WWE Royal Rumble 2019 - 10 Most Likely Winners

9. Triple H

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I'll take "really unappealing and uninspired" for 400, Alex.

Only one man has ever won three Royal Rumbles, and that's Stone Cold Steve Austin. There are many on this list who could join him if WWE plans to have a repeat winner, and one of them is the King of Kings.

Triple H first won the Royal Rumble back in 2002, when he was a triumphant returning babyface. He then won it in 2016 for the WWE Championship, again as a triumphant returning babyface (at least to the Orlando crowd who really didn't want Roman Reigns to win).

There's really no appealing way to picture Triple H winning the Rumble. It would only be three years after his last win, and with all this nonsense with The Undertaker going on, it would seem weird to put him in a title picture. And it would kill everyone's enthusiasm if they had him go after Roman Reigns and the Universal Championship. Because that's exactly what we need: a rematch from WrestleMania 32.

However, if WWE were smart, they would book a dream match people might actually want to see. Given Triple H always likes to have the longest match at WrestleMania, why not book him against someone who can go long? Triple H-AJ Styles does sound appealing, but otherwise, I don't think fans would be clamoring to see Hunter win his third Rumble.

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