So, yeah, this is basically impossible, but he WAS the winner of the 2014 Royal Rumble, so he certainly deserves a mention. The idea that WWE would book a man to win the Royal Rumble if only to attempt to capitalize on his potential popularity from starring in a Hollywood film is completely ridiculous. Simply inserting a wrestler who has film-star possibilities (and a history of being the heavyweight champion) into the main event is a lot simpler than having him theoretically beat 29 other competitors. Of course this was an idea that was doomed to failure. We should all seriously contemplate the idea that "Boo-tista" isn't going to be in the 2015 Royal Rumble and consider this as one of the most glaring failings of the company (of many failings) from 2014.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
