5 disappointments with the 2017 Royal Rumble pay per view

#1 – John Cena ties Ric Flair for his 16^th world title win, may only hold the belt two weeks

The Royal Rumble should not have been the night history was to be made...

For the WWE World Championship, it was John Cena challenging AJ Styles at the Royal Rumble. It was truly an amazing match, and will definitely be a contender for match of the year already.

After two consecutive Attitude Adjustments, Cena was the victor and made history by tying Ric Flair with 16 total world championships.

While John Cena definitely deserves to be up there with Ric Flair in terms of title runs, this was not the right time to do so. For one, many think Bray Wyatt is going to win the championship at Elimination Chamber, meaning his historic title run will last only two weeks.

Something this historic should have been saved for a WrestleMania in the next couple of years.

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I've been a passionate wrestling fan since I was a Little Stinger watching the NWA at my Grandma's house on Saturday nights in the 1980's.

Since the start of 2015, I have hosted a pro wrestling podcast called Lost In The Midcard with my good friend Matt Black where we cover all wrestling promotions.

My favorite wrestler of all-time is Ric Flair; while my favorite wrestlers today include Jon Moxley, Kenny Omega, and Kevin Owens.

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5 disappointments with the 2017 Royal Rumble pay per view

#1 – John Cena ties Ric Flair for his 16th world title win, may only hold the belt two weeks

#1 – John Cena ties Ric Flair for his 16^th world title win, may only hold the belt two weeks