Live WWE Royal Rumble Discussion Thread - January 21st

[Dale]

SUNDAY, JAN 31 | 7 PMET/4 PMPT

WWE CHAMPIONSHIP
Drew McIntyre (c) vs. Goldberg

WWE UNIVERSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - LAST MAN STANDING MATCH
Roman Reigns (c) vs. Kevin Owens

WWE SMACKDOWN WOMENS CHAMPIONSHIP
Sasha Banks (c) vs. Carmella

WWE WOMENS TAG TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Asuka & Charlotte Flair (c) vs. Nia Jaxx & Shayna Baszler

30 MAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
Confirmed Entrants - 17
Raw: Bobby Lashley, Randy Orton, AJ Styles, The Miz, Jeff Hardy, Edge, John Morrison, Mustafa Ali
SmackDown: Daniel Bryan, Otis, Jey Uso, Cesaro, Shinsuke Nakamura, Sami Zayn, Dolph Ziggler, Big E, Sheamus

30 WOMAN ROYAL RUMBLE MATCH
Confirmed Entrants - 12
Raw: Nia Jax, Charlotte Flair, Mandy Rose, Dana Brooke, Peyton Royce, Alexa Bliss, Shayna Baszler
SmackDown: Bayley, Bianca Belair, Ruby Riott, Liv Morgan, Tamina​

 

[Chris]

Royal Rumble betting odds are always the best:

Spoiler: Men's Royal Rumble Odds

Men's Royal Rumble Winner
Big E - 3/1
Edge - 3/1
Goldberg - 3/1
Brock Lesnar - 5/1
Keith Lee - 5/1
AJ Styles - 10/1
Kevin Owens - 10/1
Daniel Bryan - 12/1
Roman Reigns - 12/1
The Rock - 12/1
Bray Wyatt - 16/1
Drew McIntyre - 16/1
Jey Uso - 18/1
Braun Strowman - 20/1
CM Punk - 22/1
Adam Cole - 25/1
Matt Riddle - 25/1
Seth Rollins - 25/1
John Cena - 28/1
Aleister Black - 33/1
Andrade - 33/1
Bobby Lashley - 33/1
Finn Balor - 33/1
Karrion Kross - 33/1
Lars Sullivan - 33/1
Otis - 33/1
Baron Corbin - 40/1
Buddy Murphy - 40/1
Kofi Kingston - 40/1
Mustafa Ali - 40/1
Randy Orton - 40/1
Samoa Joe - 40/1
Apollo Crews - 50/1
Conor McGregor - 50/1
Jeff Hardy - 50/1
Johnny Gargano - 50/1
Ricochet - 50/1
Sheamus - 50/1
Shinsuke Nakamura - 50/1
The Miz - 50/1
Tommasso Ciampa - 50/1
Tyson Fury - 50/1
Walter - 50/1
Xavier Woods - 50/1
Angel Garza - 66/1
Dominik Mysterio - 66/1
Elias - 66/1
Pete Dunne - 66/1
Rey Mysterio - 66/1
Christian - 80/1
Kane - 80/1
The Undertaker - 80/1
Triple H - 80/1
Stone Cold Steve Austin - 100/1
Shane McMahon - 125/1
Vince McMahon - 250/1

Spoiler: Womens Royal Rumble Odds

Women's Royal Rumble Winner
Bianca Belair - 9/2
Rhea Ripley - 5/1
Alexa Bliss - 6/1
Ronda Rousey - 7/1
Shayna Baszler - 8/1
Becky Lynch - 9/1
Bayley - 10/1
Charlotte Flair - 12/1
Sasha Banks - 14/1
Nia Jax - 16/1
Asuka - 20/1
Io Shirai - 20/1
Paige - 20/1
Carmella - 25/1
Lacey Evans - 25/1
Lana - 25/1
Mandy Rose - 25/1
Peyton Royce - 25/1
Eva Marie - 33/1
Liv Morgan - 33/1
Nikki Cross - 33/1
Ruby Riott - 33/1
Sonya Deville - 33/1
Toni Storm - 33/1
Candice LeRae - 40/1
Naomi - 40/1
Natalya - 40/1
Dakota Kai - 50/1
Dana Brooke - 50/1
Ember Moon - 50/1
Mia Yim - 50/1
Tegan Nox - 50/1
Billy Kay - 66/1
Chelsea Green - 66/1
Mercedes Martinez - 66/1
Sarah Logan - 66/1
Tamina - 66/1
Piper Niven - 80/1
Trish Stratus - 80/1
Kelly Kelly - 100/1
Lita - 100/1
Stephanie McMahon - 150/1

