It turns out that the winning team of season 2 of the Mixed Match Challenge will get more than just bragging rights. They are going to be getting a major advantage for the Royal Rumble in 2019.
According to WWE, the winning team will get to enter their respective Royal Rumble matches in the 30th spot. Here is what they posted:
“WWE.com has learned that the stakes for WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2 have gotten positively Royal!
In addition to earning supreme bragging rights over nine other elite mixed tandems, the winning Superstars of this season’s 14-week round robin event will receive the coveted 30th entry in their respective Royal Rumble Matches in January 2019, giving them a greater opportunity to win the celebrated free-for-all before going on to headline WrestleMania. In addition, they will receive an all-expenses paid vacation to anywhere in the world.
Don’t miss WWE Mixed Match Challenge Season 2, Tuesdays at 10 ET/7 PT on Facebook Watch”
Interesting to see some extra stakes attached to the final. Should be interesting to see who wins!
On a related note, you can check out our early Royal Rumble 2019 predictions here.