WWE Royal Rumble 2019: Predicting All 30 Entrants

5. Shinsuke Nakamura

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Last year's winner is a dead cert. His 2018 was middling, particularly as he was often borderline invisible as United States Champion, but he's still a guy the fans want to see do well and WWE do trust him as an upper-midcarder. Repeating last year's triumph would be a miracle, though.

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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.