WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Predicting Odds for All 30 Potential Entrants
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7. Goldberg
Goldberg had seemingly come back for one last match, “one last spear” and “one last jackhammer.” Well, the response to all three of those is no, because he entered himself into the Royal Rumble match shortly after winning at Survivor Series against Brock Lesnar.
The return of the former WCW star has seen him interjected into Raw’s main event scene. He has not and probably will not wrestle on the show, but has made sporadic appearances on the Flagship Program. This stay has also mostly seen him refer to Lesnar, so all signs are pointing to these two having a rematch at WrestleMania 33.
However, the stare downs and verbal jabs that Goldberg had on the January 2 episode of Raw raised an eyebrow. He had words with Kevin Owens, until Roman Reigns came out and stared him down. They then teamed to spear Braun Strowman to close the show.
Let’s say Reigns wins the Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view. Does that set up a date with Goldberg at a later time if the tease meant something? If so, WWE could get to this by having the 50-year-old winning the over-the-top-rope match and headlining WrestleMania 33.
A Reigns vs. Goldberg match to close the Show of Shows does not seem ideal and only predictable, though. If anything, it would be better suited for Fastlane. This probably takes Goldberg out of a World title opportunity then and sets him up for the probable Lesnar match.