The 4 Best Final Fours in Royal Rumble history

1) 2018 Men's Royal Rumble Match - Shinsuke Nakamura, Roman Reigns, John Cena & Finn Balor

The 2018 Men's Royal Rumble match had humor, surprise returns, character progression and a compelling closing stretch.

Not only would this edition be in consideration for the best finish ever, but it could also make an argument for the greatest final six participants in Rumble history as well.

The old school of John Cena, Randy Orton and Rey Mysterio stood opposed to the new school of Roman Reigns, Shinsuke Nakamura and Finn Balor.

After Orton and Mysterio were eliminated, the final four participants came down to Reigns, Cena, Nakamura and Balor.

The establishment's favorites in Cena and Reigns then squared off against the cult favorites in Nakamura and Balor. The Demon entered at #1 and fought through the entire way in a gutsy performance but was the next to go.

Shinsuke Nakamura became the Philadelphia crowd's unanimous choice to win. The King of Strong Style eliminated John Cena to a huge pop.

The battle between Nakamura and Roman Reigns was very good and teased the potential for an even better singles match between the two superstars.

It was a seesaw battle, but Nakamura hit the Kinshasa and finally eliminated Reigns to win the 2018 Royal Rumble.

Throughout this final segment, the crowd was on edge, which elevates this quite a bit. Among the four competitors, they have 24 world championships, five Intercontinental Title reigns and four NXT Championship reigns.

The way that WWE knew how fans would react to these particular superstars made it a perfect decision.