WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Reasons Chris Jericho Should Win

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1. No Other Opponent Makes as Much Sense for Kevin Owens at WrestleMania

This past week on Raw, Goldberg and Kevin Owens had a confrontation that made the WWE Universe wonder what it would be like if those two actually faced off. It would be a money match that would have a ton of hype, but the fact is it isn’t going to happen. Goldberg is almost certainly going to face Brock Lesnar at this year’s WrestleMania. So with that dream match off the table, who else would make sense to face Owens at WrestleMania other than Jericho? Well, nobody.

Roman Reigns would be one of the other possibilities, but that match simply wouldn’t have as much excitement behind it. We’ve seen Owens and Reigns face off countless times. Also, basically nobody wants Reigns anywhere near the Universal title come Mania time. We already went down that road last year and it led to one of the most disappointing WrestleManias ever.

And aside from Reigns, no one else has enough history with Owens to be a feasible opponent with WrestleMania so close. Therefore, no other Raw superstar should win the Rumble unless Owens loses the title before Mania, or the winner jumps ship and challenges AJ Styles.

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Of course, a SmackDown superstar could win the Rumble, leaving the Jericho/Owens feud to escalate on its own. But it would be much easier to have Jericho win the Rumble because it would create a rift between the two friends that they didn’t really cause themselves. Their friendship is supposed to be unbreakable, but if Jericho won the Rumble and found himself with a title opportunity, all bets would be off.