 

[Cwalker]

Big E was my pick before he won the IC title. But WWE already planted the Bryan seed so I'll go with him

 

[Chris]

Big E was my pick before he won the IC title. But WWE already planted the Bryan seed so I'll go with him

What about The Rock

 

[Cwalker]

What about The Rock

Would be a very WWE thing to do to tease the fans with Bryan and swerve them

 

[Dale]

Feel like it's too early for Big E. I would say SummerSlam but that's a long ass time away.

 

[Cwalker]

BBWJAXXX should win the women's but realistically it's gotta be Bianca Belair

 

[Chris]

I love Bianca but I feel like the women's is pretty open. Even those odds I posted aren't all that favorable for her despite her being the top one. I'd probably pick the field if I had a choice there tho. I'd take Bryan/E over the field for sure

 

[Apoho Creed]

Bryan vs Reigns would be a banger. They have had a Match before years back fighting for the spot to fight Lesnar at WM in 2015 and it was one of the best Matches of that Year. I still think we could get Jimmy Uso vs Reigns because I read an interview from sportskeeda and Jey said January or February for his Brother it looks like and it lines up perfectly for it if WWE doesn't have Rock vs Reigns for Mania. Bianca needs to win I feel go Heel and beat Asuka for the Raw Women's Title and this coming for a huge Asuka fan.

 

[Dale]

I agree that the womens is wide open. Bianca to make a new star, Bayley if they wanna run it back against Sasha at Mania, can't ever discount their love for Flair and running back the Asuka match or even for pure storyline reasons, Lana.

 

[Cwalker]

They can get to Charlotte and Asuka without the Rumble. I really think the money match is Sasha/Bianca.

But Becky Lynch is the wildcard. Would be no better way for her to return than to win the Rumble and try to get back the belt she never lost

 

[Chris]

Also with the whole no crowds thing still obviously gonna be a thing...do they do weird shit for this Rumble like MITB? Surely it won't be anything like that cinematic MITB match but a regular Rumble with no real crowd reactions

 

[Dale]

I've no doubt Becky would be ready providing that she wanted it but I reckon they wait for the crowds for her.

 

[Carter]

Man if Rocky came back I would legit scream like a kid IF YA SMELL so loud , but winning the rumble he ain't likely to take one of the guys who are hear all year round win off them , Bianca is favorite, hope she's wins , woman has everything you need to be the next breakout megastar innwwe, looks , in Ring Ability and cuts sweet promos.

 

[Carter]

Edge 3/1 how? Is he even wrestling anymore? sting has the same problem and I just can't see him ever back it's so serious I think he shouldn't even have come back to risk his walking formone more match just isn't worth it, Goldberg wins I'm never watching again, he nearly crippled taker for life and for what just so Vince could get his dirty money off saudi government, no thanks. Just E no big ( Sky I'll never forget that saying ever ) surely with him being fav so far along got to be innwith a shot, I know odds change easy, For me personally I'd love Keith Lee to win and go on to mania and beat drew , complete the best year in his career , first dual,nxt champ and then top it off with a rumble win then a mania win thus winning the wwe title. Think I know where I'm betting on. Can't see the GOAT Becky Lynch back so soon after giving birth ,,she would have to be in shape somsoon and getbher cardio back up to par which seems to soon, think she won't be in the rumble.