3) The Current Favorites To Win The Royal Rumble Matches
According to journalist Tom Colohue, there are two favorites to win the Royal Rumble matches this year.
Here is what Colohue had to say:
The current betting favourites, previously these were just favourites from management, to win the Royal Rumble, I mentioned it was Shayna Baszler and Roman Reigns, they are now the betting favourites on a lot of betting sites, and a lot of betting companies are taking less and less odds of the chance for Roman and Shayna winning.
It’s worth remembering, I believe the time was 2016 when Randy Orton won, the betting averages narrowed day by day to get closer and closer to Randy Orton, at that time you had Goldberg, Lesnar and The Undertaker in the Royal Rumble, so they were favourites the day before but Randy Orton was the betting favourite on the day. So it’s very telling when the betting favourites start to move.
My Take:
- I definitely agree that Reigns is winning and challenging The Fiend at Wrestlemania 36. I am not yet sold on Shayna as I could see Sasha Banks winning, leading to her feuding with Bayley. We will have to wait and see though.
2) WWE Hall Of Famer Hints At Returning For The Royal Rumble
On the latest edition of his podcast, Booker T fueled the rumors that he will be returning to the ring at the Royal Rumble PPV. Booker hinted that he has been heavily training for the event, which takes place in his hometown of Houston.
Here is what Booker said (h/t to Sportskeeda for the quote below):
“I’ve been getting a lot of workouts in. I’ve been trying to get my body right, I’ve been trying to get my mojo right, and I’ve been in the gym training, working out really hard. Sometimes I’ve been doing two [workouts] a day and I’m trying to keep myself in shape because the Royal Rumble is gonna be right here in Houston, Texas.”
The rumor is that we could see The Revival vs Harlem Heat at the event. This match was teased at the TLC PPV last month, where The Revival got into it with Booker.
My Take:
- This would be a fun match for the event. As long as it doesn’t go for too long, I think that it could be solid. Booker would also be a solid option for a spot in the Royal Rumble match.
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