WWE Royal Rumble 2020: Rating Each Entrant's Chances Of Winning

The Royal Rumble's chaos factor means it's always one of the year's most anticipated wrestling matches, and this year's incarnation has bags of potential.

While the idea that anyone can win this thing is just marketing (sorry, Tucker), WWE has done well to muddy the waters with Brock Lesnar, whose inclusion throws up all kinds of interesting possibilities. Winning as WWE Champion may not be a popular choice, though 'The Beast's' mere presence at least sows seeds of doubts in the minds of those backing the Corbins, Reigns, and Strowmans of the world. Recent elevations of several Raw and SmackDown midcarders raise their chances by at least a marginal degree, though the winner will likely still come from WWE's established pool of stars.

Surprise and unannounced participants aren't included beyond this introduction because it's impossible to tell who will and won't be taking part and the article's slide count would stretch far beyond the Rumble's 30 spots if every speculated was mentioned. Nonetheless, history tells us that a blast from the past has next to no chance, while an NXT wrestler could potentially win and challenge Adam Cole - but it's extremely unlikely.

So who's gonna win, then? Let's have a look...

One of the most endearingly entertaining guys in the entire sport he may be, but R-Truth is only in the Royal Rumble for comic relief. You know it, this writer knows it, and he knows it himself.

There's nothing wrong with that. This is Truth's lane. He's a genuinely funny guy in an era of wrestling that doesn't always deliver strong comedy and there's little doubt that whatever WWE has planned for him in the Rumble will be a rib-splitting good time.

Let's hope the lad keeps an eye open for Nia Jax this time though.

Chances: Non-existant.