WWE Royal Rumble 2022 - Ranking the buildup to every match

WWE Royal Rumble 2022 is one of the best cards by the company in quite some time.
WWE Royal Rumble 2022 is one of the best cards by the company in quite some time.

Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Championship - WWE Royal Rumble 2022

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Brock Lesnar vs. Bobby Lashley for the WWE Title is a dream matchup that's been nearly 20 years in the making. Both men have been superb athletes who came into WWE with stellar amateur wrestling backgrounds. Many fans have compared the two over the years and even Lashley himself has said this is the match that he came back to the company for.

Unfortunately, it hasn't felt like the company has truly hyped this up as the historic showdown that it is. Lesnar vs. Lashley is a tantalizing bout that is exciting for the entire fanbase. It will be a must-watch encounter, but it just hasn't been built to the level that it deserves.

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Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins for the WWE Universal Championship - WWE Royal Rumble 2022

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Here is a Royal Rumble 2022 bout with years and years of history behind it. Roman Reigns is better than ever with his 500-plus day reign as Universal Champion making him the unquestionable top WWE Superstar. With a run as long and entertaining as Reigns' has been, it will take a formidable challenger to take him down and the company may have that at this event.

Seth Rollins has been one of the most decorated WWE Superstars of the past decade. The former two-time Universal Champion has been using his well-documented past with Reigns to get inside his head. They were two-thirds of the Shield together with Rollins being the architect of the group.

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Rollins was also responsible for the demise of the Shield, which Roman Reigns has said he never forgave him for. This doesn't include their one-on-one records against one another. Every time Rollins has faced Reigns with the top prize on the line, The Architect has won.

This has given fans a different side to the Tribal Chief. Reigns is insecure and it feels like the walls are closing in. The Head of the Table not only has to deal with his history with Seth, but also The Usos being banned from ringside. With no Paul Heyman in his corner, the Head of the Table has no one by his side and Rollins could have what it takes to win. This is a compelling matchup for the Rumble.

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Edited by Brandon Nell
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