either way round. Once Bray sees Randy with the title the Family begin beating him down leading to the Bray vs Randy match

[@R1s_hab]

For 2017, Randy winning was actually a consolation prize to him by Vince for letting Brock bust him open at Summerslam 2016. This story is out there plus it was also leaked in december 2016 that Randy will win. Although, I whole heartedly agree Y2J should've won here (Or in 2012, 2013, 2016).

[@dakshchadha6159]

Yeah him and owens carried raw in 2016 if I remember correctly

[@AD-ur1fk]

Y2j should of won 2012 for sure.

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Ah yes the 2014 royal rumble. I still don't understand how Daniel Bryan didn't win the damn thing. 2015 rumble had the most dead reaction to Reigns winning. That was funny 😂

[@ChipsAhoy17]

Crazy thing is I thought it shoulda be him or Roman cuz Roman was doing so well but then McMahon gave him a mic and terrible promo material and messed the whole thing up

[@199523nick]

Yeahh, the first round should've been Roman. They could see Batista getting hate and having Roman winning would've given him a way more positive reaction. Then have D-Bry win the second year.

[@tatewilliams1988]

Daniel Bryan fans were cringe

[@TankTUI]

@@tatewilliams1988fr tho

[@veganpenguin9857]

Who? Bryan Danielson? He’s not even wwe so don’t even mention him

[@KingTruffles]

If WWE actually planned the DB storyline I think you could make a good case for Batista winning. What I would’ve done is have him in the match but screw him over, then try everything possible to keep him out the main event. After that basically have everything play out like it did except it’s an actual storyline instead of real life

[@gregorysheppard2711]

Hindsight it made the story better, in the moment it was absolutely the wrong call

[@lennythegumpsummers8889]

Bryan could have won the 2014 rumble have the authority screw him by forcing him into a match with Batista at the chamber. He loses then he still gets that HHH winner goes to the main event match. Same thing but it's a storyline instead of wwe hand being forced

[@pleaseshutup7053]

It was ridiculous he wasn’t even in the match

[@joaodcvieira]

I get it but the fact that it was real and not a storyline made Bryan's story more beautiful. And at the end everything Played right

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@joaodcvieira yeah cm punk leaving. Batista leaving early and Bryan getting hurt played out right for sure

[@loslibrosdecarangi]

I still think it's crazy how Vince wanted to make Charlotte win the 2021 match after winning the 2020 one, making her the first to win twice. Thank God they changed it to Bianca in the last minute.

[@killeranime3591]

Bianca iirc was originally planned to be eliminated abit after half way which I feel would of killed whatever momentum she had at the time

[@konnorkinser9468]

The biggest mistake they made with Batistas comeback in 14 was that they telegraphed it. They brought him back on Smackdown and he said he was entering the RR he entered 28th overall and won when everyone wanted DB. If they kept him under wraps like they do now with returns like edge had I think he could’ve been the last surprise entry and he would’ve got a massive pop for the entrance and then the win and the yes movement would’ve been delayed. Instead we got what we got which worked out great until DBs injuries

[@anthonyanderson9303]

Nah nothing was stopping the yes movement at that point. Austin could have come back in the Rumble and he was getting boo'd. The fans were OBSESSED with DB at that point in time. They were literally hijacking every show.

[@ibw5388]

royal rumble is by far my favorite ppv of the year. some say mania but the rumble just has a special place in my heart

[@legendarybroly2]

Seriously, sitting and waiting for the countdown to see who it is is great

[@alejandrocatano7604]

I like this. For 2021 the story going around why Bobby Lashley went into WM37 as WWE Champion was to make his WM match that more unpredictable. If McIntyre went in as champion he was clearly losing. With Bobby going in as champion, we don't know whether Bobby was gonna be a transitional champ so Drew can get his Mania moment with a live crowd, or Bobby was so over they were gonna make RAW his show moving forward post Mania.

[@cristimacaron6510]

Looking back people saw this more as a 2nd world title match after the triple threat main event. And everyone was just expecting Drew to become 3 time world champion but it eventually didnt happen and thats ok i guess, Bobbys first title run was enjoyable he earned that.

[@aidanator8008]

Also, it was a way for them to dispose of Miz' MitB by giving him a short title reign without needing to have a failed cash-in after they'd already done that with the briefcase in both 2017 and 2018.

[@alejandrocatano7604]

@aidanator8008 Yeah that MITB run sucked, I was cool with him losing it in the TLC Match, of not win and just drop it at Rumble.

[@OikPoinFive]

We knew drew was losing to Bobby. Hey dat rhymes.

[@theworstchannelyouhaveever9573]

IMO. 88: Jim Dugan. 89: John Stud. 90: Ultimate Warrior. 91: Hulk Hogan. 92: Ric Flair. 93: Yokozuna. 94: Bret Hart (and him only!) 95: Shawn Michaels. 96: Shawn Michaels. 97: Undertaker. 98: Stone Cold Steve Austin. 99: Stone Cold Steve Austin. 00: The Rock. 01: Stone Cold Steve Austin. 02: Triple H/Noseman. 03: Brock Lesnar. 04: Chris Benito. 05: John Cena and Batista (tie.) 06: Rey Mysterio. 07: Undertaker. 08: John Cena. 09: Randy Orton. 10: Edge. 11: Christian. 12: Chris Jericho. 13: Randy Orton. 14: Batista (IK, but it made Bryan's win better IMO.) 15: Daniel Bryan. 16: Triple H. 17: Bray Wyatt. 18: Shinsuke Nakamaru. 19: Seth Rollins. 20: Drew McIntyre. 21: Edge. 22: Edge. 23: Sami Zayn. 24: Cody.

