5 Possible Surprises Awaiting Us at WWE Royal Rumble 2019

#1 The Beast Loses to Finn Balor

Finn Balor is a great in-ring performer and is very well capable to believably slay the beast

Ever since Finn Balor became the No. 1 contender for the Universal championship, there have been speculations about the reasons behind this last minute change. Finn Balor is a great in-ring performer and is very well capable to believably slay the beast but no one believes it to happen at Royal Rumble this year. The reasons? Well, there are many.

First of all, he has not been booked strongly enough by WWE to beat Brock Lesnar. He has performed well, there is no doubt about that, but is nowhere near the levels at which Roman Reigns was being booked before he ultimately won the Universal title from Brock Lesnar. Secondly, WWE would want to have Brock Lesnar playing a significant role at WrestleMania and losing the title just months before will be a step backwards. Last but not least, there have been rumours about Vince McMahon not believing in Balor which he even claimed in a segment at last week's RAW.

But, what if WWE has planned things differently. What if Finn Balor slays the Beast? What will be even more shocking to the WWE Universe is if he accomplishes it cleanly. It will take Finn Balor right to the top, the place which he truly deserves. Even Reigns' victory over Brock Lesnar at Summer Slam was not clean and was a product of Braun Strowman's presence at the ringside. Finn Balor winning cleanly will not likely happen. But, Balor might win due to interference by Braun Strowman, whom he replaced as the challenger for the Universal title. The interference was hinted at Monday Night RAW last week, but it is still unknown whom it will cost the match. Nevertheless, a victory over Brock Lesnar is the best thing any WWE wrestler could add to his resume at present and it will work wonders for Balor's career in WWE.