WWE Royal Rumble 2018: Rating Each Entrant’s Chances Of Winning

2. Shinsuke Nakamura

Royal Rumble 2018 Entrants
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If Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar is the WrestleMania main event Vince McMahon is dreaming of, then Shinsuke Nakamura vs. AJ Styles is the one the fans are pining for.

We've been looking forward to this bout since the day 'The King Of Strong Style' first walked into WWE, and now, finally, it appears to be on the horizon. Nakamura is a major betting favourite heading into the Rumble. Rumour has it that WWE will have SmackDown take the bout for the second year in a row, and if they do, Shinsuke will go down as one of the most welcome Rumble winners in recent history, eclipsing foul memories of Batista, Reigns, and Randy Orton.

Nakamura and Styles would tear the house down. Their NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10 clash was an instant classic, and while they're both two years older now, there's no reason to believe they can't reach a similar level in wrestling's biggest spotlight.

Chances: Excellent.

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