Early Favorites for the Royal Rumble 2015

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It is one of the biggest matches of the year, and the turn-off onto the Road to WrestleMania. The Royal Rumble, having recently been confirmed as a traditional 30-man version rather than the 40 previously considered is a unique and pivotal match, one that creates stars, is filled with shock returns, and most importantly establishes the WWE Championship match at the biggest show of them all. This year’s Rumble winner will almost certainly challenge the victor of Brock Lesnar and John Cena’s title clash at the January spectacular.

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With 30 participants from across the WWE roster, it has often proven a difficult task to predict who the eventual winner is. Of course, it has been simplified by only having a single world championship to be contending for. Previous winners like Alberto Del Rio and Sheamus have come out of nowhere to join the elite few that have survived to the end, then to be thrown into the opening match for the lesser World Heavyweight Championship. With a unified, undisputed champion, the pressure is now on selecting the correct winner that can carry the main event of WrestleMania.

Therefore, this article sets out to determine the outright favorites to win this year’s over-the-top rope contest. Who will be the one to outlast 29 other combatants and cement his spot on the Grandest Stage in San Francisco?