WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Potential Winners
By Sarah Hirsch
WWE.com
4. Chris Jericho
Several weeks ago on a blog I did about when Jericho should face Owens, I said that the inevitable bout between the two best friends should take place at WrestleMania. Now that we know that Owens will have his hands full with Reigns, this leaves that very option for Jericho. What better way than to win the Rumble?
It is so hard to believe that Jericho has never won the Rumble despite all the accomplishments he has attained in his 18 year WWE career. He has been close to winning, but has always fallen short. It is no doubt that Jericho is on top of his game right now. Jericho is the key in Owens’ Championship reign thus far, and has been the deciding factor in many of Owens’ matches. The friendship fallout fake-outs can only last so long between Jericho and Owens. It will be a matter of time before things come crashing down.
One question – even though Jericho will be suspended above the ring during the Universal Championship match at the Rumble, it won’t stop him from being in the Rumble will it?
Whether or not Jericho would win the WWE Universal Championship isn’t the case here. Jericho has a busy schedule ahead which more than likely he wouldn’t win the championship come WrestleMania. He has been known to give other guys “the rub” and this could very well be the case with Owens. Either way, this story is all but changing gears at this point to which it will change. Drink it in, man.