10 Christmas Gifts Every WWE Fan Wants For 2019

6. A Satisfying Royal Rumble

Shinsuke Nakamura Royal Rumble
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...please, please, please watch over WWE's decision-making and advise that whomever wins both the male and female Rumbles has a sustained push that year.

That wasn't the case in 2018. For all of the happiness surrounding Asuka and Shinsuke Nakamura becoming dual Japanese winners, where are they now? One is toiling against typical xenophobic booking (Nak-America) as United States Champ and the other has been lost in the mix of a women's division dominated by others.

In order for the 2019 Rumble to be truly satisfying, it has to be one everyone looks back to at the end of the year with a smile. We have to know that WWE's fore-planning counted, not realise that they gave Naka the win because they had nobody better at the time. That's been a problem plaguing the show for too long now.

Sometimes, having an obvious winner isn't a bad thing. For example, Braun Strowman or Drew McIntyre; it's already obvious both will be part of the Universal or WWE Title scenes for years to come, so there's no harm in having them win. The same goes for someone like Charlotte Flair in the female Rumble.

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