Five Royal Rumble Winners I'd Like To See

It recently occurred to me that I haven't written a blog in nine months. With the Royal Rumble coming up, I decided to get back on the horse and write about the five wrestlers I'd like to see win the men's Royal Rumble. On Raw this past week, WWE Champion Brock Lesnar stated that he was entering himself into the Rumble. With that being said, this blog will be as if that announcement and action was never made. There would have to be an entirely different blog regarding my feelings on Brock being in the Rumble. There are in no particular order.

Also, all of these potential winners I have chosen are more suited to face Brock Lesnar for the WWE Title than against Bray Wyatt for the Universal Title. I'm not counting Roman Reigns, who is a likely winner and rumored to win and face Wyatt at WrestleMania, nor I counting an possible returning Edge or everyone's favorite cult of personality, CM Punk. These are just wrestlers who not only have momentum going in, but are also guys I'd like to see get the Main Event spot at WrestleMania.

Big E

Last year, Kof-Mania ran wild, as Kofi Kingston became the WWE Champion. After what I would call a pretty decent run, he lost the Title to Brock Lesnar in less than 10 seconds. Despite that, he won the Smackdown Tag Team Titles just weeks later. With Kofi already having his moment and Xavier out on injury, what better way for Kofi to get justice than if Big E won the Title at WrestleMania from Brock? Big is a formidable opponent himself, possessing both power and agility, as well as a persona fans can get behind. It's about time Big E has his own big moment! It may not be likely, be I'd like to see it happen.

Randy Orton

2017 was an odd year for Orton to win the Rumble. He was into a feud with WWE Champion at the time, Bray Wyatt, with their encounters going from passable to just awful, killing the momentum Wyatt had built for himself. Orton is now a veteran and despite that, he has been on a role lately. His feud with AJ Styles has rekindled and Orton recently put on an Oscar worthy performance, second only to Mark Henry. Orton seems to have momentum now and the fans are with him. After all, who doesn't love an RKO out of nowhere? What works for Orton winning the Rumble is that he already has history with Brock Lesnar, stemming from their controversial SummerSlam encounter a few years ago. An RKO to Brock to end his title reign would be very well received.

Drew McIntyre

Several wrestlers have great momentum going on, which is what you want to see. Although there was no Title shot in the line, the 1989 Royal Rumble included several superstars who could have believably won. The obvious runners up at the time were Hulk Hogan and WWF Champion "Macho Man" Randy Savage. Of course, you could never count out Andre the Giant or another likely winner, "Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase. One guy that has been building steam lately is Drew McIntyre. After a rough couple of years after his successful NXT career, the Scottish Psychopath seems ready to claim his prize at the top of the mountain. He's credible enough to be a threat to Brock's reign. He's a guy that has been ready to shine for quite some time. It's time to prove once and for all that he truly is the "Chosen One."

Samoa Joe

If there's anyone that deserves to have a WrestleMania main event and a World Title in WWE, it's Samoa Joe. Some would say it's about time. Joe has some history with Brock, having challenged the Beast a few years ago and coming up just short. However, Joe gave Brock quite a fight. Joe is currently a fan favorite in a war against Seth Rollins and company. It's time for Joe to take that next step. While he's won World Titles in other promotions, I'd love to see him win the WWE Championship. I think Joe and more than worthy to be the opponent for Brock Lesnar.

Kevin Owens

Kevin Owens has held the Universal Title and is on a roll right now, with a Stone Cold-esque following. We haven't seen Owens in the ring with Brock Lesnar but he would sure be a formidable opponent. Who wouldn't love to see a Stunner end Brock's Championship reign? Owens is a top fan favorite right now and could very well headline WrestleMania.

The Royal Rumble is usually fairly unpredictable. There are others I have not mentioned that are rumored but probably not be well received. There have been reports about Cain Valesquez or Tyson Fury but I sincerely hope neither of those win the Rumble, nor do I even want them in the Rumble. One possibility could be Finn Balor. Though he makes his presence known on NXT these days, he has some unfinished business with Bray Wyatt. Balor was the first victim of The Fiend. However, that was just Balor the man. The Fiend has not faced The Demon and that would be quite interesting. Balor could finally reclaim the Universal Title, something he never lost to begin with. However, my five picks are the ones I'd most like to see. What are your thoughts? 

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