WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Ranking All 30 Match Winners

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10. Triple H – 2002

Triple H missed almost one year of action due to his quad pretty much being torn off the bone, effectively ending the McMahon-Helmsley storyline on WWE TV. His career nearly ended too, but in early January 2002, the Game made his return as a babyface, something he had barely touched since his time in D-Generation X.

By the time the 2002 Royal Rumble came up, Triple H carried his red-hot momentum into the show and became a favorite to win. It only helped that he entered near the end of the match too, and ended up last eliminating Kurt Angle to advance to the WrestleMania 18 main event.

The Cerebral Assassin would go on to face Chris Jericho for the Undisputed Championship, having a good match and getting the win. This title reign seemed like it could last for a while; then came Hulk Hogan’s full-time return to WWE. So, they had the belt dropped just one month after WrestleMania.

If there had been a longer title reign out of Triple H, he could have climbed a few spots higher on the list. He cracks the top 10 for his big return after a career-threatening injury and winning the main event of WrestleMania 18.