5 Twists for the WWE Royal Rumble 2020: Big title change, Brock Lesnar eliminated by NXT star?

The build for the 2020 WWE Royal Rumble has been a little lacklustre in comparison to recent years but WWE could turn it all around by booking a great show tonight. We have a number of title matches on the card as well as Brock Lesnar being in the men's Royal Rumble match. It will be interesting to see how WWE go about booking Brock and who eliminates him.

All WWE have to do to make fans happy is to book a solid show with some surprises on the card. How could WWE surprise the fans tonight? Let's take a look at some possible twists they could book.

#5.WWE NXT star eliminates Brock Lesnar from the Royal Rumble match

Brock Lesnar will be in the men's Royal Rumble match

The big storyline heading into the men's Royal Rumble match has to do with 'The Beast' Brock Lesnar.

The WWE Champion will enter the Royal Rumble at #1. Brock will obviously dominate the early stages of the match and the early entrants but whoever throws him over the top rope will book a date with Lesnar at WrestleMania in April. At this point, most fans expect Cain Velasquez, who is also in the Royal Rumble match to eliminate Lesnar.

This could be one way to book it but WWE could still surprise us. One way to do this would be to have an NXT star eliminate Lesnar. An NXT Superstar challenging Brock Lesnar would also help bring more eyeballs to the NXT product and help the black and yellow brand in the ratings battle with AEW. The possible candidates who would be interesting choices are Finn Balor and Keith Lee.

#4. Humberto Carrillo wins the WWE United States Championship

Humberto Carrillo will challenge Andrade for the WWE United States Championship

Andrade has slowly established himself as one of the top heels on the red brand. The US Champion has had a great couple of months and this has led to a title defense at the Royal Rumble PPV.

The Rumble will see Humberto Carrillo challenging Andrade for his coveted title. This match was set up after the incredible ladder match on RAW when Andrade overcame Rey Mysterio. After the match. Carrillo came out to save Rey Mysterio in a post-match beatdown at the hands of the US Champion.

However, Carrillo is someone WWE are interested in pushing and what better stage to cement him as a legitimate star than the Royal Rumble. If WWE are interested in pushing Carrillo soon, they could shock us all by having him beat Andrade tonight to leave the Royal Rumble as the new WWE United States Champion.

#3. Shorty G reverts to being Chad Gable and beats Sheamus

Shorty G fka Chad Gable

One thing that the King of the Ring tournament last year showed was that Chad Gable had what it took to become a top guy. His performances in the tournament helped him get over with the fans and despite losing the final to Baron Corbin, he got a big pop when he took out Corbin on the following SmackDown. Then WWE undid it all by having Chad Gable change his name to Shorty G.

WWE can still help Gable achieve his potential and the quickest way would be to have him return to being Gable.

Although unlikely, it would be great if WWE did it tonight itself at the Royal Rumble. To signify that Chad Gable was back, he would be booked strong to beat Sheamus quickly.

If WWE book Gable correctly, he could become something like a modern-day Kurt Angle. He certainly has the ability to reach those heights but WWE need to give him a chance.

#2. The Miz turns on John Morrison and eliminates him from the Royal Rumble

Could The Miz double cross John Morrison and turn on him at the Royal Rumble?

John Morrison finally made his return to WWE earlier this month. Morrison is a former Intercontinental and Tag-Team Champion. In the time he spent away from WWE, Morrison had successful runs in Lucha Underground and Impact Wrestling and has returned as a seasoned veteran.

WWE decided to have Morrison debut on SmackDown instead of as a surprise for the Royal Rumble.

Since his return, Morrison has been paired up with his former tag-team partner, The Miz. Both men are set to enter the Royal Rumble and if the WWE are planning on a change of course and having Morrison and Miz feud, the Royal Rumble will be the perfect opportunity.

Miz could turn on Morrison and eliminate him from the Royal Rumble. This will also give The Miz a chance to return to being a heel, which is the role he's best at.

#1. Asuka beats Becky Lynch with help from Ronda Rousey

Becky Lynch will defend her RAW Women's title against Asuka

WWE RAW Women's Champion Becky Lynch will defend her title against Asuka at the Royal Rumble. The build for this match has been fantastic with Becky Lynch cutting some fantastic promos on the way.

At this point, we all expect Becky Lynch to win this match. However, depending on if Ronda Rousey will be back to wrestle at WrestleMania, WWE could do something interesting here which would also surprise fans.

WWE could book Rousey to come out and cost Becky Lynch her title, leaving Asuka briefly as a double champion.

Lynch can then win her title back at the following PPV before defending it against Ronda Rousey at the 'show of shows'. This match has been a year in the making and should be one of the top matches at WrestleMania.

---