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2016 Royal Rumble2016 WWE Royal Rumble is around the corner and excitement surrounding the PPV has crossed the boundaries. This year’s Royal Rumble will see the WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns defend his title against 29 other men in the ring. Adding to this, this year’s Royal Rumble will feature some big names including the Beast Brock Lesnar in the Royal Rumble match. There were strong rumours going on that AJ Styles might make his WWE debut in this PPV. There are also some possibilities of Triple H making an appearance in the match to avenge Roman Reigns.These are some of the reasons why the expectations for this year’s Royal Rumble has been sky high. Having said these, let us take a look at 5 men who could win the 2016 Royal Rumble.
#1 Triple H
The COO of WWE and the Game, Triple H is the likeliest candidate to win the Royal Rumble and get crowned as a 14-time WWE Champion. This might come as a surprise to many, but Triple H is yet to avenge Roman Reigns for attacking him at the TLC PPV and crossing the path of his wife Stephanie McMahon and father-in-law Vince McMahon.
Triple H and Reigns have a history between themselves and t wouldn’t be a bad idea if Triple H appears as the 30th entrant and goes on to win the title and screw Roman Reigns.
This will pave way for a possible feud between Triple H and Reigns. Also, Triple H is the odds-on favorite to win this year’s Rumble according to Vegas betting odds. Below are the Vegas odds of all stars:
#2 Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar has been a clear favourite to win the 2016 Royal Rumble ever since he was announced as a competitor in the Royal Rumble match. The Beast has set his sights on Roman Reigns and his Championships in the recent weeks and it won’t be a surprise if he goes on all the way to win the match and the title.
Last year at Wrestlemania, Brock was neither pinned nor tapped out, but he lost his WWE World Heavyweight Championship title to Seth Rollins after the former Shield member cashed in his Money in the Bank during the championship match between Reigns and Brock. Since then, Brock is yet to get his rematch for the championship and WWE will be tempted to make both the men face off for the title for this year’s WrestleMania.
For this to happen, Brock winning the title at Rumble and Roman getting his rematch at Wrestlemania would be an ideal situation.
#3 Roman Reigns
The odds of WWE World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns winning the Royal Rumble has increased exponentially after he was announced as the number 1 entrant in the rumble. Given the circumstances, it would be very difficult for Roman Reigns to win the Rumble.
But, in the past, Roman was built strongly in such a way that he can overcome all odds and triumph. It won’t be a surprise if WWE makes him win this year’s Royal Rumble.
One more reason that boasts Roman Reigns’ chances of winning back-to-back Royal Rumbles is that the PPV is taking place in Roman’s hometown Florida.
#4 Bray Wyatt
There are a handful of wrestlers in the WWE roster who deserve a big push. The name that will make it to the top the list would be Bray Wyatt. Ever since making his debut in WWE, Bray has shown some excellent mic and in-ring skills.
These are evident by the fact that he had some mouth-watering feuds against the Shield before their split, John Cena, Dean Ambrose, The Undertaker and Roman Reigns. With some top stars out of action due to injuries, this is the perfect time to push Bray Wyatt.
If Bray wins the title, apart from the WWE World Heavyweight Championship division, there will be one more exciting feud on the cards, the Beast Brock Lesner taking on Wyatt Family’s Braun Strauman and the match is rumoured to take place at Wrestlemania 32.
The main event of the last episode of Raw before Royal Rumble saw the Wyatts attack Roman Reigns and Brock Lesner and standing tall. Are these the signs of things to come at Royal Rumble?
#5 AJ Styles
AJ Styles is the least likeliest among the five wrestlers to win the Royal Rumble and become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion. For all those who don’t know who AJ Styles is, he is a former wrester in TNA and has worked in various companies like the Ring of Honour and New Japan Pro Wrestling.
It is certain that Styles is set to make his WWE debut soon and there are strong rumours going on that Styles might be making his debut at WWE Royal Rumble. He is surely a Championship material, but will WWE take a gamble by giving him the title without any build-up?
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