Royal Rumble 2019: Rating every match on the main card

By Sunil Joseph

Modified Jan 30, 2019 09:00 GMT

Brock Lesnar trying to hit the F-5 on Finn Balor

#2 The Bar (c) Vs. Shane McMahon and The Miz

Winner: Shane McMahon and The Miz

Rating: 3/5

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This match was a bit confusing as it was thrown together just a few weeks prior to the PPV. Right out of the gate, Shane McMahon jumped Sheamus with a flurry of fists which is all he seems to do nowadays. Everyone was waiting to see what dangerous spot would Shane McMahon attempt during the match.

Shane tried to hit a double coast-to-coast on Cesaro and Sheamus, but was caught by Cesaro mid air, who turned it into the Cesaro swing. Immediately following the Cesaro swing, Shane locked in the triangle choke on Cesaro.

Towards the end of the match, Sheamus accidently hit Cesaro with the Brogue kick and The Miz then hit the Skull Crushing Finale on Sheamus. Shane McMahon then climbed up to the top rope and surprised everyone with a shooting star press to get the pinfall victory.

The match itself was quite good and involved some good heel tactics from The Bar. At one point during the match, Cesaro was taunting Miz’s father who was at ringside. It was disrespectful but added to an already brutal and exciting match.

About the author

Sunil is a pro wrestling journalist, covering AEW and WWE news stories at Sportskeeda. He holds an MBA degree in Marketing, and has nearly 7 years of experience. A wrestling aficionado since childhood, Sunil used to imitate his favorite wrestlers as a young kid, and started writing professionally about the sport via Sportskeeda’s revenue-sharing opportunity.

Sunil admires former world champions AJ Styles, Will Ospreay, and Kenny Omega for their ability to consistently deliver great matches as well as entertain crowds with their mic skills.

If ever given a chance to change a storyline, Sunil would have booked Roman Reigns to end The Undertaker’s WrestleMania streak instead of Brock Lesnar. According to him, The Tribal Chief needed the victory more than Brock Lesnar, as the latter was already an established performer when he defeated ‘Taker. He would’ve also made that as Taker’s final match.

Always focused on making his work accurate and reliable, Sunil thoroughly checks his facts before writing his articles. When not writing for pro wrestling, he spends his time watching cricket.

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Edited by Gabby Duran