 What's good Joshable Ross back again with another video so we're gonna check out what made the 2015 royal rumble match the worst in history By none other than wrestling flashback. I had to switch up the camera position So hopefully you guys are liking this Camera view or whatnot my last tripod broke. I broke it. I don't even know how I broke it But one of the legs was messed up. So I got me a new tripod a much sturdier one So I had to switch up the position of where the camera is. So if you like this angle, let me know down below Wanted to make sure all my equipment in everything that I use to make the videos or Top notch and the best quality possible. So if you like this angle, let me know if not, maybe I can possibly switch it around That's better for you guys, but we're gonna check this out man 2015 royal rumble was just a it was just a mess When you got Roman Reigns being booed to oblivion And then you got the rock coming out there and not even a rock could save him That's when you know it was just a disaster man. Hopefully this year's world rumble does not end up that way But we're gonna check this out appreciate all the love and support wrote to 70 K and let's get right into it the 2015 royal rumble match was the worst rumble match in history Now we have all seen our fair share of bad royal rumble matches over the years For example 1988 although revolutionary was incredibly boring 1996 was filled with ridiculous gimmicks and had no real star power and 1999 had some outrageous antics and was topped off as Vince McMahon claimed the victory for himself But in recent memory, there are none that stand out as plain awful as much as the 2015 rumble What were they thinking with the booking of this match now if you allow me to set the scene for a minute the year before at the 2014 rumble fans were clamoring for either CM Punk or Daniel Bryan to win it the WWE universe were on the edge of their seat Expecting Daniel Bryan to walk out at number 30 after delivering an outstanding match with Bray Wyatt Fantastic match However, instead of Daniel Bryan Ray Mysterio walked out at number 30 and the negative reaction Mysterio received was utterly shocking Yeah Ray Mysterio perhaps one of the greatest underdogs and biggest babyfaces of all time was being completely shit on He entered to a chorus of booze and his elimination via Seth Rollins received an enormous cheer And the rumble wasn't just a nightmare for Ray Ray was the ultimate baby face The ultimate baby face came out at the wrong time wrong situation crowd didn't care. It was just like yeah, you know what? We don't care. We wanted Daniel Bryan. You're not Daniel Bryan. Get the fuck out of here But also CM Punk that match was punk's last match in the WWE He entered at number one and fought all the way till the end only to be unfairly eliminated by Kane After the match punk actually walked out of the company Roman Reigns on the other hand Somewhat still considered as a young rookie at the time had a breakout performance as he broke Kane's 13-year record to register the Most Royal Rumble eliminations with 12 but in the final moments of the match Batista eliminated Reigns to win his second and here's the thing Around this time people were cheering for Reigns He was becoming a star at this moment cuz you know association with the shield He wasn't you know, he didn't really he wasn't saying too many cringe things like people was rocking with him So at this moment people were actually cheering him Because they didn't want the ladder of who else was left in the ring So Rumble match with the fans far from happy with the outcome So you would think one year on WWE would try to make it up to the fans and look at Rumble where fans could actually leave happy, right? Yeah, so if you know anything about WWE, that's not how they operate Instead what we ended up getting was much much worse The 28th Royal Rumble came at a time when WWE was trying to elevate new stars into the main event picture When the shield trio of Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose split up in June 2014 After Rollins turned on his brothers to align with Triple H That meant all three men were on a similar path to the top of WWE Rollins won the Money in the Bank contract that summer while feuding with Ambrose a lot and Reigns was clearly the guy That WWE wanted to push to the main event picture The fans although cheering him the year before had now grown cold on the superstar from late 2014 to early 2015 Various critics raised concerns that Reigns despite not being fully ready was being pushed too hard too soon And I think that's what a lot of us fans were having an issue with I know people like to make the comment Oh, it's crazy. You guys were shooting on Roman and now you guys praise him That's because they were pushing him too soon They were shoving him down our throats as the guy and he wasn't the guy yet. I'm sorry Maybe if he had some cool promos, you know, it had a cooler demeanor. Yes, but his promos were overly scripted Hella cringe. It was awful and you knew majority of his feuds He was gonna win because you knew what they were doing is different when it's organic If you're gonna push someone that's fine But when you see it's not getting over with the crowd you need to pull in audible and maybe try to switch it up There's nothing wrong with giving in a shot, but clearly he was not ready He wasn't he just wasn't ready no matter how much Vince said he was Well, WWE tried to make him their next flagship star no matter how fans reacted in an interview with Crave Online Prior to the 2015 rumble Roman reacted to the negative reception from fans by saying that he only entertained criticism of his wrestling By people that were involved with wrestling Discounting negative opinions by critics that weren't wrestlers and who wouldn't understand how to lock