WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 10 Potential Surprise Entrants

7. Shinsuke Nakamura (Probability 5/10)

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The current NXT champion is already scheduled to have a title defense against Bobby Roode at NXT TakeOver: San Antonio. However, imagine the reaction that the crowd will give if The King of Strong Style makes his main roster debut during the Royal Rumble match.

Fans have been waiting for the debut of Nakamura since the moment he was signed to the WWE. The thought of the NXT champion mixing it up with Brock Lesnar, Goldberg, John Cena, and others may be an opportunity that the WWE simply cannot pass up.

One thing potentially stopping a debuting Nakamura is the lack of a lead baby face to take over once he leaves NXT. Triple H has made it clear throughout 2016 that he wants NXT to be a full on touring brand and since then, Nakamura has been the main event for just about every one of those shows. It remains to be seen if Triple H and WWE are willing to lose the biggest draw in NXT.

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