WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Predicting All 17 Wrestlers Not Yet Announced

6. Matt Hardy

The past six months have been crammed with Matt Hardy retirement rumours, but it doesn't look like the tag team legend is going anywhere.

Hardy recently tweeted that he feels better than he has in 20 years, isn't planning on retiring anytime soon, and has been given the all-clear to return to active competition. Thus, the natural conclusion is that he's going to show up in the Rumble.

What Hardy's long-term future holds remains to be seen. It's hard to imagine him going on the road full-time again, given his injuries, but he still has value as a part-time special attraction dropping in and out for the occasional feud.

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