10 Outside Bets To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2018

10. Jason Jordan

The former America Alpha member seems finally able to plug into the deeply flawed gimmick he was saddled with over the summer. All fur coat and no knickers, the 'What's Kurt's secret?' story was heavy on suspense but lightweight on planned follow-through.

Jordan switched to Monday Night Raw immediately following the announcement of his paternal surprise, but was almost instantly subjected to suspiciously familiar treatment from an audience that WWE should really show more respect for. The quiet torrent of boos at his smiling veneer quickly snowballed, and Jordan went from popular tag team performer to loathed singles barrel-scraper within weeks.

The frenetic build-up to the Survivor Series finally changed all that.

Jordan begged Captain Dad for a spot on his side and miraculously got one amidst accusations of nepotism from the roster towards Kurt. Sustaining a knee injury during a beating on the go-home Raw, Jordan looked a weak link in storyline terms until Angle was forced to retreat on the idea by a returning Triple H after 'The Game' dropped the less-than-prodigal son with a Pedigree.

Since then, Jordan's recurring knock has become the subject of some controversy on Raw. The world can see Jason beginning to manipulate his father, but to what end? Abusing Kurt to to coast to WrestleMania from the back of a late Royal Rumble entrance would be the ultimate in gamesmanship, especially if he revealed an alliance with former oppressor Triple H in an effort to bitterly oust the Olympic Hero.

Authored by Michael Hamflett

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Posted On: 9th Dec 2017

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