WWE Royal Rumble 2024: Predicting All 30 Entrants

8. Steve Austin (#23)

WWE Royal Rumble 2024 CM Punk Steve Austin
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It's a 'Stone Cold' surprise!

OK, so Steve Austin is only in this spot so he and CM Punk can have a goosebumps-inducing staredown mid-ring. Fans have been waiting a generation to see that, and it's closer than ever before. Surely there's just no way Austin could resist returning to the rings later in 2024 for a singles bout vs. Punk.

He can lay the foundations for it with a Rumble cameo. Glass shatters > Austin hits a few Stunners > Austin and Punk come face to face > it's broken up > 'Stone Cold' is eventually eliminated by a sneaky heel who catches him off guard.

WWE could avenge that elimination with another Stunner on TV before launching into Austin vs. Punk post-WrestleMania. Just a thought.

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