[@imprldragon1938]

Disagree -> Edge 2021 Agree -> Sami 2023

[@theworstchannelyouhaveever9573]

​@@imprldragon1938 Honestly, I'm a sucker for come back stories, and I believe Edge winning was the overall best choice, but I don't think it should have been a triple threat with Bryan in it (like I'd get it if he was gonna take the pin, but IMO just make in a 1v1,) and make it a repeat of the MITB 21 match IMO, but maybe someone else can screw him instead of Seth?

[@theworstchannelyouhaveever9573]

​@@imprldragon1938But nice you agree with Sami winning. What about some of the others?

[@imprldragon1938]

@@theworstchannelyouhaveever9573 actually I agree with all of them except edge 21 but the fact that I've seen very few people say sami shouldve won 23 and you said got me a lil excited so i mentioned him specially, it should've been highly agree lmao 😆

[@p00pyman695]

I completely agree with you on Rey. I really don’t think he would have the same fame today if Eddie didn’t pass away. He’s still an amazing wrestler regardless, but I doubt he would’ve been the ultimate underdog if Eddie was still alive.

[@Mannydagoat]

He was always the underdog Look at his run in Wcw bring the giant killer

[@stevenbryant8160]

I feel like he would of been world champion but it would of took a long time kinda like Christian

[@OikPoinFive]

​@@stevenbryant8160agree. Rey pinned main eventer Diesel in wcw and bam Bam bigelow (BBB) in wcw. He was on the rise from 1999 to 2005. Even in wwe rey beat main eventer eddy at WM 21! And again at summerslam!

[@Eternaldarkness3166]

Vickie wouldn't have been showcased either

[@jamesmarvel7000]

What's crazy is Drew winning the Rumble was his babyface turn. Lol. He went into the Rumble as a heel and walked out the biggest babyface in the company.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

I feel bad for Drew because Brock Vs drew gotta be the worst wrestlemania storyline and match there ever was and it’s not Drew fault

[@ultraomenmurat9937]

I could have sworn Drew turned face the week before the rumble. Like he did the count into the claymore on that Jobber Jose

[@vladboch]

​@@pleaseshutup7053it was still leagues better than any feud Brock and Roman had.

[@robinwagner7397]

Drew turned babyface about two or three weeks before that. He was maybe a tweener going into the rumble but went full on babyface in the rumble

[@levy9595]

Royal rumble 08 at MSG was the first, and to this day only WWE PPV I've ever attended in person. The momentCena's music hit was a moment and memory i will never forget. It was before the days of rampant social media and crazy twitter leaks. Smartphones were still incredibly rare and very few people had a phone even capable of using the internet, blackberries were basically the only option, maybe an iphone 1. Point being, had 08 Rumble happened now, Cena's return wouldve likely been leaked, or at the very least rumored/speculated/discussed to death online. Back then there was none of that spoiler talk, and since his return was actually so quick for the injury he suffered it was almost superhuman, nobody in the world saw it coming, and it was absolutely iconic and legendary

[@Speedyreedy1218]

He shouldn't had won.

[@OikPoinFive]

Vince n wwe probably pressured cena to return like 2 mo early

[@Speedyreedy1218]

@@OikPoinFive No one pressured.

[@theekaizer534]

speaking of the 40 man royal rumble i feel like they could pull it off now for sure and not have to worry about getting legends back when watching your 30 prediction for all 30 entries i realized how many people were left out. because 30 just isnt enough with how talented everyone is now

[@alesitercrimson24]

Agreed. It should be 40 again at some point. It would even leave flexibility for more NXT guys to appear.

[@OikPoinFive]

​@@alesitercrimson24too much rumble crap. 2 per rumble ppv 2 much! Women's rumble happens in 2024. Men's rumble 2025. Every other year

[@rumblebird9888]

Nah, there is now a Women’s rumble along with the Men’s, it would be way too much for the card

[@Podgorski37]

@@OikPoinFive stupidest idea ive ever read

[@barstoolking11]

we actually did get that Shield triple threat match, that same year in fact, at Battleground. If you're saying that you meant at WM... it couldn't have due to Rollins not having returned from injury.

[@tobluetoblack]

I think the 2000's were honestly the best decade of the rumble. We had a different winner every year and each one was well deserved with a fun rumble each time.

[@tmac731]

2007 Undertaker was 100 overall, him winning the rumble was the beginning of one of the best rivalries of all time Batista v Undertaker

[@ruffin207]

2011: Christian, 2013: Jack Swagger, 2016: Dean Ambrose, 2017: Bray Wyatt, 2018: Finn Balor, 2020: Shayna Bazler, 2021: Bobby Lashley, and 2022: Bianca & Jeff Hardy

[@lennythegumpsummers8889]

Jack Swagger vs The rock 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Jeff Hardy in a WM main event in 2022?

