9 Last-Minute WWE Royal Rumble 2018 Rumours You Need To Know

3. The End Of The YES! Movement

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One of the most peculiar aspects of the build to the 2018 Royal Rumble has been the support for Daniel Bryan on many betting websites. Popular opinion has it that WWE has absolutely no interest in clearing Bryan for competition, so those putting money on DBry to win the Rumble have been doing so through blind hope as opposed to expectation.

Bryan’s name has been persistent enough for doubt to creep in. Could he have received short term clearance in order to work a WrestleMania match? Stranger things have happened in WWE. Any and all hope of that may have been extinguished at RAW25, where Bryan is rumoured to have gotten involved in a heated altercation with Vince McMahon.

Rumour has it that Vince was to okay a Bryan match at ‘Mania, but the bout would have been a tag battle in which Bryan would be more of a spectator than a competitor. The source for the news is the dictionary definition of unreliable, but rumours are rumours after all. Either way, expect a bucket of water to be thrown on any hopes of Daniel Bryan comeback in Philadelphia this evening. Bet on him at your peril.

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