My Official Royal Rumble Predictions

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FATAL 4 WAY TAG MATCH, ROYAL RUMBLE QUALIFIER: The Ascension versus The Dudleys versus Darren Young/Damien Sandow versus Mark Henry/Jack Swagger

MY PICK: The Dudley are going to the Rumble. These are the only guys that have a feud with someone in the Rumble (The Wyatt Family), and can make a big impact together. It also gives a chance for Bubba to turn and become Bully Ray (as rumors have spread this is being considered).

DIVAS TITLE MATCH: Charlotte (c) versus Becky Lynch

MY PICK: Becky Lynch. A Flair need a rival. Losing the title and chasing it will only make Charlotte stronger and tie into her father’s legacy.

US TITLE MATCH: Alberto Del Rio (c) versus Kalisto

MY PICK: Alberto Del Rio. The League of Nations needs a title. Del Rio needs a feud. Kalisto needs a goal. Del Rio wins here (perhaps with help), but Kalisto continues the chase and wins by Mania.

WORLD TAG TEAM TITLE MATCH: The New Day (c) versus The Usos

MY PICK: The Usos, new tag team champions with some help by Chris Jericho.

IC TITLE, LAST MAN STANDING MATCH: Dean Ambrose (c) versus Kevin Owens

MY PICK: Kevin Owens survives. He’s made career in the WWE of hurting people and putting them out. Ambrose makes a career of never staying down and going on even when hurt. Owens win, but Ambrose shocks the world by still entering the Rumble and going after Owens.

ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH

MY PICK: My top picks to win are: Brock Lesnar, Kevin Owens, Bray Wyatt, AJ Styles (yes, I wrote that), Sheamus.

My ideal choice would be to let someone who has never held the title before, a mid-carder who may never win it again. Someone like Heath Slater, Darren Young, Big E. They don’t have to hold it long and it would be unpredictable.

Of course, someone from NXT could win, Zayn, Joe, Corbin, Aries.

My Official Pick for the last few weeks has been Bray Wyatt, but this week scuttled that. WWE booking 101, whoever looks strongest going into the PPV usually loses. Bray has stood tall on RAW and Smackdown. Bray is now my #2 pick.

It cannot be Reigns. If he does win, his victory would completely devalue the entire WWE locker room, and prove he has no peers and thus no credible challengers for Mania, or ever.

My REAL Pick to win the Rumble: Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Think about it, HHH hasn’t been seen in months, since Reigns beat him down. That beat down is why Vince returned and has gone after Reigns.

It also makes sense, what better way to build up to the rumored Mania HHH versus Reigns match and put Reigns over. HHH wins the title tonight, Reigns overcomes everything, has his moment and wins at WrestleMania.