10 Shocks WWE Could Pull At Royal Rumble 2020

by Jamie Kennedy

1. Someone Other Than Roman Reigns Wins

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When Roman Reigns told Daniel Bryan on SmackDown that he planned to win the Rumble and challenge for the Universal Title at WrestleMania, everything became clear. All this goodwill Roman has built up since announcing his remission and taking a breather from the main event scene will end when he rides back to the top in Tampa on 5 April.

Or will it?

It'd bust a lot of betting slips if Reigns didn't win the men's Rumble at all. Remember that he could still wrestle his way into the title scene at Elimination Chamber, so it's not a stick on that Roman will roll into Houston and rectify the hatred that poured down on him when he won the Rumble back in 2015.

Someone like Drew McIntyre or Rey Mysterio (embarking on a retirement tour heading into 'Mania) could be a shout. Then, there's one of the NXT crew, and a few other outsider bets like Samoa Joe or Seth Rollins.

What other shocks could WWE pull at the 2020 Royal Rumble? For more wrestling, check out 18 Things You Probably Missed From WWE Raw (Jan 6) and 16 Things You Probably Missed From AEW Dynamite (Jan 8)!

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Lifelong wrestling, video game, music and sports obsessive who has been writing about his passions since childhood. Jamie started writing for WhatCulture in 2013, and has contributed thousands of articles and YouTube videos since then. He cut his teeth penning published pieces for top UK and European wrestling read Fighting Spirit Magazine (FSM), and also has extensive experience working within the wrestling biz as a manager and commentator for promotions like ICW on WWE Network and WCPW/Defiant since 2010. Further, Jamie also hosted the old Ministry Of Slam podcast, and has interviewed everyone from Steve Austin and Shawn Michaels to Bret Hart and Trish Stratus.