WWE Royal Rumble 2025: Predicting Literally EVERYTHING
Most eliminations? Iron Man? Shortest time? What else will go down in this year's Royal Rumble?
The Royal Rumble is arguably the most fun event of the year in WWE and the second-most important just behind WrestleMania, as it not only determines who will go on to fight for the top titles at The Grandest Stage of Them All, but it also sets the pace for the whole season.
One of the things that makes it so entertaining is that the two Royal Rumble matches are chock full of unknown factors. 30 wrestlers—many of whom are not announced in advance, leading to all sorts of potential surprises—compete in the most chaotic and random fashion, leading to a wide variety of bonus elements beyond just the winners, such as who will be in the Final Four of the match, which wrestlers will score the most eliminations, who will last the longest versus who gets tossed out the quickest, which tag team partners will turn on each other, and so much more.
As the 2025 edition approaches, speculation is running wild for who will punch their ticket to WrestleMania, but beyond just tossing out predictions for the winners, let's try to predict virtually everything else as well!
10. Miscellaneous Predictions
Say his name and he appears...in the Royal Rumble match?! Surprise entrants are always something worth gazing into a crystal ball for, and with WWE's multi-year partnership with TNA Wrestling, be on the lookout for not only Joe Hendry to appear in the men's match, but for the trend of TNA Knockouts champions to continue as well with Masha Slamovich entering the 30-Woman Royal Rumble. Keep an eye out for Jordynne Grace as well, and since this is in Indianapolis, Pat McAfee could be entering again.
Aleister Black is someone else who may return to WWE, now that his contract with All Elite Wrestling has expired.
As far as other surprise entrants, Roxanne Perez is a shoo-in. Her statements about leaving NXT and her feud with Bayley point to those two clashing in this match. There may not be any other NXT stars to appear, nor any legends this year since John Cena is already taking part and will be a primary focal point. Plus, there are already far more than 30 men and women on the main roster alone, and not everyone can make the cut. Alexa Bliss, Becky Lynch, and Charlotte Flair could all make their in-ring returns in this match, though.