[@ruffin207]

@@lennythegumpsummers8889 Jack Swagger could've still feuded with Alberto Del rio for the WHC that way wwe could've had Rock vs Punk 3 at mania. And anybody other Lesnar should won the 2022 rumble. But jeff was the best option i could think of realistically for that time frame. But i also would've never unified the titles. Or they could've had Drew vs Seth at mania for the WWE championship.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

@@lennythegumpsummers8889money match

[@EpicAndrew97]

Jeff hardy was gone after 2021

[@herbertmorrisonjr.]

If Punk wins in 2011, the pipebomb doesn’t happen cause he just had his Main Event at Wrestlemania. How do you set up Cena vs Rock at WM28? Does cena retain against punk? Does rock interfere like he did with the Miz? If punk wink I think he signs a new contract and the whole money in the bank situation is null. As much as punk winning would be cool, the future would be very confusing. Cos Punk may have never left WWE in this case. Does Bryan still get over enough to be popular enough for his WM main event storyline.

[@OikPoinFive]

No. If punk wins RR 2011 instead of rio then punk loses to edge in the whc intro match! lol

[@OikPoinFive]

WM 20 = 2 small guys stand as world champions. WM 30 = Bryan and Punk should've stood tall as 2 small guys.

[@andocommando3071]

Yeah, we can't be acting like they'd just have the match they had at MitB at Mania instead and it would be anywhere near as cathartic or engrossing. Not only did MitB manage to blur the lines of kayfabe extremely well in ways they couldn't replicate earlier, Punk going into WM was still saddled with the remnants of Nexus, and Cena had already feuded with that group for half of 2010.

[@Arno45666]

I personally feel like the 2018 RR Final two should have been Finn Bálor and Nakamura. But Ultimately Nakamura winning but I do feel like Finn should win in a near future. He deserves it after the poor booking he’s been in under Vince until HHH took over (Proof of how good he is as a solo main eventer is his 2nd NXT Run). I mean Not giving him a proper solo main event title is a crime.

[@Airkong423]

I am pretty sure till 2020 rumble WWE used to keep Roman as the final two to create unpredictability and when the winner eliminates him they get a bigger pop

[@akshatrohan5421]

Finn Balor was the shop stopper in NXT… His bookings in WWE post his injury had been loose… Demon Balor losing to Roman at SD was the most eerie moment of WWE- this killed the character of the Demon…

[@cameronbailey4658]

@@Airkong423I was going to say it gives you that thought of “omg not Roman” and it’s brilliant honestly

[@Airkong423]

@@cameronbailey4658 they used it the best way in 2020's rumble let Roman eliminate the returning Edge to not let Drew get any heat while making Roman even more hated and Drew eliminating him that much bigger

[@cameronbailey4658]

@@Airkong423 you can argue the last few years with the heat of Roman, like in 2017 when he eliminated bray, I thought Randy was going to win but deep down I was like shit there’s a chance reigns wins again

[@coomin35]

I wanted Shawn Michaels to win 07 so badly. He also had an amazing run but I'm glad it was him and the undertaker at the end. I still remember watching it for the first time on the edge of my seat.

[@matumba41]

Man what were they cooking in 2022 😭

[@alexandrenabais6053]

Brock winning was very predictable considering he had lost the belt earlier in the night. Everyone was so weak that year. I knew for sure Brock would win the rumble. Ronda i agree...so bad. Honestly i have a much bigger issue with the 2021 rumbles...Bianca from Nº3 and Hall of Famer Edge from number 1 still leaves me dumbfounded to this day...Shockingly bad winners who had no right to win.

[@alesitercrimson24]

Vince was actually still running creative then. It was his last rumble in charge

[@EpicAndrew97]

@@alesitercrimson24good that he’s gone

[@johnraphael2413]

Batista winning in 2014 would have been fine if Daniel Bryan was in the Rumble and got screwed by the Authority. Daniel overcoming all of that to be part of the main event with Batista and Randy then winning, would be fine.

[@Wwyou617]

Imo Batista definitely should’ve won the rumble it made Bryan’s run so much more special man. Now I understand this is easy to say in hindsight so

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Idk about that

[@Green.P3]

No he definitely should’ve lost

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Losing cm punk wasnt worth it

[@Green.P3]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Punk should’ve definitely won

[@Osman-kv1vw]

​@Green.P3 😂 Good joke Punk left, so what's the point ane He didn't fit the storyline

[@s1lveralkaro900]

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[@Uptherams]

It's. Crazy how good these everyday videos are

[@hafizh__iskandar]

8:06 It should've been CM Punk vs. Edge instead of Alberto del Rio vs. Edge

[@marykolek3642]

That would have been soooooo good.

[@barstoolking11]

I feel like a lot of his choices are just based on the obvious WM match they were trying to get to, which doesn't make it the right choice, becuase in a lot of cases the big WM match was already obvious, and therefore the person who won the rumble (e.g. Cena in 2013) didn't actually need to win the Rumble to set up that WM match because we already knew it was coming. 1000 ways to get to Cena v. Rock at WM... there's another world championship in WWE, use the Rumble to elevate someone else!!

[@CarlosHenrique-yr4xn]

Actually we got the Shield triple threat, although it did not felt as big as it should. It happened that same year of 2016 at the Battleground PPV, right after the return of the brand split.

