WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Things WWE Got Wrong in Battle Royal Match

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2. No Samoa Joe

A lot of us expected this. Fans wanted this. WWE even teased this by not having Samoa Joe on the TakeOver card. Despite all the speculation, Joe would not make an appearance during the Royal Rumble. His debut on the main roster is yet to happen. This was one of the pivotal mistakes from this year’s Rumble.

Creative could have instead had Joe come in late in the match, eliminate Goldberg and/or Undertaker and even go on to win the whole thing. However, that would not be the case as this never came to fruition. When Roman Reigns entered at number 30, the boos that echoed around were also a sign of fans who were disappointed with Joe not debuting.

Had creative gone with the flow and made Samoa Joe come in at number 30, the whole arena would have erupted. He is arguably one of the best wrestlers. Samoa Joe is a name big enough to attract any fan’s attention. Having him just walk in and steal the Royal Rumble would have been the perfect way to catapult the Samoan Submission machine’s WWE main roster career. Instead, fans are now left wondering when he would make his debut.

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