WWE Royal Rumble 2017: 10 Shocks That Could Happen
4. Samoa Joe's Main Roster Debut
Tye Dillinger shouldn't be the only NXT star to arrive on the main roster via the Royal Rumble match. The bout should also play host to a debut that will change the face of one of the company's top brands.
Samoa Joe has been a force in wrestling for years, and in 2015, the unthinkable happened - he finally signed with WWE. Since then, he's dominated NXT as a two-time champion, and now, he's ready for either Raw or Smackdown. The potential for a host of dream matches is very, very exciting.
The best way to debut Joe with some momentum is to have him enter the Royal Rumble without prior warning. In front of the largest non-WrestleMania crowd in many, many years, Joe can dismantle a host of opponents from both brands en route to showing just how dominant he is. Though the incredible star shouldn't win the bout, a match-high six or seven eliminations can put him on the road to becoming a true main-event star.