WWE Royal Rumble 2024: Predicting All 30 Entrants

15. Sheamus (#16)

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Sheamus is placed here to deliberately keep him away from GUNTHER (who'd already be eliminated alongside Brock Lesnar) and to give the usual mid-match lull some much-needed star power. The fighting Irishman would've returned to TV before WWE reaches St. Petersburg mind, so this isn't a surprise comeback.

It'd be an expected arrival.

Christ knows, maybe Butch or Ridge Holland can come out illegitimately and eliminate their old Brawling Brutes leader. That'd facilitate a heel turn for one of them, and give Sheamus something to chew on heading into WrestleMania XL.

Certainly worse ideas than booking Sheamus vs. Pete Dunne on the undercard.

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