[@Alibaba-id1cs]

We got it… But with 0 buildup and how poorly handled it was with the shield triple threat being irrelevant rather than it being moreso on the brand split Plus it should’ve been at Wrestlemania :P

[@CarlosHenrique-yr4xn]

@@Alibaba-id1cs Agree 100%.

[@joaodcvieira]

Wasn't that a fatal 4 Way with Randy Orton? Maybe I'm confusing things but can someone clear me here? 😅

[@lennythegumpsummers8889]

@joaodcvieira the Fatal Four way your thinking of is the rollins 2015 run I think

[@MManmithaW]

@@joaodcvieira That was an awesome match too, happened in 2015. The 2016 triple threat had little hype.

[@harshavardhanvaidya938]

About Edge winning in 2021, I think they gave it to him because they had plans to give Roman a very lengthy and important title run, which is why they wanted his world title to be defended against the royal rumble winner at Mania, in the era in which there were 2 world titles.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Highly disagree with 2008. HHH should've won. Went 2 ½ years without the title. Put over Benoit, Batista, Cena at WM 3 years in a row. Had a WM and title drought. Won the fans sympathy. Completed the face turn with DX. Got injured (blessing in disguise to get him out of a tag team and back to singles). Returned and had the history with Orton. Plus...the redemption story of avenging the Cena losses.

[@matthewculligan360]

Best Weekly Show for Every Year (Raw/NXT/Smackdown/ECW) (2003-2023)

[@CyberHardcore-z7g]

For 2022, the plan was for WWE to unify the WWE and Universal titles but I feel like WWE could’ve done that better. I would’ve had Bobby Lashley win the rumble and challenge Brock Lesnar and then have McIntyre win the elimination chamber to challenge Roman Reigns. But then, have both world title matches happen on night one and have the winner of both matches fight each other for both titles on night two of Wrestlemania

[@tommyjohnson9875]

I don’t think that’s necessarily true. Cause even after Eddie died they still almost chose Triple H and Randy Orton multiple times before choosing Rey. That’s also why the WM ME had Orton cause they wanted him to win as well

[@jibangkurbaishya221]

I Just Want 1 Thing Before AJ Styles Retires, He Needs To Win The Royal Rumble Because Rumble Is The Most Significant Aspect Of AJ's WWE Career, He Has Been In 5 World Championship Matches Out Of The 8 RR Since His Debut, Plus RR Is AJ's Debut PPV, It's His Debut Anniversary. If AJ Wins The Rumble It Will Be Like An Celebration Of His WWE Career And AJ Styles Deserves That More Than Anyone.

[@MooBurger2]

Day 40 of asking for top ten wwe x aew dream matches

[@kevinuchiha6830]

W

[@LucotIC.]

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[@sixmo6800]

Dedicated

[@Ruustey]

2018 FINN BALOR, are you kidding me? He literally had the fight of his life, from number one position he fought every single entrant and after his universal championship rip off, he deserved this win, he would have a banger with AJ at wrestlemania! maybe demon could have came back, but Finn Balor should have won the 2018 Royal Rumble, HAND DOWN!

[@EpicAndrew97]

He entered in at number two, Rusev entered at 1

[@Ruustey]

@@EpicAndrew97 my bad bro, but yk what I'm saying right

[@Supreme_Valentine]

Correction, in 2016 Rollins was injured, we could not have gotten the shield triple threat at Mania if Ambrose won. Rollins returned at extreme rules 2016 after that knee injury in november 2015.

[@BobBoican]

This is a random comment, but this is the first video of yours I've seen (I think I've seen TikToks of yours before), and what really impressed me is how articulate and well-spoken you are! I don't love the 'KZbin style' of editing where every line is a cut, and hearing you deliver your points clearly, without feeling like you were reading a script and while still making eye contact with the camera was a refreshing experience. Great video!

[@shangarbagio]

Hbk did not need to win in 2010. He and the Undertaker did not need the belt for their feud. Meanwhile, Edge up to that point, never won a Royal Rumble and had just come back from injury.

[@ryanarnsmeier9601]

I will never understand how someone can look at Chris Benoits career and go ok I’m just gonna forget that ever happened, people can cry all they want Benoit is undoubtedly the best technical wrestler of all time

[@leenknow1755]

Why people don’t like him?

[@LucaDaBazooka967]

​@@leenknow1755 because he has done some very bad things

[@josephpepple]

13:47 correction Shield triple threat happened at Battleground 2016

[@giannipatrone1407]

He threw me off for a second, making me think I saw a match that never happened. It would have made a good mania match though.

[@mouradhad512]

I think the way daniel bryan made it into the main event of WM 2014 was better than winning the royal rumble, it was an iconic story he was so over the cround wanted him so bad and he lost the rumble and made all of us furious for making batista while bryan had the perfect storyline, and than comes all the yes stuffs the ring evasion calling triple h for a match and winning it at WM just to be included in the match later and finishing the story, it was just like a revolution

[@gvstarr]

You mentioned the shield triple threat for Wrestlemania 32, which wouldn’t have worked since Seth was still injured

[@GeirGunnarss]

Do you think if the WWE knew that Lesnar would go to the UFC, they might not have given him the RR2003 win? That would also mean they would know he was going to become the UFC Heavyweight Champion and become even more famous and give WWE more legitimacy in the eyes of UFC fans(Punk did us no favors with that) AND WWE would know Lesnar would return to them an even bigger star.

