WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Disappointing booking decisions

#4 A missed opportunity for nuclear heat

There was a perfect opportunity for WWE to elevate the Miz even further. And they blew it...bigtime.

This year, the Miz was the #15 entrant. He entered to his own music, accompanied by Maryse, did nothing for 30 minutes. Seriously, he didn’t eliminate anyone and spent the bulk of his time taking finishers from other wrestlers.

There was a golden opportunity here for WWE to really draw in a major reaction from the crowd. As I had suggested before, WWE should’ve had the Miz enter to Daniel Bryan’s music, preferably in a later spot as one of the possible surprise entrants.

WWE could have had Bryan’s music play for 15-20 seconds, to get them to chant like crazy, only for the Miz to come out instead.

The heat would’ve been monumental, far worse than anything Roman Reigns experienced as the real #30 entrant. The fans would’ve gone nuts at the Miz disrespecting the much-beloved Daniel Bryan.

This would’ve also been a great way for them to further the already-intense feud between Miz and Bryan, by having him add more to his mockery by stealing Bryan’s music. Sadly, WWE didn’t think about this, and instead, Miz’s involvement in this year’s Rumble was a non-factor.