10 WWE Royal Rumble 2017 Predictions 

9. The Miz Is The Rumble Iron Man

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Every year, the Royal Rumble has an Iron Man - one participant who lasts longer in the bout than anyone else. Typically, it's a good worker with great conditioning, and it's usually a heel who can take a beating for 45 minutes or more.

It may seem like a thankless role, given that the Iron Man rarely wins the bout (or even reaches the end), but being put in that position shows that the company has a lot of faith in a particular worker. This year, there's no better man for the job than The Miz, who spent 2016 proving that he's still an elite competitor, despite the relatively quiet few years he had before.

The Miz is no stranger to being the Royal Rumble Iron Man, having lasted 45:39 in the match in 2012. Once again, it's time for him to spend the bulk of the Royal Rumble in the ring, using the bout to remind fans why he's one of the company's MVPs.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013