2018 WWE Half-Year Report: Best PPV Match

#2 Shinsuke Nakamura wins the men's Royal Rumble

Shinsuke Nakamura booked his ticket to WrestleMania 34

After several years of underwhelming Royal Rumble outcomes, WWE appeased the majority of fans in 2018 when the 30-man match was won by Shinsuke Nakamura, last eliminating Roman Reigns, to set up a long-awaited encounter with AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34.

The match had plenty of surprising moments, too, with Andrade “Cien” Almas, Adam Cole, The Hurricane and Rey Mysterio making appearances, while Titus O’Neil eliminated Sheamus inside just two seconds.