10 Last-Minute WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Predictions
7. Sami Zayn The Iron Man
Every year, we crown one participant the unofficial Royal Rumble iron man; the entrant who put in a lengthier shift than anyone else in the entire field.
More often than not, the iron man doesn’t go on to win the match itself, but they’re typically a vital supporting player—kind of like the glue that holds the contest together.
Members of the current crop who’ve claimed this honour before include Chris Jericho, Kane, Dolph Ziggler, the Miz, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns. In other words; these are your technicians or ring generals who can be relied upon to carry the action as needed.
This year, and in an ongoing trend, it’s difficult to predict who our man of steel will be—currently I’m torn between Dean Ambrose on the SmackDown side or Sami Zayn from Raw.
Ultimately, I’d have to give the nod to Zayn though, partly due to his gimmick as the underdog who always manages to hang on in there, and partly because I can see Ambrose getting mixed up in some kind of sub-story to build towards a feud for his Intercontinental title.