On the back of wrestling's most explosive story, WWE held their annual Royal Rumble and to the delight of fans... Cody Rhodes won! And we all lived happily ever after.

Unfortunately, that's hyperbole, as the Rumble event itself was marred by the accusations against Vince McMahon and the WWE as a company.

CM Punk tore his tricep, Roman Reigns buried Seth Rollins, Cody Rhodes went through a mental breakdown, and The Rock inserted himself into the world title picture.

Is all of this one big distraction tactic?