10 Royal Rumble 2018 takeaways

#1 Prepare for the reign of King Shinsuke

Shinsuke Nakamura

Many fans decried the WWE's treatment of Shinsuke when he joined the main roster, saying he was under-pushed.

However, 2017 was a stellar year for Nakamura, as he won over a hundred matches while losing only ten -- and most of those were tag team affairs where his shoulders were not the ones pinned to the mat.

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By winning the 2018 Rumble, Shinsuke Nakamura guarantees that he will be in the main event at Wrestlemania. Fans are already salivating in anticipation of a renewal of his New Japan rivalry with AJ Styles -- but this time it will be for the richest prize in the biggest wrestling company on the planet.

As far as who will win... well, AJ may be phenomenal, but Shinsuke is King.

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Christopher Scott Wagoner is a writer from Austin, Texas in the United States. He is also a proud descendent of the Choctaw and Lakota people.
Chris has an English and Creative Writing degree, and is a published author with Simon and Schuster. He's ghost-written over eight million words in more than 500 books.
A long time wrestling fan, Chris is also a professional journalist who covers sports-entertainment. He's been writing for Sportskeeda since 2018.

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