The Royal Rumble PPV is perhaps the most exciting PPV of the year considering the unpredictability of it. 30-man fighting in the elimination style match to determine the main-eventer of Wrestlemania excites everyone. A superstar getting over the top rope gets eliminated from the contest. The last one standing inside the ring receives a ticket to headline Wrestlemania.
The next edition of the show will be hosted in the city of Philadelphia in 2018. There is buzzing around the rumour mill about who is going to be the winner of the match to feature in the main event of Wrestlemania 34. We know that both Raw and Smackdown superstars participate. So, there are plenty of names thrown around the mix to be the next Royal Rumble winner.
At this time, cagesideseats.com came up with an interesting report. It suggested that a superstar from the Smackdown roster will be the winner of the next edition of Royal Rumble match. Considering this, Shinsuke Nakamura might be the favourite one to win the contest to set up a dream match against AJ Styles for the WWE Championship.
However, AJ should remain the champion, until the Wrestlemania PPV for this.
Previously, Roman Reigns from WWE Raw was the favourite one to win the contest. The main event match featuring him and Brock Lesnar is already set to take place at New Orleans, Louisiana, as the main event of Wrestlemania. Hence, there’s no need to give him the win, here. Check out updates from the source, (courtesy stillrealtous.com)
“Cagesideseats.com notes that it’s rumoured Roman Reigns won’t be winning the Rumble next year, and it’s likely that a SmackDown Live star will win the match and earn a title shot.
At this point in his career Roman Reigns definitely doesn’t need to win the Royal Rumble, but a Royal Rumble victory could go a long way for a SmackDown Live star depending on who ends up winning.”
Letting a Smackdown superstar win the match will help the creative to set up a rivalry to culminate at Wrestlemania in a straight way. On Raw, there will be one more stop, Elimination Chamber waiting down the road to change the course following the Royal Rumble event.