WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Match Grades for the 30 Battle Royal Entrants
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15. The Miz
The Miz returned the WWE Intercontinental Championship to relevance on SmackDown over the past six months with his vicious promos on Daniel Bryan, and the in-ring performances to back it up. He had one of the feuds of the year with Dolph Ziggler during the brand split and turned in an A-list showing.
As for the Royal Rumble match, the former Tough Enough star didn’t eliminate anyone and stuck around before being eliminated by the Undertaker. Despite everything he’s done to rejuvenate his career, this performance wasn’t memorable.
Grade: D
16. Sheamus
The Royal Rumble did not prove kind to Sheamus. He lost the Raw Tag Team Championship after Brogue Kicking one referee, which led to the other not being able to follow everything going on in the ring with he and Cesaro vs. Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows. Anderson then rolled the tights in the pinfall attempt and got the win.
When Cesaro and Sheamus entered the Royal Rumble, they eliminated all three members of the New Day at once. Then the Celtic Warrior tried dumping his tag team partner over the ropes, which backfired when it didn’t work. The two then got tossed over the ropes seconds later.
It looks like the Cesaro vs. Sheamus feud is on again, especially if they come to blows on Raw. If not, then it meant this miscommunication was pointless.