5 superstars with standout performances in men's Royal Rumble 2018 match

#1 Shinsuke Nakamura

Shinsuke Nakamura secures his spot at WrestleMania 34 with a Royal Rumble victory

Of course, when push comes to shove, it's the winner of the match who really puts on the most impressive performance, as that's what truly matters.

For the first time in several years, Shinsuke Nakamura was able to do something that previous Royal Rumble winners couldn't do: get cheered in his victory.

While Roman Reigns caused uproars and there was a certain flatness to Randy Orton's victory last year, Nakamura was welcomed with open arms by the crowd in Philadelphia.

This win grants him a title opportunity against AJ Styles at WrestleMania 34, and it was certainly earned when looking at his stats.

While the most eliminations were accumulated by Finn Balor and Roman Reigns at 4 a piece, Nakamura wasn't far off with his 3 eliminations of Sami Zayn, John Cena and Reigns himself.

Also, he had the second-longest time, clocking in at 44 minutes and 25 seconds, which was a full 14 minutes above the third-highest ranked, Rusev.

Most importantly of all, Nakamura simply won the match, and you can't get better than that.