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The Royal Rumble always seems to come with a lot of good and a lot of bad
WWE Royal Rumble 2017 was the best built Royal Rumble show in years. After years of anticlimactic Rumble results, the WWE had finally given us a show that felt like it could go anywhere, as the Royal Rumble should.
From title matches to grudge matches to the Royal Rumble itself, there were so many ways for them to start The Road to WrestleMania.
It wasn’t all flash, either. The earlier matches on the card were pretty good, but then came time for the main event.
It’s hard to describe this year’s Royal Rumble Match. More details will come on it later, but it was failed by its own ending, like a lot of things in WWE that get viewed in a negative light.
Still, for fans who desperately want to see WWE put on their first good Royal Rumble in years, this was a step in the right direction.
So there will be a lot of complaining in the coming days. Wrestling fans have no problem being vocal when they feel wronged, and they felt that way on Sunday night.
Still, we’re going to take a look at the show from all sides here. We’re not ignoring the positives just because of the negatives. The optimism for The Road to WrestleMania was short-lived, but maybe WWE can build some of it back up again.
So it’s time to break down the show, looking at its three worst qualities, against its three best. We’re wrestling fans, so let’s kick this thing off negatively.