8 Burning Questions For WWE Greatest Royal Rumble
Is this Roman's last chance? Will any titles change hands? Can Cena rebound?
Isn’t it hypocritical of WWE to hold a PPV in a country that
doesn’t allow women to wrestle at a time when the company is undergoing a
women’s evolution?
Should WWE have entered into a multi-year deal with a country like Saudi Arabia, regardless of the amount of money?
What’s the point of the Greatest Royal Rumble, both the match and the event?
Despite all the pointed questions that have sprung up regarding the controversy surrounding Friday’s Greatest Royal Rumble special event, the simple fact is, you’re talking about it. Even if you’re not able to catch it live, you’re probably making plans to see it at some point Friday. You’re probably perversely curious about how the 50-man Rumble will turn out, considering all but one Rumble has been 30 or fewer participants, and the 2011 40-entrant Rumble isn’t highly regarded.
Seven championships will be on the line, John Cena and Triple H will do battle, and Rusev will serve as the sacrificial lamb for the Undertaker in a casket match. Damn near the entire roster will be participating in a never-before-seen 50-man Royal Rumble match, the purpose of which seems to be to make history and have everyone perform.
Still, there are some questions we have before this debacle
unfolds, so let’s find out what they are. Let’s get to it…
8. Who Will Get The Elimination Push?
Longtime readers of this column know what is referred to as
the “Diesel Push.”
It’s the phenomenon where a wrestler throws out a series of opponents in a short span of time, thus looking like a monster and (ideally) garnering huge support from fans. Diesel benefited from this in 1994, and since then, wrestlers like “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, Kane, Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman have received a similar Rumble push.
So, with 50 men entering Friday’s Rumble, there’s got to be at least one man who will start tossing participants like lawn darts. There are enough entrants, actually, that we could see multiple men get that push, but will we?
Place your bets now.