up This of course added more fuel to the fire and didn't go well with wrestling fans at all It should also be noted that the WWE universe didn't reject Roman as a wrestler They rejected the push that he was being given time and time again They rejected the fact that WWE was trying to push something down their throats despite their disapproval fans didn't want to see it They were more enamoured with Brian, CM Punk and even Rollins guys who were terrific in-ring performers and had earned the respect of the Audience through years of working on the independence nevertheless the Sammy winner for Superstar of the year in 2014 Had his eyes set on being the last man standing in the 2015 Royal Rumble before we go on I do want to caveat that although the American audience were rejecting Reigns This created this illusion that he was hated by everyone, but that's simply not true Roman Reigns was very popular around the world and his merchandise sales proved that he was a star Which is why WWE decided to run with him However, on the American side of the pond, he was definitely polarizing with a lot more detractors and supporters Going into the Rumble, WWE had Daniel Bryan make his triumphant return after being forced to forfeit the World Heavyweight title due to injury So naturally, he was the fan favourite As well as Bryan, there were a number of other popular Superstars going in Such as Bray Wyatt, Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose Who had they won, the audience probably would have left somewhat pleased with the outcome Also, it's worth knowing that the Rumble was taking place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania There's certain places, certain places in the States where it's like, they're wrestling cities So you know the crowds there, they're gonna let you know how they feel And, um, Philly was not okay with how things ended Ooh, home of ECW And it's widely regarded as being one of the most vocal crowds And one of the quickest to voice their displeasure for what they don't like You can always count on a Philly crowd to be a major talking point after an event Going into the show, we also knew that The Rock was going to be there He gave it away on social media and what he would end up doing would become clearer in the Rumble match Now onto the match itself It started out with The Miz and R-Truth, which was a nod to their former partnership back in 2011 The number 3 entrant was Bubba Ray Dudley, who returned for the first time in 10 years It was amazing and the fans popped huge for him The Philly crowd cheered the hell out of him, and he did some of his signature spots And loud ECW chants would erupt from the arena He got true to do the- On Miz, and he even told True Teh It was a terrific start for the match, but it would soon take a turn for the worse Luke Harper, Bray Wyatt and Eric Rowan would enter shortly after Where we saw a brief Wyatt family reunion Until Bray Wyatt took control and eliminated both of them As well as each and every other wrestler coming out one by one Including a returning boogeyman To be fair to them, they built it up quite nicely Up until the number 10 entrant Daniel Bryan showed up Who received a thunderous ovation And that was cool Because we know Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt, had their thing going on Had their issues the year prior That was cool You see the crowd go crazy I'm getting goosebumps just looking at the footage Because it was such a momentous moment to see him back Doing what he loves It was clear to see who the overwhelming fan favourite was at this point More and more entrants came out and the rumble was actually going pretty well We even got a returning DDP Who received a fantastic reaction from the crowd It was all going well until the fateful moment that Wyatt eliminated Bryan After just over 10 minutes of him being in the match The fans won- That was a travesty only because he was only in there for a few minutes, bro Such a travesty, bro Did Daniel Bryan to be their main eventer? But WWE were not listening They had given the fans their Bryan moment at WrestleMania 30 And they had no intention of giving them another one To add further insult after Bryan was eliminated WWE decided the next entrant would be Goldus With his signature shattered dreams icon on the tron If the fans weren't already riled up That would surely get them Classic rib from WWE there But whoever it was that decided to make this booking decision Made a pretty bad call As it would lead to this rumble being considered as one of the worst in history Not just because Bryan didn't win I'm okay with that But with how early he was eliminated Surely they could have at least kept him in the final four At least to give the fans some hope and keep them hot throughout Surely they would know that the crowd would just completely shit on the rest of the match Which they indeed proceeded to do We would hear boos throughout WWE, I'm sorry man Vince McMahon The writing was on the wall If you didn't want him to win it Which I think that would have been the ultimate thing to do for the fans You could have at least let him last to the final four Maybe the last to the final two Something But granted if Roman was gonna win it anyway Then it would have been nuclear heat So I don't know Things got even worse when Roman Reigns came out as entry number 19 And he was greeted with one of the worst receptions of any Royal Rumble entrant ever The boos just wouldn't stop as each entrant came out There was a small respite in the crowd as the popular Damien Mizdow came into the ring But that didn't last long as he was eliminated by Rusev in just 18 seconds Then after Ryback came out at number 23 Chance of Ran through the arena Probably a tip to CM Punk's tell-all interview with Colt Cabana in late 2014 Where he heavily criticised Ryback