10 Ups And 7 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Jan 4)
4. Rumble Entrants Lining Up
The Royal Rumble is a magical time if youre a fan. Its the time when everyone on the roster suddenly remembers that he is in this business to become world champion, and he has a chance to win the title if he wins the Rumble. So it stands to reason that nearly everyone on the roster would want to be a part of the bout. As of the end of last weeks episode of Raw, only Big Show had announced his intention to compete in the Rumble, but several made their intentions clear since, with Curtis Axel, Ryback, the Wyatt Family and Chris Jericho all announcing that they were throwing their hats into the ring. Thats nearly one-third of the field filled in, which is pretty decent, all things considered. There will be plenty of other guys entering the Rumble the next couple weeks (especially given Mondays announcement), but its good to see things moving along rather than getting to the go-home Raw and realizing that only four people have said theyre competing in the Rumble. Here's the full list of names currently in the Rumble; Big Show, Curtis Axel, Ryback, Chris Jericho, Bray Wyatt, Luke Harper, Braun Strowman, Erick Rowan, Dolph Ziggler, WWE Champion Roman Reigns.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
