WWE Royal Rumble 2018: Predicting All 30 Entrants

4. Randy Orton

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Randy Orton was a wholly uninspiring victor in 2017, with his triumph leading to a historically bad feud with Bray Wyatt, who "helped" Orton to two of the year's worst bouts in WrestleMania 33's bug match and the comical House Of Horrors debacle at Payback. Fortunately, we should be spared such tedium in 2018.

'The Viper' has already been announced as a participant, but he won't be winning the Rumble. There just isn't enough room for him at the top table at the moment, and it'd be a massive surprise to see him fighting for the WWE Title in New Orleans. Instead, 'The Viper' will likely enter the match late, score a few eliminations, then get thrown out himself, with his reputation guaranteeing a sizeable rub for whoever does the deed.

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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.