for his in-ring work There seemed to be no light at the end of the tunnel Until Dean Ambrose entered at number 25 At least fans had someone in there that they could actually cheer for now In terms of Reigns, WWE's attempts at getting him over through this match was terrible In the 2014 match, they were able to make Reigns look like a badass By having him tear through most of the roster Here? He gets a couple of eliminations then lays down for the rest of it They even had him and Ambrose try to break the record for the quickest elimination ever against Titus O'Neill But they couldn't even get that right There then wasn't much for the crowd to get overly excited about Until the final entrant Dolph Ziggler entered the fray Now this is where things got really bad Instead of pushing the young talent to the top WWE had Kane and The Big Show dominate the entire rest of the match And eliminate the crowd favourites such as Dolph Ziggler and Bray Wyatt The Final Four consisted of Big Show, Kane, Reigns and Ambrose And once Ambrose was eliminated, the crowd well and truly checked out I suppose the idea was to have Big Show and Kane snuff out all the popular acts To leave only Reigns as the only choice left Surely everyone will have to love him then Only that doesn't work at all Because he done absolutely nothing to endear us to him in the match And if you think the fans were pissed when Bryan gets eliminated Wait until you hear their reaction to Roman Reigns battling Big Show and Kane at the end The crowd proceeded to chant Eventually Roman ended up eliminating both men But he didn't even look cool taking them out They take an exact spot from 9 years earlier Also with Kane and The Big Show And replace Triple H with Roman Making him look sneaky instead of powerful As Big Show and Kane attacked Reigns after elimination The crowd began to chant As he hadn't actually been eliminated and was laying on the floor outside the ring Meanwhile, The Rock returned And came down the ramp to save Reigns from the ongoing onslaught from Big Show and Kane But even that wasn't enough to change the fan reaction The crowd legit booed Dwayne The Rock Johnson Because he helped Reigns win the match They would go on to cheer on the final threat Rusev for the very same reason They cheered on Reigns over Batista a year earlier Reigns ultimately won the 2015 Royal Rumble To one of the worst receptions in living memory Even The Rock raising Reigns hand did nothing for the former shield man WWE were forcing The Big Dog on the fans And they did not appreciate it Even the Rock was perplexed She's like yo God damn they don't like you She didn't care for the reactions They established Reigns as a top guy And a baby face to boot Whether anyone liked it or not Honestly the fact that Roman Reigns won the Rumble Wasn't the absolute worst part of the match Although it was certainly a terrible decision And extremely poorly booked The biggest issue was that most of the fan favourites Were thoroughly dominated by the aging and largely unwanted duo Of Kane and The Big Show As a result the match was insanely dull and plodding With most of the talented wrestlers being squashed There were multiple opportunities for WWE To change plans and actually save this match But for whatever reason they chose not to And the result was one of the worst Rumble matches ever Shortly after the event Hashtag Cancel WWE Network became the top Twitter trend worldwide While PwInsider.com reported that the WWE Network online cancellation page had crashed And that some subscribers who would call WWE to cancel their subscription Were told to call back the next day As there were too many people attempting to manually cancel their subscription Later in the month WWE chairman Vince McMahon Responded to hashtag cancel WWE Network in a conference call Saying that the controversy was good for WWE McMahon labelled it as a vocal minority upset that the babyface did not win And Santa Claus didn't come on that pay-per-view But he expected those who complained to continue watching WWE anyway Roman Reigns responded to the backlash by fans saying I don't think I'm headbutting with hardcore fans I feel like they're headbutting me One thing that kind of confuses me is that it's a performance It's a show There is a storyline When people start doing the he deserves this He deserves that Really? Did Brad Pitt deserve to be Achilles in Troy? This eventually led to both Lesnar and Reigns being booed by the fans At the WrestleMania that followed Only for Seth Rollins to save the main event And cash in his Money in the Bank briefcase To the joy of all fans watching So all in all it ended up leading to a pretty solid WrestleMania But if we're talking about the match by itself It surely has to go down as one of the worst Royal Rumble matches in history I'm going to link down his channel Well, the video I'm going to link the original video down below So you guys can go subscribe to him This was very dope, man Very... It brought back memories It brought back some good memories And it brought back some not so great memories, man Who remembers what they were doing when watching this Royal Rumble? Comment down below Let me know Were you guys... Were you part of the people that were saying cancel the WWE Network? Or were you part of the people that was like Indifferent, didn't really care? Or were you part of the people that were okay? That Roman won this Royal Rumble? Comment down below Let me know I want to get your thoughts and opinions For those who remember this when it happened live Also, we will be live streaming the 2022 Royal Rumble On the In the Clutch page this Saturday So make sure you guys check out Don't want to miss that out Don't want to miss out on that But appreciate all the love and support Roll to 70K Appreciate y'all kicking in me See y'all in the next one Peace