9 WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Results Predictions

9. Happy New Rusev Day

It's a brand new year and that means a brand new Rusev Day - and who knows, perhaps at long last a reversal of the Bulgarian's pitiful pay-per-view fortunes.

So reliable is a Rusev defeat on the big shows - he's literally lost every match dating back to December 2016 - that we've filled these column inches with fun facts about his home country. That joke wore thin around the time he was thumped in four seconds by Randy Orton, so his turnaround is as welcome for us as it is him.

Unfortunately, it has to come at the expense of Shinsuke Nakamura. Having last year's Royal Rumble winner lose on the pre-show twelve months on really puts the exclamation point on his criminal fall from grace. What's next for Nak? We can think of some options...

Prediction: No Fear, Sofia: Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Bulgaria returns next month.