5 of the most underrated Royal Rumble performances

#3 Edge (2005)

Edge's rise to superstardom began with an underrated performance at the 2005 Royal RumbleBatista's 2005 Royal Rumble win ranks among the best Rumble victories of all time. Fending off a challenge from John Cena and following the elimination mix up between the two, Batista tossed Cena out of the ring to punch his ticket for Wrestlemania. However, the biggest surprise package of the 2005 Rumble was their fellow final 4 participants - Rey Mysterio and, most particularly, Edge. The future Hall of Famer lasted longer than anybody in the match, except Benoit, and eliminated 5 men from the match, which included Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero and Ric Flair. When we recall Edge's best performance, we usually count his Money in the Bank win and his future battles with The Undertaker and John Cena. But this was the performance where Edge showed that he was capable of hanging with the 'big guys'. He would later win the Rumble match in 2010, after a surprise return from a career-threatening injury.