10 Shocks WWE Could Pull At Royal Rumble 2023

2. The Rock Returns...But Doesn't Win!

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Ooh, now this is juicy.

Imagine seeing Steve Austin and The Rock as active wrestlers in the same ring for the first time in decades. That'd more than appease those casual fans staying up late to get a nostalgia kick, but neither man would go on to win the thing. Yes, you're reading that last bit correctly.

It'd be quite the statement for WWE's future if Triple H put two icons like this in the same match then had them get eliminated by younger stars. Of course, Rocky going down thanks to some Bloodline ass-kicking doesn't mean he couldn't go on to wrestle Roman Reigns at 'Mania.

In fact, 'The Great One' (Hollywood schedule permitting) would be on the hunt for vengeance if The Usos, Solo Sikoa etc cost him the chance to win the Rumble upon his return. Christ, it'd turn some heads for sure if The Rock entered the match but didn't get his hand raised at the end of it.

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