For some reason, WWE has decided to create another Royal Rumble event. This time it is in Saudi Arabia and the match itself will have 50 men instead of the usual 30. The other matches will be for titles and some non-title bouts. And it is also having a WrestleMania length of 5 hours. I like the reach that this had, but when it was actually unfolding I felt so wrong.
The first spoiler that is also a bit of a flaw was none of the titles changed hands. All titles are defended but they stay the same. That made the event feel a little off.
First match was John Cena vs Triple H. This meaningless match was one I was looking forward to because I loved the other matches they had with each other. This time around, they delivered a total stinker. Johnny wins. 5/10
Next up was Cedric Alexander retaining his cruiserweight title against Kalisto. Kalisto outperformed the champion with some insane moves that made the match sweet. 8.5/10
Woken Matt and Bray Wyatt retain the Raw tag team title against The Bar. I love both teams, but this match was pretty bad. 5/10
Jeff Hardy beats Jinder Mahal for the US title. Jinder can't put on a good match for the life of him and this was no exception. 5.5/10
Bludgeon Brothers continue their reign of stinky matches with another bout against the Usos. I liked the Bludgeons before their repackaging and I do like their squash matches. Nothing more. 3.5/10
The night was getting saved by the Intercontinental ladder match. Seth Rollins defeats Miz, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe. I honestly liked this match more than the WrestleMania bout. 8/10
AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura's fights get worse and worse. And this was for the WWE title! I don't care that it ended in a double count out, it was still a dud. 6.5/10
Undertaker makes a return against Rusev in the worst casket match EVER. Because Undertaker is such a sight to behold with his overwhelming star power and respect, my grade it a little higher than I had even expected. 2/10
The last normal match was Brock vs Roman in a steel cage for the Universal title. Brock really, really, really needs to drop that title. I don't care if its to Roman or whomever, it just needs to happen for the sake of everyone! Luckily, this was better than the WrestleMania stinker. 5/10
Last was the 50 man royal rumble. I am a total sucker for royal rumbles, so this did not disappoint me. So many returns and debuts blew me away. Daniel Bryan now holds the record for longest time spent in a royal rumble match. He entered at number 1 and lasted until 48. I figured they were going to do a Chris Benoit or Shawn Michaels with him. He was definitely the star of the match with his chest getting the better of him. Braun Strowman won. At least the victor was deserving, so I wasn't mad at the outcome. 10/10
There was one amazing moment during the rumble when Titus O'Neil was running to the ring but tripped almost completely underneath the ring. Many replays of that happened afterwards. Best botch since Booker T called Hulk Hogan the n-word in WCW. It was the moment of the night. So that moment brings up the overall grade of the night to 7/10
The first spoiler that is also a bit of a flaw was none of the titles changed hands. All titles are defended but they stay the same. That made the event feel a little off.
First match was John Cena vs Triple H. This meaningless match was one I was looking forward to because I loved the other matches they had with each other. This time around, they delivered a total stinker. Johnny wins. 5/10
Next up was Cedric Alexander retaining his cruiserweight title against Kalisto. Kalisto outperformed the champion with some insane moves that made the match sweet. 8.5/10
Woken Matt and Bray Wyatt retain the Raw tag team title against The Bar. I love both teams, but this match was pretty bad. 5/10
Jeff Hardy beats Jinder Mahal for the US title. Jinder can't put on a good match for the life of him and this was no exception. 5.5/10
Bludgeon Brothers continue their reign of stinky matches with another bout against the Usos. I liked the Bludgeons before their repackaging and I do like their squash matches. Nothing more. 3.5/10
The night was getting saved by the Intercontinental ladder match. Seth Rollins defeats Miz, Finn Balor and Samoa Joe. I honestly liked this match more than the WrestleMania bout. 8/10
AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura's fights get worse and worse. And this was for the WWE title! I don't care that it ended in a double count out, it was still a dud. 6.5/10
Undertaker makes a return against Rusev in the worst casket match EVER. Because Undertaker is such a sight to behold with his overwhelming star power and respect, my grade it a little higher than I had even expected. 2/10
The last normal match was Brock vs Roman in a steel cage for the Universal title. Brock really, really, really needs to drop that title. I don't care if its to Roman or whomever, it just needs to happen for the sake of everyone! Luckily, this was better than the WrestleMania stinker. 5/10
Last was the 50 man royal rumble. I am a total sucker for royal rumbles, so this did not disappoint me. So many returns and debuts blew me away. Daniel Bryan now holds the record for longest time spent in a royal rumble match. He entered at number 1 and lasted until 48. I figured they were going to do a Chris Benoit or Shawn Michaels with him. He was definitely the star of the match with his chest getting the better of him. Braun Strowman won. At least the victor was deserving, so I wasn't mad at the outcome. 10/10
There was one amazing moment during the rumble when Titus O'Neil was running to the ring but tripped almost completely underneath the ring. Many replays of that happened afterwards. Best botch since Booker T called Hulk Hogan the n-word in WCW. It was the moment of the night. So that moment brings up the overall grade of the night to 7/10