When it was announced that the 2017 Royal Rumble would be taking place at The Alamodome in San Antonio, many began to speculate on how the WWE would sell out the 72,000 seat arena. One thing's for sure, the WWE will definitely go all out to make it the biggest Rumble event in history.
From legendary returns to significant storyline turns, here are a few directions I think the WWE will go with by January:
#1 Roman Reigns will win the Rumble match:
Yup you heard it here first, Roman Reigns is going to end another Royal Rumble in the limelight. If you haven't come to terms with it yet, the WWE are pretty set on Reigns being the next face of the company. It's only a matter of time before the Samoan performer re-enters the Universal title picture.
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For the past few months, Reigns has been relegated to the middle of card ever since he violated the Wellness Policy, with many speculating that Vince had grown cold on him. But in recent episodes of Raw we've seen Reigns both start and close the show, showing that he's back in the spotlight.
His title match against Rusev was branded as one of the 'Triple Main Events' at Hell in a Cell. He's gradually etching back into the real main event picture and come January, Reigns will be THE favourite for the rumble match. Just accept it now so it doesn't anger you at the time, Roman Reigns is heading to the main event of Wrestlemania.
#2 Triple H will cost Rollins the title, again:
We all know that the seeds for Wrestlemania 33 have already been planted. Seth Rollins vs. Triple H will be happening at Wrestlemania, it was meant to take place last year but a treacherous ACL injury robbed us of the great spectacle.
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When Triple H made his first TV appearance since WM32 to pedigree Rollins and hand Owens the Universal Title live on RAW, the gauntlet was laid down. And I'm sure the Royal Rumble will provide us with an interesting development in this storyline.
I'm willing to predict that Rollins will either be Universal champion or he would be competing for the championship come Rumble time and I feel that HHH will cost him the match to make their bout official. The Master vs. the Apprentice will finally take place and HHH will put another member of the Shield over.
#3 Goldberg & Lesnar will have another rematch:
Goldberg is one of the few talents left standing that has beaten Lesnar without Brock getting his own back on them. If you don't like spoilers then don't read this, but Lesnar will beat Goldberg at Survivor Series, we all know he will. Lesnar will even the score but I'm sure the WWE will want to squeeze out every dollar from this major feud.
I can see Lesnar going over clean at SS'16 and WWE running the narrative that Goldberg still has more left in the tank, wanting one more shot at the Beast. A best out of three series is the only feat big enough to contain this rivalry. This is the type of box office attraction needed to draw in a crowd of 72,000 plus.
#4 There will be a Women's Royal Rumble:
With the Women's revolution prospering in full effect, it's time for the WWE to take it to the next level and I believe they will. At Hell in a Cell Sasha Banks & Charlotte were a part of the main event. In WWE, this is unheard of and we're treading on unknown territory.
But there is still some more progress to be made, the WWE introducing a women's rumble match would make sense on all levels.
There's a plethora of female talent at the moment on both brands and many females who are ready to make the step up from NXT, what better way to introduce Asuka to the WWE Universe than to bring her up in the first woman's rumble match ever. The winner would go onto fight the Women's Champion on their respective brand.
#5 John Cena will win his 16th World Title:
I know everybody wants this to happen at Wrestlemania, some don't want it to happen at all. But in true WWE fashion, I think it would be amazing if they pulled the plug on this monumental moment before anybody expected it.
It'll be no surprise to me to see Cena competing for the WWE World Championship at the Rumble, most likely against AJ Styles. I know fans have seen this match several times but due to Cena's limited schedule, the feud will still feel relatively fresh.
The man who has pinned Cena three times in a year, a feat achieved by no one else, would be the perfect opponent for Cena to win his 16th world title against. It'd be perfect because this would open the door for the Undertaker to return and challenge Cena for the title at Wrestlemania. We can all dream.
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