WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Match Grades for the 30 Battle Royal Entrants
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13. Baron Corbin
Corbin had been red hot on WWE SmackDown throughout the fall. Then he ran into John Cena, took a pinfall loss and disappeared, with the exception of a Talking Smack appearance. So this made the Royal Rumble match somewhat important for his rebuild back to being one of Tuesday night’s top heels.
The Lone Wolf lurked around the ring for a little while, not doing a ton overall. What he can be credited for is eliminating Braun Strowman, who had been running rampant over everyone. It’s enough to push his grade to a solid B- for what he did during his handful of time in the ring.
Grade: B-
14. Kofi Kingston
Kingston has become a staple of the Royal Rumble match for his unique ways of avoiding elimination. None of his saves have led to him winning, but they always provide an entertaining moment. He tried to pull off one this year by nearly being impaled by the ring post. It didn’t meet what he did in previous Rumble, but still provided an eye-popping moment.
Other than that, it was hard to remember what the former Raw Tag Team Champion did. He got eliminated with his other New Day members by Cesaro and Sheamus.