He officially became a God Tier the moment he beat Braun Strowman clean. Even then, he had wars with the likes of Sheamus prior, who I can definitely argue is a God Tier in the verse, too.
Overall though, this PPV was pretty average. Definitely didn't live up to the amount of hype me and my friends had.
The men's Royal Rumble match was pretty solid. Some cool moments and teases spread throughout, Gunther officially becoming a star, though Cody was a pretty predictable winner, especially after he was confirmed to return at the Rumble prior to the PPV, which definitely put a sour taste in my mouth. It didn't help that he came out at #30. Though his match against Roman at Wrestlemania should be great, so I can't be mad.
LA Knight vs Bray Wyatt was complete dogshit imo. Wyatt's attire was pretty cool, and the moment of Uncle Howdy jumping on LA Knight was pretty ******* hilarious ngl, but other than that, it was complete waste of match and rivalry, and it showed Bray Wyatt's flaws. I always thought his fans gassed him up waaayyy too much, and this is good proof as to why I think Bray is overrated. WWE gave him so many chances, yet he continues to fumble the bag. LA Knight deserved much better than this.
I didn't care for Alexa vs Bianca. Pretty mid match. The fact that it was better than the previous is pretty upsetting.
The women's Royal Rumble was pretty average. This really showed how lackluster the women's division is. Most of the women barely got a reaction. There's only like 5 or 6 women's wrestlers I can see being at the top of the division, and even then, some of these are a stretch. I was predicting either Rhea or Liv to win, and turns out Rhea won the match, so the right person won. I also really liked the ending of the last 3 women on the apron, where Asuka accidentally spits her green mist in Liv's eyes and gets eliminated by Rhea. Liv then instinctively hits a codebreaker (yes I'm calling it that) on Rhea, but she still can't see, which ends up being her downfall, as Rhea performs a beautiful head scissors on Liv to win the match. Hopefully Rhea dethrones Bianca at Wrestlemania. I like Bianca, but her reign as champ needs to end soon.
The highlight of the show was Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens. The storytelling was immaculate, especially after the match. Don't know why people on Twitter are salty about The Rock not returning, when this was so damn good. The way Jey went from hating Sami to genuinely loving him makes Sami's betrayal even more heartbreaking for him, because he genuinely loved him like a brother. He saved his ass a few days at RAW, but the person he loved like a brother betrayed him, and the Bloodline mercilessly attacking Sami had him conflicted on what to do, so he decided to walk out of the arena, conflicted on what just happened. What makes it crazy is that Solo and especially Jimmy were cool with Sami from the start, but to mercilessly attack him like that proves that they didn't really love him like that, and they're just puppets to Roman. Seeing Jimmy holding Sami's torn 'Honorary Uce' shirt in the air just doesn't seem right. It seems like something Jey should've been doing, which makes it even better imo, because it adds more twists and turns to the story. We're most likely getting Roman vs Sami at Elimination Chamber, and that match is going to be immaculate, especially since the PPV is going to take place Sami's hometown iirc. Masterful storytelling here, and I can't wait to see what happens next.
Overall, I'd give this PPV a 5.5/10. Just barely above average for me. The men's Royal Rumble match and especially the Main Event were pretty good, and the women's Royal Rumble match had its moments, but everything else was pretty shit, and I think I speak for everyone when I say that we didn't need a concert/performance in the middle of the damn show. No shade to Hardy, but you were not needed at all. This PPV should've had one of the mid card champions (preferably the US Champion Theory) defend the title in a match instead of trying to pad out the time for the PPV by putting stuff we didn't need nor asked for.
Oh and **** Monday night football games
