WWE Royal Rumble 2018: Predicting All 30 Entrants

9. Seth Rollins

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He was absent from the 2017 Rumble, but it'd be daft not to include Seth Rollins this time around. He's one of Raw's bigger stars, and while him and Dean Ambrose do feel like background characters in Roman Reigns' story, The Shield's reunion was a success prior to 'The Lunatic Fringe's' injury.

Rollins is more relevant now than at any other point during his babyface run, should get a decent run in his first Rumble since 2014. Victory is unlikely, though. Seth is someone WWE could elevate at any time, but the Universal Title's mid-term future is already mapped out, and it'll be a while before we see 'The Kingslayer' back in that kind of spotlight.

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