#4 The Royal Rumble winner will be from NXT
This year’s Royal Rumble match is historically unpredictable. There are around 5-10 guys who have a good chance to win the match, and possibly 5-10 more who have some sort of outside chance.
And to coincide with this unpredictability, we’re going to say that the winner will be someone who has yet to make their WWE debut. More specifically, someone from NXT.
Samoa Joe’s call-up seems to be imminent. He has done everything he can possibly do in NXT, becoming a two-time champion and passing the torch to Shinsuke Nakamura.
Since his most recent loss, he hasn’t even been on NXT TV, that indicates that WWE is looking for the right time to bring him up, and that time could be the Royal Rumble.
Joe is a main-event star. He proved that in both TNA and NXT, so there’s no sense in wasting time before putting him in that spot on the main roster. He could jump right into the main-event picture by winning the Royal Rumble.
But Joe isn’t the only NXT talent with a chance to win this Sunday. What about current NXT champion, Shinsuke Nakamura?
Of course, it would be a shock to see Nakamura in the Rumble, let alone having him winning it. But imagine if he came out victorious and then challenged AJ Styles for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania? That’s a hardcore wrestling fan’s dream.
Although it’s unlikely, we can’t rule out the prospect of an NXT talent, be it Joe, Nakamura, or by a miracle someone else, winning the Royal Rumble.
