WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Predicting All 30 Entrants

27. Karl Anderson - #4

The Rock Royal Rumble
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You don't want to blow your beans too early in a match like this, so the next few numbers will be allocated to the rank and file before it's time to hit the three peaks deeper into proceedings.

Karl Anderson is the epitome of somebody who just exists in 2022, and if that scans as harsh, it's literally his gimmick at this point and he revels in it. He's in at #4 to calm the fans down, do a solid, professional and unremarkable job with his experience, and add to the clutter that creates the early illusion of a competitive field.

Nowt more, nowt less, doesn't matter if the brights are light or not these days.

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