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Previewing Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay-per-view.
So here we are again. The beginning of a new year in professional wrestling and with it are the hopes of another year that doesn’t make the die-hard wrestling fan want to put his/her fist through a wall. To be honest, it’s not off to a great start. Three part-time wrestlers, Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, and The Undertaker, are not only slated to enter the Royal Rumble match, most people think they all have a legitimate chance to win and go on to Wrestlemania 33 for a world title match. Yuck.
If you read here, I’ve made it very clear that I think it’s time for the WWE to move on from making the part-timers the focal point of their major shows. Sure, they bring in ratings for those specific events but do they really help further the overall product? I argue no.
So now we head into the Rumble, the show that always sets the tone for the year and on paper it’s a very good card. With 5 title matches on the docket and of course the always fun 30-man Rumble match, Sunday should, on paper at least, be a great night. Let’s hope the WWE creative team doesn’t screw it up.
Ahead we preview Sunday’s Royal Rumble pay per view.