6. Vince McMahon's Two Year Obsession With Reigns
The most important factor in the Royal Rumble outcome is the guy who is scripting the results. That man is Vince McMahon, and for the past two years, he has been obsessed with making Roman Reigns a star. The Rumble is just another opportunity for Vince to bolster his vision for Roman Reigns as WWE's franchise guy. It was the same sort of thing with Hulk Hogan, Stone Cold Steve Austin and John Cena. Vince developed a fascination, then did everything possible to put those guys over. He'll now do the same for Roman, but also look to top it. And what better way than putting Roman over as champion in the Rumble? For Vince, it is personal, he wants to see Reigns go all the way to the top. Failure is not an option.