10 WWE Royal Rumble 2019 Nightmares That Could Come True

3. Spots Repeat Across Both Rumble Matches

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Nightmare: It cannot be an easy task to ensure two Royal Rumble matches on the same show have distinctly different layouts, but WWE have produced enough of these things to come armed with a plethora of tropes and spots. Or, they might do what they did last year and lazily rehash moments from one Rumble in the other.

Chances Of It Coming True: Very, very good.

Last year, the men's Rumble had surprise legend The Hurricane going toe-to-toe with top male star John Cena. Then, the female match followed suit by having returning icon Beth Phoenix trade blows with top female name Nia Jax. It all felt a bit samey, and it kept the Phoenix spot from being truly memorable.

WWE have to find a way to make each Rumble match stand out for its own reasons. Reusing the same booking is careless, especially when there's only a few hours (at most) between the two matches. WWE don't have a full year between Rumbles like they used to.

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