It was announced on Friday by WWE that Bobby Roode will be hosting an open challenge for his U.S Championship at the Royal Rumble. This will be taking place on the kickoff show for the event.
There has been a lot of speculation from fans on who will answer the challenge. We thought that we would speculate on what we think will happen.
The overwhelming theory from fans is that Dolph Ziggler will be the one to answer the open challenge. We DON’T think that is the case. Here is why:
1) I feel like they wouldn’t waste Ziggler’s return angle on the kickoff show of the Royal Rumble.
2) I think that WWE is going to slowly build towards Ziggler.
What I mean by build towards Ziggler is that I think Roode will start doing open challenges on a weekly basis for the next few weeks. Roode will put on some good matches over the next few weeks and will retain his title against various opponents. After some time has passed, Dolph Ziggler will eventually answer the challenge. This will start the angle where he claims that he never lost the U.S Title.
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So what does that mean for the Royal Rumble? Since it is on the kickoff show, I expect a lower card talent to answer the challenge. I am going to guess Zack Ryder, which would be a fun little match. It also could be a rematch with Jinder Mahal, who hasn’t officially entered the Royal Rumble match.
Let us know what you think in the comment section below.