John Cena’s return in 2008 has been named the greatest Royal Rumble return in history. WWE’s YouTube channel counted down the top-25 moments of wrestling making their returns to the company in the match. The video is available at this link and also below this article.

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The Royal Rumble works best when it elevates someone who wouldn’t otherwise be handed a WrestleMania main event.