WWE Royal Rumble 2017: Predicting 12 Wrestlers Not Yet Announced

5. Neville

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Raw and SmackDown are already well represented in the 2017 Royal Rumble, but there's not a single soul from 205 Live yet. Sure, the Cruiserweights' smaller statures don't exactly lend themselves to Rumble success, but it'd be a shame to completely exclude one of WWE's prominent brands, even if these wrestlers technically belong to Raw.

Neville is set to fight for Rich Swann's Cruiserweight Championship earlier in the evening, and there's a strong chance he'll win. The self-anointed King of the Cruiserweights has been on fire since joining the division, and looks completely reborn in his new role as a bitter heel. WWE have finally found a way to effectively utilise Neville's talents on the main roster, and if WWE are to put a Cruiserweight in the Rumble, they should look no further than him.

Besides, it might be worth including Neville just to get him to shut up. The Geordie's initial exclusion from the Cruiserweight division prompted this nasty turn in the first place, and he had plenty to say about being omitted from the UK Championship Tournament last week too. We'll never hear the end of it if Neville is left out again.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.