WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Potential Winners

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It is called the “Rumble to Remember” for the 2017 Royal Rumble. WWE should go all out with an unexpected winner to head to Orlando in April.

After both Raw and Smackdown this week, fans are getting an idea of who is not in the Royal Rumble picture for 2017. Roman Reigns and John Cena will be in their respective Championship matches which are perhaps the best thing for the men at this point in time. That scene narrows the potential winner’s list by a huge margin. But, there are still a handful of winners to choose from.

If Finn Balor is to return at the Rumble his chances of winning will be high. I daresay he would be at least in the final four of the match if not win should this happen. However, his status is not confirmed or denied as of this writing. In my previous blog, I stated that he could be a surprise entrant in the Rumble if he is cleared in time next month. That remains to be seen and fans may not even know the outcome of that until he either comes out or the last entrant has been called. If he does show up, he is definitely my number one pick to win the Rumble.

Seth Rollins was in my early predictions to be the winner of the Rumble. But with him calling out Triple H in recent weeks, it is a matter of time before he shows up to answer Rollins. With Rollins’ main focus being on confronting him; I can believe that Triple H will more than likely show up at the Rumble and cost Rollins the match. We all know how Triple H plays the game, and that will be no surprise if that happens.

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With the Wyatt Family seeming to be at odds after their shocking Tag Team Championship loss, I don’t see either Bray Wyatt or Randy Orton winning the Rumble this year. Their storyline has been done great lately and has plenty of substance to carry them all the way to Orlando in April. Personally, I am still hoping to see a Styles and Orton feud down the road, so before that or anything else pertaining to Orton can come to fruition, Orton has to finish his business with the Wyatt Family. It shouldn’t be rushed, and should Orton and Styles clash (pun may or may not be intended), it would be a great match to feature for maybe SummerSlam. I’ll take an earlier date too, no rush.

In storyline terms, the list narrows more. The Royal Rumble can very well go to a surprise winner this year. It’s the Rumble to remember, right? Why not go all out past Goldberg and Lesnar? The guys I mentioned previously can more or so be honorable mentions with the exception of Balor. With that being said, let’s get to this top five that I picked to take the prize at the Alamodome.

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