WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Predicting Odds for All 30 Potential Entrants
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14. Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn is the Underdog from the Underground for a reason. He is always fighting back in situations where it does not seem like he stands a chance, which recently came in a feud with Braun Strowman. Zayn fought his way through a war with the Mountain of a Man, but could not succeed in their Last Man Standing match on Raw.
This use of Zayn brought back memories of his NXT days when he had to overcome not being able to win the “big one,” as Neville would say. The former ROH star then finally achieved his goal of winning the NXT Championship at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution in December 2014.
Zayn winning the Royal Rumble match would be another great underdog story to add to his career. Then he would get the opportunity to challenge Kevin Owens (if he defeats Roman Reigns) for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 33.
One day, there may be a better opportunity for Zayn to win this match and WrestleMania opportunity. He does not have the worst odds of them all to walk out victoriously, but he also does not stand much of a chance at winning. How about him in the final two with Strowman, at least? How much of a reaction would that draw?