With the Royal Rumble less than a week away, fans are still debating who they think will win the men's Royal Rumble match. WWE has done a fantastic job keeping everybody on edge, wondering what will happen this Saturday. Usually, fans have a pretty good idea of who they think will win the match based on storylines and other booking decisions. However, this year, a handful of guys can win the match.
The Rock and Cody Rhodes are the two biggest names fans expect to win the match. Fans have been asking for Roman Reigns vs. The Rock at WrestleMania for years. We've known this WrestleMania would be in Hollywood for some time, and fans knew this would be the perfect place for that match to take place. However, with The Rock's busy filming schedule, nobody knows whether he'll be available for this match. There's no way for sure anybody can confidently say The Rock is winning the Royal Rumble match when nobody knows if he'll be at the event.
Then you have Cody Rhodes, the second-generation superstar who left WWE in 2016, made a name for himself on the indies and in AEW, and returned home last year. Since Rhodes' return at last year's WrestleMania, the overwhelming idea was that he'd be the one to dethrone Roman Reigns. Cody Rhodes returning to the company he originally left and winning the WWE Championship in honor of his father is a story that's already written for you. Although this direction makes the most sense, the idea of The Rock vs. Reigns is too mouth-watering to pass up if given the opportunity.
WWE can't go wrong with either man winning the Royal Rumble match. Both stories would make sense, and we will be getting an incredible WrestleMania main event either way. Besides those two superstars, there still are a handful of other guys who can win this match.
Seth Rollins is a name that will always be thrown into the mix, especially when it involves Roman Reigns. Rollins is the one man Reigns can't beat, and we all know the history between those two. Rollins winning wouldn't be the most exciting result, but he's as reliable as they come, and we know we'd get a fantastic feud between those two heading into WrestleMania.
Stone Cold Steve Austin is another name that has a chance to win the Royal Rumble match. Rumors have been circulating that WWE offered Austin a “huge money offer” for a major match with Roman Reigns. Fans have been eating this rumor up with the Royal Rumble being in Austin's home state of Texas. If Austin does return at the Rumble, there will be a chance he will win. He wouldn't be in the match unless he won it or it led to another match down the line. Austin winning would be the craziest thing to happen in professional wrestling in years, but I hope it doesn't happen.
There's also one more person who can win the Royal Rumble this Saturday. That man is Sami Zayn.
Where do I start with Sami Zayn and The Bloodline? Zayn has genuinely been the highlight of WWE for almost a year now. His work in and outside the ring with The Bloodline has been top-tier, and he has proven that he rightfully belongs in the main event scene. Whenever his story with The Bloodline ends, I hope it leads to a world championship run for Sami.
But what if that run comes sooner than later? Remember what Roman Reigns said to Sami after his trial was over on Raw is 30? He told Sami that this Saturday would be his final test. What in the world does that mean? Will Sami Zayn have to help Reigns defeat Kevin Owens? Will Zayn replace Reigns in the match and have to beat Owens himself? Or will Zayn enter the Royal Rumble match and win the whole thing?
The latter hasn't been discussed as much as it should. Why haven't we thought of Sami Zayn winning the Royal Rumble, not The Rock or Cody Rhodes? This would make the most sense out of all the possibilities. With the Elimination Chamber in Quebec, Canada, Zayn's hometown, fans speculated that's when we'd see Zayn and Reigns have a match. But what if Sami Zayn turns on Reigns and challenges him at WrestleMania in his hometown instead? That pop would be insane. This would be a main event that every single fan would be on board for.
After this Monday, Sami Zayn winning the Royal Rumble is a huge possibility. Either Sami Zayn wins, leading to a match against Reigns, or he loses, allowing The Rock or Rhodes to win, and The Bloodline kicks him out of the group. Kudos to WWE for making this match so hard to predict.
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