10 CRAZY Last-Minute Picks To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2022
1. Johnny Gargano
By the time the Royal Rumble takes place, Johnny Gargano may have found a new home, perhaps in AEW with all the exciting matches that would entail, or somewhere else altogether. It’s clear, though, that WWE wants Johnny to stick around, and what better way to prove what he means to the company than putting him over at the star-making event?
Gargano does seem a particularly un-Vince performer, with his small stature and insistence on calling sports entertainment “wrestling”. Anyone who’s cast an eye on NXT during his tenure, though, will be able to tell you how invaluable an asset he is to any company. His matches are consistently brilliant, he can make any opponent look the business, and he works wonders whether babyface or heel.
Assuming ‘Mania is headlined by Roman vs Brock with both men already champions, you could even rehash the 2020 angle of having the winner challenge for the NXT title instead. Bron Breakker vs Johnny Gargano at WrestleMania sounds like a blast, and Gargano would be just the guy to tip the Steiner kid over the edge into superstardom.
The worry would be that some of the casual fans at ‘Mania might not be familiar with the former NXT champ, but this is a guy used to getting reactions wherever he goes. He’d win them round sharpish.