[@jakeywakeyeggsandbakeya3122]

13:46 we did get the shield triple threat match at battleground in 2016. You might have been saying that the match should have been at Wrestlemania (which it should have) but that couldn’t have happened at WM 32 because Rollins was injured. Also Roman vs Dean would have been so much better.

[@TheJuiceAlert]

Batista was easily the right man to win the 2014 Royal Rumble.

[@roggie839]

Wrong

[@Jose-zi2yr]

Still hurts me to this day that dean never won a rumble.

[@LucotIC.]

I do not disagree with bryan winning the 2015 rumble, but Ziggler would have also been a great candidate.

[@andrewsd.r.7180]

Agreed

[@lennythegumpsummers8889]

If they did something with ziggler after SS 2014

[@Alibaba-id1cs]

Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziegler were the fan favorites to the match Though honestly Dean Ambrose probably should’ve won 2015 or 2016 as the WWE champion match could’ve been glorious Ziggler would’ve not had a chance against Brock in 2015 lol But Dean Ambrose vs Brock Lesnar could’ve been believable but 2016 showed that Brock just sucks and hates fun match lol

[@markjones9058]

I find the 2004 Rumble a fascinating area of discussion. Honestly, Benoit was my favourite wrestler, so you can imagine how much what happened made me question that fandom. That being said I do agree that if it wasn't Benoit, it should've been Kurt. This would give Angle that elusive Rumble win he arguably deserved. But that's where the conversation gets fascinating. After all, Eddie Guerrero ended up becoming WWE Champion because Benoit jumped to Raw after winning. So the question then becomes what would've happened to Eddie if Angle won and stayed on Smackdown. If Angle jumped to Raw then the story with Eddie could stay the same. But if he stayed on Smackdown that throws Eddie's arch into question. It also raises the question of would WWE have gone with Lesnar vs Goldberg and instead opted to do a rematch of Wrestlemania 19 with Angle facing Lesnar? If WWE opts to go with Angle and Lesnar at Wrestlemania 20, the question then becomes does Lesnar still leave? Granted, Brock was unhappy with the schedule, but I do wonder if Lesnar would have been in part a little more satisfied with his position in the company if he was up against Angle who he always seemingly loved facing. Just raising that as the potential ripple effect of changing the Rumble winner for 2004 is probably the most fascinating out of any other Rumble.

[@vladboch]

Could have Eddie won the Rumble?

[@markjones9058]

@@vladboch I guess Eddie could've won. What would be the Mania match then? Would it be Eddie vs Brock?

[@agentorange1156]

2005 doesn't get talked about enough. The final 4 were Rey, Edge, Cena & Batista. All before world championships

[@tomas6592]

1988 - Jake Roberts 1989 - Ted Dibiase 1990 - Ultimate Warrior/Hogan 1991 - Mr Perfect 1992 - Ric Flair 1993 - Randy Savage 1994 - Bret Hart 1995 - Shawn Michaels 1996 - Shawn Michaels 1997 - Bret Hart 1998 - Austin 1999 - Austin 2000 - Rock 2001 - Austin 2002 - Triple H 2003 - Lesnar 2004 - Benoit 2005 - Batista 2006 - Mysterio 2007 - Undertaker 2008 - Cena 2009 - Orton 2010 - Edge 2011 - Christian 2012 - Jericho 2013 - Cena/Sheamus 2014 - Punk/Bryan 2015 - Bryan/Roman with a good booking 2016 - Roman with a good booking/Triple H 2017 - Jericho 2018 - Nakamura - Asuka 2019 - Rollins - Lynch 2020 - Drew - Shayna 2021 - Bobby - Bianca 2022 - Aj - Charlotte 2023 - Cody - Reah 2024 - Punk/Drew/Gunther - Bayley

[@irwincardozo6713]

2020 was the best Rumble I've had the pleasure of seeing. Nothing else even comes close

[@kharanraj6546]

Daniel Bryan not winning the 2014 Royal Rumble was the right choice, the chase would not have worked out as well as it did if he won the Royal Rumble in 2014, however Daniel Bryan should have won the 2015 Royal Rumble definitely.

[@kevinuchiha6830]

Nah. 14 first

[@teeqx7361]

Bro if wwe actually built up ziggler from survivor series he lowk could’ve been deserving of rumble 2015. He was alr against the authority so heist of century could still happen and people loved him. Just a shame wwe did nothing with him and killed his momentum

[@nzuzovilakazi901]

​@@teeqx7361tbf ,Dolph Ziggler vs Brock Lesnar doesn't sound like a Wrestlemania Main Event. No offense to Ziggler of course and also the problem with that Survivor Series win was that he only won because of Sting's debut. I guess I'm kinda biased since I've always seen Dolph as more of a midcard then anything else,as much as I loved him during that time.

[@teeqx7361]

@@nzuzovilakazi901 nah that’s what I mean. I think like he should’ve been built up more after that performance. I think if he was, he could’ve been really over with the crowd. He did it before when cashing in so I don’t see why he couldnt do it again, or at least give him an opportunity to. But yeah I agree that just based on the night ziggler shouldn’t have won

[@yoshitweet]

If Bryan wins 2014, you dont get the amazing story and the real rise and takeover of the Yes Movement, where you dont get Daniel Bryan vs HHH and its not guaranteed you get the Triple Threat Main Event. That would mean you dont get Yestlemania as powerful and as memorable as it was@@kevinuchiha6830

[@mkemarckieesantana]

Ngl bro u just earned another Subscriber 😂 i fw the video i agree with you on your picks on who shoulda won the Royal Rumbles over the last few years i think it was just one or two i disagree on overall the video was great.

