5 WWE reunions we saw in the Royal Rumble 2020

The 2020 Royal Rumble is now a part of the history books. The 33rd edition of the annual free-for-all was certainly a spectacle for the ages. The Scottish Psychopath, Drew McIntyre, ended up winning the match by finally eliminating Roman Reigns, and the pop he received following the victory is a sign that bigger and better things are on the horizon for him as we move ahead on the road to WrestleMania 36.

The Rumble is home to shocking moments, surprise entrants, and short-lived reunions. Tonight's match was no exception, as fans got a bunch of reunions they never thought they would ever witness again. In this list, we'll take a look at the 5 biggest reunions we saw in the 2020 Royal Rumble match.

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#5 Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler

McIntyre and Ziggler

Minutes after The Scottish Psychopath had shocked the WWE Universe by eliminating Brock Lesnar from the Rumble, Dolph Ziggler came in at #19 and immediately got in McIntyre's face. This gave AJ Styles enough time to hit McIntyre on the knee from behind. Eventually, Ziggler was eliminated by Roman Reigns, while McIntyre went on to win the whole thing.

When McIntyre made his way back to WWE in 2017, he spent a considerable amount of time in NXT, before making his way to the main roster and aligning with Ziggler. McIntyre attacked Titus Worldwide (Titus O'Neil and Apollo Crews) on his debut and the duo began wreaking havoc on Monday Night RAW for the next several weeks, putting down the likes of Rhyno, Finn Balor, and Braun Strowman. The December 3 episode of RAW saw McIntyre turning on Ziggler, revealing that he was only using him to make his way to the top.

#4 Brock Lesnar and Shelton Benjamin

Lesnar and Shelton Benjamin

The Beast was unstoppable tonight in the Rumble for a long time, before being eliminated due to the combined efforts of Ricochet and Drew McIntyre. At one point during Lesnar's destruction, Shelton Benjamin came in at #10 and it seemed like the former tag team partners were going to take over the match together. This didn't happen though, and Lesnar went on to eliminate his former friend.

Even before he made his way to the main roster back in the spring of 2002, Brock Lesnar spent some time in WWE's developmental territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. During this stint, Lesnar formed a tandem with Shelton Benjamin (who was also his former college roommate) and the duo went on to win the OVW Southern Tag Team Championship on three different occasions. Lesnar and Benjamin have tons of history together, and it seemed that this would help the latter during the Rumble. Unfortunately for Benjamin, Lesnar didn't care much about their past association, and threw him over the top rope without showing any remorse.

#3 Drew McIntyre and Baron Corbin

McIntyre and Corbin

Back in 2018, Drew McIntyre allied with King Corbin and Bobby Lashley. The trio put down The Monster Among Men, Braun Strowman on various occasions. Soon after, they set their sights on the reunited Shield, as WrestleMania 35 drew closer. At Fastlane 2019, The Shield took on McIntyre, Corbin, and Lashley in a 6-man tag-team match, with The Hounds of Justice coming out victorious in the end. A short while later, the villainous trio met The Shield again at the WWE Network special, "The Shield's Final Chapter", and suffered another loss. This was the final WWE outing of Dean Ambrose, who later debuted in AEW.

Tonight in the Rumble, Corbin, and McIntyre crossed paths again after a long time, after Corbin came in at #22. After a strong showing, which included eliminating Matt Riddle, Corbin was thrown over the top rope by his former teammate McIntyre. The King couldn't believe his eyes as soon as he landed on the floor. McIntyre, on the other hand, wasn't letting anything come in his way to realizing his lifelong dream, as he eliminated Superstars one after the other and came out the victor in the end.

#2 Rated-RKO

Rated-RKO

WWE Hall of Famer Edge's shocking return tonight was the highlight of the Royal Rumble match. The return had been rumored for a long time now, and the rumors finally turned out to be true. WWE veteran Randy Orton came in at #25, and the fans got to witness a staredown for the ages. Orton and Edge reunited and eliminated two-thirds of The OC, following which the two had a wholesome chat in the middle of the ring.

Back in 2006, Triple H and Shawn Michaels reformed DX and took down the McMahons. Orton and Edge weren't thrilled with the reunion and decided to join forces to take down DX. Thus, Rated-RKO was formed, and the duo went on to have a months-long feud with DX, At New Year's Revolution 2007 the rivalry culminated in a match for the World Tag Team titles, with the match ending in a "no contest". Rated-RKO disbanded in May 2007, following Edge's move to SmackDown, which saw him cashing in the Money In The Bank briefcase on The Undertaker.

#1 Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns

Reigns and Rollins

The #30 entrant in the Royal Rumble match was The Monday Night Messiah, Seth Rollins, who came in surrounded by AOP and Buddy Murphy. The stable wreaked havoc for a short while before the babyfaces decided to even the odds and take Rollins' lackeys down. When the numbers game caught up with Rollins, he tried to coax Reigns into teaming up with him again, but Rollins' cries fell on deaf ears, as Reigns hit him with a Superman Punch to a loud pop. Both Rollins and Reigns were eliminated by the eventual winner, Drew McIntyre.

It had been a while since we saw Rollins and Reigns in the ring together. The duo was a part of one of the most dominant factions in the history of WWE, The Shield. Along with Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley), Rollins and Reigns took over the WWE's main event scene in 2014, following The Shield's implosion. All three Superstars went on to become World Champions and guaranteed future Hall of Famers.