WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Things WWE Got Wrong in Battle Royal Match
By Tom Thomas
WWE.com
3. Brock Lesnar’s Build Up and Elimination
Creative would venture into familiar territory as it looked for ways to book Lesnar in the Royal Rumble match. Eventually, they came round with the same old story we had seen for over two 3 years. Over the years, creative would build Lesnar as the unstoppable force who can never be defeated. Then came Goldberg after a 12-year hiatus. Just like that, the 49-year-old would steamroll through Lesnar.
Creative would follow the same rhetoric at the rumble match as well. Lesnar would make his entrance at number 26. From there, he would go on a rampage leveling anything and anyone that moved. He would eliminate Dean Ambrose and Dolph Ziggler in quick succession. Then came Enzo Amore whose entrance at number 27 was a real waste of opportunity as far as creative options go.
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Finally, Goldberg would come in at number 28. Fans would then witness Survivor Series again as Goldberg speared Lesnar right off the bat and proceeded to eliminate the Beast incarnate. Eliminating a big name like Lesnar should have been done by one of the younger stars. Instead, creative went with the same choice as before. Moreover, there is absolutely no sense in having these two square off once more at Wrestlemania if it comes to it.