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

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1. False Promise of a New Era

Despite all the new era punch lines we have been hearing, Randy Orton would go on to win his second Royal Rumble. This came despite there being plenty of young era talents that deserved to go through. Had Reigns eliminated Orton instead of Wyatt and had Wyatt gone on to win the Rumble, we could have believed in the promises of a new era.

However, Orton’s victory would not be the only issue here. A majority of the young era stars were made to look weak so as to make part timers like Lesnar and Goldberg seem strong. There was a spot where we saw Rusev and Corbin pouncing on Goldberg and Undertaker. Had creative been a little bit wiser, they could have had Lesnar come back in and beat up Goldberg and Undertaker out of frustration. From there, Rusev and Corbin could have gone on to eliminate Goldberg and Undertaker. Instead, both of them would get eliminated by Goldberg and Undertaker.

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From creative’s over-reliance on part timers to Orton finally capping it all off, the results were quite the slap on the face for anyone who believed in the new era. John Cena was right. There is no new era. It would seem like we went back in time by around 10 years if Cena were to face Orton at the main event of Wrestlemania.