[@vodkax3090]

What's crazy is this year's Royal Rumble(Men and Women) there are so many wrestlers that should win it.

[@DawudGaming123]

Edge could have been a good 2020 rumble winner, after coming back from that 9 year injury where literally 100% of the population thought he'd never come back. With Drew, he could've won the chamber and either faced Brock or I think ideally Goldberg so that we could have Edge vs Brock.

[@punkzx2608]

2003 - Brock Lesnar 2004 - John Cena 2005 - Batista 2006 - Rey Mysterio 2007 - The Undertaker 2008 - John Cena 2009 - Randy Orton 2010 - Shawn Michaels 2011 - CM Punk 2012 - Chris Jericho 2013 - Dolph Ziggler 2014 - CM Punk 2015 - Daniel Bryan 2016 - Dean Ambrose 2017 - Chris Jericho 2018 - Finn Balor 2019 - Seth Rollins 2020 - Drew McIntyre 2021 - Christian 2022 - AJ Styles 2023 - Cody Rhodes

[@averagejosh6699]

That SHIELD Triple Threat should have been at SummerSlam. That could have been a match for the ages if executed properly, and considering that it was 2016, therefore peak 2010’s WWE, I would have had faith. However, it might have upstaged Cena-Styles, so it might not even be worth it.

[@justinx.8949]

2016 Rumble did have only one logical winner from a storyline sense, yeah, but honestly I think they could have used that moment to build not only Ambrose, as you said, but also as a star-making moment for the late Bray Wyatt. Hell, given how highly they regarded him right out of the gate, there's somewhat of an argument for AJ Styles winning the Rumble in his WWE debut and them just strapping him to a rocket and sending him to the moon there.

[@aamonackerman8707]

2020 Royal Rumble Was Just Perfect . The Best Royal Rumble For Me.

[@subhojeetdas1107]

I think in 2017, it should have been Bray Wyatt... A rumble win for randy at that stage did nothing much for him but Bray should have won that, then Orton wins the title at elimination chamber, and the storyline gets that Wyatt was jealous of Orton having the championship and we get Wyatt vs Orton for the championship at mania anyways but with Wyatt winning his first championship at mania instead of the chamber 👍🏻

[@aaronlucas8105]

I don’t change 2015. Roman was the right choice. The issue is…don’t put Bryan there. Also, put Reigns in later or book him like 2016. While I’m always gonna be a Roman guy, to be objective here, everyone knowing he’s winning ruins the allure a bit. There was little drama. I think the Kane/Big Show portion was actually a smart choice because DUH! They always get teamed up on, time to switch. And then greed steps in for Show…completely logical there. But it just didn’t do Roman any favors. Especially once Bryan was eliminated by KO - and nobody cared to boo KO.

[@Juzzo]

If Batista didn’t win the 2014 rumble we wouldn’t have gotten the amazing storyline and story telling of Bryan clawing his way to get his title match 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@still-standingrunner810]

'03 - Brock '04 - Benoit '05 - Batista '06 - Rey '07 - Undertaker '08 - Jericho '09 - Randy 2010 - Edge 2011 - CM Punk 2012 - Jericho 2013 - Bryan 2014 - Bryan 2015 - Rusev 2016 - Wyatt 2017 - Jericho 2018 - Shinsuke 2019 - Seth 2020 - Drew 2021 - Edge 2022 - AJ 2023 - Cody

[@EpicAndrew97]

12:27 Dolph Ziggler would have been a good choice too, the fans still loved him for survivor series

[@juniorjavier7184]

In 2017, WWE did a survey of who wanted or was the favorite to win the Royal Rumble and Randy Orton was in first place, that's why they gave him the rumble in 2017, That was not WWE's fault but the fans' fault.

[@muhammadasad729]

I would choose 2014 winner as Bryan. But, 2015 being Roman was the right choice. The booking of both 2014 and 2015 was horrible. But, Roman made 2014 work to the point that if we had won the 2014 Rumble, people would still be happy. The 2015 Rumble was just a mess of a booking by Authority. If the final guys in 2015 had been in order: Roman, Bryan, Wyatt, Ambrose, Rusev and Ziggler like that. Any winner would've been just fine.

[@tomlever1494]

2006 royal rumble was my first rumble and I was a massive Mysterio fan as a 8 year old so I was buzzing 😂

[@TheMemeMachineMatt]

Triple H was absolutely the right call in 2016. Dean Ambrose winning whilst he had the IC title would have been dumb.

[@Speedyreedy1218]

Did Warrior win the Rumble in 1990 before his match v Hogan at WM6? Cause he went in as the IC champ.

