13. Greatest Royal Rumble
The Greatest Royal Rumble was the first Saudi Arabian PPV announced by WWE. This was announced just after Wrestlemania and hyped up a lot. By a lot, I mean a lot.
WWE advertised this event like this was the biggest thing to ever take place, and the 50 Man Rumble match was hyped up like it was the most important match in WWE history. Then they announced that the reward for winning this match was a Special Trophy. Everything went downhill after this announcement.
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A huge Triple H vs John Cena match was announced, which few people cared about. Undertaker vs Rusev in a Casket match was announced which was then canceled and Rusev replaced by Chris Jericho, only to be reinstated once again. Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar was also booked in this event in a Steel Cage match for the Universal Title.
Several former superstars returned for the 50 Man Rumble match including Rey Mysterio, Kurt Angle, and Chris Jericho. Several other title matches were also announced.
But the event failed to deliver in spectacular fashion. To summarize, the most memorable thing about the event was Titus O'Neil slipping and sliding headfirst underneath the ring. Not one match on the card was treated as important by WWE's booking.
Everything felt like it was thrown together hastily and that the people backstage didn't even care. It was aptly described by several critics as a glorified house show. Braun won the 50 man Rumble match without much follow-up. The only match to have a lasting impact was Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar's Steel Cage match. The ending gave Roman another rematch for the title at Summerslam, which he won.