Major WWE Superstars who have not yet won the Royal Rumble Match

#6 Dean Ambrose

At least Dean Ambrose still has his Intercontinental Championship

The Lunatic Fringe was the runner-up for the 2016 Royal Rumble, but he was merely a pawn being used to further the storyline between Roman Reigns and Triple H. This is why he also was booked in his title match at Roadblock, which of course, he lost.

It seems as though WWE gets quite hesitant to put the ball in his hands around the beginning of the year and continues to build him up throughout the summer and fall months only to halt that momentum and push him in a different direction.

Last year, he sidestepped the world title and lost to Brock Lesnar instead. This year, it seems as though he's going to be responsible for the Intercontinental Championship match at WrestleMania rather than anything with the WWE Championship or Universal Championship.

He's still very much a highly valued member of the roster, though, this is clear. WWE knows how popular Dean Ambrose is, even if they aren't willing to fully capitalise on it when the Royal Rumble comes along.

His career is still in good enough standing, though, that if he is able to keep his work ethic up and not rub anybody the wrong way, he should be a top contender for the next few years to come. It's hard to imagine that he won't be able to win at least one of those times, right?