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The Royal Rumble is a very special kind of match. It's that rare moment when WWE finally shows their cards and reveals who they are about to fast track to the main title picture. Beyond that, it is a first glimpse of what the company's big WrestleMania match will be and who will be participating in it.
Whether the Royal Rumble winner goes on to win the title at WrestleMania or not is a bit of a different story, but a victory in this match can be a sign of good things to come. In fact, for many Superstars, it is what finally jumpstarted their career to the top of the mountain and made them the next big Superstar, even in defeat at WrestleMania.
With that being said and The Royal Rumble almost upon us, here are five darkhorse Superstars who could possibly win the 2020 Men's Royal Rumble. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and be sure to tell us who you think will win.
#5 Kevin Owens
Kevin Owens has found himself up and down the card since coming to Monday Night RAW in the draft. Sometimes he's playing with the big boys, and sometimes he's hanging around in the middle of the show. Recently he's been an ally of Samoa Joe and the two have been taking on the Authors of Pain and Seth Rollins, but he has yet to get a definitive victory.
It seems like WWE has a big of a habit of cooling him down after he does something amazing, which has hurt his upward momentum. With that being said, WWE could really benefit from giving Owens a statement victory, so why not do that with a huge win at The Royal Rumble? At least that way, Owens finally gets the stabilizing win that will shoot him towards the upper card and it would likely lead to a dream match for fans to see Brock Lesnar versus Kevin Owens.
#4 Bobby Lashley
While Bobby Lashley remains one of the least liked WWE Superstars on the roster, especially after his wedding to Lana, he is building up quite the streak in the process. In fact, between his win over Rusev at TLC and his subsequent victory over The Bulgarian Brute recently on RAW, it looks like WWE has plans for Lashley.
What makes this situation even more interesting is the fact that Bobby Lashley versus Brock Lesnar has been considered a bit of dream match, which is why WWE might want to go forward with it. Lashley himself has said that he returned to WWE because he wants to wrestle Brock Lesnar.
In the end, Lesnar might just be too big of a dream match to pass up. Furthermore, the addition of Lana as Lashley's manager has given him a mouthpiece that could carry him to the top of the card. Whether that actually ends up happening or not remains to be seen, but one would be foolish to admit that the pieces aren't all there.
#3 Drew McIntyre
Winning a match is one thing, but outright dominating is quite another.
Fortunately for Drew McIntyre, he has outright dominated the entire RAW roster since the TLC pay per view and he could just be one Claymore Kick away from a WrestleMania title shot. WWE even seems to have turned The Scottish Psychopath into a babyface, which would work very well against Brock Lesnar's character.
As if all that wasn't enough to get behind McIntyre, he also has quite the underdog storyline going on right now. In fact, between being let go by the company multiple times, getting stuck in dead end gimmicks like 3MB and getting opportunity after opportunity taken from him, a Royal Rumble victory would be a defining moment.
If nothing else, McIntyre winning the Royal Rumble is the christening moment he deserves and he has the record to back that up. Just think back to how he annihilated Matt Hardy, destroyed Akira Towzawa and demolished countless other Superstars in his quest to prepare for the Royal Rumble.
If these matches are any indication of what McIntyre can do to the human body, then every other Superstar that enters that match should be very cautious about picking a fight with him.
#2 Baron Corbin
Believe it or not, Baron Corbin has quite the winning streak going over the past couple of months and he could very well parlay that into a Royal Rumble victory. In fact, between his two wins over Roman Reigns, winning the King of the Ring tournament, and retiring Kurt Angle, he might just be the most qualified choice to win the annual match.
Keep in mind, he is also one of the most despised Superstars on the entire SmackDown roster, which would really be a great dynamic against The Fiend. The fans may not be happy with this choice, but that's kind of the point; it will only make the person he ultimately faces all the more beloved.
In the end, Baron Corbin could be a perfect choice for multiple reasons. First of all, he would be an easy guy to give a loss to versus The Fiend. Secondly, it allows The Fiend to somewhat turn babyface and lastly, it is the crowning moment that The Fiend deserves. all at the expense of someone that is expendable.
#1 Finn Balor
Finn Balor has been a changed man ever since his match with The Fiend at SummerSlam and while his momentum isn't moving as strongly as it was upon his heel turn in NXT, he could right the ship by winning this year's Royal Rumble. Heck, it could even be what sets him back on a collision course with The Fiend to get revenge and finally reclaim his Universal Championship after over 3 years.
Not only would this allow WWE to go full circle with the beginning of Bray Wyatt's "The Fiend" gimmick, it is also a chance for WWE to do a supernatural style match. In fact, between Balor's Demon King person and Wyatt's Fiend character, all the building blocks are there for the company to have a match of supernatural proportions.
WWE already proved they can handle a supernatural gimmick with The Fiend over the past couple of months, which should hopefully be a sign that they will do more of that in the future. Balor being The Fiend's first official opponent would only be icing on the cake and allow the company to build an even bigger story around it.
