WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 3 Reasons Randy Orton Should Not Have Won

3. Missed Opportunities with Talented Roster

This one goes without saying. The WWE roster has a lot of options with superstars who would benefit from winning the Royal Rumble. That was still the hope even with weeks or rumors that the WWE would consider someone like the Undertaker, Goldberg or Brock Lesnar winning the Royal Rumble match.

Randy Orton winning the Royal Rumble feels like a bit of a letdown with all of the opportunities the WWE had of making a new superstar. It would have been nice to see someone called up from NXT to have a surprise win. The one superstar who was talked about a lot recently was Samoa Joe, who would have likely received a huge ovation from the crowd.

There was some hope that the WWE would have finally given Bray Wyatt the main event push that he has deserved for years now. It was teased for a moment before Roman Reigns ruined that moment just like many other since 2014. Wyatt became nothing more than a distraction that allowed the Viper to strike and win. Feels like it really should have been the other way around.

The WWE is supposed to start building stars for the future because stars like John Cena and Randy Orton are nearing the end of their careers. When the roster includes names like Sami Zayn, Big Cass and even Baron Corbin, there are so many better options to have win the Royal Rumble main event.