10 WrestleMania 34 Mistakes WWE Can't Repeat At 35

4. Booking Both Royal Rumble Winners To Lose

AJ Styles Shinsuke Nakamura
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The entire wrestling world took notice last year when Japanese megastars Shinsuke Nakamura and Asuka won their respective Royal Rumble matches. Both went on to work massive bouts at WrestleMania, and both would end up on the losing end in New Orleans.

OK, so it seems a bit churlish to bemoan endless title changes then criticise WWE for not booking some with Naka and Asuka, but our minds turn to preserving the prestige of the Rumble more than anything else. Those 30-person matches are supposed to help fans accept stars they'll see work on top for a good while.

Though Shinsuke did (and even gained some fire by turning heel), Asuka dwindled down the card post-WrestleMania before resurrecting her fortunes in December. It'd be pretty crap if Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, two of the most dynamic personalities WWE has to count on, suffered the same fate.

Their Rumble wins must be backed by 'Mania marvellousness. At least one has to win their epic so fans don't start viewing January's long-standing tradition as a false flag operation that's trivial come WrestleMania time.

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