[@nastywest]

I love that you keep uploading each day💯 Keep it Up SANTI!🔥🔥🔥💯

[@keeganforde2012]

2003 - Brock Lesnar 2004 - Kurt Angle 2005 - Bautista 2006 - Rey Mysterio 2007 - Undertaker 2008 - John Cena 2009 - Randy Orton 2010 - Edge 2011 - CM Punk 2012 - Jericho 2013 - Ryback 2014 - Roman Reigns 2015 - Daniel Bryan 2016 - Dean Ambrose 2017 - Chris Jericho 2018 - Shinsuke Nakamura 2019 - Seth Rollins 2020 - Drew McIntyre 2021 - Edge 2022 - Kevin Owens 2023 - Cody Rhodes 2024 - Cody Rhodes

[@btf_flotsam478]

With the 2023 Royal Rumble: it's weird how people have to point out that the obvious, logical answer is the correct answer in booking.

[@Peterstarzynskitech]

I would have Bryan win the 2014 rumble with him and batustia as the final two. Bryan wins, then as the celebration starts and Batustia walks back to the locker room, then the authority music plays and walks out Triple H. Then Randy Orton comes out. Those two attack Bryan. Batustia comes in and stops the fight....only to then attack Bryan. Batustia heel turn confirmed, evolution starts building back together, then you run with a storyline of "the daniel bryan problem."

[@elcampeon212]

Bryan not winning in 2014 was a good thing. We wouldn't have gotten that amazing match with Trips at Mania 30 and overall it made the eventual satisfaction of him winning 10x better. Now in 2015 that was absolutely criminal. We could've gotten that match with Brock he had at Survivor Series...but as the Mania main event...we were robbed!!!

[@lennythegumpsummers8889]

But were we really? The mania 31 main event was great. And without that we never get the heist of the century. No 2015 rollins run so

[@pleaseshutup7053]

You right we would have gotten Batista vs Brock and cena vs undertaker instead. Add cm punk to the main event against Randy and Bryan so you keep punk

[@ultraomenmurat9937]

​@lennythegumpsummers8889 the heist of the century on Bryan would have been better than on Reigns.

[@therealrealSANDMAN]

You nailed the Ruthless Aggression ones, I agree completely, even with Angle in 2004 if we don’t consider Benoit. I also agree with 2011 and 2012 (I loved Jericho’s return and, still not disliking Sheamus, I tought he had no business eliminating Y2J).

[@alexfroelich3404]

It also didn’t help that Batista was leaked and so we knew he was gonna show up and win. Might have been different if he was a true surprise return

[@VishalSingh-st5xd]

WWE didn't build Nakamura?? Seriously?? Why hate WWE so much 😅😅. Nakamura defeated Cena, Orton clean on SD. Ofc he was over with internet guys but WWE tried very hard to get him over with their audience, they didn't got mad for him that's why he was put in mid card.

[@JebusMatoi]

One thing I would change about 2007 would be having Undertaker face Cena instead of Batista. Cena was RED HOT at the time plus he was on a lengthy title reign and showed no signs of slowing down. Undertaker also had his undefeated streak at the time, so put 2 and 2 together and you can see that would've been a match for the ages.

[@rjuniverse7289]

Undertaker facing batista was perfect for 2007, which also led to an extended feud throughout the year for the title..That became the best feud of 2007.

[@snakeeyes2551]

I don’t think The Undertaker would’ve wanted to hold the WWE spinner belt and tbh that version of the belt wouldn’t have look great on The Undertaker.

[@ZKLuxhador]

For 2014 i would have put CM Punk, maybe it would have stopped him from walking out and going on a near decade long hiatus from WWE, im not a fan of multi-winners so for 2011 i would have gone for Wade Barrett. After having his momentum crushed by Cena at summerslam this would have been the perfect chance to launch Wade back into the main event scene aswell as give punk more fuel for his pipebomb. Because without the pipebomb i dont think punk would have become as popular as he was and i guess still is

[@KingSethXXIV]

11:50 if Daniel won the 2014 Rumble, I don’t think fans would’ve hated Roman winning the 2015 Rumble

[@KingSethXXIV]

Or if WWE didn’t announce Daniel Bryan’s return ahead of time in the 2015 Rumble or include him in the match. I forgot about that part

[@GalaxyFrankie]

Ok hear me out. What if alex riley won the 2011 rumble. Student vs Master at Mania for the title. I think with the right booking it could have worked.

[@LucotIC.]

It could have worked if they didn't bury rylie. But regardless of how horrid they would have been, it would have beat Del Rio's win by MILES.

[@kevinuchiha6830]

I miss Riley. In fact call me crazy I also wish Dolph Ziggler could've won that too

[@kevinuchiha6830]

​​@@LucotIC. They buried him harder than Jack Mid Swagger and Tyson Kidd

[@allaboutwrestling1126]

They needed some star power for the main event matches therefore in WM27 they had Edge opening the show and Cena and Rock ending it, if it was Riley who won then Miz vs Riley lacked that star power

[@nikeneon3188]

For something like TLC maybe, but if they actually made this WM main event they would've sold like 14k tickets instead of 70k

[@mjb2697]

The Rumble winners that should've changed, in my opinion: - 2011: CM Punk (Christian is a close second, Christian vs Edge would've been amazing) - 2012: Chris Jericho - 2014: Bryan (I mean, come on😂) - 2015: Bryan - 2017: Bray Wyatt (I get Chris Jericho again, but instead of having Wyatt win the Chamber, we couldve had him win the Rumble, then have Orton win the Chamber, culminating at Mania where Wyatt wins the title) - 2020: Shayna of course - 2021: Bryan again (AJ Styles is a nice call though, Edge winning doesn't bother me all that much either) - 2022: Seth Rollins or Lashley (Honestly, the title matches at the Rumble this year should have been, in my opinion, the Mania title matches. Lesnar vs Lashley main eventing Mania Night 1 and Rollins vs Reigns main eventing Mania Night 2 would have been really fucking intriguing).

