10 WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Nightmares That Could Come True

9. The WWE Title Match Goes Five Minutes

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Nightmare: WWE have two Royal Rumble matches to plough through, and they've only gone and booked seven other matches on the same card. That, whether fans like it or not, means some time sacrifices will have be made outside the hour-long 30-man/woman bouts. What if AJ Styles vs. Daniel Bryan only gets a handful of minutes?

Chances Of It Coming True: It wouldn't exactly be out of character for WWE to promote a short, explosive brawl over the WWE Title at the Rumble. They've done so before, including Brock Lesnar vs. Big Show at the 2014 event and Lesnar vs. Hardcore Holly 2004.

Also, brawling fits the story between AJ and Bryan. They may well end up getting one of the shorter matches on the card, if only because that extra match (there were six main card matches in 2018 as opposed to seven) will need some minutes too.

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