12 HUGE WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Predictions You Need To Know

11. Beta Test

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Joining his ex-partner at the titleholders table, Chad Gable will also hold gold (or...silver) thanks to a winning showing on the Royal Rumble undercard against The Usos.

Benjamin and Gable - with great respect to both - are as over as they can ever wish to be in the makeshift pairing of two sound mechanics with minimal personality, so striking whilst the iron is at least switched on is better than waiting for it to cool completely.

It's not for the want of trying. Gable's innate charisma shines through every time he's in front of a microphone, but Shelton sadly shows all the shortcomings that restricted his trajectory in the company the first time around.

The match carries Match-Of-The-Night pressures but the challengers are dynamic pros facing Champions currently thriving under such pressure. Jimmy and Jey's matches against The New Day were some of the very best last year, and their underrated Survivor Series clash with The Bar outstripped nearly just about everything else on the show. Fighting over three falls, this duos duel should be an absolute delight.

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