WWE Royal Rumble 2026: 5 Things That NEED To Happen
1. Then Reigns Wins The Rumble
In-keeping with an earlier prediction about who's winning the men's Rumble, it's the 'OTC'! He's this writer's personal pick to have his hand raised at the end of the 30-man match, then Roman can turn his attention to CM Punk and a World Heavyweight Title clash come WrestleMania 42.
Why not, eh? Reigns going after Punk is one of the biggest matches possible. Roman going one on one with The Rock is another big time collision that WWE has in reserve, but...Dwayne Johnson has shown he's maybe not the most reliable. He shouldn't have been absent from 'Mania last year, especially after helping John Cena turn heel, but he was.
Triple H can't afford to risk anything in 2026. If Rock commits, that changes things. If he can't say for sure whether or not he'll be in Las Vegas, then give Reigns the Rumble win and have him stare down Punk. Maybe he can "box with God" in lieu of Rocky.
Bron Breakker is another option to win the Rumble, but Roman makes more sense if setting up a viable challenger for Punk at 'Mania is the priority (and it should be). The biggest positive to come out of this is that fans wouldn't boo and rebel against Reigns like they did back in 2015.
The current audience turned Roman babyface during his 'Tribal Chief' days in the first place. Surely they wouldn't be that fickle to turn against him on 31 January?
What else do you think must happen at WWE's 2026 Royal Rumble? For more wrestling, check out WWE Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants and WWE Women's Royal Rumble 2026: Predicting All 30 Entrants!