The road to Wrestlemania officially starts on Sunday as the
Royal Rumble takes place from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA. It is
one of WWE’s “Big 4” shows and features the Royal Rumble match, a bout that
occurs only once a year at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. It is one of the most
exciting matches of the WWE year and is known for its shocking returns,
surprise entrants, and incredible displays of athleticism that often leave the
jaws of wrestling fans on the ground in amazement.
If you do not follow wrestling or are unfamiliar with the
rules of the Royal Rumble match, allow me to explain. It is essentially a
30-man battle royal in which wrestlers attempt to throw their opponents over
the top ring rope and to the floor below. When wrestlers are tossed over the
top rope and both of their feet touch the ground, they are eliminated from the
match. Two wrestlers start the match with a new combatant entering the ring
every 90 seconds. The last wrestler standing not only wins the Royal Rumble
match but also a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match in the main event of
WWE’s biggest event of the year, Wrestlemania.
For this post, I will make three predictions for the Royal
Rumble match. I will predict the first two combatants to enter the match, the
final four wrestlers in the match, and the Royal Rumble winner.
For my first prediction, I believe that entrants number one
and two will be the Miz and his stunt double, Damien Mizdow. The first entrant
of the match usually always talks to the crowd before the Royal Rumble match
officially starts, and that person is usually a heel that the crowd despises.
The Miz is that the guy. A majority of wrestling fans hate the Miz for not
being a heel but for simply being the Miz, and his appearance as the first
entrant will elicit massive heat that can only be countered by the appearance
of a wrestler that wrestling fans love to see. That man is Damien Mizdow. He is
over with the crowd, wrestling fans cannot get enough of him, and with these
two bound to part ways as a tag team, what better way to get the Miz versus
Mizdow rivalry started than at the start of the Royal Rumble match.
For my second prediction, I think that the final four
wrestlers in the ring will be Daniel Bryan, Bray Wyatt, Dean Ambrose, and Roman
Reigns. These are four of WWE’s most popular wrestlers right now and everybody
but Bryan has only had a taste of the main event picture. The Royal Rumble
match is usually where the stars of tomorrow officially “arrive,” and with the
exception of Daniel Bryan, Ambrose, Reigns, and Wyatt have yet to make their
mark in the WWE. Last year, Bryan had the entire WWE Universe behind him with
the “Yes Movement” and officially made his impact in the company by capturing
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at Wrestlemania. I believe that Wyatt,
Ambrose, and Reigns are all on the cusp of being WWE’s next batch of main event
wrestlers and being in the ring with an established star in the insanely
popular Daniel Bryan as the final four Royal Rumble match participants will
help elevate their status in the company.
For my third and final prediction, I believe that Roman
Reigns will win the Royal Rumble match and clinch a spot in the main event WWE
World Heavyweight Championship match at Wrestlemania. Last year he set the
record for most eliminations in a single Royal Rumble match with 12 and won the
Slammy for “Superstar of the Year” for 2014. WWE has been building him up as a
main event star and potential future face of the company, and he is probably
the odds on favorite to win. Personally, I want either Daniel Bryan or my
personal favorite, Dean Ambrose, to be victorious, but all signs are currently
pointing to Reigns as the winner.
Those are my predictions for the Royal Rumble match. It is
one of the best matches of the WWE year and officially kicks off the Wrestlemania
season. Hopefully this will be a memorable Royal Rumble that fans talk about
for years to come. The road to Wrestlemania is about to begin, and I am pumped to
go along for the ride!
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