WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Match Grades for the 30 Battle Royal Entrants
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19. Cesaro
The situation with Cesaro is similar to Sheamus. They rode the same path from the beginning of the Royal Rumble pay-per-view to their bitter end in the battle royal match. It proved to be a poor night for him overall, but he did help eliminate all three members of New Day. That’s a plus, right?
Outside of this, the Swiss Superman is likely headed toward another feud with Sheamus. It should be part of the undercard for either Fastlane in March or WrestleMania 33 in April.
Grade: C
20. Xavier Woods
The story has already been told with Big E and Kofi Kingston. They didn’t stick around long in the Royal Rumble match or do anything of note. Getting eliminated means these three may also tease no signs of tension going forward, which had seemed to be the case when Titus O’Neil tried jumping in the middle of them.
Woods’ highlight may have been when he went over the ropes with Big E and Kingston, because other than that, he didn’t get on the radar for a noteworthy moment.