10 Last-Minute WWE Greatest Royal Rumble Predictions You Need To Know

5. Buried

Undertaker Rusev
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'The Bulgarian Brute' knew his fate in this match before he lost - and then won back - his place in the contest.

"Bury me softly, brother", he tweeted, before losing his spot to Chris Jericho less than 48 hours later. It was jarringly (and unconvincingly) covered by real-life Lana via yet more ill-advised interraction with TMZ, then retconned by her when WWE threw him back into the clash.

It was symptomatic of the Greatest Royal Rumble build in general - chaotic, confusing and completely bizarre.

The back-and-forth was just the latest in a series of unfortunate events for Rusev that have suggested WWE give no f*cks about the incredible responses he's thus far received alongside Aiden English.

The net result to all this nonsense? Another p*ss easy shift for 'The Deadman' in a year frustratingly full of them.

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