3 Interesting observations from WWE Royal Rumble 2019

#1 A tale of two Rumbles

Which Royal Rumble match was better this year?

Both Royal Rumble matches last night featured winners that were fan-favourites by default.

However, from an overall standpoint, I personally felt that the Men's Royal Rumble Match was better structured, more engaging and well-executed as compared to the Women's Royal Rumble Match.

When it comes to the Women, the first half of the Rumble was uncharacteristic. Some spots were poorly executed, and it was apparent that sequences that were supposed to get huge cheers were overshadowed by the fact that the same sequences felt off-key simply because they took place at the wrong time.

It did pick up from the second half though, and the Vega-Hornswoggle spot improved the situation to some extent. Of course, Becky Lynch made the save by hitting a home-run right from her taking Lana's spot to winning the Rumble match itself later on. Still, the execution could have been way better, even if the results were positive in the end.

As for the Men's Rumble Match, people were entertained from start-to-finish right from Jeff Jarrett and Elias' bit to Nia Jax entering the match and setting forth some interesting chain of events. The execution of all sequences was spot-on for the most part and Seth Rollins winning the match itself is what puts this one in the better category of Rumble matches throughout history.

If you deconstruct the 2019 Men's Royal Rumble match from bell-to-bell, it will just show you how tightly structured and well-executed the match was.

Nevertheless, even if the 2019 Royal Rumble had some ups and downs, it will certainly be regarded amongst the better PPVs of the year simply because it sets a roadmap for upcoming shows while also giving fans what they want at the same time.

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