WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Match Grades for the 30 Battle Royal Entrants
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17. Big E
Remember the idea about New Day entering the Royal Rumble and potentially turning on each other. Well, Big E, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods all went over the ropes at the same time. No Big E taking out his stablemates or anything.
The former powerlifter, like his other New Day members, didn’t do anything notable. So there’s not much to discuss here.
Grade: F
18. Rusev
The past two Royal Rumble matches did not prove kind to Rusev. He would be last eliminated in 2015 and the first to go in 2016, both via Roman Reigns. In 2017, the Bulgarian Brute would enter at No. 18, survive a few minutes, and be eliminated by Goldberg.
Heading into WrestleMania 33 season, there’s nothing clear for Rusev to do. He’s nowhere near where he was just two years ago and may be relegated to the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. Option No. 2 is trying to using Lana to lure Enzo Amore to a hotel room again.