WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Stats That Could Hint the Potential Winner

Could there be any past Royal Rumble stats that hint the direction WWE may go in for the winner?

On January 29, the 30th Royal Rumble match will take place at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. This is always a highly anticipated bout, as it decides who will wrestle in a World title match at the upcoming WrestleMania event.

WWE always highlights statistics from Royal Rumble matches that are deemed important to watch for. This could be about eliminations, where the Superstar entered from, and more.

Regarding the upcoming Royal Rumble match, there are a handful of stats that may be taken into account for when looking at who could win. None of these will make the winner clear-cut, but it may eye who to at least take out of the equation. Some of these may not come into play until the Rumble bout itself is ongoing too.

Which stats should be looked at for the 2017 match?

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5. 5 Royal Rumble Winners Have Been Under the Age of 30

The Royal Rumble match is used to create a new star heading into WrestleMania season, right? Someone that’s younger, is getting over with the fans, and destined for superstardom.

Well, out of the 29 match winners (technically 30 due to 1994), only five of them have been under the age of 30. A handful of have been just over the three-decade mark, but it’s not even a half-dozen that have crossed that line. This would be Roman Reigns (29), Shawn Michaels (29), Yokozuna (26), The Rock (27), and Brock Lesnar (25).

In the upcoming Royal Rumble match, only Bray Wyatt (29) is below 30 among the confirmed entrants. With this potential program with Randy Orton for WrestleMania season, this may not give the Eater of Worlds much of a chance of winning. So, if you’re expecting someone below 30 to win, this most likely won’t be the case.