Wrestling veteran makes bold WWE Royal Rumble 2025 prediction (Exclusive)

WWE Royal Rumble 2025 is just around the corner, meaning the wrestling fandom has been running wild with predictions. Several superstars have already declared for the big match, but only one will remain the last man standing inside the ring.

Speaking on a recent episode of What Were They Thinking? on Backstage Pass, Bill Apter shared a rather bold prediction for the Men's Royal Rumble Match. The wrestling veteran named his picks for the last two competitors in the rumble.

"I think the last two guys in the ring are going to be Roman Reigns and John Cena. I think that the Solo Sikoa part of The Bloodline will interfere and cause Roman to go over the top rope somehow." [From 37:58 onwards]

Roman Reigns defeated Solo Sikoa for the Ula Fala on WWE RAW's Netflix premiere. The same night saw John Cena declare himself for WWE Royal Rumble 2025. Also, Paul Heyman announced Reigns as a participant on the following episode of SmackDown.

The OTC is a former one-time Rumble winner. As for Cena, he's tied with Cody Rhodes, Shawn Michaels, and Triple H with two Rumble wins. Fans will have to wait to see if one of these two men walks out victorious in the WWE Royal Rumble 2025.

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Manik Aftab writes Exclusive articles for Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WWE division. A BA (Hons) in English Literature helped him improve his writing skills before starting his career as a pro wrestling writer.

Before joining Sportskeeda, Aftab worked for Ringside News and The Sportster, where his wrestling articles and feature pieces consistently ranked on the first page of Google SERPs.

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While Aftab’s favorite wrestler in AEW is Hangman Adam Page, he doesn’t have a favorite in WWE yet. However, he considers Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time. His earliest memory of watching pro wrestling was when The Rock faced The New Age Outlaws in a handicap match, but it was the John Cena vs. Edge match from Unforgiven 2006 that got him hooked. If given the chance to manage a star from the Attitude Era, he would choose The British Bulldog, as he believes Davey Boy Smith was a terrific worker and could've benefitted from having a mouthpiece for his lack of mic skills.

When not watching pro wrestling, Aftab enjoys reading science fiction and watching anime.

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