WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Match: 5 Ways to Make the Main Event Interesting

2. Allow Samoa Joe to Go on a Run

There is some speculation that Samoa Joe could be called up to the WWE main roster very soon. It would make a lot of sense after finishing up a feud for the NXT Championship with current champion Shinsuke Nakamura. The long-tenured veteran doesn’t have as much time in his prime years as some of the other NXT superstars.

Samoa Joe has a lot of notoriety and would likely get a huge pop from the crowd in the Alamodome. With all things considered, one would hope that the WWE is going to give Joe a decent push right away. The Royal Rumble match would be the perfect venue to debut the Samoan Submission Machine to the WWE Universe.

But in an effort for him to be taken seriously by the WWE Universe, he’s going to need to go on a dominant run once he hits the ring. Even if the WWE doesn’t plan on him winning the match, they need to have him eliminate nearly everyone in a crowded ring and look strong in the process.

Despite being a dominant star in NXT, many younger WWE fans may not have seen his work in NXT on the WWE Network. They may also be too young to have seen his work in TNA Wrestling or through the independent circuit. So for the younger audience to view Samoa Joe like older wrestling fans do, he needs to run over people in the way Samoa Joe has done for years.