WWE Royal Rumble 2024 is still seven months away, and the pro wrestling world is already buzzing about who could possibly win the Rumble and main event WrestleMania. The Royal Rumble is the perfect place for epic returns, jaw-dropping surprises, and most importantly indelible moments that will last forever. The Rock is back. Jade Cargill and Nia Jax made their way to WWE. Kairi Sane will be back in November. There are even newsworthy rumors about CM Punk coming back to WWE after 10 long years ever since he left the WWE at Royal Rumble 2014.
Now that the tickets will go on sale for this event next Friday, October 20, the following will provide very early match card predictions for the most exciting PPV to kickstart the PPV calendar of 2024 and the road to WrestleMania: WWE Royal Rumble 2024.
WWE Royal Rumble 2024 will take place on January 27, 2024, at 8 p.m. E.S.T., live on Peacock. Here are some very early match card predictions.
Men’s Royal Rumble [30-Man Battle Royal]
CM Punk is exactly what WWE needs now. They need a needle mover who will bring something unique to the show, and no one creates more buzz than the Second City Saint himself. That infamous pipebomb 12 years ago was just the beginning, and his AEW career was living proof of how big a draw CM Punk can be, especially after being 3rd in the PWI 500 last year. After 10 long years, CM Punk leaving Royal Rumble 2014 and returning to win the Rumble in 2024 and finally main event Mania for the first time in his career is a beautiful storyline that can’t be passed up.
Prediction: CM Punk
Women’s Royal Rumble [30-Woman Battle Royal]
Unlike CM Punk, who is already established, Jade Cargill is the future of WWE in every sense of the word. She is the next megastar to trailblaze this women’s division and should be pushed to the moon as a dominant force, especially her infamous winning streak in AEW as the TBS Women’s Champion. There are a plethora of riveting feud options for Cargill, and winning the Rumble will give her the choice to battle a top star like Rhea Ripley, Becky Lynch, or even Bianca Belair on the grandest stage of them all, WrestleMania. HHH does not have to wait. Cargill is more than ready.
Prediction: Jade Cargill
Iyo Sky (c) vs. Charlotte Flair [WWE Women’s Championship]
Another top star Jade Cargill could battle is Charlotte Flair, who will likely dethrone Iyo Sky on this big 4 PPV to become a 15-time Women’s Champion. Although Iyo Sky deserves to walk into Mania as the women’s champion, WWE will likely end her reign before then to assure they have their biggest star in title matches for the biggest show of the year. This foreseeable, as Iyo Sky has been running through her title challengers way too quickly. Flair vs. Belair seems to be the long term plan for Mania, as they teased it in their SummerSlam feud with Asuka months ago.
Prediction: Charlotte Flair
Rhea Ripley (c) vs. Becky Lynch [World Women’s Championship]
Rhea Ripley will retain her World Women’s Title against Becky Lynch to solidify her dominant title reign. By this PLE, Becky Lynch should have already lost the NXT Women’s Championship and be ready to put over Ripley after the many teases they had throughout the calendar year. Unlike Iyo Sky, Ripley is already booked like a megastar and has sufficient starpower to draw a WrestleMania title match. As great as Lynch is, she already had her big Mania Moments so she doesn’t need this. Jade Cargill will likely choose Ripley as her Mania opponent, as she is rumored to debut on Raw.
Prediction: Rhea Ripley
Seth Rollins (c) vs. Gunther [World Heavyweight Championship]
Seth Rollins will retain the World Title against Gunther because he must walk into WrestleMania as the champion to fulflil his journey of main eventing Mania once and for all. He was supposed to walk into WrestleMania 32 as the champion, but his MCL injury hindered his regression. And now, he has a worked back injury solelt because he has been carrying this show on his back for far too long. More importantly, CM Punk needs to choose Seth Rollins as his WrestleMania opponent, especially after Rollins called him a ‘cancer’ who should never come back to his locker room.
Prediction: Seth Rollins
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Cody Rhodes [WWE Universal Championship]
If Roman Reigns vs. The Rock is really the plan for WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes will have to finish the story before walking into Mania as the champion. Royal Rumble is a big enough PPV to get that moment whilst also preventing a repeat Rumble victory for Rhodes. There are many fahns advocating for Punk to battle Rhodes at Mania, but that is a very bad idea since both need a win at this year’s Mania. A main event player like Randy Orton would be the perfect opponent to lose to and elevate Rhodes at Mania, especially due to their Legacy faction history back in 2009-2010.
Prediction: Cody Rhodes
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