WWE Royal Rumble 2023: Predicting All 30 Entrants

22. Solo Sikoa - #9

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It's about time to send somebody out there who is guaranteed to generate a major reaction, and Solo Sikoa - with whom Triple H has done a superb job - is the man for the slot.

He should beat the sh*t out of everybody, with the exception of Sami obviously, throwing spikes into every single throat. A key player in the promotion's best storyline, somebody who simply exudes what it is to be a pro wrestler, he's also a key cog in the match. The Rumble is teeming with narrative opportunity, and the mere sight of Sikoa showing more dominance than Elias and Anderson will bring into focus just far he has come in mere months.

There's an argument to be made that he's the most consistent, well-built call-up from NXT ever, and he is needed for something more significant than a mere destructive cameo.

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