Ranking every WWE pay-per-view main event from 2017 - Part 1

#4 The Royal Rumble Match

The Viper won the Rumble for a second time...for some reason

The 2017 Royal Rumble had a slow start, but the momentum would pick up once Braun Strowman entered at #7. There were some good moments for a while with Tye Dillinger, Baron Corbin and others getting a chance to shine, but the match ultimately slowed to a crawl about half-way through.

The biggest entrants in the Royal Rumble, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar and The Undertaker, entered the match towards the end and revitalized the crowd, but the momentum nosedived once Roman Reigns entered the match at #30.

As the match neared its end, the crowd was growing increasingly angry with the prospect of Reigns winning the Royal Rumble match for the second time, but fans were relieved to see Randy Orton eliminate him to win his second Rumble.

However, the feeling of relief was short-lived once fans realized they could possibly have to watch another Cena-Orton match. The actual championship match at WrestleMania would be Orton vs. Bray Wyatt - and that match was bad.

A multi-time world champion won his second Royal Rumble in an uneventful match and went on to WrestleMania to win the title from Wyatt in a bad match.

It's safe to say that 2017 was not the best year for The Viper.