[@prince_sach50]

2021 Shouldve been Bobby Lashley for sure

[@heliosazuria]

my opinion on 2005 is that batista was a good choice, but having john and batista share a rumble win from that crazy moment (botch) wouldve been perfect 2017 def shouldve been jericho and have him go against KO assuming they dont take the strap off of him

[@jwiese100]

2006 the original plan was to have Randy win the rumble and have him face Batista at WM. Obviously plans had to be changed do to Batistas injury

[@selmanduman7477]

It wouldn't have made any sense to let AJ Styles win at the 2016 Rumble in his Debut, but damn it! It would have been the most epic shit ever. Winning the Rumble and WWE Championship in his Debut match and maineventing the biggest Wrestlemania of the last decade against Roman Reigns, who we know had two great matches with AJ at the same year.

[@robchumley9036]

Day 43 of asking for the most significant heel. Turn in WWE history and not most shocking but ones that got better overall and ones that got lost in the shuffle. PS this is just my opinion but my favorite rumble memory was Cena's return

[@supermariofreak7993]

Seth Rollins was injured at Wrestlemania 32, so either way we would not get a Shield Triple Threat

[@vladboch]

I think if he wasn't, we would get a triple threat at Wrestlemania, and some random Battleground PPV. It was the hottest storyline for a few years back then.

[@supermariofreak7993]

@@vladboch Yes that could be the case and it would be way more interesting than HHH vs Roman. And the Battleground match didn't even get a proper build up because of Roman's suspension.

[@akhileshdagar7627]

Men gave a whole load of opinions throughout the video and surprisingly every single one is relatable as a fan.... Also, cody wasn't a bad choice but prblm is, recent rumbles have been pretty straight forward as far as winners r concerned be it lesner edge or cody..... The moment they entered those respective rumbles it was pretty clear they r gonna win the whole thing..... So even if simple choices r correct sometimes..... Wwe jst shouldn't make thm too obvious to win before rumble itself

[@camerongui7159]

I think in 2018 it should have been Finn so he could redeem himself and get the universal championship

[@josemedina9623]

I think I agree with most of your picks. I’m confused about Batista because he was not great in the ring, but he was hot stuff and had a great degree of swagger when he was younger. I comply begrudgingly.

[@Christian4everish]

I really dig the Bobby Lashley pick for 2021. That would have been a nice swerve and totally deserved.

[@theboxingboy7422]

In hindsight tho Roman winning the 2015 rumble was the right thing to do because obviously it led to Rollins cashing and stealing the world title win and it was a great wrestlemania moment. 2014 I get why you'd pick Bryan to win but tbh it worked out better aswell because obviously they told the story of Bryan having to dig deep and overcome obstacles to finally win the world title and that pop blew the roof off when he won the title. I agree about 2012 tho that was Jericho's year to win it was very odd they gave it Sheamus just for him to squash Bryan in 20 seconds when they could of had Jericho win it and still have the good feud with punk but jericho would have a rumble win under his belt aswell which he deserved. That whole stretch between 2011-2016 didn't really have one satisfying rumble winner.

[@KobaAM]

Its crazy how right WWE got it from 04-10 then just lost it for over half a decade

[@nitroxplayz2666]

Very similar but I think there’s a few things I’d change 2010: Edge 2011: John Cena 2012: Chris Jericho 2013: CM Punk 2014: Daniel Bryan 2015: Daniel Bryan 2016: Dean Ambrose 2017: Bray Wyatt 2018: Roman Reigns 2019: Seth Rollins 2020: Drew McIntyre 2021: Edge 2022: Big E 2023: Cody Rhodes Wouldn’t really change a thing about the women’s rumbles

[@thomasdoserandomstuff3795]

2018 is the only one that I don't agree with it shouldnt be roman

[@n417_]

Santi drops a video just in time needed something new to watch let’s go!!

[@grandmastermario3695]

Undertaker winning in 2007 was definitely the right choice, although he definitely should of won much sooner, and should of won rumble more than ones.

[@gsdrums47]

Everyone always talks about Daniel Bryan winning the 2014 Rumble and I wholeheartedly agree - however, he wasn't IN the match! So for the sake of picking the right rumble winner, CM Punk (who was #1 and lasted to the final 4) should have absolutely won that rumble after it became apparent that Bryan wasn't even a participant... and it almost would've made sense too, because I can't imagine Punk would've got the same reaction as Batista for winning, and everyone of us would've understood why Punk and Bryan were kept separate. Maybe even Bryan won the Championship from Orton which would've given us CM Punk vs Daniel Bryan in the main event of WrestleMania XXX .... We can only dream.

[@TheQuestionsssssssss]

Honestly WWE was good with picking the winners until 2012-13 I was cool with ADR at the time of the 40 man Rumble. But 2012 should’ve been Y2J

[@Ssuli786]

2005 should’ve been cena, 2012- jericho final run as champion, 2014- cm punk, 2015- Daniel bryan