10 Outside Bets To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2018
2. Daniel Bryan
There could be no better way for Daniel Bryan to return to wrestling in 2018 (as he seems so rigidly determined to do) than as a surprise entrant and winner of the Royal Rumble.
His lack of entry in 2014 was the story of the match, just as his early elimination was in 2015. By 2016 , he was set to retire, and at this year's event he was confined to doing sod all as the SmackDown Live! General Manager. He'll be inexorably linked most to the one he wasn't in, but a surprising atonement such as this would likely afford WWE some forgiveness from longstanding fans.
Bryan's not been shy about admitting that his future may lie elsewhere if he can't get cleared to wrestle for WWE, so sure he is of his own health having gone nearly two full years without the grind of their heavy schedule. Ultimately though, if the organisation still won't say 'YES!' to Bryan's pleas, maybe they'll look to another famous Royal Rumble face with more than a hint of involvement in the former WWE Champion's past...