In the greater scheme of things, this was all part of setting up Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38, with Lesnar winning the men's Rumble match later that January night and putting himself on a collision course with the Head of the Table at the 2022 'Mania.

The Royal Rumble officially begins "The Road to WrestleMania." One of the most iconic pay-per-view events in the WWE, the Royal Rumble pits 30 participants against one another to determine who will be the last one standing in the ring. In 2025, Cody Rhodes will look to match "Stone Cold" Steve Austin's record of three Royal Rumble wins.

Properly booking the Final Four in the Royal Rumble should be the most important aspect of the match, but WWE forgot the memo in these instances.