5 impressive performances from 2018 Royal Rumble

#5 Shinsuke Nakamura

'The King of Strong Style' finally made his mark in WWE

Let's start with the winner of the Men's Royal Rumble. Although Nakamura was already speculated to win the Rumble, his victory and elimination of the perennial final 4 member Roman Reigns, will go down in history as one of the best Rumble victories of all time. The crowd was firmly behind Nakamura throughout the match, and he paid the fans back with an Iron Man-like performance at the Rumble.

Entering at #14 to a thunderous ovation from the crowd, the WWE's 'Rockstar' lasted over 44 minutes. He eliminated Sami Zayn, John Cena and, finally, Roman Reigns to win the match. His one-on-one face off with Roman Reigns was one of the best final two finish since the Sheamus-Jericho showdown in 2012. Adding to his Rumble victory, Nakamura's decision to challenge AJ Styles at Wrestlemania puts rest to the speculations of their match, with WWE confirming the WWE Title match at Wrestlemania.