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Every year Royal Rumble has proven to be the best and the most exciting WWE PPV of the year. Once again, Rumble is shaping up to be an exciting event with several possible candidates for the winner's spot.
The Rumble match has been stellar in the past three years, and expectations will be high once again.
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Royal Rumble is known to have Iron Man performers each year, the hard-working individuals who carry the match from start to end but end up losing. 2018 featured Finn Balor in this role, 2017 had several superstars like Sami Zayn and The Miz.
We look at five superstars who will be the bridesmaid this year, but unfortunately not the bride, as the 5 Superstars who can be the Iron Man at Royal Rumble.
#5 Finn Balor
An obvious choice really, Finn Balor has sadly transformed into a superstar who gives great performances but never wins the whole thing. He has failed to win a single championship since his return in 2017, and two years without a championship seems like a sad state of affairs for the Demon King.
The first ever Universal Champion was the No. 2 entrant last year in Rumble and lasted right till the end. Balor was never in the reckoning for a victory last year and is not a pick to win this year's Royal Rumble either.
Finn Balor winning the event would be a major moment, but his current position on the card makes a win for the Demon King an unlikely scenario.
Balor needs a major moment soon enough, and hopefully becomes the champion once again in 2019, having not held a championship belt since losing his Universal title.
#4 Rey Mysterio
Rey Mysterio is known as the biggest "little" man in WWE. Mysterio has won the Royal Rumble event once before in 2006, where he lasted for almost an hour en route to a historic victory.
Mysterio is known to be a performer who gives his all during matches, and it could very well be the case come Rumble. Rey Mysterio made a surprise return to WWE at last year's Royal Rumble event and could once again light up the Rumble in 2019.
The SmackDown Superstar is highly unlikely to win the Rumble and get a shot at either the Universal title or the WWE Championship anytime soon. However, Mysterio is definitely capable of being the iron man at the Rumble by lasting for a long time. He has done it before and can do it once again!
Rey Mysterio giving a solid performance will help WWE entice the viewers from the Attitude Era and Ruthless Aggression Era.
#3 Mustafa Ali
The Heart and Soul of 205 Live, who is quickly becoming The Heart and Soul of Smackdown Live, Mustafa Ali has had quite the start to his Smackdown Live career.
Ali is a tremendous performer with exceptional work-rate and is finally getting the praise he deserves, on Smackdown Live. A man of his talents was wasted on 205 Live, which is basically the D-Show.
Mustafa Ali has been pushed reasonably well, with pinfall victories over WWE Champion Daniel Bryan and Andrade "Cien" Almas. A great showing in the Rumble will propel his star status among the WWE Universe, and will become one of the top babyfaces on Smackdown Live.
SmackDown has a significant dearth of quality top card babyfaces apart from AJ Styles, and Mustafa Ali could become the next big thing on the blue brand.
#2 Seth Rollins
Seth Rollins is one of the hottest talents on RAW currently. He is probably one of the favourites to win the Rumble and go on to face the Brock Lesnar, and become the Beastslayer at Wrestlemania. However, Rollins winning is still a distant possibility.
The Architect is a major force to reckon with on Monday Night RAW but lost his IC title at TLC last month. Rollins is known to give marathon performances, and gave one tremendous performance in a Gauntlet match last year.
Rollins is currently being demanded by Triple H to up his ante and become a better superstar. Rollins could give a splendid performance at the Rumble, lasting over a hour and prove his credentials to the COO of WWE.
Although Rollins winning will be the ideal scenario for the WWE Universe, a strong showing won't be bad either!
#1 Sami Zayn
The Iron Men of the Rumble are usually underdog performers, hard-working superstars. Who better than the Underdog from the Underground to grind it out for 60 minutes against a variety of superstars.
Sami Zayn is rumoured to return at the Rumble along with his best friend Kevin Owens, and a stellar performance at the Rumble event will help him become a star in the eyes of WWE Universe once again.
Zayn is a talented but a very unlucky superstar, whose booking and injuries have derailed his career a bit. Him returning at the Rumble, putting a money-making performance, will be delightful.
Zayn has given some classics in his career against the likes of Kevin Owens, Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles. He has all the tools to become a major superstar in WWE, and it should be capitalized on soon!
