10 Outsiders To Win WWE Royal Rumble 2020 Match

9. Sheamus

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A former Royal Rumble winner in his own right, Sheamus is back and better than ever as of last Friday's SmackDown.

Of course, the most obvious direction for him going into WrestleMania would be a feud with Daniel Bryan (who likely isn't walking out of the Rumble as Universal champion). However, it's too obvious of a path for him, not to mention how that rivalry has been done to death over the years.

While Bray Wyatt vs. Roman Reigns is all but a lock for the Show of Shows, Sheamus should be considered a viable option to face The Fiend as well. In addition to how he and Wyatt have never formally feuded, he could believably beat The Fiend if he remains dominant heading into the event.

On the Raw side of things, there's Brock Lesnar, another individual Sheamus has never crossed paths with before (at least in a televised one-on-one match). That'd be a physically taxing war as well, so Sheamus winning the Rumble eight years after winning it the first time has more advantages than one might think.

In the last decade alone, four Superstars have won a second Rumble: John Cena, Batista, Triple H and Randy Orton. Sheamus may soon join that elite list if he can manage to outlast the opposition again.

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Since 2008, Graham has been a diehard pro wrestling fan and, in 2010, he combined his passions for WWE and writing when he joined Bleacher Report. Equipped with a master's in journalism, Graham has contributed to WhatCulture, FanSided's Daily DDT, Sports Betting Dime, and GateHouse Media. Along the way, he has conducted interviews with wrestling superstars like Chris Jericho, Edge, Goldberg, Christian, Diamond Dallas Page, Jim Ross, Adam Cole, Tessa Blanchard, Ryback, and Nick Aldis among others.