Who's going to win the Royal Rumble?

[Kyphael]

We're less than three weeks away from The Royal Rumble on the road to WrestleMania, and the most exciting PPV of the year, The Royal Rumble! For pro wrestling fans, guessing who might win is always fun, so who's your pick for the men's Royal Rumble match?

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[Shelly]

We're less than three weeks away from The Royal Rumble on the road to WrestleMania, and the most exciting PPV of the year, The Royal Rumble! For pro wrestling fans, guessing who might win is always fun, so who's your pick for the men's Royal Rumble match?

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No idea, who is the latest person to be rubbing coconut oil on McMahon's scrotum?

[Seranthor]

We're less than three weeks away from The Royal Rumble on the road to WrestleMania, and the most exciting PPV of the year, The Royal Rumble! For pro wrestling fans, guessing who might win is always fun, so who's your pick for the men's Royal Rumble match?

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Hacksaw Jim Duggan, obviously...

[Kyphael]

No idea, who is the latest person to be rubbing coconut oil on McMahon's scrotum?

That would be Seth Rollins. No one else has been a bigger boot licker on social media.

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Hacksaw Jim Duggan, obviously...

Good thing I always add an "other" option. lol

[Shelly]

That would be Seth Rollins. No one else has been a bigger boot licker on social media.

OK, then that's who I pick. Only recognized him and Brock Lesner in the poll.

[Egomaniac]

Never really got what was so "exciting" about WWE events. The winner has already been determined.

[Dakhath]

Never really got what was so "exciting" about WWE events. The winner has already been determined.

I haven't been a fan of wrestling for decades, but how is that any different than going to the movies?

[Kyphael]

Never really got what was so "exciting" about WWE events. The winner has already been determined.

Simulated combat and sports entertainment isn't any different than live theater or as @Dakhath put it, going to the movies.

Beats the hell out of paying $50 for an UFC PPV and the main event lasts 30 seconds!

[Egomaniac]

I haven't been a fan of wrestling for decades, but how is that any different than going to the movies?

One is labelled as a "sporting event". There's no sport in wrestling. There's athelticism...but not sport.

[oplawlz]

Never really got what was so "exciting" about WWE events. The winner has already been determined.

Just like professional boxing.

[Egomaniac]

Just like professional boxing.

Boxing matches can be "fixed" but that's not really the same thing.

[Kyphael]

One is labelled as a "sporting event". There's no sport in wrestling. There's athelticism...but not sport.

Sports entertainment. Indy wrestling tries to hold onto the "integrity of being a shoot simulated combat" a bit more than the bigger companies like WWE in particular, especially in Japan and the UK but it's still widely regarded as simulated combat and not sports. FOX is also trying to market it as more sports-oriented but that's just marketing.

I've always said the biggest difference between wrestling and boxing was regulation, or lack thereof. Boxing has had all sorts of shady dealings with fighters throwing fights for money, but those dealings were always done under the table due to regulations. Pro wrestling was originally conceived as a quasi-shoot combat sport with promoters paying more to the guys they thought drew the bigger gates so of course, they chose them as winners, no different than in boxing when the most marketable guy gets paid most, and someone might get paid side cash under the table to throw a fight.

Wrestling in its transparency made it into the soap opera WWE is today rather than trying to maintain its integrity as a legit combat sport like UFC which is heavily regulated by legit state sports authorities.

[Vargulf the Happy Husky]

"Other"

CM Punk.

addition: Edge is back? but he was like one spear away from death because of his neck right? just like daniel bryan was. ...

[GreenJesus]

John Cena /10chrs

[Kyphael]

"Other"

CM Punk.

addition: Edge is back? but he was like one spear away from death because of his neck right? just like daniel bryan was. ...

And like Daniel came back, Edge apparently got some new procedure done on his neck that has to do with stem cells. Reportedly, he's been cleared by WWE doctors, but of course continues to refute any and all reports on social media. I guess we'll know for sure come Rumble time.

I was close to adding Punk as an option, until his "pipe bomb" on social media dropped. I'll be surprised if he still has a job with FOX by next week.

[Jotaux]

I would love Rusev to win but with the crap storyline he’s stuck with I doubt it.

[Champagne Supernova]

Maybe Kevin Owens i guess, the guy is underrated for his talent atm.

[King Shark]

My other is the pipe dream of Aleistsr Black. Then again, I quickly realize that he'd just be fed to Bray Wyatt/ The Fiend.

So I'll just stick with the safe "Roman Reigns" option to avoid any risk of potential emotional investment.

[StillMcfuu]

We're less than three weeks away from The Royal Rumble on the road to WrestleMania, and the most exciting PPV of the year, The Royal Rumble! For pro wrestling fans, guessing who might win is always fun, so who's your pick for the men's Royal Rumble match?

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I haven't watched Wrestling in ages, but going from what I know about how they promote...

IF Edge's comeback is legit and he isn't just throwing a couple of matches for shits and giggles, Edge will likely win or be really close to winning to make him a threat to the plethora of new talent that's around since he stepped away.

When did Roman Reigns come back from the Lukemia thing? If that was recent, he may win as well, WWE often mistakes fans respect for a wrestler for actual pop and shoe-horns them in where they don't belong.

[Kyphael]

I haven't watched Wrestling in ages, but going from what I know about how they promote...

IF Edge's comeback is legit and he isn't just throwing a couple of matches for shits and giggles, Edge will likely win or be really close to winning to make him a threat to the plethora of new talent that's around since he stepped away.

When did Roman Reigns come back from the Lukemia thing? If that was recent, he may win as well, WWE often mistakes fans respect for a wrestler for actual pop and shoe-horns them in where they don't belong.

Reigns came back nearly an year ago now. Right around this time last year, he was only a few months off. He's been getting decent reactions recently. If anything, Seth Rollins has been shit on by the fan base thanks to being an arrogant company boot lick on social media.