WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Predicting Odds for All 30 Potential Entrants
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20. Big Cass
If the first eight months of his time on the WWE main roster has been any indication, the company is high on Big Cass. He has rarely taken a pinfall, received a WWE Universal Championship opportunity, and has the classic look that the company wants. He and Enzo Amore are also popular with the fans every time they do their opening promo shtick on WWE Raw, which cannot hurt.
However, Cass has not exactly done anything that significant for most of this run. The Realest Guys in the Room are currently stuck in a feud with Rusev and Jinder Mahal, something that started with Amore trying to start an affair with Lana. Given how Cass is Enzo’s friend, he has stuck up for him throughout this and fought the Bulgarian Brute a few times, but that is about it.
If Cass had more momentum heading into the Royal Rumble, he would be taken more seriously as a back-end contender. That won’t be the case, but he has a decent chance of surviving until the final 6-8 people left in the match.
When the Master of the Empire Elbow eventually departs Amore and starts a singles run, he will have a chance of making noise in the Royal Rumble. For 2017, though, he has an extreme outside chance of winning.