#2 Unclear path
Something I loved about Royal Rumbles from the previous brand split was when the winner would have to decide whether they’d face the WWE Champion or the World Champion. This created an unclear path to the winner’s match at WrestleMania and made for some great drama in the lead-up to the ‘Showcase of the Immortals’.
That has been lost in recent Rumbles. It would be nonexistent again this year if a main roster talent were to win, since presumably a Raw winner would face the Universal Champion and a Smackdown Live superstar would receive a shot at the WWE Title.
However, a win for Nakamura at the Royal Rumble would see him have options as to which Champion he would face at WrestleMania. This year would set up potential matches for Nakamura against Roman Reigns, Kevin Owens, AJ Styles or John Cena.
Teasing each of these matches would result in great weeks of television, although there is one man in particular that I’d love to see Nakamura face at Wrestlemania 33…
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