WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 5 Last-Minute Potential Winners
By Bryan Heaton
Royal Rumble, WWE.com
At Royal Rumble, this Sunday, 30 superstars will have the chance to earn a world title match at WrestleMania. Here’s five potential favorites.
This Sunday is the 30th annual WWE Royal Rumble. Taking place in San Antonio, Texas, the Royal Rumble is the official start of the Road to WrestleMania.
The highlight of the show each January is the traditional 30-man Royal Rumble match. An over the top rope battle royal, the Rumble match guarantees the winner a world championship match at WrestleMania.
In the past, several superstars have gone on to make the most of their WrestleMania title match. Others, well, not so much. But most of the Rumble winners have used it as a springboard to bigger and better things in their careers.
This year, the outcome of the Rumble is very much up in the air. There’s no one person who stands out as a potential winner. While Batista, Roman Reigns, and Triple H were somewhat obvious choices to win the past three years, one would be hard-pressed to select one clear cut favorite in 2017.
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The results of the two world title matches have a lot to do with the direction of the Rumble. Depending on who walks out of San Antonio with the WWE World Championship and the Universal Championship, the Rumble winner could be any number of competitors.
With that in mind, here are five potential winners for the 2017 Royal Rumble. To date, there have been 22 confirmed entrants for this year’s Rumble match. With one exception, the following potential favorites are all already confirmed for the match.